Christmas

Luke had a very eventful and prosperous Christmas, raking in lots of goodies.  He also got to spend time with relatives who live far away, like Gramma and Pop, Aunt Gretchen, and Uncle Zach and Aunt Jessica.   Luke had the starring role in our church's (St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church) Christmas pageant, playing baby Jesus.  He was absolutely perfect during the pageant, looking cherubic as the congregation "beheld" him.  I think he likes the attention.  I will try to get some video footage of the pageant up soon.

And so it begins...

Luke has figured out how to suck on his thumb and seems to prefer that to his pacifier.  About half the time he's sucking his whole hand but sometimes, like in this picture, he singles out the tasty thumb.  I also caught his index finger in his nose today - not sure if he was really mining for gold or if it just seemed like a comfy place to rest his weary finger.

The Drool Team

Homer has really learned to love Luke.  Today I thought I'd see if he would let Luke cuddle up to him.  Luke needed a bath today anyway, so I put the stinky-slobber twins together for a photo op.  Homer just curled up and kind of nuzzled Luke, like he knows this is his little boy and he has to protect him.  It was really adorable.

Bad Mommy

My mom doesn't believe that Luke ever cries or gets upset.  Those of us who've been exposed to him recently know better.  Tonight Graham was busy washing bottles and I was busy updating his blog (see previous post), and he was very irritated that he was being ignored.  His little tantrum was kind of funny so I snapped some shots to show the not-so-lovely side of Luke Barron.  The more I laughed the madder he got.  I hope he doesn't end up in therapy because of this.

Christmas Ham

I've been trying to get some good shots of Luke with the hopes of having a decent Christmas card this year.  Unfortunately, he's such a ham that what I often end up with are funny pictures rather than cherubic smiles.  The ones below I've titled "Christmas Grinch," "Gimme More Presents," "Mommy Can't We Stop With The Camera Now Please," "No Autographs, Please," and "I Just Pooped."