Nathan's a week old!

I can hardly believe it's been a week since we welcomed Nathan into our family (well, 10 days, but who's counting?) It's true that during pregnancy time seems to go by slowly, but once the little one comes, it seems like time flies! Here are some baby stats:

Weight: 7lbs. 8 0z. (almost up to birth weight) 50th percentile

Height: 20 1/2 " (same) 75th percentile

Head: 14 in. 50th percentile

New and exciting things: Nathan smiled :) He is getting started on his sleeping schedule (we use the Babywise method). He eats, has awake time then naps.

His favorite awake time activities are swinging, getting talked to, and having his big brother and sis hold him.

Least favorite activity: tummy time :(

In case you forgot how small he is...

Welcome, little one!

HERE HE IS!!

Nathan Jeremiah Peoples

Feb. 14, 2011 10:19 a.m.

7lbs. 13 oz.

LCS Basketball

This year of basketball has been a little different for Haleigh. In the past, she has played with the local Upward Basketball league. We have really enjoyed it, but this year she had the option of playing on a team with a local Christian school. Shawn is coaching her team ( he was an assistant, but the team was too big and split into) and he really is great with her age! She has learned a lot this year about the game as well as being a part of a team. So far, they haven't lost a game! She is very aggressive when it comes to getting the ball and is really improving on her ball handling skills. Her are just a few pics of her from this year. We still have 5 or 6 games left in the regular season.

Christmas parade

This is the first year we've made the attempt at going to the Christmas parade in our town. Honestly, it's always so freezing cold, and bundling up all the kids to fight the crowds to stand and wait...not on my list of fun ideas. But this year, I thought we should attempt it, since likely next year I won't want to take out the little guy in the cold. Apart from parking SO far away, we really enjoyed the parade! We didn't get there until a few minutes before it began so we didn't have to wait in the cold very long. And as far as the weather goes, it was snowing a little and made for a beautiful backdrop for the night.There were so many horse drawn carriages decorated with lights but I think the favorites were the ones with the miniature ponies. Sadly, none of my pictures of the actual parade really turned out well (bad lighting, I guess mixed with snow). But we did get a few cute pictures of us!

Field Trip Time!!

We've lived in our town for more than 5 years, and had no idea there was a Christmas tree farm here. But, there is ! Haleigh's Botany class took a field trip to visit and learn about how they grow and harvest Christmas trees. What a wonderful learning experience, and a lot of fun on top of that! I took all of the kids with me, and after a little "class time" with one of the owners, we set out on a tractor trailer to get up close and personal with some of God's creation. It smelled so good out there among all of the pine trees. It made me want a real Christmas tree this year!

Charity Chow Cafe'

Welcome to Charity Chow Cafe'!

One of the classes Haleigh took this trimester at our homeschool co op was called Open a Restaurant. During the past 10 weeks, Haleigh, along with other 3rd and 4th graders, learned what it takes to open and operate a restaurant. They thought of a name for the restaurant, created a menu, and presented different charities to their classmates in order to pick one to donate the proceeds to. The charity they chose was KIDS AGAINST HUNGER, and at the end of the morning, they had earned $285.00! Each student had a job that you would normally find in any restaurant (hostess, server, bus boy, cooks, manager, etc). Haleigh chose the job of hostess, which was a pretty tall order. She and another girl seated all 100 customers that visited the restaurant in the short 45 minutes they were open. It was a great experience for Haleigh, and as a paid customer, the food was great too!

Almost ready to open!

Haleigh calling for those with reservations. They served more that day

than any other year before!

Joshua's Pre-K class got to be special guests at the cafe'. He

ate his doughnut with a knife and fork!

Quite a crowd!

Visit with Mimi and Granddaddy

My mom and dad came to visit us for a week recently. We packed their visit full of fun things to do and lots of giggles and spoiling. I found a park nearby that we had never been to before. It had swings and a great jungle gym for the kids. The skies looked ominous, but we really wanted to get outdoors before the rain came. We had such a great time with them!

My mom and I also participated in her very first 5K. We packed up the kids and gear and left REALLY early to get to the Creation Museum for the race. We had planned on walking it all, but after starting with the other runners, we decided to make it challenging and run. We ran a good bit, but there were so many hills!! I was pushing Ava in a jogging stroller and she fell asleep midway into the race. We finished running at about 48 minutes! Maybe next time we will run the whole thing! After the baby is born, of course!

Ava and I before the race....the sun isn't even up yet!