Birthday #1

We had a great celebration of Andrew's 2nd birthday yesterday. I haven't downloaded the photos yet, but will try to get that done tomorrow.

Our family tradition is to have family for the second birthday. My theory is that the child really doesn't start getting "into" birthday celebrations until #3. So that is what we did - however, just family turned out to be 8 adults and 7 kids (well, the twins are just 8 weeks old, so they didn't do much playing). My cousin, her husband and their two children drove over from Atlanta, which was great fun because it had been a while since we had all been together.

I think the party was so overwhelming for little Andrew, with so much excitement, that he didn't take any notice of his gifts. It was only today that he began to play with them. His favorite, by far, was a little "Percy" train that Nana picked up at the last minute to stick in with her other gift. He loves trains, especially Thomas and his friends.

In the great tradition of Walton birthdays, we will continue to celebrate throughout the week. His real birthday is Thursday, and I think we are all going to Daddy's school for the PTO meeting. After all, if we don't go, Derrick won't see Andrew at all on his birthday. We will sit in the back and not be able to hear anything because the gym echoes so loudly and the people at the microphones don't know how to speak into them. Then, we'll gather around the stage to watch the 5th grade perform dances that they have learned in PE. That's why all the parents come -- to see their children perform. It is a great ploy to boost PTO attendance. I'm sure that in the not too distant future, we will be the parents in the front row with the video camera. Until then, we'll enjoy the back row.