All About Andrew

Wow. Time flies. Quickly...really quickly. It's bizarre to me that Andrew will be 11 years old tomorrow. I know he's been here for 11 years, and I have an incredible amount of wonderful memories with him to show for it, but it's really just crazy how quickly the time has gone. We're over half-way to a mission and adulthood. Yikes!

When you come to a point that you have a kid this old, you start to wonder if you've done him justice. Have I done everything in my power to prepare him for the world that is to come? Have I given him all the tools he needs to be a successful adult? Probably not. But despite my parenting flaws, I'm happy to say that Andrew is a great kid!

He's a kid that has always gone through phases. For example, there was the Power Rangers phase, the Star Wars phase, the Batman phase, the Indiana Jones phase etc., etc. Now he's in the Utah State Aggies phase. He eats, sleeps and breathes Utah State Aggies sports. He is often annoyed that all of Utah County is in love with BYU (as he puts it) and is constantly telling us why the Aggies are better. Obviously, we agree. It's fitting that his birthday comes during March Madness, because he's super excited about the tournament and gets wrapped up in it. I believe last year his bracket won in our family. Or was that Noah?? I don't remember.

Andrew also loves science. He often says that if he can't be an NBA basketball player (Sorry kid. Your genetic makeup probably won't allow for that.) , he wants to be a scientist. He's also starting to babysit his younger siblings for short amounts of time. I'm pretty sure he probably just sits and watches TV or listens to his IPod whilst the kids run crazy, but whatever. Anyone who knows Andrew knows what a determined child he is. He's very intense and has very strong opinions, and although it's difficult to know what to do with him half the time, I know this trait will serve him well in the future.

We LOVE Andrew like crazy!! If we can get him through this transition between childhood and teenagedom these next few years, we'll be happy campers. I can't help but tear up a little when I think of his start in life and look at what this kid has accomplished and what a real miracle he is. Happy Birthday Drew!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!