TWO!

These are the cake pops I made for his daycare treats! Recipe can be found here www.bakerella.com. Very yummy!
Andrew had his best buddy Jonathan over for his birthday dinner and party!
Andrew even enjoyed opening the cards!
Opening, "Happy Feet!"
Thomas the train!
Opening gifts!

I absolutely cannot believe that my baby is 2! We made his day as special as possible. We sang happy birthday as soon as he woke up. He had a party at his daycare and had treats and fun all day. The kids and Mrs. Kathy sang happy birthday many times to him! Then in the evening we had Mike, Amy and Jonathan over for dinner, cake and presents! Fun was had by all.

Andrew had a Cars cake and he was excited about it. We let him stay up late and play with his new toys and read all his new books. I stayed home a little late this morning so that he could sleep in and he didn't want to go to daycare because he wanted to stay home and play with his new trains! His new Thomas the train set was the biggest hit of all.

Andrew is truly the light of our lives! He has only been here for 2 years, but I can hardly remember life without him. My life has been so enriched by his presence. I can't wait to see how you continue to form over this next year, Andrew. Happy 2nd Birthday...and many more!

Father's Day

Andrew pointing at the Zebras, "wook it, wook it!"
Getting a ride on daddy's shoulders and looking at the flamingos!
A train ride! Andrew loves trains, so this was exciting for him.
Andrew's favorite animal of the day was probably the elephants.
"Big trunk thing, Mommy!"
Coors field
Daddy and Andrew enjoying the ball game!
The fam

We had a great weekend in Denver over father's day. We first we down on Sat. to the Denver Zoo. Andrew was so happy to see all the animals that we talk about all the time. His favorites were: Zebras, Giraffes, Lions, Polar Bears, Elephants and Penguins (Happy Feet!). I think he could have watched the elephants all day. He kept talking about their big feet, and big trunk thing. I think it was hard for him to previously imagine how big they are and when he saw it first hand he was awestruck. He also petted a Madagascar hissing cockroach. He thought that was neat! We had great weather that day, the rain came just as we were heading to the car. We walked all over downtown Denver that evening and had a great meal. We stayed at the Hotel Monaco and really enjoyed the stay.

Father's Day was Sunday and we went to the Rockies v. Pirates game. The Rockies won! Andrew got a new shirt which says, "we want a pitcher, not a belly itcher" which if you know Andrew and how much he plays with his belly button this shirt was perfect:) He was totally into the game the whole time. Ryan was explaining what was going on and Andrew kept saying, "throw the ball, catch the ball, hit the ball." Andrew thought it was great fun to watch. There was also excitement when two foul balls came right near us. The people in front of us and next to us both caught the balls. Every time a ball came up our way I was ducking and Ryan was trying to cover Andrew's head! Andrew ordered a foot long hot dog and ate the whole thing! He was truly in baseball heaven.

Thanks to Ryan for being such a dedicated and loving dad! We love you bunches!

Quote of the Day

"Mothers beat themselves up about things much more than most other people, apart from elderly Catholic women." ~ from the book Slummy Mummy, by Fiona Neill