First Birthday Boy

Our little Luke Mackus Baranko is 1 year old!  Can you believe a year has passed already?!  We love our funny, sweet, precious little guy more than anything and we can't imagine life without him.  Happy Birthday Lukers!!!

Luke turned 1 on Sunday, September 4th, which was a perfect day to have his big birthday party as it was the middle day of the Labor Day weekend.  Matt and I are so lucky to have large families who live nearby and love our little boy - we had almost 50 people in attendance and that's just family!  Thank you to everyone who came and celebrated with us.  We had a great time.  Luke LOVED his giant piece of cake, as you can see from the pictures.

Sweet Kate Eichinger, up with her family from Springfield

Jackson Warner & Lukers playing in the baby pool

Kurz Clan

Presents!  What a lucky boy:)

My first bike!  Balance bike from G&G Baranko

 Before the big party on Sunday, we got to spend a couple days with Ben and Linda - in town from Idaho.  It was so fun hanging out with them and Matt's parents- we don't often get to have quality Baranko Family time like that.  We went to the beach, went for a hike, ate Chinese food, enjoyed Lake Forest Heritage Fest and hung out by the pool.

So there you have it!  It was a busy week and now we are the proud parents of a one year old.  Luke had his checkup yesterday and he is totally healthy.  Here are the stats:

Length: 30 inches (50th percentile)
Weight: 21 lbs 4 ounces (25th percentile) - still hasn't caught up with his weight since he's so active
Head Circumference: 47 cm (50-75th percentile) - since we tell his how cute he is everyday, he must have a big head!

Is that where those animals belong?  I don't think so!  Little Stinkers strikes again!

We went for a hike on Labor Day and the drop in temps made it feel like Fall!

Luke preferred to walk vs ride in the stroller.  He loved it!