This past Saturday, we threw Luke a birthday party at the Gorman motocross track. We invited family and all of Luke's motorcycle riding friends. It was SO much fun. Luke requested chili dogs, and wanted a cupcake bar for dessert. Easy enough! Did you know that Tommy's sells their chili by the quart? I ran over to Tommy's and got a couple to serve over the chili dogs, and it was a hit! And who doesn't need an occasional Tommy's fix in their life? I think once a year is sufficient.
We suprised Luke with a BIG birthday present this year. A new (well, used) CR85 dirt bike. He was ready to move up, and so was Vance, so we pushed everyone up a bike, and were able to sell our smallest bike to buy the new one. I tell you folks, if you are ever considering getting into the sport, ALWAYS buy used. Hondas and Yamahas (and the other three brands as well) run and run and run, with very little work required. It's so cheap to buy them used, and then when you are done with them, you can usually sell them and get your money back so you can upgrade. The kids grow so fast and their skills increase, making it necessary every once in a while to do so. Dave decided to go with a CR85 two stroke for Luke, since he really is a great rider.
We made EVERY EFFORT to conceal Luke's gift from him until the day of his party. Dave went out and bought the bike, and we hid it in our friends' garage until Luke was gone at church one night. We brought it home, cleaned it up, and stashed it inside the back of our trailer. Luke never goes in there, so we thought we would be safe. I made every effort to refrain from sending the boy into the trailer for anything. When we were packing up the trailer for the party, I made sure to send the other boys into the trailer with food and such. Until it totally slipped my mind and I sent Luke out there to put something in the fridge. He came back into the house, speechless, yet talkative (if that's possible), and with excitement in his voice, began frantically asking about the "foreign bike" in the trailer. I tried to fabricate a story. FAIL. Austin tried to convince him it was my sister's bike. EPIC FAIL. Up until that moment he literally had NO CLUE he was getting a bike for his birthday. Yet, when he saw it, he was convinced it was his. And he was thrilled. So the cat was out of the bag a little early and I was disappointed, but the suprise factor was definitely accomplished, just a little early!
The day of the party, he was just so excited to ride his new bike, and he did AWESOME on that thing. Dave thought it would "scare the pants off of him" since it has significantly more power than the last bikes he has ridden. But he did amazing! Mission accomplished! We also had to give him a disclaimer: "No Luke, you will NOT be getting a gift like this every year for your birthday"....haha.
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