Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving at home this year, and it was the first year that we spent the holiday with both my parents and Josh's parents. It was wonderful to have everyone together, as we all have so much to be thankful for this year. Andrew especially loved having us all together at once--you could tell he loved being the center of everyone's attention. It was also my first year to cook an entire Thanksgiving dinner. With help from my "sous chef" (my mom), everything went off without a hitch!

The finished turkey--yum!

Andrew loved the mashed potatoes, and did surprisingly well with his spoon.

He liked them so much, that he thought Elmo might want to take a bath in them...

Clapping for himself... He knows he is very entertaining. :-)

My little boy... He is such a sweetheart!

Charlotte's Baptism

Our 4-month old niece, Charlotte was baptized today. It was the first time that Andrew has seen either of his cousins since his surgery in October. He and Lily Catherine were so excited to see each other, and they had a lot of fun playing together while we took pictures before church. You could tell they really missed each other during Andrew's recovery.

Playing with Puppies

Andrew was so excited to see the pups when we got home from the Zoo today... It seems his favorite animals are the ones right here at home!

Playing with Lexi and Jake...

I love to chase the puppies!

Trying to give Lexi kisses... So sweet!

Zoo Day

This morning, we took Andrew to the Zoo for the first time. He seemed to enjoy the animals a bit, but he really had fun picking up all the leaves and sticks from the ground. We think he tried to make it his personal mission to collect as many as he could...it was so funny. We had a beautiful day for the trip, and we will definitely be going back again soon!

Walking on our way to see the animals...

Looking at some of the big blue birds...

We're not sure if he was more interested in the animals, or his reflection...

Giving rocks to Daddy.

On our way to lunch with Mommy.

Fall Fun

The weather has been absolutely beautiful here this week, and since we received "clearance" from the doctor on Wednesday, we have been outside as much as possible... As you can see, Andrew really enjoyed being able to play outside again!

Playing in all the leaves...

A quiet moment... a rare occurrence these days ! :-)

Andrew really missed playing outside...

Having so much fun!

This one is my favorite...

Playing with Mommy

Here are a few pictures of us playing while Andrew's been at home recovering...

Andrew's Second Halloween

We returned home from our second hospital stay the day before Halloween.  Since we still need to be concerned with preventing infection, we were not able to go trick-or-treating this year, but we did dress Andrew up anyways.  He loves frogs, but was definitely not a fan of the frog hood that we kept trying to put on him!  We did manage to get a few pictures though, once he resigned himself to the fact that we weren't going to take the costume off right away... Hopefully next year will be a better year for tolerating his costume!  

The first attempt with wearing the hood...

Chasing Mommy around the house is such a fun game!

Who wouldn't love this huge smile???

Whoops!  Busted...

Snuggling with my froggie--aren't they going to take this costume off yet?