THE PETERSON PROJECT

Monday, May 25, 2009

Miscellaneous Happenings

We walked to school on April 22nd (Earth Day), and I meant to write down just a few things that caught my attention from that morning and the few days before and after:

Mary-Kensley has started to try to tickle me ... and she's getting pretty good at it. She also does nice things for Olivia, like helps Olivia up when she’s fallen.

Olivia is really starting to talk and say lots of words (like "hello" and "mine") and parts of words. She also does lots of tasks: she threw something in the trash, brought Elaine her shoes, ran around the house in a circle like MK does, and picked up a nickel that MK didn’t want. Olivia is also starting to wear outfits that Nathan and MK used to wear, like the orange Pooh Bear shirt.

It's amazing how much and how quickly these kids are growing up.

Caleb's Wedding

This is a picture of the wedding party taken shortly after Caleb and Leslie were married on May 9, 2009.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

New Song Nathan Is Singing

REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling" from 1984.

Old School Pictures

My friend Austin Kirkland sent me these two pictures from way back in 1991-92.

This is the Resident Assistant staff of North Carrick Hall at U.T. living it up at Hooters.

Here we are again, this time several years later at a reunion at Austin's parent's home in Loudon, TN.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Finally in Townsend, TN, for Caleb and Leslie's wedding. It was a long car trip with the kids.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Haircut

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Silly kids

Monday, April 27, 2009

Kindergarten Year

Memories from Nathan’s kindergarten year: buying a backpack, practicing for the bus, first day, Mrs. Marchant, not wanting to go, lice, sight words, riding the bus, Mrs. Dalton, learning to write, Thanksgiving dinner in your class, field trips, Charlie, friends, Mrs. Marchant & Kenzie, report cards, reading!, math, Barack Obama, safeties, green bunny, being brave, Spring Fling, getting to go on stage during the pep rally, gym class, library books, horseshoe, walking you to class each morning, holding your hand, eating lunch with you, tardy slip, picking you up from school early when you had a fever, wiggly teeth, losing your first tooth, being quieter than 5th graders!, bringing you to my office after school and going to 7-11 on the way, 7 weeks left … it has gone by so quickly. I love you little boy.

Friday, April 24, 2009

Look, i can post to my blog via text msg.

Something to Think About

Just for today, tell your kids: I'll forget about the laundry and take you to the park. I will silence the cell phone, turn off the computer and sit with you and blow bubbles. Just for today, I will let you wear whatever you want and smile and say how perfect it is. I will skip my favorite TV shows and snuggle beside you for hours. I will let you stay up late so we can sit and count the stars.

Just for today, I will think about the mothers and fathers who no longer have their children, and I will be thankful I have you... just for today.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

April 1st Memory

Elaine and I were talking today about the funny thing that Nathan did last April Fool’s Day. He snuck outside and rang the doorbell at the front door. When we opened the door he yelled, “April Fool’s!” The funniest part is that he was completely naked!!

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Basketball

I played my first "real" game of basketball with Nathan and Mary-Kensley this evening after work. No dribbling or anything but we really kind of played ... Nate and MK against me. It made me think about how cool it is going to be to play games and have fun with these three kids as they grow up.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Funny Things Kids Learn In School

Ever since Nathan started kindergarten this year we have been amazed at all of the things he's learned, how to read and write chief among them. Today he shared a couple other things he has learned:

1. He said that Wednesday is "Naked Day" (according to his friend Jed). Naked Day is when the boys wear their clothes to school and the girls do not.

2. Nathan said that the "A-Word" is the worst word ever. He couldn't remember what the "A-Word" was, but he said it was really bad.

I wonder what he'll learn next.

kids on the playground

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