Buckeye, AZ March 27-29

The band

Paul's pictograph in its new home (aka our backyard).



Luke and Aunt Mary in the early morning

The hikers

In late March we drove over to Buckeye, AZ to visit my dad and Terry. Great-grandma Carolyn, Uncle Bruce and my Aunt Mary also came over. We had a great time! Luke loved playing with all the rocks in the front yard and "talking" with the birds upstairs (his aviary "aunts").

Dad, Paul, grandma, Bruce and Mary all went for a hike to an outcropping my dad discovered. It is full of pictographs from our Native American ancestors.

On Saturday night, we had a concert in the garage, as dad, Bruce and Paul played their guitars and sang for us. It was a blast!

It was a long drive for the little guy, but we are glad we made it.

Thanks for having us over, Dad and Terry!

A Different Kind of Vegas Trip

Yesterday we went to visit Paul's Grandpa Nathan in Las Vegas. We flew over with Paul Sr. (Bubba) and Irma (Nana). Luke was such a good boy the entire day. He had a great time on the flight over, charming the flight attendant (of course) and saying 'hi" to the kids sitting in front of and behind him. Nana brought some new books to keep his attention.

Great-grandpa Nathan and his wife Vera were thrilled to finally meet Luke. He had a good time playing with Vera's rock collection and her red fire engine!

We had lunch at the Gold Coast Casino buffet. Luke not only sat still for the hour we were there - he ate almost the entire time! He had his first jello and an ice cream cone in addition to an assortment of tasty buffet items.

On the plane home, Luke fell asleep on me before take-off. He was tired out!

What a day full of new experiences for Luke!

Funny Picture from the Park

Had to share this one. Luke is too funny with the see-through windows at the park. He loves to squish his face up against them.

Easter Basket

Here are some photos of Luke finding his Easter basket at home.  The bunny left a trail of eggs for him to follow.  In his basket, he left a toy car, two new balls, some snacks, puzzles and an Elmo "sounds" book.  What a nice Easter bunny!

Easter 2009

Yesterday we celebrated Easter with Paul's family.  Aunt Carmen had us over for a lovely dinner and Easter Egg hunt in the park behind her house.  The 5 kids had a great time egg hunting and playing at the park.