Summer Fun

Well hellooooo there! Where have you been? What? What do you mean 'where have I been' ? Scott and I have been here and there and all around enjoying life. Like what you ask? Well let me tell you...

Let's start with Easter. We had so much fun going on some Easter egg hunts and finding our baskets at home, that Easter bunny is sneaky. It was such a nice day he left some eggs outside for us to find and Grandma & Grandpa helped us and had dinner too.

The weather has been great so we've been playing outside since March. Mom even took us to go get ice cream in April!

Daddy has been busy with lots of projects too. We helped, of course!

We play sports and do boy stuff every day. We love helping Daddy go fishing. In fact, just the other night Daddy took me out on the boat on the pond, I loved it!

Scott joined Facebook and is always chatting with the ladies. Looks like he got one of those funny email forwards...
















In May we took a trip up to Grandma & Papa's cabin. I had such a blast playing in the water, once I got over being upset after Papa pushed me over to get me used to the water, tough love or so they say. I couldn't get enough of the beach.

Now if only Scottie would enjoy it too, unfortunately he's kind of afraid of the water and won't touch it. What a wuss. He did show that piano a thing or two!

We've been to picnics and baseball games. Even a wedding on the beach in Traverse City!

Mom said she wanted to go places and do things this year and she wasn't kiddin'! She even took me all the way to Virginia! We drove there with Grandmother & Grandfather to go see my NEW cousin, Gresham! He's the best baby I've ever seen, I barely heard a peep out of him.

Then again I was so busy playing with my cousin Thomas. He was great and shared all his stuff with me and we played at the park. If the drive wasn't 10 hrs, I'd go back next week! I managed the trip just fine though with my DVD player and doritos. What more could a boy want?

Back home Daddy is teaching me to swim in our new beach! It's so great to go play out there and wade in the water. Can't wait until Scott is brave, like me, to get in!

Another project Daddy completed was building our new swing set! It's BEYOND awesome, let me tell you! Mom took us to the park while he was building it and we were surprised with it when we got home.

Scott is finally talking more and more. We get along so well too. Hopefully he doesn't forget who's in charge though, Me, that's right. Yea, I'm talking to you man!

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I don't think I told y'all but I'm a big boy now, I've been going potty on my own for months. Sometimes I get so involved in what I'm doing my underwear doesn't get pulled up all the way, or maybe I'm going to be a plumber. I do love "fixing" stuff under the kitchen sink...




I think you're all caught up now. I've got lots more planned for this summer so stay tuned. Eat your heart out ladies!

I'm the stronger man

So last month I had my third birthday party. And as far as I'm concerned I'm three times as cute as when I was born. I had a rockin' birthday party with my family. I got some cool stuff like a Thomas the Train set that Scott and I play with practically every day.

















We've been practicing all kinds of sports inside too. I'm showing major improvement batting left-handed. And I've got a wicked throw too. Here I am shooting my bow.




Scott has been really active. He's running all over and is up and down the stairs so fast. This was his first blanket fort. I think he likes it, don't you?

Mom took me to the children's museum recently and we had so much fun. I had to call in the fire to the station. I keep bugging mom to take me back. Hopefully next time Scott can come too.




Scott is still the power eater. He loves himself some tomato soup. He eats it by the handful, no joke, he grabs a fistful of soup (I have no idea how) and then stuffs his fist in his mouth. What a weirdo!





I'm eating a lot better too now. Mom and Dad say eating my dinner gives me big muscles! They are getting so big that I push open the doors for Mom and say "I'm the stronger man!"





Scott went to the park last weekend and had lots of fun on the slides. The weather is warming up so we'll have lots of fun at the park this year. I can't wait!

Scott and I are getting along pretty good most of the time. I love to make him laugh by talking baby talk to him. I must be cracking some good jokes cause he laughs so hard.

Speaking of cracks. Here's your public service announcement kids: crack kills!!

Until next time, keep it real!

Holiday Updates

Hello 2010! Scott and I had a blast the past couple of months and hope you did as well. We totally made out like bandits for Christmas but I'll brag about that later.

For Thanksgiving, we went to Indiana to hang w/ the Nugent side of the fam. It was awesome seeing my cuz Thomas again and we got to meet another cousin Ben. He's Scott's age and they got to teeter around together and drool a lot, you know, kid stuff. Here's Thomas and me in our matching air mattress beds.

We all had a blast playing in the gym in the basement of mom's aunt and uncle's house. Yes, you read that correctly. A gym in their basement. Check out Scottie riding a tricycle and me watching the action.

A couple weeks before Christmas, Dad, Mom and me got the flu at the same time. It was a miserable night but we made it. Mom said she's glad we got that over with before Christmas. Two years ago we all got it Christmas Eve and had to cancel the festivities so I suppose she is right but it certainly didn't FEEL right while we were taking turns throwing up!!
Just before all that we enjoyed a full day of bundling up, sipping hot cocoa, taking a tractor ride and cutting down our Christmas tree.... ok, you got me. We went to Home Depot and picked one out in about 5 minutes.

It took about a week to get it decorated what with the flu and all but here it is before Santa arrived.

And yea, that IS a JD Gator behind the tree. Grandma & Papa got that for us. So cool huh?

So let me tell you about my Christmas, it was a night I still talk about. Santa actually came to my house!! He came Christmas Eve because we were really good and he had a lot of stops to make. We set out cookies and milk and a carrot for the reindeer. Then, Mom and Grandma took us upstairs to bed. Pretty soon I heard bells and Santa and the reindeer stomping around outside. Then they were in our house! Grandpa told Santa we were sleeping and that we've been good boys. After he left we went downstairs and saw that Santa had left us lots of presents, it was so cool!

The only thing that made me mad was Scott pushing me aside to open presents, even mine! We got some cool stuff though. We also had Christmas with the rest of the Pethers too. I'm rocking out with my new guitar!

The other big thing is that Scott had surgery! He's been dealing with a long 3-month ear infection that just won't quit. After 6 antibiotics the doc sent him to an ENT to schedule a surgery to put tubes in his ears. The big event was earlier this week. Here he is pre-op. He made a quick recovery and even seems to be eating and hearing a little better! Maybe he'll listen when he invades my personal space and I tell him "WALK AWAY SCOTT!"

So that's the latest and greatest with us. I'll catch up with you next time when I'll be an older and wiser 3-yr old! Apples anyone?