Lucas' 3rd Birthday Celebrations!

Lucas celebrated his third birthday on January 25! His birthday fell on a Saturday this year and we had a lot of family members who wanted to come into town to celebrate...SO...we decided to cram in two parties on the 25th!

We had a kids' party at Jumpin Jacks bouncing fun place with 10 friends and their parents. The kids and many of the parents bounced their hearts out in obstacles courses, a basketball bounce, and slides! Lots of our friends told us it was the best kids' party they've ever been to! And some of our friends said they want to have their child's next party there, so we will have the chance to go back!

 

 

They even had an area for littler kids...David and Claire had a blast! It's a good thing we had 6 grandparents in town for the party, so the twins were well cared for while Eric and I hosted our friends. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After bouncing, we had lunch and cake while Lucas sat in this chair made for a king!! He had been asking for a cake with a dog, so we had a local bakery create a sheet cake with a dog. It was delicious! So, we did a loose dog-theme with cookies in the shape of bones and favor bags with dog themed gifts. 

What an incredibly fun party! It's going to be hard to top this one in years to come!

 

 

After we got home, the kids napped hard. Then it was time for party #2! This one was a dinner for family...besides the grandparents, we welcomed Atie Shell, Uncle Scott, Allison and Jon. Lucas open gifts from his friends and family. The big gift from Mommy and Daddy was a bike!

 

 

After a yummy baked ziti with meatballs and sausage dinner (mostly) compliments of Mimi Irene and Grandpa Bob, we sang 'Happy Birthday' again an enjoyed Red Velvet cupcakes with homemade cream cheese buttercream frosting (compliments of Mom!).

What a fun, fun day that was filled with lots of excitement, food, cake and sugar!! Nothing less for our sweet three year old! Happy Birthday, Big Guy!