There are a lot of pretty genes in this Peterson family.Andrew had a very special birthday yesterday. About two months ago, I told him that when he was three, he could pour his own syrup. That was dumb. He totally remembers everything I ever say he can do. He even got his OWN bottle of syrup that he lovingly took out of the pantry once or twice a day.
We decided to start a new tradition of Mickey Mouse pancakes for birthday dinner. Effortless for us, fun for children, it's a win-win. Andrew was happy to oblige.
We went to San Antonio this weekend for my friend's wedding and made it a fun birthday celebration. We stayed in a hotel (Andrew's ultimate experience...He LOVES jumping on the beds) and went to the SA zoo on Saturday. He loved most of it (we have a reptile lover on our hands...eek), but the elephants scared him because they were so loud. They were throwing tires in the air with their trunks and trumpeting. It was way cool, but Andrew could only stand the noise for two seconds. He also got to brush a goat (very cool) and see fish feeding off of a hippo's back (also cool). Oh, and if you're wondering, I didn't take the camera with us to San Antonio. Oopsie.
On our way home, we stopped in San Marcos...Okay, I should NEVER have found out about this. Two giant outlet malls right next to each other. Are you KIDDING me? It was SO fun. The boys fell asleep in the stroller, so we walked the ENTIRE thing, and had the best shopping with kids experience we've ever had. And this is the result:
Andrew and Justin won a $10 gift card (long story) and so we let Andrew choose something at the Disney Store outlet. Their stuffed animals were BOGOFree...Awesome. So Henry also got a birthday gift. Which is good, because honestly, we kind of forgot to get him something for his actual birthday. Parents of the year.
(You can tell he's totally ticked about us forgetting him, huh?)
Sorry about the non-sentimentality of the blog...But just had to document how much fun we had with this guy for his birthday weekend. We love him so much. I could brag about Andrew all day, he has so many great qualities, and I can NOT wait to see how he decides to use his powers in the future. He will either be a superhero or a super-villain, but I think he's going to be a very cool grown up. :)Sorry, the $1.00 is officially claimed. Jacki won. Good on ya, mate. :)
And, I didn't actually BUY pink goggles for Andrew. Someone left them at our house (I think our house in Pleasant Grove) and Andrew loves them. So if anyone's little girl is missing their goggles, we'll give them back .
Andrew is pretty serious about taking care of his plants.
The watering of the garden is particularly intense. We must wear safety goggles.
Our bush gets watered very well. Mostly because you'll notice the fence behind also gets a good soak. Andrew tries to write his name in water, but he can't write his name on paper yet, so...
And this is to show you my SHINY face...It was 85 degrees the day before Thanksgiving. I love Texas.
Some things about our favorite Henry...
1. He has no teeth.
2. He is sleeping through the night...And yeah, that's a new development.
3. He LOVES to wrestle with Andrew.
4. He never lost his hair, but it has gotten much lighter since birth.
5. He loves to talk, but the only person he calls by name is Da-da and Papa. Everyone else is just acknowledged by a random sound.
6. He loves cars.
7. He started crawling at 5 1/2 months, but is still not walking. He does a fantastic Mowgli walk though.
8. He MIGHT have a little recessive shy gene in him. It's cute, he sometimes ducks his head when people talk to him. Not something we've experienced before.
9. He wants to eat big kid food so badly that he just kind of hovers around Andrew's table and then gnaws on whatever leftovers he can find.
10. He loves being outside, and we can't leave the door open for very long or he scampers out to the garden to eat dirt and play with his plants.
He got a plate of whipped cream for his birthday...No reason to make a birthday cake on Thanksgiving. :)
Licking his candle...
What 1-year-old gets a cheesecake for his birthday? This one does.If you can name that movie (Molly can't participate), I'll give you $1.00 next time I see you.
So, we had a great Thanksgiving/Henry's birthday...
-the goods-
-the table-
-the kids' table-
-the mamas-
I never thought I'd live to see the day that I had a successful sewing project...But, after a couple hours yesterday and about 20 minutes this morning, I did it.
Yes, it's true. I sewed aprons for all our little preschool friends. And they were DARLING. It helps to have the cutest models in the "whole wide world" as Andrew would say. :)
We had a very fun preschool class today, and every time I get to teach, it makes me MISS teaching. Like in a big way. I realize I taught middle school, which isn't quite the same as preschool, but I just miss it. Another thing I didn't see coming.
Another unlikely event...Justin had a day off. We went to the children's museum in Waco and the boys loved it even MORE than the last time we went.
And that's it for pictures lately...But stay tuned for some awesomely cheesy birthday posts for Henry and Andrew...I want to fit in with the blog crowd, so maybe I will make a list of three things I like about Andrew and one thing I like about Henry. There's got to be at least one. ;)
