Happy Holidays

Hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday season and a Happy New Year. I am going to try and be better about blogging in the new year. A lot has been going on here and haven't had much time to get on and post. I will update once January comes around.

Happy Anniversary

Today is Mike and I's 6yr wedding anniversary. It feels like just yesterday when we met for the first time. We started out as friends and our relationship grew from there. It is nice to have not just a husband but a best friend. He loves me for my quirky sense of humor. He makes me laugh so much. He is such a loving father too. Happy Anniversay honey....I look forward to many many many more years with you.

Happy Birthday Peyton

I can remember this day like it was yesterday. I remember waking in the wee hours of the morning to head to the hospital for my scheduled c-section. I was so nervous to be a mom again. I didn't know how I was going to be able to love both of my boths equally. I quickly learned that you just do. I was taken to the OR and was given my spinal. After what seemed like forever Peyton came out and let out a huge cry. Tears rolled down my eyes as I looked at my new son. I remember thinking my gosh he looks just like Carter. I was pretty out of if the first day after having him, but after that our time alone was so special. I told him that this will probably be the only alone time that we would have and would have to soak it all in. I knew as soon as we got home that Carter would want a lot of attention. Thankfully my stay in the hospital was short and was able to bring Peyton to his new home. Watching Peyton grow has been so wondeful. He is such a caring little boy. Loves to snuggle and give hugs and kisses. He is really into helicopters and things that go round. He wants to know how things work (it's the engineer in him) I am so excited to see what he will be someday. I know it will be something great. He still isnt' talking much yet and we are going to look into some speech therapy for him. I know though once he does start talking he will talk our ears off. He seems like he has a lot to say but just can't get it out into words. The terrible two's are starting to knock on our door. He isn't too bad yet, but man when something doesn't go his way....look out. Peyton is also very adventurous. He LOVES being outside, climbing, and just running around.

Still can't believe my baby boy is 2. They grow up so fast. I am so thankful that you have been brought into our lives Peyton. I can't imagine our lives without you. You were the missing piece of our family puzzle. Our family is complete. Happy Birthday Peyton! Love you my snuggle bug.

They Might Be Giants Family Show....

I can't believe it is finally here. Tomorrow we take the drive to Albany to see They Might be Giants in concert. The boys are so excited. Well Carter is really excited and I know Peyton will love it. They are both mesmerized by their music. We bought the new CD "Here Comes Science" a few weeks back and have been listening to it non stop. My favorite songs from the new CD are The Elements and Electric Car. They are all really good, but those I find myself singing to whenever it is on. I often wonder if Mike and I are more excited then the boys.lol Mike saw them in concert when he was a student at Cornell so this is not his first time seeing them, but his first time to the family show. I can't wait and looking forward to it so much. Unfortunately no cameras are allowed so there will be no pictures. Booo, but I will blog about it when I get the chance.

Sing Peace around the World....

Carter's school took part in Peace day which was on Monday September 21st. Over 80,000 schools in 35 countries from New Zealand to Hawaii sang Light a Candle for Peace at 10:55 a.m. I am so proud that Carter and his school were a part of this. Here is the video of his school. Carter is the one in the front with a yellow and brown polo shirt on. He really gets into the music and the song, but I can't tell if he is singing or not.

Sneak preview...

I still have to get pictures of them together, but here are pics of the boys in their halloween costumes for 2009. My two little cubs. :)

A tumbling we will go.....

Now with Carter back to school (his first day was Tuesday) I wanted to get Peyton into something new. We did Kindermusik last year and for some reason he stopped liking it. He would just cry during the entire class. So we decided to try gymnastics. He is always jumping and tumbling around. We had our first class on Tuesday. I have been so behind on blogging. Peyton LOVED it. He had this smirk on his face like no I don't want you to know how much I love it but I do.lol It is a parent involved so my husband or I have to be with him during the class. Which is o.k. because I get a workout as well. We did it with Carter when we first moved here, but now he is a big boy and does the classes by himself. We do some structured activities and then the last 15 min. is free time to do what you want. Peyton usually wants to do the trampoline. He loves to jump. The timing is perfect with his class. We start at 10 and go till 10:45 and then we are ready to pick up Carter from school.