Lucky Luke

Greener pastures...

2010-03-05T15:47:00.000-08:00

So, with boy #2 on his way sometime in the next few weeks, I thought I would start up a new blog with a more appropriate title. It's been fun over here at Lucky Luke, but if you want to keep up with our expanding family head over to the new blog. Here is one last video of Luke's latest singing...

Merry Christmas Mommy!

2009-12-25T07:00:00.000-08:00

I wasn't really sure what to get Mommy for Christmas, but with limited funds (no allowance yet!), I thought a few videos from the past year could be a good gift. I provided the talent, and Daddy handled the logistics. Enjoy!

This first one was taken a whole year ago. I've picked up a few words since then ... look at that babyface!

I thought I would perform Boom Boom, since I refused to do so in an earlier video. I actually love this song.

Here is another family favorite. I call it the Railroad Song.

This is one of my current favorite games. I like to cook food for other people. I started with standard In-N-Out fare (burgers, fries, and shakes), but have expanded my repertoire.

This is some of my most cutting edge work. Most people don't understand how hard it is to actually be a mouse, you know, get inside their tiny little brains.

Merry Christmas Mommy! I love you!

Luke Sings

2009-09-27T15:16:00.000-07:00

Sorry we've been bad with the updates. Here is Luke doing his best Raffi impression.

Happy Birthday Mommy!

2009-08-18T22:34:00.001-07:00

Luke drives!

2009-08-02T12:26:00.001-07:00

Flight delay at Long Beach airport

2009-07-31T13:34:00.000-07:00

Luke's new helmet

2009-07-22T18:04:00.001-07:00

Luke liked his new helmet so much he decided to wear it home.

Mt Diablo

2009-07-14T20:23:00.000-07:00

We camped at Mt Diablo last weekend and had a great time. Luke's first camping expedition! Pics are here.

Happy 4th of July!

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

Millers at the Ferry Building

2009-07-03T14:56:00.000-07:00

The Miller kids outside the Ferry building. The whole set is here.

Sleeping with bear

2009-07-02T11:46:00.001-07:00

NWP Staff Picnic

2009-06-23T08:41:00.001-07:00

Luke and Victoria laugh it up at my company picnic.

PB & J!

2009-06-15T21:46:00.001-07:00

At the zoo

2009-06-11T21:52:00.001-07:00

Looking out the window

2009-06-09T12:05:00.001-07:00

This photo was super cute until Luke pushed the window shade away, smiled, proudly pointed at the floor, and said "PEE!"

Sitting and brushing

2009-06-07T20:21:00.003-07:00

Luke isn't really using his potty for its intended purpose, but he does like to sit there and brush his teeth!

Someday he's going to be upset that these pictures are on the internet...

... but for now, they are too cute. I can't resist.

Enjoying the front porch

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and sporting a brand new haircut!

Luke

2009-05-16T10:05:00.000-07:00

From Drop Box

Eating watermelon with no pants!

2009-05-13T09:43:00.001-07:00

Big Wheel keep on turning!

2009-04-24T10:30:00.001-07:00

Luke, Tyson, & Ethan

2009-04-21T10:48:00.001-07:00

At Auntie Claire's memorial last weekend in Seattle.

My cousin Erin also posted some pictures here.

Luke does something stupid.

2009-04-18T13:16:00.000-07:00

The one and only time in his life that Luke will be on a motorcycle.
He tries out Uncle Joel's.

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T22:50:00.000-07:00

We had Easter brunch with Caitlin, Chris, Riley, Lance, and Jay. Here are my pics, and here are Caitlin's.

UPDATE: Riley's blog also has video!

New shades

2009-04-09T19:31:00.001-07:00

Some pics

2009-04-07T20:49:00.000-07:00

These range from Christmas to Easter! It has been awhile since we pulled photos off the camera. Enjoy!

Luke at the window

2009-02-26T17:38:00.000-08:00

My parents were here for a few days and my mom took this photo of Luke at the window in the living room.

Happy

2009-02-21T20:04:00.001-08:00

Rainy day play (pt 3)

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Crash the fort!

Rainy day play (pt 2)

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Hang out in the fort.

Rainy day play (pt 1)

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Enter the fort.

Look, up in the sky!

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Walkin along the bay

2009-01-25T20:46:00.001-08:00

Luke's new shoes

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Luke in window

2009-01-22T17:28:00.001-08:00

I guess this is one of those photos that we take of all kids that visit my parent's house. Luke spent a lot of time laughing out of this window that looks onto the dining room.

Luke & Roan Leslie

2009-01-19T11:23:00.001-08:00

Luke & cousins

2009-01-18T22:47:00.001-08:00

Luke hung out with his cousins in Seattle tonight. Here he is with
Ethan & Tyson.

Going uphill

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Waiting

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Saturday in Bolinas

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Dressed for winter.

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Bring on 2009!

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We like cookies!

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Grandpa & Luke

2008-12-29T14:59:00.000-08:00

Grandpa tells Luke about the ways of the world.

Luke visits Santa

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Luke & Tai

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At the NWP holiday party.

Luke on the beach

2008-12-17T18:44:00.000-08:00

Ah Hawaii...

Molokai Thanksgiving

2008-12-02T20:41:00.000-08:00

Here are the pics from Molokai.

Luke at NWP

2008-11-13T10:07:00.000-08:00

Luke had a couple of things to finish up at work yesterday.

Ocean Beach

2008-11-11T21:59:00.000-08:00

We took Luke to Ocean Beach on Sunday.

It was very windy, but we had a good time. The rest of the photos are here.

The Bridge, part II

2008-11-11T19:34:00.001-08:00

This is the view from the other side.

Bridge at Stowe Lake

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Here's Luke looking over the bridge.

Legion of Honor, SF

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Bath time!

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Luke loves the hose

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Picture post

2008-11-07T11:19:00.000-08:00

Okay, I'm lazy. I thought the iPhone would help, and it did for a while. But now I'm lazy again. Here are four months worth of photos. Enjoy!

The Happy Walker

2008-10-27T20:36:00.001-07:00

It's official! Luke Miller is a walker!

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Luke visited the little farm @ Tilden park yesterday in his new
Halloween-themed ensemble.

Luke is mobile

2008-09-20T09:35:00.000-07:00

Well, he can't walk yet but he likes riding around on his new radio
flyer scooter.

Here's looking at you, kid.

2008-09-17T18:10:00.000-07:00

Labor Day

2008-09-12T19:52:00.000-07:00

Nate, who gets married tomorrow, took the time to send me these pics from Labor Day at Dimond Park and our house.

Walking around

2008-09-12T18:46:00.000-07:00

Luke, Mommy, and Bachan walk off a big meal at Le Cheval.

Mark takes great pictures

2008-09-12T10:01:00.000-07:00

Its easy to update the blog when my friends take such good photos. Here are some great ones from Mark.

Smiley eyes

2008-09-07T22:24:00.001-07:00

Luke loves a good swing. For once I really like the iphone shutter
delay.

It's hot!

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Luke was too hot for clothes.

Luke's latest skill

2008-08-29T13:21:00.001-07:00

Here's a photo of Luke's latest (but not greatest) skill. We think he
learned it back east from Grandpa.

Wedding in Canada

2008-08-24T18:57:00.000-07:00

Elinor and Luke pose at a wedding on Saturday.

Luke at WMI

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Luke wanted a photo by himself.

West Mountain Inn

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We posed for a shot at our wedding site ... 3 years ago!

Apples

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Luke picked an apple in Vermont and ate it.

Napping with Uncle Nick

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Luke plays piano

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Luke and Mamine played all the hits!

Phone photos

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Vermont

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The iPhone is a fun blogging tool

Birthdays and weddings

2008-08-04T09:49:00.000-07:00

I have a few more photos from Luke's birthday weekend. The best of them are of Luke playing with his new water table.

Also, there are some photos from Sarah & Andy's wedding in Yosemite at the end of June.

One year old!

2008-07-31T09:03:00.000-07:00

Luke turned one last week. We had a little party at our new house this past weekend, but I was too busy to take any pictures. Luckily, Auntie C came out with a new video.

Luke Turns One! from charlotte buchen on Vimeo.

Mahvish took some photos too. Hopefully I will stop being a slacker and post some photos soon ... but don't hold your breath!

Moving Day

2008-07-10T09:08:00.001-07:00

Two posts in two days! What can I say, it is slow at work and my mom sent some pictures from this weekend. This is Luke with his hammer, trying to help Grandpa with some baby proofing.

For the rest of them, click here.

Tofu madness...

2008-07-09T17:40:00.001-07:00

I don't know why, but this picture from Z cracked me up. Luke can eat a lot in one sitting.

That's all I have for right now, because we don't have internet at home yet. For those of you picture junkies here are some from Caitlin when Riley came to visit us at the new house.

Happy Father's Day!

2008-06-15T10:22:00.000-07:00

I got the best gift for Father's Day! This is it:

I got to wake up late, and when I got to the breakfast table these pictures were all framed! To see the individual photos, click here.

You see the ones of Luke in a box? He is helping us pack. You may have heard that we are moving, and we bought a house! If all goes as planned, escrow will close on Tuesday, and we will move the first week of July. We took another tour yesterday and took some photos, click here to see them. The house is located in the Glenview neighborhood in Oakland, right here.

Oldie but goodie

2008-06-05T15:24:00.000-07:00

Hey, because I can't keep up with new stuff, I thought I'd post some old stuff. Luke is just kinda sleepy, but I still like it. This is from September 2007, the night before Tim and Mijin got married.

Luke is cool, Luke reads, Luke plays...

2008-05-09T10:20:00.000-07:00

I'm a bad blogger. I can't help it. Luke is so fun I don't want to sit in front of the computer when I'm home. I should start blogging at work.

Anyway, this latest batch of picture is from the last few weeks. There are some great ones of Luke reading with my Dad.

Some of Luke cool:

There are also a couple of pics of Luke playing with his truck, hiding under a table, playing with Shannon at Class of 1998 Pomona Reunion, and hanging out with my family in Seattle. To see the whole album, click here.

Auntie C Productions

2008-04-04T20:29:00.000-07:00

Here is another installment from Luke's favorite movie producer. You will be amazed, by both the production and Luke's latest antics.

Tahoe, Easter & other pics

2008-03-30T18:18:00.000-07:00

So, we took Luke to Tahoe last week, he wasn't sleeping great and wasn't always happy, despite the beautiful scenery.

We went snowshoeing ...

and opened an Easter basket.

For all the Tahoe/Easter photos, click here.

For some other recent photos, click here.

Seven months

2008-03-01T16:07:00.000-08:00

Saturdays are nice, we have brunch with friends, enjoy the sunny weather, take midday naps, and finally catch up on some blog posts. A couple of weeks ago, Luke attended his third wedding, when our good friends Nicole and Aaron were married in San Francisco. Here is a cute photo of Luke with the beautiful bride.

For the rest of the photos from the wedding, click here. Some of the photos are kinda blurry. Sorry.

Luke also posed for a black and white photo shoot. This is probably the most smiley photo from the bunch.

I also enjoy taking photos of Luke after he has eaten something new. Elinor thinks it makes him look messy, but I just think it's cute. Here he is after trying some organic teething bars.

Luke is growing up fast! He now gets up on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth, but hasn't quite started crawling yet. I'll post video of his amazing feats soon (I hope!). In the meantime, you'll have to do with still photos. For some more recent pics of Luke, click here.

Videos at Caitlin's house

2008-02-28T11:23:00.000-08:00

Sorry, I've been lazy. Fortunately, Caitlin is totally on the ball, and has these three videos of Luke, Riley, and Sonam. Enjoy!

Here, Luke eats some oatmeal.

This one is of Luke, Riley, and Soman hanging out.

Here, Luke tests out Riley's new doorway jumper.

Picture extravaganza!

2008-02-10T20:38:00.000-08:00

Luke has been very lucky to enjoy the company of Mamine and Grandpa Buchen over the past week.

Luke loves his new exersaucer.

He really enjoyed avocados.

He sings along with Grandpa.

All in all, he has had a wonderful time with his grandparents.

For the whole album from the past week, check out the entire album here.

Luke tastes his toes

2008-01-31T20:48:00.000-08:00

Well, the title and that picture pretty much say it all. Click here for more recent photos of Luke, including a series of Luke and me hanging out and posing.

Luke & The Chair

2008-01-27T08:53:00.000-08:00

Another video produced by Auntie Charlotte. He gets thirsty and decides he wants a drink ... but doesn't get too far.

Six months already?

2008-01-22T22:30:00.001-08:00

Well, Luke is six months old, and he's already behind the wheel.

It is hard to believe that six months have passed since Luke was born. He's a well traveled boy, having visited Bolinas at a mere three weeks, attended weddings on the SF Peninsula and in Marin, driven to pumpkin patches in the Central Valley, and flown on airplanes to New York and Seattle. He is also very outgoing, and has met all his grandparents, all his Aunties & Uncles, his great-grandmother, his great-grandfather, and his great-grand aunt, most of our friends, and numerous baby friends, like Riley, Roan, and Booker. He's dressed up (twice!) for Halloween, enjoyed Thanksgiving, two Christmas celebrations, and New Year's Eve. He eats solid food, squeaks, dances the squirmy wormy, shouts, roars, gurgles, giggles and grabs his little toes. And he laughs and smiles, all the time; and makes us happy, all the time.

Thanks big boy, it's been a great six months. Keep it up.

A movie starring Me!

2008-01-14T09:13:00.000-08:00

Hi! As you may know, my Auntie Charlotte is an acclaimed (at least in the family) movie producer. And her latest short film features me! Get some popcorn and enjoy...

Seahawks lose, you win.

2008-01-13T20:55:00.001-08:00

Luckily, I took this picture of Luke before the game. Afterwards he cried inconsolably for a couple of hours (or was that me?). Either way, even though the hawks lost and I know you are sad, this picture should cheer you up.

This one is pretty cute too, even though he is only wearing a brown hoodie.

Holiday Redux

2008-01-09T21:30:00.000-08:00

Hey people. Apologies again for the long delay in between posts. I don't really have a good excuse, so I won't try to make one up. We have pictures from Christmas in Seattle, and New Year's Eve at the Fazzabo pad (pictures by Mark Kawano).

Christmas in Seattle

2007-12-29T14:24:00.000-08:00

Hi! Sorry for the long delay between posts. I've been having lots of fun in Seattle with Ba-Chan, Pops, Auntie Amy, and Uncle Chris, and meeting lots of new people. Christmas was great, Santa came and left me fun stuff in my stocking, and I got lots of presents from people. Mommy and Daddy got two video cameras! So here are two fun videos. This one is of Pops and me playing the vibes, and to see Roan Leslie and me hanging out on his couch, click here.

Solid Food!

2007-12-16T20:15:00.000-08:00

Luke started eating solid food this weekend!

He has been enjoying organic rice cereal mush, and seems to like it a lot. He has a little trouble keeping it in his mouth, but it has been remarkably easy (so far) to get him to eat it.

For a great series of Luke taking a bite, click here.

A short video of Luke taking his first bites is here.

Early X-Mas in Oakland

2007-12-09T22:17:00.000-08:00

Well, we're heading up to Seattle for Christmas, but Uncle Joel won't be there, because he has (gets?) to work in Hawaii over the Winter Holidays. I'm bummed he won't be around to teach me how to burp the alphabet, but he arranged his flight so he had a weekend stopover in Oakland. Ba-Chan and Pops flew down too, so we had an early Christmas celebration. Here is a group photo from Saturday night:

We had lots of fun, and I got lots of presents, including a Seahawks jersey and football! It'll be great when Mommy & Daddy let me start watching football on TV. Until then, I'll have to live with Daddy's mediocre play-by-play, and Mommy's funny color commentary (Daddy: "TOUCHDOWN!" Mommy: "Do we HAVE to watch football again?"). Anyway, by the time everyone left, I was pooped, and crashed on the couch in my new clothes for a couple of hours.

Uncle Joel got a new camera for Hawaii, and I think I'm his favorite model! To see the photos he took, click here.

Other photos that Daddy took are here.

I Love Mommy!

Luke & Riley

2007-12-08T14:08:00.000-08:00

Luke and Riley hung out today.

Ba-chan and Pops were excited to meet Riley, and Luke gave Riley a big kiss on his forehead (or maybe he was just seeing how Riley tastes).

Basil was also very excited, and posed for a picture with Luke. To see all the photos of Luke & Riley, click here.

Good Day Sunshine!

2007-12-07T10:19:00.001-08:00

Hi! I'm a happy camper this morning.

Today is an exciting day, because it is my first with just dad and me. We have big plans ... hang out and read books, go buy some Christmas presents, eat lunch with Uncles Joel and Tim, maybe even take a nap!

Later this evening Ba-chan and Pops come in from Seattle, and we'll get to spend the weekend together! It's gonna be great.

For some more happy pictures of me this morning, click here.

Welcome to Lucky Luke

2007-12-06T19:55:00.000-08:00

Hi there. Welcome to my blog. I'm a young guy, and I named my blog after my favorite Belgian cartoon: