He is ONE!!

Playing catch up! 

 Lucas turned ONE on December 21st, 2012 at 3:05 pm!

Before

Beginning

During

After

Aunt Katharyne took the pictures of Lucas's cake smash and Grandpa Jim helped! 

He didn't know what to think at first so they both helped him get in the mood by each taking a hand and smashing it into the cake. Then he really got into it! 

We let the birthday boy sleep in on the day of his birthday! When he FINALLY woke up we loaded up the car and made the journey to the DSM area. Our normal 1.5 hour trip ended up being a 2.5 hour trip because of the snow and ice covered roads. We had a quiet evening at Grandma Audrey & Grandpa Jim's house. Nonna, Papa & Macie came over for dinner. 

After we put him to bed we all sat up and reflected on how quickly time goes. Just a year ago we were in the hospital being graced with his arrival. No one could imagine life without him. He is such a joy and we are so excited for the years to come! Matt and I really have tried hard to take all of his stages in. Yes, we have them all on camera or video but we really enjoy watching him grow, learn and develop into such a handsome, smart, carefree little boy!

Lucas, your mommy & daddy love you more than you know!

Happy Birthday Lukey!