Tinkertoys and a Birthday Boy

We had a fun weekend celebrating Andrew’s 4th birthday. Like most moms I’m still trying to figure out where that time went! Our little baby has most definitely transformed into a little boy in what seems like no time at all!

1. The Cake

2. The Presents

Lightning Mcqueen

Team Geotrax - “All Aboard”

A little help opening all the presents

These cool books came all the way from Australia!

A much beloved Larrymobile as seen in the next picture

3. The Tinkertoys (aka trip down memory lane)

And Now Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming

Now that all the fundraiser stuff is out of the way, we thought we'd show you all the things we've been up to lately :)

1. We've played with our friend Matthew

Yes, Andrew I think you may need a bigger box!

No Andrew.. you may not paint Matthew yellow.

2. We've mastered the art of pedaling a bike.

3. We've watched a space shuttle launch.

4. We've learned to write the alphabet.

Andrew told me he had a surprise for me... we have shown him how to write the letters of the alphabet but he had never wanted to try it himself. Well, apparently he decided to give it a try on a dry erase board we have in the playroom - the good news is that he did a great job and even wrote some of his numbers! the bad news was that he did it with a sharpie marker, LOL. Guess what I spent the next half hour doing, armed with a bottle of rubbing alchohol, paper towels, and a lot of elbow grease! FYI - the easiest way to remove permanent marker from a dry erase board is to draw over it with a dry erase marker and then erase.

More alphabet practice.

5. We've been to a school carnival

The wonderful thing about Tiggers.... is Tiggers are wonderful things.. their tops are made out of rubber.. their bottoms are made out of springs... their bouncy bouncy bouncy bouncy fun fun fun fun fun!

And now you are stuck with that song in your head, LOL.

What goes up....

Must come down :)

Special People :)

Here are two very important ladies in Andrew's life.  On the left side of the picture is his speech therapist/teacher Mrs. Reeder and on the right is Mrs. Follin craft maker/helper extraordinaire .  They are two very special people to us and have made a huge impact in Andrew's life :)

How to Save for an Adoption

1. Do not call a professional to help with your plumbing issues. Just call the three "toileteers". Also do not buy new jeans until the amount of holes in them is greater than or equal to the remaining material.

On a side note - when your toilet paper roll holder goes missing, make sure you look for it in the toilet (especially if you have an small child).

2.Take advantage of living in the Sunshine State, by hanging clothes on the line... even if it is the dead of winter. As an added bonus, you get lots of fresh air and sunshine. Although I may not appreciate the bonus quite so much during our hot, sticky, summer!

3. Take in a boarder... extra points if he's a cutie pie like this little guy! P.S. This is Matthew, the little guy we are babysitting and practicing to be a big brother on.

4. Start wondering if you could sell your 3 year olds creative "masterpieces" on eBay? This one is appropriately titled "Helicopter"

5. Start looking up iguana recipes online since the little green fellows keep showing up in your back yard..... just kidding folks!! Well about the recipes anyway :)

New Friend

This is Matthew - he will be coming over to our house to play during the week :) He is 11 months old and cute as a button! This is our first day with him being here and we are having a great time. Mommy says this is good practice for my upcoming big brother role.