Goofy Brother Teddy

Did you know that my brother Teddy can be a real goof sometimes? He makes us laugh everyday with his antics. Here are just a few photos to show you what I mean...

Sometimes he thinks he is a lion...
And sometimes he is a "Wild Thing" showing his terrible claws...

And he never wears his hats the right way...

And if he does, then he has a funny face on...

But me? I am the first born, so I like things just so. I tend to be in charge. Here you can see that I am the conductor of the Polar Express (a.k.a Grammy's dining room chairs lined up in a row). All aboard!

To catch you up on news, we had a GREAT Memorial Day weekend. This is sort of a backwards view of it since the pictures are not in order, but oh well! If I took time to fix it, this blog may never get posted! Sunday, Uncle Gary and Aunt Jane came for an overnight visit. Aunt Jane read us a bedtime story. Uncle Gary's big arms and deep voice made the perfect combination for Denton to enjoy a nap.

Saturday was spent at "the lake", my Great-Grandpa and Grandma's cottage, and one of our favorite places on Earth! Daddy had a lot of family in town, with his Aunt, Uncle and cousins from Scranton, PA and there families. That made for lots of people, lots of food and lots of fun!

The next phase of great-grandchildren for Grandpa & Grandma Young all are BOYS! Here is all of us lined up on the railroad ties...a bit of a tradition!

Cohen (5), Tyrus (3), Teddy (2), Dawson (1 1/2), Cooper (2 1/2)

This was Denton's first visit to the Lake! He wore his Penn State outfit just for the PA crew!

Nothing like a little foot massage from Great-Grandpa!

Playing in the water, running around with my cousins, being out in the sun...all require frequent hydration!

Here is my cousin, Cooper. He is a wild one and this photo seems to capture that spirit in him!

And, when the fun day comes to a close, there is one last thing to do. Go out on the dock with Daddy and Aunt Shel for a few casts in the sunset!

Denton at Home

I'm sure everyone is interested in some more photos of Denton. He is settling in well with us at home. He turned 4 weeks old yesterday and is growing like a weed! He is back at the doctor's next week and we are all interested to see how much he has grown.

Here is Denton taking his first real bath with Grammie Peterson. He wasn't so sure about this one, but has gotten more used to them now. This was actually a few weeks ago now, so even though he is filling out and round here, he is even more chunky now!



I'm really enjoying having a baby brother. I still like to hold him when I can, and if I can't, I always give him a kiss. Sometimes I can hold him AND give him a kiss!

All these warm temperatures had us looking for a way to cool off. For a few days, that meant water in a snow sled. Teddy and I enjoyed splashing around it in and playing with our trucks. Mom Mom and Dad did get us a new pool finally! Now we can really cool off! It even has a slide and a sprinkler! We are in and out of it so much that Mom gave up on trying to keep us in swimsuits and let us go in our birthday suits!

While we play outside, Denton usually takes a nap in the stroller. He loves the fresh air and seems to be comforted by the sounds of Teddy and I playing nearby.

So, life with Denton at home is good! Even though we haven't left home much, we've still stayed really busy. I guess that is just life with three boys!

Welcome to Denton Ralph Peters!

Most of you have probably heard by now, but we have a new addition to the family, a new baby brother named Denton Ralph. He was born on Wednesday, May 5th at 10:35 PM. Denton may be the youngest Peters boy, but he won't necessarily be the littlest weighing in at 8 lbs. 12 oz. and 20 1/4 inches long.

Mom started feeling some sharp contractions around 3 PM that afternoon. Teddy and I woke up from our naps at 4 PM and by then, it was pretty clear Mom was starting labor. By 6 o'clock, Grammie came to take Teddy and I, and Mom and Dad were off to the hospital. Things continued to move quickly there and we were all surprised when Denton was born at 10:35 PM. Mom said it was a great delivery and she seemed to be up & feeling good very quickly.

Since Denton was born so late at night, we had to wait until the next day to go and meet him. Grammie took us up to the hospital on Thursday morning. Teddy and I were so excited to have a baby brother. We still like to call him "Baby" since that is how we've referred to him for 9 months now. I always told everyone there was a boy in Mom Mom's belly and I was right!

I was so excited to be able to hold Denton. Even now, over a week later, I am constantly asking Mom and Dad if I can hold him.

Teddy got to hold him too. He is very interested in just how little all of Denton's parts are...his eyes, his nose, his ears, his fingers, his toes. Teddy had to check them all out.

On Friday, Gram Gram Peters got up to the hospital to spend the afternoon visiting with Mom and Denton. Denton makes 5 grandsons for Gram Gram!

During our visit that day, we shared some of our favorite cartoons with Denton.

Mom and Denton got discharged from the hospital late on Friday night. We didn't get to see them when they got home, but were so excited to have Mom Mom back and Denton with us on Saturday morning.

On Saturday, Papa, Aunt Shel Shel, Cohen, Cooper and Gram Gram all came to bring us dinner and meet Denton.

Then on Sunday, Uncle George, Aunt Lou Lou, Sarah, Karlie, Jenna and Grammie all came to bring us dinner. I was loving all the visitors and all the yummy food!

And in the midst of it all, Teddy and I were still our normal silly selves! One of our new fun activities is playing "Giant Pickle" where we put on our boxing gear and dance around just like the Giant Pickle in our favorite Veggie Tales movie. Teddy likes to wear his batting helmet backwards for extra protection.

Last Sunday was also Mother's Day. Mom said it was one of her best Mother's Day's ever! She loves having us three boys to love on, and we love her right back!

So, that is the story of Denton's arrival to our family! These photos are a week old already and Denton is changing fast! Sorry for the delay in posting them, but things sure have been busy for us. I'll try to get some new photos up this week to get y'all up-to-date.

Fresh Air

The best part about the spring has to be getting outside in the fresh air. We go outside nearly everyday! If Mom Mom or Grammy doesn't take us out earlier in the day, the Daddy surely does when he gets home from work. We are really enjoying our playground this year. Daddy is always willing to swing us!

One of the other parts of spring is all the work it puts on Daddy's plate to take care of things outside. He did a bit of mowing the other night. Teddy likes to ride with him, but I like to CHASE HIM!!

Teddy had promised that I would post some pictures of our visit from Uncle George, Aunt Lou Lou, Sarah, Karlie and Jenna from before his birthday. So, these are a couple of weeks old, but you can see just how much fun we have outside with everyone!

This year I can climb up the rock wall all by myself!

Teddy can get up on the tractor. He still can't quite reach the pedals good enough but he loves to work the bucket!

As you know, I love "my Jenna"! She is my best friend!

Teddy Baseball had to show off some of his skills.

I showed off my ball skills with a slam dunk on the basketball hoop Uncle George brought for us!

Oh, and this is a funny picture too. Not from playing outside, but from our pre-birthday excursion to Toys R Us to get Teddy his birthday presents.

This is how we roll...

Baby Update: Everyone is curious about how Mom is feeling these days with her official due date for the baby just over 2 weeks away. She is doing good. Her belly is getting SOOO big and she is showing some signs of being ready to have a baby soon. Nothing too exciting just yet, but you never know....my next post could be all about a new brother or sister!

What Makes a Good Birthday?

Hi folks! This isn't Tyrus today, it is Teddy. I'm taking over the blog for the day to answer a very important question, "What makes a good birthday?"

See, yesterday was my 2nd birthday and I think it was a pretty good one, so let me share with you what happened in my day.

First, I got to play with my brother Tyrus. We've really been enjoying our new train table that Gram Gram & Papa Peters got for us (Papa actually built it!). We spend hours around this table playing with our trains, or putting together puzzles, or building stuff with blocks. It is just perfect for us!

After a morning of playing and hanging around the house, we got a yummy lunch. We are big boys now, so we take big bites! We had to eat some good, nutritious food like peaches to keep our energy up for all the day still had in store.

When we got up from our naps, Daddy was home and took us outside to play and wait for some special guests. My Grammie Peterson, Gram Gram Peters and Papa Peters all were able to come over for dinner and a cozy little birthday celebration.

An absolutely essential element for a good birthday is two loving, fun grandmas who will swing with you!

I'm getting very into baseball this year (check out the early blogs) and so it is only fitting for a good birthday to have a yummy cake with something you love on top!

Oh, and to let everyone sing to you before you dig into it!

I love to "Huff and puff and blow the house down", but I couldn't figure out where to aim my blow to hit the candle. Oh well! Good thing I had Tyrus to help me out.

After yummy cake come PRESENTS! A fantastic part about being the birthday boy is getting gifts from all the folks who love you! My Papa Peters was showing me my new Pop Up book from Gram Gram Peters. I definitely had a theme to my gifts this year....my love of whales and sharks! I got books about them, and a shark towel, and a shark backpack and a whole pile of new sharks to play with!

And, as the special day comes to an end, there is no better place to wrap up a good birthday than in Daddy's lap with a good book!

So there you go! In my opinion, those are all the elements of a good birthday! Thanks to all my family who made it super special.

And a special thank you too, to Uncle George, Aunt Lou Lou, Sarah, Karlie and Jenna for coming to see me on Sunday. I'll have Tyrus update you with some photos on their visit.