Andrew, a.k.a "Drewbie"

Well, this post is a little late in coming, as it was supposed to be for Andrew's birthday...better late than never, though, right?

Anyway. I cannot believe that Andrew is 3! It seems like we've had him in our lives for so much longer than that, and yet at the same time, I can't believe how fast time has gone by. We love our Drewbert, he's a fun little guy. I've really enjoyed watching him learn and grow, especially this past year as he has learned to speak really well, read the alphabet and numbers, and express his emotions and desires. It's pretty incredible how much children learn in their first few years of life. Because of how much he has developed, I tend to treat him as though he's older than he is (which is probably a good and bad thing). But then I go check on him before I go to bed, and I see him curled up in his bed and he seems SO young and innocent. My angel baby, as I used to call him. Andrew is fun, smart, energetic, stubborn, loud, crazy, and most of all, sweet. Yes, he has his moments where I think he's a monster :), but he is also very caring. When one of us gets hurt or upset, he is so sweet when he tries to comfort us. I love him. So much! Happy 3rd Birthday Drewbie!!!

And now, pictures of Andrew from each birthday.

Brand new Andrew...not even a couple of hours old!

Andrew's first birthday cake...he loves it!

Andrew gets birthday pancakes on his second birthday.

Andrew gets a bike for his third birthday.

Oh Baby!

Let me give a quick shout-out to all of Kara's peeps! Since Kara has neglected y'all I thought I'd step in to fill the void. (That's right, I said y'all...we've been in Texas for over two years so that's how we talk now) FYI: "y'all" = singular, "all y'all" = plural.

Anyway...today's Andrew's birthday, and I've been thinking back over the past 3 years. Reflecting on it all, having kids has really made me appreciate the fun and funny moments in life and has really taught me to look on the positive side of things. (If you ever wondered about the cosmos being balanced I can tell you that they are, because Kara tries to shoot down all my sunshine with her pessimistic appraisal of our situations). So, in celebration of the funny moments in life I thought I'd share with everyone one of my hobbies. I like to collect funny pictures. In particular I really like to collect funny baby pics. Don't know why, maybe I just like to laugh at people who can't do anything about it. Whatever the case may be, here's a sample! ~John

Hey, Grant! I've got an idea...

How about you become an even worse sleeper than you were before? You could wake up at midnight, 2:30am, 4:30am, and then 6:30am! And THEN you could take only a 30 minute nap! I think that sounds GREAT, how about it?!?! Oh, wait...

Sigh.

I really do love you lots, sweet baby Grant, but still...I'm quite tired.

Once a month blogger?

I can't believe I'm turning into a once a month blogger! Things have just been too busy...and when it comes to deciding between sleeping or blogging, sleeping always wins. I'm about to head off to bed soon (I desperately need whatever sleep I can get, Grant is quite sick) but I thought I'd say "Hello blogosphere!" I will be back soon with lots of Christmas pictures. I bet you all are so excited you won't even be able to sleep! Here's one cute little picture until then:

Drewbie loved the Christmas tree and had lots of fun decorating it. Shorts in December...that's Texas for you, even though the day before had been freezing.