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Luke turns 4!

Luke turned 4 this week...4 years old! Where did my little baby Luke go?! He's such a big boy now!

The night before his birthday, Luke prayed, "Bless 3-year old Luke and bless 4-year old Luke..." He was so proud that he was going to be such a big boy.

We had (for some time) excitedly talked to him about how big of a boy he was going to be...and he couldn't wait. Later that night, however, he had trouble falling asleep...finally I asked him what was wrong and he wailed, "I WANT TO STAY 3!!!" It didn't take long to realize that in his mind, turning 4 meant he was going to "grow up" in his sleep and he wasn't ready to "grow up" yet. As he cried in my arms telling me he wanted to stay 3, a part of me wanted to cry right along with him as I, TOO, wanted him to stay 3. It feels like he's growing up to fast (Will too.) But we reassured him that his body would not grow up while he was sleeping - that everything would be the same...he would still be Luke...just 4 years old.

And though he was comforted by the fact that he didn't have to become a grownup overnight, he still didn't want to be left alone...so he slept in our bed that night. And, when morning came, his previous excitement about turning 4 returned and he had a grand day!

Guka had, by request from Luke, made him a Gronckle cake. Gronckle is a dragon from the DreamWorks movie, "How to Train Your Dragon." The cake turned out AWESOME and Guka still remains the king of birthday cakes!

We had a small party with Guka, Meme, Uncle Randy, Aunt Jamie and Julianne. Luke had so much fun! He requested cheese pizza for supper, excitedly ripped open all of his presents and wolfed down his Gronckle cake.

He was happy but very exhausted at the end of the day. And that night we tucked in our 4-year old boy.

Meme, Will and Luke are ready to party!

The Gronckle cake!

Meme, Will and Luke looking at baby pictures

After supper, Luke tore into his presents...

Then it was time to eat some Gronckle!

Luke and Guka admiring the cake...

It was yummy!

Our 4-year old Luke...

4 going on 16! Eeeeek!

I Miss Blogging...

I can’t believe I haven’t blogged since March! At this point, I just don’t know where to start…do I play catch up…do I start with where we’re at now? Playing catch up seems overwhelming, so maybe I’ll just start with the now.

My goal is to attempt to write one blog a week…so we’ll see if I can get back into the swing of blogging.

This week I plan to put up a birthday blog – Luke turned 4 yesterday! It’s hard to believe we started this blog a few months before he was born…and now he’s 4!! They grow up WAY to fast!

So, be on the lookout for a birthday blog and pictures!