Peter's Birthday Party!

I want to get some pictures up of Peter's Birthday and birthday parties but I have been staying up so late watching the Olympics that I am exhausted at night. I finally got them up but they are all in the wrong order - we did not have cake before dinner and Pete's real birthday fell after his party - you know what I mean - use your imagination!

Happy 8th Birthday, Peter Westley Harding - Wheeler!Snuggles for the birthday boy! After 2 years Unlce Frank found the idol and Peter could not be happier about it!
Molly and Tyler using Pete's new MP3 player.
Snuggles for tired Ty-guy!


Pete and the boys ready to open presents.
Auntie LuAnn and Annie bonding.
Arm farts from the boys!
My little ham is happy about his school clothes.

Cake time for Peter - Auntie Ann outdid herself again! Blowing out his candles.
Peter and his cake - he loved it!
Pete has so many people that love him.
Auntie Ann found Peter some Hulk books - he loves them.

Banana clowning around!
Sister Ancie and her girl.
Grammy and her boy!
Papa and Tim
The kids eating lunch.

Grammy and Papa got Peter a trundle bed for his birthday - he is very excited.
Hugging Papa
Annie and her Grammy!
Peter opening Grammy and Papa's presents.
Grammy and Papa got Peter wrestling figures that he has been dying for - he played with them all day on Monday!

I have lots more pictures of the beach and people who came to celebrate with Pete - I need to go watch Michael Phelps break another world record. I'll post more pictures and ask Auntie Eileen if I can use some of hers tomorrow so stay tuned!

GNM - ILY!

God Danced the Day He Was Born!

At 9:43 p.m. on August 11, 2000 my beautiful son was born weighing 7lbs 15 ounces and 19 inches long. He had a mass of black curly hair and big brown eyes that held a pensive look for the 1st few months of his life. If I had to use one word to describe Peter Westley Harding I would say "Spirited". Everything Peter does is done with intensity, charm and spirit - sometimes a spirit all his own and not understood by others, but spirit none the less! Peter is a joy - his smile, his laugh, his sensitivity and his charm - I love being Peter's mother! A year after Peter was born Celine Dion came out with a new song and there is a set of lyrics that makes me cry everytime I hear them because they remind me of how much better a person I am since having and knowing Peter. It's my blog so I'm allowed to be mushy on the birthday of my oldest child!

"Where it was dark, now there's light. Where there was pain, now there's joy .Where there was weakness, I found my strength - All in the eyes of a boy!"

I guess that could be seen as a lot of pressure for a little boy but Peter is quite a little boy!

My little lovebug in his first portrait! I love that wrinkled skin but forgot how tense he was in those first few months.

At work with Mommy when he was just 2 weeks old!

My grandmother with Peter - she would absolutely LOVE Peter and his fun loving personality!

Peter with Molly - I have never seen a little boy so attached to his baby sister. He was only 2 when MOlly was born and he used to sit with her for as long as I would let him. He is still the only one who can get Molly out of a funky mood sometimes.

Peter and his namesake - they always seem to have a look of mischief of on their faces when they are together!

Peter and Tyler - they were best friends from the start!
Peter meeting his baby sister - Annie. Even as she learns to crawl and walk and wants to be down on the floor all the time he just can not get enough of holding and loving her. He cracks her up!
And my big boy at school. When Peter has a rough day I often tell him that if God gave me the chance to pick any son in the world I would choose him - tonight as I tucked him in for the 8th time at 9 p.m. I told him how happy I was that he was born and without missing a beat he said, "Yeah, I'm happy God picked you for my Mom." No one could be as happy as I am that I get to be his Mom. Happy Birthday, Peter Westley!

GNM - ILY!