Luke's 1st Birthday

It was Luke's 1st Birthday on Saturday ( Feb. 27th) We had a big party for him and he got royally spoiled! He was so fun to watch when he opened presents and then wanted to play with them. It is wierd to think a whole year has gone by. I know all mom's say this, but, IT GOES TOO FAST!!! We have loved every sweet second of being parents. We feel so blessed to have Luke and we can not describe the absolute joy he has brought us. Ben and I were reminiscing about what was going on a year ago and how scared/excited we were when I went into labor. My water broke when I was climbing into bed at 1:00 a.m. I thought to myself " Is this really, finally happening". I have had that same feeling so many times over the last year. When you struggle with infertility for too many years, it is very hard for your brain to wrap around the fact that you are actually a parent. It is almost like a dream and I am scared to wake up, because it will be gone. A whole year! WOW! We love out little Lukey. And we want to thank all those that helped to get him here. So many thoughts, prayers and love were given in our behalf and it is very hard to not get emotional every time I think about it. ( Which is all the time!) Thank you for spoiling me and my Baby! We love you all!!
He did not know what to think about the frosting on his arms. I don't think he liked it very much. :)
But, he definately liked the taste!






Happy Birthday Luke! Your Mom and Dad love you so very much!!!

PS. Luke has been walking for a few weeks and I keep forgetting to put a video on. Next time, I promise!! ( It is sooooo cute the way babies learn to walk)

Costa Rican Vacation

In the airport having a ride. These pictures are in no particular order....
Church in Orotina, Costa Rica. The whole family went on a fabulous vacation. The food was delish and the weather was grand! In the high 90's the whole time.



Beautiful beach
A bunch of croc's sunning themselves. We are standing on a bridge over looking these beasts.
Gorgeous Orchid. I loved all of the beautiful foliage of Costa Rica. What a gorgeous
country, gorgeous beaches, gorgeous everything!


Ben and a giant bug
Swimming with Daddy in his speedo
My little speedo man!
Repelling down from the zip platforms. My self, my mom , and my sister Amy all did a fun zip line/canopy tour. What a rush and we saw some monkeys and a toucan.
Yes, I was about to zip upside down. :0 It was the coolest!
Hiking with daddy
The babies in their car seats side by side. They loved looking at each other and they had a great view out the back window.

Playing in the waves
Hanging out at the house. ( We may have been watching "The Biggest Loser".)

Swimming right on by the boat. Creepy.....
Ginormous Crocodile
Hanging at the beach
Ben swimming
Hiking into Manuel Antonio Park. We saw a lot of creatures!
A gang of Capuchen Monkeys raided our beach area and thieved some banana's and crackers. It was super cool and hilarious to see them work as a team to get some loot.
Family photo on the beach
Dad and Luke trying out the water. Our beach house is in the background.)
Beautiful sunset off the back porch of our beach house. ( My dad is the one fishing.)
My little naked baby playing with toys. It was so warm that the babies pretty much were naked or in their diaper most of the time. I wondered why I even brought clothes for him to wear....
Swimming in the pool was so fun with Luke. He loved flapping his arms and kicking his legs. It was so cute, especially when he wore his speedo. Dang!