Happy 4th Birthday Andrew!

Happy Birthday to my big boy! What a fun crazy day he had. This year we decided to keep the party smaller which was way nice and easy to control. Thanks to Lani and Joanna who stayed and helped out. I figured 4 was old enough to have the parents drop the kids off for a party. It was good but I missed socializing myself! I am a people person, can't help it! :) Andrew wanted a BUZZ LIGHTYEAR party but I went with the whole Toy Story theme instead.
We played:
How many Army Men in the Jar (the kids had to guess how many army men were in the jar)
Stick the Badge on Woody/Patch on Buzz
Snake in my boot game (you throw a snake in the boot)
Diggin' for Army men (I had a pool filled with plastic mulch and the army men were buried under)
Game we didn't have time for: Shoot 'em ( i got water guns and they had to shoot down cups with the water guns)

For each game I gave them a different prize. Ex. Woody Badge, Army hat, Watch, their own water gun.
I also made homemade water bottle labels just to do something different. Since we had just purchased a trampoline for Andrew we didn't have to rent a bounce house. I feel like it was a success and Andrew really enjoyed time with his friends.

*The Water bottle labels. One side of the "Happy 4th Birthday Andrew" had a Buzz picture, the other side was a woody picture.

His Birthday Balloons, which I totally forgot to give each kid. Opps!
Opening his presents then posing with his friend:

Here is Tyson & A


Hailee & A (one of his 2 favorite girls) H & A were born a few months apart and have literally known each other from birth!

Connor & A

Maima & A



Joplin & A (Andrews other favorite girlfriend)
The birthday gang minus Haley D who had to leave early!
Remembered to take a picture of his cupcake tower after they started to get eaten!

Andrew and his personal own birthday cake. I usually like to do cupcake cakes so I don't have to slice the cake and dish out pieces but I didn't like the Toy Story cakes that everyone had so I opted for a petite cake just for Andrew. Yea don't mind that whole blue mess on the cake, it accidentally tipped over on my way home and totally took out one whole side of the cake, opps!


Here he is waiting while everyone sings Happy Birthday to him!

Pictures are reversed here opps.
This is Andrew with his carton full of candy from the pinata.

Vovo (grandma in Portuguese) finishing off the pinata so it will break..come to find out (thanks again Lani) that it was a pull string pinata. hahahahahahah
Addyson taking a whack.
Andrew taking his turn.
the boys hanging while the kids do their birthday thing.

I have to say Andrew is an extremely well behaved 4 year old. Sure he has his moments but he is such a sweet little guy. After the party and the presents were opened he came up to me and said, "mom, one more present." And gave me a big hug then said, "thank you for my fun birthday party." He is just that kind of kid. He is sweet to his little sister. Andrew misses her when she naps and when she is awake he is the first one in there asking her if she had a good nap. He is a good friend to his little girlfriends. He uses polite words and has from a very little age. Andrew is a loving kid too. He loves to jump on daddy's lap and fall asleep or just cuddle with him. Andrew is the reason we want a 3rd baby. When daddy is outside working or if I am doing something around the house he will help out. It was cute when Franco and I were putting together his trampoline he was right there screwing things in and carrying the metal things to us. It would have been easier to do without him but I loved how Franco was so patient and accepting of his help.

Andrew is just amazing if you cant already tell. We had a loud thunder the other day and then lightening to follow. Andrew immediately asked if he could say a prayer so of course I agreed. So he folded his arms and bowed his head and proceeded to tell Heavenly Father thank you that we have a strong house to keep us safe in the wind and rain. Tears were dripping out of my eyes because of his sweet heart. I am so grateful for my little guy and look forward to watching him grow up.