[Livin' the good life] 10/29/2011 02:18:00 PM

All ready for church --- what a cutie.

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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 10/29/2011 02:18:00 PM

[Livin' the good life] Seth's Party

For Seth's 1st birthday party, I decided to do a "You are my Sunshine" theme, because it's one of my favorite songs to sing to him, and it just seems to fit our happy little guy.







I made the traditional "smash cake" and we stripped him down and let him dig in. Once I put the cake on his tray, he was pretty interested, but he got a little overwhelmed with everyone looking at him and the kids standing right next to him trying to "help". :) Seth definitely has "personal space" issues...



After we got the kids backed up and Luke and I both took a turn taking a little piece off the cake and eating it, he decided it was fun again.









And tasty!



It was such a fun day and we had a really good time enjoying our friends and celebrating this year we've had as parents.

Loving the swing he got for his birthday...



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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 9/09/2011 04:02:00 PM

[Livin' the good life] Our Special Day

Yesterday was Luke and I's Sixth Anniversary. I know, six years already? I guess time flies when you're having fun. :)

Due to my loss earlier last month playing Wii Olympics (10 events on the Wii), Luke got to choose what we did for our anniversary this year. He's always wanted to see the Blue Man Group, so he surprised me with a babysitter and tickets and we headed into the city.
We had dinner at a nice restaurant just off of Lakeshore Drive, within walking distance of the theater. It was a good meal, finished off with some pretty awesome creme brulee. (I've got to invest in a kitchen torch so I can make my own!)

The show was pretty cool! It was different than I was expecting, but it was very entertaining, and we had some good laughs. There was some audience participation (randomly picked people dragged up on stage) and I was glad I wasn't sitting in an aisle seat!

After the show, we both got pictures with one of the group members:




It was super fun and on the way home, we vowed to make date night more regular! I love our little Seth to pieces, but it sure was nice to spend a night with my handsome guy! ;)


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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 9/03/2011 07:08:00 PM

[Livin' the good life] Happy Birthday!

Luke, you are amazing!!! I love you so very much. Happy Birthday, babe!

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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 8/29/2011 10:38:00 PM

[Livin' the good life] Birthday Boy

Today is Seth's 1st Birthday. What a year it has been! Luke and I are so blessed to have this little ray of sunshine in our home.

Some things I love about our little guy:
- Of course, his giggle. It is so, so darling -- it cracks me up every time.
- The look on his face when he gets excited. He looks straight forward with his eyebrows raised, eyes wide, arms out and he breaths so fast I sometimes think he's going to hyperventilate. I guess you have to see it -- it's hard to describe. It typically happens when Luke comes home from work. ;)
- His little micro-cuddles. He's not especially cuddly, so the brief moments he'll lay his head on my shoulder I treasure.
- When he's playing on the floor with his toys and he looks up to see what I'm doing, he'll catch my eye, cock his head to the side and just smile. So cute.
- His random babbling. He gets going pretty good sometimes and I can't help but wonder what he telling me all about. It sounds pretty exciting.
- How he loves water. In his bath he splashes so exuberantly that we have to wonder if they'll be any water left in there. He'll splash for several minutes then look over with water dripping off his face and give a big cheeser.
- His love for music. If there is a song playing that he likes he starts bobbing his head and "dancing."
- How much he loves his jumper. When we first put him in there, it took him a while to really get into it, but now he just goes wild. He jumps so high he actually gets air off the seat!
- His big cheeks and gorgeous blue eyes.

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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 8/26/2011 11:00:00 PM

[Livin' the good life] Birthday Boy

Today is Seth's 1st Birthday. What a year it has been! Luke and I are so blessed to have this little ray of sunshine in our home.

Some things I love about our little guy:
- Of course, his giggle. It is so, so darling -- it cracks me up every time.
- The look on his face when he gets excited. He looks straight forward with his eyebrows raised, eyes wide, arms out and he breaths so fast I sometimes think he's going to hyperventilate. I guess you have to see it -- it's hard to describe. It typically happens when Luke comes home from work. ;)
- His little micro-cuddles. He's not especially cuddly, so the brief moments he'll lay his head on my shoulder I treasure.
- When he's playing on the floor with his toys and he looks up to see what I'm doing, he'll catch my eye, cock his head to the side and just smile. So cute.
- His random babbling. He gets going pretty good sometimes and I can't help but wonder what he telling me all about. It sounds pretty exciting.
- How he loves water. In his bath he splashes so exuberantly that we have to wonder if they'll be any water left in there. He'll splash for several minutes then look over with water dripping off his face and give a big cheeser.
- His love for music. If there is a song playing that he likes he starts bobbing his head and "dancing."
- How much he loves his jumper. When we first put him in there, it took him a while to really get into it, but now he just goes wild. He jumps so high he actually gets air off the seat!
- His big cheeks and gorgeous blue eyes.

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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 7/25/2011 08:02:00 PM

Ball Fun