Thursday, April 14, 2011

Happy Birthday Buddha Baby!

Today we celebrated Andrew's 1st Birthday!  We were so excited and Andrew must have known that something was going on because he took a 3 hour nap to prepare for the festivities.

I made Andrew his very first birthday cupcakes (white cake with cream cheese frosting).  Dustin found the pirate cupcake liners and sprinkles for fun. 


Andrew has yet to learn proper fire safety because he kept trying to touch the flame of his candle...or maybe it was the frosting?


Andrew's first bite of birthday cupcake!


He's still thinking about it.  Well, he must have liked it because he ate almost half of his cupcake!


After dinner, Dustin and the guys went outside for a little game of frisbee.  Andrew and I enjoyed watching them play and getting a little bit of fresh air.


Andrew has discovered that he loves the grass!  He hasn't tried to crawl off of the blanket yet, but knows that he can touch and pull things that are within his reach. 


Dandelions are considered a delicacy to some...


...but not to Andrew.  :)


After trying to eat everything he could pull out of the ground (I'm pretty sure he ate some grass and leaves), Andrew was satisfied with pulling up the grass and throwing it on the blanket.


Andrew had a fantastic 1st birthday and we can't believe we have had this little munchkin in our lives for an entire year.  He has been the best baby and can't wait to see what the future holds for him.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Best Gift Ever!

Tomorrow is Andrew's big day - he turns the Big 0-1!  This afternoon the whole family decided to enjoy the fresh air, sunshine and fantastic weather to do a little gardening.  While Dustin was planting our onions and potatoes in the garden, Andrew and I were basking in the late afternoon sun.  All of a sudden, Andrew stood up, wobbled a little while he gained his balance, and took one...tiny...baby...step!  Then plopped back onto the blanket.  Unfortunately, Dustin was not close enough to see Andrew and he didn't do it again. 

Although I have no pictures to share with you of this milestone, the memory of my little boy taking his first step, outside with the sun shining down on him, will stay with me forever.  This is the best gift he could ever give me!

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Laundry time

Andrew thought he would help me with some laundry tonight.  Apparently, I was doing it all wrong.  He decided that all of the clean clothes should be on the floor.





After he was thoroughly satisfied, he decided that his work was done.