Yard Yard Yard

When we bought our new house we knew we were going to have to put the ENTIRE yard in. In the beginning that was something that sort of appealed to us. We wanted to do it all ourselves. Well that thought has gone quickly and now we know what a real pain it is. We started with a dirt field and though the pictures do not really look like it we have made quite a bit of progress. First was the well. Now that we have a well we dont have to use city water to water the grass. Then came the sprinkler system. We knew we were doing sod so we knew we pretty much had to have a sprinkler system. We have outlined all of our landscaping and flower beds and Josh has 2 of the fours areas lined out and mulched off. Then came the trees. We have planted 2, although another will come after everything else is done. Our plans are to actually do all of the shrubs and decorative flowers/plants after the sod is down. We had planned to do the sod last weekend however due to all of the rain on Friday we were unable to do a final grade of the yard in order to actually lay it on Sat. UNFORTUNATELY we have to wait another week and a half on the sod. POO....oh well. Im getting a little sick of living in a dirt field so grass cannot come soon enough.
I am so ready for Kinsey to run and play in the yard......Patience I tell myself....Patience.
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Weekend Trip

Last weekend the Peters headed up the KC for a weekend getaway. We spent the weekend at my Aunt and Uncles house. That was exactly what the Dr ordered. My brother and his girlfriend came too and it was absolutely amazing to just relax and have some fam time over the two days we were there. We arrived in time for Kinseys third (I believe.....) cousins 1st birthday party. Little Harleigh was a perfect birthday princess and got showered with tons of gifts. That evening my aunt prepared delicious pork burritos and of course some tasty margaritas to go along with it. We all went to bed early and woke early to enjoy a delicious brunch and KU basketball in the afternoon. We headed home late Sunday afternoon. We ate a ton, chatted a ton and just relaxed.
Kinsey kept busy going up and down up and down and up and down the stairs. She quite the pro now. They also had an old rocking chair that entertained her for the majority of the time. I was secretly a little excited to share a room with her because I really wanted her to sleep with us in bed. WRONG. She tossed and turned and tossed and turned all night. At one point her butt was on my head. YIKES! Nonetheless she slept great.....mommy not so much.
Oh well....Thats the life of a parent. Enjoy some pics and have a great day!

Kinsey is blocking the birthday girl

Wow crazy hair

Bed head.....She woke and went straight to the chair

Kinsey and mommy in the kitchen

Random Thought

I think I may have a caffeine addiction. Each day I wake I am instantly thinking of how soon I can get the coffee brewing and finally sip into a piping hot cup. Well now thats not too bad.....but then I have another cup. Now that the day is started I am thinking of when I will get to have the second love affair in my life.....Dr.Pepper. Oh how I love the crisp taste of an ice cold D.P.
I never really had much caffeine until I entered the world of motherhood. It could have been those sleepless nights that started this whole thing. Then I think it turned into the fact that after chasing a little one around all day I am spent and rather fix myself a meal I just find it easier to drink LOTS and LOTS of caffeine.
Its no secret....when night time rolls around I really like a glass of wine.....or two. There is just something relaxing about a glass of reisling. I think it signifies the ending of the day to me. That no matter how crazy or hectic it had been.....it will end. And perhaps even sooner if I have more wine:)
Ending note........I sure do consume a lot of liquid calories......Yikes......This may have to change soon.....or not!

Doll House

So I took a picture of Kinseys doll house because the other day it hit me! I don't have a baby anymore.....she is a toddler. I just happened to be walking by, probably shuffling laundry from one end of the house to the other, as she was playing with her her house. Im not really sure why but I stopped to watch her play for a minute. She was playing with this house as though she were a big girl. She would ring the doorbell, open the front door and then reach inside to see if she could grab one of the occupants which were in their bed or on the potty. (If you look close enough you can see the potty straight through the front door.) She would actually place the people where they were supposed to go and it really seemed as if she knew what was going on. Before she would just push the entire house over or grab at random things on the house, but now she is a whole new girl.

I had to take a minute to soak it all in....then I ran and got my camera as I knew this would be blogworthy. I love to watch her grow and change but sometimes I get caught up in day to day living and it hits me out of nowhere!!!! WOW! Shes growing so quickly.

Then I grabbed a glass of wine and watched her sonogram video and had a good cry fest. I sure do love my girl!!!

Flashback Friday!

Our wedding day. May 31st 2008.

This used to be my baby before Kinsey came along. Now hes just Hercules. (I still love him....just as a dog now)

College! This is a rotation at the Sedan Kansas Emergency room. Can we say culture shock!

My besties with a bun in the oven!



9 months pregnant



The happiest day of my life

Wow looking back at these pictures makes me sad in a way. It feels like time is moving so quickly and I feel like Im not able to slow down and really cherish each moment. Its strange how we go through different seasons in our lives and although at the time they may not seem so significant when we look back on them we wish we had seen them as such. My life has changed so much in the last 5 years and my hope for the next 5 is that I am able to slow down and enjoy those special moments that I will never again get to relive.

Have a great weekend everyone!

An evening at the library

Last week I heard about story time at the library. I thought it would be fun for us to go as a family and see if Kinsey would be interested. Well it turned out that story time was geared towards 3 to 5 year olds and she was just too little to stay interested. The library, however, has a great section for smaller children. All of the hardback books are on the lowest shelf and she headed straight for them. We both took turns reading with her(which we do all the time at home but for some reason she seemed to be much more intersted here) and then got to pick a book to check out and take home. My hope here is that she learns to love the library and reading at a young age and perhaps we can come back to story time in a couple years :)

Snow Day(s)

Wow this weather sure puts a damper on my mood. After a very short time inside both Kinsey and I developed cabin fever. Sure I had to work and all....but two days in really gives me an itchin for spring. Oh well nonetheless we decided to try a few activities. And much to my dismay, she enjoyed neither of them!!
Oh well.....At least we got those baby sensory neurons a firing!

Finger painting sounds fun right? Negative here pal!

Lets bring some snow in to play with. I even added food coloring for extra excitement! Negative pal! Rejection!