Matt's First Father's Day as a Daddy

Matt is such a great Dad.  He's hands on, loving, silly and fun with Luke.  He is so devoted to his family and we're both lucky to have him!!  It was nice to be able to recognize his great Daddy work on Father's Day this year:)

We also were able to celebrate Father's Day over the weekend with the 3 other fathers in our immediate family, Cory, Dad and Emil.  

On Saturday we headed up to Wisconsin to celebrate with my family, enjoying a gorgeous day outside.  Saturday night Mom and Dad watched Luke so Kristin, Cory, Matt and I could go to The Fiddler on the Roof in downtown Milwaukee.  The show was awesome!  You know how I'm a big fan of TRA-DI-TION!!

A rousing game of croquet was tons of fun!

My parent's landscaping looks gorgeous!

Cory napping with CeCe

Delicious dinner al fresco

Dinosaur sightings!  Lukeasaurus Rex and Paigeasaurs Rex!

Sunday we headed back down to IL to spend the day with Emil and Donna.  Emil is still recovering well from back surgery, even walking close to a mile last week!  We all walked to the park and enjoyed some time playing with Luke and being outside.  

Cute!

Three generations:)

Tuesday we had a really bad storm that knocked down a tree in our backyard and knocked out our power for 48 hours!  It was super fun to shower in the dark and listen to the lovely sound of the generator roaring (the generator was a lifesaver as it kept our sump pump and refrigerator running, thanks D&E!).  Thank goodness that the summer solstice meant that we had tons of daylight, and the cool temps made the lack of air conditioning a non-issue.  It actually wasn't that bad.  The tree removal bill is what was painful!

In Luke news, he is still taking little steps here and there, but he really seems to prefer his crawling as the fastest way to get from a to b.  He's happy as can be.  His appetite has really increased, too, just like the doctor said it would.  He has been eating a TON!  Maybe he'll put on some weight now.

Computer screen is fascinating!

Our strawberries are in!

  

Last week I forgot to post his adorable 9 month photo shoot pictures.  He was so cute in every pic, once again it was impossible to pick our favorite poses.  Here are a few.  If anyone wants any prints, I have about 100!  Let me know and I'll send you a wallet:)  Seriously.