Favorite!

Blair's new favorite thing to do is play Tea Party! She loves her new tea set she got for Christmas. The table and chair set Grandma and Grandpa Crane gave her for Christmas, makes the perfect set up for fun tea parties! She is always recruiting anyone and everyone to come and party with her! This includes, mom, dad, Lukas, Tyler (the neighbor boy who I watch a few times a week.), and her dolls.

Whip Cream!

Our daddy makes the best Whip Cream! The other day we had Strawberries and Whip cream. It sort of ended up in a mess for Blair! This girl loves her Cream! She usually doesn't play in it though. I guess she couldn't help it this time. Dan and I were talking and turned around to this. At first I was going to get mad. Then I just started laughing. It cleans up right?

Friend party!

Lukas had such a fun friend party this year! Of course we had a Star Wars theme! We played lots of fun games, and even had a visit from Darth Vadar! The kids were wonderful and made it super easy on Lukas's mom! I couldn't have asked for a better bunch of kids to join in Lukas's fun!



Darth Vadar, Darth Vadar, Yoda! As you can see it wasn't drama free! ;) Lukas tends to be a bit dramatic at times. But the drama makes me laugh!
Darth Vadar! Well AKA Grandpa Jim!
Blair was terrified! So was another little boy Michael. We finally had to reveal that it was really grandpa. I couldn't let Blair be so scared any longer. The poor thing was shaking like a leaf. I also didn't want to send Michael home with nightmares! I am pretty sure his mom wouldn't let him come back to play if we did. ;)
We had a little light saber fight while he visited.
Vada!
Milah!
Luke!
Lukas! He pretty much knew it was grandpa from the start! As soon as he knocked on the door he realized grandpa was missing in action from the party. He said "That is just grandpa! I know it is!"
Kai!

We had a little contest to see who could keep their balloons a float with the light saber the longest. I think this was the kids favorite game. One kid said "Man, how do you come up with this stuff?" I giggled! I wanted to say it was cause I was super mom, but really it was pintrest! What can I say?
Pinata time! We let Blair go first cause she is the youngest. We figured she wouldn't hit hard enough to break it.
Lukas went next. He got his wish the thing broke after two hits! No one else got a turn! I felt kind of bad, but what can you do?
Lukas got roller blades from grandma and grandpa!
Spider Man belt! He saw a Spider Man belt one day while we were looking at Zulilly. He pretty much wanted one ever sense. Every day he would tell me his pants were falling down. He would then proceed to say that he just had to have a belt! Grandma must have heard his pleas cause his wish was her command! What a nice grandma she is.
He loves this!
Blowing out the Candles on his Star Wars cake! Happy Birthday my little dude! Hopefully the wish you wished for comes true!

Birthday Morning!

We decided that we would let Lukas un wrap his bday presents when dad got home from work. We thought it was pretty nice of us. We were going to make him wait till his friend bday party that afternoon. ;)

I love that I got the tissue paper right up in the air!

Can you tell he LOVES Star Wars?!
Can you sense a Star Wars theme? He got a dual action light saber, accessories for his Star Wars ship he got for Christmas, and Spider Man shoes from Blair! We got him Krispy Kreme donuts to take to share with his preschool class!
* Pictures from his friend party coming soon!*

B day party at Grandma and Grandpa W!

Lukas had his bday dinner/party at Grandma and Grandpa Wilkinson's on the 8th! He was so excited that he would be able to celebrate his birthday two days in a row! It is always so much fun to eat grandma's yummy food, and play with fun cousins!

Lukas was SO excited as you can see!
Bucky Balls! He was so excited to get these! They are little round magnets that you can make shapes, and things with.

Can you see the the pure joy on his face?! He was super stoked to get Grandma and Grandpa's present! A Transformer garage! It can change into Optimus Prime.
He loves it! Blair loves it a ton as well! SO much that when he is at school she is enthralled for the whole two hours he is gone.
Star Wars cup cakes! A lady in our ward has a cake business. She made these for him. They were a hit!
These cousins are so close in age. They have so much fun together! I hope they are friends for life!
Gracie, and Blair playing with Aunt Staci! Seriously, Aunt Staci is the best aunt EVER! These girls love her.

Five!

Tomorrow at 2:23 A.M. my little guy, my first born, will turn 5! I can't believe I have a five year old! I won't ever forget the day he was born. The little miracle that I had been praying for, for years was here! He makes my heart so full! How can he not, he made my dream come true! Being a mom was what I had always dreamed of. Infertility, made that a little challenging but Heavenly Father gave me a beautiful boy on Jan 9, 2007! I won't ever forget the feeling as long as I live!
5! The big Kindergarten age! Part of me is anxious, and the other part of me is so happy! He is SO happy so how can I not be happy for him? He asks me every day, "When can I start Kindergarten?" Luckily it is still months away! I need more time too prepare! I know when I drop him off I am going to be crying AND laughing! He is such a social boy. He needs Kindergarten! He needs lots and lots of friends! He needs constant entertainment! He is always thriving to learn. He will ROCK Kindergarten!
When Lukas was born he cried so much. I remember just rocking him and finally getting him to sleep and being afraid too move! Once he was a sleep I would sit there and rock him while reading. Nothing else mattered! My house was a mess but it was okay. I thought he was sick, or hurting. Now I think he was just letting me know he was mad at something I was doing! At 5 he is still the same way. He lets me know when I make him mad. He doesn't give up! I hope that he utilizes this skill to his advantage and not disadvantage.
This little boy has the biggest green eyes! He melts my heart with them. I am sure when he gets older he will melt a lot of girls hearts. He adores his dad and I hope that one day he will be JUST like him! He is so coordinated and thrives so much. He is good at everything he does. He takes hip hop right now and loves it! He is SO good at it too! He is the best one in his class! ;) Promise I am not being biased. He loves Star Wars, and anything Super Hero. Him and Blair are always playing Super, Bat man as Blair calls it. He is so sweet to play his favorite games with his little sister. He loves preschool! Ms. Valarie is such a great teacher and he loves her so much. He has made two best friends at school, Max and McKay! When I drop him off they are waiting at the door for him with Super Man capes all ready to battle it out! Wherever we go Lukas makes friends. If we are at the park, instantly, new friends! It really doesn't matter where he is, he will make a friend. In fact I could learn a thing or two from him. We all need friends!
This little guy has taught me so much as a mom! He is a first and I am sure I have made plenty of mistakes. But he is patient and is willing to let me make them. I just know I love him, and he means the world too me! If I could freeze time I would!

The day we brought him home from the hospital!
At age 5!

Freakish weather!

I have NO idea what is up with this bizarre weather, but I am loving it! 55 degrees in Jan, YES PLEASE!!! We are usually covered in snow and totally freezing by now. Playing outside without jackets in Jan is a little freaky to me. I don't think I can ever recall doing this in my whole 29 years of living in Utah! My kids are loving playing outside. Okay, okay, me too! ;)

Lukas playing Red rover with his little buddies!
Just being lazy and soaking up the sun.
Blair has actually been asking to wear a helmet every time she rides her bike. I love that she wants to wear one. It makes my job as her mommy so much easier! She even wears it just because.
Now we just need to get her to wear it while she rides the scooter! I love her little skirt. Honestly, this is my favorite outfit of hers at the moment. She just looks adorable in it. She loves her little heart boots so much. I love that they are easy to put on and she can do it herself.
Just enjoying time with her little friend Nicole!