in which luc turns 3

This weekend, Luc turned 3. Woo hoo!

Halloween birthdays are so cool.

Luc was so excited about the party, asking who would be there, what we would do, if there would be cake. Of course, at the party itself, he was all shyness and small smiles. Here is what he did when we sang the birthday song:

Incredibly cute. Sophie is definitely the ham sandwich of the family. But under the shirt he was happy—here is how he looked when he peeked out to blow out the candles:

Later, when I asked him what his favorite part was, he said , “the cake part!”

More of the feast:

That perfect white circle on the right is Grandma Bonnie’s Birthday Cheesecake. She has been perfecting it for 30 years, ever since I asked for one for my seventh birthday. And perfect it she has—it is a cheesecake to make bakers weep and women swoon. And no freaking wonder—the recipe calls for six packages of cream cheese and eight eggs! We’ve been having the leftovers for breakfast. Oh. My. God.

Here was Luc’s second favorite part:

Fruit plate from by special Luc request.

Some other great stuff….

Music…

Masks…

Conversation…

I tried to get a picture of the cousins, playing with the goats, but it came out blurry. Darn.

Here is Great Grandma Marginette with the birthday boy:

Okay, I’ll stop putting up pictures. Anyway, I think a good time was had by all.

“Happy Birthday Luc!”