Disappearing Baby!

I called for Lucas and acted like I didn't know where he was,"Where's Lucas?"
"There he is!" He was laughing,tickled that I found him under the coffee table!
Looking too cute,trying to hide from mama!
He's just happy and excited to be crawling and getting around.

Sitting all by himself under the table.

Exploring The House Now That He's Crawling!

Just love how he wrinkles his little nose when he gets excited!
Here's our Lucas,I had lost him for a few seconds, he was on the blanket on the floor and I discovered him under the coffee table!
When he gets moving,he's gone like the wind! Lol,...he loves it, now that he's crawling he can go after whatever he wants! Especially his sisters dolls!

I WANT COOKIE! GIVE ME COOKIE!

"Ooooo! I'm in heaven! Quick mom...bring my baby formula!"
"You can't see me mama, you only think it's me trying to take a cookie!"
His eye's got bigger and bigger...he's very cleaver for being a 6 month old baby!
"I got a cookie, I got a cookie, I got a cookie,hey,hey,hey!"
He was reeeallyyy concentrating on trying to grab one, you see his eyebrows?
"mmm,now if I can only get it to my mouth after this!"

Baby Cookie Monster!

"I wonder if mom will notice if this one is gone?!"
"If only the cookies were a little smaller so that I can grab one!" (Big sister Adriana helped me with these pictures, she got to hold her brother as you can see her head behind him,Thanks Big Sister! Their always a big help when it comes to their baby brother!)
"I think I can,I think I can...I...I...I...I almost got it!"
"Hehehe, hi mom! Got Milk?"

"Mama,please may I have one? Pretty please with my cute baby eyes and my cute smile!" (batting his eyes)

Yummy! Cookies!

After helping mom mix all the ingredients, Adriana helped clean...licked the spatula and whisk clean!
Ana's finished work of art, now ready for the oven!
"mmm,after I'm done with this, I'll move on to that!"
"Wow, it's all mine!"
"I love my sister,... I Looooooooove Cookies too!"

My Boys!

On Friday nights we usually take our girls to the pool,watch a movie or just lay around and take it easy! That's what my boys are doing here...just chillin'!
Father and Son...
don't they just look the same! Lol,...Drew was being silly and thought imitating Lucas was funny!
He's got the cutest eyebrows,he uses them for expressing himself when he's upset and you'll see them frow, way cute!
"I got my daddy's watch!"

Lucas 1st three wheeler ride

We were so tickled that Lucas was going for his 1st ride, it was just too cute not to share these pictures with you all! We laughed and laughed,Lucas was just sitting there looking cute and wondering what we were laughing about!
My Love Drew,our son Lucas and our daughter Adriana about to share a short ride down to the McClains house, just beyond the brush behind them!
All smiles, wishing mom would hurry up and stop taking pictures,lol...

and their off!

Messy Lucas after eating a baby biscuit,relaxing with dad on the couch

Dad reading about sailing,getting ready for next years sale up the northwest coast from California to Alaska!
Just the boys, taking it easy, reading,lounging around.
Adriana hiding behind the couch, after calling Lucas name,he found mama!
After eating a teething biscuit, I thought it was time to stop and give him a bath!
He was laughing away...I teased him and told him he needed a bath and he looked at me,...I then said,"that's not funny, why you laughing?!" And he'd get so tickled, he'd laugh even harder!

Happy Mother's Day! Generation's of Larrabee,Pete, and Stevens Women!

Happy Mother's Day from generations of mother's and grandmothers of the Larrabee,Pete,Stevens ladies!Mom and Lucas,it was nice and quiet, Drew and the girls were at the pool tonight.
Great Gramma Theresa Stevens in St.Marys when the girls were a year and a half!
Gramma Linda and Josh.
Gramma Marcia with Skylar and Adriana, Summer 2004.

Mom with Skylar and Adriana Spring 2003 in Anchorage.

Before I was a Mom

I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom -

I had never been puked on.

Pooped on.

Chewed on.

Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom

I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom

I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom -

I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom -

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,

the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

Picnic on St.Michael Beach,Spring 2006

I wasn't sure if I had added these pictures from 2006, but here they are! I miss home so much! Here's my mom aiming at a soda can on the ice with a sling shot my brother Kenny made for our younger brother Brendan!
She's a perfect shot, aimed and hit the soda can! Right on Mom! There in the picture is my brother Brendan to the right,Skylar in pink, my brother Kenny behind my mom and Adriana looking on in the back.
My dad's turn with the sling shot!
Gramma helping Skylar aim!
Dad roasting a marshmellow,my mom,dad,Sky,Ana, looking on! What a wonderful sprind day it was there in St.Michael!

Johnny Jumper and 1st Bath in Sink!

Lucas makes such a mess when he's in his tub,splash,splash,splash! We were heading to Dillingham for doctor's appts. so I thought putting him in the kitchen sink would be quicker and save some time...which he splashed and splashed and splashed!
Skylar and Adriana enjoyed helping and their little brother had a blast making mama wet!
I pulled the plug from the drain and he watched the water go down and listened for a while...he put his little head as far as it can go between his little chubby legs as if to see if he could look further down the drain! It was way cute!
We went to a garage sale last weekend and found this Johnny Jumper and are we ever greatful for finding it! He LOVES it! He get's so tickled when he's in there and jumps his little heart!
As you can tell from his expression, he's a very happy baby!