Happy Halloween!

Here's our bumblebee. We did some early trick-or-treating at Great Grandma Landsdown's and at Great Grandpa Ellis's.

My d-group

Here's my discipleship group - all these wonderful ladies are seniors at Plainfield High School and I don't want them to graduate!!! :( They are all smart, beautiful, and extremely talented and I've been so lucky to have them in my group! It's been a privilege to watch them grow in their knowledge and love of Christ!
Luke adores them all, too!

Front: Wendy (my co-leader) and myself

Back: Lizzy, Melissa, Krista, Ashleigh, & Jessica

D-group Pumpkin Carving Party

D-group Pumpkin-carving party

My wonderful hubby and cute son!

with Great Grandma

Playing at Great Grandma's house

Maybe only my cousins and my brother would understand this, but there is this bucket of wind-up toys at my Grandma's that we used to play with.... I even went digging in the bucket to find a specific one (the gorilla that does back flips).... still works after ... um... several years.

Footsie pajamas are SO cute!!

Making Noise with Ashley's dishes

Luke & Ashley - Sleepy friends

Beautiful October Day

Luke at the Zoo

Our friend Wendy took Luke to the zoo for his birthday




He got to feed a giraffe!

ONE YEAR OLD!

Photos by JCPenney Portrait Studio

A boy and his dog.....

Last night after the birthday party, both Luke and the dog were exhausted.

After-party crash!!

Birthday Cakes

Mommy's attempt at being Martha Stewart


Blowing out the candle


Eating cake


He was so delicate about eating his cake


It did end up in his ears by the end though

Birthday Boy

Mommy made him wear the silly hat..... but he didn't seem to mind.

Opening Presents

Birthday Boy opening presents.....



Luke had plenty of helpers to open presents....
Erica & Ella Brinkley and Halle Leslie


An exciting pressent!


Hmmmm.... what's this?




Help me, Grandma!

1st Birthday Party!!!!

Playing ball with Great Grandma Landsdown


Zach & Brian Leslie and Luke


Luke and cousin Nicole

Scott & Becky's day out

Luke spent the day with Grandma and Grandpa Ellis while we went to Cincinnati to see the Cubs play the Reds on the day after they clenched the Division title.





Zane, Connor and Zane's girlfriend Katie - holding a "W" sign under the league standings banners


My darling husband

Grandpa and Luke

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