Luke's 5th Birthday!!!!!

Luke is 5 years old and we just had to celebrate. Here are the highlights from his birthday. It is a little lengthy. He started the day by taking cupcakes to preschool. He requested strawberry cupcakes with green (his favorite color) sprinkles and 5 skittles on each cupcake.

Party at the Park

Then, we had a party at a park with a new and may I say AWESOME playscape. Luke invited every four and five year old we could think of. He had 17 guests and he later told me more friends that he wished that he had invited. Luke is a very social boy.

Pizza cake and all of the party necessities. One day I will remember to have everyone get together to pose for a picture. I just get so carried away.

Fun on the new playground!!

Spinning out of control. And a treasure hunt around the park to finish off the party.

A gift from mom and dad

The next day, Mark and I gave him our gift. A pet. Our first pet ever. Luke and I are both allergic to anything with hair/fur so we have put this off as long as we could. Luke has been asking for months for a pet.

We gave him two hermit crabs. He named them Katie and Halle, after two of his girlfriends at school. This is a big step for us. We vowed that we would never have a pet. My mother in law would be proud that we now have "critters" in our house. I just hope we can keep them alive and figure out how to keep their cage from smelling.


Grandma steals the show

Luke's Grandma Taylor came to visit and help him celebrate. Luke has a special relationship with his Grandma Taylor. He flirts with her nonstop. I think that having her here for his birthday was his favorite part. She bought him a green two wheeler for his birthday. He was so excited and he rides it like a pro.

The training wheeles help. Thanks Grandma!