A while back Todd pointed out that Peter has gotten to do a lot of really neat things in the first two years of his life... so many fun things that his first two years may be the coolest of his entire childhood. And he's not even going to remember any of it! Poor kid. Hopefully we get to continue to do some extra neat stuff in the future. Anyhow, this last year has been especially fun and let me tell you... no two guys know how to have fun more than Peter and his daddy. They've been on adventure after adventure and I've been the lucky one behind the lens that gets to watch this father-son relationship develop.
Here's a little large taste of what I get to watch, and oh so luckily, be a part of...
Father's Day 2014... where we left off,
Wisconsin and Illinois provided many of our extra neat adventures... for example...
we got to tour a Jelly Belly factory (can I just have a bag of root beer belly flops like right now please??),
attend multiple Giants (vs, Brewers, Cubs, & White Sox) games,
we ate deep dish pizza in the heart of Chicago,
and really only saw ate fraction of what Chicago has to offer.
On our camping trip last summer we swam in Lake Michigan,
adventured around the thumb of Wisconsin (Door County), and saw a lot of very beautiful sights.
Our next big adventure took us (via vehicle) clear to California. Peter met Todd's cousin, Peter, who had chickens! Too cool.
One of Todd's other cousins, Blake, had a sweet Jeep that the boys loved.
The rest of our California trip was nice and touristy... Fairytale Town and the Zoo. Can't beat that when you're 2 years old!
Next (and more permanent) stop? Provo, UT. Although not as new and exciting as the rest of our year we have been having lots of fun! Provo truly has come a long way in the last few years...
reliving memories at good ol' Campus Plaza,
making new memories at better ol' Wymount,
temple open housing,
Rock Canyon hiking,
Sunday napping,
Halloweening,
pumpkin patching,
apple picking,
meeting Santa,
building edible chook-chooks,
cheering on our cougars,
visiting the Midway Ice Castles,
and eating our favorite Midway treats at Dairy Keen. Yum, guys.
Really our days are usually filled with the usual "boring stuff." But Peter (an now Calvin) tends to liven things up a bit. (:
Like dish doing while potty training (yes the warm dish water did make Peter wet his pants),
and building toy classification wheels.
BYU does provide us with a lot of fun stuff too... this human/Cosmo hybrid statue is pretty neat.
There's also Easter egg dying,
making treats (always a hit).
and oh my heck! becoming a new daddy again! Very exciting. The most exciting, really. (:
Don't worry, Calvin hasn't eaten up all of daddy's attention. He still finds time to take us to tasty eateries and share his favorite root beer,
take us to more temple opening houses,
and visit the horsies with us.
Isn't this daddy such a fun guy?? And look at that smile... I mean, come on!
Amidst all of our extra fun adventures we've filled our time with the little ho hum stuff. The stuff that Peter actually likes the most...
like story time, and cuddles, and playing ball-ball. Looks like no matter what he and Calvin will have a pretty decent childhood. (: Especially with such a great daddy around!
Happy Father's Day Todd! Thanks for going on this parenthood journey with me and for being so great for our boys. They're some lucky ducky kiddos.
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