Hanging out with Dad in the back of the Truck!!!!

Summerlin Art Festival...
It was a beautiful autumn day to walk around the Festival. A few girlfriends and I took Londs to the Summerlin Art Festival last Saturday and enjoyed the yummy foods you find at these sort of places.We feasted on the yummy Italian ice and kettle corn. London loved all of the different arts and people. She especially loved the kettle corn and walking around like a big girl! She loved the fish at this exhibit, I had to make sure she didn't touch any of them as they were very brakeable. She was good just to look! These are just a few of the artist working on their space on the sidewalk. I wish I woiuld have taken more pictures, there was some amazing work!

HAPPY OCTOBER!!!

This is my most favorite time of the year!! I love fall, and get so excited for the upcoming events that await family togetherness and traditions. I anticipate the autumn air and the change in the leaves and colors of the sky. It is the greatest time to reflect on the amazing creations our Heavenly Father has given us, including life it's self! There is a peace I feel during this time; it might be the cozy sense of fresh veggie's harvested, oranges are in season and the fresh citrus aroma it leaves on your hands. Possibly it is General Conference around the corner with great enrichment for the soul. I enjoy something baking in the oven and football in the background. The most sweetest pleasure is the beginnings of the crisp air in the morning, the days grow shorter with the sun kissing you with fall warmth and by the end of the day you are again left with a bite of coolness preparing you for the snuggles of your bed and loved ones. This is why I love this time of year!! I thought it would be fun to put a little festive touch to the blog page... let me know your thoughts. Is it too difficult for you to read the writing? Does it damage your eyes with a power or orange? Let me know your fall thoughts!

SOUTH DAKOTA........

Our trip to South Dakota was a few weeks ago, and yes I am finally posting it!! It was and is always so great to go home to South Dakota. Grandma and Granpa Lueck are so much fun!Every time we visit, I feel like I am leaving my own home. It is a beautiful place with such beautiful and amazing people!
Our main visit for the trip was for Robbie's 10 year high school reunion.... that is another post! It was so much fun to meet his high school buddies! It was very busy as we were all helping with the reunion and spending time with our favorite people....grandma & grandpa. London loved, loved everyday with grandma and grandpa, they kept her busy with running around outside, taking her on four wheeler rides and helping grandma in her garden! Did I mention her bath's? Oh my, she loved bathing in the big bathtub, didn't miss a day!!!!
This little slide show is just a small glimpse of how busy and fun our week ended. We always tend to take too many pictures so take a look and just know this was not it!

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LUECK FAMILY PICTURES 2007

It was about time to update our family photos. London has changed so much this past year, it has been fun to see her change in each picture from year to year!

Our little princess pose.......

Giving us her big cheesy smile......

My little Buddy!!!!

Ahhh, my bestest Buddy!!!!

THIS PAST WEEK!

These last couple of weeks have been extremely busy! Last week both Robbie and I started back up at school, running around getting books and school supplies gets exhausting! So we successfully made it through the first big week back to school then..... we got sick! Robbie first, then Londs and I thinking I was in the clear as I nursed them back to health out of no where.. BAMM it got me! That nasty viral/flu stuff, yucky! It is still lingering a bit as I finally catch you all up on our crazy week.
South Dakota friends and family, I still yet have my post on our adventures in South Dakota! Without further delays, I hope to have it posted SOOON!

As for this week we had many highlights that have slightly been over looked by our illnesses. First we celebrated Robbie's 29th Birthday Sept. 8th. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Cute boy!!!

Above to the right we have little miss gymnast, doing her thinga miagigger. We haven't quite made a name up for it yet. She will do this for an outstanding amount of time, yes we worrie she is getting to much blood to the head, but she loves this trick and it's entertaining to see her do it over and over again. A little kooo ko!

Then we have her standing on her bike! Quite the trickster, might I add she has great balance! Perfect trick to practice for those snowboard training years, right?

Last, but not least we have the accident Robbie had on our crazy freeways here in Las Vegas. Last Thursday he was commuting to school when the car in front of him kicked up a huge chain! It was coming straight at him and luckily only hit his truck. The chain wrapped around to his drivers side door, adding huge welted holes.It crushed in the radiator and grill. More damage was done then what you can see in the picture. Could you only imagine the damage it would have done if it had hit a few more inches higher? It would have been a devastating day! We are so grateful for our blessings, and the safety in which we have. The first thought that came to my mind was the family prayer we had that morning. I remember we specifically asked to be watched over and that no harm would come upon us. I know Robbie was watched over in that incident!
Rock on! Thanks grandparents, aunts and uncles for being patient with our overdue posts! Have a great week! We hope all the nieces and nephews have had a great first couple of weeks back at school!

SAN DIEGO ADVENTURES

Well, the time has come to catch you up on our much needed time away from Vegas! San Diego was a blast! We car pooled down to San Diego with our buddies the Brandts. It was so fun to get away with them all, (Zach, Nancy, Sydney & Noah) and spend time at the beach, on the boardwalk and just relaxing with great company! London was a trooper, she was feeling a little under the weather as her upper molars decided to go on vacation with us. Londs is always a happy girl & the star of the party. London was happy to have her buddy Sydney along with us (her babysitter) & her heart throb, Noah! More than anything it was a treat to have Dad all to ourselves for several days!!! Whahoooo!
Here are our San Diego Adventures!!

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TAKING A PEEK OF OUR WEEK!

This past week, or better said our last couple of weeks have been super busy! Both Robbie and I have been finishing up summer school this week... yeppie yah! It is such a relief to have another semester behind you! Along with school we have kept busy with the daily grind with little tiny, teaching at the club and Robbie working on a bathroom remodel. We are excited to have a few weeks off to just spend time as a family! We are taking off to San Diego next week and then off to the beautiful Dakotas to visit Grandma & Grandpa Lueck on the farm:) We hope we'll get a chance to keep you posted on our adventures as we go, if not we'll catch you up before long!
Here are a few of my favorite moments of this week:

London riding under the blazing sun on her Radio Flyer, a classic vintage ride! I love the little bell and red/white handlebar streamers, too cool!
I love to see and hear my two favorite people laughing and playing together! Daddy reading a book about planes to Londs in the "office." Ever since we have returned from Nor Cal, London has talked non stop about planes. She can't wait to fly on another plane, she thinks they are the coolest!!!! She loves wearing her little backpack...just like daddy! I love to see them smile! Someone is sticker HAPPY! While we were at IN & OUT for lunch, the guy helping us handed London a stack of stickers... her favorite!!! She wanted to stick them on everything including herself! Come to find out, the stickers were very sticky and stuck to her little body like glue. She didn't like taking them off one bit!

FIVE YEARS AND GOING.......

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Today is our fifth anniversary! This video highlights the last five years of our marriage. I hope you enjoy it, but most of all I hope Robbie checks the blog to veiw it.
These past five years have been a awesome adventure for us! It is so crazy to think we have been married for five years, it has gone by so fast! We have had so many wonderful experiences that have strengthen us, both as a couple and as individuals. Robbie is the most amazing husband I could have ever imagine, any young girls dreamed prince. He truly has everything I need in a friend, as father to our children and as my eternal partner. He is my buddy! (wink, wink Rob)
It has not always been easy, but I will say this.... it has been worth every fight to get to where we are, and where we are heading. It only gets better! I will always fight for our marriage to survive and thrive! Families are Forever! Rock on Babe! Happy Anniversary!

Our Trip to Nor Cal.....

London and I took trip back home to visit Grandma in Mendocino. Robbie wasn't able to join us due to school everyday.:( However, we were gratefully to spend our time with family & friends, laughing & playing! London has become obsessed with planes, she talks of our adventure non-stop!
We started our trip off in Sacramento, but not for long... we headed down to Livermore which is about an hour and a half drive,(near the bay area)where our good friends the Tenney's now reside. It was a blast catching up and watching London with allll the boys. She loved them, and loved that they drove her around in their jeep! They treated her like a princess! We can't forget the new addition to their family Mylie. She is a doll!
After a day and night with the boys we were off to see another new addition, Tavin Kidd ( Amy's little guy).I can hardly remember London that small. He's a cutie, with two dimples! Then off to Mendocino with the cousins to visit Grandma and Mitch.... Mendocino is a awesome little village set on the headland cliffs, off of hwy 1. The little village is filled with character, arts, history and you leave filled of natural goodness. Grandma kept us busy with beach visits, movies, storytelling, walks through the village and best yet, visiting the local toy store... it is amazing and I myself love going and playing with all the different things they have. Of course the visit with grandma and our cousins(Bella, Austin and Mya)is never long enough! We headed back to Sacramento to steal a few moments of laughter with busy bee Grandpa and Judy. It was nice to just relax at their home, swim and best of all playing with the puppies,the bunny and feeding the Turtle! That is all London talks about, a turtle! She tells dad over and over about a turtle. Haa so fun! Our trip was awesome! We love and miss all of you! Wish we had the time to catch up the rest of you!! Here is a video of our visit home.....

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P O T T Y C R A Z Y

London has shown some interest in the potty for a while now, so we thought we should get a potty of her own.
She loves it! She talks about her potty and even wants to sit on it quite frequently.
I love the look she gives in both of these pictures. It looks as if she is thinking, "u-umm, can I have some privacy?" Lond's has quite the facial expressions these days, they make me laugh so hard!
She has not officially gone potty in her potty, but it's a start! I thought when she got closer to 2yrs. we would start this process. It seems as if Lond's beats the drum at her own beat. Hey, she is quite the independent girl! I have been surprised at every stage. She started walking early at 10 months, and all the unexpected words that have come out of her mouth, and now she is ready for potty training? Is this my baby?






Anyhow, we are excited for the potty training experience and hope it goes well. If any of you have some advice on this sort of thing, I am more then happy to take it. The only things I have read on potty trainning is, that you let them potty train at their own pace and help them have positive experiences. Do we start pull ups?

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!

She's growing up...TOO FAST

This is Lond's first night sleeping in the toddler bed. We thought it was time to change the crib into the big girl bed. It has since been three nights, and she has done awesome with the change! When we say her prayers at night, she loves kneeling next to her bed... she even has to kneel in the same place. I'm not sure if she likes saying her prayers this new way or if she is killing time with going to bed, because after I ask her to hop up into her bed, she folds her arms and says"pray". We sometimes say a couple of prayers before I have to say, "no more prayers, it's time for bed".
She is a silly girl, and growing up way so fast! This last week she has started saying a few complete sentences. Today when I got home from running she ran up and said, "I missed you!"several times, giving me bear hugs. It was sweet! It is amazing how much they take in, and give out!

Camryn's Baptism

We were excited to celebrate this special day with our sweet niece. Camryn is truly a girl full of love and happiness. She is always willing to help out, help with the little ones and always happy to serve others. Cam has a pure heart, you can see it in her happy glowing face and in the way she treats others. We are proud of her decision to be baptised, and know the blessings that come with such a decision.

Dad and Camryn dressed in white, ready for her baptism! Camryn said "she was nervous", but you wouldn't guess that with her big smile!

What a princess! Cam looks beautiful in her white dress!

<--Camryn with her beautiful family!

A picture with the star of the day!:)

Night out on the Town..

Girls night out is a must! Last night a few friends and I hit the town for some yummy grub and a a little r&r (relaxation and reminiscing)

R-L : Me, Nancy & Erica

Actually, the night was more for making a few last memories with Erica. Erica is moving next week with her adorable family to Denver, I'm going to miss her tons! She has become one of my best friends here in Vegas. Erica is an amazing individual, she is so caring and giving! She loves to serve others and is extremely in tuned with the needs of those around her. She has been my running buddy in extreme conditions...blazing heat, super (long )exhausting runs, or being an awesome trooper at the crack of dawn. We have made some great memories! She may not realize this, but she is a great cook! She has brought our family meals on different occasions, and they have always been so delish! Erica makes me laugh, and is always up for an adventure! Love you to pieces babe!

In the mist of our Casino hopping we caught up with Elvis, cruising in his pink car at the Bellagio. Unfortunately, he was too busy to take a quick snap shot with us. To bad for him.. three hott mamas?

The Bellagio has the best Gelato! Oh, and if you haven't experienced the water show, it is fabulous.. it was one of the things Erica wanted to see before she took off. They have a few different shows every 15 mins., and with it being the fourth of july just around the corner, they played a few patriotic theme songs! It was touching!

Here we are once again, this time we are at the Wynn Casino. There is so much to see and do, I really like having an array of diverse things to do minutes away! We don't get down on the strip much, but when we do there is so much to choose from. Vegas has some of the best shows around, and the are worth experiencing. Vegas is also known for it's endless choices on restaurants and yummy food. We grubbed at our new found Italian restaurant Maggianos! So good, and a great view of the strip! Thanks girls, the night out with you both was better than great, it was a remarkable night!

Long week....

Our family has had a very long week this past week! London has been really sick these past 3 weeks. We are still looking into the cause of the situation, but never the less she is still our happy girl and ever so more on the go! London started swimming lessons along with tot-nastics this last week. It has been a joy to see her learning new things and finding new interests. With the week filled with doctor visits, teaching classes and trying to keep up on my school work, it has been crazy busy!
We were able to find a morning to do my new found activity, mountain biking.!!! This time Robbie came with us! Yeah!(laughing) we had a blast! The course we rode was pretty technical and washy (lots of loose rocks) most of the way down the mountain. Yes the mountain! We car pooled up the mountain with our bikes to experience some down hill riding. It took us about 45 mins. to ride down the mountain. It was simply AWESOME! I have never experienced anything like it. The course was steep while winding through trees, over rocks and logs, and at times inching your way alongside a few cliffs. Robbie has a few souvenirs to show off his extreme ride.

So, since the week was packed with so much adventure, I thought I would post a video. Check out a few moments of our week! However, before you watch the video go to the bottom of the blog page where the music is playing and pause it!You will find the pause button on the upper left hand side. Then you can fully enjoy the video! Rock on!!!!

Capri Fun!!!

HAppy Fathers DAy!!!

Words cannot describe the feelings that swell in my heart for the amazing fathers that are in our lives! Sorry this is a day late, but we have had some pretty busy days with London being sick!

Robbie is the most amazing husband and father, he is the cooolest! This is why I married him, I saw the many qualities, attributes and enduring love he had for his future children, he portrayed a love for our heavenly Father that reflected his desires as a father figure one day! He is always so respectful to his mother and talked so highly of her, you could tell that family was very important to him in all he said and did. With the load of being a successful student, a provider, fulfilling his calling in church, being an supportive husband to me, he loves the time he gets to spend with London. It is always the sweetest joy to see both London and Robbie together; while he is either reading her a book, wrestling her and making her giggle til she wets her diaper or just watching them nap together. He loves his little girl and you can see it in his face once he walks through the door from a long day, almost as if it's a breath of fresh air! London on the other hand... loves, loves her daddy! She talks about him all day long, points at his pictures and gets all giggly! She loves cuddling with him and oh!!! when he walks through that door, or hears the door being unlocked she goes running with her hands in the air saying "daddy, daddy"! I think she'll be a good ole daddy's girl! Thanks honey for all you do... you Rock our world!

Dad Lueck or "AKA" Cool M--->

Dad Lueck, is one of the most genuine, laid back easy flowing guy I know. Some may disagree as he has always been a hard working machine and his boys would have a few stories to differ on being laid back, but in his ripe young age he is still a hard worker, just a bit more mellow. However Mark is very talented in all he does, if it be farming, any handyman work, a creative craftsman, or builder; he has taught all his boys how to work hard and apply themselves to do their best! Mark cracks me up and doesn't even try, it is just all in his mannerisms and personality! I love how he lives his life in such a simple and humble way! He is a great example of a man of integrity, faith and nobility.

Robbie gave a talk yesterday at church on fatherhood, these are just a few things he said about his father.."My whole life my father has been a worthy priesthood holder, he has provided for our family and has taught me so many valuable skills I use daily" he continued to share a few memorable experiences he had with his father. Robbie loves you very much Mark, and as funny as this sounds, you two are so much alike in soo many wonderful ways! I love you and am so grateful for your loving example!


Daddio! Wowers, where do I begin? I have always been Daddy's girl and through the years he has become one of my best friends! He has always been a great example of hard work, giving, excepting of everyone and the best listener! My list can of course go on and on... but it is of these I want to touch on. He has always been a very motivated individual with amazing energy for success. He excepts everyone as an individual and is very open minded: my friends growing up loved being around him as he opened his arms to them. Dad always said growing up that, "he wanted to give us everything he didn't have as a child". He succeeded with that desire as we never went without temporal things nor the best of all Love. We all know of our fathers love as he shows us through his love, support and his bear hugs! Last but not least, he has always been a great listener and non judgmental! Whenever my heart had been broken, he would hold me and let me cry; when I was confussed about a discission or was needing a venting ear he has always just listened, then would ask me to think about the situation, he never pushed his oppinion! I love his enthusiasm for life, he has such a crazy spontanious side that keeps him young! He is a wonderful, husband, father and grandfather!! I hope to take on some of his amazing traits as I go through life! Love you dad! Your Sis

Happy Fathers day!!!

Our lit'l dishwasher.....



Bubbles, Londs loves bubbles! She was so thrilled to help wash the dishes the other night & touch all the bubbles!

She really helped rinse the dishes & even attempted to put them in the dish rack. Londs loves to help me around the house. We just bought her, her own little broom. She was always wanting to push the big nasty broom around the house pretending as if she was cleaning. I love that she wants to help mom out!

Mormon.Org
Where do I begin? This site is AWESOME! Our ward missionary leader has invited us to check this site out for several weeks, I finally did and was so impressed with how user friendly, informative & just plain touching it is as you listen & watch the clips of testimonies. It is a great tool for members as well as those who have questions or an interest in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
They have started a pilot program here in Las Vegas as well as a handful of nation wide cities called "Truth Restored". We have some TV, Radio commercials that have aired, advertisements and such to promote Mormon.org. It is a great tool in sharing the gospel! Not only is it a great tool to share with others it is great to hear the testimonies of individuals and reflect on your own testimony of the gospel which has been restored. I don't just believe the things that are shared on this amazing site are true, I know they are true!I am also grateful for the the gospel in my life and the knowledge of the purpose of life!! Check it out for yourself...... www.mormon.org