Alex and I went to the Rice Rocks and Minerals Museum in Hillsboro, OR for our date last weekend. We had such a good time--he said it was our best date ever, and that's saying a lot since Jason and I have been taking the kids on monthly dates for the past 2 years! The kids always pick what we do (within reason, of course!) for our dates. This museum catered to Alex's personality perfectly.

On Memorial Day we went hiking around and ended up finding a beautiful river...of course the boys pulled their nets out and put their boots on so they could wade at the edge of the river and catch any living things they could find. We went with our friends and Hailey and Aneya stuck their feet in the water and giggled and giggled.




































Hailey decided to try and pour her own salad dressing while nobody happened to be watching...she gave it her best effort.




































We celebrated our 11th anniversary and Alex took this picture for us. We put Hailey to bed early and sent the boys up to read in bed much earlier than usual and then we had a candlelit dinner of grilled filet mignon, caesar salad and imported cheese. It was really nice.

One day we all went outside to play and Liam sat in his Bumbo with us...I ran in to get something (I forget what now) and the kids followed me and I realized a few minutes later that Liam was out there all by himself. He wasn't crying or anything, just hanging out and looking around. I had to get a picture.































Jason decided to capture a moment of us immersed in a good bedtime book (currently Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets). Reading books before bed is one of our favorite passtimes and we do it almost every night.

My parents came into town for Mother's Day weekend. On Sunday we went to Battleground Lake near our house and hiked around all afternoon. It was beautiful and so fun.














Peacock family of 6!































Mother's Day presents from my darling kids!




























Everyone (except the moms) getting Mother's Day dinner ready. We had barbecued brisket, garlic mashed potatoes, baked beans and spinach salad. It was delicious! Jason made most of the dinner by himself and did a great job.











Liam gave Granny a huge smile.

We got Liam a "Bumbo"...which I think is the best thing to be invented since sliced bread. For those of you who aren't familiar with these little goodies, they allow a baby to sit up once the baby can hold it's head up. And since our babies always want to be sitting upright from 6 weeks until they can do it on their own at 6 months, we got one. Jason said it wouldn't do what it said it would, but he was proven wrong. Liam sat up perfectly in it. He LOVES it! Just had to get a picture.























Liam at 6 weeks old!
















Hailey got her ears pierced! She was warned that it would hurt for a minute but decided to brave it out and do it anyway. She loves her earrings! She had a delayed reaction after they were pierced and started to cry pretty hard after a few seconds...then was still crying after a few minues, but once she calmed down she was very excited about her earrings.























Ahhhh...ice cream cones make all owies better.
























Hailey got her hair cut and at first she did not like the length, until Alex told her she looked like Dora and now she is thrilled.

The sleep deprivation of newbornhood...

Alex and Seth and their friends pulled an April Fool's joke on me. They told me they finished the Rubix cube and I was shocked. I said we had to take a picture. Just as I snapped it they all yelled "APRIL FOOL'S!". Why I fell for that on April Fool's Day I'll never know.








We caught Liam in deep thought one night. :)















Always helping with the baby...
















Daddy must be really soft and cozy.



























Alex took 23rd place in the District Pinewood Derby
out of 400. He was very proud. :)




















Being a great big brother, as always.

Introducing Liam!

We are pleased to introduce Liam Kenneth Peacock! He was born on Friday, March 13th at 5:45 p.m. He weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce and was 21 inches long. We figure any kid who makes an entrance into the world on Friday the 13th has got to be somethin' special.

That morning I felt "different" and told Jason I thought we might have the baby that day. By noon I knew I was in labor but also that I had hours to go before the baby would be ready to come. Jason came home from work and we made arrangements for the kids for the rest of the day. I don't like hospitals AT ALL, so we went and ran errands to kill time and keep me from dwelling on the contractions. We then went for a walk at WSU campus which is 2 minutes from the hospital. Jason kept asking me if we needed to go and I kept saying no because I could tell by my pain level that it wasn't time yet. (Did I mention I don't like hospitals?) Well, my pain suddenly increased and he could tell by the look about me during contractions that it was time to go. At that point I wholeheartedly agreed. Fifteen minutes after we got to the hosital I was ready to start pushing, and Liam was born 30 minutes later! I was intending to go natural this time and I did, partly because I intended to and partly because I really didn't end up with much choice. After 3 epidural births this one taught me that my body handles things much better naturally! If only I could start over...LOL.

Alex, Seth and Hailey LOVE Liam. They pretty much want to be holding him all of the time.

Jason's cousin Heather came and watched the kids the day after Liam was born so Jason could be with me at the hospital for a few hours. While we were gone Heather helped them make "welcome home" pictures for Liam and me. The couldn't wait to show us!

Alex holding Liam while he did his homework.

Did I mention that the kids love Liam?!?!?

Granny (my mom) came to visit the day after we got home from the hospital and stayed for the week to help out. She worked hard cooking, cleaning, buying groceries, feeding and changing the baby when needed, and playing with the kids, leaving Jason free to be in his practice all week (we're seeing improvements in our patient base--now is not the time to take work off!). We appreciate her help!

Seth drew green freckles on his face for St. Patrick's Day at school, which ended up looking more like green measles!

His Kindergarten class made Leprechaun traps and he faithfully watched his trap to see if he would catch anything.

Obviously Leprechaun's are quick and sneaky because he got a note from Larry the Leprechaun without even noticing!

We caught Hailey sticking her head in the garbage one day for no reason?!?!?

Alex won 2nd place in the Scout's pinewood derby and will be moving on to district. We've never heard of district races for pinewood derby before, but Alex is very excited!