Happy 3rd Birthday Luke!

Luke turned 3 on Feb. 8th, so we decided to go to Chuckee cheese a couple days before his birthday with his choice of friends. He picked his friend Samantha who turned 3 a week before he did and she has a sister Esther's age, so we went with their family and had a blast! We also had a family party for him on Saturday. Here are some pictures:

Here he is showing how old he is

This was one of those virtual things where you actually feel like you are riding a roller coaster and the seat moves and everything. They have a screen that parents can watch of their kids faces

Luke's favorite was the air hockey table. Here he is playing with Samantha

For his party, I just invited my sister and her family and my mom and dad. Well, we ended up getting a lot of snow on Friday night and Saturday morning, so my sister and her family were stuck in Greenville. Saturday morning when I found out they weren't coming, I went to our neighbors and invited them so we had some people at this party. So mom and dad came and so did Eli and Wyatt. Luke still thanks the LOrd for his party 3 weeks after the fact!

He called the decorations his party, so he kept saying not to take down his party

A tool kit from Grandpa and Grandma

thomas towel from Aunt Sarah and Uncle Anthony

He got his big boy bike from mommy and daddy - and he rode it around the house for 2 days until we put it away

He picked out this cake at the store

I can't believe my baby boy is turning 3 already! Time just flies so fast and I try to enjoy every moment I have with my babies. Luke has grown incredibly over the last year. He is so stubborn yet so sweet at the same time. He loves animals, especially dogs. He loves to run and jump and climb. He started gymnastics in the fall and his teachers say that he could teach his class. They always call him over if another child doesn't know how to do something and say, "Luke, show them how to do this." He loves hanging from the high bar and rings and even jumps from a mat to catch them. He is definitely fearless! He is my little cuddler at night and always wants me to rock him and lay with him for "just 1 minute" as he says.
He is so sneaky, I have to keep my eye on him all the time. He will get candy and cookies out of the pantry, fridge, or anything else and hide and eat them.
He also has such a sense of humor and cracks us up most of the time. I love you little Lukie, Happy Birthday!