So we did get together last Saturday with the Openshaws, Kellie, Phil & Drew, for a trip to see the gardens at Thanksgiving Point! What a nice day, not to hot , surprisingly. What fun times!!
Obviously Pete does not look like he is having fun, he was just mad that we made him sit still for a picture:)
Pete and Drew had a GREAT time playing in the fountains, getting everyone wet around us! Crazy boys!
Pete and Drew are great little buddies! We try to get together with our pals, The Openshaws, every week for Cafe Rio Thursday. Since all of our favorite shows don't come on again until Sept. We have been slacking on our weekly activity:) So come Sept....... Kellie & Phil,we better be back on track:)
Little Ute fans!! I love it!Aunt Myrna (aka Maren) came to visit us today. Pete absolutely LOVES his Myrna, it is sad to say, but I think she wins the FA award (favorite aunt) in Pete's eyes:) 
I love this little boy sooooo much!!! Today when I was cleaning, he rides into the kitchen and says " Mommy I am a cowboy on my bike". I thought it was so funny just the way that he said it so seriously. I busted up laughing and took a couple quick pictures before he was off again. He has worn that hat all day long!
This little boy LOVES Popsicles! That is all he would eat if I let him. It doesn't even matter what kind. Matt got these dark chocolate "Fudgsicles", which I think are really gross, but obviously Pete doesn't think that they are!!
To everyone that doesn't know........now you do!! Yes that is right Matt and I are expecting! I am officially 12wks along. I am due Feb 12th and sick as a dog!! I keep telling myself that it will all be worth it in the end, but it seems like such a long road ahead! None the less I am so EXCITED! I am so grateful to even be able to have kids. Matt and I were told that we would never be able to, and now I am carrying my second miracle! AMAZING!!
So aunt Jenn took the cutest pictures of Pete for her portfolio. She is amazing! The pictures turned out really good, but getting a 2 year old to hold still is a very hard task. We found that if we told Pete that there was a potato bug on Jenn's head he would stop and actually look at the camera! I love this little boy sooo much! Isn't he just the cutest?
So I know that Pete's birthday was almost 2 months ago, but I really wanted to try and make him a cake. So with my MAD decorating skills I managed to actually pull off a pretty good looking tractor. I was pretty pleased with how it turned out. Probably won't be able to pull it off again, but at least I have pictures of this one:)
Pete is so funny with these glasses! He loves to wear them around the house! He keeps popping one of the lenses out, and still wears them around. It is so funny!!Matt took me to San Francisco for my birthday & our anniversary. It was a ton of fun! We were able to stay with Matt's aunt Jana and her family in Pleasanton, CA. I had never been before, what a great trip! Matt is going to have a hard time topping that birthday present!
We were able to go tour Alcatraz. It was so interesting to see. We had a guided tour that we listened to on headphones. It was crazy to listen to actual Prison guards and prisoners that talked on the headphones the whole time.
What is vacation without a baseball game?? We were able to go see the A's play the Angels. It was so fun! We did get alot of grief about Pete's hat but what can we say... GO SOX!!!
Pete turned 2 on June 5th, while we were on vacation. So the Paul family threw him a party! HAPPY BITHDAY PETE!!! Thank you Jana for the fun vacation! We will come again soon!
I woke up in the morning with "30" balloons scattered throughout the house, they were everywhere! Pete enjoyed them more then anyone else. He gathered them all up, and kept getting caught up in the strings!
I had a great birthday! I am so blessed to have the life that I have. Thank you to everyone for being a part of it:)
Pete is totally a little Matt ( from what I hear) I do know that they look a lot alike and from what Gram says, they act alike too! From "Slam dunk" to watching anything sports related on TV ,Pete is always right by his daddy side!
Hammer is Zach and Jens black lab. What a big teddybear!! He would sit on your lap if you let him, wouldn't be to bad if he didn't weigh 80lbs. The kids love to climb on him. Which is a nice break for our our little Ebbet, Pete will pick him up, tackle him, hug him(way to tight) Sorry Ebbet, but you are a great dog for never fighting back!!
All I have to say is "Thanks aunt JEN JEN"! Jen is amazing at getting the best picures of Pete. What a talent! She always finds a way of making those big blue eyes stand out!! We are so grateful having her as part of the family! We love you aunt Jen:)
Every time I look at this picture I laugh!! It kind of shows you a little about Matts personality. He has me laughing all the time, & little Pete is following right in his footsteps!
Pete and his cousin Gage are quite the handful when they get together! They are the best buddies in the world!! Not a day goes by that Pete doesn't ask to go see Gage, and having them live 2 miles east of us is the best thing ever!! (notice the matching sweatshirts....I am sure that daddy, grandpa and uncle Dax (the cougar fans) are happy about that one:)
