Oh no- he's mobile!

A short video- starring Camden, who is working to become increasingly mobile! Watch out, World!

October pictures

Yesterday we took Alex and Camden to ride the train, crawl through the hay bales, and pick a pumpkin at the Pumpkin Patch. They both did a good job of smiling for the camera!
Happy Fall to you!

New pictures!

Summer flew by -> Kentucky, Kansas, Tahoe... moved to our new place, packed, unpacked, cleaned, summer school- wow!
Camden is almost ten months old, Alex is a busy and talkative two-year-old ("Cash, Mommy, Cash" and "Go Fast!"- which is what he says in the car, when he wants me to crash into the car in front of us), and school has started again... time to add some new material to the blog!

Alex "Lingo"

Alex is really saying a lot now! Sometimes this is great- other times not as much. ;)
"Wan mas"= I want some more.
"Da me"= Give me...
"Can-dehn"= Camden
"pullow"= pillow
"Cawsh"= Cars, the movie
"pelly-ton"= bellybutton
"peez"= please
"luh yoo"= Love you

and our favorite: "eesos"= besitos (kisses)

New Photos

Camden after swimming at the pool this weekend
Alex eating cookies and "i skeemey" (ice cream)

Still a cutie!

Even in the hospital, with an IV in his hand, Camden's still such a cutie bug! We might even get to go home today!

A new post!

Things are going well here. We are getting back into the routine of school and work. Camden will be 10 weeks old on Tuesday and Alex is now 20 months. I hope that all of you who read the blog are doing well, too!

We have not ever been able to get Alex to wear hats, but this baseball cap seems to be piquing his interest, so we snapped a picture before he took it off! Camden smiles often now and we were finally able to catch him with the camera! (I know I am smiling, too, because last night, Camden slept through for SEVEN HOURS for the first time!!) :)

Christmas- the warm part!

After our trip to Kansas, we all headed down to sunny Florida, to the beach at Siesta Key. Alex LOVED the pool, being outside, and playing in the sand on the beach! We had a great time relaxing with Grandma Jeanne, Papa Dick and Nana Betsy, and Aunt Jessica and Uncle Ryan! Here are just a couple of cute pictures from our favorite week of the year!

Christmas break

Hi again! Christmas break was great! We flew to Kansas City, where we were able to see lots of family and friends- in some VERY frigid temperatures! We had fun with Grandma and Grandpa; Brant, Bridget and Aidan; Granny and Papa; Aunt Whitney; Judy; and Uncle Mike, Aunt Stacy, Jackson, and Makaylee. Thanks to all of your for getting together and for your hospitality! We also had a chance to see friends Quinn, Kylie, Ryan, and Beran. I am including some pictures- from both inside and outside!

Family picture- attempted...

On Saturday evening, we attempted to get a family picture of the four Peoples people and the two Peoples canine family members, all together. It was a funny event and I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. In the event that you ever think it's easy to wrangle and photograph a toddler and a newborn together, and to also include two hyperactive dogs in said picture, think again- you're wrong. :)

Two weeks old today!

Yesterday Camden turned two weeks old! He is following the "normal baby routine:" he eats, he sleeps, he rolls around on the floor for tummy time. He's also been smooched by Alex- and Addie! Here are some cute pictures of both of the boys.

Alex wants to "help!"

Alex is curious about the baby. He is giving "besitos" to Camden in this picture! :)

First night home

Last night was our first night home, with all of us here. This morning we are all tired, but that's par for the course. Thank you to Laura for dinner last night! Alex was interested and seemed like he wanted to "help" by repeatedly giving Camden his pacifier (even if that meant poking it into the baby's eye). :)

These are two cute pictures: Alex looking into the bassinet and Camden sleeping this morning.

A New Arrival!

He's here! Camden Henry Peoples was born at 3:13 pm on Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose. He weighed 7 pounds and 10 ounces and is 21 inches long.

(He is almost exactly a week younger than his cousin Aidan, Brant and Bridget's new son, and almost a year younger than his cousin Makaylee, Mike and Stacy's daughter.)

We came home just this afternoon and tonight will be an experience because Alex has seen the "baby" (a word that Alex says now), but I don't think he realizes that the "baby" is coming HERE to STAY with us. :)

We are very thankful that Grandma Eileen is here to help us all adjust and that Erica was able to brave a night taking care of Alex while we stayed at the hospital!

So the adventure begins...

Company and cravings

We have been really lucky to have such fun (and patient) visitors over the past two weekends. During the Halloween weekend, Uncle Ryan and Aunt Jessica came out from D.C. and we all went to spend the night in Monterey (Our hotel was located on the beach and we could hear the waves crashing all through the night; it was fantastic!) on Saturday. We had fun and also really appreciate how patient they were with our "limited social capabilities!" Last weekend, my Grandma Jeanne was here and Dick and Betsy also came down for the day on Saturday (They were in The City for a business trip.). We played Euchre and cooked on the grill- and of course watched Alex repeatedly do his new trick... jumping off the laundry basket into a stack of pillows on the floor.

This week, I am waiting, waiting, waiting... and today I shared my "pregnancy cravings" with our dogs! I have been eating a LOT of frozen fruit smoothies (JAMBA JUICE!) and today, I bought some frozen treats for Addie and Malcolm- "Frosty Paws!"

A New Video...

Alex has a new "song and dance." See if you can recognize what it might be...

First haircut!

Oh, boy! Erica and I took Alex for his first haircut today; he did not love the experience. I've put in a "before" picture from not too long ago (so you can see his hair and curls) and a picture of Alex at the hair salon.

Pumpkins for the Munchkin

Last weekend, I took Alex to the pumpkin patch near our house. He ran through the hay tunnel, watched the bunnies, and picked out a tiny pumpkin. He was really cute, but it was not easy to convince him that it was okay to crawl through the haystack once he got some hay pieces on his hands!

Firsts...

First started crawling in December (same date and same place as I felt his first kick!), first started really walking in June/ July, first "real word" that he actually uses with purpose: DOGGIE!

Summer Vacation!

Last week, the three of us went to KC for a summer visit. At Grandma and Grandpa's house, Alex and his friend from across the street, Quinn, played in the sprinkler in the front lawn. During this trip, Alex also discovered "stairs" and spent a lot of time going up, down, up, down, up, and down any set of stairs that he could find! He also had his first trip to a "manageable" playground and loved it; he seems to love slides! Now that he is walking, he is exploring and really enjoying all kinds of new adventures.

During our trips, Addie and Malcolm go to "doggie camp" and when they get back home, they are usually pretty tired from their stay. I had to include this picture of Addie, asleep on our Elmo doll, because it was so cute!