Day Out With Thomas

Luke went with Nona & Pa to a Day Out With Thomas. He had great fun on his train trip and even enjoyed a pony ride. He also loves his new Thomas cap :)!

Family Visits

This weekend we had family in town. It was wonderful to see them and introduce them to Cade. We enjoyed a delicious spaghetti meal together & there is just nothing quite like Nona's homemade spaghetti & meatballs. We were so glad to see you guys & look forward to another visit. Enjoy these pictures - I think there are some really special ones.



Luke and Cade's Great Grandparents - Nona and Pa
I love this picture!!

Uncle Mike and Luke - always up to trouble :)!

Spaghetti dinner evening

Luke & Pa going to water Nona and Pa's new garden that Great Pa planted while visiting!

Nona & Aunt Marianne loving on Cade

Chrissy & Cade

Mike, Anthony, Pa and Great Pa - handsome group

Cade, On the Move....

I am all over the place these days. Pulling up to any and everything I can get my hands on. I love looking out this window and banging, banging, banging... Mommy and Daddy say I am a strong dude & it is just a matter of time before I am letting go and taking off.

For now, I can get to things faster crawling..... here I go....

And I'm off to find the lamp cords or maybe something else that I shouldn't have... I crawl super fast and mommy finds me all over the place these days. Exploring is so much fun & Luke LOVES chasing after me. He is a great helper & likes to tell me what I should and shouldn't be doing :). He gets especially bossy when I take his big boy toys.

Natasha visits Texas

It is hard to even describe how special Natasha is to our family. Natasha and her husband, Roman, were instrumental in helping us bring Luke home. This week Natasha came to visit Texas and we had the privilege of spending some time with her. We absolutely cherish any amount of time with her & it is truly a joy to hug her neck and say hello. I love that she always gets so excited to see Luke and talk about how much he has changed. She also absolutely loved seeing Luke with his baby brother. We will never forget all that Natasha did for us and the friend that she and Roman became as we spent many weeks with them in St. Pete. We pray that God will abundantly bless them.


Natasha, Luke and friend Rachel - April, 2008

Masha, Natasha & Luke - July, 2006

July, 2006

Luke & Natasha - St. Petersburg, 2005
Luke was not feeling great on this particular day, but Natasha was so gentle with him & had a way of making him smile w/ her Russian coos :).

Natasha capturing every minute of our first meeting with Luke - May, 2005!!

Special Friends

Chuck, Kristi, Cade and Mason came to visit this weekend! And Lucy & E stopped by to visit too :). We were so happy to see these special friends. Luke adored Mr. Chuck and was very sad when they had to leave. Wish our boys could play more often - sure makes me miss seeing you guys on a day to day basis. Our time was brief, but super fun! We love you guys and are so thankful for your friendship & love for our family. You are dear friends to us.



Mason sliding - Is that a puddle of water at the end of the slide?

Uh-oh daddy, I'm all wet!

Sweet dreams Lucy Love!

Handsome, handsome!! Two great guys!

Kristi, Mason and Cade - precious family

Playing puzzles!

Playing trains!

Luke LOVES Mr. Chuck!!