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It was a great turn out with beautiful weather!  Thank you everyone for coming and celebrating the big day with the little man.  He had a wonderful time and missed everyone walking him around the next day.

Here are two of the many awesome pictures that Kirsten took at Peter’s One Year photo session.  She is amazing and I would recommend her for any of your professional photogragh needs… http://www.fieldstoneportraits.com/

Also, on a side note, there will be birthday pictures coming very soon 🙂

Now, for the long overdue update.  I’ll let Annie go though the last month and a half and pick her favorites for her photodump.

We’ll start the tour at Easter.  Peter was pulling himself up at this point.

 

He gets first lick on the spatula while cooking.

Crawling is a bit too hard on his knees when the floor isn’t soft.  To combat this, he has taken to crab walking on hard floors.

 

He got a Walker Wagon to help with the walking.  It doens’t turn well, so he just rams into things.

Swinging at the cabin.

 

Mmm.  Brats on the pontoon.

Snuggling around the campfire.

Gratuitous sunset shot.

Riding on the front of the pontoon with his new hat and life jacket.

Kart and Kristen were able to make it up for a weekend this year.  Karthik impressed everyone with his mad pontoon piloting skills.

Yargh!

“The cabin is awesome!  There are toys everywhere!”

It’s tough living for tiny dogs.

“More toys!”

Loons.

Bonding time with Grandpa.  Note the new hat.

Zoey and Peter are keeping a lookout for lake monsters.

Although he isn’t walking yet, he has figured out how to walk on steps.

Helping dad with some plumbing.

Two comments…

Dustin and I have made it three years already.  Time has gone by fast!

Also, we have lots of wonderful pictures (mostly of Peter of course) that we’ll share very shortly.  We’re having some technical difficulties but don’t give up on us.  I promise they’ll come soon.

Wow, more than a month without an update. We’ll have to work on that.

When Annie and I arrived at the cabin, we were sure to inspect the new equipment.  Annie assured me she was thinking warm thoughts.

Sadly, we were not yet able to launch the craft.  The lake still had a bit too much ice on it.  Next time…

Saturday, we went over to Pede’s to help make some syrup.  The guys had assembled 65 gallons of sap at this point which would eventually make ~1.5 gallons of homemade maple syrup.  To get down to the final volume, the sap first had to be boiled and boiled and boiled over a wood fire.  Here, the pan is working on 5ish gallons.

All of us were tasked with important jobs.  Evil, Annie and I were forced to determine if the beer would be of a high enough quality for the ensuing year – a chore we did not take lightly.  Donna got to stoke the fire.

It’s hard work making syrup.

Unfortunately, Peter did not make the trip with us.  We thought it might be a bit chilly for him to be at the cabin at this time of year.  However, Jim and Sherry were nice enough to offer to watch him while we were away.

And next time, we’ll have pictures of the pontoon on the lake.  It’s going to be a fun year!

P.S. – After much discussion we came to the conclusion that the beer would be acceptable for consumption during the ensuing year.

Peter is officially all better now, no more ear infections.  We went for his 9 month appointment and he is a healthy 20 pounds and 28.5 inches long.  The first time they measured his length, they thought he shrunk.  He was really just laying slightly sideways.  He thought it was a wonderful chance to get back on that delicious paper that makes such wonderful sounds in his hands.

And now for some random pictures to start…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There was a tragic death that happened at our house.  It was a sad, sad day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretty much every Sunday we go to breakfast at the Car Bar.  Peter is a fan of the menu and an even bigger fan of Teri!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lon and Jessica came to visit.  We  had a good time catching up and then going to Punch Pizza for dinner.  They have excellent food there.  It was funny because we ran into my parents and some of their friends while we were there.  It’s a small world after all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And finally, Peter got an awesome ball toy from his aunt Kate and uncle Matt for Christmas.  He didn’t really have much interest in anything besides for the box until now.  He finally figured out the wonders of the toy though.  It was funny.  He knows that red thing makes it go but hasn’t quite figured out how to push it down without tipping the whole thing over.  He also is torn between watching it go and eating the balls as they come out.  Life is full of such hard choices.

Peter got to go to the doctor once again.  He is the proud owner of an ear infection in both ears.  I’ll give you one guess as to how he’s feeling right about now.  He actually enjoys drinking the pink stuff though.  Hopefully that will help sooner rather than later and we can get back to a happy baby.

First and foremost… Peter has two, yes count them two, teeth!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then there’s some nice pictures of him on the floor.

He stole my heart slinky from Valentines day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have quite the ham on our hands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pants are just so tricky when you’re learning to get around.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But it’s worth it when you get to eat your very own remote.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter figured out that there is someone behind that big black thing flashing at him.  He was determined to find the face behind the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to Grandma Sherry and Grandpa Jim, Peter can now eat his food in style.  He has a lovely wooden high chair that is just so fun.

Peter went for his 8 month pictures.  Kirsten is awesome at Fieldstone Portraits!  These are just a little sneak peak from her blog.