Luke's Photo Shoot

We had a photo shoot while we were waiting to go home... Luke thought the waiting was pretty boring!

Here he's practicing his football grip while holding in his paci.

And holding on to his bear blankie that cousin Daniel gave him.  Don't let go of the paci!

Ok... I'm really ready to go home now!!

Big Sister & Little Brother

Aren't they cute??

More Luke

Happy baby after a little snack

I'm not sure I can get his foot into newborn shoes :)

Luke William has Arrived!

Luke arrived at 7:54pm on April 28, 2010.   He weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and was 21 inches long.  He had healthy lungs and big feet!

Hello World!  He has a little bit of blondish hair...

Big sister Anna was excited to meet him!

Happy Family of Four!

Anna's a Soccer Star

Mark took Anna to the park Saturday morning and they had a great time playing soccer!

Party Time!

Last night we went to the social with our Sunday school friends.  It was a good time and Anna had a ton of fun playing with her friends in their nice big backyard!

Here's Anna seeing what the older kids are doing.

Riding in the wagon with her friend, Landry.

This and That

Here's Anna & the pancake man...

Planting flowers and waiting for them to grow.

Riding the carousel w/Mama

Luke's Room

We didn't change much in the nursery... just the letters on the wall and the bedding... so it's all ready for Luke!  I did finally manage to move all of Anna's clothes upstairs and put Luke's in his closet.  Now all we need is Luke!

Craft Time!

Today we had a brief craft time, since we remembered to buy a glue stick!  We had a big bag of foam bugs and glued a few on some paper.  It was lovely :)

Last Minute Zoo Trip!

I decided since JuJu was here to help, we should get in a trip to the zoo before the summer and before Mr. Luke gets here!  So, we went this morning for a couple hours... Anna liked all the monkeys!

Peeking at the orangutans

Giraffes were pretty cool.

Anna enjoyed this view of the rhino... while laying on her stomach... ?

She liked the penguins and we happened by just as they were getting fed!

 We also stopped at the barnyard play area for a bit.

We had fun and left just at the right time... although she slept all the way home and now doesn't think she needs anymore nap... :O

Playgroup at the Frisco Heritage Museum

Today we met for playgroup at the Frisco Heritage Museum.  We got lucky and their computers were down, so we all got in for free instead of paying $4 per adult.  Here's a group pic of all the kiddos.  It's much easier to take one when they're all strapped in to strollers!

I was hoping Anna would learn to look and listen under this sign.  haha

Here's a shot with JuJu, Anna and the pretty quilt.

And here's Anna by the cabin outside.

After the museum, we got around to the good part... lunch at Babe's Chicken House... sooooo yummy!!  After Babe's the kids played on the cute chairs outside Babe's.

Here's Anna & her friend, Cathryn.

Happy Birthday, Auntie Ang!!

Yesteday was Auntie Ang's birthday!!  Doesn't she look lovely??

Anna REALLY enjoyed celebrating with Auntie Ang... this is her 2nd piece of cake.

Anna's Gone to the Grandparents' and 8 Months Pregnant!

This weekend Anna got to go to visit her grandparents since Auntie Ang was driving that way and JuJu was planning to come here Monday while Mark is gone for a week.  She is having a wonderful time and got to attend her cousin, Daniel's 1st birthday party.  While the Anna was away, Mark & I played... we have been to see a movie, been out to a fancy steak dinner and a couple other things.  I also got the hall closet cleaned and Anna's 2nd birthday present put together... she's getting this two-seater wagon :)  Today I still have to clean out the nursery closet (and take a nap, of course).

7 Months with Luke

8 Months with Luke

8 Months with Anna

Arbor Hills Nature Preserve Playgroup

Today our playgroup went to the Arbor Hills Nature Preserve in Plano.  It was a little cool this morning, but great weather.  We had a nice walk around the paved trail and I barely managed to keep up with the girls, but I did it :)

Conveniently located at the end of the walk was a very nice little playground area that the kids enjoyed.  We had a fun day and took a good nap when we got home!

Happy Easter from the Carrolls!

Our Easter started a little too early at 4:30 when Anna decided to get up!!  So, we watched a little tv before we came down to see what the Easter bunny brought.  Actually she wanted  breakfast before she could even look at what the bunny brought... so we had breakfast then went to see what was in the basket...

Since we were up so early, we made it to the 8am service at church.  It was lovely and reminded us what Easter is all about.  Then we headed over to see what we could have for brunch.  We ended up at The Cheesecake Factory about 30 mins before brunch started, so we wandered around the pretty landscaped area there close by.  Anna had a great time running around while Daddy tried to keep up with her.

Here is a nice shot of Anna's pretty dress that JuJu made her.

Mark had the eggs benedict and they were fabulous!!  Anna and I shared a breakfast sandwich that was very yummy.

We made it home before noon and Anna is now watching her Veggie Tales Easter video and hopefully is about to settle down for a nice Easter Sunday afternoon nap!!!  Oh and her Mommy is eating her yellow chocolate Easter duck... I let her open it, but she didn't want it and is enjoying a marshmallow sucker, so Luke gets the duck!!

We hope everyone is having a wonderful Easter today!!

Egg Hunt with our Sunday School

Today Anna got to participate in another fun egg hunt... it was beautiful weather and lots of good friends... she enjoyed it!

We even got in a family shot... please pardon my un-ladylike sitting... but it's getting more difficult to be ladylike :)