Happy Happy Happy Birthday to You!

Sweet Luke,

As I sit here and write this, I can't remember back to life before you... in three short years you have rocked my world and made me appreciate life so much more than I could have ever imagined... you have made me understand a "mothers love" and you have made me so much less selfish than I ever could have been without you in my life.  You have made Daddy into this creative and funny guy who thinks up cool games with any household item he can find, you have brought entertainment into our home and you have challenged Daddy and I to a walk in the Lord we may have never found without you holding us accountable, without even knowing it.  So happy third birthday Lukey... may you enjoy many more!

Here is what you are up to these days:

-You think it is so funny to tell me how you are getting big like Daddy and love to tell me you are not my baby anymore.  Like I always tell you, no matter how big you get, you will ALWAYS be my baby. 

-These are all of the items currently in your treasure box.  Luke, the Bible says "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also"  I hope and pray one day you understand what that means and that you treasure a life in Christ and hope for an eternity spent with Him.  Until then, I think you have picked your treasures really well!  You find more feathers and money on the ground than any person I know!

-You have a new fascination with picking up worms... you found this one on our walk to the homecoming parade- you squeezed him hard so you wouldn't drop him that by the time we got there, the worm "stopped squirming"

 I am learning to check your pockets... here was what I got out of one load:

-You LOVE dinosaurs.  Your favorite TV show is dinosaur train.  Your favorite dinosaur is Buddy (the T-Rex)

-You are completely potty trained and we are SO proud of you!

-You call all Boston Terriers "Allie Girl"

-You enjoy a clean house and fresh sheets (you got that from me!)
- Favorite Sport is football
- Favorite animal is giraffe
- You LOVE picking flowers (the little yellow weeds in the grass)- you pick flowers every day on the playground at school and in our neighbor's yard

-You love to cuddle at bedtime... oh I soak those moments in.  When Daddy is at school, I get the best hugs or a sweet little hand on my face as we wind down and tell stories. 

- Your favorite Bible story is David and Goliath... you and Daddy plunk each other on the head to act like David killing Goliath.  One day, you were playing with Drew at a baseball game, I looked over and you were throwing a rock at him-- I ran over and pulled out the David and Goliath story and you haven't thrown a rock since :)

-You are strong willed which gets you in trouble from time to time at school, but I know these are qualities we will want you to have when you know how to manage your emotions.  Right now, we celebrate "green days" and have only had one "red day".

-You love to swim-- you are trying to hold your breath under water which makes bath time messy but full of laughs.  You will be ready for swim lessons next summer for sure!

-Favorite color:  Red

-Best Friends:  Drew and Josiah, Girlfriend:  Braelynn

- Weight : On the veterinarian scale you were 34# but we will get the real weigh in soon :)
- We asked you what you want to be when you get big- you said be a Construction Worker
- We asked you what do moms do- you said hug their babies
- We asked you what dads do- you said knock over our towers
- Favorite food- pizza with sausage, hamburger and "rockaronis"

Happy Birthday to you sweet boy... and MANY more.  Daddy and I love you.