The Peterson Family: exersaucer

This week is my last week of summer vacation. I have done a very good job of not going in early to organize my classroom (although the floor in my room wasn't ready...so I had no choice but to stay home)! We have had a great week just having fun around the house. I have decided to make all of Hannah's baby food here at home. So far she has eaten avocados and squash. I also made her sweet potatoes, mango, peas and green beans. She hasn't tried those yet! I'm very happy with how the food has turned out so far and it is SO easy to make. I like making sure that Hannah has all organic ingredients in her food...and I think it is probably a little more economical than buying the baby food jars. I'm excited to keep making her healthy and delicious meals. You can judge for yourself how well she likes the vegetables, but I told her she had no choice! As you can see by the pictures, Hannah is still trying to crawl, she got a new exersaucer and LOVES it, she was eyeing Dad's food at dinner the other night, and she is an avid Gonzaga fan. She has 2 sporting outfits and they are both Gonzaga (we have 2 sets of friends who are alumni) and Kyle says it is a shame that she doesn't have a DU hockey jersey yet...maybe for Christmas.

We made it to Colorado and it was quite the adventure! We left home on Wednesday afternoon and headed to Baltimore to catch our 7:25 flight to Denver. We went inside and got in line to get Hannah's boarding pass when Kyle said, "I hate to ruin the excitement, but it says that your flight is delayed until 10:30." We checked in and they let Kyle come through security to help us out. We decided to have dinner at the airport and then Kyle needed to head back home. I assured him that we would be fine so off he went. I kept checking the board and the flight kept getting delayed more and more. Baltimore was on a ground hold as three huge thunderstorms passed over the area. Good thing I have the most easy going baby in the world! Hannah did not make a peep in the airport and she got many compliments on her great behavior. We finally boarded the plane at 12:30 AM. Hannah and I headed to the back of the plane and found a row to ourselves. Shortly after we got settled, a high school lacrosse team headed our way. They took one look at Hannah and quickly found another row. When you have a baby on the plane, people avoid you like the plague. We finally took off at 12:50 AM! Once we got up in the air all of a sudden one of the high school boys said, "Ewww, who pooped in their pants?" Hmmm...I think that was my 4 month old! Hannah was great on the plane. We had an entire row to ourselves so we were able to lay down and sleep. The only time she cried was when I asked to flight attendant to hold her so I could go to the bathroom. We arrived at my parent's house at 4:30 AM. Hannah ate and then went back to sleep until about 9:00. We have been relaxing and seeing friends since we arrived.

Hanging out at the airport waiting for the flight.

We finally arrived in Colorado! Hannah was very tired but she let Grammy and Papaw hold her!

Playing with Papaw

Scooting across the floor. She just needs to lift that head up!

I left Hannah on the green blanket and left the room for a minute. I came back and this is where she was. Tomorrow morning she will probably have a rug burn on her forehead!