Peter Stew Anyone?

I know these pictures are old, but I thought they were so dang cute. Scott's brother happened to put Peter into a stock pot at Christmas and then it turned into a photo shoot. He was just able to e-mail them this weekend, so I thought they would be fun to post on our blog. So, here they are!



Let's see what have we been up to? Well, last weekend we went to Battleship Texas. It was really fun and interesting. A battleship that was built during WWI to hold 500-800 men that ended up going through WWII and holding 1800 men! Way too close of living quarters for me. There were beds in hallways and hooks for hammocks in pretty much ever nook and cranny of the ship. Oh, and 1200 men shared a bathroom. Granted there were about 30 toilets and 10 shower heads (w/o any curtain), but I'll bet the bathroom was a busy place!


We have been trading off with another couple in the ward for babysitting once a month. So, we know we are guaranteed at least one date a month. Yeah!!!

Peter is learning body parts. He knows belly button, nose, hair, and his favorite by far eyes. He practically pokes our eyes out when we ask him where eyes are and he keeps trying to lift up our shirts to point to our belly buttons (in fact he tried to do this during church today:).

Oh, his new favorite new things is to pick up the many beetles that have decided to invade our apartment and bring them to us (alive). In fact, the other day he was picking up live penny-sized beetles and throwing them onto the entry way tile because their shells made a fun sound. Scott ended up sweeping them out the door while Peter cried because his new friends were being thrown out. Mean daddy. They have become such a problem that Scott has found one in bed and I have found two. Last night my eye started to itch, but it was really just a beetle crawling across my eyelid. It is a good thing I'm not squeamish about bugs, but still it is really disgusting.

Well, I think that is the end of my novel. The only other thing I can think of is that we start house hunting this next month. I am so excited!

San Antonio to Austin

This last weekend Scott, Peter & I went to San Antonio to go and visit with some friends. We stayed at a 2-room KOA campground. We went to the temple Friday night while Shauna (my friend from college) and her husband watched Peter. Then, they went to the temple Saturday morning while Scott and I watched their twin girls. I think some people at Target looked at us and thought we had triplets! Kinda funny, huh. By the way, if you ever get the chance to go to the San Antonio Temple, I would recommend it. The wood work inside is absolutely gorgeous, and the stained glass windows are spectacular.

Next, we went to the Alamo and the River Walk. Then, Saturday night we drove to Shauna's house in Austin where we stayed the night with them. The next day we went to a few Texas State Parks on the way back to Houston.

We went to McKinney Falls State Park. The falls were the site of William F. McKinney's (a notable man in Texas State history) ranch from about 1845-1870. It was a little disappointing because the water levels were low and the falls were rather unspectacular. Well, here are some pictures while we were there. I actually took some pictures myself and made sure Scott was in some! It was a fun weekend, but we were so tired by the end.

This was the only good picture we could get of the temple because my camera would not cooperate. We just could not get the manual settings to work for nighttime.
(Scott's finally bit the dust).

Here is the chapel at the Alamo from the back side.

Peter snoozing in his carseat.

Peter, Moriah, and Clara playing with some toys in Austin.
We couldn't get all of the kidos to cooperate for this picture.

This is the cutest picture of Peter getting
his diaper changed in the car.

Scott and Peter taking a stroll at
McKinney State Park in Austin, Texas.

McKinney Falls State Park

I am amazed that this umbrella stroller did so well off-roading; it really took a beating. Peter enjoyed the ride quite a bit. Also, Peter was scared to walk around on the rocks by himself, so we had him hold Scott's hand and he felt much more confident. I thought it was funny to see Peter leading Scott around because usually it is the other way around. It was funny to watch his reactions to the water because he couldn't make up his mind wether or not he liked it.