Pizza Night

Who's having more fun with the rocket launcher?

So proud of his new train table!

Given our fantastic birthday weekend last week, Peter was ready for some fun on this Saturday morning. We hit the ground running early, feeding ducks at the park and visiting a train while Daddy got his hair cut. We then made our way down to the Williamson County Fair to see the animals and hooked up with some friends. Suffice it to say, Peter is sleeping very soundly this afternoon, and Mommy's not far behind him!

Speaking of trains.... "choochoochoochoochoo!"

Boo!

Didn't have the heart to explain that this didn't steer the whole train...

Our first stop at the county fair - a front end loader. A bit too dirty in person!

Peter and Eva picking vegetables at the county fair

Peter, Hayes (not Daddy - a different Hayes), and Eva incognito

Snack time with Hayes

Petting the goats

So in the spirit of this most adventurous day, we attended a wonderful birthday party for one of Peter's friends and (eek!) classmates. We left with a very happy and frosting-filled little boy only to find this:

A brand new tire! Thanks to Hayes, we were out of there by the time AAA would arrive. Peter got to "drive" Mommy's car for a little while, and I got to duck into TJ Maxx for a spell. Everybody's happy!

In other news, we are working to get Peter into a big boy room so we've added a train table and a Peter sized dresser to entice him to spend more time in there. Since we changed to construction/truck themed sheets, he has not only fallen asleep in the bed but today he also began moving his pajamas to the new dresser. Voluntarily. One pair in each drawer.

Honestly, who wouldn't want to sleep in this bed?! :)

More to come as the room progresses...

Happy 2nd Birthday to Peter! We had Peter's friends over (and our own friends, too) to celebrate Peter's second birthday a couple of days early. The kids followed lily pads along the driveway, leading them to games in the backyard, including sprinklers and sand and tunnels and tents... We had a lovely morning with a nice breeze, thank goodness! The kids enjoyed birthday cake and ice cream on Peter's new picnic table (built with love by his Grampa), and then went on to build masterpieces of sand and challenge each other to see who could get the "wettest." Peter won. Even after changing into dry clothes. ;)

If two is company and three is a crowd, what is four? Pandemonium?

Well, we are about to find out... Come late January 2010, Peter's going to be a big brother! I am 13 weeks along, beginning the 2nd trimester today. It has been very difficult to post anything on here without recounting the trials of parenting Peter with such a profound lack of energy. So for those wondering what has taken so long for these recent posts, there's your answer. It's been a big part of our lives and we are thrilled to finally share it with the world.

Peter has had some fun so far this summer, and we've caught a moment or two on film. Here are a couple of our favorites:

A real "bad hair day"

This is Peter's favorite spot in the driveway. I wonder why?

"Tower, this is Maverick requesting a fly-by."

My apologies for neglecting to post in recent weeks. It's been busy, as evidenced by the following snapshots from our summer. After our visit to Lafayette, we stayed busy playing/working in the yard and invading the lake. A dear friend from college came in with her little ones and Peter had a blast mimicking the big kids. We had a houseful when my grandparents came up along with my mom, aunt Julie and cousin Marie. Then we took off for almost two weeks to the South Carolina beach to be with Hayes's family. Peter did really well in the sand after the first day, when he would not step away from the spot where we set him down. By the end of the week, he'd run off for the water himself. Admittedly, his favorite part was not at all related to the scenery. He would have been happy to ride the golf cart. All. Day. Long. Like father, like son.

More to come soon - I promise!