Andy's FIRST Birthday

My little "Andy Man" turned ONE! What a day...

It is HARD to believe that 12 months has gone by so fast, and yet it also feels he has been a part of our family forever. I couldn't ask for more in a little man. He is pretty mellow, easy going, smile is almost always present, and just as cute as can be!

He is a sweet and loving and cuddly. He is stubborn ("No", what is that mean? Must mean "do it again"). He dances. He makes messes. He is soft. He is funny. He is my baby... And, I don't care when he reaches 6'3" - he always will be!

It was an emotional and happy week here at our house - we are jam-packed of celebrations over about nine days! It makes you sit back and reflect on just how far we have come in the last 5 years... It took us four tries, over just as many years, to get the 2 angel-faces we have. Two C-sections, Two Milk Protein Allergies, and many many sleepless nights and emotionally draining days. But, in the end, we have two healthy, happy, and social babies! Who could ask for more really?

For Andy's Birthday we started at the Mall for pictures - of course! :) He did great:

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Then we made a quick stop at the Children Play Area. It was great - it was a Saturday and there were only THREE kids in the entire area. So, Andy got to play/crawl around w/out getting trampled.

Next Stop? Build-a-Bear. Andy, no surprise, picked a Puppy. But, shortly after picking it, he was more excited about watching the noisy machine fill the animal, and was pre-occupied w/tasting the foam heart they put inside. Quality Checked I guess... :)

For Lunch? Gustav's. We took Abby to the same restaurant and they even sat us in the SAME BOOTH as when we were there w/Abby - what a coincidence!!!! Probably even more amazing we remembered which booth we were sat in three years ago! Andy is a Carb and Protein-aholic. So, we figured that he would enjoy the fondue, bread, and weenies - we were NOT wrong!

But, the REAL excitement was when dessert came out. There was Raisins, Apples, Whipped Cream, and FIRE! What more could a little boy ask for? Apparently, not much...



Our evening was topped off w/dinner and gifts at home that evening. Sister gave him some new cars, Mommy got him a new bath toy, and Daddy got him a "Lighting and Doc" Cars, car.



All in all it was a GREAT day. We love you Andy - Happy Birthday!
Love, Mommy