First Birthday

Last week Andrew turned one year old.  I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. Andrew has been such a joy to have in our family.  He has a cute sweet personality.  Andrew loves to get into things, pots and pans the laundry, clothes drawers, dishwasher....pulling everything out and making a mess is one of his favorite things to do.  Andrew also loves to climb, he loves the stairs and cruises up them as fast as he can so I can't catch him.  A few weeks ago Andrew even climbed up on his brothers bunk bed ladder.  Andrew loves the toilet and any water he can get into, splashing seems to be a fun thing to do.  Toilet paper is another fun thing for Andrew he unrolls it as fast as he can and then eats it.  I found him in a pile of wipes one day, he had pulled the entire box of wipes out, and just sat in the middle of them playing.  Tyler and Jack are definitely Andrews favorite people, he loves his brothers and gets so excited when they give him attention.  He loves wrestling with them, and playing peekaboo. Andrew is cautious when it comes to food (must be a Lauricella) he puts things in his mouth and then spits them out, I don't know how he is still alive (picky thing), I guess it is because he loves his bottle. Andrew is a pro crawler, and cruiser, he has taken a few steps on his own and was proud of himself.  We love our little trouble maker, and are so glad he is part of our family, he keeps things exciting.

G & G H and New Shower

 little helper Andrew, into trouble.

My parents came to visit us last week.  I talked my dad into bringing his tools. I put him to work.  The shower in our bedroom has been falling apart for a long time, the door no longer shut, and the coriane was pulling away from the wall on one of the sides.  My dad is talented when it comes to home repair projects, so I knew he could handle this one.  The shower turned out fantastic!! I love it! thanks dad.

Photo Art

These photos are from http://photo.net/.  I love this website. (maybe someday I will join it)  The photographers are so amazing. I love how they combine photography with art, so many of the photos almost look like paintings. I tried to do something similar, you can ck it out on my photo blog. http://photosbyjulianne.blogspot.com/

Runner?

Last Saturday I ran my first ever 10K (6 miles) race.  It was a great experience and I'm glad my friend JoEllen talked me into it.  I'm not what you would call a runner, in fact I have a hard time getting myself motivated in the running department.  It has been therapeutic though, I can see why people like it.  While running the race I even had some great insightful moments (almost spiritual).  My fantastic friend Melinda came out to support me and watch my boys while I ran, it was nice to have a cheerleader.  I finished 314th out of 615 people, I ran 10 min. miles and finished the race in 1 hr and 3 minutes. 
I'm not sure if I'm done racing, guess it depends on my knees.  1/2 marathon?
Really I'm just glad it wasn't a repeat of my 5k from high school.

Swimming??

That is right, we have gone swimming three times already.  Last week the weather was wonderful, so I took the boys to the community pool (it is heated) they swam and had a fantastic time.  Jack asks me if we can go to the pool almost every day now.  Andrew loves it too, he plays in the dirt and tries to eat the rocks.  It is nice to be outside in the sunshine.

Fire Station

This month our joy school field trip was to the Fire Station.  We all had a great time.  JoEllen dressed up in fireman gear to show the boys what a fireman would look like if he were saving you in a fire.  We went for a ride around the block in the fire truck, and we got to spray the fire hose. I think everyone had a great time including the moms.

Crazy Cookies

 The boys made cookies last week.  The boy in the middle is our neighbor.  Jack loved making faces in the kitchen aid bowl, funny kid.

Andrew was so sweet sleeping I couldn't help but take some pictures of him.
(sorry for the grain, high ISO for indoor lighting. I hate my pop up flash everything is flat and has bad shadows. Grainy pics should be a thing of the past I got a new flash yesterday (so excited to use it)).