Luke turns 4!

I can't believe my baby is 4!! It was a toss up as to whether or not Luke would get a birthday party this year. His baby brother was going to be arriving very close to his birthday and I wasn't sure I could pull things off. Luke is so outgoing and loves to party not to mention he has the most appreciation for decorations then anyone else I know! Which makes him most deserving of party {I think}.

Luke was all about super heroes this year so it was a given this would have to be the theme. We threw it at a local high school gym. Perfect for easy set up and clean up. PLUS, the kids had complete freedom to do whatever they wanted {parents could sit back and relax}. I wanted to have a couple easy games {super hero related} the kids could play while also just playing around the gym. I showed my husband these easy and cheap ideas and of course he went above and beyond recreating all of them and making them look way better then I ever imagined. Him and his Dad made a cool bat cave with 'lasers' shooting across each side the kids would have to crawl through, a scary green alien with a slot cut out that kids had to throw Captain America's shield into, an evil villian with targets that kids had to shoot, a spider web with different point levels they had to toss corn sacks at and a machine they had to throw grenades in to blow up! While playing the kids would be able to earn tickets at each station and at the end could win different prizes. Just like Chuck-E-Cheese but WAY cheaper. The kids had so much fun and LOVED collecting tickets.

Luke, you had so much fun and of course were so happy and appreciative. You loved having your friends surrounding you to celebrate YOU!

Luke, we are so incredibly in love with you. Your love, compassion, kindness, thoughtfulness, gentleness, sensitivity, patience at your age astonishes us. You teach us so much. You are also so silly, animated and outgoing. You already have a love for Jesus and God and know He loves you. We are so proud of the boy you are.

Things you love:

• Your brother. You call him, 'my baby.' You told me I had to have another baby for Katelyn.
• Your sister. You two started sharing a room a couple months ago and it was the easiest and best thing we could have ever done. Kate likes to climb up in your bed hang out with you. There have been a couple times she wouldn't go to bed right away and I would watch you go to her bed and sing, pray and tuck her in. It's so sweet it melts my heart. 
• You are still great at memorizing and enjoy doing it. You have tons of books, songs and scriptures memorized. Your longest verse is Psalm 23
• We signed you up for your first sport, soccer. You had your first practice last week. You were so cute to watch! You looked like such a big boy too. You are loving it and always want to wear your soccer cleats and jerseys. 
• You are always so helpful around the house and do a great job being a good example to your sister. 
• You are a chatterbox. You talk and talk and talk and are very persistent with making sure we are actually listening.
• You are a great leader and make a great friend to others.