Andrew had a great summer, his days were filled with splashing in the pool with his daycare friends, playing at the park, swimming at the lake, going out for ice cream, and enjoying events in our neighborhood like eating at the food carts.
Andrew likes to get in nature and go for walks and hikes. He is usually happy the first half but then complains about how far away the van is on the way back. This summer we visited Devil's Lake, Durwoods Glenn, Gibraltar Rock, and Pope Farms Conservancy.
Andrew has his Daddy's appetite and his Mommy's sweet tooth. He loves treats especially ice cream and cookies.
Andrew had fun helping Daddy with the garden and landscaping this year. He especially enjoyed picking and eating cherry tomatoes and green beans. He is also quite proud of the pumpkins from the garden.
Andrew loves to play at Grandma and Grandpa house, especially when hay baling is going on! Andrew faced his fear of big machinery and loud noises to go on a quick tractor ride with Daddy. He also loves to pet, feed, and ride the animals.
Andrew practiced casting his line a few times this year but he is still a bit too impatient for fishing.
Andrew loves to make forts, his favorite is to pile all the throw pillows from the couches on our corner end table so he can hide and watch shows or play games on the tablet.
Andrew continues to pick up the chickens. They are used to him now so when they see him coming instead of running/flying away they actually lay down and wait for him to pick them up.
Andrew LOVES movie nights! Well to be honest he doesn't actually like to watch movies, but he LOVES the popcorn!
Andrew loves apples and had a blast during our annual trip to the apple orchard.
Andrew passed the Shrimp Dip level of swim lessons and next round he will start the preschool level with Shrimp 1-the first class he will be without Dad in the water with him. He did a great job and is now fearless when it comes to jumping in off the side, getting his head submerged, and holding his breath.
Despite Mom's best efforts, Andrew has started pretending to play with guns. He doesn't have any toy guns but instead builds them with legos or just uses his hands. He makes the pew pew sound and says he is shooting monsters or bad guys.
Andrew loves riding his trike, he is hesitant to get on his balance bike and only rides it for a couple minutes at a time.
Andrew is no longer obsessed with trains and has now moved on to stuffed animals. He has a couple favorite stuffies including bird and kitty but just about any stuffy will do especially if it is new or belongs to someone else. He still likes Thomas the Train but doesn't usually ask to watch it, his new favorite shows are Daniel Tiger and Caillou.
When asked what he wants to eat, Andrew will almost always answer with Mac N Cheese.
