Thursday, May 12, 2011

Haircut Time!

Peter's hair was getting rather shaggy so before his birthday we took him to get a hair cut. We love Sports Buzz because they are really good with him. He can sit in a Monster Truck while they cut his hair and watch cartoon. They know how to hook little boys!


It's hard to believe this is the same boy that a year and a half ago was a nightmare to get his hair cut. He just wouldn't sit still and spent the whole time trying to get away. We had several very uneven hair cuts. Now he is still moves a bit, but he has more patience to sit through the whole thing and likes watching in the mirror. Of course the lollipop at the end doesn't hurt either.


Every time we get a haircut Peter needs to get "hawk hair" aka a mohawk. It makes him happy the rest of the day!


After haircut time we came home to watch some tv. Peter was still obsessed with touching his new mohawk. Peter sat in his little chair and wanted Wyatt to sit next to him.


Peter sure loves sitting with his brother!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Easter Egg Hunt

We went to our favorite egg hunting spot for Easter eggs again this year at Dove Mountain Park. It's a beautiful park with lush green grass and the hunt is organized by one of our friends churches.


The hardest thing about Easter Egg hunts with a 3 year old is trying to stop them from pilfering all the eggs before its time! Peter had such a HARD time. He wanted to just go get all the eggs and didn't understand that you have to WAIT.


Wyatt didn't seem to have it so hard. He just stayed in the stroller and happily chewed away on his blanket.


Finally they let the kids go and Peter ran out into the eggs.


He found a big pile of eggs and plopped himself right down and started shoving them into his bucket.


As the crowd milled around him he carefully went through his eggs picking and choosing which ones he wanted.


When he was satisfied with his selection he headed back to our shady spot under a tree. I was amazed, there were still eggs on the ground but he had no interest. He had picked the exact eggs he wanted.


We made our OWN Easter basket this year. I took Peter down to Michael's and they had sand buckets on sale for $1 so I let Peter pick which color he wanted then we found some felt wavy lines to glue to it and got a bunch of stickers for Peter to stick to it. It was a fun project for us and we were sure not to get our basket confused with others.


I LOVE that this year they took some of my advice from last year. There was less sugar and allergy ridden treats and more little knick-knacks in the eggs. There were little rings, puzzles, stickers, mini-bubbles, all kinds of fun stuff. Of course there was some candy for Peter, too!


It was such a beautiful day laying on the grass with my boys as Peter went through his Easter eggs. You couldn't have asked for any better!

Family on the Zoo Train

Our last family trip to the zoo we all decided to ride the zoo train together. It was to be Wyatt's first ride on the zoo train! And always a favorite thing for Peter.


The cars get kinda crowded with 4 people trying to stuff themselves in but we managed. Wyatt's was looking around trying to figure out what the heck was going on.


He even got to spend some time in dad's lap for a while.


Peter had bright eyes and a big grin on his face! He will always be happy on a train ride!


He loved being to hang out with dad on the train. He kept yelling "All aboard!!"


I know this picture is kinda dark but it just caught such a sweet moment I had to include it. Peter just loves to go up close and "Pet his baby". When Wyatt was looking worried Peter leaned in and petted him so tenderly to make sure he was enjoying the train. Such a sweet boy.


Of course, eventually both boys get to mommy's side as we come into the station. They sure do love their mom!

Faces of Wyatt

Well, there is a new Palmer boy! Which means that he MUST be trained on taking pictures! We have begun taking MANY MANY pictures of Wyatt some of which you may have already seen on mom's facebook page. Since Peter is the pro he is already trying to teach the baby how to "Look at the camera, baby!"


Half the time Wyatt isn't quite sure what is going on...


Some days he wants to fight...


...other days he just does NOT want to take pictures.


Some days he will pose...


...or test out his acting ability.


And sometimes he is just plain silly!


But almost always we can find a super-happy baby with a super-happy smile!!!