One Year Old

It has been a great week. At the beginning of the week Luke and I went to Utah to see Angie, Ryan and Madison. It was our first time meeting Madison in person. She is just as cute as we expected. It was nice to hang out with them and our other Idaho expatriates siblings.

For family night we helped Josh and Roxanne put in a garden. It felt just like the good ole' days back at home. Planting the garden was always my favorite day at the garden. Luke was on hose duty. As you can see he did a great job of it.

It was Luke's birthday this weekend. We decided to take him to the zoo for the big day. We got lucky and the weather was perfect. The trip to the zoo was a lot of fun. Pete, Heidi & Olivia came along, although Olivia slept the whole time.

Luke was so impressed he was speechless most of the time. It was really fun to watch him find the animals and then just stare and stare. The zoo was small and just right for him. We are probably going to get a season pass.

(They are EXTREMELY affordable... $65 for 6 people and 4 guest passes) After going to the zoo we took him to get some presents. Being the slacker parents that we are there was no advance planning. I don't think he'll ever know. After shopping we came home for cake.

He enjoyed the cake almost as much as the zoo. Opening presents was serious business. He just looked annoyed that I was interrupting him to ask for a smile.

He liked all his presents and is still playing with all of them. As he was playing with them I went into his room to straighten up so I didn't trip over anything later. (One of my pet peeves is stepping on little toys) We have a Mr. Potato Head set and as I was throwing the potato head family into the toy basket I had the strange sensation that I was part of Toy Story the movie. Boy w/ new toys and old toys being stuffed in the closet. I swear I saw a look of panic in Mrs. Potato Head's eyes!

We tried out his little pool today as we took a break from yard work. He loved it and I am sure will love it in the days to come.

You might find the both of us in there before too long trying to escape the heat. It hasn't even been that hot yet and I am questioning this whole August due date thing!

Monday is Memorial Day. I always like Memorial Day because the cemetery always looks so beautiful. I wish they looked that good all year. It is a nice time to remember those who have gone before us and celebrate the lives they led.