Luke's 1st Birthday!!!

Luke is officially 1 year old now!!! Say Happy Birthday to our Birthday Boy!

Luke at his Birthday Dinner... with Grandma and Grandpa, Mom-Mom, and Pop-Pop and Nan. He loved the cooking show put on by our personal chef at the Yamato Japanese Steakhouse. Emily and Luke pose for a picture. We had a little song and dance following dinner.


So, what's Luke up to these days...
Well, he can:
1. Move his head from side to side while saying, "no, no."
2. Wave his hand(s) while saying, "hiya."
3. Turn his head away to tell you he doesn't want something.
4. Point in the direction that he wants to go while making a loud firm noise to get your attention.
5. Point to objects that he wants.
5. Call for big sissy to come and play with him.
6. Effectively crawl around the house and disappear on us if we fail to close all of the doors.
7. Open the coffee table drawer, pull out some crayons and paper and start drawing a picture.
8. Climb part way out of the tub.
9. Throw tantrums and bite.
10. Pinch his sister while riding in the car (so Emily claims).
11. Pull up on most everything in site.
12. Make nearly successful attempts of climbing into big Sissie's bath while impatiently waiting for Mommy to make his.
13. Feed himself with a fork or spoon (preferred method of eating).
14. Clap... and often applauds himself for doing a good job.
15. Eat most table foods, still refusing pureed food. (Loves pizza, bread, cake/frosting, pasta, peas and corn, etc.)
16. Make diaper changing impossible by arching his back or attempting to lunge himself off of the table.
17. Drink from a sippy cup or a bottle with nipple. (He mostly wants his sister's sippy versus one we make for him.)
18. Eat, point and color with his right hand. (It's pretty clear he's going to be right handed.)

Get the picture? We have a little man on our hands. He's busy and into everything. There's no stopping him now!