Calling All Space Rangers!

This is Star Command. Buzz Lightyear and Space Ranger Luke need your help!

MISSION:

Come join team Lightyear and defeat Emperor Zurg's plan to end all birthdays.
Please RSVP to Star Command Control Center!

(This was written on Luke's party invitations. Photo: courtesy of Luke)

Welcome Space Rangers!...and little princesses who like to dress themselves.

What Buzz Lightyear party would be complete without his pals from Toy Story? Here are the Green Army Men protecting the Mr. Potato Head cake.

After the party, I asked Luke what his VERY favorite part of the party was...nope, not the Moon Rock Treasure Hunt (explained below)... nope, not the presents...yep, you guessed it! The Mr. Potato Head cake. That made his mommy feel REEEEAAALY good. It was worth all the effort I put into it! He said the same thing last year when I made him a cake too. You know what? Now that I think of it, I can't tell you who attended my b-day parties when I was a little girl and I can't tell you what presents I received...but I can tell you about the cakes my mother made me. There is something special about a homemade cake from mom!!! It must be all the extra care and love that goes into it.

One of Luke's buddies, James, showed up wearing the coolest Buzz costume we had ever seen. His mom only paid $15 for it from the Disney Store down in San Antonio!!! We won't mention how much we paid for Luke's costume. Let's just say he's worth it!

The Moon Rock Treasure Hunt.
Each child decorated a Space Ranger Badge (designed by yours truly) and a white bag. We had all the Space Rangers go in the backyard and find the moon rocks left behind from Buzz. Each rock contained small toys or candy. It was such a hit!!!

All the Space Rangers opened their moon rocks with such speed! There was aluminum foil flying everywhere! I wish I had taken an 'after' picture-but we were having problems with our camera...you know the way parties go! Not everything goes as planned.

(Ben and I wrapped 140 little pieces of candy and toys! Whew! But it was worth it.)

Here is the birthday boy on his actual b-day. He is wearing a new outfit from Aunt Jaime and blowing bubbles from a gift given by Grandma Marge and Papa Ed.


Here is little Ashlynn looking so sweet and pretty...what a little angel-right?...just wait til you see the last photo. HEHE!

Luke wanted to go to a park and blow bubbles and feed the ducks for his birthday. But no park experience would be complete without climbing a few trees with his Daddy.

And finally, here is the picture I was referring to. Look at Ashlynn's face! This is the same face we see when we don't let her watch Dora or force her to wear an outfit that she hates, or remove her sparkly princess shoes without permission. Sorry, I know this post was suppose to be about Luke's special day, but this picture makes us laugh everytime we look at it! We love little Ashlynn.

Anyway, we love you too, Luke! We hope you had a fun couple of days to celebrate your birthday. We are so blessed to have you as our son. You make everything fun!