Buddies

Just can't make it any further...

After a fun lunch with our friends Mike and Emily (who were in town from Columbus, Ohio), Charlotte was so wiped out that she fell asleep in the car on the way home. She woke up when I carried her inside, but when I put her on the ground to take her coat off, she sank down to her knees, pulled her arms out of the coat sleeves, and collapsed onto the kitchen floor dead asleep.

This is UNHEARD OF for Ms. Charlie Jo. She has to be coaxed, cajoled, and begged to go to sleep. She has never drifted off in her high chair, watching television, or curled up with a good book. Never.

So what did Mike, Emily, and I do? We laughed and took pictures.



And then Mike decided that the kitchen floor looked like a nice comfy place to take a snooze as well. Goofball.

Go State!

I know the quality of this photo is terrible, but I took it with my cell phone in a dim room. The result was so goofy that I had to post it though. Peter is wearing a hand-me-down pair of jammies from his big cousin Quinn and demonstrating how he will cheer for MSU football next fall.

Mom and the herd of kids

Peter meets cousin Jordan

My cousin Jordan swung by on Monday to meet Peter. Check out how teeny PJ looks in the arms of such a tall guy!

Tummy time

Whenever I say "tummy time", Charlotte corrects me and says "belly time". I have no idea why. She also corrects me when I sing the line "Brother John" in the song "Frere Jacques". She tells me it should be "Brother Peter". She's such a nutburger. Anyway, here is little Brother Peter doing his "belly time" in a ridiculously cute pair of jammies selected for him by -- who else? -- his Grandma JoJo (the math teacher). Peter shares his sister's distaste for tummy time after just a few minutes of it, can't you tell?







On his back again - whew!!

Football!

Charlotte's favorite sport to watch on TV is football. She absolutely adores it. So when she saw our Vanderbilt football helmet chip 'n' dip, she just about lost her mind. We helped her try it on, of course.

More bathtime for Bonzo!

As of about a week ago, Peter weighed 10 lbs., 5 oz. That's more than a three pound weight gain in six weeks! Crikey. He still seems super teeny compared to his older sister, and she seems like a moose compared to him. Check out how Peter is filling out in these most recent bath photos. And yes, Charlotte was SO helpful during the bath. (I would have used the "sarcasm font" for that sentence if it existed.)

Grandma JoJo and her little Bubba

I'm not sure why he's fussing in both of these photos, but trust me when I say that Peter loves his Grandma JoJo. I was looking back through the myriad photos we took over the past five weeks that we haven't posted and these two jumped out at me as necessary for publication. My mom has got to be one of the cutest grandmas in the country!

Bath time for Bonzo

Peter's Auntie Ernie came for a visit last weekend and took some bath photos to horrify him when he's older. I artfully cropped some of them because they are too cute not to share.

Super cute great grandparents!

I just received copies of baby/toddler photos of my grandparents (Peter and Charlotte's great grandparents) Tony and Jane. The photo of Jane is from when she was eight months old, and Tony was about two years old. I can't believe how much hair Grandma Jane had -- I don't think Charlotte will have that much hair until she is 10. As for Grandpa Tony, is there ever anything cuter than a toddler in overalls? I don't think so! Thanks so much for sending the photos, Grandma and Grandpa!

Peter and the Traverse City crew

A couple of weeks ago, Peter was lucky enough to meet his Great Uncle Dave, Great Aunt Lisa, and Ellie.



Don't you think Ellie should be called "Great Cousin Ellie" since her parents get to be "great"? ANYWAY, Charlotte of course fell in love with them (especially Ellie) and tried to dominate their time. Ellie was able to steal a few moments away from CJ to feed Peter a bottle.



At one point, Ellie turned to her father and gestured toward Peter, saying "I want one of these!" Uncle Dave turned pale and began stammering incoherently. She promised to wait about 15 years or so.