Monday, September 08, 2008

Birthdays & Memories

Yesterday was my Grandmas birthday. She is my dad's mom. She is an awesome woman that never forgets my birthday & ALWAYS sends me a birthday card, ALWAYS handmade with a special message just for me. I, however, am not so diligent. I had every intention of sending her a card this year. Then, like my sister, school started which means I am at the elementary school & I wound up sick. Just a terrible head cold, not the flu, thank goodness. I know, no excuse, she is my very thoughtful Grandma that makes no excuses & just keeps going. So....HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA!!! We love you. Hope it was a great one!



Today is my oldest sons, Andy (which is my oldest child), birthday. He is 22. This time of year always brings back the same memory of him when he was a baby. Being born in the fall, in Wyoming, to an avid hunter father (Wynn), we took Andy hunting. I so needed out of the house, so we strapped him in his carseat in the truck & took off. Now, before anyone panics about what a horrible mother I am, I'm sure that will become obvious over time as the blog goes on, Andy was not a newborn by this time & we sat in the truck while his dad hunted. I can still smell the smells & hear the sounds every year around his birthday. The crunching of the leaves, the animals in the forest....he was so content the whole time & I could just think & read. But it always makes me nastalgic this time of year....every year. Anyway,

I have some pictures on my camera from yesterday, I just need to figure out how to get them from the camera, to the computer, to the blog, then I will post them. We had his birthday dinner, cake & ice cream yesterday, except being sick I forgot to get a second #2 candle, so he made do with just one candle. He is engaged to be married in November, so his fiancee, Leza, was here to help us celebrate. It was a pretty good day. So.....Happy Birthday Andy!!
And look what I did! Here is a picture...

7 comments:

Sandra said...

My memory of Andy as a baby? When we were at Grandpa's funeral and you and I were both pregnant and throwing up and you had to bathe Andy in the shower that morning and then I took him from you to dress while you finished up in the shower. That and us teasing you that he might be born on labor day!

loretta said...

Oh how I remember that!!! I was soooo sick & he was only 5 months old at that time! I could hardly hold my head up.

tawnya said...

Nice new pic! Wynn looks thrilled...how much did you have to pay him?

I have very few memories of Andy as a baby. Good thing I'm not as old as the rest of you! (hee!)

Anonymous said...

yay mommy! of course i dont have any memories of Andy as a baby i wasnt born. the only person in our family that i can remember memories of being a baby is Tanner, and i dont remember very many from then.



Lexie

loretta said...

T--Ya, pay him!!! It was the night before the first day of school, WAY past his bed time & Tanner needed a picture for school. I had to elbow him right as Andy snapped the picture to have him that awake!! & the old comment? Really? I know where you sleep.

Lex--Ya should remember. He's the only one you've got.

tawnya said...

Wait...Andy was there & he didn't get to be in the picture? Bwah! How does he feel about being demoted??

Anonymous said...

how should i remember?? i was 5! lexie