Dancing Luke

Luke loves to dance... he REALLY loves to dance.  Sometimes just singing a song gets him going (and neither Mom nor Dad are very good singers).  He's got the passion... he's definitely got the moves... I see a competitive dance TV show in his future!

Locks of Love Haircut

Yesterday Maddie had her hair cut for Locks of Love.  If you've never heard of this organization, Locks of Love provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis.   Maddie did this about two and a half years ago and has been growing her hair since that time.  We're so proud of her giving spirit and we always encourage and recognize this as a selfless act of giving.  This time Maddie was joined by one of her best friends who also cut her hair for Locks of Love.  See the before and after photos below.

The last moments of long hair at the salon

Two long-haired sweet girls

Braided and ready for cutting

Cut and washed... ready for styling the new look

Short and sassy

One last look at the long hair

Two short-haired sweet girls

Happy 2nd Birthday Luke!

Our big boy turned two a few weeks ago.  We celebrated turning two with two parties... one on his actual birthday with Mom, Dad and Maddie and another party the following weekend with visiting Grandma and friends.  We can't believe how fast time flies... too fast!

Is it just us, or does this boy get cuter all the time?

Luke and Dad... the night before his 2nd birthday... Luke's last day being 1!

Photo taken during Luke's birthday meal... see the ketchup and mustard!

Luke says, "I'm two!"

Luke, Maddie and Mom

Luke's sea creature birthday cake - and yes it was REALLY good

C'mon Luke... you can do it... blow!

Luke enjoys his birthday cake... or at least the icing

The ice cream is yummy too

Grandma, Luke and Maddie

Luke opens gifts with interested onlookers

Lots of kids

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