Dear Luca

Dear Luca,
Wow. Turning 9 months old has been a BIG deal. You have been a very busy little boy these last couple of weeks! You are now an expert at the army crawl that you began at 8 months, and you can really move fast! You give Tevez a run for his money! Over the course of one weekend you began sitting from laying, pulling to stand in your crib and at your play table, waving hi and bye, pointing at anything and everything, clapping, sharing toys with mommy and daddy, and shaking your head to music. You are so funny! You are always smiling, and I just can't get enough of your "ma ma ma ma"...even if it's not necessarily directed towards me just yet. I am so proud of how well you have done at your new daycare since grandma and grandpa left. You are always happy when I pick you up, and you love flirting with the ladies at the front desk. You and your buddy Bennett really keep Ms. Debbie on her toes every day, and you are quite the duo. I love seeing you interact with friends. It's too cute. Today we took you to your first class at The Little Gym. You seemed to have a good time, even if you were one of the youngest babies there. You loved the balls, sticks, and bubbles of course. You also got to try out your new pool in the backyard since it was 100 degrees today! You had a BLAST! You really love the water. I can't wait to take you to the big pool soon. You are so full of energy. I can't imagine what the next few years are going to be like chasing you around everywhere. Tomorrow we are going to try out your big boy carseat, and mommy is going to work on some things for your 1st birthday party. I want it to be extra special. I can't believe in less than 3 months you will be a year old. Stop growing so fast!!! 

Love You Always,

Mommy

Feeling Crafty

Oh Pinterest, I love how you make me feel creative when really I am not. I am pretending to be creative and crafty this weekend. Thanks to Pinterest I have collected quite a few ideas for Luca's first birthday party. I cannot believe it is less than 3 months away. How did that happen?! I am getting really excited. We are doing a blue and orange themed party, and I have some super cute ideas in the works. I am going to keep most of them under wraps for now, but here is a sneak peak of what I am working on:

Courtesy of juliemariepix.blogspot.com
This was my inspiration. We will see how it turns out. Oh, and thanks to Pinterest I also discovered these amazing looking Orange Crush cupcakes courtesy of www.serendipitymommy.com:

I am going to have to make a trial batch soon. YUM.