Troy will turn 13 this year. He has been a part of the family for a long time. When Andrew and Abbey were born, I was scared we would have to give him away because he was so feisty and I was afraid he might hurt one of the babies. But.. he adjusted and adapted just fine to our new family. He steered clear of the kids however, preferring to find a quiet room to nap in, away from all of the activity. He would only seek attention from James and I when we had a rare quiet moment. Well, this has changed. Allie has always been my animal lover and she took an interest in Troy from a very early age. Now, when she is watching a show, Troy comes and sits on her lap and purrs. He loves her and even sleeps on her bed sometimes. It is so cute to see how he has changed and loves this little girl!
Andrew and Abbey turned six yesterday. The big party is planned for Saturday but they also had fun yesterday on their "real" birthday. They each got a Birthday crown at school and their classes sang Happy Birthday. Andrew was very excited about walking to the office to get his Happy Birthday pencil as well. I bought them Happy Meals for dinner and they each had a special Birthday cookie from Wegmans. Which, by the way, are the best cookies ever! (Abbey didn't finish hers so I did) At night, Andrew was scared to go to bed by himself (we are going through a scared of bad guys breaking in phase) so I let Abbey have a sleepover with him on his bottom bunk. They looked so cute sharing the same pillow and blanket.
