Happy 2nd Birthday Lucas Gregory!

becoming 2.

 celebrating your two years of life this past weekend and every single moment with you lucas. you are such a blessing!

 here are some pictures from the weekend celebrating with family.

 

 there were some moments of tears and that's okay. there are bound to be moments of frustration; even on your birthday.

 but there were lots of smiles too- because that's what you do. you smile and laugh and make tons of silly faces lucas

 

 happy birthday sweet boy.

 

we celebrated by taking you to casa de fruta and letting you ride the train (trains are your favorite) we played in the backyard and had cupcakes. it was such a special weekend just being with family.

what's that basketball doing in my tummy? (looking huge in this pic!)

 (so proud of caleb and watching him grow daily in his confidence in movement with his body; in this picture it's hard to see but he is pretty high off the ground. a victory not lost on this mama's heart.)

 

haha lor's face ( I think we were grossed out/ laughing over lucas' style of eating. i.e. ranch dip overload)

lastly, some pictures taken at home opening presents

 the balloons were a favorite.

 love their special bond. kindred spirits our sweet boy and his auntie. she gets every little piece of his soul.

 (see i'm not as huge as the above basketball prego pictures makes me seem! okay enough about that)

it was a great weekend!

a couple phone pics below...

 

18 weeks with all three.

(top baby number 3. bottom left caleb.  bottom right lucas)

gender predictions? looking at this picture, I think I look the same with all three! I'm still saying boy. We have our 18 week ultrasound tomorrow shortly after I pick Caleb up from his first day of preschool.

 

Happy Monday...

 

 

Lucas

our sweet lucas

 

...The cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow,
For children grow up, as I’ve learned to my sorrow.
So quiet down, cobwebs. Dust go to sleep.
I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep.

by Ruth Hulburt Hamilton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I took these pictures on Sunday of Lucas in his happy place. He loves the dirt and water, playing in the mud and helping daddy water the plants. He is always quick to rush to our side to weed. From the moment I held his little newborn body in my arms I felt his peace and joy. He is our little joy bird. And I can't believe he will be two this week. Here is a letter for our Lucas.

 

Sweet Lucas,

You will be two on Sunday. I have been spending this week and well, honestly, everyday of your life reflecting on the little boy that you are and what you have brought to our lives. You are the yang to Caleb's yin. Music in the morning. Peace in the evening. You are as silly as your auntie and as calm as a quiet snow on winter's morning. You bring laughs to our bellies and peace to our souls. We love you so very much Lucas. The past two years have flown by and I know each day we get with you will fly by as well. I hold you close, kiss your sweetness, breathe you in every single day and wish that time would hold you close a little longer. Wherever you go in your wild and precious life; we will always love you.

 

puzzles. running. playing silly. following your brother wherever he goes. making the silliest of faces. smiling at strangers. giving mama big wrap around hugs. sleeping like an angel. digging in the dirt. pedaling bike pedals. little legs running. bare feet playing. little brother antics. acting silly. free spirit. sweetness. joy. peace. love. happiness.

you are everything we ever hoped for and more than we could ever have imagined.

 

Love you so baby boy.