More birthday parties...

This weekend Andrew got to celebrate his birthday with Mommy's family on Saturday. He got to see aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins and friends.  He had a great time!
 

Nathan and Travis were a big help opening presents.

 

Maybe next year Andrew will be able to eat cake without wearing all of it!

Andrew doesn't need much to keep him busy, he showed Auntie Lina that paper plates and napkins can be just as fun!

What a great sesame street cake!

 

Big goodnight hugs for Uncle Danny

On Sunday we headed up to Auntie Deb and Uncle Jim's house for the final birthday celebration!

Andrew got to spend some time with his Grandma

And he met the girls... Danika and Gisell

He had a really good time with his cousin Destiny. We were wishing she lived closer because she would be a great babysitter!!

Riding like a big boy!

Now that Andrew is a year old..AND 20lbs (although he just barely made it) we got to turn the carseat around.  This was a big deal because this is what riding in the rear-facing carseat looks like...

This is what riding in the "big boy carseat" looks like

This is what a puppy in a "big boy carseat" looks like :-)

 

Check out how much Andrew has grown since his very first ride in the carseat.

Andrew's 1st Birthday Party

Yesterday Andrew got to celebrate his birthday AGAIN!  He spent his afternoon playing with his friends and enjoying his new favorite food.. CUPCAKES!  This morning after we went out for breakfast Andrew and Daddy started putting together his new toys so he could try them out.  Here are some pictures of the fun from yesterday.

Andrew finally got to meet Lilli!

Nicole did an amazing job on the Winnie the Pooh birthday cake

Everyone loved the creative Winnie the Pooh and Tigger cupcakes

Andrew still doesn't quite get the blowing out the candle part

He does however totally get the eating the cupcake part ;-)

Max is not into party hats

Sunday morning Andrew and Daddy put together his new toys.. he has been having a great time trying them all out.  He also got lots of great new clothes which will most likely show up in future posts.

Daredevil in training.. toddlerhood is going to take a lot out of mommy!

12 Month Check-up

Andrew had his 12 month doctors appointment this afternoon.  He has worked his way up to the 20th percentile.  He is weighing in at 20 lbs 8.5 oz and is 29 inches long.

He's come a long way from the 6 lbs 4oz and 19.5 inches he started at!

The big news is that he made it to the 20lb mark so we can turn the carseat around and HOPEFULLY end the resistance to riding in the car!

Birthday Weekend

As it turns out a 1st birthday is quite a drawn out affair.. and I feel like Andrew's hasn't even begun with THREE parties planned for him in the coming weeks. This weekend however was his 'official' birthday weekend and his grandparents came down to celebrate.  Here are some pictures of cupcakes, presents and birthday stories. He got lots of presents considering his party is NEXT week and wanted to thank everyone!!

Happy Birthday Andrew!!!

Today is the big day!  Andrew is officially 1 (well I guess technically he will be officially 1 at 7:38 PM this evening but it's close enough).  Mornings are a little hectic but I attempted to get a few shots of him in his "Birthday Boy" t-shirt before he left for day care.  Andrew is known for returning from school in different clothes than he left the house in :-)  He was clearly VERY excited about his birthday and it was impossible to get a good shot of him not moving around.  In the end I resorted to strapping him in his high chair which worked OK although he did try to escape a few times.  I'm sure there will be plenty of pictures from Birthday Weekend but here are a few of the start of Year 2!



Thanks for the "Birthday Boy" shirt Grandma!



Someone is VERY excited about his birthday



 

Are we done taking pictures yet??

No seriously.. I'm out of here!

 

  Alright, I'll humor you but only for another minute 



The end of year one...

Also known as 'Birthday Eve'.  We spent the night getting ready for Grandma and Grandpa's visit tomorrow and Andrew and Max were good enough to entertain eachother while we got things done.

One of these days these two are going to figure out how to get through the gates....

Cheerios rock!

Next time you see me I will be ONE!