Luke
Today's entry is dedicated entirely to my son, Luke. This is his 4th birthday. Last year, he did not want to have a birthday. For some reason, he was refusing to turn 3. We tried making a big deal out of it and encouraging him, but he just wasn't interested in being any older than 2. It wasn't just that though - he would not allow us to celebrate in any way. He did not want presents. He did not want cake. He did not want to go anywhere or do anything. He was not turning 3. He was 2! Finally, at about 3 o'clock, he decided that he would let me take him to the zoo (one of his favorite places). Then, on the way home, I talked him into letting us give him presents and we began discussing a cake. In our family, the kids don't pick what flavor cake they want, but what characters will go on the cake. For instance, Ben has had a Batman cake. I think we had a Cookie Monster cake at Luke's 1st birthday... So when I asked Luke what kind of cake he wanted, he said, "I want a Corpse Bride cake."
Luke is a hilarious kid. My wife has posted some of our family videos and almost all of them feature some performance by Lukie. This year, he is actually excited about his birthday. He can't wait to tear into his presents and we have a "Madagasscar" cake on order (he DID NOT get the Corpse Bride cake, by the way). Since we live in Florida now, so close to some amazing parks, we have been asking Lukie where he wanted to go for his birthday. "Do you want to go meet Buzz Lightyear? Or do you want to go on a safari (heck yeah, Disney has a safari now!) Or we could take you to see Spiderman..." Guess where Luke 
said he wanted to go for his birthday... "I only want to go to Grandma and Grandad's house." I know that was heartfelt and all, but don't kid yourself, Luke knows which side the bread get buttered on. He also once claimed that his favorite "restaurant" was eating chicken and rice and Grandma's house. He makes sure he stays on Grandma and Grandad's good side. Well, we can't go there, but as a surprise to Luke Grandma and Grandad are coming down here for the weekend. He's going to be stoked!
Luke's name means, "The one who brings light." I didn't know that when I named him, but God sure did. Luke is such an absolute joy. He really does bring light. It is almost impossible to discipline him because he can always get me laughing. This is way sappier than I've ever written, I know but I don't want to ignore the 
way I'm feeling right now. I will never forget what he said to me this morning. "Lukie, can you believe that you are going to be 4 tomorrow?" "I know, but Dad... I hope I stay small when I'm 4." "Why, Luke?" "Because then you could still hold me." The one who brings light!
Thank you, Lord for our Luke!
Scott Bane
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We love this boy, and really miss you guys. Give Lukie a birthday squeeze for us! And happy weekend birthday to you too, uncle daddy. :)
I love Luke, and am missing getting to see him grow up. Happy Birthday, Lukie!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LUKE!
What a complete and total blessing. I get pretty sappy about my kids too:-) Have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you for the comments. We've been really living up Luke's birthday. We just got home from Sea World. We haven't even touched his Madagascar cake yet!
Hey, what is up? You must be really busy. Either that or you and Luke are celebrating a 'birthweek' instead of a day.
I'm just missing your thoughts on life and what's going on with you.