THE PEEL FAMILY: September 2008

Just thought that I would post some cute pictures from our weekend - on Friday night, we had a surprise party for Matt at our house to congratulate him on his promotion to manager at E&Y - way to go Matt!! He works so hard - TOO hard for my liking - but what can you do? Taylor helped me color posters for him...she was so excited for all of her friends to come over...

She had her first soccer game on Saturday, which was a much anticipated event at our house (at least for Matt). She is playing on Coach (Uncle) Jay's team with her one (and only) teammate Brockie! Yep, it is just the three of them - only two on the team - the dynamic duo.

How cute is she??? I love the uniform :)

Sadly, Taylor wasn't having it this Saturday - she just wanted her sucker. (The one we used to bribe her to play for more than 30 seconds). So pretty much most of her playing time was spent whining, with me dragging her up and down the field.

She was still the cutest soccer player there though!! (Brockie was almost as cute...)

Well, Matt is back home visiting Virginia this weekend - after a short business trip to Baltimore - and Taylor is at a Grandma sleepover tonight - and I am so sick of seeing my last post on here - SO I will attempt to give a quick update of what we have been up to! Jackson is GROWING!! Way too fast for my liking - he is so sweet and wonderful - and might I just add that he LOVES his mommy :) I am definitely his favorite person - with Taylor coming in at a close 2nd (sorry Matt - it is the truth).

He was blessed back in the beginning of August - this is the afghan my mom made for him - so pretty.

We then just went to Las Vegas this last weekend for Jordan (Matt's brother) and Julianne's (Matt's sister) babys' blessings for Baby James and Baby Allie. We decided that it would be fun for us to first have a quick little family trip to Laughlin, NV - just the four of us. SUCH A BAD IDEA!!! Who goes to Laughlin??????? And who goes with a 3 month old and a toddler??? NO ONE. Regardless - it is already fun to laugh about now (now that we are home) - and we will never forget it. We stayed at the glorious Tropicana Express - for a few reasons - it boasted of newly renovated rooms. True. The hot-pink painted and creepy hallways...not renovated. Second reason was that it has a train that runs through it that you can ride. Taylor is TOTALLY into "choo-choos." The only problem: train runs Saturday through Wednesday; we stayed Thursday and Friday...ah, but of course. Highlight of the trip (and I am not joking) - finding a Target, Kohls, and Burger King on the outskirts of Laughlin for our Friday night activity :).

Taylor did well in the car - thanks to crackers, M&Ms, juice, and Care Bear DVDs.

This is the gang - leaving the hotel - on our way to Vegas - hallelujah.

Goodbye Laughlin - may we never return again.

We have spent the rest of the last few months hanging out with family - playing with cousins - and of course - sleepovers at Grandma Janet's. This is Taylor tonight getting ready for Grandma's (minus the whole getting dressed and doing her hair part) - she loves her backpack.

Another highlight of this week was that I was supposed to go and get another crown put on one of my back molars - and instead, the dentist told me that my tooth was past the point of saving and he PULLED MY TOOTH!! So, I am officially 85 years old. My hip replacement is scheduled for the Fall. It was a terrible experience - and of course, it was the day after Matt left on his long weekend trip. Fabulous. A big thank you to my grandparents for my terrible teeth...my mom just informed me that my grandma had dentures in her early 20's - so I guess I am doing well, considering.

Just some more cute pictures - my cute little Taylor Tots and her Buddy Boos...