Andrew's 1st Christmas

We spent Andrew's first Christmas morning at our house opening presents.  He really got into tearing the paper, and of course, he also tried to eat a lot of it.  We had a difficult time getting him interested in any other presents once he already had the first one opened.  His favorite toys were a dinosaur ball pit, and his red wagon.  We also celebrated Christmas at both sets of grandparents' houses, and even Andrew's great-grandmother's house.  By the time we got to the last Christmas celebration, he was an old pro at the present thing--and he was also quite worn out!  

Our Family Vacation in Hawaii

Josh planned a work trip to Oahu in December, and Andrew and I got to tag along!  It was a great family vacation for us.  Andrew did surprisingly well on the very long plane ride to and from Hawaii.   While we were there, we hiked Diamond Head, spent some time at the beach, and did a little bit of shopping. Andrew wasn't too crazy about the ocean (we think the noise of the waves scared him a little), but he did love swimming in the pool!  He also tried pineapple for the first time, and loved it!

Andrew's 1st Thanksgiving

We spent Andrew's first Thanksgiving in Terre Haute with Josh's family.  Although he didn't have any turkey, we did feed him butternut squash and some sweet potatoes!  

Andrew's 1st Halloween

We were in Terre Haute for Andrew's first Halloween.  Since he loves Jake and Lexi (our pups) so much, we decided to dress him as a puppy.  We went trick-or-treating at both of Andrew's great grandmothers' houses, at his Aunt Amanda's, and at the bookstore that Josh's family runs.  He was definitely worn out by the end of the night!

Bath Time

Andrew was actually just getting over being sick in these pictures--he's such a trooper!

The Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch with Andrew's cousin, Lily Catherine.  We tried all afternoon to get some good pictures of the two of them together.  Despite the almost 900 photos we took between us and Randy and Cate, Andrew and Lily Catherine took turns being fussy and we didn't get too many shots of them together.  They did have fun though, and as they get older we're hoping they'll enjoy this tradition a little more...  

Helping with my Echo

At just 6 months old, Andrew is already an expert at conducting his own heart screenings...

Hanging with the Pups

Andrew loves Jake and Lexi...  The first time he ever laughed was at the two of them playing!  They're definitely funnier than Mommy and Daddy!

Andrew's 1st Colts Game

Already Daddy's little Colts fan...

Mother's Day 2008

More Funny Faces

This first one is Andrew's infamous "whistle face".

Family Photos

Doesn't he look thrilled with our kisses in the last picture?

Our Little Houdini

Even with his small size, Andrew was a little escape artist.  He would undoubtedly be able to wiggle his way out of any swaddle and scoot himself up to the top of his crib.  The first few times we were surprised, and then we just realized that he was a little Houdini!

Andrew's Very Appropriate Shirt

"Party in my crib...  2 am!"

Little Man Faces

From the beginning we have called Andrew "Little Man" because of his very grown-up facial expressions.  His affectionate nickname by some is "the Judge" because he always seems to be studying people.

Andrew Meets Lily Catherine

Just a couple days after we got home, Cate brought Lily Catherine over to meet Andrew.  She was very interested in him, and kept wanting to touch his face.  At times she was very sweet, but as we all know 9 month olds don't know their own strength.  A couple times I think Andrew got a few "bonks" on the head.  Amazingly he slept through them all.  And while we were up in the nursery that day, you can see the picture of what our dogs were doing outside. Thankfully Josh and my mom took care of hosing them down.