The Rich Family

MY 2012 BLOGGING RESOLUTION

2012-01-18T21:38:00.001-08:00

Ok, i will admit it, I have totally fallen off of the blogging bandwagon....i blame pinterest! haha I have made a resolution for the new year to update my blog at least once a month, i feel that is reasonable for me..so here is my LONG CATCH UP of what has been happening with us the past few months...i vow to be better! Here is a few highlights from January thus far!

Brooklyn graduated from nursery to SUNBEAMS

The reason i think this is so cute is because, although the pictures aren't the best quality, you can see what has happened every Sunday for the past 18 months. Every since B and her best friend Ethan across the street started going to nursery, he will come get her, and hold her hand all the way down the hallway to their classroom! It is the cutest thing ever!! Their first day of sunbeams (the class for 3 year olds) it was no different. I will be sad when they think each other has cooties... hahaha...

B and Ethan all grown up in Sunbeams...

Poor jax has been teething...and i mean seriously teething...four teeth at the same time. As you can see...it has been a LITTLE rough....

On a happier note, Jax is slowly graduating to real people food and well...as you can see he is LOVING IT!

He is happy to be eating big kid food..although as soon as he tasted big kid food he is kind of boycotting vegetables...

Jax and dakota are best friends...this is Jax's new favorite place to hang out, my bedroom window where he can see outside!

Jax went from crawling, to crawling up stairs, to pulling himself up on stuff all in about 3 and a half weeks..gratefully he has only fallen down the stairs once! haha. This is his new favorite place to camp out.

I just love him...

and he LOVES being mobile! i'm not sure how i feel about it yet..i think i would have been happy with another month or two of 'sit in one spot and play with toys'...

and last but not least...it finally feels like winter in Utah. We didn't have an ounce of snow for Christmas, i haven't shoveled the walks, we've been to the park. And all of a sudden it was 12 degrees and snowing..how rude? SOooo....I let B play "SUPER B" off the stairs while i played with the sports mode on my camera..hahaha...yes people, this is what we do at our house when it snows haha..and i tell myself i don't have time to update my blog.

she seriously loved it....

so there you have it...that is what we've been doing with our time!! Everyone is doing well, we are glad for a fresh start in 2012 and are looking forward to lots of FUN TIMES!

DECEMBER HAPPENINGS

2012-01-18T21:05:00.001-08:00

December was a seriously busy month for us but it was SO FUN! B actually understood Christmas and was excited about EVERYTHING, the lights, santa, the treats, the tree, baby Jesus and the nativity... you name it, she thought it was the greatest thing in the world. here is a run down of the fun things that happened during December:

B's Pre School Christmas Program
B had a christmas program with her pre school where they all recited parts of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and then sang a bunch of songs..they were all supposed to wear their christmas pajamas and it was so cute...

Well, me and B had a fight over which pajamas she was going to wear. I had her cute flannel pant pajamas picked out for her, but she protested.."but MOM!!! I need to look pretty for my program and these pants are NOT going to make me look pretty!! I need to wear my nightgown!!" Uhh...seriously?? At least the nightgown is red...festive but not mom's first choice..

B and her boyfriend across the street Ethan...notice B's "paper self' on the chair next to her. She helped make it...can you see the resemblance? haha..

B did a great job. She said BOTH of her parts like a total champ!

B's first Dance Recital
B's dance studio had a small christmas recital. she was in a 'dolly' dance, they were supposed to be Christmas Dolls..

striking a pose as usual.....

The three year old "dolls"...

B was concentrating very hard on her dance teacher here to make sure she didn't miss a step hahaha....but she did great! her dance was about 20 seconds long but oh so cute!

Sweet Craig got her flowers and everything. He is too sweet. B carried them around for about 3 days! haha

CHRISTMAS STUFF

B had a GREAT time decorating a gingerbread house this year...notice the nightgown again...i swear she does have other clothes..

B was super stoked about meeting Santa again this year...she was so excited to see him!

Jax...well...not as stoked to see Santa...maybe next year..

Christmas morning was great, jax was super cute and happy. He was more excited about the boxes that the toys came in...haha....

All B wanted for christmas was singing rapunzel...good thing Santa loves her....since singing rapunzel only SINGS ONE song..and not even the whole song...*sigh*

B ended up opening most of jax's presents for him but they had a great time. By the end of the day it was like toy OVERLOAD..the didn't even know what to do with themselves haha...

B's first Dentist VISIT!

Shortly after Christmas we made a visit to see Uncle Chris for a dentist appointment. B was a TOTAL CHAMP! She let him polish, rinse and fluoride her teeth....i was shocked..so was craig..and hence, it is here on the blog haha...

NOVEMBER HAPPENINGS

2012-01-18T20:49:00.000-08:00

November was a great month for us...although i happened to go an entire month and only snap a few pictures...not sure how that happened..hahaha....

We started a new tradition in our family this year, our 'grateful' tree. My neighbor gave me the idea and B absolutely loved it. We cut a tree out of butcher paper and everyday we would sit down and write things that we were grateful for, we'd do as many as we could think of everyday. After a few days i was sure i was running out of things to be grateful for, but it is amazing when you really start to look at your life JUST how many things we take for granted that are a huge blessing. Definitely something we will continue to do in the future.

We spent Thanksgiving break in St. George with Craig's whole family!!! It was SO FUN, B had such a great time hanging out with her cousins. Funny that as picture happy as i am this was the only picture i walked away with....B with her cousin Presley :)

THE POST OF ALL POSTS

2011-11-01T21:09:00.000-07:00

Well Hello there blog-o-sphere! Long time no post!! Not sure where the last two months have gone but here is a rundown of all the fun things we've been doing since the first of September!!!

HALLOWEEN
This is one of my favorite holidays, and it just got better when i had kids.

Brooklyn changed her mind about what she wanted to be about 3 times, and we finally landed on Minnie Mouse!

Jaxon was a 'chunky monkey' this year...he is a HUGE kid so i thought it was fitting!

Jax controlling the candy bowl at the trunk or treat. This was right before he knocked it over all over the ground....

Brooklyn was SO excited to go trick or treating this year with her cousin Trey. They spent a good majority of the night being towed around by Uncle Chris in the red wagon.

This is how Jax spent the night trick or treating!

After so long we told the other kids ot walk and put jax in the wagon! much better!!

THE PUMPKIN PATCH
I took b to get a pumpkin at a cute little pumpkin patch. We walked around for like an hour trying to find the perfect pumpkin.

I thought this pumpkin was perfect...B thought it was too big and dumped it out...

Jax chillin' out in the pumpkin truck...me and my friend Keri made fools of ourselves trying to get him to smile at the camera, and it worked...thanks Keri :)

After an hour Brooklyn finally picked out two of the smallest pumpkins in the patch for and Jaxon! They were too small to even carve haha...

JAX'S FIRST HAIRCUT!!!
Jaxon's hair grew like a chia pet all of a sudden, so I thought it was time for a haircut!

Before: the picture doesn't do justice, but his hair was so long....

Hangin' out in his car at cookie cutters...

He did great for most of the haircut!!

And then things went south...

and he got angry....

and cried...rather loudly..haha

But he looks so handsome with his short do....

MAKING COOKIES WITH THE FLOUR QUEEN
B loves to make cookies...especially sugar cookies so i let her help me make some halloween ones. Wow...the pictures don't adequately show JUST HOW MUCH flour was all over her, the chair AND my kitchen....but we had fun!

A JAXON UPDATE
Jax is growing like a WEED. At his six month appointment he already weighed almost 22 pounds. He is bigger than Brooklyn was at a year. But he is so fun!

The Utah utes have been aweful this year but Jax has been my best little buddy at the football games, even the cold ones!

He started eating rice cereal and wow...as you can see it has not been the smoothest transition....

He is always sticking his tongue out...hilarious little kid...

seriously...such a happy, easy going kid. I love my little guy....

OUR WHIRLWIND TRIP TO CALIFORNIA

We went on a family trip to California for a few days!

B was so excited to see her cousins that just moved there! We had a fun dinner in La Habra with them! Miss you Engh's! After out dinner we went to our hotel and B woke up at midnight with the WORST CROUP she has ever had. We spent the night at the InstaCare and finally got to bed at 4:30 AM...needless to say..it made our disneyland day interesting...

At the happiest place on earth with one kid that was sicker than a dog and Jax..well..less than thrilled at the moment! But, dangit..i had to have my picture!

After only 3 rides in Fantasyland this is how my little princess ended up...poor thing...so sick...

She perked up just enough to go meet the princesses at the Princess lunch at Ariel's grotto...best money i've ever spent in my life...right after it was over she asked to go back to the hotel to rest...

This is how we spent the majority of our disneyland day...

After she woke up we went for one more hour before it closed...bless Craig's heart he let her drive on the Autopia..she's never had more fun in her life...craig got whiplash....

We headed to San Diego the next morning and took B to Pacific beach that afternoon. It was freezing but was my favorite part of our trip..

Since it was freezing i figured B wouldn't get very wet..maybe stick her toes in...uhhh..WRONG AGAIN! Kid was splashing around and chasing birds and ended up wet to her chest. haha...

We got to see some fun stuff at Sea World...

And then we finished up our trip at our favorite california restaurant Casa de Pico. It was a quick and crazy trip but i loved it..

And that folks is what we've been doing for the past 8 weeks....whew...will post again before December! I promise!

B's first day of PRE SCHOOL!

2011-09-09T14:00:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn started pre school this week!!! Weird...time flies and kids grow up too fast but it was super fun!

B was so excited about her 'butterfly' backpack. and of course....she had to wear a dress...that is all she will wear these days..not sure why i even buy shorts....

We had to make a face for B to put on the back of her chair that looked like her. B helped me do the whole thing...fun except for on our way out the door the eyes fell off and i realized we didn't put a nose on it...hmm...oh well..i am new at this....still cute hahaha....

This is B and her boyfriend across the street Ethan. They are pre school pals...

B loved her first day. She was so excited about her butterfly calendar. I think it'll be a great year of learning the ABC's....i love school :)

My monthly update

2011-09-03T11:50:00.000-07:00

It seems like a once a month update is my trend lately so here it is!!! hahahah...it has been a fantastic summer with lots of new and fun things happening...Here is an update on the kiddos!

BROOKLYN'S HAPPENINGS

Brooklyn got to ride a horse for the first time today!!! I am officially in love with this picture and i didn't even take it. Thanks to the Rowlett's for taking B with them!!

We took B to the Bee's baseball game, the minor league team here in Salt lake. She loved the HUGE snow cone, the fireworks and the bee the very best. She was timid but so proud that she actually took a picture with the Bee :)

We have had a few crazy flash storms here lately, we were at the park during one of them and got dumped on...we were all soaked, so we came home and craig and B and a bunch of neighborhood kids went out in the road and jumped in the puddles! they had a ball!!

One of the things I love best about my husband is that he is a little kid in a big man's body! He is always the one running in the rain with the kids...

B started dance class!!!!! She was so excited and i am officially in love with toddler tutus and ballet shoes!!!

The dance class warm up.....

First time at the bar...not sure what the french term is for what they were supposed to be doing...i was NOT a dancer so i need to learn a few things :)

So cute...she had so much fun at her first class. She got sick that night and on our way to the bathroom to go throw up she was telling me, MOM! i had so much fun at dance class..." ahaha

showing me her new dance tights and leotards...

showing me some of her sweet moves she learned the last week...

JAXON'S HAPPENINGS!

We took Jax to his first Utah football game this week!!! He did great and looks even MORe like his dad when dressed in utah clothing :)

I was worried he would have a hard time with the noise, but he did GREAT!! He was SO mesmerized by the flags people were waving he couldn't even look at the camera

He slept through the whole first half....

I would love to know what babies are thinking sometimes.....

Me and the little man...i LOVE having a little boy....

Jax's favorite thing to do lately is roll around and grab his toes!!

He is SUCH a good baby...he is huge so i get my workout carrying him all day but secretly i like that he is such a mama's boy.... He is such a happy kid.

and that is all for now!! Will try to post sometime before October 1st.....

summer fun

2011-08-06T21:01:00.001-07:00

Time flies when it finally gets warm outside! I can't believe that we are almost done with summer! We have had such a great few months. here is what we've been up to:

JAXON UPDATE

This poor kid still gets dressed up in necklaces and rings and crowns everytime i turn around. Bless his heart, he is a good sport about it. B loves to share with him!

This picture doesn't do him justice, Jaxon is huge. haha..we had his 4 month appointment and he weighs 18.5 pounds and is 26 and a half inches long..in the 95th percentile for both height and weight. wow...he is about the same size B ws when she was 8 months...i have gone through three wardrobes already....but he is super chill and good natured and i just love him.....

TEXS TRIP

We got to go down to Texas last week to visit my mom and dad. It was SUPER fun because all of my family was there, including my fantastic little niece Janae. We hadso much fun but it was unseasobnably hot, like 108 degrees with humidity...even Texans were sweating hhaha...needless to say, we didn't do anything but chill in the air conditioned house and swim!

Jaxon's first time in the pool in his sweet Lightning McQueen floatie!! He wasn't sure about it at first...

But then he warmed up....

and would just chill out in his manly ride... :)

This was B's favorite place to play....we basically spent our whole vacation in the water!

This is Jax bonding with aforementioned awesome niece janae. They are a few months apart and would just sit here at the exersaucer making faces at eachothes and exchanging spit covered toys..hahha.....

We tried to get a pic of the kids...oh man...i have a lot of respect for photographers...we were all going crazy trying to get them to look into the lense at the same time..no go...Jax just looked bewildered....but aren't they cute!? I love my kiddos and my niece is always happy like that...so cute..

RIDING ON THE BLANKET

who knew that a blanket could provide hours of entertainment! My sweet husband is always dragging our kids around on the blue blanket at grandma' shouse. IT is B's favorite game, so we decided to go 'slow' and put Jax on with her and to my surprise he LOVED IT!

Jax was happy as could be on blanket with big sis....

and his hair is finally getting long enough for me to faux hawk...i love little boys. On a side note, i did have my kid dressed..but he decided to have TWO extra special blowouts..so...all we were left with was a white onesie...glad i had an extra extra spare... :)

Having a blast with my munchkins this summer....will try to post again before summer is over!!

Wow...It's been a while...

2011-06-21T20:21:00.001-07:00

seriously...where does my time go? I feel like i updated my blog maybe a few weeks ago, and i look back and it's been almost two months...geez...i guess it is that at night when the kids are both finally asleep...dishes trump blog hahaha...Here are some updates as to what we have been up to the last 6 weeks!!

My munchkins are Best Buds

ok...love this story and had to share. On the way somewhere Jaxon was uncontrollably crying...B was super tired and then all of a sudden Jaxon stopped crying. I looked back..and both the kids were sleeping..holding hands..

B fell asleep right after jaxon stopped crying...

They both stayed asleep like this the whole drive...15 minutes of sleepy hand holding...

Who knows if they'll get along later..but for now they are best buds :)

JAXON IS a CHUNK!!! At his two month appointment he already weighed 15 pounds! haha...

He is a super chill kid and hates my camera...haha..he usually has this look on his face when i am trying to get a smile out of him.....

Yeah..pretty sure he's gained more weight since the two month appointment..i bet we are pushing 20 pounds nowadays! but he loves to hang out in his chair!

FEEDING THE DUCKS

Craig has a duck pond by his work. It FINALLY got warm one day...well...like 68...(yeah, in June...can you believe it!?) so we went to feed the ducks..B fed the ducks a whole loaf of bread..hope none of them died of carb overload...

A goose that B made friends with. She kept saying "here ya go Mr. Goose..."

My boys....i just love 'em....

Feeding the ducks was apparently rather taxing on the little man....He started yawning...

and then he totally fell asleep in his chair...that can't be comfortable!! ;)

JAXON'S BLESSING

We blessed Jaxon last week. Here is a current family photo!

The little man in his blessing outfit....

So the day we blessed Jaxon our Dallas Mavs were playing in the NBA championship...game 6...so my mom surprised my dad and brought us all shirts to wear to watch the game together...it must have worked...THEY WON! GO MAVS!!!!!! NBA CHAMPS!!!!

Our little good luck charms...Jax was much more excited to watch teh game than to take the picture with mom...haha...

FIRST ZOO TRIP THIS YEAR!

In all the times we've been to the zoo, we've never seen the tigers actually play in the water close to the glass....today they did!! We watched them for like 20 minutes....

B and the giraffes enjoying some warm temperatures..FINALLY!!!!!!!! It was a great day!!!

and that's all folks...i'll try to be a little more on top of things so you can see pictures again before jax starts crawling haha.....

CATCHING UP

2011-04-29T08:23:00.000-07:00

It is amazing how time flies when you have two kids...i feel like i updated a day ago and it's been a month!! Well here is a whole lot of our life in one post!!

JAXON UPDATE

My little man is growing like a WEED!! He is super chill...starting to smile and we just love him.

and for the record..i LOVE little man clothes...

This is his happy face....

This is usually the face i get the second i pull out the camera..hence..i was stoked about the aforementioned happy face...

We had like two warm days in a row *yeah! a big deal for Utah..it was like 62 and we were in sleeveless dresses...ridiculous* B is obsessed with bubbles...grandma sent her a bubble gun for easter and wow..the word got infinitely better. We played outside with this gun for a solid hour.

EASTER
Easter this year was super fun because B was old enough to understand. This year as her first year to dye easter eggs and she LOVED IT!

Of course..in a princess dress..accompanied by her favorite princesses....

She is Miss Independent and didn't want any help from mom....surprisingly she came up with some fantastic looking eggs...

Thankfully we only had two easter dye cups spill..it could have been worse haha....thank heavens for paper towels and clorox spray!

B is a princess to the core...the Easter bunny brought her a Tiana nightgown and a princess baseball and mit...dad liked that one....

When we were taking pics of the Easter dress i told her to strike a pose and this is what i got....uhh..really!?!

I told her to try again...i thought this was better..a little more 3 year old hahaha....

Jaxon was not as excited to strike a pose....this was the only non angry face i got :)

B had a blast at an easter egg hunt at Grandma Linda's house..holidays are so much more fun with kids...gotta love it..

Jaxon was happy as a clam being passed around between grandma Linda and his aunts!

A FEW RANDOMS

We gave Jaxon his first bottle...big sister was so excited to be able to help feed him...he ate like a horse...3 ounces gone in like 5 minutes...B LOVES helping with her little brother.

Jaxon's favorite place to chill...

B loves her little brother so much she shares her most prized possessions with him all the time...namely her polka dot blanket and her princess dress up stuff. We were cleaning one day and i turned around and B was like...Look mom i'm sharing with jaxon!!!! Poor kid...the dressing up began earlier than i expected....

Can't get mad at her for sharing! hahaha....

So there you have it...a quick catch up of our lives! We are doing great, the kids are doing great and we are excited to get some warm weather!! i'm done with the 'let's find things to entertain the kids inside' hahaha....until next post!!!

SLEEPY SMILES

2011-03-30T14:58:00.000-07:00

My favorite thing about my son thus far......he is CONSTANTLY smiling in his sleep. Not sure what the cause is, but...well....i love it...

SURGERY AND SUCH....

2011-03-28T20:32:00.000-07:00

What a crazy few weeks we have had as a family. In the last three weeks our dog got cancer and had to have surgery..i had a C section and then a week later we found out our little B had to have surgery on her foot. no more surgery! thankfully it was nothing serious, just a big cyst on the back of her ankle that made it so she couldn't wear shoes! It seemed simple, but because of her age and the nature of the procedure she had to have surgery with general anesthesia. So, since our deductible is met and will reset in two weeks, we had to have it done now!! Here are some pics of the event!!

B rockin' her hospital pajamas...

The back of the PJ's were my favorite part...so little...

B loved her 'princess bracelet' as we called it..she left it on for the whole day..

Hangin' with dad playin' Angry birds..thank heaven for games on his phone..we had a two hour wait between check in and surgery time...

The O.R. express that took her to the surgery waiting room..

We could not go back with her to the O.R. She drove this little car back there with the anesthesiologist and had a ball. She was like "ok BYE! See ya!" Way to go Primary's...

B chillin' out in recovery. She was pretty drunk for like 30 minutes after, but was happy with cartoons and the rootbeer slushie they gave her..

After the slushie was gone, she was ready to go home!!! Getting ready to leave.
She had a rough first day home but by that night was walking and twirling like normal. Trying to keep a 3 year old off their ankle..virtually impossible! but, all is well and she was a perfect patient!!

Jaxon is doing well! the transition to having two kids has been relatively smooth. B LOVES her little brother and her favorite thing to do is give him baths and help wash his hair. the only thing i am finding challenging is that they seem to both have their drama at the same time..when both kids are crying, who do you attend to first?? Other than that it has been smooth!!

Jaxon is 2 and a half weeks old! We had his two week appointment and he already weighs 8lb 10 oz and some of his newborn clothes are starting to be floods on him...growing FAST!!

He is SUCH a chill baby. Loves to be snuggled, hates to be swaddled..is much happier with his hands out!

MEET JAXON

2011-03-14T20:19:00.000-07:00

We had a crazy few weeks the last couple of weeks! I was due to have our second child on the 16th of March, but due to high blood pressure and a body that doesn't care to dilate like a normal person, i was scheduled for a C section on March 10th! so, it was a mad rush to get everything done before we had him!! Here are some pictures of the madness!

Me and Brooklyn's "special day"

The day before my C section, i had a thousand things to do, but decided to fight off my type A personality and forget the 'nesting' and house cleaning to spend the day with Brooklyn since it was kind of the last day it'd just be the two of us. Not going to lie, i was an emotional wreck! But we had a great day, library books, the aquarium, games, pizza and ice cream..and not an ounce of house cleaning or getting ready for baby boy!!

Lovin' the fishes at the aquarium

B spent an HOUR at the sting ray petting pond. She LOVED the sting rays and loved to touch them!

Annoyed that i cut her head off in this picture, but every time she'd touch a sting ray she'd yell out overjoyed MOM!! I TOUCHED ONE!!!

We were fortunate enough to get to participate in the 'sting ray feeding'...surprisingly my girly girl was not even grossed out by the raw fish we were feeding them! She was in sting ray Heaven. It was one of the best trips to the aquarium ever!

THE BIG DAY

The "pre game' prego picture, me at 39 weeks and 1 day right before we left for the hospital :)....I promised my sister in law Caitlin i'd post one. funny thing about these kinds of pictures, no matter how you try to stand, suck in your tummy..turn your face...you still realize that you are huge compared to your regular self! haha..this one is for you Cait :)

We got to the hospital at 10:30..they prepped me for surgery and told Craig to get dressed. The suit was supposed to be one size fits all...poor guy...apparently they didn't make it to fit 6'4" tall guys...it was a little short, but he still rocked it!! So glad my sweet husband was there with me. I like to think i'm tough, but i was pretty nervous and he was a perfect support..thanks babe!

Craig's first time holding the little man...well, outside of the O.R.!!

Mom's first time holding the little man after surgery. Already in Love!!!

Meet Jaxon!! This was his first mug shot...still a little swollen in the face. Poor kid...

B meeting baby brother Jaxon for the first time!

She was stoked to hold him...every time she came to visit she'd hold him and then after about 5 minutes she'd say.."umm..dad...can you take him?"

Jaxon gave B a present :) A Rapunzel doll....she was pretty stoked about her brother, after he gave her a present, she liked him even more ;)

Jaxon hangin' out with mom on the hospital bed. He is a super chill baby..pretty much eats and sleeps with minimal crying in between. He is awesome!

A family pic the day we got to go home!!

Happy Parents.....again..no matter what way you slice it...you just can't look skinny in 'i just had a baby' pictures haha..

B helping get Jaxon dressed to come home!

Little dude was NOT excited about the carseat...at all....

Thank heavens for binkis!

First bath at home...Pre screaming Picture...

big sister B is the best helper ever...although she isn't quite sure what to do when he screams!

Love me a clean little man. In case you are curious..he looks JUST LIKE his daddy...!!! Craig Jr.

So there you have it. I now have a fun 3 year old princess, and a 4 day old snuggle bug. He is such a great baby and i'm so glad to have him in our family!!! Thank you so much for all of the love, kind words and support you've given us!! Love you and can't wait to see what we'll be posting about him in the future!!

B turns 3!!!

2011-02-07T20:39:00.001-08:00

I can't believe how time flies when you have kids. I feel like it was yesterday B was born. But, we had a fantastic day on Saturday to celebrate her birthday! This child is obsessed with birthdays so she was super excited all day from the minute she woke up to the minute she went to bed. Love my little girl...here are the highlights of the day:

BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST
It is tradition in the Rich home to make breakfast on your birthday and attach a candle to the plate as you eat. B wanted the same birthday breakfast we made for daddy a week ago, cinnamon rolls, hash browns and eggs...although the only thing she ate was the cinnamon roll...go figure..

LUNCH AT RED ROBIN

We took B out to Red Robin for lunch and then to see the movie tangled. She was loving life because we got her a freckled lemonade. When they told me they were going to bring her a 'birthday treat', i figured a scoop of ice cream, a small piece of cake with a candle in it like most restaurants. Oh no...the brought my two year old...excuse me....three year old an ENTIRE mile high mud pie....i just started laughing..all B could say was , 'MOMMY! LOOK!!"she loved every bite she took...

PRESENTS AND CAKE

B barely made it through the day seeing all of her presents just sitting there on the table tempting her. But, she was patient and that night had a ball opening her presents from grandparents and mom and dad. After every single one she'd say 'can we open this one next?!" She was definitely a princess this year, princess books, princess dress ups....fitting for her since she loves princess everything. She loved blowing out her candles and eating her 'pink cake' that she picked out and even helped me make.

So there you have it...B is 3..unbelievable. She is such a fun little kid and is looking forward already to her next birthday :)

CHANGES...CHANGES....

2011-01-31T19:30:00.000-08:00

The last ten days have been crazy and we've had some big things happen in our lives. Here is a rundown of the last week's events!!

1. My brother decided to move across the continent with his family...rude.

Not going to lie, this was an extremely traumatic event for me. Me and Jared are only a year apart, we pretty much have been two peas in a pod since the day i was born. Except for his two year mission and his one year tour in Iraq, we have always either lived together, or within at least 20 minutes. I guess i always just figured this was the way it would be, but alas, life happens. i was so happy when he was offered a position in Memphis with his cute little family, but so sad that they would no longer live two miles away ;) I guess this all taught me not to take family for granted, especially family that lives close. I am so grateful for him and our relationship and his cute family. i just love them. i would just say to all of you who live close to your family, don't take it for granted..because within two weeks it could CHANGE!! haha....

One of my favorite pictures of me and Jared on his wedding day....love ya bud..miss you in Salt Lake City...

Another reason his move was so traumatic, was that he decided to take his daughter, my first niece on my side of the family, with him.....i don't blame him but look at how cute she is! i got to watch her while they were packing....love this little kid!!

A smile for aunt Alicia...

A big smile for cousin Brooklyn....isn't she cute!

2. WE bought a new car!!!!
As soon as we found out we were pregnant again Craig was on a quest for a new car, telling me my civic was not going to cut it...i was sure it was, but then when i had my niece janae in it with Brooklyn, i realized it might be a LITTLE too snug if we ever all wanted to ride somewhere together! haha..so we bought a new car..a Honda Pilot...love the car, hate the payment that comes with it!!

3. We sold my Old car...
The day after we bought the new Pilot, we had someone come and buy my little civic. I bought my civic right before Craig and I got married. i was a little emotional to part with my little green machine!! i've driven all over the place in that car!! it was the first car i ever bought myself, i was a little attached. although, it took me about a day to get over it. I loved my civic but keyless entry is pretty awesome ;)

4. Craig turned the BIG 30!!!!!!
What a big birthday!!! We had a great time with Craig's 30th. Me and Brooklyn made him traditional birthday breakfast that morning and then me and Craig went to a Japanese restaurant called Kyoto that night. When we got home we gave him his presents and cake. B helped me wrap everything AND make the cake, she is obsessed with birthdays...

B giving Craig a 'bump on the head'...a rich family tradition when you get birthday presents, you sing a song and get a bump on the head with the present before you get to open it..B loves it..

B helping daddy blow out his candles..all 30 of them!!!!

It was about 10:30 at night when we took this picture..No B is not birthday drunk..just tired..we gave her cake and sent her to bed..we're great parents aren't we?! hahaha...

5. and Last but not least, we started POTTY TRAINING B!!!!!!!!
I have been putting potty training off for a while, because honestly, i was terrified, i had no clue where to even start. But, today was the day...no turning back.... so this morning we went to target and let B pick out some girly princess underoos..she was super stoked about them. Day 1 of potty training didn't go as smoothly as i had hoped but there is progress!!!! All i know is i think i may be going through like 8 pounds of laundry detergent this week!! hahaha...wish me luck..or give me advice of you have any i'd love it!!!!

B with her princess potty chart!!

and the new girly underwear she picked out herself...princess and dora..her favorites...

so my family and friends, it has been a fun filled semi traumatic week for me BUT, all is well, my ankles are starting to swell but only 6 more weeks and we'll have our new addition! Another post coming soon..B turns 3 this week!

A WARM TEXAS CHRISTMAS!!

2011-01-13T08:57:00.000-08:00

We got to go to Texas this year for a big Peterson family Christmas. It is the first time we have all been together for Christmas in about five years, so we were really excited to spend some time together. It was WARM, i couldn't believe how warm. We were walking around in shorts, T shirts and flip flops. Although, we did get some funny looks from people, i guess what is warm for us is still pretty cold to others! here are some highlights of our trip!

B's favorite thing to do is help my mom in the kitchen. this is her 'spot' and everything my mom does she sits here and helps!

B and i made a gingerbread train to keep ourselves occupied while we waited for Jared and Caitlin's plane to arrive....hooray for pre made and pre cut gingerbread pieces :)

The three of us at our favorite restaurant in Texas, UNCLE JULIOS! The best fajitas in the world...if you are ever in the neighborhood, this restaurant is a must.

The boys went on a boys night to the Stars game and the Maverick's game.

Brooklyn holding her little cousin Janae. She absolutely loves her cousin. I love them in their christmas jammies!!

On Christmas Eve it is tradition for our family to make pizza and rootbeer floats. B was helping grandpa with the floats...she had hers eaten by the time dinner started..

Me and my sweetheart enjoying our rootbeer floats..

Craig reading Twas the night before Christmas to B...a Rich family tradition for Christmas eve.

Mom and B opening our 'mouse' on Christmas eve. another family tradition. b got the mouse with an ice cream cone because she was obsessed with ice cream cones this year and every time we'd go to grandma Linda's house the first thing she'd ask for is an ice cream cone.

Surprisingly, all of the adults woke up before Brooklyn did, so they were all knocking on our bedroom door to have B come down for Christmas! she is a little sleepy still if you can't tell!

Spoiled rotten by santa and grandparents...oh my...

Some of B's favorite gifts...her Belle dress up..which she has worn everyday since christmas..and her umbrella. She has been asking me for an umbrella for months..and now she has one...and now it hasn't rained since christmas..go figure..

Daddy and daughter enjoying some time out by the firepit..

Me and Cory lovin' our smores...marshmallow in between two fudge stripe cookies...a little slice of heaven ;)

GIRLS DAY!!!!! We decided to take a girls shopping day without the kids. We thought it'd take us 2 hours or so...we were gone 7...and my dad let us take his new car. My mom wasn't so stoked to be the one driving it for fear of wrecking but we had an amazing day out. thanks boys for keeping the kids!!!

SHOPPING WITH THE GIRLS IS THE GREATEST THING EVER!!! If you can't tell..we had a great time!! I love my girls..thanks for such a fun day mom and sisters!

Needless to say, i love my family and am so grateful for the time we all got to spend together. I promise one of my new years resolutions is to keep up on my blog better!!! Merry Belated Christmas and happy 2011!!!

DECEMBER FESTIVITIES

2011-01-12T20:25:00.000-08:00

Well, this december was CRAZY! I spent the first ten days of the month cramming for my CT board exams, which thankfully i passed just fine, but it put me way behind in all other areas of the usual December fun. Here are a few highlights of our month before we left for Texas!!

A Christmas Carol at Hale Center Theater

It is tradition to go to a christmas play with all of the adults in Craig's family. Look, we are so numerous we don't even fit in a regular picture!! it is one of our favorite things to do in December.

Us and Scrooge..unfortunately Scrooge looks a little drunk...i promise he was definitely not but it was the only picture i got!!

WINDER DAIRY

B is too excited about her egg not and scone to give me a smile!! Another one of our favorite traditions is to go to Winder Dairy for scones. Craig has been going since he was a kid. B loves it too...Like father like daughter....

Our little fam....

LIGHTS AT TEMPLE SQUARE

We love going downtown to see the lights at temple square. Thankfully this year it was neither snowing or freezing the night we decided to go!! B and her little cousin Trey had a BLAST running around and sticking their hands in the water behind us ;) Although i'm a little angry my favorite red tree was not lit up this year...whoever is in charge..i am angry...

B IS SANTA'S HELPER

Last year B was freaked out by Santa..this year, they were best buddies. At our neighbor's annual gathering Santa chose B to be his little helper. He put a glowing nose and reindeer antlers on her and she sat on his lap while everyone sang Rudolph the red nosed reindeer. I was unsure teh whole time whether she was liking it or whether she was about to cry and be traumatized for life. But...every night after she asked to sing Rudolph before bed so it couldn't have been too bad..

Apparently she liked it so much she was willing to keep it all on for a little while afterward..the nose was pretty cute!

Talking to santa for real now about what she wanted..like i said, Best buds this year. when he came in she screamed *happily* IT'S SANTA!! HI SANTA!!!! Much better than last year's tears...

SOME NOVEMBER AWESOMENESS

2010-12-13T21:11:00.001-08:00

First of all i must apologize to anyone who i used to make fun of for not updating their blog, not sure where my months go but it seems like a 'once a month' update is all i can do lately! haha. November was a fantastic month FULL of lots of fantastic things. Here are a few Highlights!!

PUTTING UP THE LIGHTS

While Craig was putting up the Christmas lights in seriously freezing temperatures, B wanted to get on the roof with him. So, sweet uncle Cory volunteered to sit with B on the roof while craig put up the lights. I felt sorry for all three of them, it was FREEZING!!!

BABY JANAE CAME HOME

Jared and Caitlin's baby finally came home from the hospital!! She is so great. B absolutely loves her and wants nothing more than to help feed her bottles! this was B's first time helping Janae eat and she loved every minute of it. So glad to have Janae home safe and healthy!

FIRST SERIOUS SNOWSTORM

What a week for my parents to decide to come visit! Over thanksgiving week we got a few HUGE snowstorms, one with like 14 inches! B LOVED getting all dressed up to play outside, i was grateful that her snowpants from last year still fit! SWEET! We had a blast playing and shoveling!

B helping Craig..she loves to help him do EVERYTHING!

Takin' a Break....

One of B's favorite activities of the day....standing under the tree limbs Craig was cleaning off...not sure how this translated to fun but she thought it was the greatest thing ever!

Post 'tree cleaning'...

TURKEY DAY!!
This was the first time i have had thanksgiving with my parents in 11 years!! And it was teh first year i cooked a thanksgiving dinner at my house. I loved both! we had a great day of football and turkey and family!! Loved every minute...

B sporting her AWESOME turkey hat that her nursery leaders at church made for her!!

A side profile of 'awesome turkey hat'...

b loves to help my mom in the kitchen. Two of my favorite people making pies together ;)

Grandma teaching b the art of 'making pretty pie crust'.....

Dad and Craig manning the BBQ on a nice bed of ice!! The turkey on the BBQ is a Peterson tradition, and it is GOOD!

B helping Pa Pete...

This is at the actual thanksgiving dinner. My dog...putting on her best 'i never get fed...PLEASE give me a little of whatever is on that plate!!" she pretty much walked around the table giving her best sad eyes to get scraps...crazy mut....

BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING
i am NOT a black friday shopper. We decided to head to Tai Pan, a home decor store that afternoon thinking that NOBODY would be there. Boy were we WRONG!! It was crazy, AND, somehow we got my dad and craig and cory to come with. They were TOTAL champs. I made it out alive without spending a dime surprisingly!!

Santa was passing out candy canes...B was super excited to see him!

Tender Pictures with Santa...definitely B's highlight of our crazy trip to Tai pan Trading!

JANAE'S BABY BLESSING

A Picture of the whole crew, minus B who was taking a much needed nap! Jared and Caitlin blessed janae this weekend so the whole family could be here together. It was awesome to be able to participate in it and we loved having family around for the week! So grateful for the season and all that we are blessed with as a family!! LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!

OCTOBER EXCITEMENT

2010-11-02T19:58:00.001-07:00

Look at me jumping back on this blogging bandwagon...two posts in one night and i will officially be caught up! hooray!! We did a lot of fun things in October, we had a great visit with my whole family, had my 20 week ultrasound AND celebrated one of my most favorite holidays...HALLOWEEN!! Gotta love good fall fun. Here are the highlights:

SILVER LAKE
My whole family was in town for a visit so on our last night together we decided to take my parents up to our favorite place, Silver lake. It was cold, and very fallish, if that is even a word ;) We loved it and are glad we went because now it is full of snow!

FAMILY PORTRAIT

THE GIRLS

B getting her snuggle on with "Pa Pete" as she likes to call him...

B and grandma Peterson! the have a grand old time playing together.

PUMPKIN PATCH!!
B was extremely excited about Halloween this year. We took her to the pumpkin patch to play around and get a pumpkin. She was ecstatic, but it took her over an hour to pick one, she was having too much fun with a pirate ship, maze and wooden cut outs!

B playing around in the aforementioned cutouts....haha..

Definitely a daddy's girl with the pumpkin that became mom's because B decided later she wanted a different one..haha...

THE ULTRASOUND!!!!
This one was huge for me. I needed it, because now i have something to look forward to and i feel really pregnant instead of just getting chubby around the waist! We had our 20 week ultrasound of the baby. I would have bet money that it was a girl. So, when the ultrasound tech said congratulations, you are having a BOY, i really did say, "are you serious?" hahaha....i couldn't help it, i was shocked. But, we couldn't be more excited. I went shopping for boy things soon after and i'll have to say, it was REALLY FUN!!!! Now we just have to name him...yikes! but all is well, everything with him looks great so far!!

HALLOWEEN!!!
Halloween this year was a blast because B is a litlte older and was so excited to dress up and go trick or treating. She even practiced the week before yelling TRICK or TREAT!!! We had a great night, went to our church trunk or treat, where it poured rain..then went to Craig's parents for some traditional chili and breadsticks. The cousins got to go trick or treating together which made it extra fun for brooklyn. I love this holiday..

Our little Bee....i just love girly things!

Our bee from the back...

B was admiring her nails telling me how pretty they were..too bad you can't see them. they were yellow with black polka dots to match...

Ready for some trick or treating!!

B and her cousin Trey are best little buddies. They were so excited to be hanging out. his costume was fantastic also, a cowboy.. horse included hahaha...

B loved trick or treating, except she wasn't sure about this house because there were creepy noises coming from the pumpkins on the steps, but she got over it, they gave out full size candy bars..SCORE!!

After two houses Trey and B were pretty content yelling trick or treat from the wagon!

A most excellent candy stash for a 2 year old in my opinion....

SEPTEMBER FUN

2010-11-02T19:39:00.000-07:00

Wow...is it possible that it has been two months since i updated my blog? Where does time go?! Well, here are the happenings of September!! It has been a busy few months! September was full of lots of fun.... here are a few events i actually got pictures of!

CIRCUS PARADE DOWNTOWN

I took Brooklyn to a parade downtown that was supposed to be a preview of the Ringling Brother's Circus with animals and stuff. The parade ended up being about 7 minutes long, a few llamas, a few mini horses and the elephants. But the stilt walkers were pretty awesome! B was obviously excited to be there :)

They passed around clown noses....poor child spent seriously 15 minutes trying to get hers on...it never worked...but cute trying!

Still Trying.....

My personal favorite part of the parade...the elephants. Obviously brooklyn's too...since i couldn't get her attention for a nano second...i hate trying to capture memories haha..

WE WELCOMED MY NIECE INTO THE FAMILY!
Well, this little one was the major highlight of my month!! She was not supposed to join us until Thanksgiving, but due to Caitlin getting Toxemia my niece Janae Peterson joined us on September 26th, 9 and a half weeks early. she was 3 pounds 10 ounces when she was born with a full head of BLONDE hair. We all assumed she would be dark like Caitlin, but no, blonde as can be. She has stolen my heart and i just love her to death. she gets to come home this week after over a month in the NICU! We couldn't be more excited to have her in the family. Welcome baby Janae!!

This was my first time meeting my niece. I couldn't get over how small she was so just to show a size comparison i took a picture of her next to my hand. She was SO tiny but just perfect.

A close up at our first meeting. We all think she looks just like my brother Jared.

The second time i got to see her mid October. This isn't the best picture because she is in a plastic box, but i love her girly bows and she always has her arms up. Can't wait to hold this little one!!

IT'S OFFICIAL!!!!

2010-08-16T20:34:00.000-07:00

BABY #2!!!!!!!

It's official!!!!! I am pregnant with our second baby! I had my first Dr. visit today. It is kind of nice to see that all of the throwing up isn't in vain..that there is REALLY something causing it! haha. I am 10 weeks along, baby will be here on March 16th, or so they say! We are really excited. I will be much more excited when i stop throwing up, and when i can get off of my steady 'bagels, ginger ale and saltine cracker' diet...gotta love pregnancy. But, besides that we couldn't be happier about it!!

SILVER LAKE

2010-07-24T14:14:00.000-07:00

One of our favorite things to do in the summertime is to visit Silver Lake, up big cottonwood canyon. It is just a simple lake with a boardwalk/hike around it, but the air is always fresh, the weather is cool and it is just awesome! We went last night with some of our family and had a grand 'ol time! here are some pics!!

Brooklyn had an emotional meltdown right before we left..until daddy came home....such a daddy's girl...

At Subway they gave B her kids meal in this awesome little bag. Of course she carried around her 'purse' like the shopping diva she is :)

Family photo...if only i could figure out how to make my kid look at the camera, we would take FAR less photos..hahha

On our hike...B was stoked because Craig found her a little stick to play with on the trail. She LOVED the stick...and the dirt..wow she was dirty...!!

Every chance she got B would splash around in the water. My nephews were SO sweet to play with her all night long. This is my nephew Cole splashing with her. My other nephew Ashton is my hero. When B dropped her stick into the nastiest moss covered water I, being the awesome parent i am, was like, "Eeww...gross....sorry! That stick is gone, let's go get you a different one!!" She of course was devastated and crying. Sweet Ashton fished the stick out of the NASTY water, cleaned it off for her and gave it back. What a perfect kid...not too many 11 year olds are that sweet.

Like i said...every chance she got to splash in the water..she did :) I'm actually surprised we made it the whole night without her falling in..SUCCESS!!!!

The pictures just don't do justice to how awesome it is up the canyon. Every time we go i wonder why i don't go up there every weekend since it is a 20 minute drive. The sunset was perfect, B had a blast and i will definately be returning again..SOON!!!!

SUMMER HAPPENINGS!

2010-07-19T21:22:00.001-07:00

Summer is here and has been so busy and fun so far!! We have been able to do so many great things. Here are a few pictures of what has been happening in our world the past month..

One of Brooklyn's favorite things to do is go to the Zoo!!! We have been to the zoo a few times this summer already and her FAVORITE thing to do is ride the carousel. Funny because last year she hated it and cried when we got on. Now she cries when we have to get off. She is always changing her mind as to what animal she wants to ride. First it was the cheetah. She was here for about 1 minute contemplating and then decided she wanted to ride the elephant.

Much happier on the elephant as you can see! :) Apparently it was better than the cheetah.

She is SO happy on the carousel...i can't ever get a great picture because she is too occupied with mirrors and her animal...

On the fourth of July we hung out with Craig's family. My brother in law Chris built this AWESOME rocket launcher. It would shoot rockets seriously high in the sky. It ended up being the most entertaining toy...we played with it all night long. Brooklyn LOVEd helping load the rockets and push the button to shoot them up.

paper and foam rockets..who knew they'd be so fun!

One of B's favorite things about Grandma's house is ICE CREAM. Grandma Linda always has ice cream at her house and B loves to eat it. Usually she will bring the ice cream cones out within a few minutes of us being there! :) And she loves grandma's toys. We had a great time doing fireworks, eating ice cream and sitting around the firepit. What a great weekend with the Rich's!

We just got back from a trip to St. George!!! I LOVE St. George, but wow...St. George in July with 115 degree temps...i couldn't even walk outside without feeling like i was going to melt. I kept telling myself "if this is what hell feels like, i need to be a better person..." IT was crazy hot but so fun! Here are a few highlights..

Judd's candy store!!! This place, if you are ever in town, is so great! It is totally old school and has been there forever but they have a bunch of old school candy zots, razzles, the soda in glass bottles. It is great.

A family pic in front of Judd's candy store. B is less than happy because it was SOOO HOT!

We decided to try to take B to her first movie because everyone was going to see Despicable Me and it sounded fun. She was excited, until the movie started. We lasted a grand total of...drumroll please...about 11 minutes in the movie...including previews! hahaha..she started crying and saying MOM, snuggle me. And then started really crying saying she wanted to go home. Pretty sure she got scared. Maybe we'll try again next summer!

Another St. George Tradition is going up to the airport with breakfast and watching the planes come in. Craig eating his McD's...pretty sure he is saying to himself.."another picture....seriously?" yeah..so i take a lot....sue me..

B and daddy hanging out waiting for planes. We waited for 30 minutes, saw 2 helicopters and no planes. We left because B was hot and tired, and then 5 planes flew in....awesome! maybe next time!!

A MAKEOVER

2010-06-17T14:43:00.001-07:00

We have lived in our house for 5 years, i have painted every wall in my house, except for my bedroom. After we redid our master bathroom, we realized it was about time to give our room a little makeover. So, i decided to surprise Craig with an early father's day gift (a nightstand)...he has complained for the last 6 and a half years that i got the 'real' nightstand and he was left with my old endtable from my college apartment..haha..a valid complaint. So, he went out of town this last week and i decided to give our room the makeover it needed to match the new nightstand. While we couldn't replace everything in the room, it was a definite improvement! Here are some before and after pics for all of you who i promised pictures to who can't see it in person! A special thanks to my sister in law Caitlin for helping me SHOP for everything, and to my brother Jared for helping me do the unpleasant job of prepping, painting, drilling and moving!! You guys are the BEST!

BEFORE #1

AFTER #1

(the wall color didn't show up well in the pic, the walls are kind of grey now)

BEFORE #2

AFTER #2

BEFORE #3

AFTER #3

(anyone know where i can get a tall vase type thing to put my sticks in the corner in that isn't going to cost me $200? anyone?)

BEFORE #4

AFTER #4

(the lamps were my favorite find!)

B's FIRST HAIRCUT!!!!

2010-06-17T14:28:00.000-07:00

So, i can't believe it...i had a daughter that is almost 2 and a half and i've never cut her hair before! But, a while ago when i realized it didn't look cute unless it was pulled back in pig tails..i figured it was time for a cut! We talked about it for three days before we took her and she was so excited for Robyn to cut her hair!! You'll see what happened....... BEFORE #1....happy camper.....

BEFORE #2...still a happy camper with long hippie hair....

She was happy until we put the drape over her...and then she started getting a little nervous! I did my best to reassure....but it didn't work....

Soon the sobs started..'mommy...i want to go home!'

My friend Robyn who cut her hair was SUCH a champ....while B continued to cry....

After the scissors were gone the crying stopped and she warmed up a little...hahaha....

Finished....with splotchy red eyes and a beautiful haircut!

As soon as we were in the car to come home she was like 'my haircut is so beautiful!!' She looks so much better! I think it makes her look older though...my baby is growing up!

GOLFING

2010-06-17T14:07:00.000-07:00

It is the middle of June and it has just barely started to feel like summer! We were excited to get outside a few weekends and go to the driving range to hit some golf balls..even though it kind of rained on us! ha. Brooklyn is a TOTAL daddy's girl and therefore loves everything he loves...including golf clubs! She has her own plastic set so she was pretty excited to get out on the range with dad! B hanging out trying to be big like daddy and uncle adam!

Waiting for some golf balls....

Dad showing B the ropes on the range....

B practicing by herself. Her new thing is "i do it myself..."

ST. GEORGE!

2010-05-25T13:51:00.000-07:00

We took a little trip down to St. George last weekend with some of Craig's family. I forgot how much i LOVE going there! It was cold in Salt Lake City and perfect weather in St. George! And now that B is a bit older, everything was much more fun!! Here are some pics from our fun weekend, i realized i am in none of them, but i assure you i was there and i did love it! haha...

We went to a park with this HUGE tube slide, it was so high it made me even a little nervous but B went down it like a thousand times, and as you can see, she loved it!
The pool was definately B's favorite place!!

B and her cousin Trey had an excellent time splashing in the hot tub when they got too cold in the big pool.

As you can see, B was ready to go back to the pool early the next day! B and Trey both sat in their floaties most of the morning!

2 going on 20....she loved hanging out on the lounge chairs.

B loved smelling the flowers at the St. George temple. Craig got a snapdragon and pretended to talk to her with it, she wasn't so sure about that, but she loved all of the other flowers!

Enjoying the view with Dad...

Craig loves being an uncle..good thing since we have lots of nieces and nephews!

OUR CRAZY WEEKEND!

2010-04-21T14:03:00.001-07:00

We had SUCH a fun weekend!! Last wednesday my mom and little sister and brother came up to Salt Lake because they were going back up to school in Idaho! We spent the whole week shopping and playing! Here are a few highlights from our time!

We have been waiting for months to eat at IN -n -OUT!! They built one three miles from my house but i was not in the mood to wait in line for an hour when everyone was going at first, SOO...we waited for my family to come up to go and eat there. we LOVE in -n -out!!! It was a nice day when we went and we loved sitting outside. It tastes just as good in Utah as it does in California!!

Me and Craig have a 'shake debate'. he says strawberry is the best, i say chocolate is the best. We gave Brooklyn a drink of both and asked her which she liked better. She picked strawberry..so he went and bought her her own strawberry shake..she was so happy....i still move that chocolate is the better flavor..

My brother Jared and sister in law Caitlin surprised my mom with an 'early mothers day gift'....B was happy to help open it....

It was a picture frame with the 8 week ultrasound of their baby in it! SUrPRISE! I'm going to be an aunt again! yEEAAHHHH!!!!!! Everyone is so excited, my mom especially! Baby is coming in November!!!!

A picture of the girls!! We are all Twilight fans. My sister bought us all these shirts that said 'real men don't sparkle'....take that edward..hahhaha...

Unfortunatley i did not snap any photos of the rest of the weekend. My dad surprised my mom and came up to spend the weekend with us, we had an excellent fun filled barbeque with the cousins on Friday night and then a long/fun trip to Idaho to hlelp the siblings move back to college on Saturday!! wE were all totally wiped out by sunday but i enjoyed every minute. Thanks for the fun times family! LOVE YOU!

HAPPY EASTER!!!

2010-04-13T13:55:00.001-07:00

Holidays are so much more fun when kids are older and actually get excited! Brooklyn was so excited to come down and see what the easter bunny had brought her! She was the most excited about the candy and the 'let's go fishin' game...we play it almost everyday now! We tried to teach her that Easter is about Jesus and that we celebrate it because it is the day jesus woke up. We kept repeating it. Later that day i asked her what happened today, hoping she'd talk about Jesus...and she said "I got a DORA plate!!" hmm...i guess i'll have to try harder next year! haha!

Brooklyn's Easter Basket!

This is what B wanted to eat for Breakfast from her easter basket from grandma..breakfast of champions....

Two of her favorite easter basket toys! She kept taunting the dog with the little chick..it kept chirping...the dog hated it!

Still a Diva

BROOKLYN'S FIRST MANICURE

2010-04-13T13:49:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago Brooklyn was going through some of my drawers and found some nail polish. She insisted on having her nails painted. I've painted her toes before but never the fingers...i figured it would all end up on her shirt. BUT, i am happy to report that the polish stayed on her fingers and she happily skipped around my room for 30 minutes after saying "i so pretty!" and "look Daddy Look!! my nails!" Definately a girly girl!

THE BATHROOM REMODEL

2010-02-19T19:09:00.000-08:00

Well, we decided to remodel! What a crazy idea...i had no idea how expensive remodeling would be and that it would take twice as long as i planned doing lots of it ourselves, but i have to be honest, all of the problems/mess/money was totally worth it! We decided to remodel our bathroom..it was such an eye sore, and since we frequent this part of our house everyday..we decided to start here...here are some pics of the project...

BEFORE

Gotta love the brass shower

and the white tile....

and notice the door missing off of our cabinets...i tried to stain that door thinking i would just stain the cabinets..yeah...it took me one door to realize i just wanted new ones! haha!!

We had carpet in our bathroom, except for this little piece of linoleum and then some more white tile right around the shower and tub...

and my favorite part...the 'flower tile'...no offense, but who CHOOSES THAT? The ones in the shower had the 'latin name' for the flower underneath the picture...yes, educational, but not cute...

MID PROJECT

Looking Better Already...

We didn't do the tile, but we put the cabinets and sinks in ourselves..i was pretty proud of us...and it was even level!

This is us drying out our kitchen .We had a slight plumbing leak when messing with the water while we were putting in the cabinets. Craig came home from teh gym one night and we realized there was water dripping from our can lights in the kitchen...NOT NORMAL...it took us a good 3 days to dry out the kitchen and continue with the bathroom...oh you gotta love home improvement.

AFTER

SOOO, that is the bathroom! WHew..it only took a few months but we are so excited it is done. I learned a lot about construction and there are lots of things i would do differently next time but overall we were pretty happy with ourselves! Now i just need some 'finishing touches' towels...pictures..etc...any suggestions from you creative/interior design talented friends of mine? I would love any suggestions!

B turned 2!!

2010-02-18T14:33:00.000-08:00

Can you believe it! i can't believe i have a two year old, amazing how time flies and how FAST kids grow up! B had a great 2nd Birthday, she was treated to a Happy Meal at McDonald's along with some playtime in the playland, a bunch of dora cupcakes and ice cream cones and more presents than anyone should get for a birthday they will likely forget! BUT, we had a great time with her and are so happy to have her! Happy late Birthday to my little B!!

It is a Rich family tradition to have 'birthday breakfast' with a candle attached to your plate :) B enjoyed the candle more than her breakfast.

Blowing out the birthday breakfast candle

Happy Meals...mmmmmm......

Opening Presents with Dad...after she opened every present she would Yell "I WUV IT!!" or "ooh..it's cute!"

I love buying kid presents because you can get HUGe kid presents for like 5 dollars! Love you Target!!

B was worn out with me snapping pics of her by this time..can you tell?

Oh the instant look of joy once i said.."ok, no more pictures..go ahead and eat!"

Besides Dora, this kid loves ice cream cones more than anything else..

Another Rich family tradition is to sit on the 'birthday chair' at grandma's while opening presents at family dinner! B was particularly excited about some bowls and cups for her kitchen.

TEXAS TRIP

2010-02-16T21:17:00.001-08:00

Wow..i have been absent from the blog world for a while! i started to coupon and it has occupied all of my spare 'play around on the computer' time! haha! SO, LONG TIME NO BLOG! Time for some catch up! For Christmas Craig gave me a plane ticket to go down and visit my family! Sweet, huh? So, i took Brooklyn with me and we went to Texas! Here are a few highlights from the trip:

No trip to Texas is really complete unless you have a picture by a stuffed longhorn :) right?!

Or a saloon entrance...classic Texas, right? :) This is at the event center where Cory works! We were killing time before he got off work!

Brooklyn was OBSESSED with my mom's sock drawer! my mom has lots of fun patterned socks and everyday B would find a pair and wear them around the house.

Aunt Jessie is one of B's favorite people. She enjoyed working on our 2000 piece puzzle of Las Vegas! That was right before she ripped half of it apart..gotta love unattended 2 year olds.

B cheering for Grandpa's beloved Cowboys....too bad it didn't work, they lost :( But we'll get 'em next year, right cowboys?!?

Everytime we go visit B loves to help my mom make chocolate chip cookies! Grandma is super patient!

B loves my dad. She can't say grandpa so she simply calls him Pa Pete. She was always walking around just yelling "PA PETE, where ARE you!?"

Taking a catnap with uncle Cory...two peas in a pod...*thanks cory for sleeping on an air mattress for a week so we could have your room! you rule!*

The Girls!!!! Two of my most favorite people in the world!

Our last night in town we made smores in the firepit outside! I let B hang out..she LOVED IT!!

Especially when i let her roast her own mallow! *notice she is wearing a pair of grandma's socks :)*

Such an EXCELLENT TRIP!!! LOVE YOU FAMILY! Thanks for a fun week! More fun things to blog about later..B turned 2...and we refinished our bathroom! pictures to come soon!!!!

DECEMBER HAPPENINGS!!

2010-01-06T13:51:00.001-08:00

WOW! What a FUN month we had!! Christmas is always a fun time of year but this year was even more fun because Brooklyn was old enough to enjoy a lot of the things we do. Here is a rundown of my favorite events of the month!!

HALE CENTER THEATER: A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Every year we go to see A Christmas Carol at Hale Center Theater with all of the adults in Craig's family. It is one of my FAVORITE things that we do, not only because it is nice to get a night out without the kiddies, but the play is always so amazing and Craig's family is just so fun. This is the group of us at Hale Center Theater (minus 2..we missed you Darin and Amy)

This is me and Craig with SCROOGE HIMSELF!!! This guy is our favorite part of the play, i guess he has been playing scrooge for like 40 years, a total celebrity to me..love this guy!

THE LIGHTS AT TEMPLE SQUARE!!!

So we went to see the lights at temple square on one of the coldest weekends of the month! It was FREEZING outside, so we bundled Brooklyn up pretty good..SO GOOD infact that she could not put her arms all the way down to her sides...she reminded me of the kid on a christmas carol that gets bundled up and then has to go to the bathroom...poor kids..hahah!!

But, despite the cold she LOVED the lights...

The picture totally doesn't do justice to HOW AMAZING the temple looked that night. It was kind of foggy outside, so beautiful. I love that building!

All of us in front of my favorite RED tree! Jessie was in town so she came with us! Props to her for the awesome pics she took!

My favorite part of the night happened here. Most parents were telling their kids to stay out of the water, i believe my free spirit husband was the only one encouraging their kid to touch the water and B LOVED IT!! These two are one of a kind. She kept saying 'DAD! Touch water!!" She was not happy when we had to keep walking...

Her gloves got wet at the 'water' so i made her put mine on! hahaha!! She looked ridiculous but had a great time with dad walking on the cement wall outside of the conference center.

CHRISTMAS WEEK

B made her very first gingerbread house this year!! She put almost all of the candy on herself witha little direction from mom and dad...

...once she was done with the house she realized this was all CANDY and started eating everything she could get her hands on!

CHRISTMAS EVE

So on christmas eve the cousins exchanged their gifts! My sweet nephew Baylor picked out this outfit for Brooklyn, it was PURE princess!! Apparently i need to get my kid some more girly stuff because she was in LOVE with it, wore it all night, wore it all the next day, and pretty much wears it sometime during the day, EVERYDAY! haha!! Thanks Baylor!!

Outfit complete with PURSE, necklace, EARRINGs, crown, rings, skirt AND SHOES!

Princess Brooklyn

The shoes were my favorite part!

CHRISTMAS DAY

Christmas day was WAY FUN once Brooklyn finally woke up!! We had her out late so many times that she slept in until 8:30!! i was going CRAZY! hahah, but Santa brought her a kitchen full of food and pots and pans. It was great!

So that sums up the highlights of our month!! What a great month to celebrate with our family and friends. we LOVE YOU guys!! Hope everyone had a great Christmas and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

MEETING SANTA....

2009-12-23T16:27:00.000-08:00

We went to a Christmas party at our neighbor's house the other week. I knew Santa was going to be there and didn't think Brooklyn was going to do very well. The whole day I said 'who are we going to see tonight?" and she would yell SANTA! all happy like. Well, as you can see, when Santa first walked in..she was not too excited to see him, which i expected, but i was excited...she ACTUALLY sat on his lap with NO TEARS!! I about fell over....my child is NOT social with strangers, but i guess it is santa so he isn't a stranger right?!?

Not very happy to see him...

Santa was the GREATEST!! He held out her present, let her get comfortable, gave her the present and then asked her for a hug, she gave him a hug, and sat on his lap!! It was a christmas miracle! haha!!

Pretty happy with her Dora book...!!

WINDER DAIRY

2009-12-14T15:49:00.001-08:00

Craig's favorite Christmas tradition ever since he was a kid has been going out to Winder Dairy to get scones and egg nog. We went last week and Brooklyn had such a great time and LOVED the scones!

Dad's favorite tradition is quickly becoming Brooklyn's favorite tradition!

The reason we make the trip out there, scones and egg nog..SO GOOD!

B too busy chowing down to pay attention to the camera...

Mom and daughter..this was right before B tipped that cup of egg nog all over my jeans! haha! Oh the memories...

Our happy little family...

Until next year Winder Dairy!!

B's FIRST SNOW!

2009-12-14T15:39:00.000-08:00

Well, it FINALLY snowed here in Utah! Last year B was too small to go out and play in the snow, so this was technically her first time playing outside in the snow! It wasn't much snow and it was FREEZING outside, but she came out to help me shovel the walks and had a grand 'ol time..

Check out her SWEET pink snow pants..they are HUGE, i kind of feel like she walks like the poor little kid in 'The Christmas Story'..but oh well! She is warm!

Good thing she enjoys shoveling, it isn't mom's favorite chore..

B and Dakota playing together, it didn't take B long to realize Dakota doesn't like the shovel! ha!

She kept giving Dakota snowballs and then decided to try and eat one of her own...don't think she is a huge fan!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-11-08T13:26:00.000-08:00

We had a such a FUN Halloween this year! Brooklyn totally embraced being in teh costume, she left it on the whole night and she loved trick or treating. We didn't go very far, but she kept saying 'tweet' and did great. The best part is that she totally forgot by the end of hte night that she had a bag FULL of candy, i will enjoy that because i know it won't be the case next year. This year she was a dog! Dogs are brooklyn's favorite thing in the world so we thought it would be appropriate...and warm! haha.... Here are a few pics from the night...

STRIKING A POSE

A closeup of our little "spot..."

She wasn't a fan of the hood at first...

but she adjusted and left it on..such cute floppy ears...

enjoying a 'pre trick or treating' snack!!

officially DONE with pictures...

B's first trick or treat at our neighbor Jill's house..

On our way to the next house....

she LOVED trick or treating...such a good holiday.

A LITTLE OCTOBER FUN

2009-10-27T15:13:00.000-07:00

I know it has been a while, but we are alive and having fun! Here are some pics of just a few fun things we have done so far this fine October! There will be more halloween pics coming soon!

B's first visit to the pumpkin patch!

She especially loved the hay maze!

A Family Portrait..notice B's expression isn't quit as happy as the previous photos...ha!

I took B to Gardner Village with our friends and she had a blast trying on the witch hats..such a cute little witch...

Like mother like daughter...

The annual Rich Family 'spooky the ghost' hunt! B with her favorite cousin Malorie on the hunt for spooky..

Workin' IT!

We took B to her first Utah Game of the season. She was a TOTAL champ because it rained and was freezing and loud and she clapped and cheered and even took a nap. Love this little girl..

B lovin' the chance to sit in her own seat while i was standing up cheering in overtime! Go Utes!

OUR TEXAS TRIP

2009-09-14T19:53:00.000-07:00

We just got back from a GREAT TRIP to Texas!!!!!! We went down to visit the family and to see my youngest brother Cory come home from a two year church mission in the Dominican Republic. He came back a tan, spanish speaking fool :) We had a GREAT trip and were so glad to be able to spend time with my awesome family. Love you guys! Here are some highlights from our trip!

On our way down to Texas, Brooklyn ate her very first happy meal..she ate every bite!

Craig and my dad and brother went to a game at the new Texas Stadium, Craig was being funny before the game started...

The boys outside of Texas Stadium!!

The MASSIVE JUMBO-TRON in Texas Stadium...how cool would it be to have one of those?!

CORY IS HOME!!! Isn't he cute...!?! (totally available for all of you single ladies out there) This was him fresh off the airplane!

The whole Peterson CLAN! Together for the first time in over two years! Gotta love a good family reunion!

IF THE SHOE FITS.....or even if it doesn't...WEAR IT!

2009-08-25T20:24:00.000-07:00

This is so random but i think it is hilarious...Brooklyn's FAVORITE thing to do lately is to try on all my shoes and walk around in them! Surprisingly, she does pretty well in heels! I believe i have a total GIRLY GIRL on my hands...but i love her! She is obsessed lately with SHOES (just like her grandma Peterson), lotion and LIP GLOSS!

Takin' a stroll...

She loves walking around in these heels of mine!

She will sit in my closet for HOURS (ok not hours, but for her attention span it may as well be hours) trying on all my shoes!

And now she carries this purse around EVERYWHERE...so girly!

A BUSY SIX WEEKS....

2009-08-17T20:32:00.000-07:00

It is amazing how time FLIES when you are not paying attention to your blog :) The last six weeks have been so busy and we've done so many things but i never have taken pictures. But, i felt i needed to take a minute to 'pay tribute' to someone who is dear to me. My grandpa Peterson passed away at the first of the month, it was rather sudden and really sad for the whole family, the funeral was rough because funerals just aren't my thing, but he recieved full military honors, 21 guns salute the flag and everything, it was one of the most amazing things i have ever seen. He was an amazing man, he always had a toothpick, ALWAYS smelled good and was always willing to let us ride his horses :) He was just one of those people that everyone looked up to. He earned every bit of respect that he was given. I am honored to be his grand daughter and to have had so many great memories of him. I am glad he doesn't have to struggle with his health anymore and I am glad i know exactly where he is and that we'll see him again. Love you grandpa Peterson...

This is my favorite pic of me and my grandpa at my brother's wedding a few years ago..he is a handsome guy isn't he :) It was the last time i saw him NOT in a hospital bed or his 'special chair' at home.

The only GOOD part of the funeral was seeing all of the family, we spent most of the time at grandma's house out by the cow..the kids fed that cow probably a whole tree worth of apples :)

PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!!!

2009-07-07T15:21:00.000-07:00

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY....a little bit belated!! We had a great fourth of July weekend full of fun, food, friends, and some good fireworks! here are a few pictures of the event!! Brooklyn in her patriotic outfit....super stoked to be taking pics with mom again....or not....

After we barbequed with the Treasures Craig and Chris dragged the girls around the lawn on a blanket...B was super happy..until i started taking pictures.....

I give up....this is what happens everytime i take pictures..

But..the good old otter pop saved the day....

In between dinner and the fireworks the boys decided to play a mini game of golf with Brooklyn's golf clubs...haha...

it just looked so funny....but they love their golf!

We walked over to West Jordan park and played..and played...and played..until FINALLY at 11:00 the fireworks started! This is my favorite pic of us playing at the park, thanks to my sis Jessie for the excellent camera work :)

GIRLS TRIP!!

2009-06-22T20:47:00.000-07:00

I just got home from an EXCELLENT girls trip with the greatest college roommates a girl could ever ask for! I lived with these girls the whole time i was at BYU, every few years we get together for a little 'reunion' if you will. This year we decided to venture into Canada! We met in Seattle after a crazy trip..my flight was two hours late, but i didn't care because i didn't have to entertain any kids! ha! amazing how your perspective changes..anyways, i got to seattle at midnight, we picked up our last roommate at 1:30 am..got to bed at 2:30 am and were up to get ready to catch the ferry to Canada at 4 a.m. I thought the schedule would be no prob because we pulled all nighters at least twice a week when we were at the Y, bUT...i am not 20 anymore, we were so tired the next day!! So, we hung out in Canada for two days and had the greatest time ever. We toured gardens and castles and shopped all over the city and ate at some awesome places. It was a great weekend. Here are a few highlights of the trip, thanks girls! *and if you just can't get enough, i have more pics posted on my facebook page :) *For all you twilight fans..we started our trip in Port Angeles, Washington. And Yes, there is an entire "dazzled by twilight" store there. We didn't have time to make the 30 minute drive to Forks, or else i would have taken pictures for you there :)

Canada here we come!!

We visited Butchart Gardens in Victoria, definately my favorite part of the trip. It was the most beautiful place i had ever seen. This is us just messing around by some of the flowers.

Just one piece of the gardens, isn't that aWESOME!

More Gardens...huge fountains..lots of green..so serene..

We visited Parliament while we were there!

A cool castle we toured...it looks MUCH cooler from teh front. The side view is pretty lame! ha!

My roommate travels a lot, so we got an amazing room on the 15th floor..with bathrobes AND house slippers...this is how i like to vacation :)

Our last day in Victoria just walking along the docks..until our next girls trip in a few years!!

Happy Belated Father's Day!!

2009-06-22T14:31:00.000-07:00

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! Ok..so i am a day late with this post since technically Father's Day was YESTERDAY...but i still couldn't pass up the chance to let everyone know who looks at my blog that i love my husband and i am so lucky to be his wife. He is such a good dad to Brooklyn and is so patient with all of us girls in the house! He works so hard so that i can stay home and is always trying to be better, i just love him! Thanks Babe for everything! I love you!

ANND...another Happy Father's Day to all of the other great men in my life, i have the greatest dad in the world, the greatest brothers ever, the greatest brother in laws and father in law ever (so many girls are jealous of me)..and basically just the greatest family in the world! Love You All!B has been a daddy's girl from the day she was born

Her favorite thing to do is 'play video games' with dad..she presses teh buttons and thinks she is the one playing, it is great fun.

Isn't he so cute? Lucky me..

B LOVES to help Craig do everything, especially water the veggies. Craig is so patient because everyone ends up getting soaked when she helps!

WE ARE STILL ALIVE!

2009-06-13T09:20:00.000-07:00

I just realized the other day that it had been a month since i had posted anything on my blog! So, i just wanted to say we are doing great, but just haven't had anything huge and exciting happening (that i have taken pictures of) in the last little while. This picture is noteworthy because it was the ONE day that it was actually warm/nice enough to take Brooklyn swimming for the first time this summer! Yeah, i feel like i live in Washington..it has been rainy and stormy and relatively cool for the last few weeks! But, we are doing great...i am sure we will have something fun to post about soon!!

Congrats Bro!

2009-05-18T13:33:00.000-07:00

Props to my older brother for working hard and graduating last week with a degree in Organizatinal Communications!! We were glad we could be there to celebrate! AND, surprisingly B was really good during the graduation ceremony, surprising since it was HOT in there and during naptime! Thanks mom and Jessie for being on baby duty while i took pictures! Congrats Bro!

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-10T14:20:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to take a minute and tell my dear sweet wife Alicia how much i Love her. We have had alot of fun experiences this year and i could not have done any of them without her. This was our fun trip to Newport. It was so fun to be with Alicia and Brooklyn and see how sweet and loving they both are. I loved this vacation, Alicia and Brooklyn made this vacation a blast to me.Most importantly is Alicia bringing my sweet daughter Brooklyn into this world. She was such a trooper through this long process. She has does such an amazing job teaching and loving our sweet little girl. THANKS MOM!!

This is just another great example of mommy daughter time. Alicia is always so willing to try new things and come up with fun activites for Brooklyn. This was just a fun afternoon at the Zoo.

Thanks to all the women in my life who have helped me become the man i am today. thanks espeically to Lynette my mother-n-law for being such a great mom to alicia so that she could help raise our family right. Thank you to linda (mom) you truly are my joy in this life and i want to thank you for helping us with brooklyn and all that you put up with me. Most of all i want to thank alicia for being the love of my life and my joy.

Happy mother's day to all.

I love you sweetie

The Biggest Hamburger I've ever seen......

2009-04-22T10:00:00.000-07:00

Last weekend i went on a 'girls trip' to Rexburg to help my sister move back up to BYU-Idaho. While we were there my sister took us to a local 'hot spot' called Big Juds, it was in the middle of nowhere! Well, i think i've seen the biggest hamburger in the world! It was excellent, i'd like to lie and say i ate the whole thing by myself, but that is just insane, although i must give my little bro props because he has eaten one of these ALL BY HIMSELF, i even think it might have been a double. It was really fun so if anyone is ever in rexburg and hungry....try Big Juds :)

Me and my sis outside of the establishment....

The biggest hamburger i've ever seen..

Me and my sis in law Caitlin with the 'beast' of a burger , it was really good, we split it between the four of us!

HAPPY EASTER!!!!!!!!

2009-04-12T21:07:00.000-07:00

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!!!!! What a great weekend! I decided to start the easter festivities by taking Brooklyn to an easter carnival on saturday morning...well...it was ridiculously crowded and it was freezing and rainy, but we really enjoyed the time with some of our friends! We took a few pictures, went 'fishing' at one booth, walked to the line for the easter egg hunt, said thanks but no thanks 'cause it was a mile long, enjoyed a little more rain and then went home! Fun times had by all! Sunday night we had another easter egg hunt with all of B's cousins! She found three eggs...plopped down on the ground and was happy as a clam playing with the bouncy ball and fishy crackers she got! Easter is so simple with a 1 year old! Although she still isn't super enthusiastic about all things easter, we had a great time with her.

Easter Bunny #1 at the carnival..you can't tell but it is raining...love this Utah weather....

Not going to lie, i can understand why kids aren't super enthused about sitting on the easter bunny's lap....I am an adult, and was a LITTLE creeped out by this one...the things we do to our kids for a picture! haha....

Brooklyn's easter outfit...yeah, as you can tell she is REAL excited to be taking pictures..she struggles moving around in dresses...and shoes...so this was a bad combination :)

BUT..she was SUPER HAPPY when she got her easter basket full of fruit snacks, easter eggs and fun toys! (thanks grandma!)

The easter egg hunt...her favorite part was the bouncy ball...it was a good day!

A SCARY project...

2009-03-23T13:06:00.001-07:00

So we finally decided to start some of the home improvement projects we've had planned since we moved into our house (3 and a half years ago). For valentine's day we gave eachother a new chandelier for our front entry way. We got the box, planning on renting scaffolding or something to put it up..but then my overly adventurous free spirited husband decided just to 'see' if he could do it with his ladder. I had to close my eyes as he balanced on top of our not so stable ladder messing with the electrical stuff 17 feet in the air...but i'm proud to say,with a little help from our friends (thanks Chris and Keri!) we got it up(i shouldn't say we..i just stood there with my eyes closed holding ladder..) craig got it put up..and it hasn't fallen down so far...hoorrayyy!!!!

The "BEFORE" brass chandelier-o-ugliness

Felt good to get it down! Craig is crazy!

Here is the "AFTER" non brass chadelier-o-AWESOMENESS!

Don't you think this looks better? :) Yeah for home improvement...

IT IS SPRING!!!

2009-03-23T12:53:00.001-07:00

Yeah..or so i thought..it is snowing today but we DID have a little bit of spring weather for a few days! So, since it was so nice i decided to take B to the park for the afternoon with our neighbor friends! It was her first outing to the park and we had a GREAT TIME! Yeah for parks and spring weather...!!!

B chillin' out on the swings!

She got so comfortable she started falling asleep....

Not quite sure about the slide until we started letting her go down on her tummy....

love it when she actually looks at the camera...

B wasn't quite sure about the wood chips....

A LITTLE LUNCHTIME FUN....

2009-03-06T10:33:00.001-08:00

This is kind of random, but it just one of the small things that shows my little munchkin's personality. After every meal, when B is done eating she will take her plate smash it up to her face and make faces and giggle at me. I don't know if she thinks it is funny, or thinks it is cool that mom's face turns orange when she puts the plate on her face, but either way it is hilarious...she will do this until i take it away...kids are so funny...

Grandma's House...

2009-03-06T10:18:00.000-08:00

I am super late posting this trip since it was two weeks ago, BUT, better late than never! We took a great trip down to Fillmore to see my grandparents. It was a short trip, but we visited grandpa in the hospital, ate a Larry's hamburger and shake (B loved that) took pictures of B in the park and got to spend some great time visiting with grandma, the cousins and their kids. I realize now that i didn't get near as many great pictures as Dustin and Michelle and Ryan and Lizeth..so for better pictures of the trip visit their blogs! Thank you for driving all the way up guys, it was so fun to see everyone!!!

We thought it would be great to get pictures of grandma with all of her great grand daughters...i have a new respect for child photographers..it is impossible! haha!!

Grandma was happy to play with them and was a great sport while we were trying to get pics! This is Brooklyn and Ryan's daughter Leilani with grandma! We were still trying to round up Chloe..

AND..this is as good as the picture taking got...one kid distracted..one pissed..one half asleep..but grandma was happy!!! Good times had by all...

My sweet cousin dustin tried all day to get Brooklyn to be his buddy..i said she loved graham crackers...he went and bought a huge box to bribe her with...it worked for like two seconds..she'd crawl up..take the cracker and then crawl away! But no worries Dustin..she really did like you :)

The Man Flowers....

2009-02-21T10:22:00.001-08:00

For Valentine's Day this year i had like five seconds of creativity and decided that even though craig is a guy, he deserved some flowers, but i realize how expensive flowers are (sorry guys..!! That sucks!) so i decided that he would get some man flowers. i dipped some strawberries in chocolate and put them on skewers and then wrapped them up like flowers....they way to a woman's heart is flowers and kindness..they way to a man's is his stomach..isn't it?? Anyways, if you ever need an idea for a flower replacement and don't want to spend the money, this project was only like ten bucks and they were pretty good! happy valentine's day..a little belated!!

Our Baby is ONE!!!!!!

2009-02-08T13:42:00.000-08:00

I can NOT believe that my baby...(who i feel like it was YESTERDAY that she was joining the family) is now a curious, adventurous fearless ONE YEAR OLD!!! Where does the time go, seriously!? Our little princess turned ONE this week! Her birthday celebration was a blast, i think first birthdays are probably more fun for the parents...brooklyn was pretty uninterested in everything but the food..and the balloons! haha!!! She is definately into EVERYTHING and keeps me on my toes..but i wouldn't trade her! Here are a few pics of the event...

It is a Rich tradition to do 'birthday breakfast' so for B's birthday we did muffins, cheese eggs and french toast! She LOVES breakfast food! That was probably her favorite part of the birthday celebration!

So, since she was TOTALLY uninterested in most of her presents...(mom ended up opening half of them for her) i figured she would be super excited to get messy in some princess cake...here she got a bit of icing on her fingers and was totally curious....

Yeah, the princess crown stayed on for about...hmm...2.5 seconds, just long enough to snap ONe non smiley picture...haha!

She definately didn't dig in like i thought she would...she just sat and was rather intrigued by the sticky icing for like five minutes...

So, after about four licks of icing, she enjoyed it, but was ready to move on to something else! i'm like, baby..do you not realize this is a plate FULL of straight SUGARY goodness..(which she normally loves)..i was baffled but i guess i should be grateful! haha!!! Great birthday times! Happy Birthday Princess B!

A Great Homecoming!!!

2009-01-26T13:23:00.000-08:00

Lo siento for the no blogging...i have spent the last 10 days in Texas!! My sister just got home from her mission in Argentina! We surprised her and came down to see her come home. She didn't know we were coming, so we were going to jump out behind a corner and surprise her at the airport, but at the last minute we just couldn't stand it and we all just waited for her to come out of security! It was a great homecoming, she is the same 'ol Jessie...just better! We spent a week eating, watching the girly movies she's missed over the last 18 months and looking at lots of mission pics! Thanks for the fun times fam!! Welcome home jessie!

We got to the airport like an hour early...Brooklyn was a champ and just hung out! We were all so excited, it was the longest hour EVER!!!

It was DEFINATELY a surprise...(she promised us she had no idea we were going to be there!) This was taken after 3 days of traveling..i think she held up pretty well!

People were looking at us kind of funny because we were jumping up and down and stuff..but who cares! We were excited! This is the whole crew at the airport!

Brooklyn meeting her tia jessie for the first time! She was about done with the airport at this time, but they QUICKLY became best buddies!!

Jessie brought us all these really cool Mate cups from Argentina...Brooklyn LOVED hers!! AND..she brought her back some shoes (pictured by B's elbow) that are made from these huge wierd Argentine rodents! They are actually super cute! Thanks Jessie!

CHRISTMAS VACATION!!

2008-12-29T11:31:00.001-08:00

This year we went to Texas for Christmas! It was the greatest week, we went to our favorite restaurants, went shopping, baked all of the traditional christmas treats with mom, watched movies, played in the hot tub, put together 2 big puzzles and just had a great time. BUT, one of the best parts of the trip was that we decided to make appointments for pedicures.....for the boys! Now, i will say that they were not too stoked on the idea at first, but we insisted! We figured it was time for the boys to pamper themselves a little..there is nothing better than a good spa treatment!

The boys were a little embarrassed walking in...

But when they walked in there was another guy getting a pedicure AND a manicure, he told them all to man up and sit down....as soon as they started the massage chairs and got a drink they were all happy campers!

Craig took it like a champ...and he admited that he did enjoy it! They got the works, the hot rock massage, parafin was treatment and everything! HE was going to paint his big toe, but we came back before he could...

The lady wanted to paint B's toes too...Craig and B drying off!

Two very good looking pairs of feet!

Twas the Night Before Christmas....

2008-12-29T11:20:00.001-08:00

Christmas Eve was officially my FAVORITE part of our trip! We decided to spend christmas eve hanging out in the hot tub and sitting by my parents fire pit! I love nothing more than hanging out with my fam and sitting by fire!

Us and my brother Jared enjoying the suds....

It is tradition in the Peterson family to eat homemade pizza
and rootbeer floats on christmas eve..we ate it out by the fire with grandpa!

Enjoyin' some rootbeer floats....

It is a Rich family tradition to read "The Night Before Christmas" and open a 'mouse' that symbolizes something that happened to you that year. Craig read us the story by the fire and B LOVED IT! He gave me a little baby mouse because B joined our family this year!

SANTA CAME TO TOWN.....

2008-12-29T11:09:00.000-08:00

Brooklyn definately made out like a Bandit on christmas morning...between Santa and grandparents, i believe she is now officially spoiled rotten! But, it was a great morning, not becase of presents, but because we got to be together, we had a GREAT breakfast of biscuits and gravy AND talk to my missionary siblings!!

B was a little overwhelmed by all of the toys she got...i think they all played music!

It is tradition in the Peterson home that my dad passes
around the presents one at a time...B helped him for about 1 present..yeah,
she has a short attention span!

I tried so hard to get the perfect 'brooklyn's first christmas' picture...
after about 3 flashes..i got this face the rest of the morning...not what i was hoping
for, but she still is my little gift!

The whole morning we tried to get B to open her presents, but all she wanted to do was play with this little giftbag and all of the bow that came on the presents. This present got ignored because she was too busy putting tissue paper in the bag, and then pulling it back out...

THE GAME!!

2008-12-29T11:00:00.001-08:00

Craig played ice hockey in high school, but has never been to a professional hockey game. We've tried to get tickets everytime we've come to texas since we've been married, but never have been able to. SOO, for christmas this year my parents gave Craig tickets to see the Dallas Stars vs. the Anaheim Ducks!! The boys had a boys night and went to the hockey game...(don't worry..the girls weren't left out..we went shopping instead :)

If you can't tell..he was pretty excited...

Craig with my dad and Bro at the American Airlines Center

Taking a few pre game pictures! (i was so proud..all very blog worthy)

GO STARS! They won in overtime! It was a great game!

Christmas is here!!!!!

2008-12-14T09:53:00.000-08:00

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Well, i wasn't on the ball enough to post right after thanksgiving, but i am very grateful for my life and i'll have to leave it at that! Christmas is my favorite time of year and we have definately started December off right with a lot of our favorite christmas traditions..here are a few:

WINDER DAIRY!

Craig has been going to Winder Dairy at Christmas time to get scones and egg nog since he was a little boy, it is one of his favorite things! It is a SMALL dairy and really crowded but the scones are amazing. Thanks to our fam and friends who have already gone with us...(we've been twice already!)

The Dairy..yes small, but oh so cute...

Brooklyn beaming with anticipation for her first Winder scone experience...

who doesn't love fried bread...

B LOVED the scone...a little too much actually.she couldn't get enough...

good thing we only do this at Christmas!

OUR FRIEND CHRISTMAS FIESTA

Every year we get together with our friends for a little christmas dinner and fun..this year Craig and one of his best buddies Garrett decided to find the ugliest christmas sweaters possible... well, sad, but true, ugly christmas sweaters are NOT cheap! SOO...they settled for the ugly christmas vest instead!!

Two BIG guys in some small christmas vests!!

Very festive..don't you think?

and last but not least...last weekend we went to Hale Center Theater to see A Christmas Carol with Craig's family. That is by far one of my favorite things! I couldn't get the pic of Scrooge and Tiny Tim to post..BUT...it is still worth mentioning...Thanks for the fun times everyone!!

There is definately more to come as we will be traveling to TEXAS for some warm holiday fun this year! We'll post as soon as we get home...but until then MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!

ODE TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL.....

2008-11-24T19:27:00.001-08:00

As we come to the end of another GREAT season of college football, i must express JUST how much i LOVE it and how sad i am that it is over!! It really does provide us hours of entertainment every fall! AND...may i say this was one of the GREATEST seasons because not only were the Utes undefeated (it is WAY more fun to watch when your team doesn't lose)..but we had GREAT WEATHER ALL SEASON!! I didn't have to sit through ONE GAME in the rain, sleet or snow...you have no idea how great that is! Here are a few fun pictures from the BYU vs UTAH game that we attended this weekend!! GO UTES!

Craig and his brothers...yes, they are all beaming as this was taken

after BYU turnover number 5.....

I must say i am lucky to have married into such a FUN FAMILY! Me and two of my awesome sister in laws had a great time! (Melissa *my other awesome sis in law*

not pictured only because she was holding my child!!...see next pic)

If you can believe it, this is how B spent half of the game! She woke up
after the fans rushed the field and all of the commotion was over...go figure!

TRICK OR TREAT!!!!!

2008-11-02T09:27:00.000-08:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN everyone!!!!! Well, i have definately decided that Halloween is WWAAYYY BETTER when you have kids...i loved it before, it is second only to Christmas in my book of favorite holidays, but after you get to dress up your kids it is just THAT much more fun! As you can see we dressed up Brooklyn as a bear....little Brooklyn bear was great all day (except for when i tried to take pics the first time), she pretty much had her costume on ALL day because we took her to work...to see her aunts and uncles...and then to trick or treat a few houses! I think she will enjoy Halloween a lot better when she gets a bit of candy out of the dressing up and picture taking!

ANGRY BEAR...

as you can see B was not too excited about taking the cutsie picture in the leaves....much to mom's dismay..but the tear is cute...

HUNGRY BEAR...
yeah, she was diggin' on the candy bowl...good thing she couldn't get them open!

BEAR ON THE MOVE..
B is just starting to crawl around..she had a bit of a hard time with the fat suit on though!

HAPPY BROOKLYN BEAR...
it took me about 30 pictures to get a 'look at the camera and smile' picture..thank heavens for digital cameras..i'd be broke if we still used film!!

SPOOKY!!

2008-10-28T10:11:00.001-07:00

Last weekend we had the annual 'hunt for spooky the ghost' with Craig's family! Every year my ridiculously creative and wonderful mother in law writes all of these clues for all of the kids to go on a treasure hunt for spooky the ghost around the pumpkin patch at Engh Gardens. It is SO fun and we all get pizza afterwards. Brooklyn slept through most of the actual 'HUNT' but she had a great time playing with pumpkins beforehand! Thanks Rich fam for all of the fun!

She wasn't quite so sure about the BIG pumpkins....

OR the wood cutouts.....

But she had a GREAT TIME with the pint sized pumpkin!

The Stars at Night...are Big and Bright.....

2008-10-28T09:52:00.001-07:00

DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS!!!!!Well me and Brooklyn just got back from a FABULOUS visit to Dallas to see my mom and dad! Brooklyn definately loves her grandma and grandpa! We did a lot of shopping, ate at all of my favorite Texas places, had a great visit with my best friend Lindsey and her family, AANNDd...we got B her first pedicure! hahhaa!!! It was not on purpose, i went in to get a pedicure and me and my mom were joking that we should get B's toes done, and the girl doing my toes was like, WHAT COLOR do you want? She then proceeded to paint and clip B's toes which counts as a pedicure! haha! Craig was dying, but it was so cute! Brooklyn did GREAT on the plane rides, i always have to laugh becuase i get SOO MANY dirty looks when i sit down like "oh crap, i have to sit by the lady with the baby.." and then about halfway through teh flight when they realize that B was just playing or sleeping, they decided to get all cutsie like "OOH aren't you the cutest little thing.." hahaha!!! I got a good laugh out of it. So all in all, great flights, GREAT WEATHER, and a great visit! Thanks mom and dad! love you guys!!!

B's FIRST PEDICURE!!!!

Me and my best Bud Lindsey, B just kept staring at her!

TOUCHDOWN!

2008-09-28T10:00:00.001-07:00

We had a great time taking Brooklyn to her very first University of Utah Football Game this weekend!! She had a blast!! I was a little worried that the screaming might scare her but she was laughing clapping and was flirting with the people behind us for most of the game!! About the third quarter i looked down and she was fast asleep! Thanks to Aunt Amy and cousin Tessa for the sweater, she was definately looking stylish! She must be good luck, the Utes won and they are now 5-0! GO UTES!!!!!

Utah's Youngest Cheerleader!

B had a good time snuggling with dad on trek back to the car!

LOS MISIONEROS!

2008-09-19T14:37:00.000-07:00

This post is for all of you family and friends that know my little brother and sister and don't get the benefit of hearing from them every week like I do! They both just sent me some pictures and so i thought i'd share them with you all so you could see how they are doing. As most of you know my younger sibling are serving missions for our church, Jessie is serving in Argentina, and Cory is serving in the Dominican Republic! They are both doing GREAT and they are speaking spanish really well and they just love the people that they are serving. They are having great experiences in their respective countries and have grown so much! it is funny to me that Cory is living in a country where he showers out of a bucket and most houses have dirt floors, but they have the internet!! Time is flying, Jessie comes home in January and Cory come home next summer! enjoy the pics!

RICH FAMILY VACATION!!!

2008-09-15T19:42:00.000-07:00

We just got home from an AWESOME trip to Newport Beach with Craig's family! Craig's dad took all of the adults (and the two babies in the fam, brooklyn and her little cousin Trey) to Newport Beach for a week to celebrate his retirement! IT was a MUCH NEEDED VACATION and we had such a GREAT time enjoying some of the awesome parts of California and hanging out with eachother! Here are a few fun pics from the trip!!

BROOKLYN LOVED the beach!! She just sat under the umbrella playin' with some toys enjoyin' the coastal breeze that we do not enjoy here in Utah!! Thank goodness she only tried to eat sand once!!

This is the whole fam at an Angels game! Can i just tell you it was the BEST baseball game i've been to in a LONG time! The angels kicked the Yankees butt! We had a bunch of homeruns AND a bench clearing brawl....who could ask for more out of a baseball game!? Except for when I own a baseball team, i'm going to make ballpark food a little more affordable for the middle class working family! HOLY COW, how do they sleep at night charging 7 bucks for a milkshake?

A pic of Craig with his two brothers and brother in law gettin' ready for some boogie boarding at Huntington Beach!! Ahh the beach, i wish we had one of those in utah! The boys had a great time boogie boaring and skimboarding all week.

A pic of me and Craig and B at the COOLEST restaurant EVER!! For all of you californians if you are ever at venice beach this restaurant C & O's was AMAZING!!! The have these garlic rolls that no lie, are a little slice of heaven, i think i ate my body weight in garlic rolls that night! haha!!! And then in the middle of dinner they pass out song sheets and the whole restaurant sings That's AMore!!! Such a fun place...and no my kid is not drunk, although she looks like it! she was just sleepy!

Me and Craig and B enjoyin' some KILLER TREATS on Balboa Island! They have cheesecake on a stick, dipped in chocolate and covered in the topping of your choice, and frozen bananas covered in chocolate and topping. Since bananas are like my favorite food i thought these were like the greatest inventions since peanut butter and Jelly. It was such a great trip, we took a boatride to look at all of the expensive houses and check out some marine life!

Needless to say, our vacation was so fun, and it was SO FUN spending time with Craig's family. We had a great time looking at all of the NICE CARS and expensive stuff in Newport Beach! We did go to dinner and a bunch of ladies were asking me about brooklyn and were like "Oh, she is seven months..are you ready for your next yet? Well, if you can afford a full time nanny it is totally doable to have them that close, but if you can only afford a part time one it is a little difficult"....yeah, that statement just sums up how people in Newport Beach live!! Bless their rich hearts...We had a great time enjoying beaches, good food and beautiful weather. All of you that life in Cali, i am definately jealous!!! Thanks to the Rich family for such a FUN WEEK! Love you guys!!!!

5 YEARS AND COUNTING.....

2008-09-15T10:40:00.000-07:00

wow!!!! It is amazing how time flies! We just celebrated our FIVE YEAR wedding anniversary! I was looking through our wedding picutres just dying because we look so young! Fun memories..Craig took me to dinner at Takashi to celebrate, one of the best sushi restaurants in Salt Lake City, it was scrumptuous! I highly recommend it to anyone who lives here! I so love my husband...good thing since i'm stuck with him forever, *wink*... i am so proud of what we've accomplished together in the past five years and i look forward to what will happen in the next five!

TRIP TO SILVER LAKE

2008-08-11T21:10:00.000-07:00

FYI...SQUIRRELS LOVE CHEETOS!!!!

FRESH MOUNTAIN AIR = HAPPY CAMPER!!!

THE AIR WAS FRESH...BUT A BIT COLD!!!

LOVE THE MOUNTAINS..AND YES, THOSE ARE SWEATSHIRTS IN AUGUST!!!

WHAT DO YOU THINK? FUTURE DOCTOR?

We had the gREATeST weekend outing ever!!!!! We decided to take a trip up the canyons to silver lake up by brighton ski resort. It was a little touch and go at first because we thought it would rain. But, when we got up there it stopped raining, and we enjoyed the company of the Neeley clan, some good subway sandwiches and some squirrel friends!!!! Apparently, for future reference, squirrel are BIG fans of puffy cheetos!! We had fun because they would just stand there and chomp on a cheeto...chris almost fed one by hand!!..we weren't quick enough with the camera to get it though. AFterwards we just walked around the lake and enjoyed the COLD mountain air! YES COLD, it was FABULOUS...it was so nice to need a sweatshirt!!!!!! i was actually chilly...it just gets me so excited for fall and some hot chocolate. I LOVE the canyons, and i take for granted that they are just a short 20 minute drive away. IT was a great night...aftwards we just hung out with the neeley's while brooklyn played with all of their toys! i thought this last pic was funny because we put the little stethescope on her and she kept them in her ears while she was playing with other toys....kids are so entertaining.....great weekend...thanks for the fun time neeley family!!!! love you guys..

JUST KIDDING!

2008-08-05T14:10:00.000-07:00

Just call me sassy.....

Yeeahh....the 'i like rice cereal' thing lasted about the first 24 hours...these are the faces i get now when i try to feed it to her.....any advice??they have to eat it sometime don't they??

MILESTONES!

2008-07-29T09:17:00.000-07:00

SHE SITS UP!!

SHE EATS!!!!

AND FOR THE MOST PART SHE LIKES IT!!!!!

It is crazy how fast these little critters grow up! In the last couple of weeks Brooklyn has started sitting up really well! If she falls over she is in trouble, but for the most part once she is sitting she does great! Last night was our first attempt with the solids...well, if you can count watered down rice cereal as solids...i was expecting her to spit it out but she attacked the spoon! I think we got more on her face than in her mouth but it wasnt bad for a first try!!!!

OUR POOR TREE.........

2008-07-29T08:45:00.000-07:00

hmm...that can't be normal..

the side of the tree in the street was taller than me!

Craig finishing off the last third!!

When we got home on sunday night, to our SURPRISE there was a HUGE limb of our 40 ft. tree laying in the street! it almost blocked the entire road! Yes there was a bit of a storm, but there was NO rain, no tunder, no lightning, just wind....we were pretty surprised to see this!! So, at like 10:00 at night our neighbor brought over a circular saw and him and craig chopped the whole thing up! Our house looks pretty bare without it! soo...the question is, do we cut down the other one...? shouldn't the trees in front of your house match? crazy, i've never seen anything like this!

TAGGED BY VERONICA!!!

2008-07-29T07:43:00.001-07:00

Long time no blog! Sorry this took me so long!!!!

i am: still in my pajamas, i love pajamas
i think: that my brain never came back after pregnancy
i know: being a mom is the BEST! (99%of the time)
i want: some cooler weather..or a swimming pool in my backyard
i have: the GREATEST family (and extended family) in the WORLD!
i wish: my favorite seasons (fall and spring) would last longer than two weeks
i hate: trying to lose baby weight!
i fear: heights..embarrassing but true, my hands get all sweaty just looking over the side of something high, even if i know i'm not going to fall...
i feel: SO LUCKY to have a great kid and a great hubby
i smell: hmm..now that i think of it..something not very good..i think B needs a diaper change
i crave: donuts...i love donuts
i search: for some time to catch up on my scrapbook!
i wonder: if we will live here forever
i regret: not keeping in better contact with people that i love
i care: about my puppy! she is a great friend...
i always: brush my teeth i hate having fuzzy teeth
i believe: that yoga once a week helps keep me sane! i highly recommend it to everyone, it is my new favorite thing!!!
i dance: hmm...now that i think of it, never...it probably helps to have rythm if you want to dance..i have none
i sing: to brooklyn everyday...i'm a terrible singer, but i tmakes her laugh..hmm..maybe that is why she laughs
i don’t always: get everything done that i want to...where does the time go? if only i could function on 3 hours of sleep, THEN maybe
i fight: with my inner food conscience everyday...donuts...or fitting back into my summer capris..chocolate...capris...such a tough decision
i write: on my blog more than my journal (which is saying something) i am sure i'll feel guilty about that when general conference comes around and i hear a talk about journal writing
i lose: my keys all the time
i win: NEVER! particularly when i bet with my husband...i've NEVER won a bet with him...
i never: have ever won a bet with my husband...i'm like 0-15 or something!
i listen: to my parents advice..they are so much smarter than i gave them credit for when i was growing up!
i can usually be found: at home..or at Target...i could find a reason to go there everyday
i am scared: to raise kids in the world we live in...
i need: to get out of my pajamas
i am happy about: my life, i really have nothing to complain about!

Ok that was fun...now i tag whoever hasn't blogged in over a week!! (keri and robyn)