Luke is 8!

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Luke holding a sign that says "First day of Hybrid"

Luke kneeling next to the snowman he made

Luke sitting in the snow making a snowball

Luke sitting in the snow

Luke standing and posing for a picture in the snow

This birthday is his first during this Covid pandemic. He even lucked out and had gone back to school the day before his birthday. However, due to Covid, the school isn't allowing any outside treats to be passed out so he couldn't even celebrate with his classmates at school. And on his actual birthday, which was a Wednesday, he didn't have in-person learning anyway since Wednesdays are continuing to be distance learning days. 

So his actual birthday wasn't how he would have liked it to be. We did go out to lunch at The Olive Garden since in-person dining is now open again! I started to take the boys out to lunch on Wednesdays a few months back so that they would get out of the house at least once a week. Wednesdays for school are the one day of the week that they don't have their live class meetings so it's easier to work around them having on-demand assignments. So Wednesday "out-to-lunch" day coincided with his birthday and he picked Olive Garden.

Erica, Dylan and Luke in front of Olive Garden

Luke eating chocolate cheesecake at Olive Garden

We had cinnamon rolls and orange juice per his request for breakfast and he picked tacos for dinner and cheesecake for dessert. He got a fire station Lego set and a Fortnite 3d nightlight from us for his birthday.

Luke eating his birthday breakfast

We planned a family gathering the following Saturday at Dick's Drive-In for dinner with my family. We hung out and ate in the backs of our vehicles and had cupcakes for dessert. He got a space shuttle Lego set, a Spirograph kit and Xbox gift card from Grandma and Grandpa, and an RC helicopter from Aunt Laura, Uncle Kyle, and Emily. He got a nice card and some money from Joe's Mom and Pat. 


Family in back of SUV eating dinner

Luke in the back of an SUV with a birthday cupcake and a lit candle in it

He's starting baseball in a few weeks and has made a new friend in his class since going back into school. He has become enthralled with playing Minecraft and Fortnite on the Xbox and recently started reading the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and loves it. 

Luke Age 8:

Stats:

Height: 4'4"

Weight: 63lbs

Shoe size: 2-2.5

Teeth lost: 8 (2 pulled at the dentist)

Clothing: boys 8

Favorites: 

Color: Green

Candy: All

Food: Tacos

Animal: Snake

Movie: Jurassic Park

Book: Diary of a Wimpy kid books

Sport: Football

Best friends: Kian, Brody and Jax

What he wants to be when he grows up: Landscaper

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