things that make me laugh

The other day at church we were getting all settled in and I had Peter say hi to the lady that sits in front of us.  We sit behind her and her family most Sundays and she has even watched the boys for us so Peter knows her pretty well.  Peter obliged and said hi and she turned around and said hi can I shake your hand Peter?  To which he looks at her for a moment deciding and then raised both hands and proceeded to shake and wiggle them vigorously!  After a good laugh we settled on a "high 5."

Peter will often bust out singing "John Jacob Jinglehiemer Schmidt" at the most random times, apparently this song plays through his head often.

When Peter really wants something  our conversation goes something like this...
Peter-Please Daddy/Mommy
Mom/Dad -Please what Peter?
Peter-Peter NEEDS, Peter NEEDS it!
Mom/Dad- Peter needs what?
Peter-Peter NEEDS a cookie
Mom/Dad-How do you ask with manners?
Peter-Please Mommy/Daddy (this is done in the most pleading , angelic voice while trying to sign "please" so hard that he about takes his shirt off!)

We have hit the terrible twos and when he starts throwing a fit, he will sometimes stop lay down on the floor and bang his head on the ground and then start crying even more....

We are moving...

...sometime after Alan takes his boards!  But Alan was offered a job in the Kansas City Area which he accepted so we at least now know where we are headed!  YAY! 

Peter Turns 2!!

Peter turned 2 and we of course were so excited to celebrate that we spread the festivities out over a few days to make sure and include anyone who wanted to join in with us! :)  On Sunday Peter woke up to balloons and streamers everywhere, he was so excited he ran into the living room exclaiming " "Balloons, look at that!" It was a bit of a challenge tearing him away to eat breakfast and to go to Church but with some fabulous parenting skills of bribery (he got to hold one on the way to church) we were successful.  My parents and sisters came over for a dinner of Coconut Chicken Curry (one of Peter's favorite meals) opening of presents and of course cake and ice cream.

Peter definitely understood much better this year what the cake was all about, it was all we could do to keep him from diving in during the singing of Happy Birthday.  As you can see he thought it was very tasty.

A few days later we had Peter's friends from the neighborhood and from Church come over and play in the sprinkler, paint, eat and anything else that they could think of to make a complete mess of themselves!  If Peter's nap later that afternoon was any indication he had a great time, I hope everyone else did too!

It is hard to believe that just two short years ago this little man entered our lives and how dull and empty it would seem without him.  I am so grateful to get to experience the world through his eyes, it helps me remember what is most important in life-to laugh, to love and to learn! 

Some of Peter's favorite things at 2 years of age:

books

balls

food

his daddy

his brother

his mommy

his teddy bear

the swings at the park

going fast down the slide

sesame street

the zoo

the moon

balloons

ties

running

jumping

laughing

bathtime

dogs

swimming

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BOY!