Happy Birthday Grammy

Luke's Grammy Rosella is celebrating her 39th birthday today.
We failed (again) to get our present in the mail on time, but this should tide her over!



Happy Birthday, Grammy!

Happy Birthday Grammy, Fin

So despite our big, bold promises, Mom & Dad had an EPIC FAIL when it came to getting Grammy's present into the mail before this week. We have now heard word that she has received the present (and any of you who visit Grammy's kitchen can enjoy her loot), and so here is Luke helping to wrap her present with Mom. This will explain why the wrapping job was perhaps a little worse for the wear upon receipt.

Let's all pretend that Luke didn't get crud all over his pants & require some mis-matched PJ pants to get him through until bathtime, OK? Thanks.

Happy Birthday Grammy 2009

Today is Luke's Grammy Rosella's birthday. Luke had her present all picked out & purchased and ready to be put together for her, but then he came home with a virus on Monday and was a sick little bear for a few days, throwing everyone's week into disarray. He pulled himself together this evening, however, in honor of her birthday & set to signing her card - captured here. He's now ready for the present to go in the mail tomorrow!



Happy Birthday, Grammy!

One for Each Grandma (and the Grandpas, too)

OK, Luke's not doing anything terribly exciting in these videos, but he's being pretty cute and showing off his sitting up skills, his newfound playing skills, and does lots of babbling. And his outfit is rather adorable as well - thanks to pants on loan from The Ronan & Jacob Collection and a sweater from Aunt Cathy (alas, the last of his "Year of Sweaters" from Mom's baby shower), and his stuffed puppy from Auntie Lisa (and it's not too late to click on the link at the right to donate to Team Lisa & the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Cough cough).

Since Grammy Rosella gets a shout out in this one, we'll call this one for her:

And in this one, Luke makes toys out of two Casey relics. The first is a tupperware pitcher Paul has had since before Paige was in the picture that I think was originally Grandma's pitcher. It's now so old it was put out of service (due to some decomposition occurring in the tupperwareyness) and Luke rescued it from recycling. The second is a recent gift to Paul from Grandma & Grandpa that has been donated to the teething cause. Or, rather, comandeered by Luke for the teething cause - sacrificed so that the Phillies and Packers hats may go undrooled upon. And so, we'll call this one for Grandma Casey:

Grammy's Goose

Before we left for daycare this morning, Luke decided he needed to get in a quick snuggle with his Goose, Goosey, who was a gift from his Grammy.

He then proceeded to obsess about the hood on his sweatshirt - not quite as much as he does about a hat, but he could not figure out what that THING was creeping up his neck.

A Boy and His Goose

You may recall that Luke's Grammy Rosella sent him a goose along with Paige's birthday present last month. He loves to snuggle with his goose in the morning - especially on weekends when EVERYONE can snuggle with Luke & Luke's Goose.

Luke Does All His Own Stunts

Maine is Vacationland

We packed up the car and visited the Rosella grandparents a few weekends ago. It was Luke's first extended car trip, and he was a total champ - sleeping through 90% of both 5 hour trips. We're now no doubt overly-cocky about it and he will cry and cry and cry should we attempt a long journey again.

Maine was packed with fun and adventures. Paige and Paul indulged in steamers and lobster at Robert's Maine Grill, where Grammy & Grandpap's favorite waitress gave them lots of free treats on top of the delicious seafood in honor of Luke's first visit. Paige didn't share any of her steamers with anyone.

The real purpose of the visit, though, was for Luke to spend lots of quality time with Grammy and Grandpap, and that he did. They were all fast friends who had lots and lots of fun together, as you'll see below.

Luke found his Grandpap to be HILARIOUS.

Luke and Grammy spent a lot of time like this. Note the variety of drool guards in the vicinity.

As above.

More Luke & Grammy time.

Grandpap was teaching Luke about the important role coffee will play in his life one day.

Grammy was still asleep - so Grandpap got to hold him for a while.

Our family friends, John & Cathy Marr, came to visit while Luke was in residence at 7 Bayberry. They brought him the hottest infant toy - the O Ball. O, does he love it. Thanks, Cathy & John!

I have always joked that once Paul crosses the Piscataqua River Bridge into Maine, he immediately grows sleepy and MUST nap once he's at my parents'. Here, he teaches Luke a Proud Casey Tradition.