Carve 'em up boys!

On Friday night we had a bunch of friends over to carve pumkins. The guys did the carving while the wives watched the babies. Ollie was surrounded by baby girls, but he decided to just fall asleep instead of taking advantage of the situation, lets hope that is always the case!

College Game Day!

This was Oliver's first college football game, of course a football game at SUU leaves quite a bit to be desired and Ollie wasn't the only one dosing off.

Fall Fashion

Autumn in a small rural town is different from autumn anywhere else. For one thing, the leaves are not the only things turning orange. This place mobilizes for war during the deer hunt and hunter orange becomes vogue for a few days. That is not necessarily good news for those of us who don’t do orange, but then I don’t have a four-wheeler or a rifle so I was never really destined to fit in here anyway. On the bright side there are a lot of great things about fall. Here are a few reasons why it is one of my favorite seasons:

1. I get to bake and eat lots of Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
   
   
2. I get to watch College Football with my hubby
   
   
3. We get to carve pumpkins
   
   
4. I get to dig my jackets out of the back of my closet
   
   
5. I get to check out all the new school supplies at the store

One, two. . . . . . . . . ten!!

Oliver's greatest ambition in life is to stuff all ten fingers into his mouth at once and he spends the greater part of each day working towards that goal.

Macho, Macho Man

On Friday night we were on our way for a fun night out with some friends when a strange sound alerted us to the fact that we had a flat tire. Sam, who is adept at a good many things - auto mechanics not included, decided to try and take care of it himself. I tried to talk him out of it, but he was quite determined to demonstrate his manly abilities. I have learned that no amount of reasoning will sway him when his mind is made up and that it is safer to just keep my mouth shut. The last time I questioned his mechanical abilities he went out to the parking lot and disassembled his entire scooter, just to prove to me that he could. Somewhere in the apartment there is a baggie of nuts and bolts that didn't quite make it back into their proper places when it came time to put the scooter back together again. So, to prevent him from removing all four tires instead of just the one, I shut my mouth and he began searching for the tire jack. Sam spent the evening changing the tire while Oliver and I watched in worried suspense from the porch. Sam can be quite entertaining while fixing cars and we were about to pop some popcorn just as the job was finished and Sam came of conquerer. Yahoo Sammy!!

A Cry for Help

We are really enjoying our sojourn in blogosphere. It has been wonderful to read everyone’s comments and realize that while so many of our friends live far away they still haven’t forgotten who we are. Besides keeping in touch with people, this blog really is a great way to fill the hours while Sam is at work and Ollie is napping. Of course, Oliver and I are always looking for new and exciting things to do and are open to any suggestions that you might have. Today’s activity included laying on the bed and taking pictures of ourselves. Yeah, I think we might be hitting an all time low. However, we decided to share our pictures with you anyway.

Motherhood really is a whole new world. For one thing, I have discovered that nursing a baby requires that you spend an awful lot of time sitting in the same chair. Because our bunny ears only pick up one or two really fuzzy channels on their best day, I am left either staring at the wall or reading a book. Of course, I prefer the book. The trouble is that I have run out of good ones. So this is my plea to anyone who reads this, PLEASE let me know of any good books you have read lately. I am open to anything, if I don't find another good book soon I may have to resort to reading the Anne of Green Gables series again, it would be my forth time this year, now you really don't want to subject me to that do you?

We took up trip up the canyon last night to Alan Cardon's cabin for a dinner with the bishopric and their wives. We wanted to get some pictures with the leaves changing, unfortunately all of the leaves were already dead and gone. Oh well, here is a picture of our happy little family (we hope you don't miss the leaves too much).

This is how excited Oliver is that you are visiting our Blog. Be sure to check back because he just gets cuter every day.

Ready or not, bloggers here we come. . . .

Well, we have finally succumbed to the call of the blog. As with most great ideas, the “Peay Family Blog” was conceived in a moment of inspiration, begun in a flurry of excitement and then promptly forgotten. After months of procrastination and apathy (also known as pregnancy) we are finally getting around to writing our first post.

What was it you ask that brought about this change of heart? Some might argue that it was simply our desire to keep up with Jones’ in the burgeoning world of bloggers. Other more astute observers might speculate that Janell needed to find something to fill the hours during nap time. While these are all good guesses, what really brought about our passage into bloggerdom was the realization that a blog would be another great opportunity to brag about our cute little boy, and lets be honest, what adoring mom and dad could pass up an opportunity like that?

So, for starters, here is a little update on our lives:

Sam is busy with work and school. He is a senior this year and planning to graduate with his B.A. in May. After taking the GRE last week he is busy completing his applications for graduate school. He works at Wells Fargo Bank and can’t wait for the day when a tie will no longer be a part of his daily attire. Sam is learning all kinds of things as a new daddy. Some of the harsher lessons include soft spots and flying feces (don’t worry I won’t go into details about that one). Despite that, Sam is loving being a dad and seems to be in awe every time he takes Oliver into his arms. Ollie also loves his dad and saves up most of his smiles for when Sam comes home at night.

Janell is adapting amazingly well to being a full-time mommy. So, for any of you out there betting on when insanity would hit, you’ll have to hold out for a little bit longer. Besides loving every minute that she gets to spend at home with Ollie, she is picking up on some new skills as well. First and foremost would be her newfound ability to perform almost any task with only one hand. Her diaper changing and baby bathing skills are also being honed to perfection.

Oliver keeps quite busy by being as cute and adorable as possible. He really is quite a sweetheart. Mom and Dad feel very spoiled to get a little baby who hardly ever cries and started sleeping through the night his first week home from the hospital. Oliver’s talents include sucking on his fist, smiling, cooing and kicking. There is some debate at our house as to how many dimples Ollie really has, we have discovered two for sure but have caught flashes of a couple more. We will just have to plump him a bit more to find out for sure