Yesterday was Lucas' first birthday! We celebrated with a potluck bbq with some of Lucas' Grand Rapids family. He loves watching older kids play and he loved being in the middle of all the action.
Lucas sporting his birthday shirt (from Pat and Chuck's travels to Indonesia) and birthday hat (from Auntie Em). He is working on his retiree, shuffle-board look.
Lucas enjoys his strawberry shortcake! Finger-licking good.
What a year this has been. Starting in Portland in a tiny attic apartment, up all night figuring out how to take care of a little newborn. First we learned about diapers, feedings, and maintaining basic sanity. In time we progressed to the better joys of parenting, like smiles, playing, eating food, crawling, and kisses. Now we are (or rather Sam is) hard at work on our first house in Grand Rapids and we have a one-year-old! Thanks everyone for supporting us on the way.
The morning after...Lucas is taking his new chicken balloon for a stroll.
