A few “Andrew-isms”

I’m working on my family memory book from 2009 and I am realizing how much I forget as time goes on!  So, for the sake of my 2011 family book I need to write these down!  A little journal entry if you will (that I won’t lose)

*Andrew loves to drive his truck.  It is a battery operated truck that he can get in and drive.  Ben got it for Christmas a few years ago from Grandma and Papa and Andrew has completely taken it over.  Many times Andrew will come up to me with his snow boots on the wrong feet, Kallie’s hot pink sweater, Chris’s hat, and Ben’s gloves (he is an equal opportunity taker) and give me a kiss goodbye telling me he is going to “work”.  He will grab his keys (real ones that he has commandeered) and go in the back yard and drive his truck around.  If it is a really cold day he will come home from “work” early…if it is a little warmer he will stay out there longer…maybe coming in and getting a snack to drive around with, or taking a toy outside to put in the back of his truck.  He loves to drive others around, but hates to have anyone else drive HIS truck…including Ben.

*He never wants Chris to go to work.  He has hidden his “work keys’ so he can’t leave many times.  We now have to hide the keys from Andrew!  When Chris goes to leave Andrew will always tell him to “wait!  you forgot your____” keys, laser pen, wallet, phone, gloves, hat, computer, money, food, really any word he can come up with.  Once Chris confirms he does in fact have what ever item Andrew is reminding him to get, Andrew will move on to the next thing on the list until he goes through all of them.  He finally ends with, “you forgot my kiss!”…Then “you forgot my hug!”  It is adorable and I know Chris loves this!  Andrew will then walk him to the door, close it, then run to the front windows and watch him drive away.  He is then ready to play or watch Mickey Mouse.

*Andrew feels no need to ask me to go outside in the front yard.  We have a top lock on our door to keep him in.  Thankfully, even with the help of his trusty stool, he can’t reach it yet.  If I forget to lock it we are in trouble.  He has no qualms about heading over to his friends houses without asking.  Many times he has made it all the way to Julie’s house and knocked on her door asking Jessie to play.  If he is headed to Everett’s house he will take his truck.  Heaven forbid he have to walk that far! (it is just around the corner).  He is one independent little soul.

*Andrew loves to take bathes and “swim like a fishy”.  He can spend hours in a bath sliding back and forth like a fishy.  His favorite thing to do is take a bath, but turn on the shower too.  He will just sit in the tub right under the shower head and let the water hit him.  Once the tub gets to the point where we turn it off he gets so upset until we remind him he can now swim like a fishy.  Then he flips onto his belly and swims!

*Andrew loves to wear his “boots”.  Pretty much any two shoes that he can put on himself.  It doesn’t matter if they are his or not.

*Andrew loves keys and know what car, lock, door, anything that it goes to.  His favorite thing is to sit at his window with my car keys and open the sliding doors on my van.  He has already broken one door.  Another reason we have to put our keys up!

This is it for now.  If any of you have cute little stories of my kids will you let me know?  Either leave a comment or send me an email.  It would be fun to put in our 2011 book :)