Heather Farms Park

While we were in California, my mom had an eye exam near by Heather Farms Park. We decided to take the time to go play at the park. Andrew loved it. We went for a stroll around the pond and then played in the bark for a while. He had a blast. Enjoy the photos!






On the way home from the park. He was such a happy guy!

Second of the Firsts...

After Fremont, Andrew and I headed to Martinez to celebrate Andrew's first birthday again. We had a lot of fun and are glad we were able to see both sides of our family. Here are some photos...enjoy!

My brother Danny with his daughter, Shelby and Andrew.

I love this jacket - my little Top Gun.

Cool dude glasses with Auntie Heather.

Andrew hasn't had much time on the grass. He seemed to enjoy it.

We have lots more photos from California still to come...stay tuned!

The First of the Firsts

FIRST, FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY

Andrew turned one on September 13. We flew to California to spend some time with our family and celebrate Andrew's birthday. On his actual birthday we were in Fremont with Ryan's family and had a great time.

We made cupcakes instead of a cake. You can see Andrew's cupcake in the back by itself. It had less frosting on it :) We had a jungle theme and it was really fun.

Andrew didn't know what to do with the cupcake...

So I fed it to him...



Then he got the hang of it and crumpled it all up and mashed up the crumbs. Once he realized it was good, he smooshed it into his mouth. He was being really silly and kept tilting his head back and forth.




FIRST TRIP TO THE BEACH

We went to Santa Cruz so Andrew could play in the water and in the sand. It was the perfect day for the beach!


We don't know if he liked playing in the sand, or if he was trying to get rid of it. He kept picking it up and moving it away from him.




These are photos from our trip to Fremont.







We put Andrew to work...

Andrew would push this little wagon up and down the hallway. He loved it and it helped him with his walking skills...
Ryan's parents had this little car that you push around. Andrew liked it and he looked darn cute in it. This is my new favorite photo of us.

We brought our Baby Signing Time with us and as soon as we put it in, Andrew would crawl to the TV, pull himself up and start jumping.







Back At Home...

A few photos from before our trip. Andrew likes to help me organize our pantry...

Andrew got a bike from Ryan's mom for his birthday before we left for California and Andrew was helping me put it together...



FIRST HAIR CUT

Before...
After...

It's sad, but his face makes me laugh...
I heard him whining in the other room and found he had gotten stuck...

His own chariot. (Modern version of course)

He seems so old in this photo.

Hope you enjoyed all those photos!!! Happy Birthday Andrew!!! More coming soon!

Playing in the Dirt

About a month or so ago, Andrew wanted to go outside and play. He quickly found the dirt, which happened to be mud because the sprinkler was on. It went back and forth and Andrew got wet until he was completely soaked. We figured he's not going to be playing in dirt forever and took this moment to snap some photos. Enjoy!





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