Missing Team Peck

Lola had the best time with Tessa & Tate while we were visiting Florida in March. We got together a few times and of course had one of the most memorable days together at Disney (pics coming soon, I promise!). Tessa & Tate loved holding Baby John and he was happy to oblige. Shelby treated us to some delicious meals, as usual. And Lola got a glimpse into the world of having Sisters--we miss and love you guys!!!

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Team Peck

A new foodie in the family...

Lola @ Ron of Japan!

My Dad made me into the foodie I am. Started at the ripe ol' age of 5. I had a bad Lobster habit back in the day. Sue picked her up this afternoon. Papa & Mimi take her out to dinner with them every now and then on Friday nights. Usually it's at a local joint. Tonight I get a call at 7 pm that goes a little something like this:

Dad: "Yeah, hi, Kris?"

Me: "Hi Dad."

Dad: "Hold on a second, Lola wants to tell you something."

(Puts Lola on the phone and says, "Tell Mommy where we are.")

Lola: "Mommy, we're at Ron of Japan!"

Oh. My. Goodness. Our daughter is eating out in the city on a Friday night. Mommy & Daddy had to settle for a BBQ Chicken Pizza from Ed n Joe's!

Park'n'Picnic

After dance class, we got the kids together for a fun picnic and play at the park. Hello, Spring. We've missed you!

Park'n'Picnic

Sesame Street LIVE!

Mommy really wanted to take Lola to go see Sesame Street LIVE so last minute we bought some cheap tickets and asked our buddies Preston & Tiffany to join us. We packed the kids, some movies and lots of snacks into Tiff's minivan and headed out to Merriville for the show. We had the BEST time. They loved it--lots of fun signing and dancing. Preston, ever the gentleman, treated his Lola to some cotton candy during intermission--blue for him, pink for her. You'll often hear Lola say, "I love Preston. He's my buddy." Daddy thinks he's a fine young man so he's happy anytime Lola can get together with her love. And of course, I love getting to hang out with one of my dearest friends ever!

Sesame Street Live

Sleeping Beauty

Lola and her good girlfriend Alexis had a date at the Beverly Arts Center a few weeks ago. Mommy scored some sweet tickets thanks to a Groupon the Chicago Kids Theater Company was running--$5/ticket! Yes, please :)

The show was great! We can't wait to get together next month for Pinocchio!

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Drop Box

First Laugh

A special moment happened this afternoon in the kitchen. Johnny was sitting in his high chair playing with his green ball (new favorite toy). I threw it up and down in the air while I said "Up! Down!" and he thought it was so funny, he broke out in full belly laughs. It was awesome. He is such an amazing addition to our lives. Our family just wouldn't be complete without him.

Storytime to celebrate Mommy

I'm so in love with the public library. It's got to be the best use of our tax dollars! We visit a few times a week. Lola loves to check out new books and videos and play with the other kids doing puzzles at the tables. I usually don't take her to storytime because she goes every Thursday with Mimi--but we hit Tinley's 2-year-old storytime today and it was great. The theme was "Mommy" with Mother's Day coming up. We sang Mommy songs, read Mommy books, made a felt bouquet for Mommy and an adorable handprint art project that I will treasure forever.

Therapy Fun!

Here is a quick look at our boy in therapy with his OT Emily. We love her! He got to play on the ball yesterday and loved it. The picture isn't that great because he was moving all around and my camera phone wasn't fast enough, but you get the idea :) We're working on sitting up--and yesterday he made a great attempt to tripod sit with his palms firmly planted on the ground in front of him--and held the position for a good 10 seconds! He's so awesome. Watching him grow and develop is the greatest gift we could imagine.

Exersaucer Fun

I discovered an awesome product at BuyBuyBaby the other day--the Hugga Bebe. The therapists have advised us against using the Jumperoo and Exersaucer because it can foster poor positioning, even in kids without motor challenges. Some genius Mommy (who no doubt is a very RICH Mommy now!) invented this product to help give babies the much needed support in those activity centers. We can even use it in the bucket swings at the park! And with BuyBuyBaby's awesome coupons, we scored it for less than $20. If you know of anyone having a baby in the near future, I highly recommend this product!

Caiden is TWO!

Cousin Caiden turned 2 a few weeks ago--we had a blast celebrating at his party! No one had as good of a time as Lola, though. Put her around other kids and she's the happiest girl in the world. I love my little social butterfly!

Caiden is TWO!