Soccer Goal

Here's a quick video of one of D-man's soccer goal - quite the determination. And yes, we are proud. :)

Acting Debut

D-man participated in the the Billy Goat's Gruff play at school this month. We were so proud of his work. He was the youngest participant and the director said that his final performance was his best. His confidence just grew throughout the experience and he was sad to have it come to an end. Here's a quick video of him playing his part - the little billy goat.

T-man Home Sick - Day 4

Well, T-man is home for the 4th day this week with a fever and runny nose. As long as he has Tylenol or Ibruprofen, he's in good spirits. We've actually had a pretty fun week and he has been sleeping a lot so I am able to get my work done which is good. We've been able to run some errands and keep things in line so it's been fun to have him around. I'll be sad when he goes back to school - only made harder by the fact that he isn't too keen on the new classroom yet, but we'll get there.....

Bob and Claudia left on Tuesday morning. I know the boys were so happy to have them here. Lots of time spent outside enjoying the nice weather. We all attended D-man's soccer game on Saturday morning and he scored 2 goals. He was a bit upset when he didn't score the first goal - living up to his 3 goals the first week is going to be hard.

The boys are really getting along well. Whenever T-man sees D-man coming home from school or in the morning, he yells "Drahhhhh" and gives him a hug - warms my heart. And D'man has really been stepping into his big brother shoes. Last night he was trying to share his french fries (which T-man did not want) and was cheering T-man on as he learned his newest animal - the monkey! So, far we have 3 down - monkey, dog and fish. He's really communicating more and more and it quite fun to watch.

D-man passed his South America map this week and now it on to the United States. Who knew a 4 year old could tell you where French Guiana is?!

Singing with Nana

A couple really cute videos of Nana singing with D-man and AKG during our recent trip to Nebraska. Was a great trip to Lincoln for my cousin's wedding and staying in the hotel - always a great time with swimming for the kids and free cocktails for the adults. :)

Becoming a Soccer Mom

Well, in one week, I have become a soccer mom - D-man starts soccer practice tomorrow and we bought a mini-van - nuf said.

March 2008

Well, a big few weeks for us. Celebrating Easter and buying a new minivan. Yes, yes, we have entered the world of minivan owners. As unsexy as they are, I am pretty excited. The kids already love the DVD and I love all the room, the automatic doors, and all the gadgets. Will be great for our family. Easter was nice. We had an Easter egg hunt on Friday at the Rec center and then Easter egg hunt here and hosted the Randell's for Easter Brunch. Was a nice day.

Nana and Pop's visit

Nana and Pop (aka Jean and Jerry/my mom and dad) came to visit for a long weekend. The weather turned out to be pretty nice and we enjoyed some time outside as well as a trip to the zoo. Pop, Marshall, and D-man got haircuts and we also managed to get to the bookstore to buy D-man some books with his birthday gift card. Dad, Marshall and I also enjoyed a little happy hour time while mom watched the kids - thanks mom! Was a great weekend. On Monday, D-man woke up and said "I'm sad". I said, "why?" to which he replied, "because Nana and Pop are gone."

Recent Peavy Activities

Well, two months have flown by! We've celebrated D-man's 4th birthday (3 times), enjoyed a weekend in Leadville relaxing, and also traveled to Idaho to go skiing. D-man is working on his skiing skills, enjoyed sledding, and truly was a great birthday boy. T-man is now starting to talk more and more- recent words include "Drah" (for his brother); "ni-ni" (night-night blanket), and he finally started signing "more". I'm not quite sure where the last two months have gone, but it was a great ride. Looking forward to an eventful spring as well.

Sledding on New Year's Day

D-man and Marshall enjoyed a trip to the park to try out the new sled on all the snow that we had - D-man had a great time!!! Check out this video.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

It's hard to believe it is 2008 and the holiday season is coming to a close. We had a wonderful time in Nebraska and it's hard to leave family and come back to the "real world". We spent time with family, going to the "country", playing cards, and just hanging out mostly. Was wonderful to be home with everyone.

T-man Walking!

Here's a quick video of him taking a few steps. He really started cruising around this weekend in Pullman. Happy Birthday T-man!

It's definitely fall in Denver - 81 degrees for our trip to the pumpkin patch on Saturday and then a winter storm warning on Sunday. A busy weekend, but fun to be out and about and away from the house construction. We did manage to pick out some tile for the floors - now just something for the fireplace - so many decisions!

T-man Laughing at Marshall

T-man crawling away!

9 months Old!

T-man is 9 months old! He is skinny (3rd percentile), but 75th percentile in height. Everything else is great with him. He's been sick more after the daycare transition, but we're managing. He's also now officially crawling - watch out! He's still a very happy boy and we're enjoying every day!

Sept 2007

Just getting back in the blogger swing of things.

Some pictures of the boys in their WSC football jerseys. Definitely football season.

First '07 Nebraska Game

We headed down to Colorado Springs to watch the first Nebraska game of the season with my cousin. We had a really nice time and the Huskers won! I'm not so good at Guitar Hero, but her kids definitely showed us how it should be done!

D-man and Uncle Matt

Well, Matt returned from 3 and half months in Belgium. We enjoyed some Chinese take out and good conversation on Monday night. D-man was able to play with Uncle Matt on Tuesday morning.

Summer Update

Well - it is hard to believe it is the middle of July. Where has the summer gone? This weekend was our first weekend that we have been home and will be for some time. We spent a week near Petoskey, Michigan with my family. It was a great time. Time at the lake, relaxing, a trip to Mackinac Island (sans kiddos), good dinners - just a great week. -man had a wonderful time as did the rest of us.



We've also made trips to Vail and Nebraska (to visit my college girlfriend and her two girls) in May earlier this year. Both were great trips catching up with friends and enjoying our new vacation style with kids - lots of staying in and early morning activities.

The rest of the summer has been busy with bike rides in the many bike trails around here, working on the yard, and enjoying all the fun that D-man brings to our lives. He is picking up more and more words and we are enjoying the fun things he is now able to do (making an elephant noise is mom's favorite right now). He's also started to say please and thank you which makes us very proud.

Summer shows no sign of slowing down for us - we are looking forward to many memorable activities coming up.

Just an update

It's hard to believe that I haven't written for over a month. Where does the time goes? D-man has moved up the toddler room and he is enjoying the new room (I think). We've celebrated Mother's Day (downtown for breakfast - a great day), a work trip for me to San Francisco, and a trip to Vail to stay with the friends. D-man had a rough night when we were in Vail, but the rest of the trip was great. We enjoyed a nice hike and just being up in the mountains.

D-man is a busy boy these days. He knows where his head, toes, nose, ears, and belly are and he loves dogs and bubbles. We are enjoying time outside with D-man and hope to get our bike "caddy" put together and get on some family bike rides.

Well, it's getting late so time to sign off. Until next time......