The Downpour of Life

So I know I've mentioned how much Peyton loves hats... and apparently any hat will do. I tossed this one on his head to see his reaction and he kept it on for 10 minutes, gleefully walking around and around the room. My super cutie...

After a pretty busy week we ended up driving over to Wenatchee on Saturday to attend the wedding of an old friend and roommate of Ian's. We didn't know a soul there (besides the groom) so it was strange but really good to see Glenn and he seemed equally happy to have an old friend there. Sunday night we had a couple of MY old roommates/friends over for dinner. Amanda and her husband, Ian are moving to Paso Robles, CA this week so we celebrated their new beginnings with good food, good wine and our other good friend, Angel. It was really great to see them all and I'll certainly miss Amanda but am looking forward to visiting her some day in wine country!

The most exciting news in my life is that I just got a brand new Washer and Dryer. This may not seem exciting to the masses who read my blog but for me this is huge! My old set (like at least 20 years old) was just plain failing to do what it was purposed to do. It was taking two cycles to simply dry a load - my new dryer takes only 35 minutes! Hallelujah! Peyton really likes to watch the action through the window too - totally cute!

The latest word in Peyton's vocab (so far we only have very infrequent use of "Mama and Dada") is "Aggie". He said it three times on Monday all in direct reference to Maggie so we figure it's not just a fluke. He really doesn't say anything tangible very often though so when he does it's a big deal...I think it's sweet that his first three words are the names of his family members!

Here's the two of them watching Daddy grill - oh how they wish they could be out there with him (it was just too cold).

The beautiful sunshine that I was about to take a walk in just disappeared and rain poured forth from the sky, just like life sometimes...which brings me to...

Okay, last but not least, I have to say it. I've cried tears over it every day this week. I'm so sad about the Virginia Massacre. I know people die in Iraq every day and other tragedies have occurred in the last 10 years and they've all been sad but none have affected me like this one. I think it's because I lived in two small college towns just like Blacksburg for so many years. This tragedy is relatable for me. I have limited how much of the coverage I will watch because it becomes too much. The other sad thing this week is that my close friend's step dad is in his last days. I don't know him but this is huge in her life and I am her support and "dumping" ground so I feel it for her. Don't mean to end on a downer but it's a reality of life. You take the good with the bad and move along as best you can. It makes me very grateful for my family and reminds me not to take them for granted.