A's Big Birthday Bash :)

On Sunday, August 9th Andrew took part in his very first birthday party! We had tons of family and friends over to Grandma and Grandpa Piper's house for a Mickey Mouse Luau! Andrew enjoyed every minute of it! He had several little friends come to play, he got to open a million gifts and smash a cake!!! Mom and Dad enjoyed the party too and it was fun to celebrate one year with our little man <3 It was great to have daddy home for the weekend also!

The smash cake mommy decorated!

Andrew smashing the cake!

Opening some cool presents!

Playing with the presents!

A rare family shot...we really need to do a better job at taking more!

Although the party was a lot of fun, I'm glad that it is over! There was A LOT of time spent on preparation for the party for a 1 year old who will not remember any of it! We will however have our fond memories of the day and many photos to look back on! Hopefully Andrew is not expecting quite the blowout that he had this year for his 2nd birthday!!! LOL!!!

Happy 1st Birthday Andrew!

Happy 1st Birthday Andrew :)

We celebrated Andrew's 1st Birthday today and went out to dinner where Andrew got to eat his first kid's meal at a restaurant! He had cheese pizza with fries and LOVED IT! He was so excited when the waitress set it down in front of me, he grabbed a slice! He knew it was for him! We really missed daddy and sent him some pictures while we were eating so he could be a part of it too!

Coloring and getting ready to order :)

Pizza and Fries on the plate!!!!

Pizza all over the place!

A present to open on his birthday

the aftermath! Verdict is - Cheese Pizza is DELICIOUS!

A special birthday treat!

Hope you enjoyed these photos from our fun dinner out! Be sure to check back soon for pictures from Andrew's First Birthday Party :)

Visiting Dad in Delaware...as in state of ...not Delaware, OH :(

We traveled to Newark, DE on July 14th to visit Dad for a few days before heading down to the beach! We got to check out the local area and see where we are going to be living soon! Zac is staying at a local extended stay hotel, so we took advantage of all the perks; the nice walking path, the free food, etc.! We had a good time and it was great to see Zac :)

Andrew made a new friend in the mirror at Daddy's hotel room :) It looks like this one's a keeper!

11 Months - July 12th 2009

Ok, we'll start the smorgasbord of photos and video with Andrew's 11 Month Birthday! He turned 11 months on July 12th, it was a Sunday (in case you cannot remember that far back!) and we spent the day lounging by the pool and enjoying the company of Grandma and Grandpa Piper! It was a fun day, but we missed Daddy, he was stuck in Delaware, awaiting the beginning of another fun work week :(

Here are some photos from our day of swimming and fun!

Floating like a big boy!

I don't think we'll ever be able to get rid of "the bink"

It's been awhile...

As you can tell I have not posted anything in awhile. I'm going to blame it on our super busy month of July. It seemed that once July 4th celebrations were ending our month began to fly. Andrew turned 11 months on the 12th, we left for Delaware to visit Dad on the 14th, then to Myrtle Beach with the family on the 18th, back to DE on the 25th and then back to Ohio on the 29th. It's been a little bit of a whirlwind of a month. August is now here and we are rapidly approaching Andrew's 1st Birthday!

Anyway, I have tons of photos and videos to load from the last month. Hopefully over this weekend I will have a chance to get it all on here! Check back Monday and we'll see if my goal has been accomplished :)

Flipping for my new Flip :)

My wonderful hubby got me a Flip video camera :) I had been doing some hinting that I really needed one, not just want, but NEEDED! Apparently he got the hint loud and clear, because when he surprised us with a visit last weekend he showed up with a gift! My very own 60 min. Ultra Flip Video!!!!

Needless to say, I am very excited! It is the size of an average point and shoot digital camera, so I can take it anywhere me and Andrew venture to! I can shoot video and load it to the blog, or anywhere else, in a matter of minutes! This means I can share videos with all of you, something I was not able to do previously - I could have figured out a way with the big camera - but who wants to do that! LOL!

I hope you enjoy this video, I shot it the first full day that I was using the Flip! I know it's not the most exciting of videos, but I had to share something :) Andrew's first tastes of a Kraft Single!!!!

10 Months Old :)

Andrew turned 10 Months old today! Only 2 short months until he is 1...can you believe it? I know that I cannot. It seems like only yesterday he was a newborn who just ate and slept. So much for those lazy days! Andrew is now crawling around the house like a crazy man! Everyday he gets faster and faster and his technique improves.

He is not only learning to crawl, but also pulling up to stand against furniture and people. He has always liked to stand as apposed to sitting or laying. Now he is able to crawl, sit up and then stand up if he wants to. Andrew especially like to use mommy as a support system. Daily he uses me to stand up, sit down, and climb all over - I guess I'm a playground these days!

Here are some pictures from our day as we not only celebrated Andrew's 10 month birthday, but also Zac's 26th Birthday :) We got to eat out at Max & Erma's and it was delicious! You can see that Andrew was especially excited about the free cookies that we got!!!

"These must be for me since I'm such a good boy!"
It took forever to get him to sit still for one smiley pic!

On the move!

The Birthday boys together
Zac and his birthday pie!!! YUMMY :)

"Thanks for looking at my pictures!"