Birthday season!

You may or may not know that springtime is birthday season at the Perrin household. Within 6 weeks we all have our birthdays (half birthday for Jude), as well as our anniversary...unfortunately for me we are all partied out by mother's day :) luckily for Luke, I am usually full of ideas for his big day.

This year is a Wacky Wednesday party (one of his fave dr. Suess books). We are having jokes and silliness all day. For example: behold the spaghetti and meatballs cupcakes--idea courtesy of our best bites. Please excuse the picture quality; it was 3 am. Don't ask.



It's also the birthday of one of the missionaries serving here, and tomorrow is the birthday of the only other kid at our church (a girl named tamara who is also turning 7!) so we are throwing a party for everyone tonight! Tune in later for pictures after the event.

And I can't post without a tribute to my special boy. So...

Seven years ago:


Six years ago:









Five years ago:



Four years ago (he's the big one...):





Three years ago:





Two years ago:




Last year:





And today:



I'll keep the emotional effusions to a minimum, but I just have to say, I love love love being Luke's mom. What a great ride the last seven years have been. Thanks, Luke, for coming to our family and showing us the world through your eyes. Happy birthday, pal. You're the best.