hot, HOT July!

Is there a better description for July in Texas?  Nah. 

Luke, here!  It's time for my monthly update.  Boy, is it an update.  All SORTS of stuff happened in July!  Who would've thought anything fun could happen when a toddler is cooped up inside for a month?  But it did...hallelujah!

We spent a few days in the pool!  What a relief!  Daddy surprised me with this COOL lifejacket so I can swim now!

Did you know the pool can be very tiring?  *Yawn* Time to relax.

That's enough relaxing.  Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

This day was nice and cloudy enough to enjoy being outside!  Time to go 'sishing'!

I like to take baths in Mama's bathtub.  It's so much more fun than my own!

July was 'bed training' month.  Mama caught me sneaking out of my room after I climbed out of my crib.  Ask her about it.  I can't help but laugh when I see her face. I really enjoyed turning on the lights when I should've been napping.  I also unplugged my fan and video monitors each day.  FUN!

Here's another great naptime portrait.  I love sleeping with my changing pad on my face.

Bass Pro fish tanks...my favorite!

Another nice day to be outside and water Mama's plants.

I'm coming Daddy!  Here's my lawn mower in case we need it!

Yaya took me 'sishin' one Sunday evening. 

Daddy got LASIK!  Now he can see 20/15...whatever that means.  But he doesn't wear glasses anymore.  Weird!

Mama turned my playroom into a homeschool room.  Nuts!  I think that means I have to be a productive member of society now.  Where's the opt-out button?

Loving on my kitty.  There's a first time for everything!

Daddy helped me grill some pork chops for Mama!

Daddy, let me show you how to do this.  Turn it THIS way.

Time for a TRACTOR RIDE!

Hi.  The name's Luke. But you can call me hippie surfer. Don't worry, Mama cut my hair just the other day. :)

I LOVE pool time!  Especially with my new airplane.

Howdy!

Little Hudson and me at the Splash Pad

Oh yeah!  I almost forgot about this one!  Mama and Daddy made the big announcement this month!  We find out whether I get a baby brother or sister on August 23rd.  I'm bound and determined to have a baby sister, though!

Hope you stayed cool this month! 
I can't wait to update you at the end of August.  Talk to you soon!

Joyous June

Luke, again!  I say June was joyous because I went to see Papa Boat every weekend.  We had LOTS of fun!  I wish it could have lasted longer but now he's on a grand adventure in the South Pacific!

Philip and I made a trip to Ham's Orchard one morning for some yummy peach ice cream. This is our favorite climbing fence, too

Best Buds!

YAY Ham's is our FAVORITE!

Open wide, Mom!

Another ride on Papa Boat's boat. The last one, indeed. :(

Going away party for Papa Boat.  Bittersweet!

Daddy, you're not doing it right!

I know this is Hudson's birthday, but can I take this home?

We love the Poppin' Johnny!

Here, fishy fishy fishy.

My first catch of the day...followed by the BIGGEST catch of the day!

Woah!  Why is his mouth so big!?

I love using binoculars.  Daddy looks so "faw away"!  He didn't tell me I had them backwards.

Until next time, my friends.
Love, Luke Duke

Amazing May!

Luke, here!  It's been a while since I posted so I was going to combine May and June.  Then I saw the amount of pictures for each month.  Scratch that idea. 

May and June will forever be referred to as the "Months of Papa Boat".  Once we found out he was moving to Tonga on July 1st, we spent as much time as we could with him!

So...on to May!

I'm not sure this even needs a caption.  Maybe it should be part of a "caption contest".  Mama wanted me to tell everyone that I went to Walmart looking like this. Needless to say, I fit right in!

CATFISH!  CATFISH!  Happy and Mama caught these two monsters AT THE SAME TIME! Now, I love to kiss the fish I catch, but I had to draw the line when they stood taller than me.

Off to church!  Handsome fellas!

One of the last moments on Papa Boat's boat.  Heh that sounds funny.  I'm not one to fall asleep on the job, but MAN it was so peaceful!  I voluntold Daddy to drive the rest of the way back.

Flight simulators with Papa Boat are a regular occurrence at his house :)

The rest of these pictures were taken in Salado over Memorial Day Weekend.  We were celebrating a beloved soul and many heroes in the family...and finally got the entire family together!

Salado Creek is my FAVORITE! 

...it's their favorite too :)

Papa Boat with his sisters and cousins from around Texas

Relaxing by the pool while Papa Boat's cousins grilled burgers and dogs!

He's one of a kind ain't he, folks??  One. Of. A. Kind!

It was a great day for some golf with the men.  I think I need some shorter clubs, though.

Raise the flag!

We love golf!

Me and Daddy at Salado Creek...my favorite!  Did I already mention that?

Posing at the family plots in Salado cemetery.  Lots of history here, folks!

I love you Papa Boat!

We miss you Grandpa!  Thank you for serving our country!

Mama has some cute pictures like this when she was little...so she made me recreate them!

Grandpa with some of the kiddos :)

Next stop - JUNE!  Stay tuned folks.

Luke Duke - out.