Headstone, Cruise & Luke

Today some of our family went to visit Ruby’s grave to look at her new headstone.

They sent pictures and I am so pleased with the way it turned out.

The only thing they couldn’t do was put her initials in the heart on the tree, it was too small.

I wish this was something that we weren’t even dealing with, but I am glad we have something to visit and decorate.

I think it represents her well (after a million sketches and phrases I think we decided on the right one).

Here is my sketch:

Here is the actual headstone:

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Jared and I booked our anniversary cruise this week for November and we are so excited to go.

We really need a vacation just the two of us.

I know Luke will be in good hands at my parent’s house.

We will be going to the Eastern Caribbean.

I just wish we could take a big trip like this every year for our anniversary.

Maybe one day…

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All about Luke:

I haven’t done a post like this in a long time and I feel I need to document some of the things Luke is doing/saying/into.

* He loves Curious George. If he gets to choose something to watch on TV, it will be Curious George every time.

* He will say, “I miss you, too, mom” out of the blue. He likes to use this at bedtime when he doesn’t want me to go. Melt my heart.

* He has been sleeping in his toddler bed for a couple weeks and has been doing awesome. He doesn’t get out of bed and he sleeps through the night.

* He loves to use the word sure. “Luke, will you go get your shoes on?” “SURE!”

* His new phrase is: “What doing?” He will ask me about 20 times a day, what doing, mom?

* He still says why and what after everything.

* He is still VERY ticklish.

* He loves to tease, wrestle and play hide and seek.

* He pretends he is choo choo Buzz Lightyear (Buzz in Toy Story 3 when he saves the train) all day.

* He has to have a measuring cup full of cereal and a cup of black (chocolate) milk while watching a cartoon in the morning.

* He is still my routine little boy and everything has an order and a system to it.

* He loves to talk on the phone now that we have a landline with an old school phone. He thinks it’s pretty cool.

* He loves to read books. His favorite right now is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

* He can count to ten.

* He says oopsie daisy and whoopsy a lot (he must be listening to me).

* He sings the ABC’s, Popcorn Popping, You’ve Got a Friend in Me, and You are My Sunshine, on a daily basis.

* He is learning and saying new words all the time.

* He loves puzzles and can do them my himself.

* He gives the best hugs and kisses.