HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ANDREW!

MY LITTLE ROO TURNS 5 TODAY. I CAN'T BELIEVE HE IS ALREADY SO BIG. HE WOKE UP THIS MORNING IN HIS NEW LIGHTNING MCQUEEN PAJAMA'S (THANK YOU AUNT WAWEE!) STILL RUBBING HIS EYES AND SAID, "AM I FIVE YET?" THIS LITTLE STINKER CAN'T WAIT TO BE BIG. I THINK THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH BEING THE YOUNGEST. I KNOW THAT FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE! YOU JUST CAN'T WAIT TO DO ALL THE THINGS YOUR OLDER SIBLINGS GET TO DO.

NOW I WANT TO YOU FIVE THINGS ABOUT ANDREW SINCE HE IS A BIG FIVER NOW!

1. ANDREW HAS A VERY CONTAGIOUS LAUGH. YOU CAN'T LISTEN TO HIM REALLY LAUGH ABOUT SOMETHING AND NOT GIGGLE A LITTLE YOURSELF...EVEN WHEN IT MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE. LET'S JUST SAY HE HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR, EVEN THOUGH IT WILL EMBARRASS YOU IN PUBLIC!

2. HE IS FULL OF ENERGY! THAT ENERGY USUALLY COMES OUT OF HIS LITTLE BODY IN THE FORM OF JUMPING, CLIMBING, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LOTS OF CONVERSATION!

3. HE LOVES TO SNUGGLE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. ANDREW AND I ARE THE EARLY BIRDS IN THIS NEST. IT IS A GREAT START TO MY MORNING WHEN I AM FINISHING MY QUIET TIME AND I SEE HIM WALK DOWN THE HALL TOWARD ME TO CRAWL UP IN MY LAP AND SNUGGLE WHILE I DRINK MY COFFEE.

4. ANDREW TAKES AFTER MOMMY IN THE EATING DEPARTMENT. HE LOVES JUST ABOUT ANYTHING AND WILL TRY ANYTHING. IT IS FUN TO COOK FOR A KID LIKE THAT! WE ENJOY LOTS OF THINGS THAT MARK AND MASON WON'T GIVE A SECOND LOOK. HE LIKES TO HELP ME IN THE KITCHEN AND IS SO HAPPY EATING WHAT HE HELPS COOK. THERE MUST BE A FOOD NETWORK SHOW IN HIS FUTURE.

5. THIS KID ADORES HIS BIG BROTHER! HE MAY ANTAGONIZE HIM SOMETIMES BUT HE TRULY LOVES EVERYTHING ABOUT MASON. HE CAN'T WAIT TO BE WITH HIM WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN APART FOR THE SLIGHTEST AMOUNT OF TIME. I CAN FIND HIM IN MASON'S BED A LOT OF MORNINGS TOO. I LOVE THE BOND I SEE FORMING BETWEEN THEM AND PRAY THAT IT ONLY GROWS STRONGER.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE MR. ROO! WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND ENJOY HAVING YOU IN OUR LIVES MORE EVERY DAY. YOU ARE SUCH A BLESSING! :-)