Birthday Celebrating

I was very determined this year to make sure that Luke felt very celebrated on his birthday. I may have created a monster ;) and worn myself out, but I was so desperate to make sure he knew how special he is to our family. There is an awful lot of comparing to the attention that our little butterfly receives as she adjusts to being in our family.

The week before, we enjoyed an afternoon mini golf game with dear family friends. This was the first year that Luke had an all boy birthday party, which meant we made sure we had time to celebrate with his oldest friend who happens to be a girl. These two have been friends since they were babies and continue to have a sweet friendship. They are comfortable with each other and have a mutual respect.

R (10 months) & Luke (6 months)

Luke (21 months) & R (25 months)

 All the kids relaxing after the game of mini golf.

The silly pose

We celebrated with both sets of grandparents. Sorry Grandpa and Poppy. I didn't get photos of you.

We had decorations, a special breakfast, dinner out and gifts from friends and family. 

Darin helped me plan a boys outdoor adventure party which took up most of Saturday. 

(That's a post for later.) When all was said and done, Luke rated the birthday a 10! Hooray!