Catch Up Time

I feel like I am always playing catch up.  The month of June was a whirlwind with Greg teaching a Summer Class and me taking my last (required) class ever. We also took a few trips to St. Louis and my sister Sarah came to visit for a week. Our first trip was for a Cardinals/Nationals Game and to visit our friends the McCommis Family. Our second was to go to the St. Louis Science Museum with Aunt Sarah.

Sarah was so helpful helping us to organize and eliminate things from the downstairs area. We also had a lot of fun doing things together. So grateful she came to visit. 

There are a lot of exciting things going on at the Perreault home as we prepare for our little P-Nut to arrive. We also will be welcoming Greg's sister Edgerly to Columbia in July as she took a job here with a local bank branch.

Here's a few photos of our June adventures.

Dinner out with PhD friends at Las Margaritas. E dressed accordingly.

Father's Day weekend at the Cardinals/Nationals Game.

We had a great time, and the Cardinals won. E loves baseball.

Spending time with our friend James after an overnight in St. Louis.

We love our friends James and Brenda. It was great to spend some quality time with them.

Family time at VBS "Wilderness Escape"

Aunt Sarah and E at Little Mate's Cove in Como.

E dancing with a rainstick at VBS.

At the Science Museum in St. Louis with Aunt Sarah.

Learning about how fish turned into Lizards in the Mississippi River.

Saying goodbye after a great week!

In Summer.. Part 2

Here's a few more of my favorites from our time in Texas.

E at the lake with her Aunts.

E's newest obsession is blueberries.

Meeting Ayala, daughter of two of my dear college friends from Baylor.

Exploring River Road park in Boerne.

Did I mention E loves Miss Katie?

Art appreciation with Miss Katie in the Woodlands.

Visiting Aunt Sarah at her office.

Artwork E did for Aunt Sarah.

E and Mama.

Making Cupcakes with Grandma Carri.

And the frosting.

Visiting Aunt Cate's office, and Meeting Rocket the "Green" Raccoon--well at least his head.

Schlitterbahn Adventure with Aunt Cate.

E going down the slide. She loves waterslides.

Dinner with Aunt Cate and Uncle Danny.

Lunch with Grandpa Will.

Adventures in Boerne with Grandma Carri.

In Summer...

Our summer has been swell so far. Greg, Evangeline and I got a great vacation in Texas and Seattle. We got some quality time with family and friends and were able to recuperate for a crazy June. I'll post a few different posts with photos from our trip.

We took three weeks and drove down to Texas, and then Greg and I went to Seattle for work, and to celebrate out eight-year anniversary. Here's some highlights from our trip. Hard to believe we have less than 2 months until P-Nut arrives!

Playing at Lake LBJ with Aunt Cate.

Mother's Day Luncheon at the Winery. The proud Dads.

Uncle Danny and Aunt Cate. Such a great couple.

Our little family.

Jon and Greg finish off the leftovers from the fridge at the Lake House.

Visiting Aunt Sarah in the Woodlands.

Visiting with Second Cousin Annabelle Boone.

Learning to drive early, in Aunt Sarah's Car.

I love this littlest sister of mine.

Photo shoot with Aunt Sarah and Uncle Jon.

Lunch after church with Grandma Carri.

Evangeline loved playing in the pool in the back yard at Grandma and Grandpa's.

Summer is so much fun.

Spring Lately...in COMO

Lately Greg and I have been so busy we are both not quite sure what day it is. Greg is immersed in his dissertation planning and has begun to launch his research (to be completed in early 2015). I have started to wrap up my course work and read for comprehensive exams in the Fall. We are balancing being professors, parents and students.

Evangeline is going to French School, and has learned several songs as well as how to count to seven in French. We are excited she will be attending 5 days a week in the Fall for their preschool program.

At her 30 week appointment (today) she was in the 70 percentile for weight, at 29 lbs and 50 percentile for height at 34 inches. She is right on track to be a 5 foot 6 20 year old in 18 years : )

Right now her favorite phrases are "Sure is" and "I do myself, Daddy/Momma." Typical two year old. She loves books, to pray for her friends and family and do Yoga poses around the house. She also knows almost the entire soundtrack to "The Sound of Music" and "Frozen" as well as the words to about 12 other songs from school and home. My favorites to hear her sing are "Skidamarink" and "Swing Low Sweet Chariot."

P-Nut is growing right on track, and although I have been tired, I'm enjoying the fluttery feeling I get from her kicking and rolling around. I can't believe our due date is in less than 3 months.

We are looking forward to going to Texas for Mother's Day weekend and spending time with the Wiggins. Evangeline has been going on and on about "Swimming with her grandma in Texas." This week my sister in law Edgerly is coming to help us get a little extra done and we are hosting a baby shower for my cousin Nate and his wife Sara who are expecting their first baby in June.

Also, we are also grateful to have figured out childcare for the month of June since the Student Parent Center is closing here at the University of Missouri. My sister Sarah will come help one week, and a fellow graduate student will watch Evangeline the other two weeks.  Greg and I were recently interviewed concerning our perspective about the center's closing on KBIA our local NPR station here.  

Thanks to everyone who has been following the story of the SPC and your support signing the petition to keep a facility like that on the University of Missouri campus.
 
With that in mind, here's some recent photos of our adventures.

Trying to take more photos with Evangeline. She is starting to looks like such a little lady.

Sweet smile, but always distracted. Oh to be two.

Playing after Yoga class with friends on the playground is one of her favorite activities right now.

Here's our family on Easter. Evangeline would not smile.

Baby Bump photo at 24 weeks.

Wearing the new necklace I got for my 31st birthday, made by my sister Sarah.

Evangeline playing with her close friend Kai. We found these tires super fun.

E's favorite Easter Basket item, her new Minnie Mouse doll.

Collecting Eggs at the Church Egg-stravaganza.

Our neighbors even put eggs in our yard on Easter, so we got a second surprise Egg hunt.