4 Years Old!

Our boy is 4 and he wants everyone to know it!   We had his party at Jump For Fun with his buddies and he had a ball!  

 Luke was on the run, so we had to be quick with the camera

 Cori watched

Sarah babysat when Cori got fussy- she knows how to calm!

 Buds

 Jumping squares to the party room

Birthday Boy holding fire... this place is brave!

Relight candles are so fun!  You get more wishes that way :)

 Eating Cupcakes

 Superheros

 (Brady, Clayton, Luke, Josiah, Patrick, Drew

After his party, Luke and I went to my company's Fall Festival... He got his face painted like Captain America

 We went home and opened presents from family next... Luke was the center of attention all day and his sweetness and thankfulness when opening presents was so fun to watch.

 What a "Smashing" good day!

Luke, you have wanted to be 4 for months now and it is finally here...  As you went to bed the last night of your 3's, so sleepy from skipping nap, you humored your Momma and gave me the best hug of your 3's and curled into me and let me tell you all about the day you was born.  I left a puddle of tears in your bed as I thanked God for these 4 years and you told me I was getting your pillow wet.  I am so proud of the boy you are becoming... you are a hard worker- you love helping Daddy do projects, you are such a perfectionist that Miss Erica says the other kids rush through their work to get to play stations and you are intently sitting doing your work to get it just right.  You are strong willed and reason so well now that "because" doesn't cut it anymore when Daddy and I give you directions!  You are learning how to write the alphabet and when you moved into Jr. Pre K, you were one of the two in the whole class who could write your name!  You have welcomed Cori into our family so well- you are protective of her and love to make her smile.  She watches you every time you come in the room because you are so much fun!  You still have a few words you say wrong... When Mrs. Blanca corrected Rac-a-roni, I begged you to un-correct it! You still say Ittle (little), Member (remember), c-OVers,  MaskES (masks), and P-sketti (spaghetti) in an Italian accent.  You bring so much joy to our family.  I can't wait to see what 4 brings as you grow into a sweet boy that we are proud to call our son.  I love you to the dinosaurs and back, sweet Baby.