Happy 3rd Birthday Lukeyman!!!

 

Last sleep as a 2 year old.  I cannot believe how fast time has gone by with you kiddo.  You are such a joy and an amazing piece of our family.

 

 

The birthday streamers.

 

After going to church we had my family over for a laid back afternoon full of the usual – gift opening, some football, food, cards, and visiting.

 

 

 

 

He is obsessed with Team Umizoomi right now, and asked for a Geo cake.  Geo he got, or the best that I could do atl east.

 

He got shy and embarrassed when we sang to him.

 

Thank goodness no girlfriends yet.  Though he’s going to be a heartbreaker (a little biased I know).

 

   

 

Lucas and “my brothers” as he always calls them.  Where “"my brothers”?  Are “my brothers” coming with?  Where “my brothers” going?

Here is what Lucas says his favorites are right now:
Color: Blue
Number: 100
Sport: Basketball (he wants to play for the Green Peacocks when he gets older he says)
Game: Hide and Go Seek, Onopoly (Monopoly)
Book: Five Little Pumpkins
Show: Team Umizoomi
Song: Home by Phillip Phillips
Wii/iPad game: Skylander Giants and Puzzles or Memory on the iPad
Food: Pizza and Macaroni and Cheese
Drink: Lemonade
Hobby: Puzzles, Trains,
Animal: Lion
Candy: Chocolate
Friends: Jacob, Connor, Lucas, Henry, Drew, CeCe, Kelsey, Little Megan, Big Megan

Lucas, Lucas, Lucas.  You truly are a gift.  You light up our world.  You are sassy, funny, and way too smart for your own good.  None of us can say no to you because you have this sweet innocent way about you.  I love that you want to snuggle still.  You want me to rock you and sing to you.  It melts my heart when you tell say, “Mommy, I love you!”…all the time.  Your brothers adore you and it is so fun watching you keep up with them, or at least try your hardest.  Your laugh and smile can make any bad day better.  You are one special boy bucko, and we love you.  Happy 3rd birthday!  You are growing up way too fast. 

Timberwolves Birthday

Back in September Connor mentioned that he would love to go to a Timberwolves game for his birthday.  We normally have pretty casual birthday parties just at our house, however I remembered a post a friend of mine made on her blog about her son’s Timberwolves birthday party and decided to look into it.  Obviously, we had to wait for the basketball season.  It was really reasonable for all of us and the package was great.  Connor got to invite 2 friends.  It was really fun.  It was a bummer that some of the regulars weren’t playing due to injuries, but the Timberwolves won and the boys thought it was a pretty awesome time.

 

 

The package included:

Being escorted to a “special” play area (though it was quick because there were 4 other parties this night)

 

The boys got to meet Crunch and get his autograph (small world that Crunch is a guy from our hometown)

 

They got to go down and get autographs before the game.  Again, many of the regular guys were injured so they weren’t there, but the boys thought it was awesome and a few of them got Ricky Rubio’s.  Connor got a jersey with the birthday package and was able to get a bunch of autographs on it.

 

  

   

 

The seats were up in the nosebleed section, but anywhere you sit you can see great in the Target Center and it didn’t seem to bother the boys any.  Everybody got a hotdog, chips, and pop with the package as well. 

 

 

 

I hadn’t been to a Timberwolves game in awhile, if you aren’t a basketball fan it’s still a good time – they keep you entertained.

 

 

Connor got his name up on the jumbo screen and when I talked to the guy I asked if he could also put Lucas’s on there since his actual birthday is tomorrow.  The boys thought that was pretty cool.

 

 

Then to top it all off, they brought us cupcakes.  The boys were not big fans of them because they were red velvet and cream cheese frosting – let’s just say I didn’t mind the 2-3 of them that I had. ;)

 

 

The crowd and the team were pretty excited about the win because they had lost a few too many in a row.  The new guys played really well.