Happy birthday my sweet Andrew!
Oh, we are so happy you joined our family 7 years ago. You are such a joy to have around! You love your sisters so much and are such a good big brother!
This last year has brought lots of new skills learned! You have learned to read, do addition and subtraction. You make a mean plate of nachos. During the school year, you prepare your own snack and the last few weeks of school, you were even able to get your own breakfast by climbing on a chair and getting the cereal on the top of the fridge! You've lost many teeth (I've lost count). You are a great cleaner and organizer. There was a 2 week period where you were working like a fiend so you could earn money to buy some Hot Wheel cars--you loaded and unloaded the dishwasher, set the table and cleaned up toys.
You make your sisters laugh so hard. Lucy LOVES doing everything you do and will copy you all the time. Most of the time it doesn't bother you, but sometimes you will ask her why she is copying you so much.
You are a great help with Emmy. You will hold her and talk to her and stop her from crying. You have fed her and are really excited for her to start crawling. You can make her laugh so hard--you are the only one who can consistently get a giggle from her.
You finished your Bobcat and Tiger badges in Cub Scouts. We are now working towards your Wolf. You really like Cub Scouts and all the activities we get to do. You have a fun time especially with Danny and Tyler.
The other day, you told me that some of the boys call you "Andy" and that you liked it. You didn't like when they called you "And".
Julia, down the road, is one of your best friends. Luckily, you and she will be in the same 2nd grade class!
You want to be a movie director when you grow up and want to own your own movie theater that has a special golden decorating touch!
You have a very active imagination and are constantly voicing imaginary scenarios with your cars or stuffed animals. You love to play with Legos and have just started building things with your imagination as opposed to following the directions.
You are reading more and more everyday. I really enjoy when you read to me. You have a great inflection and make the stories exciting!
You usually say the prayer at bedtime and my favorite is when you pray that you, Lucy and Emmy will sleep the whole night and not wake up Mommy or Daddy.
You are a planner and always want to make sure that you have a plan for what will happen the next day.
You always check with me in the morning to see what the weather will be like and if you should where "short pants and short sleeves" or "long pants".
Everywhere you go, you win over adults. Adults love you and think that you are very well-behaved.
You are very nice to Lucy--even when she bosses you around. She will ask you to get her bunny, and you will without being asked twice. You have read to Lucy a few times and both you and she enjoy it.
We love you so much, Andrew! You came to our family at an absolutely perfect time. I could not imagine our lives without you! You bring such joy and wonderment wherever you go! You are always willing to help and are able to observe when others need help. You are loving and kind to everyone you meet and I know many will call you blessed because of that. We certainly are blessed to have you in our family! Happy, happy birthday my sweet, sweet boy!
Love,
Mom
