Cousin's Weekend!!

My cousin’s came to visit me this weekend and stayed OVERNIGHT! I was so excited for my first sleepover. I was walking around all morning talking about all the things I was going to do with Chase-N-Madison, all the toys we were going to play with and how much fun we would have. Did we ever! We went to the playground, had lunch, the zoo, more playground, played at home, ate dinner, had our baths together, did books and stories in my bed, slept together in my room (which was the most fun!), ate breakfast together the next morning, played some more, went bowling, more lunch, played outside some more, and a bunch of other things too! I was so tired by Sunday night I could barley keep it together.

My cousin’s are BIG FUN! I love hangin’ out with them. I hope they come back again real soon!!

The Zoo Crew...


Bedtime book and scary stories - LOVE the "Uncle Jay" stories...


Bowling the next day. Luke lost interest after 2 turns and ran around with the goldfish bag. Madison won (beating out Uncle Jay and Auntie too!)...


Madison was a BIG help with Paige. She helped feed her, buckle her in and out of her car seat, stroll her around and helped her to crawl. She is a great big cousin…

What I did on my Summer Vacation
By: Marley Peabody

I went outside sometimes, but mostly I just stood by the door and waited for someone to open it. It was the most awesome summer ever!! I can't wait until next year.

The End

First Day of School...

After much talk all summer about my new school, FINALLY today was the day! I was so excited to start my "new school" and play with all my new friends. My best friend, Jacob, is in my class which is real fun. AND the mommies and daddies bring us and then leave which is even more fun (even though I cried today...only for a minute at drop off) I already know my way around the playground because I've been frequenting it all summer long, seeing we are only one street over. My teachers, Miss Betsy and Miss Scarlett seem great and the room is stocked with all toys I've never played with before. I think it will be a great year!!!

"The" first day of school picture..


Off and running, so many toys to play with...


Another room in the classroom, wait till I get a hold of that room...


Mirror, mirror on the wall, please let me come here someday too!!!

Trip down Memory Lane...

I couldn't help but look at all Luke's "first day of school" pics. I can't believe my little boy is growing up :( Where did the time go???

My first day of daycare - 3 months old..so little...


My first day at ITC - 8 months old...


My first day in my new classroom/teachers at ITC - 16 months old...


And today, here I am the BMOC - 2.8 years old...

I have Teeth!

It’s official. I have teeth. And not one or two…oh no, I have 4 big ones!! My two bottom teeth and my top K9s. Mommy thinks it is real funny that I have this mix of teeth coming in first and says I should be a vampire for Halloween. I am not sure what a vampire is but I’m sure it is super cute b/c I look adorable!! You can see my chicklets in these pics below…

I have friends too!!!

After months of being carted around to music class, playdates, friends houses and preschool open houses for my BIG brother Luke...FINALLY we did something for ME! I was invited to a playdate of MY VERY OWN, where all the kids were my size (and all girls too!!) What a fab time....

Conversation with a 2.5 year old

Daddy: “Hey buddy. How was your day?”
Luke: “Good daddy, where you go today daddy?”
Daddy: “I was at work. Do you know why daddy goes to work?”
Luke: “No daddy”
Daddy: “Daddy goes to work to make money. Do you know why we need money, to buy things. Do you know what kind of things you can buy with money?”
Luke: “Ice cream”
Daddy: “Yes, we can buy ice cream and other things, what other things can we buy?”
Luke: “Vanilla ice cream”
Daddy: “Yes, we can buy vanilla ice cream and other things, what other things can we buy?”
Luke: “cheerios”
Daddy: “Yes, we can buy cheerios and ice cream and other things, bigger things like clothes and the ability for you to go to school”
Luke: “ and we can buy a big Vanilla ice cream, a huge one daddy”
Daddy: “Yes, honey, I work so you can buy a huge vanilla ice cream”

Pretty Flower

Yesterday, Luke picked up this dead leaf and said "Mommy, it is a very pretty flower"

Storytime at the Cape

We went to the cape for the day Sunday. Jay was holding court with the kids, telling all kinds of stories. Everyone LOVED storytime...including Marley it seems :)

The Wolf....

Luke talked about "the wolf" A LOT at home. He is intrigued and scared by "it" at the same time. He will often tell me what the wolf is doing during the day. If we are upstairs, the wolf is usually downstairs. If we are downstairs he is up. The wolf is usually making pancakes but on this day is was with us...playing in the balls...