What We Love About Duke

Mark and I are so in love with this little guy. We are constantly laughing at him. Here are a few of things that make us giggle...

-First, we love that if you ask him his name he will always say, "Duke Jeffrey Hansen."

-Lately when I have been sick he tells me, "It's okay mommy, you still a good girl, don't cry."

-Our favorite line he says in a deep New Yorker accent, "What you talking about it?"

-If he doesn't know the answer he'll say, "What?" over and over and over.

-When you ask him who he loves the most he'll say one person's name then look at the other person and laugh his little head off.

-When you ask him where daddy is during the day he'll say, "Working at Skull Candy...there no kids there."

-Mark and I feel so bad leaving him in the morning, he'll ask for a million loves and kisses. And then tell us he'll go to Skull Candy and get the money for the family.

-When he hears Mark get home from work he'll start screaming, "Save me mommy." He knows that he'll soon be tickled to death!

-If Mark is bugging and teasing him he'll say, "Stop it Mark" or "Quit it Mark." Wonder where he has heard that!?!?

-He can spot a princess from a mile away...we blame it on Callie. He always argues with Mark that he loves pink, purple, Barbies and princesses.

-When he puts on a chapstick or anything girly he says, "Look, I da princess. I so pretty."

-Some Sundays when I'm dressed for church he'll tell me, "Mommy, you so pretty."

-The second we start walking out to the car he says, "No buckle me mommy, promise."

-If he wants my attention he'll grab my face with both hands and say, "Look at my face mommy, focus."

-You better not make Luke mad or else he'll send you to timeout.

-Don't leave an iPhone around...he can operate it without any help.

-If he sees a camera pointed at him he'll instantly look away, do a big smile, and say, "Cheese."

-The kid doesn't need sleep. Some nights Mark and I give up and just go to bed while he is still jumping on our bed and sining.

-He knows how to sweet talk. When we attempt put him in his bed at night he'll say in the sweetest voice, "Mommy, you come lay with me, right here." How can you say no???

-Before Luke's eyes are even open in the morning he'll ask, "Where my baby, more sippy. Now. Hurry." So demanding for such a little guy.

-If something goes wrong he instantly says one of two things, "Oh crap" or "Oh man."

-Duke hates it when Mark and I sit down at the computer. He'll get mad at us and tell us, "No computer."

-When he wants you to play with him he'll say, "Come on let's go do some construction."

-If he ever gets hurt he asks you to kiss it and then he is instantly cured!

-Duke has to be involved in everything. If he sees me in the kitchen he comes running in, "It's okay mommy, I help you cook." If Mark is working in the yard he'll reassure Mark, "Don't worry Daddy, I get my tools."

-On our way to work in the morning we generally stop at McDonald's and Luke says, "Here we are." Maybe we need to start eating breakfast at home?!?! I love it because he'll sing me old McDonald Had a Farm the entire time we're in line!

-Luke has a Talbot head...aka big. When we try to get shirts on and off his head he screams, "That's a big noggin."

What would we do without this little guy? I could go on forever!

We love our Duke Jeffrey Hansen