Dahlonega

A few Saturdays ago we took a fun little road trip to the north side of Georgia. The plan was to drive by all of the orchards and pick some peaches. Along the way we drove through the adorable little town of Dahlonega. It was so adorable we quickly flipped back around and decided to stop there for lunch. We ate at smokin gold bbq and it was greasy and delicious. Then we walked through the town a little bit, stopping for some taffy, then stopping to listen to some bluegrass and old time string music. Every Saturday afternoon a group of locals come and play at the square. After our stop in town we headed to find the orchards. About a half hour after we thought we would have seen them we realized we took a wrong turn. It was time to feed Everett so instead of continuing on we pulled off at a memorial park. It was then that we noticed the poonami. Everett's hand had almost dry poop covering it and he had gotten poo all over the inside of his carseat. The next 20 minutes was spent with Stephen cleaning him up on the grass while I cleaned up the carseat. It was a messy adventure.

Once Everett was clean and fed we found the best route to get back to the orchards. We ended up finding a few of them but none of them let you pick your own peaches. We ended up spending way to much on a bushel of peaches anyway and headed for home. Overall it was a really fun day and we got to see some beautiful countryside and even found some mountains.  

100 posts later

I have reached my 100th post since starting this blog just four months after Stephen and I got married. There are a lot of reasons why I wanted to start writing down our family stories. One of those reasons has to do with my grandpa. After he passed away I found out about all of the journals he had kept throughout his life. Some days he would only write a couple words but he kept written records of everything. I've never been good at journal writing but I've always felt like it is so important to write our memories down. I started this blog when Stephen and I had just started our huge adventure in Dominica. I originally started it just to have memories of Dominica but I have no intentions of giving it up because it has been incredible to look back and read about our adventures and life together so far. I love looking back at all of the things we have done. I have even started a separate blog that starts when Stephen and I first met and ends right up to us moving to Dominica.

I hope to someday start journal writing in addition to this blog so that I can record more personal life experiences. But for now I am happy with my Peirce family stories and can't wait to see what adventures await in the next 100 posts.

 Margaret Atwood said "In the end we'll all become stories." I wrote this quote down a long time ago but have always remembered it. I just love it and I hope someday these stories are read not only by my children but by my grandchildren and hopefully they will enjoy them.

From Bees to Braves

Stephen and I have done some pretty amazing things and have had some really fun adventures but one of my favorite things ever is going to a baseball game as a family. A few weeks ago we finally made it to our first Brave's game and it was just like we thought it would be...amazing! We won't ever stop loving our Bee's team in Salt Lake but the Brave's have found a permanent place in our hearts. It was hot hot hot but we luckily weren't sitting in the sun. We sat almost at the top of the stadium but it ended up being perfect seats especially afterwards when we got to watch the fireworks. It was a close game at the end and the Brave's won making it even better. Everett was such a good baby the whole time even though we knew he was exhausted. We definitely won the bad parents award that night because we didn't get him to bed until 1:00am. As he gets older we will definitely make it a tradition to go to as many baseball games as we can!

Everett: 2 Months

Everett is 2 months old! He is such a happy and chill baby. Mommy and Daddy love you so much. 

Two month check up: 1 ft 11 inches (75th percentile), 11 pounds 5 ounces (25th percentile).
First set of shots included saddest cry/screams this Momma has heard.

Because you are so tall you have now outgrown your 0-3 month sleepers.

You are getting stronger and stronger every day, and wiggle around so much in your crib while you sleep that sometimes you are facing the opposite direction by the time you finally wake back up.

Your bedtime routine includes a bath, bottle, then rocking to sleep.

Spit ups and lots of drool are becoming common now.

Whenever the car is stopped you cry. You only put up with being in the car seat if your moving.

Mommy is happy because she is 5 pounds under her pre-pregnancy weight!

But got a couple clogged milk ducts this month and a two day fever because of mastitis.

You had your first baby rash and lots of heat rash the weekend our ac broke.

You love your jungle gym from great-grandma Hampton.

The bassinet was to small with how much you wiggle so you are in your big boy crib now.

You smile the most while on your changing table, getting your bum changed.

The most precious thing ever is that you smile while falling asleep.

You will only sleep during the day on your tummy.

Mommy has now pumped for two full months giving you only breastmilk.

One night after your 2:00am feeding Mommy experienced her first poonami attack. Mommy was changing your bum and heard the explosion, turned on the lamp, and found poop all over the changing table, all over the dresser, all over the little picture frame on the dresser, and all over the lamp. It was quite the cleanup and afterwards you were happy and wide awake with no intention of going back to sleep.

Mommy and Daddy love you so much and love watching you grow into such a handsome little one with such a sweet little personality.

4th of July

Stephen and I love the 4th! It is the perfect time of year, we get to celebrate our wonderful country and those who fight/fought for it, and get to see fireworks! This year was a little different having our sweet Everett at home. We almost ended up doing nothing but staying at home all day. Then Stephen decided that we at least needed to go for a walk and then come home and grill hamburgers. Then he got the amazing idea that we should just grill hamburgers at the park. It was such a great idea. Lately I've needed someone to force me out of the house and to have a good time. 

We packed up our little grill and went to the grocery store to buy our picnic foods. Then we headed to riverside park and set up our little picnic on the grass. It was a perfect afternoon and just what we all needed.

Later that night we were still debating bringing Everett to the fireworks because we weren't sure we wanted him to stay up so late. At 9:00 he had been bathed, just finished his last bottle before bedtime, and was sound asleep. We then decided that we would just drive to the fireworks, stay in the car, then avoid the rush heading home. Well we found the fireworks but they were blocked behind the buildings and the roads to get closer to them were all closed. We found a parking lot that let us see them a little bit and got there for the grand finale. It wasn't as fun as seeing them up close but Everett stayed asleep the whole time and went right back to sleep once we got home which is all that matters. 

The next day at church was fast and testimony meeting in sacrament. Almost all of the testimony's shared were related to the 4th and the love they all have for our country. It was a really special meeting and a perfect way to end the 4th of July weekend.