Sunday, July 09, 2006

Happy Birthday Andrew!!

Thanks to all who already wished Andrew a happy birthday!! And to Kristi for the special shout-out!

Today is Andrew's first birthday!! I've been so excited and sad at the same time. I can't believe my baby is growing up so fast. I keep thinking about what I was doing this time last year. I was induced on the 8th and didn't have him until the 9th...wow what a day that was!...well worth it though. Having a child is way better than I thought it was going to be. I never thought being a parent would be so much fun!!

So, yesterday we had Andrew's party. Seven of his friends and 22 adults came. It was a packed house. I know some of you are anxiously awaiting pictures....so here you go....


Andrew's cake!!
Andrew thinking...hmm..what is that?
How am I supposed to eat this thing?
Oh! Like this!!

Or how about I just shove it in!! (This is my favorite picture.)

Daddy showing Andrew how to play with his new toy! Thanks Aunt Jill and Uncle Josh!

My sister wanted to see his outfit. This is the best picture of it I got. Sorry!

These are Andrew's girlfriends!! He just doesn't know it yet! :)

The only picture I had of some of our friends. I wished we had gotten more of our friends and all that where there, but we just didn't think about it.

So Andrew pretty much thought it was Christmas. I have literally packed up all his old toys and he's only playing with his new ones. I figure in a month or two I'll swap them back out...plus I don't want my living room turning into a big playpen!! We've had a busy and long weekend!!

11 comments:

Mandy said...

Wow, your house was FULL! I bet you're glad to have it back to normal now. Looks like it was a fun party. And what a cute cupcake cake! I hope you get to go to bed early tonight. :)

Anonymous said...

Hey Little Bud! Happy Birthday! We have been so blessed this last year, you're a special kid, and you had an awesome party! I've already got some great ideas to go over with you for next year's party...love ya Big Guy!

Deborah said...

What a fun cake! Happy Birthday Andrew!! They do grow up fast..enjoy!

Megan said...

Looks like y'all had quite a bash! That cake was super cute - did you make it?

Stacy said...

happy birthday andrew! love the cake but all that icing just screams belly ache...love the way his outfit is color coordinated with his birthday cake!

Anonymous said...

Shan--too cute! I was wondering when a post would appear about his b-day...now I can see why it took some time to post. You had a full house! Glad y'all had fun!!! Precious Andrew...

Shandra said...

Hey girls!

Megan... no, I didn't make the cake. I went back and forth on that, but decided it would be less stress on me if I just bought one.
Oh, Andrew got a Jojo clown like Jolie has!! :) He fell in love w/ it at the store so I had to get it for him for his birthday! :)

Stacy...I'm not that anal...I didn't plan him to match everything. :) My sister actually found the outfit in Shreveport.

Broughton...your comment got deleted because I didn't appreciate you being a dork on my blog! You need a job!

Michelle said...

i love the idea of a cupcake cake with no messy cutting! sounds like you guys gave him a wonderful day to look back on in his scrapbook!

Shandra said...

if beef would post as BEEF and not anonymous...i might lighten up! maybe!

Sarah said...

Happy late birthday to Andrew! One of my best friend's little boy's first birthday was the 9th as well!

meredith said...

Happy late birthday to Andrew! It looks like he was really enjoying that cupcake. How cute!