The reception area of Jason's office--looking pretty nice, huh?
















Hailey in her new big girl bed!

















At the Oregon Coast for a Peacock family reunion.








The kids in their bedroom at the beach house.






















Seth burying himself in the sand.























The cold water didn't stop Alex!

















The Peacock girls soaking up some rays (on our faces, anyway!).









Hailey was mad because her
pants fell down and
instead of pulling them up
right away I giggled and
took a picture first.
















The Peacock cousins (the ones who were there anyway!).












With Jason's Grandma ("GG"). She was nice enough to treat everyone to the beach house. Thanks, GG!

First week of school!

Seth getting ready to get on the bus for Kindergarten!

Hailey took her babies for walk when we went to take Seth to the bus stop.

Hailey and I went to have lunch with Alex at school.

A light at the end of the tunnel

Jason called me the other day from his office and said he needed to tell me something. I was worried because we have had way too much bad news this summer. But he said "The builders just installed the counters in the reception area...and they're beautiful". He was so choked up he could barely even talk on the phone. I said "You realize this has nothing to do with the counters." He has been so stressed out about getting his practice open and bringing home the bacon for his family and the counter being installed and being beautiful was a symbol to him that his nightmare is actually almost over! So I told him I had to come and take a picture of him with the counter that made him cry. :-)

More Exploring

We went to Mt. Saint Helens and were amazed by the affects the 1980 eruption had on the surrounding landscape. The volcano used to be surrounded by a crystal clear lake and thick, lush pine trees. We were truly amazed at the power mother nature has.

We went hiking with my dad's cousin and his family and saw some gorgeous scenery and beautiful waterfalls. We also got more exercise than any of us has had in a long time! We hiked (with a few breaks) basically all day.

Baby #4!!!

Yep, that's right...baby Peacock #4 is on the way and will be here in 6 months (late February/early March). The kids are so excited and are placing bets on what the baby's sex will be. I told them I think it's a girl, and Jason responded, "So it's a boy then?". He has every reason to say that because we had thought Alex would be a girl, Seth would be a girl and Hailey would be twins. So much for thinking. We won't be finding out the sex of this one (we didn't with Seth and Hailey either and it was so fun to be surprised), so we'll just have to wait and see!

Our Practice!

Our practice is finally 2-3 weeks away from opening. We already have several patients scheduled for the first week and of course are hoping for many more! You can't see the sign too well but it says "Peacock Prosthodontics". It is looking really good on the inside compared to what it was a month ago!

Summer Fun

We went to the Vancouver rodeo and the kids loved it. At first though, when the first bull rider came out, Seth had the most horrified look on his face at the way the rider was being thrown around. I said "It's okay buddy, that's what they're supposed to do at a rodeo." After that he was able to enjoy himself much more!
Alex and Seth found a habitat 2 minutes away from our house with lots of snakes and tadpoles and frogs to catch. The frogs are tiny and so cute!
A popsicle and an ice cream cone! It's like heaven on earth.