Andrew's Birthday

All of our birthdays were in October (during what we now call "birthday week"), which is pretty fun.  For my birthday our good friend Varnali babysat so Paul and I could go out to dinner on a real date.  For Andrew's birthday we went up to Hartford, CT to spend the weekend with Paul's brother's family.  For Paul's birthday, well, um, we didn't really do anything in particular now that I think about it.  But he did get some x-box games he wanted so he's happy.

I made Andrew a train cake, since he loves trains.

Andrew has such sweet cousins!

What a character!

You gotta love a couple of 3-year-old blondies with cupcakes that match their shirts.  These two have a blast together. 

We all went to a pumpkin patch/apple orchard near Hartford. 

We all discovered that we love Cortland apples.

3-D glasses to view...

Andrew's new 3-D blanket.  Yes, it really does work.  We were hoping that such a cool Mickey Mouse blanket would convince Andrew to start using blankets in these colder months, but he's still pretty resistant to them.  We also got him a huge Mickey Mouse and gang poster for his bedroom, as well as posters for Buzz Lightning, Super Mario, and Super Mario Galaxy (gee, can you see Paul's influence?)  

Andrew opening the Nerf gun his cousins gave him.  Someone said that Grandpa would be proud because Andrew got his first gun.  For weeks afterward, Andrew walked around saying "My first gun.  Grandpa so happy!"

We had to have party hats at Andrew's insistence.