Andrew's First Birthday party

Andrew had his 1-year birthday party on Sunday, April 14, with lots of friends in attendance.  He got to play a lot, eat a big cake, and load up on a bunch of new loot.  Thanks to everyone who came and had fun with us!

Andrew's Smash Cake and cupcakes for everyone else.

Just waiting for future cake annihilation.

This pool of balls was the most popular thing ever.

Peek a boo!! 

Waiting for cake.

CAKE!!

This is about as messy as he got!

Going through the tons of awesome new presents!

Andrew's Cake Photo Shoot

We took Andrew to get some real photos done taking on a smash cake.  The results were simply incredible for a mall photographer.  These are just a few of the highlights.

12-Month Photos!

It's been a year.  A whole year since Andrew was born!  It's getting much harder to keep him still enough to get pictures just on the blue background, so there's some extra spill on these!

Heavy Hearts

A very good friend of ours, our next door neighbor, passed away last night.  He lost his fight with brain cancer.  He was only 37.  He and Andrew always had something special together.  Every time I posted a picture of Andrew on Facebook, Jason would immediately repost it.  He called him his nephew.  They truly loved each other.  

It's hard to gear up for Andrew's first birthday knowing that Jason won't be there.  All of our hearts will be heavy and his presence will be missed.  BUT, Jason would never, in a million years, want to stop a celebration for the little boy he loved so much.  So maybe instead, we'll all take a moment to raise a glass to Auntie Jason.  

Three Hour Naps!

Three hour naps make EVERYBODY feel better!