Lucas is 4!

Lucas had a great 4th birthday. Here is his day with pictures:

Birthday morning tradition passed on from his birth mom: a donut with a candle

He got to open his first present

Batman watch!

For a birthday surprise he got to go to Build-a-Bear with Grandma

Of course he picked out a batman bear

He named the bear Bruce Wayne

We took Lucas and 2 friends to Chuck E Cheese for lunch. He loved every second of it!

He is growing so much!

Family

He asked for a Batman cake if you hadn't already guessed

I'm four!

Big boy

Lucas is THREE!!!

Weight: 29.5 lbs--------27.4%
Height: 38 inches-------54%

He is a healthy and happy little boy! He talks really well and talks a lot. He is learning his numbers and letters. He loves being social. He loves going to the library. He loves playing with his cousins and his friends. He never wants to leave places because he doesn't want to miss out. We have to sing him a song from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (Mr. Rogers' cartoon sequel) that says, "Choose one more thing to do and then it is time to go." We use lots of songs from that show to help Lucas. One song: "Grown ups come back" helps him go to nursery at church and have a babysitter. "When you're feeling mad and you want to roar, take a deep breath and count to four" is another gem.
Lucas loves Superheroes and Transformers. He is totally a boy. He loves turning anything into a gun. He loves trucks. He has lots of guys that he plays with, superheroes, rescue bots, and lego guys. He likes fighting and wrestling with other boys. He loves being outside, going to the park, and going on walks.
Lucas sleeps about 10-11 hours at night and still takes about a 2 hour nap. We have just started potty training. I read the book Potty Training in One Day. Since then he has been doing pretty well. And he is always so proud of himself when he does go. I tell him "I am so proud of you!" and he hugs me and says "I'm so proud of you too!" It is pretty funny.
We recently turned his crib (that still had the tent on it!) into a toddler bed. He is really proud of his bed and shows anyone that comes over. I was really worried that he would get out of it, but so far he stays put. He yells at us when he wakes up "Mommy, Daddy, I wake up!" At night he knows that he can only get out if he needs to use the potty. He usually yells out, "I need to go potty!" about 5 minutes after we already took him. We will work on that.
He is a great kid and makes us laugh. He knows how to entertain. We love you Lucas!


On the day of potty training, I wrapped a present of underwear (Superhero and Rescue Bots) and he opened it and was so pumped!

"These are my underwears!"

Ducky is always a good companion for him

His big boy bed! He is wearing a Bumblebee costume that he hasn't taken off all day.

Three years old!

Lucas' birthday was on Sunday. We had a good day as a family. 

One of the traditions that Julie told us that she liked as a kid was that her mom would bring her a donut with a candle in it on her birthday. She said this made her feel special. I ran to the store late after Lucas' birthday party so that he could have a donut with candles in it for his birthday.

After church he got to open a couple more presents.

Rescue bots, Super Hero Squad chutes and ladders, Batman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. He loves it all!

Skyping with Julie

Growing so tall!

Can you find Lucas? On his birthday he wanted all the balloons in his room and then that turned into the balloons in his crib and boy, was it so fun! He loved every second and we did it each day for many days afterwards.

It was a good day. We love this little three year old. He is definitely growing up and is becoming a big boy. Happy birthday Lucas boy!

Birthday Party

We had a great birthday party for Lucas. It was Superhero themed and had tons of balloons. He loved having his cousins come over and play. He loved opening presents. It was good fun!

Windows full of balloons

Balloon drop

Goody fry bags with Superman capes



Lucas requested a chocolate cake. I freehanded the super hero logos on the cake. 

Presents

He got excited about everything, even clothes

He had 3 sets of cousins give him 3 different Batman toys. He couldn't have been more excited. He was even wearing his Batman shirt

When his cousins came over, he wanted to put his Iron Man costume on

 

Here is the video of the balloon drop, it didn't end up exactly how we thought, but it was really fun. Lucas doesn't really know what to think.

Birthday Trip to Minnesota

We flew to Minnesota on October 11 so that we could spend Lucas' 2nd birthday with his birth family. We had such a great trip. It was so fun to see everyone. Lucas had a blast being the center of attention everywhere he went. He got very spoiled! We got to do lots of fun things and eat at a lot of places that we don't have. We were also able to go to my 8-year-old nephew's baptism. It was a great weekend! Saturday, October 13, was his birthday and we had a fun day. Here are some pictures from our trip.

 

Julie and Lucas

We stayed at our good friend's house and their 6 year old daughter put up decorations for Lucas' birthday.



He was a pretty excited 2 year old, the sugar in the root beer definitely helped

Lucas gets so excited and scared to see dogs

Julie's mom brought toys for Lucas to play with. It was a great idea and Lucas loved all the toys!

Buzz and Woody cake, very perfect

Lucas and Scottie

Trevor, Lucas, and Scottie

Lucas was really excited about this truck, but all Ryan and I could think about was how we were going to get it home!

He didn't want to wear the crown at Chuck E Cheese, but once we got in the car he put it on

I fit the tonka truck in my suitcase!

We had so much fun! We love you all so much!