Catching Up: June 2011

This is what our June looked like this summer.  We kicked it off with an anniversary trip as a family to Niagara Falls, Canada.  Dave and I had done this trip on our 4th anniversary when Tyrus was 17 months and Teddy was 3 months old.  It was a bit different with three children and the boys being older.  Let's just say it was busy.  We did make some good memories though!

 We had a great view of the Falls from our room that the boys marveled at!

The boys could even enjoy the view from the Jacuzzi tub!  A whole new bathtime experience!

One of the best parts of our trip was the day at Marineland.  Perfect weather and just up the boys alley with whales, dolphins and rides!

They had tons of great kids rides...this was their first ride of the day on the pirate ship!

Denton enjoyed people watching, walking around and napping.

The buluga whales were extremely friendly and curious to see people.

This putt-putt golf course in Niagara Falls surely caught our boys attention!!

Tyrus hugging a fuzzy dino!

Tyrus and Teddy are in the superhero phase and were SO excited to sit with Spiderman!!

And there is Mom and Dad, just so there is some record of us on our anniversary trip...and look, we are even smiling.

Father's Day 2011 - Daddy with His Boys

June 20th - We celebrated Grandma Betsy's birthday at the lake.  I love all my boys in their hats!

Grandma Young, me and Denton all enjoyed watching the water play from the new bench!



This summer the boys got their own fishing poles with lures without hooks to practice their casting.  They were amazingly good!  They would cast over and over and never got tangled with each other.

Teddy was "upgraded" to Tyrus' old two wheeler with training wheels this summer.  He felt like such a big boy!

We had lots of fun days and evening just hanging out as a family in the backyard.

Catching Up: May 2011

There is a new baby arriving to the Peters family within the next 3 weeks.  I know we've gotten very behind in our posting over this pregnancy, but I'm (and this is Danielle...Tyrus is somewhat retired for now) inspired to get everyone caught up before the new news & photos come.  A few photos of each month of our summer and we should be back on track!!

Denton's First Haircut

Mother's Day with My Boys

A Big Hug for Mommy on Her Day

Teddy Baseball living up to his name.

Denton didn't start walking until August, so much of the summer was in a wagon or scooching on his butt.

Teddy was doing some potty training in May so he spent some pantless time outside.  Don't worry, he has undies on, a helmet for safety and a big heart as he pulls his brother around.

Memorial Day weekend at "the lake"...the water was really high and cold, but it didn't stop the kids from wanting to play.



Denton enjoyed some playtime with Grandma Peters.  I'm not sure who was amusing who more.



These photos were all from Denton's birthday on May 5th instead of the day of his party.  You can see this is pre-haircut.  What crazy hair he had!!  It was part of his personality.



Denton is constantly trying to "keep up" with his brothers.  Here is Grammie helping him ride the bike so he'd feel like a big boy like they are.

Teddy & Denton's Birthday

I started writing this post back in May. Here are some photos from Teddy's 3rd Birthday on April 12th and Denton's 1st Birthday on May 5th!!

He got this Iron Man gear first thing. Cutest Iron Man I've ever seen!

The Birthday Boy with Grammie

Blowing out the candles on his Spider Man cake after a pizza part at Pizza Hut!

Denton loved when everyone sang to him!!

And he loved the cake!!

He wasn't sure quite what do to with the presents.

The Birthday Boy had a great day with family!

Tyrus Turns 4!

Last weekend was my 4th Birthday and it was a super fun day! The great day started when I woke up to find a bunch of balloons tied to a new T-Rex friend. It got even better when my family gave me the birthday gift I had asked for! A Toothless dragon from the "How to Train Your Dragon" movie!!





That afternoon, we met Grammie Peterson, Papa Peters, Gram Gram Peters, Uncle Joe, Aunt Shel, Cohen & Cooper at Friendly's for a little lunch and celebration. I loved getting a sundae with a candle on top! All the waitress, and much of the rest of the restaurant, sang "Happy Birthday" to me!

It was fun to celebrate with everyone and open all my presents! I got lots of new dinosaurs to play with, coloring pads, books, a new coat & snow pants!

Here is one of my new dinosaurs. I was really into playing with them, which might be why I ignored Mom trying to get my picture with Gram.

And the fun didn't end there!! After that, Gram Peters, Grammie Peterson and my whole family went over to Great-Grandpa & Grandma Young's house to visit. And SURPRISE!! Gram Peters had gotten me a cake so that I could have the full birthday experience. Of course, I was a good boy and didn't eat any cake until after I blew out my candles (please ignore the red frosting on my face).

It was a great day! I am a very blessed boy to have so many people who love me!

Christmas 2010 (a little late!)

We are already almost two weeks into 2011 and I'm finally getting this posted. I had some pictures uploaded weeks ago, but as is typically around here, got distracted and never got back to it. I'm sure you'll all interested in our Christmas. It was really exciting this year! Here is a rundown of our Christmas weekend!

Things kicked off on Thursday evening when we headed to Grammie's house for dinner and presents. She got Teddy and I Buzz Lightyear costumes! We immediately put them on. Teddy was serious about his Buzz business! After dinner, we all headed to church together and then back to our house for brownie sundaes!

Christmas Eve is where our Christmas plans started to unravel. Denton had gotten sick on Thursday, and by Friday it had moved to Teddy. He was really sick with the stomach bug, so our plans to travel to Canisteo as a family were cancelled. Instead, just Daddy and I went to deliver our gifts and see Gram Gram, Papa, Aunt Shel, Cohen & Cooper. It just wasn't the same without Mom, Teddy and Denton there, but we made the best of it.

By Christmas morning, Teddy was feeling better, but Mom Mom had caught the bug. We were up around 7 and eager to get downstairs to see what Santa had brought for us. We opened gifts and Dad had the fun job of getting all our new toys out of the crazy packaging!! My favorite gift was Boris the Tyrannosaurus. Teddy's favorite was his Buzz Lightyear. Later in the morning, Papa came and had breakfast with us. Mom went back to bed. Daddy was amazing! He did all the work all day long while Mom was feeling sick. Although it wasn't the Christmas we'd planned for, we still had a great day at home enjoying our new stuff and being together.

Sunday, everyone was feeling well enough to travel to Uncle George and Aunt Laurie's for the Peterson Christmas. We had lots of fun playing Just Dance 2 with our cousins, and got some more presents to open. Denton got some new gifts, but had just as much fun playing with the plastic cups. It was the perfect end to a Christmas weekend!