Happy Days

With the warm weather comes great play. FINALLY the temperature is starting to climb. And so, Andrew is the happiest kid on the block. I LOVE LOVE LOVE going outside with him. He still has soooo much curiosity with the world, it really makes me appreciate the old things in a new way. Thank you Andrew Siddhartha <3 I love you soooo much.























We met up with Alexander and went to Highpark for an afternoon. They get along soooo well, I love seeing the two interacting. While we were there we went on a hike on a trail. There we saw lots of trees that were fallen, half fallen, partly fallen by beavers. So we decided to take a closer look at them and to see if we could see any turtles in the lake. At that point Andrew looked down and noticed the ants, TONS of ants. It was rather creepy. I swear to god that you couldn't see the ground through them all. ICK. So of course he starts panicking (I would have too if it weren't for me trying to be the strong mom and teach him to remain calm in these situations - har har). In the mince of his panic Alexander helped his poor little bro out and carried him out and swiped his pant legs for him to make sure there were none on him. Then we headed to the Japanese apple blossom trees that were in full flower. They were so beautiful.

Dandelion

Andrew LOVES them. He thinks they are the most beautiful flower out there. He has never been told that they are weeds that everyone hates, I don't think I will ever tell him different. He see's beauty, I have to agree with him.

7 Yr Checkup

So, that time of year again where the boy goes to the Dr. He now weighs 45lbs, and 3'10. He has 20/20 vision. Besides being on the light side he is healthy (YAY). He also got his CBC drawn, not too happy when they stuck the needle in but he did great in my opinion, he didn't even cry.

It's Heaven to be 7

And that's what Sir Andrew turned today at exactly 4:33pm this afternoon.
It makes me sad that he's already almost half way to been an adult. Childhood is going way too fast. Everyday he brings fresh awe into our lives. I don't know how we ever did it without him in our lives. Thank you Andrew for bringing such joy to our lives. You truly are an amazing person. You're so compassionate. You're so creative. You're so loving. Last night before he went to bed we were all sitting on the couch and I lit some candles, he wanted to blow them out and make a wish for the last day of being six, he closed his eyes, and thought a moment and blew the candles out and looked at them and said, "I wish for the memory to last forever".... Not I want this, or that, nooo, the moment to last. Incredible if you ask me. He's going to have a pool party on Saturday with his friends. He's so excited about it too.

Anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY my little Siddhartha. Mommy and Daddy love you very much.