Birthday Boy

This is the day Lukas has anticipated for the past month! He's turning 4 today! We've been planning and sending out invites and getting things ready all week. We baked and decorated cupcakes on Friday and for days we counted how many more sleeps until this day finally came. Yesterday his Tia Patty came over to give him his present b/c she and Uncle Andres couldn't make it to the party. He loved getting a present early and was so excited. He got the coolest Batman toy from them, and I think I like playing with it as much as he does. Then today we woke him up early by singing to him and Max gave him a present. He was grumpy to be woken up and then realized what day it was and he immediately had a smile on his face. We started early and I wore everyone out by planning three seperate parties. We had a friend party in the morning and Pat's family for lunch and my family for dinner. (I just feel that it's better to keep them seperate and smaller so that Lukas can focus his attention on each family and not be so overwhelmed). I think it turned out wonderful! He chose a Go Diego Go! theme for his parties. Everything turned out so cute and he had a blast ALL day! We had the first 2 parties at the park and the kids loved playing on the playground and just running around. Except I forgot to put sunscreen on Lukas and now he has a little red face and neck! Oops! And it was at a splash park and Lukas got soaked.

I didn't think the water would be on, but sure enough it was! He had lots of fun running around with his friends (Tommy, Holden, Eli, Eliza, Jeffrey) and then when his cousins came later, he still had energy to run around with them. We had dinner at the house and my family came for that. It was great to see how happy Lukas was all day and how cute he was saying thank you and hugging everyone. Wow, he's 4! He is sure smart and it's amazing to me how much he knows and learns each day. We love him and feel so blessed that he is part of our lives! All day he kept saying, "I'm the Birthday Boy".

You could tell he felt special and I hope he knows how special he is! Each time a new party would start, his eyes would get wide and he'd say, "Another party? Is it still my birthday?" He has cupcakes 3 times and got so many fun gifts! He is worn out and will probably sleep in tomorrow...oh wait, we have church at 9. And he has to give a talk in primary. So he'll have a nap after church, then. :) We love you Lukas, Happy Birthday! And THANK YOU to everyone who came to the parties and gave such cute, fun gifts.