The Annual Halloween Party

For the past several years we have hosted many of our neighbors for a children's Halloween party in the garage. This year we decided it would be our final year as the kids are all getting older and the guest list keeps increasing....this year we were at about 65 people. Our friend Shane dressed up as Dr Doofenshmirtz (from Phineas and Ferb) and he and Rob conducted all kinds of science silliness with the kids. There was glow in the dark liquid in test tubes, screaming balloons, bloody handprints, green slime, oozing pumpkins, worm goo, egg in a bottle and snow in October. It was quite a departure from the usual games but I think everyone enjoyed. Thanks for the extra help from Grammy & Papa. The final party was a success!

Pumpkin Carving

Mom and Dad arrived on Friday October 29th. The kids put them to work the next day carving the Halloween pumpkins. Kelsey carved her pumpkin all on her own (her first time) and Nick enlisted Papa to carve an elaborate design. They all turned out awesome!

Nick and Bec

If Nick were only 7 years older....his first real girlfriend is our neighbor Bec Moran. Tonight was Homecoming and he would have gladly been her date. He does have a bit of competition from our neighbor Caden. Here are some pics we took before she left for the dance. It is a tradition for an Andrews' guy to dress up goofy and pretend to be a Moran girl's date. Rob used to be goofy when Bec's older sister Kayla went to dances.

Indian Acres Pumpkin Patch

A little late in the season but we finally managed to get to Indian Acres today to go pumpkin picking. As usual, the kids each wanted to pick out their own large pumpkin. Rob is going to be busy carving this year!!! We were joined by our friends Eric, Victoria, Jodi, Mark and Emma.

Happy 40th Birthday Rob!

On October 16th Rob celebrated his 40th Birthday.



We had a surprise party for him and a bunch of his friends were able to be here to party with him. And he has been so busy with work lately we were able to completely surprise him. He says he had no idea!

Also, here are some pictures to take a walk down memory lane for the past 40 years!
Happy Birthday Rob! I love you!

Philadelphia Zoo Sleepover

Kelsey's ACE class planned a sleepover at the Philadelphia Zoo. Siblings were allowed to attend also. Nick, Kelsey and I went together. The zoo gave a night tour in the dark as well as some animal demonstrations. When we woke up in the morning we got a sunrise tour, however someone forgot to wake up the animals first. Many were still snoozing and out of viewing range. We did get to see a few animals including a female lion who had previously taken hormones for a medical condition and when they stopped the medicine, she grew a mane. There was also a special LEGO exhibit with many animals recreated with the plastic blocks. This was a really cool exhibit to see.