Time for a Trim

Here's Luke in the yellow taxicab as his hair is being cut on Monday.  But he looks so serious!  Maybe he's sad that the crazy curls are gone?  Maybe he's disappointed that his stylist wasn't Uncle Josh?  Maybe he's worried about being pulled over for drinking and driving?  Hmmm.

Bedtime Sweetness

Sitting with Elephant (and Ba-Ba too)

Such a sweet boy!

This is what he does when prompted to show his "cute look"

Swing Batter Batter

Luke breaking in his bat, ball and tee set he got for his birthday (with a little help from Daddy)

Look at Me!

Two Little Monkeys

Jumping on the Bed

Luckily, Neither Fell Off and Bumped His Head!

2 Years Old

Our baby turned 2 on September 10th.  It's so hard to believe that it has been that long, but we have loved every minute!  We are so blessed to have such a wonderful, sweet, smart, funny, handsome little boy.

He may still be little, but Luke has this birthday thing down.  He had a whole birthday weekend celebration.  My parents came up for the occasion, and they took the boys to the playground on Friday while Kristin and I worked on the cake for his party.  Since Friday was his actual birthday, we let him open most of the presents from us and gave him a birthday mini-cupcake.  Luke's party was on Saturday;  he thoroughly enjoyed himself.  He is still singing "Happy Birthday to Luke" and talking about the party and his guests.

ABC's

We are so proud - he can do it!  Here is the audio of Luke saying the alphabet.  Why isn't Luke's cute little mug in the video?  Well, if the camera is on, Luke likes to look at the back of it, not be in front of it!  A little like his Daddy, maybe?  (This is video from August)

Bath Buddies

Luke and Cousin Caleb are good buddies.  

The other night, they shared a bath and couldn't stop laughing.

They look awfully cute, don't they?

Big Boy Bedroom

We have an official big boy bedroom!  Luke has been sleeping on a twin mattress for a while (on the floor, not a frame), but we decided since he was almost 2 it was time to convert to his new room.  Down came the elephants and pastel colors, and up went the trains and bolder shades.  It looks pretty good!  The best part: Luke loves it!  

Luke got stitches :(

Luke got his first stitches 2 weeks before his birthday.  He slipped off the arm of the couch and hit his forehead on the edge of the end table.  Lisa suspected he would need stitches, so we took him to the urgent care.  Sure enough, Luke needed five stitches in his baby noggin.  He was a trooper, and the worst part was when I had to help the nurse restrain him so the doctor could sew him up.  Afterward he told the nurses that he was tough and they gave him a popsicle.  

Luke did pretty well when they were taken out a few days later, again, the worst was when he had to be restrained.  But he is on the road to recovery, and hopefully there will be no more stitches in his future.  

Matt and Natasha's wedding

Our vacation in the Hamptons was capped off with a trip to Boston for Damien's cousin's Matt's wedding to his lovely fiance' Natasha.  

The trip from the Hamptons to Boston was interesting as Anne, Brad, Pops, Lisa, Luke and I all took a ferry across Long Island Sound to Groton, CT, the "Submarine Capital of the World."  We actually saw one going out to sea. 

The wedding was held in Dedham, MA, at the Endicott Estate, a 19th-century mansion that was a really nice setting for a wedding.  Natasha was a beautiful bride.  Luke was the youngest person there, and was on his best behavior.  He especially loved to run back and forth in the giant yard of the mansion.  He also flirted with all the young ladies in attendance.  

It was really nice seeing many of the Guarnieri family from the east coast.  

Holiday in the Hamptons

Lisa, Luke, and I took a trip to the Hamptons in New York to spend a week with my sister Anne-Marie, her husband Brad, and my dad, also known to Luke as Pops.  

We had a great time swimming, laying on the beach, and in general relaxing. We didn't see any celebs, unless you count a puppy who allegedly was in an Estee Lauder commercial.  

Luke didn't like to let his feet touch the sand because it was "dirty." 

Old man and the sea

Luke loved the little house, especially amusing himself walking up and down the three steps on the back porch.  

Luke takes a break from running up and down the steps to actually sit on them. 

Luke loved riding on the wooden pig at the house. 

"Delicious pasta noooodles."

He also loved the huge playground just down the street.

We took a day trip to the end of Long Island, to Montauk, where we had lobster rolls at "Lunch (Lobster Roll)," a famous road-side eatery.  

It was a fun trip that, like all vacations, ended way too soon.