Happy Birthday to you

Here's Luke scoffing jelly and ice cream at his birthday party yesterday. Four, he is. Four. How does that happen? This year he got the works, the hired hall, the entertainer, hotdogs, jelly and ice cream. Smart new bike from his generous parents.

Lukey is so full of excitement on a normal day, we thought he might explode on his birthday. It was a great to watch him all day. None of the materialism his big sis revels in, he just soaked up his special day. He even loved opening his cards, taking time to look at each one, which is a bit weird.

The party was great too. We hired Dave Doughnut again, we've had him for so many birthdays we get discount. He was as entertaining as usual. The children laughed from start to finish, which is a joy to watch.

The chats we seem have afterwards are always as odd you'd expect from someone claiming to be called Dave Doughnut, he specialises in tales from the darkside of children's entertainment. This year, out of nowhere, I heard about a boy who filled his pants halfway through helping with a trick. I did wonder if maybe it was pure fear.