"i'm fake 5- right?"

This past weekend we had 2- yes TWO- parties for our almost-5-year-old. We're at the age with Luke in preschool that he wants to party with friends, and yet the families still want to celebrate. So this year- and this year ONLY- we did 2 parties. His friends all celebrated with him at the Portland Children's Museum, and then Sunday we had a lasagna dinner feed (thanks to Costco!) with all our family. It was madness, but fun was had by all. But the best thing was something he said to me Sunday before his second party.

Luke: "Hey mom? Since yesterday was my birthday party and we celebrated my fake birthday- that means I'm fake 5- right?"

LOVE that boy.

here's some photos from the events:

his real birthday is friday- so stay tuned for his yearly interview. Click here to find out what he said last year! LUKE YEAR 4

our weekend

it was so nice this weekend to actually GET A WEEKEND. No work, no parties- just hanging out (with a few errands sprinkled in there). Friday night Luke stayed the night again with Auntie Mar and the Girls (and my brother too). So after I picked him up on Saturday, that afternoon we went for a bike ride (for him) and a stroller ride for Jack. We went up to one of the few parks by our house and enjoyed the swings. We then hung out at home and did some artwork, BBQ-ed for dinner and all went to bed early!

Sunday morning was cold and wet! But the night before Dad had finally had time to build their new "Jeep" so they were all about taking it out for a spin. Let's just say I am scared for my future. eesh!