Andrew's Third Birthday

Two weekends ago, we had a birthday party for Andrew at Monkey Joe's. This year, he was able to tell us which friends he wanted to invite and where he wanted to have at his party. I think he was a little overwhelmed ( I don't think he spoke one word the whole party), but later told us multiple times that he wanted to have another party there. He must have had a good time! He picked Angry Birds for his party theme, which seemed more appropriate for a 6 year old, but he was adamant on his choice!

On his real birthday, he brought peanut butter cookies to daycare to share with his friends. When he got home, he opened up his cards and gifts from family members. He was really liking these stickers from Grandma Kay!

His gift from Grandma Kay...a scooter he saw at a toy store there when we went to visit!

Gifts from his good ol' mom and dad...

...and a lovely pizza dinner with candles. :)

Visting the Grandparents

On November 1st, we made the trip down to see my mom's parents and my dad's mom. The trip was about 5.5 hours down, and Andrew did a great job in the car! He slept the first 3 hours until we stopped at U of I for lunch. We ate on campus and then Andrew picked out an Illini basketball at the team sports store.

We saw my mom's parents first and got to spend time with my aunt and uncle, as well. It was really great to see everybody. It was also my mom's birthday, so it was nice to be with family during that time. Plus, it was also about 10 degrees warmer, which felt really good after freezing on Halloween the night before.

On Saturday, we ate lunch at a beautiful state park near Carbondale and then took a trip over to the Science Center.

On Sunday morning, we headed over to my grandma's house near St. Louis. When we arrived, we headed over to a really neat park with grandma and my aunt and uncle.

When we got home, Grandma helped Andrew pick some pinecones from the yard.

Then there was some raking and a little bit of football.

We has a really good time, and we were spoiled (as always)! It was a little sad to leave, because I just wished we lived closer. However, we were lucky to spend the time we did with both families, and we made some good memories!