My baby is growing too quick.

So, yesterday it came to my attention that my little baby Wyatt is cutting his first tooth. He hadn't been acting like himself...more fussy, more irritable....not the happy baby we'd been so use to enjoying.

It seems too soon, he should still be that little bundle we brought home from the hospital who loved to be snuggled all day long, not this big boy who would rather be put in his own bed to take a nap. He should still be nursing all the time, not eating cereal by the bucket full and doing raspberries with his mouth full! He should lean back and snuggle me, not wanna sit up all the time. How has time flown by so quickly? It seemed as though this last 6 months has zipped by and I have missed most of it.

I pray this Christmas that I can stop and enjoy my boys at the age they are. I pray that I can enjoy every second and not take it for granted and remember that they will not always be home and will not need me someday (not anytime soon I hope!).

Here I sit with Wyatt playing in his saucer and Ryan playing trains in his room...I love these sounds, may I never forget how wonderful those simple things are.

Roses and Gallstones

My wonderful Grandma Shirley was so sweet to GIVE me her Civil War ticket. It was my first Civil War and if it's my last I will be happy with that, because it was a BLAST! I had my Mom and Dad-in law lined up to keep the boys for me, so I was kid free for a whole 12 hours! We bundled up, decked ourselves in duck gear and went straight for the warmth of the Mashofski Center (sp?).

My mom and I.
My beautiful Aunt Cindy and Mom...die hard Duck Fans for sure!

My Dad and I...it was so special to spend that time with them without little ones around, its been too long since we've done that!

This is when the team walks through the M. Center a couple hours before the game...those poor guys were so smooshed by the crowd that they hardly had room to walk through!

I'll be honest, I had to look his face up in the program...this is Juran Barner. He ended up having a pretty awesome game.

And of course Jeremiah Masoli! He is such a humble leader...love him!

My parents and grandparents have had these seats reserved for so many years...we have been spoiled growing up being able to go to the games. Here we all are before it got too cold.

Both Oregon and OSU Marching bands on the same field...pretty cool looking.

Okay, now its cold...love the self portrait!

I jumped ahead to the end of the game here, but I love this picture. Everyone had roses that they were passing out at the end of the game when we realized the Ducks were gonna win and were actually going to the Rose Bowl! It was so loud and exciting! I thought this picture portrayed the moment perfectly!

I smell rooooses!!


Walking out of the stadium...I will never forget how nuts the crowd was!

So, I spent that entire game in a bit of back pain and had been struggling with this back pain off and on for a year and a half. The docs have said it was everything from gastrointestinal flu to a chiropractic problem...etc. Rediculus, I know, but I trusted that they knew what they were talking about. Come to find out last week I had been suffering from pancreatitus and gallstones!! Far from the prior diagnosis, but I was just glad they figured it out and just took my gallbladder out to solve the problem completely! Now I'm in recovery mode...low fat diet and all! Nothing like being forced into a lifestyle change. :-P

I am still amazed at how God took care of the situation. I had my sister in law Heidi with me at the ER when I found out they were gonna be taking my gallbladder out (she's always keepin' my spirits up). She was able to get her other sister in law and a friend of mine, Christine to finish up preschool for me until winter break, she even called all my preschool families to let them know what was going on! Plus, my mom and dad-in law were able to keep the boys for the night since Martin was working. Oh and the cherry on the top was that my insurance will cover 100% of the medical bill!! Praise the Lord! I have so much to be thankful for this holiday season. Well, since I am awful about getting out any sort of Christmas cards, I'll end with a cheesy Hallmark moment:

May your family be blessed this Holiday season! Happy Holidays!

With Love,

The Pelroy Family

Martin, Jessica, Ryan, Wyatt and Max

Home Bodies

We are not a very busy family per say, but we are usually in town seeing family, or shopping or something. But this past weekend has been a very mellow, hang around the house kinda weekend. There were no plans, no parties, no gatherings of any sort...Martin was working all weekend and I had Thursday-Sunday off, so we became home bodies!
I threw the blanket over Wyatt's play gym and Ryan thought that was the funnest thing ever, so he had to join in. I love this picture of the boys', this is how I'd love to see them playing two years from now!

Bath time for Wyatt...He cracks me up. The fingers are now his favorite thing to chew...very handy I might add!

When I sat him down in the sink, he instinctively kicked his feet up and got comfortable...what a nut!

He wont fit like this much longer :-(

I will be starting to make healthy changes to start my weight loss up again this week, so I decided it was time to make a yummy and terribly unhealthy batch of chocolate chip cookies while I watched the Duck game yesterday with the boys. I caught a shot of Ryan with his beater...he licked it clean. He helped me put most of the ingredients together....and made a big mess of course!

Wyatt was oblivious to the yummy cookie dough being devoured and just enjoyed chewing on his toys...what a sweet boy!

I brought home the wooden tracks and trains from my work for Ryan to enjoy over the long weekend. This is what the living room looked like by the end of the night....you had to watch your every step!

Ryan enjoyed watching the cookies in the oven...this batch was a bit flat, but yummy anyway!

So, our dog Max is crazy mad for the flashlight, as many dog are I'm sure. But he's got one up on them...he can just about jump and hit the ceiling trying to "catch" the light. This is a picture I got of him in mid air. Let me remind you he's a 90lb dog and we have a 1000 sq ft house...and he's an indoor dog, so there's not much room for him to do this, but we put up with it anyway! Thank goodness he's our only pet!

I think Max hit the wall trying to catch the light this time! Obsessed much?!

So all in all it was an enjoyable long weekend for all of us....except those who had to work :-(

We look forward to next weekend when daddy is off work and we can do more together as a family...its hard to stay quiet during the day while he sleeps, but we are so grateful for him having a job that can take care of us! God is GOOD.....ALL THE TIME!

First blog EVER! WOOHOO!

Welcome everyone to our blog...I am very new to this program, so bear with me. I wasn't sure where to start, but decided I'd start with Halloween and move on from there. I wanted to post some pics from Ryan's birthday party, but unfortunately I was quite sick at his party and didn't get pictures on my camera, so that will have to wait. Here are the highlights of halloween and a recent birthday party we attended. Hope you enjoy! :-)





Wyatt is dressed up in his monkey costume...a big 4 month old in a 6-9mo. old costume and it fits perfectly! He's such a big boy!

Ryan surprised us all when he put his Woody costume on without a fight and even wore his hat all evening! His Aunt Carrie got him the costume for his 3rd birthday.

I love this picture...what you don't know is that he HAD to take his Woody doll with him, so we threw him in his trick or treat bag. BTW this is the first year he's used his trick or treat bag made by Becky's mom Debbie...it's so cute!

He was sooo ready to hit the pavement!

After the festivities of Halloween ended on Saturday, we spent Sunday evening at Bounce for Emma's 3rd birthday. Here is Emma's mom Sharon with her newest sweetheart, Sofie and Sharon's sister Sandra. Sandra was here helping Sharon and Cal pack and then travel with Sharon and the girls to their new home in New Jersey the following week. Emma's birthday became the perfect gathering for our Birth to 3 group before the Roberts family became permanent East Coast residents. So sad to say goodbye to a friend and her family, but we are glad that everything worked out well for them!

Tracy chatting with the birthday girl.

Garret taking a break from jumping.

Ryan observing Michael's jumping technique.

Emma loved running on top of the parachute rather than under.

Anna and Jackson, Sharon and Sofie and me with Wyatt...the newest additions to the growing Birth to 3 family! The wonderful and amazing....three person swing! Ryan did it once and I'm sure that's all he'll ever do again!

Hang man!

Playing under the fort with his friends...thats Libby wearing matching sweat pants in pink! So cute!

That's it for now, I've got some boys who would like their mommy back! lol. Stay tuned...there will be more to come. Maybe this will help motivate me to keep my camera charged and handy!