Happy Birthday Lukas!

Today my baby boy is one!  My last baby.

Here is a little bit about Luke at age one.  Mostly so I can always, always remember...
*He may be little (we sometimes call him Little Lu), but he is packed with personality!
*Luke is nearly always happy.  He giggles and smiles big toothy smiles and scrunches his nose at me.  Exactly what I needed the third time around.   
*His eyes are so incredibly blue.  The exact perfect color of blue, in fact.  They remind me so much of my Grandpa LeSage.  I love that.
*He has quite a temper.  Right now it makes me smile; and is, dare I say, "cute".  I wonder how long I will feel that way about it?  Luckily he gets over things about as quickly as he becomes angry with them. 
*He is into EVERYTHING!  It must be a boy thing!  As soon as he started walking, my life was forever changed.  He has found a whole world of trouble to get into.
*Speaking of trouble, his favorite "bad boy" moves are: playing in the toilet, eating dog food, and emptying out cabinets (it is not uncommon to find a can of cream of mushroom soup in the shower around here).
*When he is about to do something he knows he shouldn't do, he shakes his head and says "no, no, no" first (but then does it anyway).
*Luke is not interested in T.V.  Whatsoever. 
*One of his favorite activities is kicking a ball around.  I really need to video this, I just love it when he does it.  In fact, I would say a ball is his favorite toy.
*He also spends a lot of time at the workbench Ben got for Christmas - hammering, drilling, and measuring.
*He loves playing peek-a-boo, clapping, and dancing with his guitar.
*He goes every where as fast as he can.  When he falls he says "uh-oh", then gets back up and continues full speed ahead.
*A common evening activity around here is "rough-housing" with Daddy.  Luke always wants to be a part of it even though he is way too small.
*He picks on Ben about as much as Ben picks on him.  And, he loves to tattle when Ben has taken a toy away from him.  I see this being a headache of mine for many years to come.
*Luke LOVES to eat.  He eats whatever we eat and I can't tell exactly what his favorite food is because he eats everything I give him with the same enthusiasm.  He often eats just as much, or more, than Kate and Ben.
*This kid is a snuggler!  He gives the best hugs...tight, tight, tight around my neck.  I'm pretty sure that is the best feeling ever.  And kisses, well you better be careful - you just never know when one is coming! 

Tomorrow we will celebrate.  Today, I will snuggle him and enjoy him all to myself.