Lucas van Gogh

my baby is going to be the next van Gogh.. you just wait and see ;) we've been trying to have more play/activity time for Luke to get him away from the t.v. i can tell you that as long as "Daddy's" involved, Luke can pretty much careless what he's doing, he's a complete Daddy's boy lately (poor hubbs can't even go to the restroom in peace without Luke having a meltdown!). And me, patient mommy that i am, i just tell Luke to go to his room if he's going to cry, which usually results in him stopping :) no wonder he's not my shadow, right?! haha, i'm sure a lot has to do with Logan being attached to me every waking moment (which is, too, a result of poor hubs not even getting a moment away from Luke... it's a vicious cycle!).

I have to say, though, it absolutely melts my heart to hear Trev blessing Luke (in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit...) and saying prayers with him every night, usually at the time I'm nursing Logan for his last feeding of the night. I love witnessing the mutual love shared between them two ♥

So, in an attempt to give the hubbs a break every now and then, and spend some quality time with my baby boy, I try to sneak in activities that I can engage Luke in... like painting :) I usually don't pull the camera out during activities, but wanted to document him in all his cuteness... you know, the beginning of the next van Gogh... these photos will be worth MILLIONS in a few years ;)



haha, isn't it quite obvious that he doesn't really like to get messy? he kept asking me to clean his hands.. but i wouldn't do it, reassuring him that it was ok to be a little messy while painting :)

and then he started getting into it ♥




i had to rotate the paper so he eventually used all four sides... check out the paint in his hair, haha, the rebel! then it was time for a bubble bath, his favorite! i still love giving him baths all the time, something that i'm sure i'll miss once he gets old enough to refuse the help (it already makes me sad to even consider this a possibility reality!).

and this next one is a bonus for me, Trev and I absolutely LOVE his awesome bedhead ♥

Trev in the background, "Babe, don't get me in the frame!" and me, "no worries, you'll be blurred beyond recognition!" haha, and then i go and tell the world that he's in the background - like it's not that obvious! ;) this was shot at f/1.2 with my 50mm lens.