Happy 30th, yes 30, Luke!

Oh the joys of being 3 years apart...I am such a young whippersnapper...26, and I have this husband who is now in the 30's. ;) I purposely married older, so that when he is 50, I am still in my 40's...duh! Just kidding, hunny...HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 

We had a mini surprise party for Dadd-a...just the 3 of us! L-O-L. Except, well we were the ones who ended up surprised. I was running around all day, trying to cook a special meal, a cake, grocery shopping...crafting..all with a non napping, clingy babes. Good times. Anyways, I tried to sneak a quick shower in (Jack played in the cupboards, unrolled the entire roll of toilet paper, and attempted to splash in the toilet)..and while showering I was trying to teach Jack to say "SURPRISE", or something of the nature, for when he walked through the door. All of a sudden   I hear "SURPRISE" and Luke jumped through the bathroom door. I screamed and ran around for a minute..Jack thought that was hilarious. SO, we missed the surprise, but it was just as fun! :)

 I made Luke a meatloaf..he is always talking about meatloaf..something I have never made. Something we actually had in common when we first started dating : both hated sloppy joes, and meatloaf (meatloaf was like a nightmare when my mom put it in front of me..she said I  just screamed my lungs off until she removed it from in front of me). Anyways, tastes change and Luke now enjoys sloppy joes, me...not so much, and has wanted to try a meatloaf. Well, I made it..and we BOTH ate it, and BOTH enjoyed it! I also whipped up a Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Frozen Pie. Ready to die? Try this recipe! The crust is crushed up Nutter Butter's. Oh. my. We ate the whole thing in 2 days..and even talked about skipping dinner to just finish it! :)

click me ---> Nutter Butter Heaven

Anyways, we tried to make the big 3-0 special, given certain circumstances, which I'll elaborate on later ;) I can't wait for Luke to see his birthday present...it's "in progress"...I'll post on it when it is all finished. Until then, he was showered with this amazing bouquet. He was in heaven! I saw this idea of Pinterest...very easy. You just put some plant foam in the bottom of a pot and attach the mini liquors to skewers..shove..and you are all set!

He will never be able to deny this baby! :)
Jack is thinking "what shall I give Daddy for his 30th?"

"AH-HA I shall keep him in shape by chasing after me b/c I'm WALKING!"

Yes, little guy started walking this past weekend. He hasn't been interested in it..at all. He would stand up, fall down, give up...maybe try again a few days later. This past weekend he was SO in to getting back up and trying again. It was so sweet to see him so determined. I mean, how could he not be determined..he is a Wheeler/Guinane. He is doing great. He still travels via crawling, as it is faster than his drunken sailor waddle, but he occasionally just gets up and cruises! What a great present.