Friday, July 18, 2008

BIRTHDAY BOY!!

Luke is now 3 years old!! We had a great day with him. He opened presents from his Grandma Jonna and Nana Wagner in the morning, had lunch, and then took a long 3 hour afternoon nap (with all his animals he received from his grandmas). We met a couple friends at Chuck-E-Cheese for pizza, games and cake and then headed home to do our presents.
Honestly, I'm a little nervous for the next year. 3 often is worse than 2 and Luke has been a bit....well,...violent over the past month or so. He pulls hair, kicks, and even occassionally bites! I know that boys can have more aggressive personalities than girls but come on. This is crazy! Karina never did anything like this so I'm at a bit of a loss for ideas.

The good news is Luke has such a big heart! He gives the best hugs and smothers me with kisses and I love it. He adores his sister and is perfectly content to be her shadow all day. He thinks everything is absolutely hysterical and has an adorably infectious laugh. I know this aggressive behavior is just a stage and it will get better as we help him with his "anger management" so until then, I'll try to focus on all the cute things he does and how lucky I am to have him in my life. I love you Luke!

7 comments:

Mac and Starr said...

Jill! I'm so glad you found our blog. I've loved looking over yours and must say it makes me very homesick for Austin. Things are going good though here in Vernal. Tell everyone hi for us!*

Sean, Em and Milo Volk said...

Jill, I love reading your blog - your kids are so adorable, and you write just like you are sitting here talking, it always makes me smile. Looks like you are having a great summer!

Robyn said...

Happy Birthday Lukey! Sorry we missed it. We know all too well about the aggression, and don't worry, it is fairly normal and it will get better!

Nana W said...

Hey, it looks like everyone was having tons of fun! Wish I'd have been there!! Luke and Beanna I love you way up to the stars!! B&J I love you bunches too!!!! Love, Nana XOXO

Jenn S. said...

Happy Birthday Sweet Luke!

We love you!

Jodie, Stefan and Natalia said...

is it just me or does luke kindof look like danny? he's adorable!

CorieW said...

I can't believe Luke is 3! He's so cute! But good luck! I definitely thought 3 was worse than 2 for Caleb but now that he's almost 4 it seems to be getting better. Boys and girls are so different!