Shaving Cream Mountain: moving picture

Shaving Cream Mountain was a great finale to Andrew's 1st birthday party! Aunt Teresa also put some footage up on their blog (Left side of page under family: Rich & Teresa). Too much fun!

Shaving Cream Mountain: still photos

Aunt Betsy & a not too sure Aaron

the big picture

Emma

Anna

Shaving Cream Mountain: the aftermath

Kalee

Mia

Anna

The Trash Bag Trio

My sister had just gotten her car cleaned (apparently not realizing the literal sense of Shaving Cream Mountain), so one of my other sisters made them these stylish trash bag ponchos & delivered them home in her husband's jeep.

MONKEY CAKE!

Andrew's Aunt Katie makes the coolest baked goods for birthdays & holidays.

We loved the monkey cake she made for Andrew

Andrew meets the cake...

...and he goes for it!

Let the good times roll

the party scene

Andrew opening the gift Lexi bought him.

Opening presents with Daddy...

...and with Mommy.

Birthday Fun

put-put (Aaron is working the green)

the ball pit was a kiddy pool at the end of the slide of the toddler play fort

(you can see the roof in the bottom right of this picture)

Mimi & Sierra bowling

Sierra going down the lane with the ball


Aaron joins the fun in lane

Face Painting, more birthday pictures

Mia & Emma

Mikala

Charley

Teresa & Liisa

Where to begin...

I like it! opening presents.

1 year old!

11 years old!

Andrew & Joshua: decade twins

Stay tuned... lots more pictures to come.

This is how a 1 year old sleeps

Daddy is not at all excited.

Gotta sleep in so he's ready for big fun at his party.

Funny Daddy

Sorry so slack lately with the updates. I think these two videos should redeem us. Andrew & Steve are so stinkin cute when Steve gets home from work. They are both so excited to see each other. Andrew now practically leaps out of my arms to go to him and then won't come back when I put my arms out. Daddy & Dizzy both think it is very funny - I don't know about that, I thought he would be a mama's boy a bit longer than 11 months : ) Seriously though, this boy is really this much fun all the time. What a blessing he is! Our last cardiology appointment went well - getting rid of two more meds - who0-hoo! I looked back to when we first brought him home & we were giving him meds 7x a day, now only 2x a day. Still not crawling or really scooting on his belly, but he gets around a bit with his weeble wobble butt scooting and we can now get him to stand up on his feet when we hold him up. What else, drinking more of his 'meals' with a sippy cup. Looking forward to changing from formula to pedisure when he turns 1 because that has more calories, so less volume per day. Right now it seems like we are eating all day long; doesn't leave enough time for other fun stuff (like mommy making him get on his hands and knees : ) We are looking forward to his big birthday & cannot believe it at the same time. What an awesome year it's been! We are so fortunate to have had you all there with us! God bless!

Play Ball!