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Three for three
Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 11:44AM 
Our third grandchild turns three tomorrow.
Remember Andrew? Born on two twenty-two twenty-twelve at two-thirteen in the afternoon?
And remember me, I'm the one who begged the doctor to fudge the time to two-twelve, so that Andrew could tell people for his entire life that he was born on two twenty-two twenty-twelve at two twelve?
Yeah. Or rather, no. That's what she said: No can do, Mamaw. Step off. Or words to that effect.
Or she may have only shaken her head at me in a negative fashion. At any rate she was disinclined to acquiesce to my request.
Killjoy. So much for that conversation starter.
But that minor blip doesn't keep us from celebrating. Sometimes even on a different day.
So yesterday little Andrew and his entourage arrived in the afternoon and we had ourselves a time.
I'd made this hot taco dip and it was a big hit. Follow the recipe to the letter except use extra-lean ground chuck or sirloin, the large chunky sized can of refried beans, and double the amount of Velveeta.
Booyah. For a crowd.
Also we ordered pizza, something the kids will always eat. Stephanie had prepared a lavish display of cupcakes frosted in red and white, in keeping with the Radio Flyer theme.
I wish you could have seen Andrew opening his presents.
He received new shoes and several outfits ranging from casual dressy to playwear. Those got a passing glance as he rooted past the garments to find the toys.
Amongst the trucks and soldiers and plastic guns was the item that lit up his little face like a summer sunrise.
A set of tools: Black and Decker Junior. From his parents.
He'd shopped online for this toy, fantasizing about it for many weeks before the fact.
No; my three-year-old grandson doesn't have his own computer. He's learned to borrow his mother's iPad and navigate to the virtual toy aisle.
Click, swipe. Drool. A kid can dream. And sometimes dreams come true. Joy was writ large in the boy's tiny face with the wide brown eyes that take up nearly half of it.
So for the remainder of the family's visit, Andrew put his toolbelt on and took it off several times, wore his safety goggles upside down, attempted to measure his sisters, and fixed some things I didn't know were broken.
He even FaceTimed with Uncle Andrew to show it all off.
Best of all, we were together, with something wonderful to celebrate.
And that is all for now.
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Happy Saturday ~ Happy Weekend
Reader Comments (6)
He is such a beautiful boy, Jenny! Beauty sure runs deep in your family.
Well, that little Andrew is a smart one to be perusing the toy section; how cute is that! I can only imagine the look on his face searching for those tools. :)
Have a wonderful weekend, my friend.
xoxo
@Sally ... I know what you mean, luv! Hearing my daughter describe it made me wish I could have seen him shopping too! He sure is a fun little guy to have around. You have a great weekend too. xoxo
Happy Birthday Andrew! You're growing up far too fast!
Jenny - he is such a good looking child. (He probably has to be, to fit in with the rest of the clan)
Isn't it amazing how those kids navigate online? Alaina can do the same, so Laura has to make sure her Kindle isn't left out or she would spend too much time on it. I love that he was checking out toys.
Glad you had a fun family time!
PS - the wedding went beautifully! A few photos will be appearing on the blog later tonight.
@Mari ... Oh wonderful! I thought about y'all all day yesterday. I will check soon to see the pictures! xoxo
They grow UP TOO darn fast! 3 already??? Just wow...
He's Adorable! Look at those eyes?!!!
hughugs
Andrew has such big chocolate eyes - who could resist any request from him? He's looking quite serious in these photos - I wonder if he's still not sure if the tools will turn up in his stash of presents? And now, I'm hungry for a cupcake. Happy Birthday to Andrew!