Yard of the Month and Luke's New Tricks

All of Mark’s hard work finally paid off and we were awarded the Chandler Creek Yard of the Month award. In addition to the sign in our yard, we get a $25 giftcard to Home Depot. I am very proud of Mark. I feel very comfortable bragging about this because I had absolutely nothing to do with it. I have never done any yard work because a) I hate yard work and b) Mark is happier doing it himself. He truly has a talent for landscaping and just recently our good friends were telling him he should start a side business of landscaping. I am glad he is getting some recognition for his hard work in our yard. He really takes pride in the yard and it shows! (The picture above doesn’t do the yard justice, but I wanted to go ahead and post this before Mark could talk me out of it!)

Lily is just over one week old and is getting more adorable every day. She seems to be a really good baby and rarely cries (at least when I have been around). Shauna and Jeff seem to be adjusting to parenthood wonderfully. Don’t forget to check www.jeffandshauna.com and Shauna’s blog to see pictures and video of Lily.

Luke will be 10 months old on Monday! I can’t believe it. He is pulling up on anything and is into everything. He has been doing the traditional crawl a lot more lately, but scooting on his belly seems to be his preferred mode of transportation when he wants to get somewhere fast. He has another tooth now, which makes 2 teeth total. He has been trying all kinds of new foods. He really loved the refried beans and rice from Chuy’s the other day. We are having so much fun with him. He says, “uh-oh” and “up.” He also waves all the time. Click here to see some pictures from our summer so far, including Luke’s first Woodson family reunion and his first ever Belton Fourth of July celebration.