Luke finds his North Carolina hotel

ABC's

some random cell phone videos!

Baby #2

We are excited to announce that Luke is going to be a BIG BROTHER!

As of today, 11/14/10, Jenn is around 10wks along we believe.

Expected due date for "lion cub" (as Luke has named him/her) is June 15th, 2011!!!

Stay tuned.......

Daddy got a new toy!! Luke loved his first ride on the new boat!

Wings N Wheels in Jacksonville.

Rachel and Dana's wedding in Iowa. (Zach's sister)

Grandparents Day at the Zoo!!

Elephant or Lion??

Some friends of ours showed us around the Central Florida Zoo. Luke had a a great time seeing all the animals and hanging out with Kevin and Kyle :)

We visited our friend Cat and her son Lucas on the way home from the zoo.

Luke had his face painted like a lion at the duck call contest/hunting expo. He told the lady he wanted to be the "King of the Jungle"!! How funny he was, and I was impressed he actually sat there and had this done and let her transform his face into the cutest lion! Roar!!

Another day at the zoo!!

Luke ridding on the jaguar at the zoo!! Weeee!

Our little shooting range

OUR FRONT YARD THIS YEAR!!

Happy 4th of July 2010!! Great day followed by Spectacular Firworks in our own backyard:)

Happy Fathers day!! The Dad's took the boys out on the boat for a bit. They had fun playing in the live-well and looking out in the water for dolphins!! We took the Dad's to Ted Montana's for a little primerib dinner later on, but when we ordered, that item was sold out on the menu! Bummer....maybe next year boys...

Liki Tiki Village water park in Orlando. Luke went down the water slides all by himself!! Such a big boy! We were invited down there to celebrate my brother's girlfriend, Felisha's birthday. What a fun day!

Luke's first experience with the neighborhood icecream man. He could hear it from a mile away and when it finally made it around to our house it stopped it's music and played some animal sounds!! Luke loved that and enjoyed his long awaited ice cream treat :0)

Luke's graduation from his Little Gym class!! Way to go, Luke!!

Memorial Weekend 2010

Monster Truck night at the local fairgrounds! Boys had a blast and even went for a ride in one of the big trucks!! Awsome time! Thank you Grandpa and Grandma! Love, Luke and Baron :)

Baron cried, just a little, when the loud noises of the engines started and Luke was just in aww, while wearing his tissue earplugs :)

Getting ready to go for their BIG ride! Watching it go around one time first :)

We had a great trip to Minnesota and Iowa this past week. Zach had to work for most of it, but he still snuck in some turkey hunting and family time towards the end :) Luke and I were able to visit our MN family while Daddy worked, and then we headed back for some Iowa family time too. Thank you everyone for your hospitality and good times! Hugs from us!!

Luke did very well on the plane rides, to and from MN:)

We celebrated 3 birthday's on our trip as well. Happy Birthday, Luke, Maddie and Markie!! Big "2" for all three kids.

We stayed with my Aunt Sharon in MN. Loved her new condo. Luke stayed in the pink room and thought he was a princess by the end of our stay:) Hee Hee! (Don't tell Daddy!)We also had dinner one night with my Aunts Marlene and Jane. So fun to see so many family in one trip! Wish we could visit them more often.

Back to Iowa for a day in the park with Grandma and Grandpa Raulie, Rachel and Dana. It rained the entire week we were in MN (bummer!), so it was nice to get Luke out and about for some play time.

Luke experienced many fun and interesting things on this trip. From fun golf-cart and lawn mower rides, to watching baby robin birds hatch in their nest, to being re-introduced to so many family and friends. He was such a trooper and a fun guy to be around all week :0)

Luke's Jungle Animal birthday party!! Can't believe my baby is 2!!

Zach's 31st Birthday celebration! Rice crispy treats, Reese's cake, brats on the grill, family time and some new Dog Training videos......What more could a guy ask for :)

Luke loved the beach this time! Water was cold, but he went in anyway (up to his ankels, that is) :)

First beach day for 2010!! Beautiful, sunny day to get the boys out of the house and into some sand!! They had a blast. Luke overcame his fear of the ocean a little too :) Love spring/summer time!!

Easter Egg coloring. Luke was carefully helped by daddy during the whole process, while Baron just went for it! Our walls and floors were dyed by the time he was done!! Gotta love him :) Maybe next year Luke, mommy will let you get dyed hands too:) They both had a fun time though, and were excited to eat the bunny cake too when the eggs were finished!! Yummy...

Easter Day!!