Luke's 1st Birthday Bash!

Or should I say Monster Mash!

This is up there as one of my favorite birthday themes yet....love how it all turned out to celebrate my baby turning 1!

 

His adorable invitations designed by Designs by Debbie! 

 

 

All of the monster stuff..... 

 

and of course my little monster himself!

 

And yes....I even found him an adorable monster outfit!

 

I love how his cake turned out.....

 

I even had it dyed blue!

 

Chet said it looked like a memorial.... I thought all his pics were adorable.....

 

 

 

He had his own smash cake but didn't quite dig into it like he did on his actual birthday!



 

 

 

 

He got a lot of fun gifts and new clothes for this summer.... 

 

 and while I am sure he appreciates it all ..... 

 

and I know he looks adorable in his new clothes and loves playing with his new toys..... 

 

we all know 1st birthdays are a little more for the mama's than for the birthday baby..... 

and this mama sure appreciates everyone who helped me celebrate the incredible first year we've had with my sweet sweet little Lukey!

 

and with such an amazing 1st year.... I can't wait to see what life with this little dude has in store for us!

 

 

Soccer

Katelin played soccer again this year and Evan tried it for the first time......it is safe to say they both enjoy it very much!

First game day pic and last game day pic.

First soccer practice for Evan and Coop!

Evan had so much fun but I will say that I did not envy his coach.....he had 6 little rambunctious 4 year old boys who didn't always stay focused so well!

Evan just had fun, he was always excited to go to practice or games. Just look at the smile in these pics.....it pretty much says it all!

On the sidelines at halftime playing with the grass.

Last game they got their medals....Evan told me that his medal was very special to him.

And these two crazy girls.....

were on a team together.....the Wild Things!





Katelin really enjoys soccer and she played hard.

She likes her teammates and had played with Sage and 2 other girls previously.

Her coach was good and she will probably continue to play with this team.



Very proud of my girl....



proud of both these girls!

The last game was a muddy muddy mess!

Luke wasn't feeling good during this game and pretty much slept through it, daddy kept him safe from the sun!

When these flew over at one of the games.....

this girl points and screams..."mama...airpane, airpane!"

So until this fall when soccer starts again!!!!

My Crazy Kin......

she makes me smile.....

everyday!!!!!

and No she does not use a bottle but was playing house with Katelin!

She loves.....

her

 baby

brother and

he

loves her too!!!!

Happy 1st Birthday Baby Boy......

My littlest (and last) love turned 1 today!

 

His day started out very busy because we went to the very muddy soccer fields to watch Evan and Katelin's last soccer games. Then off to run a few errands and finally back home. We took a few pictures, opened some presents and of course Luke had cake.

 

 

He has been such a sweet happy little guy..... 

 

he loves to snuggle mama and play ball with daddy. 

 

He started walking at 11 months, he isn't running yet but is well on his way. He smiles and giggles and babbles mama and dada. Food is becoming more and more interesting to him and he is using a sippy cup more and more. 

 

He has my heart and he has from the moment I laid eyes on him....I love this little guy with all of my heart and he really is the perfect completion to our little family! 

He also can be very messy and  

it didn't take him long to dig into his cake.... 

My kids have always been very finicky with their first cake....



 

but not Luke..... 

he wasted no time!

 

He clapped..... 

 

he smeared..... 

 

but when he was done.... 

 

he was....

 

DONE! 

 

 

 I'd say his cake smash was a success!

 

After a long day and some messy cake he got his shower put on his new jammies and played with his new toys.....but now he is ready to snuggle with mama and get some sleep! Happy happy birthday sweet boy......we love you more than you will ever know!