Mommy and Me

 Tickle session before the pictures :)  Little did we know the studly camera man was already at work....

 Smelling the basil plant...

 More tickles

 And this is my favorite one.  I love your smile, bubby.  You are my little man, and are just growing up so fast.  I love to sweep you into my arms and give you kisses and hugs.  I love to hear you laugh and giggle.  And make your truck and gun noises :)  

These are some of the best days of our lives.  Thank you, Lord, for blessing us with this family of 3....soon to be family of 4!  What an adventure it has been, and one that has changed us so much!  I am tying to savor these sweet days, one at a time.  

July Visit

 We sure did enjoy the visit from mom and Libby these last few days!  Andrew was a ham, and loved all of the kisses, laughs and attention!

 Here is the face Andrew makes when we say "smile!".  Haha!'

 Max the monkey was a fun highlight of the trip!  Libby made him quite animated, and Andrew LOVED it!  We heard many a good belly laugh from the little man as he squealed with libby.    So much fun!

 And then there was the puppy dog costume.  The girls helped me clean out Andrew's closet (amazing that after only a year and a half, it needs to be cleaned out and sorted through!) and we found this.   Andrew didn't mind it too much, except for the hat, which you can gather from the pics.  He was so cute!

 Get this off of me!

Oh, just working on my dresser, dressed as a puppy dog.  Don't you do that sometimes?

Vroom Vroom comes to life!

Last weekend we took our annual Dewart Lake Vacation out to the lake house!  It was so much fun and a relaxing time, too.  Here are a few pics from the Loader ride Andrew got to take with Grandpa and Daddy!  They are a bit out of order...sorry about that!

yeehaw!

Andrew climbed onto the horse today, and started making his gun sounds...so I shouted "Oh, Andrew, you need your toy gun!  Like a cowboy!" and ran to get his gun.  He grinned.  Then as he is pretending to shoot into the air, I shout again, "oh, and you need your cowboy hat!  Stay right there, don't move!"  and I run to grab his hat.  Slide it on his head with camera in hand (b/c i know he won't leave it on for too long) and shoot this pic.  He grins some more, and rocks back and forth, saying "gnnn gnnn" which translates into his sound of guns shooting.  Oh what a funny boy...and funny mommy for that matter :)  I love you.

picture time

 I grabbed my the camera and this cutie patootie the other morning to get a few shots of him at 18 months old.  The sunshine was a bit bright, which equaled a few squinty pics.  But he had fun going all over the place!

 One of my favorites

 This shot is taken toward the end of the photo time.  Can you tell?  I can just imagine what is running through his head...

Andrew will leave you with his favorite words:  "Vroom Vroom!"

breakfast helper

 Our tradition of special weekend breakfasts is living on strong.  And bubs here is all about watching and "helping".  Aka playing in the dish water.  He and dad do make a great pair though!

Planting the Community Garden

 We actually planted the garden back in May, so these pics are a bit old, but still fun!  Andrew loved "helping" plant the garden.  And of course loved the tiller...all machines and things that "go" are fascinating to him right now.  I put old clothes on him, and its a good thing, too.  By the time we were done, he and Bryan were covered in dirt and mud.  But having a glorious time!

 Here is a shot of the Manor house (on Heartland property, Traci and Adam live here) and the whole gang out tilling and planting the seeds that will produce a yummy harvest!  We all have been anticipating this garden with much excitement.  Hard to believe the time is here for planting!

 Here is a pic of Traci, her son Kyle, and Betsy all planting a row of beans, I think.  We all agreed that doing a big garden with good friends is a great thing :)

 As of now, most of everything has sprouted up and out of the ground.  What a great feeling to see these plants growing.  God is so good!  Now, if only the weeds didn't grow faster than the actual veggies!

 Oops!  haha, Andrew's hat was flopping all over the place this day...what a fun experience to share with him, though!

 Bryan in the Cozy Coupe, with zoey looking on and hoping for part of his goldfish snack :)

A final shot of the boys and men, working hard to get the ground ready for the plants!  Andrew carried around that plastic stake for a while, and I just know he was thinking that he was helping out!  How cute:)  I will hopefully get a few more pictures of the progress of our garden.  We planted ALOT!  Around 45 tomato plants, 35 pepper plants, 60 potato plants, and mounds and mounds of cucumber, watermelon, squash, and pumpkin to name a few.  

What a blessing to share this with close friends!

Doggy Water

 Well Andrew, we have found that simply giving you a water bucket and stick will keep you entertained for almost a 1/2 an hour.  How amazing is that!  You love the water, that is for sure.  But you aren't so sure when you get a piece of grass on your hands :)

Here mom, want to try?  Its pretty cool!

Itsa soa gooooda!

Andrew was having quite the time with his fettucini alfredo the other night, and just started blowing random kisses.  Well, then I began talking in an "Italian" voice, and we just had a good old time, blowing kisses and saying how yummy the spaghetti was!  He makes me laugh.  After this session, we promptly went to the tub!

Water Fun