The Strebe Family

Almost 1!!

2011-07-08T18:25:00.000-07:00

Luke on the Potty while daddy is reading to him. Trust me, he will be 5 before he is potty trained:o)
Luke and daddy shaving together!
And of course, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

This is Cow Appreciation Day, it was the best we could do!

Happy July 4th, best picture I could get!

EK, can you get any closer?

Fun finger painting!
Oh, Luke goes from shaving to putting on makeup:o)
Luke LOVES to talk on the phone to anyone that will listen!!

Thought I would post a few things before the big birthday in 2 weeks! I can't believe it has been a year. Doesn't seem possible. It has been BUSY and FUN!! They are so much fun right now! The are pulling up on everything and crawling EVERYWHERE, and anytime i accidentally leave the laundry door open, they are up the stairs in a flash. I have truly hardly had time to take pictures and I"m sad to say I will not have very many of them from 8-12 months. It is so hard to even grab my camera and when I do they do NOT cooperate. But, I mangaed to take some pictures of July 4th, Cow appreciation day (as you can see, Luke was NOT having this) and just cute random ones. Enjoy!

OK, So it has been a LOOONG time

2011-05-17T08:49:00.000-07:00

Babes are crawling and Jon works all the time, need I say more!! Here are some updated pictures. The last one is of Jon's car. He was in a wreck. Sitting at a red light and got hit from behind, someone going about 55mph. He is FINE...not even sore, Praise God! So, we are down a car:o(

Luke is going to be the next AMERICAN IDOL

2011-02-20T19:40:00.000-08:00

Luke takes everything he can and uses it as a microphone. He was used his spanking spoon, his drumstick, and in this video, his block. He is quite the entertainer.

Happy 7 months!

2011-02-20T19:22:00.000-08:00

These pictures were taken weeks ago, but here is an update. First ones are Valentine's Day. Stuck in there is a picture of them with hats someone made. In the middle is my crazy girl. And at the end is my birthday.

Another video

2011-01-28T19:03:00.000-08:00

So, Luke is my jokester and has such joy, loves having fun and is ALWAYS laughing. He has figured out real quickly that Emma Kate will laugh at all his jokes and laugh right along with him. Lately, he has been VERY into the babies and playing with them like never before. I catch him joking around with Emma Kate and doing everything he can to make her laugh (which isn't hard). We call her giggles. By the way, Ryan is adorable, but very serious like his daddy! haha, can't imagine who Luke and Emma Kate take after. So here is a fun interaction between EK and Luke. See if you can understand Luke saying, "Funny Kate"

Ok, so it has been a while

2011-01-25T07:51:00.000-08:00

The twins turned six months 4 days ago, Luke turned two on January 9th. I will hopefully post pictures of Christmas, birthday, etc. But for now, here are some videos of the twins eating cereal for the 1st time The first video is Luke eating cereal at 6 months. He was very anxious. The twins on the other hand are enjoying their daily milk and that is enough for now. They are not into cereal AT ALL. Ryan turns his head and gags. Emma Kate makes faces and lets it sit in her mouth, she doesn't swallow it, she eventually spits it out. Anyways, I will try and update the blog soon. Enjoy these videos.

This last one is of Ryan after trying to eat cereal. He thought it was hilarious that he only eats off me. He will not take a bottle and he will not eat cereal. He was dying laughing about it.

We made it to 4 months!!!

2010-11-19T18:52:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures and cute video of the kiddos. They are all doing wonderful. We are just living in the moment and one day will wonder how we did it. Tonight we went to the dollar store and the pet store, that is the highlight of our week!

Halloween 2010

2010-10-31T08:54:00.001-07:00

updated pictures

2010-10-20T05:13:00.000-07:00

sorry, i never have time to write about the pictures. here are the twins...3 months old TODAY!

First Trip to the beach, and more...

2010-09-26T02:46:00.001-07:00

Strebe News

2010-09-03T05:48:00.000-07:00

1. Emma Kate is smiling at me!!

2. Our house sold!

3. We have to be out by October 11th, so we have to find housing...something BIGGER is the plan!

4. Luke started gymnastics.

5. Emma Kate and Ryan are sleeping 5 and 6 hour stretches...HAPPIER MOM!!!

6. I was by myself for the first week this past week. I have made it to Friday! We all survived!

7. Luke is learning to sit on the POT-TY! So cute the way he says it!

Enjoy some pictures and video!

A bunch of pictures!!

2010-08-18T14:55:00.001-07:00

Here are a bunch of pictures for ya'll to enjoy! Here is my Happy, Happy 19 month old sweet baby boy! He was reading a book while eating zuchini and squash, yes, his favorite! Isn't he adorable??!! Below that is Luke holding Ryan and then at the bottom Emma Kate. He has come ALONG way in one month!! He is claiming them as his and he is becoming very protective. The last picture is exactly how the twins sleep together. One of them is ALWAYS headed toward the other one...Those sleep positioners DO NOT WORK!:o)

In the midst of craziness...

2010-08-13T16:42:00.000-07:00

We do have special, special times! Luke did not do well when Jon and Donna and the babies came home. He was very angry with me and very jealous with Jon holding the babies. The first few days were a struggle. He cried, Donna cried, it just wasn't fun for anyone. BUT, little by little, each day, Luke has began to love these babies and it has been fun to watch. Up until today, he had never held Ryan or Emma Kate. Today, the babies were laying on the mat, and he asked in his grunting way to hold Ryan. He put his arms out and held him and stroked his face. He then asked for Emma Kate. He did the same to her. My mom and I were about ready to cry and of course, we had no camera near to video! It was sweet and something I won't soon forget!

Also, I FINALLY got a picture of all 3 of my children. That was a hump we got over too, because until now, Luke wouldn't get in a picture with just them.

Enjoy the new pictures!

Still Enjoying Help!

2010-08-09T07:17:00.001-07:00

Well, my sister and nieces have left, boohoo. My mom is now here and Jon is back at work so the days are crazy busy! I can't imagine life in 2 weeks but I know I will make it through. Some nights are great! And some not so great (like last night). Sometimes they decide to sleep, sometimes they decide to cry all night. Two nights ago, we had EVERYONE up including Luke at 1am...UHHHH. Here are my adorable 3 children! Luke would brush his teeth all day long if you let him! These are the most adorable outfits that Aunt Sara gave to the twins. She came for a week visit, but it wasn't long enough. It was sad to see her leave!

Enjoying the twins

2010-07-31T11:37:00.000-07:00

Emma Kate and Ryan are adorable and easy babies. We are having fun! And here is Luke eating his blueberries. Jon loves changing his diaper after eating these! Oh, and can you tell which twin is more laid back?? Haha!

Meet our newest additions.......EMMA KATE & RYAN AUSTIN

2010-07-24T14:02:00.000-07:00

THE STREBE'S

Jon, Donna

Luke, Emma Kate & Ryan

2010-07-21T18:52:00.000-07:00

2010-07-21T18:40:00.000-07:00

Togetherness

2010-07-20T20:26:00.000-07:00

THE TWINS HAVE ARRIVED!

2010-07-20T18:34:00.000-07:00

1st pic (top) pic - Daddy and baby Boy

2nd pic - Baby Boy

3rd Baby A - Boy - 19.5" 7lbs 3oz (lower pic)
4th pic Baby B - Girl - 20 1/4" 6lbs 12oz (top pic)

WhooHoooo! The Twins are here!

(UPDATE given by KAREN for DONNA & JON - Disclosure: If I get any of this wrong - SORRY! Donna can correct later, also I hardly know what I'm doing on blogspot here!) 7.20.10 9:45pm

WOW! PRAISE THE LORD!!

Luke and Twin update!

2010-07-12T10:37:00.001-07:00

Here I am with the twins. This was a week and a half ago. I'll take some right before I go to the hospital.

Luke's 1st time coloring. SO adorable. We made our office area into an office/playroom. He loves it!

Yes, Luke is still my little baby. He loved being in his old swing. This should be fun and interesting when the babies come. Hopefully he will choose a swing to sit in that the babies aren't in! Yikes!
Luke in his chinese outfit! So adorable. Doesn't he look like Jon?
Here is Luke kissing the babies. He is VERY protective of them and doesn't like anyone to touch them. He loves to love on them and kiss them and occasionally HIT them. Again, can't wait until they are out in the world. They will be 2 tough cookies!

Ok, so i'm 37 weeks and yes, past ready to deliver and meet these babies. But i'm hanging in there and actually have hardly swollen. I go to the doctor on Wednesday (my last appointment). They will do an ultrasound and monitor and check me for dilation. I will have my c-section on Tuesday, July 20th at 11:30am. I will have my sister update the blog as quickly as possibly with pictures. I am not nervous, i'm READY! Luke has been SOOO sick and I have been very worried about him. He ran a fever for a full 7 days. We have him on a 2nd, stronger antibiotic which seems to be working and he is much, much better, Praise God. He had an ear infection and his tonsils and throat were swollen and red. Pray that he will continue to heal. He has 9 days:o).

Ok, so I'm putting a picture of me on here. This was taken a week and a half ago. I will try and take one just before I deliver.

TWIN UPDATE

2010-06-30T09:13:00.000-07:00

I am 35 weeks! I went to the doctor on Monday. I had an ultrasound. They are estimated at 5 lbs, 12 oz, and 5 lbs, 13 oz. I am not dilated and no contractions. I have less than 3 weeks to go! Sorry I don't have pictures of Luke to upload, I will do that soon. The doctor thinks I will definitely make it to 38 weeks, so the countdown is on. Thanks for praying!

TWIN UPDATE

2010-06-15T18:55:00.000-07:00

I am now 33 weeks! I went to the doctor Monday and was put on the monitors. Babies are doing great and I am having NO contractions. The doctor is very pleased with where I am, and I do not have to do bed rest yet! I do have a mild case of bronchitis so I'm on an antibiotic to try and get that cleared up. I'm sick of this deep chest cough! And I'm not going to lie, I'm getting miserable b/c I"m so big and I can't sleep and my back hurts. BUT, all in all, I think I"m doing well and at the most I have a little less than 5 weeks...I CAN DO THIS! I cannot wait to hold these twins in my arms! We are ready! And we are praising God for such a great, healthy pregnancy so far! Thanks for continuing to pray!

Love, Donna:o)

Luke and his banana!!!

2010-06-01T16:27:00.001-07:00

TWIN UPDATE: Went to the doctor today...twins are doing great...no bedrest and I go back in a week for an ultrasound. I'll keep you up to date! We are praising God.

The Twins and Luke

2010-05-19T15:36:00.000-07:00

Luke loves to get in his chair in his room and read books ALL BY HIMSELF!!
Such a boy! Jon takes him up to the green and he hits balls. SO CUTE!
Mikayla and Luke swimming in his new pool
Mother's Day! They made me a stepping stone with his cute little feet.
Aunt Sara and Luke coming down the slide!

Luke at the petting zoo!
Luke and the fireman having a discussion. I have to get my blood pressure checked periodically so Luke LOVES going to the firehouse!

Ok, so here is an update on the twins. I am currently 29 weeks. I went for my 28 week ultrasound last week. Twins were doing great! They are estimated at both weighing 2 pounds, 10 ounces. I am thrilled about that. The doctor will let me go to 38 weeks. We will see if I make it that far. So far, I have had no swelling and my blood pressure is great. I go next week and the doc will check my cervix to see if I've dialated. So far, I have escaped bed rest. He said he would re-evaluate each time I go back. Also, my placenta has moved and I no longer have placenta previa. Praise God! That is what we prayed for. I was going to scan in ultrasound pictures but they are terrible. They just look like a blur. She said they are so packed in there it is hard to get a good picture of them. Everyone that sees me says, oh wow, you look like you are about to deliver! I'm holding out to post a picture until the end when it will be just hilarious to see how incredibly big I am!

Here are some pictures and video of Luke and Mikayla. She came and stayed with me for a week and helped me SOOO much. It was great to have her and I want her to come back:o) Enjoy!

The Beach-Last Day of Spring Break:o(

2010-04-18T14:10:00.000-07:00

Luke is splashing around like it is the bath tub. It was very cold today but he didn't care!
Daddy and Luke all bundled up after getting wet.

Luke would keep walking if you didn't hold his hand!

He was trying to talk to the birds!

Easter 2010 and some cute pictures

2010-04-09T17:40:00.001-07:00

Here is my sweet Luke. He was finished with his black beans and lima beans and decided to play in them! This is the final satisfaction laugh I got!
Here is the "I'm proud of myself"

Here is my precious Luke with black beans all over his face and hands and arms!
This is what happens if I leave Luke alone with the TV on!
He is no longer wearing baby clothes...2T pj's...SO SAD...but doesn't he look adorable?

Easter 2010
Daddy helping Luke get into his Easter basket.
Here is Luke hunting for eggs.

One day, Luke decided to pull out all of his diapers. His mom is pregnant with twins and doesn't have the energy to stop him!

Our Sweet boy walking and talking!

2010-03-18T07:44:00.000-07:00

Nanny, this is especially for you!

2010-03-13T16:54:00.001-08:00

Nanny, thanks for my outfit and for my rocking chair!

My great, handsome, athletic husband

2010-03-01T05:56:00.000-08:00

Recently Jon played in a basketball game for support cancer. Here is a great picture of him. He not only was the best player out there, but obviously the most handsome! Babe, I"m SOOO glad I'm married to you! You are my ONE and only!

Luke is walking!

2010-02-18T18:31:00.001-08:00

I don't have any pictures of video to show you yet, but all of a sudden in the past couple of days, he is taking more and more steps...pretty cute. It is funny though because he tries to run to his next destination (SUCH A BOY!).

Also, took him for his 1 year check-up (i know i'm late but at his one year mark i was puking up my brains), and at the end the doctor said, HE IS PERFECT!:o)...haha, we already knew that.!

I"ll post pictures when I can!

SNOW IN HILTON HEAD!!!!

2010-02-12T18:29:00.001-08:00

Luke looking at the snow! He was SOO into it!

WE ARE PREGNANT WITH TWINS!!!!

2010-02-01T17:01:00.000-08:00

Luke's first haircut!
Luke's 1st birthday! Momma is in the background yawning. The twins were wearing her out!

Sorry to all my friends who stalk my blog....i've been hugging the toilet instead of sitting at the computer writing on my blog! And that is a good thing! We found out just after Thanksgiving that we were pregnant. A few weeks later...saw 2 little heartbeats on the ultrasound! Praise God. What a blessing He has given us! Here are a few updated pictures of my precious 1 year old boy! I'm not taking near as many pictures and not videoing very much, but this is what I have! Thanks for checking in. I will try and do better as I am starting to feel more normal now! Or whatever normal feels like being pregnant with twins!

It's Beginning to Look ALOT like Christmas!!!

2009-12-10T09:42:00.000-08:00

This is Luke sitting in front of his Christmas tree in his room. He decorated it with lots of snowmen.
Luke is praising the Lord! How sweet!
Riding the Christmas train with Grammy.
Oh, and this is my Christmas fish face!!

Our Special GanGan

2009-11-18T17:30:00.000-08:00

My grandfather went to be with the Lord this past Friday. We are so grateful for all the memories we have with him. He was a very special grandfather and great-grandfather. I'm very glad he was able to meet Luke! Here are some special pictures that were taken months before he passed away.

Cute Beach Pictures

2009-11-18T17:24:00.001-08:00

First time in a big bath!

2009-11-07T12:10:00.001-08:00

Some thoughts

2009-11-06T05:04:00.000-08:00

GO HHCA!!!!!!

I thought I would take the time and plunge and do a little "writing" on the blog. I started the blog to have a place to show pictures of Luke. I'm a terrible writer and don't like doing it. But I just thought I would update on the Strebe life. WOW! It is crazy and busy here.

Jon's football season just ended with one loss all season. Jon did a great job with these guys but not because they had a winning season. He taught them so much about life and lessons they will never forget. I"m so very proud of him and so blessed to have him by my side each and everyday.

The Varsity continues on and will play a home game Friday night (tonight). They are in the play-offs and we are cheering them on into the State Championship game.

Our last month has been mostly packing and unpacking for trips. A month ago I went to Birmingham to see one of my friends who just had a baby. I came back on a Monday, and found out that Wednesday night that my grandfather was declining quickly. So I made a quick decision to drive to Atlanta Thursday morning, visit with him and drive back Friday. My precious Luke thinks it is "normal" to jump in the car and drive 4-5 hours on a trip, or to hop on a plane and go wherever and come back. He has flown 4 times and has been on road trips probably a dozen times. He is such a trooper. I had great times with my grandfather knowing it could very well be the last time I ever saw him or saw him coherent.

So we came home Friday, unpacked, repacked and flew out Saturday morning to Baltimore, Maryland. We attended Lincoln's (Jon's grandfather) memorial service. What a precious time of remembering his life and what he all meant to us. He is a special man and we miss him so much. We were able to spend lots of great times with him because he lived in our neighborhood. We flew back home Sunday night.

We were then here for a weekend (PRAISE GOD) and my sweet husband took me out on a date to a really neat restaurant here in Hilton Head. We went and sat on the beach after dinner and it was so nice to spend QT with him. (I am a QT person!!!).

This past weekend we went to Atlanta again for me to be in a wedding of one of my sweet friends from Providence. It was a beautiful and all for God!! I'm very happy for Michelle and Jason.

We are also dealing with my grandfather passing away. He is such a strong man till the end! He is still fighting but everyday his body gets weaker. He is such a great man and has impacted all of us in a different, positive way. He went into hospice 4 weeks ago. When he went in, he thought he would be there 4 days! God had other plans! So, I got to see him a month ago, right before he went into hospice, I just saw him this past weekend when I was in town for the wedding and he was still talking and could communicate a little. He smiled and waved at Luke when we came in. And then yesterday, my mom told him she was on the phone with me, and I heard him loud and clear say, "I love you, Donna" Those will be the last words I ever hear my grandfather say to me and I will remember it forever! Life is so short on this earth, but thank goodness we have the hope of eternity through Jesus Christ.

I am sitting here listening to my baby boy squeal and play in his bed. So sweet the sounds of a baby and we are so blessed for God to give us this precious life!

Luke's 1st Halloween

2009-11-04T05:09:00.000-08:00

Luke (really his parents) had so much fun going trick or treating with all his cousins! It was a fun time with the family. Here are some pictures of our little TIGER!!!!

Luke and his pumpkin and gelled hair!!!

2009-10-26T17:56:00.001-07:00

This is Luke's new way of sitting. He refuses to sit on his bottom with both legs in front. That silly boy!
Our little pumpkin!

Momma put gel in Luke's hair to spike it:o)

Luke loves to play in our closet with his momma's shirts

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Luke is dedicated to the Lord!

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What a precious day! And yes, Luke was the best dressed, haha!

Luke is praising the Lord!

2009-09-30T16:41:00.000-07:00

Luke loves to read!

2009-09-27T19:04:00.001-07:00

Luke is becoming so cuddly and will lay down beside me while I read or tell stories to him about when he was a "baby!" Such precious time!
This was taken from the video monitor. It was after the HHCA football game Friday night. He was SOO wired when we got home that he could not go to sleep! So finally, at 11:30pm, he CRASHED! He was playing with his feet and then BOOM, he was asleep and slept on his side just like this and didn't move!

A Day in the Life of Luke

2009-09-25T14:41:00.000-07:00

Luke loves to eat fruit and gets so mad when we take it away.
Here is Luke playing in our closet with my clothes. As you can see, he loves to pull my shirts off the hangers. I had to put 6 back on today. Not good when your house is on the market and you are trying to keep it very clean!
These are some toys he hasn't played with for 4 months. I brought them in to pack them up, and of course he is all of a sudden interested in them!

Here Luke is sucking his thumb and swinging! He loves to swing!

Isn't Luke just precious!

2009-09-22T08:57:00.001-07:00

This is Luke playing with his DVD! And this is how he sits! It is the ONLY way he can sit! Hilarious! He is 8 1/2 months old, and he refuses to sit on his bottom!

Luke loves to get in between the ottoman and the chair and play! He will NOT play on the floor! He plays standing up!

And here is Luke feeding himself....does he even need us anymore???:o)

Luke is clapping!! YEAH!!!!

2009-09-19T07:26:00.000-07:00

Football Season!

2009-09-19T07:06:00.000-07:00

We are excited about the football season! Luke LOVES going to games and either watching his daddy coach, or listening to his daddy announce! He is now officially an Eagle Fan!!

Luke's Great-Granpa is with the Lord.

2009-08-31T08:26:00.000-07:00

Jon's Grandfather died on Sunday, August 30th. We will miss him greatly but are so thankful for his life and how he loved the Lord. We are so very thankful he was able to get to know Luke. He adored him! Here are some pictures to remember forever!

Special pictures of "the mamma" and her precious baby boy.

2009-08-23T11:26:00.001-07:00

Mikayla, when are you coming back??

2009-08-23T10:41:00.000-07:00

This is how we found Luke everytime we went to go get him from his naps.
Mikayla was such a big help when we babysat Marybeth.
Look how attentive her students are being.
While Luke was napping, M would get her babies all situated.
This was our nighttime routine.
Luke's first time in the grocery cart.
Mikayla liked carrying Luke around in the "Born"
Mikayla was such a HUGE help and so fun to have around.

Luke and I went to Atlanta all by ourselves, SAD!!!

2009-08-23T10:31:00.001-07:00

We helped Michelle celebrate her upcoming wedding at her bridal shower. We are so excited for her!

My first time eating prunes! WHEEEW...I wish I could have showed you my diaper afterwards!
My Aunt Mandy and my buddy Levi.
My cousins Ashlyn and Sydney.
This is my nanny! She loves me so much!

The Latest

2009-08-18T06:16:00.000-07:00

Well, i have NO computer. You quickly learn to appreciate the small things in life. It has been out for a month (OBVIOUSLY)...But i will quickly update you. Luke is now crawling, pulling up to a standing position, and into EVERYTHING. The other day I turned my head for 5 seconds in the grocery store and he had eaten my grocery list. I know, Jon would have never given it to him in the first place, but oh well:o) He loves to sing and dance! He is now eating fruits and vegetables and love them!

He is SOOO adorable. Sorry I have no pictures, but I have no way of downloading. Our computer is supposed to arrive this week.

Mikalya spent last week with me. We had a blast! I brought her back yesterday, and I am spending a few days in Atlanta. We are VERY sad to be away from Jon!!

Hopefully I can update with pictures soon.

My World Traveler

2009-07-12T14:04:00.000-07:00

Luke and GG Roma...his only great-grandmother.

The beautiful Arizona mountains.

We loved visiting GG Roma

I love my GG Roma.

Luke at the zoo. He rode the train!

Luke with the baby white tigers!

Luke and Daddy on the plane!

Luke at the airport with his Starbucks. Can you tell he loves it?

Luke's 1st July 4th Celebration

2009-07-12T10:17:00.001-07:00

Luke chilling with the TV remote watching sports!

Luke and his 2 month old friends!

Aww! He was laying on his favorite block at his 1st July 4th party!

My almost 6 month old!!

2009-07-04T13:17:00.000-07:00

He can finally sit up in a tri-pod! Not for long though:o)

This is how I found Luke this morning! SOO Cute!

Happy 4th Anniversary, Babe!

2009-07-04T13:12:00.000-07:00

Notice the 2 roses. When Jon proposed to me, he had a rose. He pulled off pedal by pedal and for every pedal, he would say something he loved about me! It is a tradition that we do this every year on our anniversary. It was neat, because now that we have Luke in our lives, we have some of the same, and some different things to tell that we love about each other. My favorite is: I love Jon because he sets such an awesome Godly example for our little boy. Jon truly is a great man. I am very fortunate to have him as my husband! I don't deserve either of the boys!

Krisalyn, I miss you SOOO much!

2009-07-04T11:41:00.000-07:00

Krisalyn and Luke on the beach.

Jon and Krisalyn "hanging out." They love playing together!

My maid came to visit! Look out dirty the paper towel is. I'm SOO embarrassed. 6 months of no cleaning!

Here she is cleaning!

Luke and Krisalyn playing together! They are so sweet and Luke loved crawling all over K!

Krisalyn was a big help! She helped me feed Luke and always was there to play with him, hold him, get him to stop crying, etc!

Luke loves when his cousin/friend/mom Krisalyn feeds him his food!

This reminds me of how we used to play with Mark!

Having fun with Krisalyn in Hilton Head...i'm NOT sending her back:o)

2009-06-27T14:03:00.001-07:00

1st time in a highchair in a restaurant

Having fun with Jon on the trolley in Sea Pines...his summer job!

Catherine and Krisalyn on the trolley.

Our 4th wedding anniversary was Thursday, June 25. Krisalyn helped me celebrate because Jon was working...VERY SAD!!!

Krisalyn helping me plant a rose bush!

A couple of cute videos of Luke

2009-06-27T13:32:00.000-07:00

All of our favorite nieces!!

2009-06-27T13:19:00.000-07:00

Our 1st Mother's Day and Father's Day

2009-06-27T13:08:00.000-07:00

My beautiful rose bush from my precious son and precious husband.

Luke and I got dirty and made daddy a stepping stone for his 1st Father's Day! He didn't mind getting dirty at all!

Sydney and Luke playing together. Sydney is 1 day older!

2009-06-21T08:52:00.000-07:00

Peek-a-boo. I see you!

2009-06-18T07:39:00.000-07:00

This and That

2009-06-15T18:21:00.000-07:00

Luke in his new bumbo eating his toy!

Luke with Levi and Mack. He likes hanging out with the boys since he is always around girls.

Luke at basketball camp. He even stretched with the campers! And of course, he has his Nike gear on!

Check out these videos. Luke loves to laugh and talk!

Cute Laughing Video

2009-05-23T07:18:00.000-07:00

Luke and dad hanging out together!

Luke is kicking back while shopping.

Laughing at his daddy while taking a bath and sucking his thumb. Will Luke be a multi-tasker like his momma??

My Adorable Little Preppy Boy!

2009-05-21T09:46:00.000-07:00

OK, so it's been a while...A lot has happened!

2009-05-18T14:24:00.001-07:00

Luke has found his thumb! He puts it in his mouth all the time!!

Luke takes his rings off and also puts those in his mouth.

Luke is loving his jumperoo.

Sweet baby boy!

Luke was loving getting his picture made, can you tell?

Momma and Daddy love bath time! Our sweet boy loves it too!

Eating Dim Sum in Dallas, Texas while celebrating Sara's graduation from her residency in Orthopedic Surgery

Luke is spending time with his Aunt Sara in Dallas, Texas

Luke's first hotel. He does it up right!

Luke with his mamma on his first plane ride. He did great, except for the 10 mintues that he SCREAMED on the plane:O)

Luke and his mamma at the Dallas airport. This was Mother's Day. The best part about it was spending time with my son and husband. More pictures from Mother's Day to come.

Luke and his dad on the plane!

Luke taking a bath. Sorry you have to look sideways. And then here is another one of him talking! He is so sweet!

Laughing and Giggling Luke

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Spring Break Favorites for Luke!

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Luke loving life in his cousins' pink towel after his bath!

I think he is going to love Nike just like his dad!

Luke loved seeing Nanny at work!

And his all time favorite was eating dim sum with his dad! For those of you who don't know, dim sum is authenic chinese food!

Easter snapshots!

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Our quiver got more full by the minute in Atlanta. We LOVED having our nieces with us, we were just sad Sydney couldn't join us!

I guess Luke has been good because the Easter Bunny came to see him!

Uncle Jon had fun at the Easter Egg hunt helping his nieces!

Here is Uncle Jon with his nieces and his son!

Cute videos!

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Luke is loving the visit from Mikayla and Krisalyn

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Here is Krisalyn feeding her duck. Mikayla doing Krisayn's hair.

Luke at the beach with his cool sunglasses.

Here they are, enjoying the beach.

Kiddo and her pee pee tee pee.

All the babies after their bath drying out.

We all went to the grocery store together! What a fun trip!

Mikayla and Krisalyn are giving their baby dolls a bath because it is bath night!

Mikayla and Luke hanging out watching TV!

Luke visits the Easter Bunny!

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Luke is helping his daddy read books!

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This is for you, MomMom MacKay

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Dear MomMom...Thank you so much for my Cedarville onesie. Maybe one day I will end up going there if you will promise me that you will still be a Prof and teach me! Love, Luke

Luke's first walk on the beach

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Luke is going backwards because the wind was so bad and we didn't want him to get blown away:o)

Look who's talking!

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Big Boy Luke

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My parents just exhaust me!

I am now sitting at the dinner table with my parents. Look what a big boy I am.

I went for an hour walk with my mamma today in my big boy stroller. No more infant carrier for me!

I love the Georgia Bulldogs, Nike and most of all I love my daddy!

Luke now weighs 13 lbs, 6 oz! He is loving wearing Nike like his dad!

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Luke got a new toy to play with ! He loves the music and sounds!

Luke in his Nike tennis shoes that Mikayla wore when she was this age.

I caught Luke smiling on camera, finally!

Luke goes to church

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Luke with his pastor and friend, Jeff! He did great. Slept the whole time!

Happy 2 month old birthday Luke!

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My sweet husband cooked me Chinese-Shrimp Lo Mein!

This is Luke's first interaction with a dog. The dog was much more intersted in him that Luke was with the dog.

Check out the pee pee tee pee

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Precious Moments!

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Luke's 2 favorite things...basketball and crabs at the beach! His cousins gave him these!

Precious feet and...

Precious hands

Our sweet smiling boy...6 weeks old!!!

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Luke and daddy having library time.

Cute smiles from our sweet baby!

My Sweet Valentine!

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Luke and his momma shopping!

My athletic boy in his Air Jordan from his Aunt Sara.

My preppy boy that takes after his daddy!

Look what Luke bought for his momma's 1st Valentine's Day!

Here is my athletic boy and preppy boy and my cute valentine! Jon and I love Luke more and more everyday! He is so fun, and easy! Luke is the champion eater, sleeper, and pooper!

Big Boy Luke weighing in at 10lbs 14ounces at 5 weeks!

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Big Boy Luke is now sleeping in his Big Boy Bed! He LOVES it! And his parents love it to because he is sleeping SO well! This boy is growing and becoming cuter by the second! We love him so much and he is such a blessing in our lives! We thank God for him daily.

1st Birthday as a Mommy!

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Jon and Luke started off the day by go and getting me Starbuck's and flowers! Then Jon cooked me breakfast and the best present of all was that he took the day off to be with me! So I got to spend my birthday with my two favorite boys! And we took Luke to the beach for the first time! What a special birthday as a first time mom!

Luke is ready for church!

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Luke and his great-grandfathers

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Luke and Mom are on the go!

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Welcome to Moe's!!!

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This was our first outing with Luke! He did great and did not make a peep!

Family Photos

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Luke is changing by the day! He is doing great and adjusting to life outside the womb!

This little boy gets more precious by the day!

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Here are some updated pictures! I can't believe Luke is 2 weeks old! His personality is really starting to come out, especially during feeding time. He is a very determined, fiesty little boy. He makes the SAME facial expressions as Jon! SO CUTE!

Finally...some more pictures of Luke!

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Precious Bath Time...it isn't Luke's favorite especially when his mom and Aunt Karen give it to him on the coldest day of the year! Let's just say he finished with purple feet and hands!

He is such a happy, content little fellow. And his dad can hardly stand going to work because he misses him so much! He is the eating and sleeping champ!

Some More Great Pictures of our Miracle Baby Boy

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He is the PERFECT baby! He is so easy, content and just like his father! He is already on a schedule!

Luke and his cousins!

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And the name is........LUKE ANDREW STREBE!

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LUKE ANDREW STREBE comes home from the hospital!

Monday, January 12, 2009

Baby Strebe Arrives!

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Our miracle baby boy Strebe is here! Born 1-9-09 8 lbs 5 oz 21 3/4"

Getting ready for baby boy Strebe!

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