Luke - Our Big Boy.

This may not be news to many, but it's amazing news to us! Luke is now officially taking a shower by himself without any outside help. He washes his own hair, and he even turns the shower off and rinses out the tub when he is finished.

It's the little things like this that can make an entire day! I can't believe that he has turned into such a little man! Kids get big so fast! I am so thankful that God has blessed me with such beautiful, sweet, and amazing kids. There are no words. Literally. Thanks God!

Luke has gone from this:

He is about 2 months old here...poor little guy. He was so little when he was born...not to mention bald! According to my notes Luke weighed in at 8 lbs and was 20.5 inches long at 2 months.

TO THIS:

Luke is 49.5 inches tall, weighs 51.5 pounds, and is very bright and athletic. So much fun! My favorite little boy! Not to mention, he got hair was not destined to be bald after all!

Pictures Of The Kids

One of these days I am actually going to sit down and write something, but for now, pictures will have to suffice. I took these pictures last week. Most of the pictures I took were of Faith because she needed her 3 year pictures done. I think they turned out really sweet. Storyboards are the easiest way to post pictures, so I apologize if you get sick of looking a them all together like this. If you want to see more of Faith's 3 year pictures, just look at the post following this one. Enjoy!

PS - Blogger is being weird, so I will post the rest of the pictures tomorrow...

Faith's 3 Year Pictures

Basketball Camp Part II - A Million Picture Tribute

Luke finished up camp on Friday, June 12th. He says that it was pretty much the single greatest experience of his life...those are pretty much his exact words. He did a great job following directions and keeping up with the big kids. Luke is a natural basketball player...that is the simple truth. I wish all the picture that I took were perfect but the fact is, I had Hannah on my hip a lot of the time I was shooting, so there is some camera shake in some of these. Here are some highlights from his last day at camp:

Luke wrote his name on his award ball. I think he did a great job!

Luke and Daddy. Bet you can't guess who Luke's favorite coach is...

Luke, Scott Straley (alt. sp. Stray-Lee), Faith, and Hannah.

Scott was Luke's camp coach, and we have known him since he was an 8th grader. Tyron was his coach from 8th - 12th grade, and Scott now plays basketball for Austin College in Sherman, TX. We joke all the time that we are going to change his name to be spelled Stray-Lee. Our kids LOVE him, and wish that he was still staying with us. He is definitely part of our family!

Luke got the "Hustle Award." He was so proud of it!

Luke showing off his "Hustle Award."

Luke's team at camp: NCAA

Luke getting his shoe bag for attending camp.

SPEED DRIBBLE CONTEST:

HOT SHOT CONTEST:

Clearly it was a nail biter...

Anyone else wondering why the coach's kid is the only one NOT doing push-ups?

Watching her big brother like a hawk.

Seriously, Mommy...

Do you think her patience was getting thin? :-)

Changes the meaning of "baby in a basket."

Happy Birthday Princess Faith!

It seems so crazy that Faith is 3 this year. Time has gone by so fast, but it also seems like Faith has been a part of our lives forever. She is so much fun. We get such a kick out of Faith. She has more personality than most full grown adults I know. She knows exactly what she wants and how she wants it. We used to worry that Faith would be an aggressive little kid, but she has turned into this precious, sweet, kind-hearted, and tender little girl. She makes us laugh every day, and she is so good to her brother and sister. If you are around her for any amount of time at all, you will fall in love with Faith. She is contagious!

Faith is adventurous, artistic, bouncy, energetic, sweet, kind, loving, nurturing, and a million other things. Faith loves bugs, gymnastics, ballet, being the center or attention, babies, Luke, Hannah, baby dolls, Noel, candy, playing outside, riding her bike, princess paraphernalia, and anything that is pink and sparkly. Faith doesn't like meat, naps, her back-up blankie, or anything that doesn't involve her big brother or little sister.

The Lee Family wouldn't be the Lee Family without Faith. God really blessed us when he gave us the privilege of being her mommy and daddy. God has taught us more about ourselves through Faith than we could have ever imagined possible. Amazing.

Happy Birthday Sweet Faith!

Luke's First Basketball Camp

This year Luke gets to go to Basketball Camp. His coach at camp is one of Tyron's players that is from The Colony. His name is Scott, and he has literally known Luke every day of is life. It's pretty special that Luke gets Scott as his coach. Luke is loving every minute of camp...I'm sure you're shocked! Just to give you a point of reference, he is 4 years younger than the youngest camper enrolled. It's crazy because he is just as big as a lot of the other campers! See for yourself!

Working on "form shooting."

Shooting Drill called "Hot Shots"

When one of the coaches says "ball" the kids have to hold their ball over their heads.

Racing.

Luke's Team: VARSITY.

Listening to instructions from Daddy.

Dribbling.

Bass Pro Shop

After Faith's birthday party, we went to the Bass Pro Shop to look around. The kids had a great time looking at all the fish and hanging out with Mimi and Paw Paw. Here are few shots that I took...