Family Dinner

This was our first meal after we moved our dining room table from our family room to our living room. We did a lot of rearranging in our house over the last months. So, since Andrew posted today at Writer's Block about cleaning and paring down furniture and belongings, I thought I would post this picture that makes me smile. :) You can't really see anything, but it is incredibly freeing to have our living room so much more open. Luke's got the greatest expression. I hope you can tell!

Come on over!

Train Ride!

So the Peterborough Zoo has an adorable little train that takes you for a ride through a forest where you're supposed to find the lost animals that the zoo keeper lost... I hate that I didn't get any pictures of the actual engine. This is the same train ride (for a dollar more, now) that Andrew and I went on the day after we got engaged.



I think the train was just pulling into the station. I love the look on Luke's face!



Mommy and Luke on the train. It was a little cramped (hey, I think it was made for smaller passengers!) but so fun.



Family picture! Taken by Uncle Luke who was behind us with Aunt Helena.

This was the last thing we did at the zoo. It was a grand finale, in my opinion. We were gonna stop at the splash park, but we were running behind. So much to do and see at the zoo! It was so nice to get to spend the morning with family and friends.

Independence Day

This year the Mackay side of the Smith family decided to stay home from the family Independence Day celebration and take in the Fayetteville sights and sounds. We had a really wonderful weekend in spite of the sickness that has pervaded our house in the last few weeks. For such a quiet little town, Fayetteville puts on quite the celebration! We took a family walk to the nearby town park where they had vendors and rides and even a little kids tractor pull. It was just quaint and I enjoyed it. Luke loved getting out and about a bit and seeing lots of other kids. Kids are pretty awesome, in case you didn't know.



Lukey and I before our walk to the park.

Kisses for Mumma!



Daddy and Luke at the park watching the kids tractor pull. I tried and tried to get a good picture of them both with their hands up like Luke's but it was not to be. :)


I just think these two are so adorable. Plus I love pictures like this.


Just Luke.


Back at home. Daddy was grilling steak and potatoes for supper. Luke is staring at the grill in awe. Maybe one day Daddy will let him grill something.



Family picture on the 4th. We had a wonderful time together.

Luke and I managed to listen to part of a concert downtown while waiting for Andrew to get off work. He had a blast. It was fun. We missed the fireworks cause we were all in bed by 9. How sad is that?

Lovely day.

Back Yard Fun

Have I mentioned that Luke likes to play outside? Cause he does. This past week he has done better when it's time to come in, but he is just heartbroken. Crazy kid. I've been trying to spend more time outside and it's made me realize how short our outside time had been before that. I feel a little guilty. There were days we didn't go out at all. Lots of days were limited to my laundry time, so he'd get ten minutes or so. We are now in the process of trying to get out for at least 30 minutes a day. I'm embarrassed by how hard that can seem some days. :( But Luke loves it. And he's happier and I'm happier when we spend a good chunk of time out of doors. Although, yesterday we were out for a long time and he had a really rough night sleeping...



Me and Luke!


Our little adventurer.


Head shot. :) I'm pretty sure he was making a cute face and then turned around before I could get the picture taken. Our camera is slow and I thought this was funny.


Dada teaching Luke how it's done. One of their first games of catch.


Question: What is this expression? Answer: I'm getting ready to make a break for the neighbors' back porch! Hope mom can't tell.


I think he actually kissed the football.


"Sooooooo big!" Doesn't get old. Or at least, not yet!


"What's going on, anyway?"


Happy family!

Luke's eyes crack me up in this picture. He's a sweet kid.

Luke loves to go outside with Daddy while Daddy grills supper. It has become the new norm that we all just go out and play while Andrew cooks and I rather like it. It gives us all a little together time. Plus, it's outside, so Luke is thrilled. Before Luke and I would stay inside and Andrew would run back and forth and Luke would cry every time Daddy went back out. So we shall enjoy our new found Mackay family tradition. Here's to many happy grilling sessions!

Let's Gooooooooo Mountaineers!

These are some pictures of our little guys first two Mountaineer games. He didn't seem to mind the floor wiping East Carolina gave us. I think he was the only one.

These first two pics are from the Nova game and the rest are from EC.



Quick family pic.


Daddy and Luke. Notice he is VERY interested in the game!


Our little Amos Zereoue in training.


I love putting him in this jersey! We borrowed it from Uncle Will and Aunt Arlene... I think it went through all four of their boys as well as some additional cousins. It's SO cute!

Daddy and Luke are ready for some football!

I love that right now he's at a stage where I can still actually watch most of the game. I was hoping that he'd make it through this season that way, but I doubt I'll be that lucky. It's going to be hard for me when he can't make it anymore! Maybe I'll hire a babysitter every Saturday for four hours...

Family Pic

This is our first picture together as a family since we were in the hospital. How sad is that? But I'm glad that we have one (or several) now. Luke was getting hungry, so the photo shoot was cut short. Such is life now! I took Luke for his one month checkup this week. He's growing well. He now weighs ten and a half pounds and is 22 inches long. His doctor said he is in the 80th percentile for both height and weight, which wasn't a surprise. He's super sweet and we are loving the fact that his personality is beginning to show a bit more now. I'm trying to make the time to get a few more of these family pictures up, but for now, this is it!