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Look...

...where Caleb is laying his head down tonight.

Happy 80th Birthday Granddad Peterson!

This past weekend Caleb, Abby, and I traveled to Albuquerque for my Granddad's 80th birthday party. I had to be really brave to fly with two young children, but we made it there and back with only a few minor breakdowns and one major breakdown (Caleb was VERY mad when he had to put the seat back table down- we'll just leave it at that). Below are lots of pictures of the party and some others from the weekend. For Caleb the highlight of the weekend was going on a train ride. I will save those pictures for another upcoming post.

Most of the Peterson crew! Abby and I are ready for the day!

Pool Time

Abby 3 Months Old

Abby will be three months old tomorrow. The time has gone by so quickly! She is really starting to come to life more and more. She is smiling more often and talking a ton. She loves to lay on the floor and coo at whatever is around her. At night, she usually sleeps around 7 hours, and her record is 9 1/2 hours. She seems to be a night owl as she has a hard time going to sleep at bedtime, which is quite the opposite of her brother. But, she sleeps in late in the mornings. Today she ate at 7:30 AM and then went back to sleep until 9:30. Abby's favorite place to be is on her changing pad. For some reason, she has always gotten really happy when we put her there. She looks at us and smiles and coos looking around like it is the most interesting place. I am loving being able to dress this baby girl. I ordered this dress from Nike before I knew if I was having a girl or a boy. It is a little big, but she is so cute in it! Below are two pictures of Caleb in his matching Nike shirt. I wanted a picture of the two of them together and offered Caleb some chocolate chips if he would hold Abby and smile, but he wanted nothing to do with it!

Tracka Tracka Tracka

Look at that grin! Notice her dimples? She has the cutest goofiest smile ever! Below are some pictures of Caleb playing at the track. We went to practice with Jon tonight. Caleb had a great time running around chasing Daddy across the field and back again. The highlight for Caleb was seeing a train go by. He was absolutely thrilled!

Caleb is set on Goofy Mode

Saturday Night Fun

Not that I was much of a crazy going out type before these two came along, but things sure have changed in the past two years! Take a look at our Saturday night fun.

Mama bird was NOT happy with me, but I couldn't resist snapping a quick picture of these beautiful eggs. They are in a nest that is in one of our bushes. Spring is my favorite season. I love all of the new life in plants and animals. I get very excited when our trees and bushes start to bud. Every year, we have a least one set of baby birds born near our house. Sometimes we have multiple sets throughout the spring season. When Caleb was a newborn baby, I would lay him on the floor by the window and watch a group of baby birds whose nest was on the eave of our porch. I watched the mama bring food to them and could hear each of them chirping and cheeping for their buggy meal. It was amazing how quickly the birds grew, and then one by one they flew away and were gone. I so want to get out there and take more pictures, but I guess I'll leave these birds alone now, so that they have a chance to hatch and grow! As a mommy myself, I know mama bird will appreciate my restraint!