Extra! Extra! Read All About It! The Peery's FINALLY Updated Their Blog

This post is for you Mel! I was kindly informed last week at volleyball that I've been a major slacker in the blog department over the last couple of months--okay several months, but I'm here to say I'm back. Here's what you've missed....

JANUARY

Lego time with Friends

Jazz Camp with Ronnie Bewer---before they traded him =(

UPS invited a few clients to attend this special camp with Ronnie Bewer. Mckay was 1 of 35 lucky kids who was had the opportunity to play at the Jazz Practice Arena and be coached by Ronnie Bewer. We came home with a Jazz shirt and basketball and smiles from ear to ear.

FEBRUARY

Hot dogs in the back yard

Yes there was snow outside, but it still made for a fun night with the fam!

More Lego creations

MARCH

Mckay taught his class how to build a rocket

Fun with friends at the cabin

Princess Time: Madison and Audrey Powell

Ward Easter Egg Hunt

YIKES! Beam Museum with Sister Hatch

I can't believe Madison was brave enough to do this. I had to leave the room. Just looking at these pictures gives me chills!

Sister Hatch, our ward primary president, invited us for a FHE at the Beam Museum. Her dad is a director there and gave us a private tour of some special rooms and showed us a few exotic animals.

Mckay got a cup in the mail from Grandpa Anderson after he had heard that Mckay was in tears one day after visiting Funfinity. At the store they have a display of fun cups with a variety of popular kids names. There was a cup with Madison's name on it, but not Mckay's. He felt devastated! When Grandpa heard this story he went online and had this special cup made just for Mckay.

APRIL

I saw these cute bunnies in a Taste of Home Magazine and had to make them. The kids loved them!

Easter Morning. The kids loved their surprises from the Easter Bunny.

On Easter Morning it had snowed about 6 inches so we decided to make a snow bunny instead of a snowman.

MAY

Flying Kites

After a long, cold Spring, our family couldn't wait to be outside.

Spring Soccer. Mckay was quite intense...hmmm... I wonder were he get's that from? Mckay was a scoring machine on the Crocodile team and loved being able to play with his friends.

PJ and Adam Asay were the coaches this year. This was the first time PJ has been head coach of one of our kids teams. He was very energetic and the kids loved him.

OH BOYS!

Mckay's Kindergarten Graduation

Mckay and Mrs. Wall

OUCH! Poor little Madison knocked her front tooth loose at Mckay's graduation. It made for quite the dramatic day. To top it off her dance recital was that night.

Madison was a snowflake is the Wizard of Oz

Mrs. Amber with her little snowflakes

We were so worried after Madison had hit her mouth that she wouldn't want to dance for her recital that night, but she was amazing! She was absolutely beautiful and loved being in the spotlight.

Our little princess after the show.

Bridalveil Falls

For my birthday we took the kids and rollerbladed up to Bridalveil falls. It was the start of a perfect day.

JUNE

Homemade pizzas

Fishing at the Reservoir


Slip and Slide Fun

Madi's Birthday

I'm just getting around to posting pictures from Madison's birthday. Madi could not wait for Christmas to come because she knew that only a few days after it was her turn to have balloons, blow out candles, and be sung the doo da doo birthday song. For us, her turning 3 and ending the terrible 2's was a blessed day! The terrible 2's were a little rough on us with everything from unplanned haircuts to braking a whole container of eggs in our entry way. Despite all the "fun" we still feel extremely blessed to have our little Madi Mei in our family. She gets cuter by the minute and fills our lives with laughter, hugs, babies, dancing, and the color pink! We love you Madi girl! Happy Birthday!

While Madi was sleeping, PJ and I decorated her door. She felt so special when she woke up. I honestly have never meet a little one as excited for her birthday as she was. It made the whole day especially fun.

That morning we had pink waffles, pink buttermilk syrup and pink milk!

Madison loved her new baby that we got her.

For her special day, I took Madison to Build-a-Bear and we came home with this beautiful bunny named Cinderella bunny (pretty original) with glass slippers and panties because "she is a big girl."

That night we had both of our families come over for cake and presents. (Madi, Hailey, and Aunt Julie)

Madison with Grandma & Grandpa Cutler

Hurray for sticker books! All the stickers would soon end up on one page.

My favorite little princess

Blowing out the candles

December 29, 2003
The day Madison was born was one of the happiest days of our lives. She was absolutely beautiful and continues to be more so every day. We love you Madi girl!

Christmas

Our Christmas mornings always start the same with PJ and I not sleeping because we are so dang excited! It's kind of funny, but we really are the two biggest kids of our family. We are always up and showered for the day before our kids even pop out of bed. When our kids finally wake up we like to torture them to some extent by either making them rub our backs (thanks Grandpa C for the good idea), or making them do silly tricks like jumping on one foot and spinning around (thanks Grandpa P) before they can see their presents. It's kinda humorous at least to us! When our kids are finally allowed to see their presents, they are always excited and this year was no exception.

Madison couldn't wait to try our the new bike that Santa gave her.

Mckay loved the power miner legos

Of coarse our little princess received a helmet too!

This is a picture of the aprons I made for Madi and her baby.

After spending the morning at our house, we went over to Grandma and Grandpa Anderson's house for some scrumptious waffles and presents.

Kim and PJ

What would a Christmas be like without Nerf toys? I have yet to find out. I guess it is part of being a boy. Of coarse Mckay loved it!

Grandma & Grandpa gave Madi this fun digital camera for kids. She has had so much fun taking pictures of the floor, the wall, her feet, the ceiling, my stomach, and PJ's nose. Thank goodness for the delete button!

After spending the morning with PJ's family, we headed up the street and spent the remainder of the day with my family. While we were there, we were able to talk to Elder Cutler. That honestly was the best present of the day. He is serving in Chile and is such a good example to our whole family. We miss him so much, but we are proud of his willingness to serve.

This is Mckay's "I'm so happy because I got another nerf gun face!" By the end of the day we all felt extremely blessed. We had such a wonderful Christmas season and feel so grateful to our family and for all the Savior has done for us.