Someone's turning 4........

On October 22, 2009, my sweet little Ande decided he couldn't wait to become part of our family, so he came early!  Yesterday, that sweet boy turned 4!!!  Where has the time gone?!  It seems like just yesterday, I waking up every three hours to go see him in the NICU for his feeding time.  My how time does fly....and boy has he GROWN!!!
This is Ande at just 1 day old..... He was so tiny and had so many monitors hooked up to him.

 This is Ande now, you can't even tell he was born early!!!

To celebrate our handsome boys 4th birthday, we took him to Peter Piper for lunch, then we went and picked up Joseph, Michael, and Channing from school and went to Target to let Ande pick out something that he really wanted.  After that we headed home and made "hot burgers" (hamburgers, his ABSOLUTE favorite meal) at Ande's request, ate cake, and gave him a couple more presents.  He had so much fun and was so excited when grandma called to sing him "Happy Birthday."

 Playing Air Hockey with mom

 Mom and Ande eating lunch

 Sister came with us and enjoyed her pizza and breadsticks

 Dad , Ande, and Liv took turns playing this water game.......  Ande thought it was more fun to shoot the figure in the face rather than at the targets.....hahaha

 Eating our "hot burgers"

 It's time for cake, Ande LOVES Angry Birds so we got him an Angry Birds cake

 When I went to get the cake, there was no one there who could write on it, so the lady behind the counter gave me the icing to do it myself.......I am clearly no professional when it comes to cake decorating......

 These are Ande's trashies or Trash Pack that he has been wanting for a while, and picked out at Target

 This is his Ironman that we surprised him with....

 Ande also got an Angry Birds shirt that he insisted on wearing last night but I don't have a picture..... :(

We are so blessed and grateful that Heavenly Father sent this handsome boy into our family.  He is so loving and kind, he always wants to give us hugs, he is my little "snuggle bear", and is such a happy boy.  We learn something new from him everyday!