Lucas and I are back in Odessa, Ukraine. We arrived on March 19, 2010 and are finally getting over jetlag. We had such a good time with Everette in Iowa and family in North Carolina. We miss you all very much! Everette will be joining us in Odessa later this summer so we are looking forward to his arrival. But until then SKYPE keeps us close!
My space button is somewhat broken....thanks to the cutest brown-eyed guy...so I will post more pictures than words (its hard to type!). They will not be in order :)
fun with Mom and Dad
"Corn, anyone?"
"Mommy thinks I'm pretty awesome..."
who can resist chocolate ice-cream? Not me! 
favorite past-time: reading with Daddy
We wore pink to one of the basketball games to honor and encourage people who are fighting breast cancer. 
Anita came to visit!!!!! So fun!
Pink student body
always wanting more food
he used to fit under that table in December
"Hmmm..what can I take out of this cabinet?" Sneaky :)
found some hidden candy, and even unwrapped a few. Too bad Mom knew something was up due to the complete silence in the house.
bad parenting idea (although kept him occupied for a bit :) )
celebrating Everette's birthday! My two awesome men.
"Mom, when will the cake be ready?"
first puppy encounter
messy cupid
our friends came to visit - we miss yall!
this boy LOVES corn
Guess who came to visit?!!
we are so beautiful....LOL
great couple, fun times with Anita and Denny
Lucas turned 1!!! Woke up to ton of ballons
he wasnt sure about them at first, but with the help from his obnoxious parents he enjoyed them eventually
blueberry pancakes for the Birthday Boy 
Two days later we celebrated Lucas' 1st birthday with special friends. He had a lot of fun, and thoroughly enjoyed his cake :)
Awesome people - we miss you all so much
Elmo cakes
"not sure about this, Dad. Mom never gave this to me before."
"ok. this is pretty good"
"i meant REALLY good!"
"I think I'm DONE. Can I have a doggy bag?" 
I had to post this smiley picture - it shows Lucas' fun and easy personality.
We love you little boy, and are so proud to be your parents!!! May God Bless you!
You are one amazing fellow, Lucas. And we love you so much!!! You bring so much joy and happiness into our lives. Your smiles light up the room and melt hearts. You are such a blessing to us! We are looking forward to all your milestones and many many more 'firsts'. 
