June 7th through June 13th

Sunday, June 7th



Only one more Sunday until we leave for Disneyland! Here's a picture of our trip last summer. Can't wait to make for fun memories.

Monday, June 8th





Natalie got quite a lot of cute birthday gifts. Including some princess dress up items and a princess beauty palor set with hair dryer, curling iron, straightner, etc. She and her brother and have played with all...Ben pretends to seem totally tortured of course!

Tuesday, June 9th




It has been a stormy June so far and today we had a terrible hail storm followed by a downpour. It was quite a sight and in a matter of minutes the streets were flooded, the window wells were filling with water, the yard was shredded, and the kids were screaming. The pictures don't do it justice, but with two screaming kids, it was hard to focus and capture the trauma of it all. Isn't it supposed to be sunny and 80 degrees in June?

Wednesday, June 10th



Here's the aftermath of the hail storm yesterday. I literally cried over the damage and was sure I would have to replant the whole yard. But after some tiding up and fertilizing, I have hope that it's all going to survive. It'll just look a little sad for a few weeks. Thanks to Melissa who came out a helped me clean up!

Thursday, June 11th



Today was Ben's Kindergarten Graduation Program. They had a little fashion show where everyone dressed up in their favorite clothes and Mrs. Craven read a little bit about them while they walked the runway. Then they sang some songs, watched a slide show of pictures from the year and recieved a "diploma" from Mrs. Craven. Afterward they had cookies and punch and got a little graduation cap filled with a ding dong. It was bittersweet...we've loved Mrs. Craven and Kindergarten and are excited to go on to 1st Grade but I think we're all a little nervous about how it will be.


Friday, June 12th



Natalie got this cute princess hair styling kit for her birthday and has loved trying it out on everyone. This is her friend Rachel getting her hair straightened ever so carefully by Natalie!

Saturday, June 13th



Ben and Natalie started a game with Daddy at lunch...teasing and taunting him just asking for tickles...guess who won?

May 31st through June 6th

Sunday, May 31st



This picture tells of a quirky Peterson favorite...they love taking day old cake and pouring milk over it and enjoying a re-moistened dessert. It's actually not too bad - I have tried it before. It reminds of when my Dad used to have toast and milk...buttered toast or bread soaked in milk...Yuck! The cake doesn't get soggy as fast as bread so it's a bit more edible but still a bit quirky if you ask me!

Monday, June 1st



We're anticipating our trip to Disneyland in a few weeks so we checked out some Disney music from the library. My kids love marching around the living room to the Mickey Mouse March song. "Who's the leader of the band?" When we took Ben to Disneyland the first time (he was 2 years old), Aunt Sissa used to march him around Nana's house with Mickey ears on and sing this song. She and my parents went with us on that trip and she prepared him well befor we left!

Tuesday, June 2nd




We're winding down baseball. Here's a couple of pictures of fun games. He's learned a few new things and has had fun being on a team with kids in the neighborhood.

Wednesday, June 3rd



Today was Zoo Day at school for Ben. His class took a fieldtrip up to Hogle Zoo. Bryan was able to get the day off and bring Natalie up to join us. We enjoyed the Bird show for the first time this year and rode the new Carousel.

Thursday, June 4th




Today was Natalie's 3rd birthday! I can't believe has time has flown by. We're having a party on Saturday. To celebrate today, we went to lunch at Sweet Tomatoes...or Sweet Potatoes as she would say. At 3 years old she is quite the handful and has become a bit of a drama queen...okay a BIG drama queen but we love having this sweet little girl in our family! Happy Birthday Natalie!It was Ben's last baseball game today too! They had a little party afterward with cupcakes and snowcones. It was a good treat at the end of a busy day!

Friday, June 5th



We have spent any free time this week working on the swing set and are finally finished. Hurray! We just need to stake it in the grass and then we have a new park right in the backyard! The kids love it!

Saturday, June 6th



We celebrated Natalie's 3rd birthday today...we had a tea party and invited our families over to enjoy some treats and open presents. We had a fun party and Natalie got some really cute gifts. She got lots of cute clothes and PJ's, a baby that crawls, Princess dress ups, beads to make jewelry, a cute apron, flowers for her hair, Play dough, and cards from great grandparents. She loved every minute of it!

May 24 through May 30

Sunday, May 24




We planted these fruit trees last Spring and I took a picture of the kids in front of them ... the beginning of an annual tradition to measure the growth of both kids and trees. Here's last years and this years photos for comparison.

Monday, May 25



It was Memorial Day today. Bryan still working so I took the kids miniature golfing at Mulligans and then they ran through the sprinklers before we went to Great Grandma's for a BBQ. We made some homemade Oreos to share at the BBQ. It's GG's birthday tomorrow, so we had cake and ice cream for her too. We love GG!

Tuesday, May 26

Bryan got called out on a case Friday morning and we haven't seen much of him since then...this is becoming a familiar sight...an empty plate. He's called during the day to report he'll be home for dinner but has yet to make home before 10pm. Ben keeps asking "when is Daddy ever coming home?"

Wednesday, May 27



Ben got to try out school lunch today to see what it will be like when he goes to first grade later this year. I went to help out and got to snap a few pictures of him enjoying chicken nuggets and tater tots. When I went through the line with him, and I saw them serving up tater tots I had to explain to Ben what they were as he has never had them. I actually couldn't believe he'd never had them...I used to eat them a lot when I was little. He loved the lunch and was of course one of the last to finish. He is usually last to finish at home too!

Thursday, May 28



When we got home from Ben's baseball game tonight, he kindly shared his after game snack with her. They put two straws in his bottle of Gatorade and sucked it dry. So fun to watch them share!

Friday, May 29



Here's a picture of one corner of our growing garden...the lettuce, spinach and peas are doing great. The carrots are also making some progress. Our giant sunflowers are sprouting too! I planted 12 different tomato plants...6 or 7 different varieties. I hope I don't regret it later!

Saturday, May 30



We bought the kids a swing set a couple of week ago and finally got some time to work on it this weekend. Here's the progress so far. We hope to get it done soon...the instructions said it takes 8 to 12 hours to put together! Wish us luck, it feels like a never ending project! The kids can't wait to try it out when it's done.