Another morning look.
Here's Peter, eating his ice cream. He used to do this as a baby, and apparently the tradition is back.
I love when he does this and can't help taking pictures. Also, it shows his favorite book, If You Give A Moose A Muffin. Love those books!
More messy eating pictures. He just dives for it, right on the table.
If I ever wear jewelry I will soon find myself sharing it with him. He loves for me to hang the earrings on his ears. He also likes necklaces, but apparently this one wasn't cutting it, because he broke it soon after we took this picture. Sigh.
It's so fun to see the things he spontaneously picks up on. We've never tried to get him to wash his face at nighttime, but he's seen me doing it a lot, and one night he just decided that needed to be part of the routine! ha ha ha!
About two weeks ago we finally cut his hair! It was soooo long and in his eyes, but his Daddy is quite fond of it and hates to see it go, so we always wait as long as possible. He didn't enjoy his last hair cut, so we used some new strategies this time. First: Heidi only used shears instead of the buzzers. He really hated the buzzers, and we were keeping it long, so that was helpful.
Second: we pulled out the secret weapon: Cars. It's his absolute favorite movie right now (his first one!) and it did a wonderful job of keeping him entertained and still while aunt Heidi cut his hair. Thank you aunt Heidi! She did a fantastic job.
This is Peter playing with his friend Jane. To Jane's right is her mother, my friend Han.
Peter loves sunglasses! He frequently asks for a pair while we're driving. He broke his first ones, so we got another, more flexible pair, at the dollar store. Really hoping these hold out for awhile.
Peter has also started to not only enjoy being pushed on the swings, but pushing the swings himself. He especially likes to do Under-Dogs.
The above picture is a lovely shot of the cuddly moments Peter has with his Daddy. This shot is in the morning during a family devotional. Below we have posted several pictures of a fun event I took Peter to (with some nudging from his Grandma Wright) that turned out to be so fun! Every year our court holds a Block Party day, where they have a bunch of fun things for kids out in our big open grassy area, as well as lots of information for students. This is the first year that Peter has really been old enough to enjoy it. These first two pictures are of him up in one of the tractors with his popcorn. All the treats, crafts, etc were complimentary, of course.
These next two show one of the giant snakes they had on display under one of the cabanas. The kids were allowed to touch and even hold some of them. They also had a small turtle and a Bearded Dragon from Australia. I'm all for cool-looking reptiles, so long as they are not in my house. My brother liked to catch garden snakes and put them in cages while we were growing up. Which was fine, except for the time that one escaped and we found it coiled around the storage room door handles. I'd prefer not to have repeat experiences in our own family.
Home Depot had several kinds of simple wood crafts kids could nail together there. We chose a snowman-style napkin holder for Peter, which was adorable, but which I felt a little bad about because it went together with screws instead of nails, making it harder for my wee one to participate.
They also had those foam rockets for kids to paste the fins on and launch. It was Peter's favorite part of the day, so naturally I did not get a picture of it. Can't win 'em all, I guess. Below is a picture of the bounce house they had there, with Peter looking around nervously. He's not an expert jumper yet, and the gaggle of kids bouncing around inside were too much for him. He stood there a minute, and then cried to get out.
Here is Peter, carrying out his nightly routine. Normally, Dad reads to him at this point, but he decided he'd do it himself this time. Cute boy!
Here's Peter playing in the little outdoor playhouse with his friend, Isaac.
Last Thursday night Peter was running around a corner, caught his foot on the edge of the doorway, and took a nose-dive to the tile. Sadly, three of his front teeth were broken in the melee. He was screaming and crying for quite a while, of course, but luckily Cars came to the rescue again! As soon as we turned it on he was content, despite the blood and rather loose, jagged teeth. Our wonderful dentist, Dr. Joseph Stobbe, decided to crown each of the three teeth, in the hope that they wouldn't be as likely to break as the fillings. Cross your fingers!
Here's Peter playing with his friend Aaron in Aaron's crib.
This past weekend, Luke, Peter, and I went on a hike with Luke's friends. Joel and Leah and their not-so-little-anymore baby Elaina came along, as well as Cory, our outdoors guide. We did a hike in Lamb's Canyon that had all of us ooohing and aaahing over the beautiful fall colors.
Please excuse the extremely dorky ear-band. My ears are especially sensitive to the cold, and while I do have some pride, it's not enough to keep me from comfort.
Here's a picture of Peter showing off the crayons his aunt Samantha got him from South America. Gotta love the attitude.
These last two pictures bring us up to date! Luke and I couldn't decide for ages what we should get Peter for his birthday. Finally we settled on this glider bike. It's one of those that doesn't have pedals, so they can just push themselves along and eventually learn to balance while they glide away! He's so excited about it, but the helmet hasn't come yet, so we've only let him try it out indoors. I can't wait to take him outside with it!
