Happy 1st Birthday!

Andrew's big day was finally upon us!! We had a fairly normal morning and then headed down to League City to hang with Papa and Ngoai. After lunch, all four of us headed out for errands and shopping. We stopped at Toys R Us; and Andrew immediately took to one of those poppers. That fool must have tugged it around half the store. Next, we headed to Party City for some remaining party supplies. Then, we went to a place called The Painted Potter to commemorate this very special day. Poor Andrew, I don't think he knew what was going on. He was fine the first footprint, but after that, he cried. Luckily, the lady there was fantastic and very patient with us. Later, it was funny (yet a little frustrating) because Andrew started to laugh when I put a clean brush on his feet. Thank you, Ngoai and Papa, for all your help! Without you guys, I don't know what would have happened!!!

After the pottery store, we headed to our last stop, Borders, for some books. Then, we went home where Andrew took a nice nap and played. After dinner, Andrew and I drove home to go see Daddy. After Daddy ate, we gave the birthday boy his birthday cake. I had imagined him going at it, but he was pretty subdued for the most part at first. As he went on, he got a little braver. He then began to grab at the cake more and more. We took away the cake (too much sugar?); and the birthday boy wasn't too happy about that. He kept signing for "eat" and pointing at it. We gave him a tad bit more since it was his birthday after all.

Drew was pretty messy with icing so we took him for a quick bath. Then, he was pretty tired (normally he falls asleep on the drive home, but not this time). So, I put him to bed...he was out pretty fast. I guess all the excitement tired our little boy out.

Happy 1st Birthday, Andrew! And here is to many, many more!

Pictures of the birthday boy's big day...