Luke’s 1 year pictures

Making cupcakes for Daddy!

Daddy’s birthday is tomorrow, so Mommy and Gwynn decided to make his favorite cupcakes!!

So, I know there are raw eggs in the cake batter, but I had to let Gwynn have just a little taste (she loved it by the way).

Learning patience…

YUMMMMMM…

Luke loved the cupcakes too…he’s even licking Daddy’s fingers clean!

Trip to the zoo…

We decided to make a trip to the zoo… just because. God bless whoever came up with zoo memberships.

Luke smirking on the train ride.

Smiling for camera whilst on the train.

Holding on for dear life.

Luke contemplating whether or not to stick around to make a break for the elephant.

Mommy holding Luke.

Luke riding Daddy.

Luke has really started to check out the animals.

Checking out something…

Who knew this could be so entertaining?

Mommy finished using some wrapping paper and the kids made quick use of the tube.

She must have seen Daddy do it.

Now Luke wants a try.

Too bad there are only 2 openings – Luke wanted in on this bad boy.

Look at him pretending he’s blowing into it.

Finally! He’s got it for himself.

As usual, it only kept his attention for a short while once he realized his sister wasn’t interested in it anymore.

Luke’s Birthday Date

For Luke’s birthday date we took him to a few places we thought he might enjoy.

We started with dinner at Chick Fil A.

“Nothing like a good waffle fry”

On to Chuck E Cheese.

Luke didn’t get a whole lot out of it, but we enjoyed ourselves.

“Does this dispense food?”

“Oh, it doesn’t? See ya”

He enjoyed watching the balls go up and down.

He was not a big fan of the moving vehicles.

He’s always down for a shoulder ride.

Playing a racing game with Daddy. Daddy spent more energy playing than watching Luke but luckily he didn’t try to jump out of Daddy’s lap.

Luke liked SkeeBall though he preferred just playing with the skeeballs instead of tossing them.

He got up on the ramp and I’m curious how far he would have gotten had we not stopped him.

We redeemed his tickets for a ball. In actual money terms that ball cost us $39.93.

We finished up with a trip to Yogurt Mountain.

“This is all for me? I just don’t know what to say…”

“A little more please”

After going back to pick up Gwynn and Grace and Kate’s house Luke was plumb tuckered out.

… and he’s out

Gwynn got a bath with her cousins while Luke partied. I’m not sure what to make of her expression here.