Because I have Skillz

Ok - so my blogs seem to be more about the funny things our kid says rather than pictures but I can't help it. I have to "jot" down the sayings before I forget AND something about this pregnancy just leaves me whipped. So while it seems rather weak of me... taking a picture, downloading it and then uploading it to the blog just seems a bit trying some times... so anyways... I digress...

This past Friday some of our dearest friends, Dianne & Ray Scott, came by to say 'good-bye' or as I prefer, 'see you later'. To anyone who knows us or Andrew knows them as "Nanann & Ray". The Scott's have been such dear friends to us and so loving to our son. We refer to them as his "Adopted Grandparents" due to their close proximity and the stretches of time Andrew has been able to play & hang out with them. They have shown him so much love and we'll never be able to express our gratitude for their caring hearts & attitudes towards Andrew or us.

The Scott's were on their way to South Carolina where they'll be for roughly 1 year and then they go to Saudi Arabia for 3 years with Ray's company, Alcoa. They wanted to bring Andrew an Aggie Bear that says "I love you" on it to remind Andrew of them and of course to give hugs :)

While they were at our house, Andrew wanted to ride his tricycle around for them. Now granted, he has his big boy bike with training wheels which he has been riding for months. But he still enjoys riding the tricycle - mainly because there are no brakes. Our son has learned how to skid the top of his tennis shoes under the back wheels to make the tricycle stop. And of course, he just got some nice, new, WHITE leather DC tennis shoes. They are now scuffed so much on the tops they look gray.. but oh well...

So we're watching Andrew repeat this "trick" over and over for his Nanann. She asked us if we had taught him that - we hadn't. She finally asked him, "How did you figure out that you could make yourself stop like that?" To which Andrew replied in a matter of fact tone, "Because I have Skillz."

That boy is something else! :)