Family
Waiting. . . .
We are pretty consumed by our circumstances right now, so we haven’t thought much of blogging.
We are planning on moving to Raleigh as soon as this house sells (or burns down, whatever).
Josh is still working at the church (until the 15th) by day and burning the midnight oil with all of his contract work.
I’m staying one step behind the kids to keep the house “ready to show” and researching the schools in Wake County to see where we want to live. (which changes everyday as do the school districts, apparently)
In the meantime, here’s what we’ve been up to:
Fun in the snow at Mimi’s house.
Charlotte turned. . .
Got some presents.
Olivia was slightly less than amused.
Banana Splits for the Birthday breakfast.
Yum!
Had a party with our friends.
Creighton reached cake Nirvana.
And then, Olivia’s school had a Family Dance.
We were instructed not to dance.
(I tried anyway)
Group hug with the besties.
Horsing around with Dad.
and an inflatable sea serpent.
Successful first quarter at Peters Inc.
I’ll post all of the Easter pics soon. Off to enjoy all the yellow-coated goodness outside in the sun.
Here We Go!
Olivia is officially a Kindergartener!
It was a great morning. No tears, not even mine.
It’s gonna be fun!
A New Phase
There have been a lot of changes aound the Peters’ house this past month.
While July 30 was Creighton’s first birthday, it was also my last day at work. So while we were celebrating and watching him do this:
We were also wondering what life would look like when we got home.
And for the most part, last week, life looked like this:
All my little duckies in a row (well at least for that millisecond in time) We had a pretty good week and we’re going to get even better because I bought this:
So far, it’s not working, but I bet I have to read it for that to happen.
On top of that, I did this:
My first 5K, and to my knowledge, no one needs iceskates in “you-know-where.”
And then, the biggest “and then”, is that Olivia starts Kindergarten in the morning. We met her teacher on Friday. I love her already, she’s all cuddles and sweetness.
Life looks different, that is for sure, but it’s going to be great.
But first, I think we’re going to have to get this other darn tooth out.
It’s about to get interesting, folks.
And now, I might just have time to update this old blog.
What I came home to…
Olivia: Dad I lost my tooth today.
Me: Really.. that’s great. How did it happen.
Olivia: I pulled it out.
Me: Really??
Olivia: Yeah…Mom, tried to tie a string around it and pull it but it didn’t work. So, I just twisted it around, wiggled it, then twisted it, then wiggled it, the twisted it and it came out.
Me: eeehhh. Did that hurt.
Olivia: No.
…and only 4 days to Kindergarten.
Big finish to a great weekend
This was a great weekend. The weather was awesome, nothing to do but hang around the house. Today the entire family spread 40 bails of pine straw. (Creighton watched). We filled the sandbox up with sand and had another run with the sprinkler.
Tonight we finished it off with a low country boil with The Greens. Good food and good company. Good times were had by all.
Disney Bound…
This Thursday we will celebrate Charlotte’s 3rd birthday at Disney World. This is a tradition that comes from Katie’s side of the family, and I love. Olivia went on her third birthday and Creighton will too!
Charlotte’s been practicing her dramatic pose… I think she’s ready for the Magic Kingdom.
Katie’s 30th
For Katie’s 30th birthday last week we went to the GA Aquarium and then decorated a sweet cake with the girls. This was our first trip to the aquarium… the kids had a blast.
Happy 30th babe.
Catch-Up
Life is busy! So in a nutshell:
We finally took a pic of the new paint on the house.
The girls got pony rides at Fall at the Farm.
Josh ran The Big Pumpkin 5K.
Thanksgiving was a lot of fun. Cooked my first turkey. Auntcy and Christopher (hopefully Uncle Christopher soon, hint hint) came to visit.
Creighton got his first tooth with another coming in, but Olivia still hasn’t lost her wobbly one.
Charlotte is still a walking improv skit.
Looking forward to a slower end of the year!
No Time.
Welp, it’s true.
The third child gets no pictures.
Here’s one of the four pictures that we’ve taken of him in the past several weeks. Who’s got time for pictures ??!???!
That is his “My-Mom-Is-Nuts” face. But he loves me the best anyway ; )
If you run into him somewhere, take his picture. He’s gonna need all the help he can get in this department.
Quit Your Whining!
That’s actually for me, not my kids.
I had plans to blog about my overwhelming week last week. I took pictures of the 84,000 items we have to load up every morning, and I was going to whine.
But then I thought about it. I have way more reasons to be grateful than I do to complain.
It’s Starting
Just as the world turns it’s gaze away from Beijing and towards home, the next athletic star is rising.
It’s official, I’m a soccer mom. Tonight is her first practice. If she plays the part as well as she dresses the part, we’ve got a champ on our hands : )
Seven Years
Seven years ago today, Josh and I tied the knot. It’s been a busy seven years and a wonderful seven years. We’ve moved 6 times, had 7 different jobs between the two of us, become parents of (nearly) 3 children, bought our first house and started driving a minivan.
It is safe to say that we have been domesticated.
Thanks for making me a happily married woman, babe.
I love you.
At Mimi’s House
The girls are having a great time hanging out at Mimi’s house between all of the wedding festivities. Now we’ve just got to figure out how to get both of them to take long naps so they (and we) can enjoy the actual wedding tonight.
The weekend at a glance
This was a good weekend. Take a look…
The girls start by browsing their favorite new site. Yo Gabba Gabba
Then I remember that we have an inflatable pool and of course the girls are game.
Olivia is relentless with the water hose.
Charlotte gets cold.
The girls help Katie make some down home cookin.
Katie makes the best country style meal I think I have ever had in my life anywhere.
Ice cream for dessert.
Olivia plots.
We head to the Go Girl festival in Marietta Square.
The girls try to hula hoop.
It was fun.
I’m Ready!!!
I am officially ready for this child to get here. (Nevermind the fact that I have 14 weeks left!) The pregnancy has flown by so far, but the end of it can’t get here soon enough. My friend, Sandi, just had her baby, and the time I’ve spent holding Abbi has gotten all my maternal instincts revving into high gear. I have been going through our old pics and found this one of Charlotte at 4 weeks old:
Look at that little mouth and tiny fingers! I can’t wait for that again. The sweet-smelling baby breath, the tiny, furnace-like body, and even that delirious, sleep-deprived look in my eye.
I just can’t wait.
P.S. Yes, this clearly is the result of some influx of happy mommy hormones, but I don’t care to remember the “other stuff” just yet. I’m going to keep looking at this picture to get me through 
Zoo Trip
We’ve been a little slack lately, so please bear with the retroactive posts. I’m a little slow moving for the time being
A couple of weekends ago we enjoyed a little good weather at the zoo. We fought some unbelievable school field trip crowds and still managed to see all the animals.
The girls were far more interested in the Jell-O and the train ride.
It was a great day. Can’t wait to go back!
First off the new camera.
So tonight we decided to have a picnic in the backyard. It was fun…. and I got to try out the new camera. Here are a few of the pics.
See the whole album of original photos….here.
Today I was ambitious…
and decided to REORGANIZE our playroom. Really it was more like a closet. Most nights I walk around the house and put things in the “belongings box” then DUMP it in that room or just open the door long enough to throw our junk in… and then quickly shut it. I should have taken before pictures but I’m was too ashamed. Anyway, take a look.
This morning there were two dressers and a bunch of junk right there. Now… dunt da duuuhh! An Art Station.
Olivia and I put a skirt around the stage and hung all the instruments. This was previously a place for junk toys to die. (If you didn’t know… yes, we have a stage in our playroom)
They had to try it out.
I know this isn’t that impressive, but considering where we started it’s a miracle.