Last week we celebrated another birthday for Andy. It was also his first birthday since the kids came to live with us, so we got to do some fun new things. I took the kids out birthday shopping with me and let them each pick up a present for him. They thought it was the best thing ever, although Lynnae really didn't undertand why I wouldn't let her get him "Spongebob the Movie." She finally settled on a golf ball monogrammer and the card game "Hit the Deck". Charlie confidently picked up a DVD of the "Smurfs". I was actually surprised that they both found things that Andy would really like.On the day of his birthday, we worked together to make the house clean so that Andy could come home to a nice environment. (I'd let it get pretty messy that week!) We then all worked on decorations. We blew up balloons and I let each of the kids color a sign for him... can you guess which one was made by the 8 year old, and which by the 2 year old?
Andy requested breakfast for dinner, (a Kovar favorite.) So we had homemade buttermilk pancakes, hashbrowns, eggs, and real breakfast sausage. Since I'm allergic to pork I never make real sausage, but I figured he deserved it since it was his birthday. :) After some time we went to open presents. Here is a picture of his loot.
Overall, it was a golf birthday... he got a lot of golf stuff! Not just the golf ball monogrammer from Lynnae, but also golf balls, a golf tool, the new Tiger Woods golf game for the Xbox and a thing that will help him improve his swing. He has been into golf lately, so he was happy! He also got a really neat globe from his dad.Andy is such a nice dad that he gave Charlie and Lynnae each party favors. Lynnae wanted one of the golf balls, and Charlie got "blue" which was a blue M&M guy that my mom tied to the front of his present. The kids were very excited! Overall it was a great birthday for Andy!
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OK - where are the pictures of Andy?? He is legally yours already so we should get to see a picture of him! :-)
That cake looks good. I am now really craving cake and I think I may have to have Russ go buy one for me tonight. To satisfy my imagination -- what kind of cake was it. It looks like it could be an ice cream cake???
Happy Birthday Andy.
Ha! So, Andy didn't like any of the pictures of him, and he also says that he is uncomfortable with too much private information being online. :) So, I told him that I would leave the pictures out - but that if people asked, I was telling them why!
Also, it was a white cake with raspberry filling and buttercream icing. Andy has not traditionally liked these cakes, which have always been my favorite, so I was surprised (and very happy) when he asked for it! Ice cream cake would have been good too.. instead, I bought Andy some Rocky Road to have with it. He was a happy birthday boy.
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