Back to Life, Back to Reality..

Every vacation has to eventually end...

Luke is very helpful with loading up the luggage




So then Pookie has to rest on a lounge chair by one of the pools after his hard work packing up!


The last picture of us at Willow Valley Resort -



Luke napped most of the way home - he had a great vacation! We all did - hope everyone had a great time on their summer vacations!

Hershey Park - last page!

Leenie and Rich were brave enough to try out the roller coaster "Fahrenheit"

Luke and I were happy to sit this out, even though Lenz and Rich had fun!


Luke checks out the mechanics of the Rocket Ride


Luke can't leave Hershey Park without a giant Hershey Kiss balloon!

Hershey Park, Page 2 - How Sweet it is!

The 1st ride has to be the Carousel!


Luke tries out the "Wack a Mole" but is a little too short to really get a swing going...
...the woman running the game gave Luke a monkey anyway, just for being so cute!


DaDa gives Leenie and Lukie the toy he won for his boy



Family Fun on the Kid-Friendly Train Ride

Hershey Park - La Dolce Vita!

Where are we, Leenie and Luke? :)



Luke says - let's meet this fella!

The Sere Crew and The Big Guy


Luke was kind of freaked out by the giant Peanut Butter Cup...but he DID enjoy his first taste of Reese's!

Our Pennsylvania Vacation

We began our vacation by visiting an Amish village, and then a mini amusement park named "Dutch Wonderland" -


Me and Luke


Here's Luke on his FIRST ride by himself - a tractor that moved slower than a turtle..but he enjoyed it!


The Sere Crew has fun on the big slide - Thanks for the photo Leenie!


Luke is wiped out! Better rest Lukie - tomorrow is Hershey Park!

Our Summer Vacation in Pa

Luke's Aunt Leenie was brave enough to take a vacation with us at the end of August - we headed to Lancaster County in Pennsylvania for 3 days of fun in the sun! We stayed at Willow Valley Resort, which had 3 pools and a mini water park, and went to Amish Country and 2 amusement parks: Hershey Park and Dutch Wonderland. This was Luke's 1st vacation and he seemed to love every minute, as you can see in these photos...


A sleepy Luke was ready to go in his car seat with his NY Hershey Kiss doll from Leenie by his side!


First morning we woke up in the resort - love that squinched up nose!


The Vacation Crew getting the party started!

More pictures on the way...

Taking Luke's photo is always an adventure...

I tried to capture Luke on his 18-month-old birthday - September 14, 2008:


Maybe he'll sit still if I put him in the big leather chair...


Will giving him his motorcycle help keep him still? Doubt it! But doesn't he look excited to see it?


Luke says - OK - I'm up - better move quick Mom!


Luke is ready to jump off the chair - that's it for this photo shoot!

There's our active and happy baby boy - now a toddler!

Here's our 18 month old!

Here is Luke on his 18 month birthday - Sunday September 14th.
It's hard to snap a photo of him because he is always on the go - here's what my attempts to get a picture of Luke on his year-and-a-half birthday looked like...

We're BAA-ACK! ~ 2008 ~

 **Luke's Blog is back in business!**
Luke turned 18 months old on September 14th, and we thought this was the perfect time to get back on track with Luke's blog.  He is a full-on toddler now, behaving just as a 1 and a 1/2 year old should - walking, nearly running, chatting all day, and generally being a silly, delicious boy!  Luke and Mama Mish are home together now and have been since I left the DA's Office on March 13th - the day before Luke became 1 year old.  Luke has grown SO MUCH since then, and SO INCREDIBLY MUCH since we stopped writing this blog last summer, that those of you who haven't seen him will be amazed by the pictures we will post of our Lukie.
Thank you for being interested in how our Big Boy Luke Richard is - we will try (try, but not promise - that didn't work out so well last time) to keep updating this blog on a regular basis. Here comes pictures of Luke!    
Love, Mama Mishie, Poppa Rich, Big Doggie Bro Kyle and LUKE!