Big Orange Pumpkin Patch

We went to the Big Orange Pumpkin Patch in Celina with my MOPS group. It was tons of fun, Andrew really into all of the animals!

Andrew went on his first hayride!

Feeding the goats, we also fed sheep and longhorns!

What do I do with this orange thing!

Caldwell Zoo

We went to Tyler for the weekend and decided to take Andrew to the Caldwell Zoo. He had a good time, mostly riding in the stroller.

In front of the South Africa exhibit, if only the animals were closer!

Andrew wasn't too excited about the aquarium.

The leopards were beautiful!

He did enjoy the penguins.

It was a good time!

First Birthday Party

I love the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. I would read it to my class every year when I taught kindergarten and I thought how appropriate for a first birthday party! That was our theme for Andrew's birthday.

We had all of the foods the very hungry caterpillar ate in the book.

Birthday cake from the Butcher Shop in Longview. Grandmother and Granddaddy were so nice to bring it to our house!

Andrew's friends Gracie, Caroline, Kaden, and Nate came to the party

Opening gifts

What a fun day!!!

Happy 1st Birthday Andrew!

Happy 1st Birthday my sweet boy! I can't believe it has been a year, what a wonderful time! You have grown and changed so much, we love you!

Andrew One Year old

We got a cupcake at Dimples

Singing Happy Birthday

Andrew ate so neatly, we were shocked!

Opening his gift from Mommy and Daddy

Busy Andrew

This little boy has TONS of energy!!! Andrew crawls, pulls up on everything, and is close to walking. As you will see from the pictures he just keeps going, rarely takes a long nap during the day. At the end of the day, I think to myself, "what did we do?", and I can't hardly remember. Good thing I've taken pictures!

Andrew 11 months old

Andrew 10 months old

Riding the saddle at Urban Crust with Marisa and Aaron

Being silly in the grocery store

We love to swing at the park now that it is cooler in the morning

Crazy daddy

Andrew loves the remotes, and already knows what to do with it! He doesn't watch TV, but loves to change the channels

We went to the Frisco Splash Park last week with a friend

Needless to say, we put a baby gate up by the stairs!

The Stonebridge Ranch Posse! We play often with our friends Nate and Kaden that live in our neighborhood.

It's getting harder to unload the dishwasher

I love my little boy! He is going to be a year old in a couple of weeks!

Andrew loves his musical table

Summer, Swimming, and More

We have been having fun this summer. Andrew went swimming for the first time in Longview. He just sat back and relaxed, he seems to like the water!

Happy 4th of July! Our neighbors invited us to their parents house. We had great BBQ and they did an amazing fireworks show. Andrew slept through all the fireworks, I was covering his ears, still I was shocked!

While in Tyler, I had lunch with my friend Sarah and her 2 precious girls.

We bought a baby pool for Andrew and have it on the back patio. I could barely keep Scout out of it!

We play a lot with our neighbor across the street. I babysat both of the boys last week. I'm glad I don't have twins!

Andrew helping me sort his laundry.

East Texas Trips

We have been to Tyler and Longview twice in the last several weeks. Once for Tom's grandmother's funeral and then another time just to visit. The grandparents love playing with Andrew!

Andrew loves to snuggle!

Aunt Jennifer and Cousin Sarah

DeDe teaching Andrew how to play the piano

Pops and Andrew watching TV

Andrew loved blowing bubbles with DeDe. He laughed and squealed the whole time!