Showering Ashley

Ashley's girlfriends threw an amazing baby shower to celebrate Ashley and the upcoming arrival of WCPIII (William Charles Peeper III). Let's just say that Pinterest exploded in there (it really has upped the ante hasn't it!?!). The details were amazing and I know Ashley felt pretty special!

The details were amazing...

One of the food tables...

 

  

The cupcake table...

The cakeball table...

 

The clothesline...

Another food bar...

Around the couches...

The beverage station...

The gift table...

 And the amazing ladies who put it all together!

 

I love this picture of Miss Anne (Jay's mom). She's such a kind lady.

Classic Ashley face...I think P learned this face from her!

 Peeper and Hackett ladies...

Beautiful Peeper ladies. The Peeper boys will tell you they "out-kicked their coverage for sure" and I agree ;-)

And, of course, plenty of pictures of my favorite ladies...

 

Congratulations, Ashley and Jay! We cannot wait to meet your little boy!

My Beautiful Sister

My beautiful sister, Ashley, is expecting her first baby next month! We are so excited for she and Jay to welcome their little boy to their family and we can't wait to meet him! The night before her baby shower, Ashley and I headed out for a quick photo shoot and dinner. It was so fun to have some good one-on-one sister time!

I love these little shoes. He'll look just like his daddy when he wears them!

 The view from the top!

I'm so happy and excited for Ashley & Jay. They're going to be such great parents and their little guy will not be short on love! Just a few more weeks!

Not to brag but...

She really is a good little swimmer, and at 19 months! She did two weeks of ISR-type swimming lessons at the beginning of the summer and Jeff has been practicing with her every day since. She's our little fish!

18 Months!

Our little Sweet P is 1 1/2 !! It's unbelievable how much she's grown and how fast the time has gone! At 18 months, Presley is 32 3/4 inches tall (78th percentile) and weighs 22 lbs 4 ounces (19th percentile). And boy do we get a kick out of her!

• P has always been very verbal but, we've definitely had a language explosion! She talks constantly and has a pretty big vocabulary. We are always amazed at how much she understands. I had to take her to the doctor for a rash on her face not long ago and that morning, I told her where we were going and why. When the doctor walked in the exam room, she asked P how she was doing and P got this concerned look on her face and said "a rash."
• Presley is still a good eater and, thankfully, she seems to enjoy her vegetables. She loves her morning fruit and spinach "shakes" (or "green drinks" as Gramma Jan calls them) and enjoys broccoli, green beans and zucchini. She has also developed a love for Oreos and E.L. Fudge cookies but, they must be double stuffed (otherwise, they're not worth eating). I think cheese is her favorite food---she eats a lot of cheese. Seriously, a lot of cheese.
• We started the summer with swim lessons and have been amazed at how quickly she's learned. The lessons were every day for 2 weeks and while the first 3 days were rough, she quickly learned how to swim with her face in the water, how to "monkey" along the wall, and how to turn back to the wall and/or stairs after she pushes off. She hates to float on her back no matter what we do. She's been swimming with Daddy every day since and has really come a long way, but that deserves a post of it's own!

• Presley had dropped down to 1 nap during the day and still sleeps about 12 hours at night. She loves to read books by herself in bed after we lay her down and we love to sit and watch her read to her stuffed animal friends.
• She finally figured out how to get onto her knees for prayers at night. It took a few nights of practice to finally figure out how to assume the position but, now she's got it. She kind of winds up and slides into it while shouting "knees"!
• Presley has a new obsession with Elmo. Her Elmo doll, her Elmo shirts, and watching Elmo on the iPad. This girl seriously cannot get enough. We've had to ration her iPad time and get multiple Elmo shirts so that we have one available if the other one is in the wash. She is also obsessed with shoes (a girl after my own heart). Jeff went to check on her before we went to bed one night and when he moved her a bit she squeaked out, "shoes." Loved it.
• In addition to shoes and Elmo, she's starting to have an opinion about what she wears. She especially loves her new jammies and gets excited to pick out what she'll be wearing to bed. She's particularly fond of a set with a giraffe eating ice cream on the front of the shirt.

 

•  She can definitely be a stinker and puts on her sassy-pants occasionally. She has a "stink face" and she's not afraid to use it! I apologize if you've been on the receiving end of this face. I assure you she still loves you!

• P started going into the nursery Primary class at church (for kids aged 1.5-3) without me and Jeff and boy does she love that! She has a lot of fun playing, loves to give hugs and kisses to the other kids, and especially enjoys snack time. I was worried about separation anxiety but, it seems that I'm the only one with that!
• If she had her way, we'd spend all of our time outside. She loves riding her new tricycle, swimming, feeding the turtles and fish in the pond, swinging at the park, and hunting for bugs and lizards (which she does with Daddy, of course).

We sure love our little Presley-girl and are just so happy that she's in our family. Our home is a happy one and she's definitely is a big part of that! We love to laugh and play with her and are so grateful that she's ours.