Wall Art

Andrew is really getting into arts and crafts and comes home with the greatest art from his PS class.  I wanted to display it for all to enjoy so I made a place for him to hang it.

The other week he came home with this.  I thought, wow this is great but what I am suppose to do with it?  We displayed it for a bit and then Aaron told me to take pictures of all his arts and crafts and we’ll make a book for him when he is older.  I thought what a great idea. I still felt horrible throwing away such a masterpiece, but I also didn’t want to keep it around the house forever. Thank goodness for modern technology to preserve memories.

Happy Birthday to Me

I had such a great birthday this year!  Saturday we went bowling at Zeppos with my family. My mom reserved us a couple of lanes and we had a great time.  She made chocolate covered strawberries and strawberry cheesecake!  My favorite!  We ordered some food, bowled, opened presents and ate cake.  My mom bought me slippers so I can protect my toes while I clean the house. Kate and Tyler got me an apron, kitchen towels and a whisk that I wanted and Emily sewed me a cute table runner, all by herself.  She was so proud.  We all had so much fun and all commented on how we cant wait to do it again.

This is the first time Andrew has been bowling and he loved it!  There was a lot of kids there so the ramps were all being used.  I would put the ball on the floor and he would push it down the lane.

Of course, being a boy, the ball retriever was the most interesting.  He would watch all the balls come up and then he would pick a ball out to bowl with.  He was very methodical with his decision.

After a little bit, some families cleared out and we got a ramp.  Andrew loved using it all by himself and the balls definitely went faster down the lane.

On my actual birthday I got spoiled by Aaron and Andrew.  They woke up and made me waffles with strawberries and whip cream.  Andrew and I went to PS and everyone wished me a happy birthday and gave me flowers and someone brought a cake.  On Saturday my mom told me my other present was a whole day to myself.  My mom and dad picked Andrew up from PS and Aaron and I went to Southfork (my favorite) for lunch.  On your birthday they bring out a hot brownie and ice cream with a candle on top.  So good!  You have to go there for your birthday just for the free dessert (and the fries aren’t too bad either).  Then I took Aaron back to work and headed to the mall.  It was so nice to try on clothes and look at things I wanted to look at without keep track of a 2 1/2 year old.  I bought me a couple things and then went grocery shopping and ran some errands.  That evening, Aaron made me tacos for dinner (my favorite) and made me a homemade red velvet cake.  He stayed up till after 11 making me this cake.  What an amazing man! 

When I was growing up I have always loved the show Full House.  I have found memories of getting off the school bus, running into the house since Full House started at 3:30, grabbing a snack and watching it before doing my homework.  I still love that show to this day.  Well Aaron bought me all the seasons of Full House for my birthday! We stayed up late on my birthday watching and laughing to that show.  We are now working through the seasons and it is fun to see how much Andrew loves watching them.

What a great birthday!  Maybe 34 wont be so bad after all. I keep thinking, am I really growing up?!  I guess I did the career thing for 10 years and then got married and now have a child, so I am a grown up, but I still feel like I should be in my 20’s.  I think I will live by the thought-you are only as old as you feel.

Andrew’s New Look

Andrew got a tool bench for Christmas, but loves wearing his safety goggles around the house. He wears them quite often and I love it!  He is really getting into the pretend stage and sometimes I think he has an imaginary friend.  He will catch him talking to someone or playing with them, but he wont tell me who it is.  He loves to play and use his imagination with all of his toys. 

Yesterday, he was in his bed, we have a convertible crib that we turned into a toddler bed, by taking off the side rail, so it still has the railings on the back.  He was laying  on his stomach against the rails and had both his hands and feet on the rails and climbing up the back of the bed.  I asked him what he was doing and he said “I’m Spiderman!”  Where does he come up with this stuff?!  I love watching kids use their imagination.  He is so much fun and I am so grateful he is part of our family.