HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

The big day has arrived!!! We had a fun celebration. We were excited to have Grandma and Grandpa Stewart and Aunt Marissa come to visit. We wish we had a private jet to fly all the grandmas and grandpas here; maybe next year! Scott and I made a turtle cake for him (our first official cake project). It turned out okay for the first time. I wish we would have chosen a darker green-oh well. What really mattered though is how it tasted; Peter gave his stamp of approval and ate a very large piece while saying mmmmmm the entire time. He was definitely bath worthy after that little adventure. He got mostly clothes and a couple of toys. The boy is certainly going to have quite the wardrobe this summer. Too bad they grow out of the clothes so quickly though. Enjoy the pictures. We LOVE you Peter!

A Puzzle and Spaghetti

Here is another puzzle that we got for Christmas from my parents. It is a picture of the Balloon Festival in Albuquerque, NM. They take about one week every year in October and just have different hot air balloon events. It is amazing all the kinds of shapes they have. I have seen Noah's Ark, an eagle, an upside-down balloon, a piggy bank, Tony the Tiger, an ice cream cone, etc. This particular picture is the mass ascension event.

We decided to have spaghetti. Half the fun of planning and eating this meal, of coarse, was watching Peter eat it. It didn't take him long to realize that it is a delicious meal! I love this picture of him with his beautiful, wide, blue eyes.

Hopefully the next post will have more pictures of Scott and I; I know you haven't seen many of us. We are less photogenic than Peter though. Oh, funny story. Scott's camera is starting to brake. It started to brake when he was trying to take a picture of me and my cousin's baby. So, maybe you'll just get pictures of Scott and Peter. I'm afraid of braking another camera!

Precious Little Baby

We were able to visit my cousin, Scott Farrow, and his family in Virginia. This is their little boy Nicholi (I have no idea is I spelled that correctly, sorry!). He is about one month old in this picture. Isn't he handsome!

Christmas Pictures and More

Here are a few pictures we took while we were in Virginia for Christmas:

Uncle Eric (Scott's brother) and Peter on Christmas.

Peter is helping beautiful Fatima (Scott's soon-to-be sister-in-law) wrap a Christmas present. I haven't found a single picture of Fatima where she doesn't look fabulous. Wish I was that photogenic!

Peter on the airplane-finally sleeping!!!

Peter showing us his little teeth.
I took this picture for his baby book.

Peter getting into trouble in our bedroom. We put those totes in our room just temporarily, but we soon learned that they were a valuable detour for the bookshelf so we decided to keep them there. As always though, the kid adapted and found a way through.

WATCH OUT!

So, the little boy has discovered how to walk. I have found that the difference between crawling and walking haven't been so huge. The thing I am concerned about is when he starts to learn how to climb! I am already strategizing on where to put things once he has figured that one out. We are getting really excited for his birthday. In fact, I already have all of his presents bought and wrapped (I know, I have a lot of time on my hands with only one kid). I have decided to make a turtle cake for his birthday. It will just be a small party with Scott, Peter, and I. Anyway, enjoy the video of Peter walking.
P.S. Sorry for my obnoxious laugh during this video. I really need to start remembering to not do that.

Peter's Christmas Presents

Here is a video of Peter playing with his Christmas presents. He got them early because we did not have room to pack them to Virginia for Christmas. The stacking cups are probably his favorite followed by the doors on the barn. He LOVES to knock the cups over; he also carries them everywhere, bangs them together, and has recently learned to bang them against the walls and my precious armoire. He loves to open and shut the barn doors. It is kind of funny-there is a fence on the back of the barn that looks like a door, but it does not open. Peter practically tears the thing apart trying to open it, and then, he just leaves in frustration. We are really looking forward to next year when Peter will get excited for Christmas.