Finally!

We finally had a beautiful day today, and we made the most of it: a trip to the zoo, lunch with Aunt Sissy and finally a wagon ride around the neighborhood with Dad. Here are some pics we took in the front yard. Luke looks so cute in his adirondak chair. It's the perfect size for him now, although getting him to sit still is a bit of a challenge!

Happy Easter!

We went over to Great Grandma Vivian's house for Easter Sunday and Luke enjoyed his first Easter egg hunt in her back yard. As you can see, he made out pretty well between the candy and the presents. He's looking forward to spending Tuesday morning with Grandma G and Great Grandma Vivian.

Opening Day

Baseball has finally arrived and Lukudome is ready for his second season of Cubs baseball. He had a pretty good first season, but let's hope things end a little better this year...Go Cubs!

Another goodbye...

Two weeks after losing Grandpa G, we had another loss... Great Grandma Cushing passed away after suffering several years from Alzheimer's. We know that she is in a better place and finally at peace, but it was so hard to say goodbye. Needless to say, we are glad that March is behind us. Hopefully April will bring happier times.

You will be missed...

March has been a difficult month for the German household... We are sad to say that we lost Grandpa German on the 15th to complications from pneumonia and lung cancer. It happened so quickly - we are shocked and devastated to say the least. But we do find comfort in knowing that Luke had some great times with his grandpa, has his name, and he will live on in our hearts and stories we share with Luke. We'll miss you Grandpa G...

I'm Walkin'

Without further adieu, here is a video compilation of the little guy learning to walk...





Previous video posts:

• Luke Crawling
• Luke Taking a Bath

Mini-KISS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Luke was rockin' out today in his KISS t-shirt that Aunt Chrissy gave to him. I think we might have a future headbanger on our hands - just like Mommy used to be! Please don't ask to paint your room black like Mommy did.

Lil' Sherron Collins

Well, it has been an interesting day. It didn't start out well, as Luke woke up throwing a fit (undoubtedly due to a combination of his first molar coming through and the onset of a bad hair day - see pictures below).



But his demeanor soon took an upswing once KU started mopping the floor with Missouri. Luke cheered the Jayhawks on to a 90-65 victory while wearing his new Sherron Collins #4 jersey we bought for him in Lawrence last weekend. He's really excited to experience his second March Madness as is hoping it will end as well as it did last year...

Trip to Kansas City

We returned today from our trip to visit April, Richard and Luke #1 in KC. We had such a great time. The parents got to get away for a day in Lawrence and watch KU beat Nebraska while the Lukes experienced their first non-family babysitter. They both did fabulously and the moms kept their cool - for the most part! The rest of the weekend we spent watching the boys wreak havoc around the house. Here they are "racing" up the stairs. Luke W. won every time because Luke G. kept stopping to wave at the audience. Not sure what to think about that!

Luke's New Ride

Here's Luke rollin' in his new ride - a double seat wagon that he got for his bday from G&P Russell. He looks pretty comfy. It even has 4 cup holders, which Dad is excited to put his beer in this summer.

We are also excited to announce that Luke has started taking steps independently. G&P worked diligently with him while they were visiting and we have continued practicing every day. Today he even took some steps without our encouragement. We are off to KC this weekend but we promise a video next week when we return!

ANOTHER Birthday Party

Yesterday we celebrated Luke's birthday yet again, this time with the Russells and Hawkins. The cake went over a LITTLE better this time. It still took a little time for him to warm up to it, but once he figured it out, oh boy what a mess he made!!

Luke's First Birthday

While slightly intimidated by his first birthday cake, Luke slowly began to take it apart before Mom and Dad joined in to help. As you can see from the last picture, Luke made out pretty well on his first birthday. He received some new clothes, a big dump truck, some architecture blocks, and many, many other toys. Luke thanks everyone for making his birthday so memorable (even though he won't remember it). On to birthday party #2 tomorrow at Chase's house...

Luke Turns 1 Year Old!

Luke turns 1 year old today! Here is his 12 month chair picture. More pictures of his first (of three) party are soon to follow...

Happy Birthday Great-Grandma!

Happy Birthday Great-Grandma Vivian! She turned 91(!) today, and Luke really enjoyed celebrating with her at Aunt Karen's place.

Luke also had his one year appointment this morning, and he weighed in at 25.4 lbs and is 2' 8'' tall. The doctor also told us that he has 2 molars coming in, which explains the recent fussiness. All in all, though, he's handling it really well.

He turns 1 on Saturday! We can hardly believe it.

Pre-Super Bowl

Aunt Kimberly stopped by this morning to spend time with Luke before the Super Bowl starts. She surprised Luke with some of his first birthday gifts, one of which he is wearing in the following pictures. She had 5 shirts made for him with old school rap lyrics on them. "To G or Not to G?", courtesy of Ice Cube of course...