Happy Birthday Luke!!

What an awesome year.  What a fun year.  What an amazing year.

Luke is one year old and we can't believe how fast this first year passed by.  We have so many great memories from this first year.  Thinking back to last July and seeing him for the first time.  Bringing him home and introducing him to his big sister, Maddie.  Meeting grandmothers, aunts and uncles, cousins, and family friends.  Diapers and bottles, too many to count.  Lots of late night wakings (and now he's the best sleeper!).  Laying, rolling, sitting, crawling, standing and very soon he'll be walking.  Three vacations and already so many good vacation memories.  Bath times and story times and playing on the floor.  Each day it seems impossible, but we love him even more.

It was time to celebrate.  We had two parties for him (since we love him so much.. and parties are fun!).  The first party included family friends and we gathered at our house about a week before his actual birthday.  Luke got his first taste of cake and it seems that he liked it!  He also got some new toys which of course he loved.

Luke opens birthday presents surrounded by his "big kid" friends

Mom shows Luke his new truck

Dad and Luke read his new book

Happy Birthday Luke!

Luke's "smash cake"... just for him!

So this is cake?

Wow, this stuff taste pretty good

Do I really get this whole cake for myself?

I'm REALLY liking this cake

Napkin please!

Do I have to finish it all?

Better make that two napkins

Dad cleans up Luke right after the cake!  Notice icing dripping from nose!

The second party was smaller, just our family and Maddie's two friends.  Luke opened more presents and he didn't waste any time in trying them out.

Luke hasn't quite mastered the art of ripping open gifts yet

He loves his new scooter walker... thanks Grandma!

Luke has fun with the Zig Zag Race Cars... thanks Mimi!

Big sister Maddie shows Luke how to use his new water table

Luke learns quickly and starts having fun

More playing... one toy... two happy kids!

I'm wet but who cares... it's hot and it's my birthday!

This is SO fun!

 At the second party, Luke tried ice cream... and oh yes he liked it!

Ice cream... yummmm.