The McCauley Family

My 3 Goodlookin' Kiddos!

2011-10-06T13:28:00.000-07:00

Hey there family and friends! I cant believe I"m actually getting around to posting the pictures we had taken of the kiddos. They came out so good and I wanted to share them with all of you.
Its been a busy summer with our move and bringing our sweet baby Ryder into our family. Everything has gone well and we are so glad to be settled in. A super big thank you to my parents who were here to help. I seriously couldn't have done it without them. Especially with Jon being gone so much with work.
As far as whats new....not much besides trying to be a good mom and not getting overwhelmed with the craziness of the adjustsment of having three kids. Luke is in preschool and loving it! Emery is now talking up a storm and thinking she is the boss of our house, and Ryder is just looking around wondering where he is.;) And Jon is working like crazy. Well, thats it for now and i hope to blog again soon.

Easter

2011-04-27T13:57:00.000-07:00

Alright, I think Im back in the blogging world. I cant believe how long its been. I've decided to start with some Easter Pictures. We had a couple easter egg hunts, egg decorating at home, and Easter Sunday going to church. This was Emery's first Easter where she actually hunted for the eggs and was totally excited to find treats inside them. Luke was a good teacher for her and showed her how. She wants to do everything he does. Within the last month, they have become best friends and it has been so fun to watch them.

Family Pictures

2010-08-14T14:44:00.001-07:00

We took some family pictures a couple weeks ago. And we loved how they all turned out. Our friend had a sister in town who does photography and was so nice to take our pictures. Thank you so much Susan!

Luke & Emery

2010-06-27T14:03:00.000-07:00

Just like her Mom...she loves to soak up some sun!

Em started crawling at five and a half months and then at 6 months while we were eating dinner we look over at Em with the biggest grin on her face as she pulls herself up to stand up. As you can see from the picture, she is very proud of herself. We could not believe it. This little girl is growing up way too fast for us.

Every time we turn around Emery is doing something new. Just a few days ago while I was washing the dishes...I looked over and there she was laying on her bouncer! I just can't leave this girl alone for one minute. She is always on the go and getting into everything.

Emery's first days of eating baby food. I've been meaning to post for so long.

Luke & Em (the after dinner mess)I loved Em's messy look with the bib "little man".

About a month ago, Jon took Luke on his first camping trip for the father/son campout. He had a blast!

The classic campout food...hotdogs.

Sleeping in a tent was one of the highlights for Luke but not so much for Jon. Jon said Luke is a very noisy sleeper and kept him up most of the night.

Our little boy is starting to love anything that has to do with cowboys. We went to Lubbock and visited his cousins out there who have a ranch with lots of horses. I'm very disappointed as I only got the camera out on the last day of our trip and took this one picture but luckily it is a very good one!

Luke is a great helper. He loves to help me water our flowers.

Seriously???...."Doctor McCauley"

2010-05-29T19:37:00.000-07:00

The family at graduation.

Jon's buddies

Jon receiving his diploma.

It is now official, my awesome husband is a dentist!!!! I just have to let my husband know how proud I am of him for all his hard work to get to this point. He has amazed me so much by how hard he has worked since the time we got married 6 years ago. He has been in school this whole entire time and has been stuyding like crazy day in and day out. Jon, you're the best...you really are! Congratulations!!!! We love you!

On Thursday May 27, Jon had his Dental Graduation. We took the kiddos and they actual did really good. Luke kept saying, "I like Daddy's graduation!"..."Good Job Dad!" It was very cute! As for the future plans...Jon accepted a job working at a dental office VERY close to home. So as for now... we are staying in Texas. He doesn't have much of a break as he starts work on Monday.

Am I really 27?

2010-03-22T14:12:00.001-07:00

Yes, it is true. I turned 27 yesterday and I can't believe it. Time flies by way too fast. My Birthday was totally perfect thanks to my wonderful family. I had no idea how creative my husband is until this weekend. He totally threw me off. He's not usually one to go all out for Birthday's or Holiday's but he did and he did an awesome job.
It was actually a Birthday weekend. On Saturday, Jon sent me off to the movies (yes, I go by myself and I love it)then when I came home Luke said, "Happy Birthday Princess Mommy!" and gave me my princess wear for the weekend with a super sweet princess card from him and Emmy. The wand was for me to use whenever I wanted something or needed something to be done... all I had to do was wave my magical wand and it was done. It was wonderful as you could imagine! Then we all went out to eat and then ended the night by going bowling. That was so much fun except for the fact that Luke did better than me. Jon said that I probably should have gotten the bumper on my lane. ;) Sunday was the princess party. Jon decorated the house with balloons, he had pink decorations and a delicious Birthday cake that him and the kids made.
It was perfect! Thanks Jon, Luke, and Emmy. I love you!

Getting my princess wear (check out those fancy pink gloves).

Bowling

Jon showing me how to bowl.

Me and the kiddos.

Licking the bowl. It was Luke's first time he thought it was sooo cool!

Going to church.

Princess Party!

Sugar Rush!

Our Vacation to Hawaii

2010-03-12T14:04:00.000-08:00

We decided to go to Hawaii for a family vacation to celebrate Jon graduating dental school. He is not officially finished with school yet... he will be in May. But once he is finished he will be starting work, so we will not have time later to take a vacation. We first went to Maui to visit Grandma & Grandpa Albright and then we went to Oahu for a few days to show the kiddos where it all began.;)We had so much fun! Hawaii is such a beautiful place! Luke keeps asking to go to the beach to play and Emery is missing those wonderful naps on the beach as she listens to the waves...I wish I could say yes and take them back.

The lovely plane ride! (8 1/2 hours)

Luke got burried in the sand by Grandpa.

Daddy and Luke playing at the beach.

Sweet little Emery.

Luke spending time with Grandpa & Grandma.

We hung out with one of my best friends growing up (Becca) and her family. This is her daughter Ivy...Emery's new friend. This was the day they came up to my parents house during the Tsunami.

Jon and I went on a snorkel trip while G & G watched the kiddos for us.

Daddy and our kiddos in Oahu. What a beautiful background!

Our handsome boy!

Emery's Baby Blessing

2010-01-03T14:44:00.001-08:00

Our little Emery was blessed last Sunday on December 27th.

Emery Grace McCauley

2009-12-13T20:55:00.001-08:00

It all started a little before midnight on Saturday December 5th. The wonderful contractions started. After about 30 minutes Brit and I started to keep track of them and realized they weren't very consistent and started to think it was false labor. At around 1:30am we decided to go to bed. By 2:45am, the contractions were more intense and Brit woke me up and said it was go time. We got our stuff together and called my brother to have them meet us at the hospital to pick up Luke because Brit said there wasn’t enough time to drop him off on the way.
When I woke up Luke, the first word that came out was..."Donuts!" Every once in awhile I take Luke to get donuts on Saturday morning and for some reason he thought it was time for donuts. It was funny! He had no idea what was going on. We got to the hospital around 3:15. We got checked in, got to the delivery room and Brit got the gown on. The nurse told us that Brit was fully dilated. The nurse was getting ready to put an IV in and Brit’s water broke. About 3 minutes later, Emery was born at 3:51am on Sunday December 6th. She weighed 6 pounds 5 ounces and was 19 inches long. Brit didn’t have much time to think about the fact that there was no time for an epidural…….which she definitely planned on getting. She now says it was way better than Luke’s delivery with the epidural…...although from where I was standing that just makes absolutely no sense. But, she handled it like a champ. She didn’t panic, didn’t freak out……just took care of business….and it is a good thing too because Emery had the cord wrapped around her neck and stalled coming out until it was cut. Once out, she cried, then inhaled some fluid and went silent for what seemed like an eternity while the nurse worked to get her breathing again. She started to cry again and then a respiratory specialist cleared the fluid from her lungs. Needless to say, the poor nurses were a little overwhelmed with everything because the doctor didn’t make it in time. They passed her through the NICU just to be safe and brought her back to us no worse for the wear……dazed and confused but healthy.
We are so blessed to finally have her here with us as a part of our family. Emery is our newest addition and we couldn't be happier! Luke is absolutely in love with his baby sister and wants to hold her all the time…..hopefully that lasts. Good job Brit, you’re the best.

Happy Halloween!!

2009-11-02T12:13:00.000-08:00

"Happy Halloween!" This year Luke was a skeleton or according to Luke he says he was "bones" for Halloween. I went and got his costume right before it was time to go to our church party & trick or treating...so when I came home with the costume it was a bit too small and we didnt have time to return it for a bigger size leaving Luke in a snug tight skeleton costume. After the struggle of getting him to wear the costume and squeezing it on...Luke had the time of his life! We first went to our ward trunk or treat party and then we went trick or treating with his cousins. He couldn't believe he could just go to everybody's house...say trick or treat...and get free candy! It took him a few tries and then after that he was set and could do it all by himself. Luke did not want this day to end. It took awhile to calm him down and get him to bed after all the sugar intake.

Luke's Surgery Day

2009-09-25T12:50:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Luke went in for surgery. He had a hydrocele and a hernia. The pre-surgery part was a little hard as he had to fast from midnight up until his surgery which was at 1pm and check in was at 11am. The acutal surgery went well. When we got to see him after the surgery he was not happy with us and his only mission was to get out of that hospital. He cried and struggled to get out from the time we saw him up until we left the hospital. The hard part for him was his legs were numb and so he couldn't walk. When one of the nurses came in the room to take his I.V. out he decided it was taking too long and ripped it off himself which caused some bleeding making him more mad. After we finally made it home after a long day at the hospital...he took a rest and that was the only time we could get a picture of the sweet Luke. As far as recovery goes...he is doing pretty good. He just gets really frustrated as he is realizing he can't do much causing him to be grumpy. Who can blame him?? I hate watching him walk, he makes it look so uncomfortable. Its pretty hard telling a 2 year old to take it easy. As for now, were just glad its over with and that he is doing well... wishing the recovery process will go by fast.

Luke counting to 10!!!

2009-09-09T11:24:00.000-07:00

Luke loves to count right now and be on the camera. I've been meaning to post this for a long time and just got around to it.

Baby Names

2009-08-16T18:57:00.001-07:00

Hey Friends and Family! Jon and I have been talking about baby names for our little girl arriving in December. There are so many cute baby girl names out there. Our list started at about 10 names and now we have it down to our favorite four. We both like them all ALOT! We thought we would have some fun with it and see what "ya'll" think by doing an annonymous poll.

Family Vacation #2... Aspen Grove

2009-08-14T14:29:00.000-07:00

We just had our Albright reunion at Aspen Grove. Every other year we meet up with all the Albrights with siblings, parents, grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles and have a super fun trip. Our group just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Thanks to Granny and Grandpa Albright for making it possible!!
After Aspen Grove my side of the family went and stayed at my Brother Curts house. We all crammed in there for a few days and had some more fun. Too many Albright's at once can get a little crazy! Ha! When we came home, Luke didn't know what to do after having the 24/7 cousins to play with. We really enjoyed spending time with the family!

Family Picture

Can you tell it was getting too hot at the park? All the kids went to hang out by the water fountains.

Cousins hanging out at the bench.

Jon took Luke fishing.

Luke watching the entertainment of all the groups performing their cheer.

The boys playing badminton.

Family Picture

Hanging out at the park.

Feeding the goats by my brother's house.

Three of the grandkids have Birthday's really close together during this time of the year so Aunt Nikki made them a cake. Luke totally enjoyed his...can't you tell??? Happy Birthday Luke, Taylor and Coby!!!!

Grandpa and Grandma Albright saying goodbye to us at the airport!!! My mom decided to go brunett...what do you think?? I think she looks like a HOTTIE!

Happy 2nd Birthday Luke!

2009-08-11T13:23:00.000-07:00

Luke just celebrated his 2nd Birthday on August 8th. I can't believe he is already 2. Time seriously goes by way too fast. We figured he's still pretty young to really know whats going on so we didn't have a big party and decided to have a fun family day. We first started the day by going to IHOP for breakfast, then we went to a sprayground park that he just loves, went to the fist store to get a knew fish for his fish tank and then went over to his cousin's house for cake and ice cream. As far as gifts go...well, my parents got him a train and lets just say that is all he needed. He absolutley loves it! He doesn't want to eat or sleep he just stares and plays with his train. It is too funny! Luke says thank you Grandma and Grandpa Albright!

Luke at the spraypark.

He always meets a new friend everytime we go. This one kind of looks like his cousin Cade.

This video is of Luke playing with his "choo choo train" for the first time. This one is for Grandma and Grandpa.

Surprise!

2009-07-22T13:37:00.000-07:00

Its a girl!!!!!!
Jon's guess was a girl and mine was a boy. Jon has been right with Luke and now this one. And I have been wrong on both! We are soooooo excited to be having a baby girl! At 15 weeks we were told we were most likely having a girl and then today we went and had our 20 week sonogram that confirmed it's a girl. After the sonogram we went to the store and I had a hard time staying away from the baby girl clothes section. Now we are looking for some cute girl names so if you have any ideas please share!

Today I am exactly 20 weeks! The half way mark!

Oklahoma Trip

2009-07-22T11:38:00.000-07:00

We got together with Jon's side of the family for a long weekend in Oklahoma. We stayed in a really nice cabin with 6 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. Luke had the time of his life being around his cousins 24/7! With Jon having such a big family its hard to get everybody together but for this trip we had 5 siblings and their families come out of 11 siblings. We missed the ones that weren't there but we enjoyed the time we had with the ones that did. It was so nice to have all the cousins help out with Luke and make him sooo happy! We went to the lake and rented a boat and some jet ski's, we went on a short hike due to the rain, fishing, a train ride, lots of swimming and hanging out!

His cousin Mallory took care of him and became his new best friend.

Eating watermelon. Look at that cute belly!

Luke swimming with his cousin Austin.

Mom and Luke at the Lake waiting for our turn to ride on the boat.

Luke roasting his marshmallows by the fire.

Train ride. Luke is into trains right now. They had a fun little train ride that took you through the woods where we saw lots of deer.

Luke Jumping

2009-07-17T09:36:00.000-07:00

Our friends Jeff and Jill have a really awesome pool and lucky for us they live right up the street from us and they also let us come over whenever we want. With it being so hot here its been really nice.
I went inside the house to put the food away and when I came back out Jon had Luke jumping of the waterfall. I was totally shocked and worried as I am a Mom that always does! Our Luke is not afraid of the water!

4th of July Weekend

2009-07-08T14:26:00.000-07:00

Last minute we decided to go up to Austin to visit with Jon's Grandma for the 4th of July weekend. It's about a 3 hour drive. It was Luke's first road trip and he did pretty good. If it wasn't for fruit snacks and a DVD player... I don't know how we would have survived. We had a lot of fun! Jon's Grandma has a beautiful home with lots to do. Luke had endless fun in her huge backyard and swimming pool. It was nice to have a little family get away!

Mom and Luke at the 4th of July parade. It took Luke a little while to realize they were throwing out candy, bead necklaces, and toys for anybody. Once he did, he thought it was the coolest!

Dad and Luke at the parade.

Swimming with Dad.

Luke loves to jump! He's got a great pose going on when he does.

He loved wearing the straw hat from Gram.

Luke playing with Gram's small piano. He thought he was so cool!

I'm just glad we don't have one at our house. Ha!

The drive home!

I'm Pregnant!!!!

2009-06-10T18:59:00.001-07:00

Luke giving "baby" a kiss and a hug!

I've been meaning to spread the good news for awhile now. We're expecting our next little one on December 10th. In a couple of days I will be 14 weeks along. I just started showing...Ive got a little baby gut growing! I am more than happy to be moving into my second trimester as I was pretty sick with this one. With Luke I wasn't at all and was totally shocked when I started to get sick with this pregnancy. But I am feeling alot better now. We are sooooo excited and can't wait for him/her to get here! Although Luke doesn't really understand what is going on he likes to call my belly baby and give it kisses every once in awhile. He is really cute about it! He really enjoyed going to our first sonogram the other day as he watched the screen saying "baby" over and over again. I promise to get back into the blogging world and keep ya'll updated!

Easter Weekend

2009-04-14T12:59:00.001-07:00

This was Luke's 2nd Easter and it was alot more fun now that he is a little older. We had an Easter egg hunt at the park on Saturday afternoon with a bunch of his cousins. We definetly had enough kids to have our own egg hunt. Luke was sooo excited! He was even more excited when he figured out there was candy inside the eggs. Later that day Jon took Luke fishing to the pond infront of our house. Luke was not afraid to touch the fish at all. Now Luke is in love with going to the pond and wants to go EVERYDAY! That night we decided we would try and decorate some eggs. To our surprise Luke did alot better than we thought. Then on Easter Sunday we went to church and had dinner that evening with our friends, the Massey's.

Trip to Utah

2009-04-07T20:59:00.000-07:00

Luke and I went to Utah to visit my brother Curt and his family, my parents who were also out there visiting, and my grandpa Chuck. It was a very eventful trip. Luke and I got to meet my newest (2 week old) Nephew Crosby, who is just adorable!
To help out my sister in law Nikki..we tried to keep the kids entertained. We played in the snow which was Luke's first experience playing in the snow and he just loved it! We went and fed the goats up the street a couple of times. My dad and I took Luke, Camden, and Taylor to a kids discovery museum which almost drove me crazy trying to not lose any of them in the midst of a million other kiddos (notice I have no pictures from that event). Hint: never go on a two dollar off Tuesday. Although it wasn't my favorite activity it was probably the kids favorite.

Luke's famous jump...still trying to get those two feet off the ground.

Luke and Taylor in the sled.

My parents, Luke, Taylor, Camden, and myself.

Luke and I

The Grandkids and Grandpa.

While on the trip Luke got his first "real haircut" by his Aunt Nikki in her salon downstairs with his first lolipop! He sat sooo still and enjoyed that lolipop and was probably wondering why he has never had one before.

Before

During

After

Luke and Camden had their matching P.J.'s on!

Feeding the goats.

Valentine's Day

2009-02-18T12:21:00.001-08:00

We did a Valentine's babysitting swap with Jon's brother and wife. So they went out on Saturday and we went out on Monday. We went out to a nice dinner at Maggiano's a very tasty Italian restaurant...thanks to the gift card we had which made it possible!! Jon and I don't get to have very many nice sit down dinners together at a nice restaurant so this Valentine's couldn't have been any better along with spending time with Jon was just absolutely perfect!

Family Trip to Maui

2009-01-29T12:03:00.001-08:00

Oh, yes...we got to go and enjoy another wonderful trip to visit Grandma and Grandpa in Maui. I know, life is just so rough for us! This time my brother Casey and sister in law Lori with all their kids came and my sister Tiff too and we just had a blast! We sure did miss my other brother curt and sister in law Nikki and their kiddos but she's pregnant and couldn't fly. We missed you guys!!!
Well, besides those "wonderful" long plane rides... we had a great family vacation! We pretty much went to the beach just about every day. How could we not with the weather being perfect and with Luke always happy there! Jon and I went on a hike and did some snorkeling. One day, Jon went sea fishing with my dad and a close family friend who has a boat. Jon was really excited about it, he loves to fish. But the trip didn't turn out as he had imagined, he ended up throwing up the whole time. Sorry Jon! Overall, we had an amazing trip!

Luke and his cousin Coby had so much fun together! They were always up to something!

Just about everyday my dad would make us shave ice with his homemade rootbeer. It was sooo tasty and so fun for the kids too!

Brianne and I made a lei for Grandma.

Luke loved being burried in the sand. Worked great for us! He couldn't get very far. Ha!

As you can tell by now, we pretty much lived at the beach. All day, every day!

Luke always wanted to be near the water. He just loved it!

Eating lunch.

My boys!

Jon and I went on a hike in laparoos with Casey, Brianne and Cade. Not the one we thought we were going to but it turned out to be really nice. You think I would know my way around by now since I did grow up there...but nope!

Luke just chillin in Mom's chair

Grandma and Grandpa with the grandkids.

Family pic. on our last day in paradise. (Kam 3 Beach)

Family Pictures...Finally!

2008-12-20T15:34:00.000-08:00

Well, we're a little late this year taking our family pictures but we finally did it! There is a little story behind it... well, I reminded Jon that it's that time (family pictures) and we both had a different suggestion. Mine was to have our friend take them professionally outdoors. Jon's idea was to go over to his brothers house and have him take it with our camera infront of his fireplace. We first went with his suggestion and let me just say, just as I had thought...nothing special just the usual picture taking. I finally talked him into my suggestion and I couldn't be more happy! I don't know what it is about me and my family picture taking but I gotta have nice ones taken once a year! In the end...I couldn't be more happy! Thanks Jon for being so patient with me and my picture taking ordeal! Anyways, The Christmas cards will be a little late this year but here is a sneak peek. Of course I am more excited about them than Jon. I couldn't decide on just one to post so I posted a bunch!

Jon's Birthday

2008-12-17T20:37:00.000-08:00

This week is a busy week for Jon with finals. Along with his finals, we celebrated his 28th Birthday yesterday. We had a little family party as we made Jon take a break for about an hour to celebrate! Luke was a big fan! He had lots of fun helping his Daddy open his presents and ofcourse eating his cake. As you can tell from the pictures, Luke is getting really good at giving hugs and kisses. It's the best!

My favorite Sister

2008-12-14T20:18:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to say "Congratulations" to my sis for graduating college this past Saturday. I am so proud of you! She got her bachelor degree in arts. You should take a look at her new blogspot at www.oliverrainearts.blogspot.com to check out her beautiful art work that she has posted from her art show. Way to go Tiff!

Happy Fall!

2008-11-02T19:21:00.001-08:00

We don't have very many family pictures and a friend of ours offered to take some of us. It is so nice to have some recent family pictures. I am so glad were going into the fall season and leaving the hot summer behind. Don't forget to take a look at the cute pics. of luke with the pumpkins below.

Pumpkin Pictures

2008-11-02T19:12:00.000-08:00

Halloween Party

2008-10-26T12:02:00.001-07:00

Okay... so I couldn't wait to post these super cute and funny pictures of us. I love Halloween! Mostly because we get to dress up. I mean how often do we get a chance to dress up.

Last night we had our church Halloween party. Which turned out sooo awesome! Since I'm in charge of organizing/putting together our ward Holiday parties... I have Luke and Jon participate too! Everybody kept telling me what a great sport Jon was in dressing up. And he is still reminding me of that.;) Although he did enjoy it and have fun. That is one thing I love about Jon...he is always up for doing silly stuff like this. Our costume theme was his idea.

Luke had a blast! He just wanted to run around all over the place and follow all the other kids which made it very hard to get a picture of him. We still have another chance this weekend on Halloween night to get some more pictures.

Football Game

2008-10-18T12:45:00.000-07:00

Jon and I went to the BYU vs. TCU game on Thursday night with his brother and his wife and some friends. We had a lot of fun... besides the part where BYU lost!!!!! I couldn't believe it. We were so bummed...well, more me than Jon because he was having a hard time picking one team to go for. As you can see, he is showing the TCU sign. I guess it's hard for him to choose when he grew up in Texas and didn't go to BYU-Provo. Anyways, it was nice to have a fun date night out!

A camera can capture cute moments like these.

2008-10-15T17:18:00.000-07:00

1. "I can do what you can do." Luke is at the stage where he loves to do what we do. Whatever I do he is right behind me doing the same thing. The other day after I hopped on the scale to see how much I weigh. After I got off, I turned around to see Luke hop on the scale to see how much he weighed. Luke is now 24.8lbs! It was a super cute moment.

2. Learning how to use a spoon. I started teaching Luke how to use a spoon. He loves it even though he doesn't get as much in the mouth as he would if I fed him. As you can see, yogurt is one of his most favorite foods to eat.

3. Hanging out with his Dad. Luke doesn't get to see his Daddy as much as he sees me, so he loves every chance he can get.

4. Luke wants to be just like his Dad. Jon put his backpack on Luke and he just walked all over the house with it on and eventually ended up at the front door ready to go to school with Dad! Luke is so much fun! It is so nice to have a camera on hand to capture these "precious moments".

Out to lunch

2008-10-12T10:51:00.000-07:00

Luke and I went out to lunch on Thursday with my sister's in law and mother in law to celebrate Tami's Birthday. We ate at Pei Wei's, sooo tasty! Us girls don't hang out much so it was really nice to visit with them.

A day at the Zoo

2008-10-10T13:27:00.000-07:00

We are so lucky to have family close by to do fun things with. This past Tuesday his cousins were out of school so we went to the Zoo. We had a lot of fun! If you haven't noticed, the pictures are all in the same spot, that's because I only got my camera out at the very end. I really need to get better at taking pictures all the time.

His cousin Austin is really good at getting him to laugh and so thanks to him we got a really cute picture of Luke! It looks like Luke has no hair but if you look closely, he really does..It's just really blonde.

Like I said, this is what a typical Luke picture looks like. In action! One thing I love about Luke that always makes me laugh, is how he always yells when he walks as you can tell in the picture. It is hillarious!

They are checking out the elephant and I think Luke is trying to figure out how he can get in there. He is a climber these days!

Luke with his cousins Lindsey and Austin! Too cute!

Luke's 1 year picture

2008-10-07T19:08:00.000-07:00

I finally got around to posting Luke's one year picture now that he is 14 months old tomorrow. It was not easy getting them taken as he only wanted to run around the whole entire time. He may look sweet and innocent but this was one of the only pictures taken where he was not in motion. I know getting kids pictures taken around their one year Birthday is pretty common... so, what i want to know is... how?? Are there any tricks I don't know about? I can't believe how fast time flies. He is getting too big, too fast! Although he is at a very fun stage and always keeps me laughing!

Can I help you, Dad?

2008-09-19T11:53:00.000-07:00

Anytime Jon has a project to work on around the house...Luke is right there to help! He loves to grab something he is not suppose to and make a run for it! It is the funniest thing to watch. He also just loves to watch Jon. So cute! Well...the other day his grandma Albright sent him a tool set as his belated Birthday toy and he got so excited! He has not stopped playing with his tool set. He can't wait to help his Dad with his next project using his own tools. It is the coolest play tool set I have ever seen. It does all sorts of cool stuff. It's the real deal! The goggles are my favorite.

Thanks Grandma & Grandpa!

Rodeo Night

2008-09-15T19:31:00.000-07:00

Luke and I finally experienced our first rodeo with some of Luke's cousins and his Grandma & Papa. It was a lot of fun. Before the actual rodeo started you can walk around to different booths and one of booths that we were really interested in for Luke was the little "petting zoo". He didn't mind the animals at all, I think he was more interested in all the hay rather than the animals. Once the rodeo started there was so much going on that Luke just sat there and enjoyed the show. We had a great time...although we were feeling a little left out not sportin' some wranglers, boots, and cowboy hat! Ha!

Luke turned one!

2008-08-24T12:04:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Luke! Luke turned one about 2 weeks ago on August 8th, while we were in Cali with my family. Grandma Albright put together a little Birthday party for him, and his two cousins Taylor (4) & Coby (2) who all have Birthdays within a couple of weeks. They all had their own little cupcake. It took a little while for Luke to finally dig in. He didn't know what was going on. All we know is that it got pretty messy by the end. We love Luke so much and are sooo happy he is apart of our little family! Besides marrying Jon, Luke has been the best thing that has ever happened to me. I absolutely love being his mom!

This is our family picture that we took at the Birthday celebration!

Happy Belated Birthday Mapu!!!

2008-08-24T11:58:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Mapu! You are the best! I am so lucky to have a best friend like you. I hope you had a great Birthday!

Family Vacation #2

2008-08-22T14:20:00.000-07:00

After our camping trip, we met up with my family for a week. We had a lot of fun as we were always on the go. It was so nice to have Luke finally meet my family that he had not met yet. Luke just absolutely loves his cousins!

My parents took us all to Disneyland! What a treat! Here is our family pic. in front of the park.

Luke and Dad having fun on the car ride.

Grandpa, Camden, and Luke

Coby, Camden, and Luke hanging out in the strollers. These three cousins had alot of fun together as they are pretty close in age.

We then went up to San Luis Obispo for a few nights. Here we are eating lunch at the beach. Aunt Tiff, Grandma, Me, and Luke

We went to a Dodger's baseball game and ofcourse the Dodgers won!!!!

We had an afternoon at the beach. The water was freezing! Well, compared to the nice warm Hawaii beaches I am used too.

Coby was trying to unbury Luke. It was cute!

Our Camping Trip to Sequoia National Park

2008-08-22T13:39:00.000-07:00

Jon and I have some really good friends from BYU-Hawaii that we get together with every summer. Shane, Jason, and Jon were all roommates and we all got married around the same time. Our first trip was to the Big Island, then the following summer we went to Utah, and then this summer we went to Sequoia National Park. We had a lot of fun!

The trees were enormous!!! This is the bottom of a fallen tree...can you believe it?!

Luke finally couldn't keep his eyes open any longer and took a snooze during one of our hikes.

Luke is thinking...not another picture!

Luke loved to just sit outside and play with the dirt! The clean freak that I am... he probably couldn't believe I was letting him play in it!

Brody, Boston, and Luke sitting in the RV

Who said white boys can't dance?

2008-08-04T10:03:00.000-07:00

Whenever Luke hears any music he will start dancing. It is the cutest thing ever!!!

Taking a summer swim!

2008-08-03T12:51:00.000-07:00

There is not too much to do when it gets so stinkin hot here. Luke and I love to be outside and the only way to be outside here in the heat is by staying in the water. Since Luke's Grandpa Albright can't build us a pool in our little backyard we had to go with this one. Besides going to our really fun neighborhood pool, I got Luke a little pool to put outside on our little patio. He absolutley loves it! He has always been a water baby. As for these cute sun glasses he is sportin out in this picture...he will wear them the entire time we are outside and that is the truth! He must know how handsome he is wearing them!

Lookin' Goooood!!!

2008-06-16T13:58:00.000-07:00

As most of you are wondering how Luke is doing with his helmet, I thought I would give a quick update. On June 12, we went to the craniologist and she said Luke's head grew more than she had expected. He's had it since the beginning of March. We are so impressed with the outcome. It was hard for us to get use to Luke wearing it and now it's hard for us to get use to him not wearing it. I don't know if you can tell but in the before and after picture you can see how his head isn't as tall or flat in the back now. I tried to put the pictures side by side but i coudln't figure it out, so I hope you can see the difference this way. We are so excited and are so happy the helmet worked for Luke.

AFTER

BEFORE

Father's Day

2008-06-16T13:44:00.000-07:00

Jon and I have amazing Fathers. We just wanted to thank them for all that they do and continue to do for us. Our Fathers play such an important role in our lives. We are so lucky to have them in our lives. We want to wish you a "Happy Father's Day!"

As for Jon...I couldn't have picked anyone better to be the Father of our little Luke! He is so good with Luke. He loves him so much and Luke loves him back. Just the other day Jon was playing with Luke for a minute before he had to get ready to leave. As soon as Jon started to walk away, Luke gave him the saddest face like where do you think you are going. Before we knew it, Luke had followed him to the bathroom, so Jon had to play with him a little longer but all Luke did was cuddle him. It was priceless. Jon didn't want to leave him. It made his day to see Luke love him! "Happy First Father's Day" to you Jon!

Meat Eater

2008-05-30T06:50:00.000-07:00

Ever since we introduced Luke to our food when we eat he has decided it is much better than his baby food. He absolutely loves it!!! It's so funny how he'll refuse to eat baby food vegetables but if I steam some fresh vegies and grind it up, he will eat it all up! He will get so mad when we sit down for dinner and feed him baby food as he watches us eat our food. So now we feed him some baby food before we bring out ours and then we all sit down and eat what i have made. Last night he had his first rib. Just like his Dad he loves him some good meat!

Yah...Dad!

2008-05-16T07:11:00.000-07:00

Luke is getting good at copying what we do. His favorite, is when Jon or I raise our hands and say..."yaaaahhhhh" and he then does it right after. I really need to record it because his yell is soo darn cute! So anyways, I thought I would post this picture of Luke cheering for Jon. The last two weeks Jon has been in finals and I have never seen him study so hard. We are so glad it is over with, I now have a husband again. Yesterday evening was his last one and Jon is now a D3....which means he now is in his third year of dental school!!!! In a couple of weeks he will start his summer clinic. Way to go Jon!

My First Mother's Day

2008-05-12T15:50:00.000-07:00

I had the perfect 1st Mother's Day. I woke up to a vase of fresh flowers, a warm breakfast, and to my 2 amazing boys. Later on that day after church we went to Jon's brother's house and had a great dinner cooked by the Father's. Becoming a Mother is the best decision i have ever made besides marrying the perfect husband. I am so lucky to be able to stay at home with Luke. We are having so much fun together. He is becoming so interactive and I couldn't imagine not being at home to capture all the sweet moments. All Mother's are truly a blessing in life. Thanks Jon and Luke for the best Mother's Day. You made me feel so appreciated!

He is just so darn cute!

The Best Mother's in the World!

2008-05-11T20:23:00.000-07:00

"Happy Mother's Day!" Jon and I are seriously so blessed to have such great Mom's, which makes Luke one Lucky kiddo to have them both as his Grandma's. We hope you both had a great Mother's Day...because you deserve it! We love you very much!

Luke & his Grandpa

2008-05-10T13:15:00.001-07:00

Luke wanted to wish his Grandpa a Happy Birthday..."Happy Birthday Grandpa!"

You're the best Dad in the world! Thanks Dad for all that you do for us! We hope you have a great day! We love you and miss you!

Grandpa Wallace...83rd Birthday!

2008-05-09T11:26:00.000-07:00

This past Sunday was Grandpa Wallace (Jon's Mom's Dad) 83rd Birthday. We had a little family get together at his house. Luke got to meet him for the first time. It was so nice to visit with him and Grandma Joyce. Luke kept eyeing the fruit that was in front of him, so this was the best family picture we could get.

Luke & Grandpa Wally

They had some cantaloupe and as you can see... Luke was a big fan!!! He just couldn't get enough.

Best Buds

2008-05-07T07:45:00.000-07:00

The other night while Jon was watching a basketball game I went and sat Luke next to him while I did the dishes. A couple minutes later Jon told me to come look and Luke had put his arm around Dad. It was the cutest thing....so I had to take a picture!

Army Crawl

2008-05-02T15:43:00.000-07:00

On April 26th, Luke decided he wanted to army crawl. It was the funniest thing. A couple days before he was rolling around the floor like crazy and then the next thing he was taking off with his crawl. He was never a tummy time kiddo until now. Now that he can move on his belly...he is a big fan. As you can see in the video he loves to suck on his bottom lip and make noises. It also also a new thing he has picked up along the way! Okay, seriously...kids are so much fun! It seems like at this age they just learn so much at one time. It is very entertaining!

Luke Sky Walker

2008-04-28T19:05:00.000-07:00

Luke loves walking in his walker probably because he can move faster in it than when he his doing his army crawl trying to explore. He loves being mobile! If i would let him he would spend all day in his walker. As i watch him walk, roll, or army crawl around i just can't believe how big my little babes is getting. I love watching each new thing he learns everyday. It is the best.

Happy Birthday Becca!

2008-04-26T10:55:00.000-07:00

What a blessing in life...best friends! Becca and Mapu are my two best friends I grew up with. Today is Becca's 25th Birthday and i just wanted to wish her a "Happy Birthday" and let her know what a wonderful friend she is to me! I hope you have a great day! I wish i could celebrate with you! These are just some pictures i found of us that we took awhile back.

I love you and miss you guys!!!!

Luke's way of relaxing after a hard day!

2008-04-18T12:04:00.000-07:00

Luke went from biting a sippy cup, drinking from it only if I was holding it, to drinking from it all by himself! I am so happy since he is a bottle hater! He just loves relaxing on the couch and having a nice cold drink. Way to go Luke!

He overcame his fear of monkeys!

2008-04-16T10:31:00.000-07:00

When Jon introduced Luke to his stuffed monkey he did not like it. Jon was persistent and and didn't want Luke to be scared of the monkey. Finally yesterday while i was cooking i noticed it got really quiet in the living room so I looked over and saw Luke cuddling with his monkey it was so cute!

8 Months... too fast!

2008-04-08T15:17:00.001-07:00

Today Luke turned 8 months! I can't believe how fast time has gone by. He is such a good boy. I love him so much and am so lucky to be able to stay at home with him to watch him grow day by day!

First of all, I took the pictures today for his Aunt Sally and cousin Brooke because they bought him this cute outfit that he has on and they wanted to see him in it. What do you think? It looks so good expecially with his bright blue eyes. Thanks guys!

As far as what Luke is up to, Last Sunday he got his first tooth, exciting for Mom but painful for Luke, he loves being outside and going to the park, he is now walking all over the house in his walker, and is just being the best baby!

Luke's First Easter

2008-03-27T12:07:00.000-07:00

We took some of our own Easter pictures of Luke in the backyard. They came out so cute!

My goodness he is so darn cute!

Going to church on Easter Sunday. What a wonderful holiday to celebrate.

We are so thankful for the atonement.

The Easter bunny "Grandma Albright" came. Luke was so excited. He got so much that it all didn't even fit in his Easter basket.

My 25th Birthday!!!

2008-03-22T19:48:00.000-07:00

Yesterday i turned 25 and ofcourse feel no different but i think 25 is going to be a fun one. I am excited to see what will happen in the year.
I have 5 reasons why it was the best Birthday!!!
First, Jon woke me up to be the first one to say "Happy Birthday" and gave me a new workout outfit. Thanks Jon!
Second, my parents are in town and treated me to a "deluxe" pedicure while grandpa watched Luke for me. Thanks Mom and Dad!!
Third, my mom took me shopping to get a new outfit.
Fourth, Jon's family had a barbeque as it was spring break week and his brother's family from Lubbock, his Gram from Austin, and his parents were in town. He also has 2 sisters and 1 brother who live close by that were there as well. We had a lot of fun. Luke got to play with a bunch of his cousins and had a blast. He had 16 cousin's to play with. We missed those of you who weren't here. Sorry I don't have pictures of everyone but i forgot to take picture's until the very end.
Fifth, my birthday celebration got to go one for another day!!! Saturday came along and Jon took me out to the movies while Grandma and Grandpa Albright watched Luke and then when we got back we all went out to dinner to Johnny Carinos....my favorite!!!

Luke singing "Happy Birthday" to me! Or at least i like to think so.

I wanted a family picture on my birthday since we never get to.

My niece Brooke and I. It was both of our Birthday's!

Happy Birthday Brooke!

Our little football player

2008-03-09T20:49:00.000-07:00

"Hey ya'll!" It has been a long couple of weeks as we have all been sick and trying to take care of each other. Being a Mom I've come to realize that it doesn't matter if you're sick, the kiddos(that includes Dad) come first. So i kept reminding myself to just suck it up. To my surprise...we all survived and are doing well!

I have to admit, Luke is a trooper! As most of you know, Luke got his helmet this past Wednesday, like being sick wasn't enough. Poor little guy. I finally got around to posting some pictures of him in it like i promised. If you don't know what is going on, Luke loves sleeping and playing on his back more than his tummy which lead to a flat spot on the back of his head. Everytime i put him on his tummy whether it's nap time or play time he keeps rolling over to his back. But i am laying down the law here and there is no more back time for Luke. I had no idea it would lead to a flat spot. The doctor said it is not a severe case and gave us the option of getting a helmet to help the shaping or we could just wait and see if it would reshape on it's own by having no back time. The wait and see wasn't a for sure thing so we thought we would go with the helmet since it is our son's head were talking about here. He wears it 23 hours a day and will have it for about 3-4 months. Day one was not so fun but now were going on day 4 and he is doing just great with it. As we have been out in public it's funny to see how many people stare. Jon is still trying to come up with a great story to tell. One man asked me if it was for extra protection. Ha! I am his Mom but I have to admit he looks pretty darn cute sportin his new helmet! I had a hard time just picking one picture so i put a bunch.

Mommy and Luke

He has the best giggle that just makes us laugh too!

Daddy and Luke

Look at him standing! Whoo hoo....go Luke!

This is his "look at me I am tuff!" pose.

Check out Luke!

2008-03-09T13:19:00.001-07:00

I'm a big boy!

2008-02-20T10:52:00.000-08:00

Not too much is going on over here at the McCauley's. But let me give you an update on something that has been. For about two weeks now or maybe even a little longer Luke has been sitting up all by himself and he just loves it! He is just growing up so fast. It is just a matter of time before the crawling begins.

Luke has also been hanging out with his cousins Austin and Justin. They came over to play on Valentines Day and had so much fun. Luke loves to be around other kids.

White Coat Ceremony

2008-02-12T11:14:00.001-08:00

Last night Luke and I went to support Jon as he recieved his white coat (he looks so handsome in his white coat)!! They have a white coat ceremony to symbolize the transition of going into clinic. Jon is now working on patients and loving it. It has been a lot of hard work for Jon and more to come but it is fun to see him in becoming a dentist! Good Luck Jon and we love you!

The McCauley Family

2008-02-05T20:50:00.001-08:00

What's Your True Color?

My Result: Green

You're green, the color of growth and vigor. Good-hearted and giving, you have a knack for finding and bringing out the best in people. Green is the most down-to-earth color in the spectrum — reliable and trustworthy. People know they can count on you to be around in times of need, since your concern for people is genuine and sincere. You take pride in being a good friend. For you, success is measured in terms of personal achievement and growth, not by status or position. Rare as emeralds, greens are wonderful, natural people. It truly is your color!

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/rd/50651/color/index.jsp?testname=colorogt&resultid=C

Getting started on that baby food

2008-01-25T12:12:00.000-08:00

We started Luke on some "yummy" baby food. He was getting tired of that plain rice cereal. I was anxious to see his reaction to a new taste. As you can see, he took it pretty well on day one but ever since day one, he's not so excited or wanting to eat baby food. He has been sick the last couple of weeks so that could be the reason. If any of you moms out there have any suggestions or tips on starting these little babes on food and how this whole process works let me know!

Christmas in Maui!

2008-01-06T16:53:00.001-08:00

This Christmas we visted Grandma & Grandpa Albright in Maui.....3 weeks of paradise. Luke experienced a lot of firsts, Jon got a well needed break from school and I got to work on my tan. We enjoyed hiking, morning runs along the beach, a long trip to Hana, a luau, lots of college football and of course....lots of fun in the sun.

Going to "da beach"

Playing in the sand.

Christmas Morning

Pool Time

Swinging Bridges Hike

Luau

Caves in Hana

The boys watching football.

Going to school with Dad!

2007-12-09T15:37:00.000-08:00

Jon & Luke in lab working on dentures.

Jon, Martin, & Luke hanging out at lunch.

If you don't already know, Jon is in dental school right now. He is half way through his 2nd year. He probably won't like me writing about him but I will anyways because I am so proud of him. He is going to be a great dentist someday! He is doing such a great job going to school full time and also trying to spend as much time with Luke and I as he can. I know it can't be easy for him especailly when it's time to study and all he wants to do is play with Luke after a long day of school.

Jon has been asking me for a long time to bring Luke up to school for his lunch break. So we finally went up on Friday and had such a good time. We ate lunch and then he showed us around the campus and took us into the lab room where he learns how to do all that "dentist" stuff. It's so crazy he will be working on real patients next semester. He wants to practice on me first but we will see about that later. Ha!

Changing things up!

2007-12-01T06:24:00.000-08:00

So I am a big fan of changing my blog template every once in awhile. Especially for the holidays. Thanks to my cousin Farrah she told me about this website. If you are interested in changing your template here is the website to go to http://sjhblogdesign.blogspot.com/ . Its a little hard at first but once you get it...it is so easy and fun! It gives you step by step instructions. Thanks to shabbyprincess.com for my cute holiday online scrapbooking paper! I had no idea people were doing this online scrapbooking. There is always something new isn't there! Its almost too hard to keep up. If any of you have any more insights on this stuff, let me know.

Update on Luke

2007-11-27T11:14:00.000-08:00

Mommy & Me at my 1st Thanksgiving dinner.

This is what he looks like after eating. By looking at his belly he sure doesn't go hungry!

Look how grown up he is!

Hanging out in his robe and slippers.

Tummy Time
Getting ready for our morning jog. It's getting cold here so i have to make sure he is bundled. He looks like a little snowman.

The Garage Project

2007-11-26T07:04:00.000-08:00

Jon's good friend Shane from college now works for a concrete company and came to our house to experiment with one of his concrete products on our super ugly garage floor. Jon and Shane were very proud of their work and so was I. So i thought i would post it for everyone to see what a great job they did. Here is a before and after picture. Thanks Shane!

BEFORE

AFTER

Trick or Treat

2007-11-03T09:27:00.000-07:00

Luke had his first Halloween with his friends Boston and Brody. They were here visiting us from Utah. Luke was a "little" happy cow for Halloween. He didn't quite know what was going on but it was a lot of fun.

Pumpkin Carving

2007-11-03T09:15:00.000-07:00

We carved a pumpkin for our little pumpkin! He didn't last long inside the pumpkin. I guess pumpkin carving this year was more for us parents than for Luke. He wasn't very happy with us. It was hard to find a pumpkin big enough for Luke. But he is the happiest chubby baby!

Check out my Slide Show!

2007-10-25T14:23:00.001-07:00

Luke's First Playdate!

2007-10-21T10:05:00.000-07:00

Luke loves to play with his friend Ethan. Luke is 2 1/2 weeks younger than Ethan.

They have so much fun together

Month #2 has come and gone!

2007-10-19T10:29:00.000-07:00

Everybody always says "they grow too fast" and now we can say the same thing. Literally, Luke is growing too fast. We were dying to know what he weighed so we took him to the grocery store and weighed him in the produce scale and come to find out he is about 13 pounds! Everywhere i go, people ask me "how old is he?" and when i say 10 weeks they dont believe me and think he is too big for 10 weeks. On the other hand, Jon disagrees and keeps telling me to feed him more! He thinks he is not big enough yet. There is nothing better than watching Luke grow day by day. Being a stay at home mom is the best thing in the world! Here are some pictures to prove how fast he is growing!

Luke is showing off in his adorablae Hawaii outfit.

You just can't kiss him enough!

Luke just loves hanging out in his diaper.
Luke gets so excited to see daddy when he comes home from school!

Jon didn't like his grandpa hair and decided it was time for his first haircut. So Luke got a buzz! Now he looks just like his Uncle Curt.

Luke's Baby Blessing

2007-09-25T13:13:00.000-07:00

Luke's blessing was this past Sunday on September 23, 2007. It was such a special day for our family. Jon gave the blessing and did a wonderful job as usual. Luke is growing so fast! We can't believe he is already 7 weeks old. I must say he sure does look good in his little white blessing outfit!

Luke's 1st Month

2007-09-08T09:22:00.000-07:00

Family picture after church.

Fell asleep while helping dad study.

Look at the size of my belly.

Nap time.

Luke's first bath.

Luke Alan McCauley

2007-08-11T21:01:00.000-07:00

Britney delivered little Luke Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at 5:49am in Dallas Presbyterian Hospital. It all started Tuesday afternoon with some light contractions that continued to get a little stronger and closer together as the day went on. The debate of when to head to the hospital ended abruptly when her water broke at 11:40pm which kicked off the “real” contractions and a whirlwind of a night. The anesthesiologist administered the epidural at 1:15am at which point Brit was dilated to 4cm. By 2:45 she had progressed to 6cm but was beginning to feel more and more discomfort on her left side. Discomfort quickly changed to intense pain in the following minutes which drew the attention of the anesthesiologist. He returned to the delivery room at 3:30 to find that the epidural was only working on one side. In addition, Brit was now dilated to 10cm and her body was already trying to push baby Luke out, which was not expected to happen before 7:00am. They decided to re-place the epidural in hopes of relieving the pain and slowing down labor until Dr. Angel could get to the hospital. Dr. Angel finally arrived and the pushing began again. After an hour and a half of hard work, baby Luke was welcomed to this world by his mom’s anxious arms. He was born 7lbs 11oz, 19.5” long. Mom and baby are both doing great since the delivery. Anybody who knows Britney is already aware that she is right in her element and loving doing what she is so perfectly cut out for! We are truly grateful for the support of our friends and family, to Grandma Albright for making it here in time to help us with everything, and most of all for the beautiful new addition to our little family. Feel free to check back here for more updates in the future.

Early Tuesday....Let the contractions begin.

It's go time!

Fresh Out
Mom & Luke
It's been a long night.
Let's get some rest.
Business in the front....Party in the back.

Good to be home.

Finally, some daddy time.

Got Milk?

So darn cute!
Hangin out