Happy Birthday dear Lu-uke...

I can't believe that this was 1 year ago. Or that this was two years ago.

We started off his birthday celebration day (the 17th) with a haircut and bath.

Then, at 9:30 Luke's friend Kenron T. came over to play. Luke was VERY excited. He loves Kenron and talks about him all the time. They had a good time together, although Luke's excitement was a little much for Kenron. He didn't quite know what to think of him.

After Kenron left Luke at lunch and went down for a nap and then I got busy getting ready for his birthday party. It was a really small group, but the perfect size for Luke. We only invited people in the city, because, you know, turning 2 isn't NEARLY as big of a deal as turning one. Although Luke likes to insist that he's 3. I had made his cake the day before so I just had to decorate it. Here is how it turned out.

Definitely decorated by an amateur, but it turned out okay. My cream cheese icing wasn't completely smooth, I think the cream cheese and butter were a bit cold. But Luke was able to tell that it was supposed to be a fire truck so I achieved my #1 objective. So, I decorated the cake, prepared the fixings for tostadas, made a fruit tray and guacamole.

Luke's party started at 5:00. Grandpa Wilbur and Gigi came, and so did Traver and Karter. Karter brought his parents, Brandon and Shanna along. We ate first and then went and opened presents. Luke was very intent on his opening of the gifts.

He loved all his presents. He got some Winnie the Pooh coloring sheets, a Gator Golfing game, puzzles, books, fire trucks, trains, a tractor with wagons, Thomas the Train videos, and a small take along track perfect for church. He also got orange spray paint from MY DAD, that had NO LID so he, of course, pressed the button and got a nice spray of orange paint up into the air. Thanks Dad = P

Kyle and I got him some small Winnie the Pooh figurines and a trike.

After presents we went and sang Happy Birthday and he blew out his candle.

He really enjoyed the singing and the candle blowing out. He's been talking about that part a lot today. He was too excited to go and play with his toys to eat much cake or ice cream. He played until bed and then was sad to leave his fire trucks behind. It was a busy day, but so much fun...and definitely tiring for this happy Mommy.