June Already??

Blurry picture but here is Billy chasing after a firefly. Can you see it?


Yep, there is a firefly on Billy's hand. He loves their little "lights".


Mmmm....beach sand is good!


Cliff had work to do on the Outer Banks last weekend so he decided to drag us along because what's better then a vacation is a FREE vacation!


Look at Luke's crinkly nose. He makes this goofy face often.



Luke burying his own leg after watching Billy bury Cliff's feet.


Cliff's feet getting covered in sand.



Luke enjoying protection from the sun in his little tent.


Playing at our hotel, waiting for daddy to get done work for the day so we could go to the beach!!






Billy loved the sharks.


Stingrays, another favorite.


Luke likes the stingrays too.



Another strawberry picture

We took a picture at this same aquarium spot about 18 months ago when I was a few months pregnant with Luke.


Getting ready for the beach! Yes, Luke has a paranoid Mommy that made him wear that goofy white hat.


At the beach, no I'm not sunburned. I just turn bright red when it's hot.

Billy picking a strawberry. He is so proud of it :)

Luke's 1st Birthday

It's official. Luke is ONE!


Luke's alligator cake. Good thing I'll get years and years more of practice.



We had Swamp Soup (Chicken Tortellini Spinach Soup) and Snake Eye Salad (Fruit salad with grapes) for dinner. Dorky, I know but I had to go with a Jungle theme.



Billy drinking the bowl clean. He loved the "swamp"...uh, Chicken Tortellini Spinach Soup


Waiting patiently to open presents..




Thanks Chris for the cars.... the boys loved them!


Apparently matchbox cars are also edible


Thanks Luke family! Can you tell he loved it from first sight?


Patiently waiting for Daddy to finish reading the card.


"Reading" his new book. Thanks Grandma Carol for the packages full of gifts. Luke loves them all I'm sure :)




If you've ever wondered what Luke looks like when he talks to you on the phone- here it is!!


The little cake Cliff made Luke. Yeah, purple frosting. Good one daddy!

He really dug in and wasn't worried at all about getting dirty. Much different from Billy's first birthday.


Picked up the whole cake

Luke got really thirsty but refused to let go of the cake :)


Luke "looking up" to Cliff.


Daddy and cake, two things that make Lukie happy.


Picking (and eating) cake crumbs out of the bathtub.


Mmm....watered down birthday cake.


Luke crawled up behind Daddy to see what he was missing.

The boys are reading a story together.


New haircut, can you believe my big boy??

Sharing his cracker