Trip to Boise

So one day after many many many hours of endless searches on the web by my husband for a great deal on a car I finally relented and agreed to a purchase so we made the long trek to Nampa to pick up our new (used) car. We got to enjoy an evening with my Uncle Les & Aunt Dianne -- which I highly recommend to any of my relatives who have yet to make the trip (sorry Dianne maybe you don't really want them :-) hee hee). Anyway here are the picts of our trip... I have to say that on the drive down when we were all together we had a few mini meltdowns so I wasn't looking forward to the LONG drive alone with the kids the next day, but God answered my prayers and 6 hours of driving and not one single teeny tiny even hint of anything close to a meltdown!! Isn't God great!! It was actually even fun... Jackson was a huge help and Jessalyn must have known that momma would lose it if she did (lose it) and so she refrained. Anyway it was a great early start to our Mother's Day weekend.....

Cuddle Bugs

One day Jackers wasn't feeling too great so he made himself a little bed on the couch. I went to go fold laundry and came back to this scene... too cute for words!

The Petersen Post

I put an entry on our extended family blog of the day we all got together at the Flint's to celebrate what we were told was Aunt Shirley's birthday (just a guilt trip to get us all there I think :-) hee hee). It wasn't really her birthday, but we had a great time pretending. If you want to see the photos check them out at the blog here:

www.haroldpetersen.blogspot.com

Monkey See Monkey Do

Don't take my chocolate...

This is one video you just have to watch ... (push the sideways arrow above to start the show) Jessa is trying to communicate with her father that you just don't take a girl's chocolate!!!

Easter 2009

The kids had more Easter egg hunts this year than I care to blog about... so here are just a few random cute shots around Easter.

Osmosis?

How's a girl to get her Bible study homework done with this face in the way??? :-)

Easter Dresses

I always remember Easter as the time where you got a new dress... mom made the girls these matching ones this year with cute little ruffle slips to go under them and got the boys some shirts to match.

Super Babies!!!

If you click on the photo it will take you to an enlarged version and you can see their cute little eyes behind the masks!!

Creative or Destructive???

Jackson or daddy came up with the idea of flipping his bounce castle over and into a fort... hours of fun let me tell ya!!

My little pony-tail

Jackson says her hair "looks like a water smountain" :-)

Sibling Fun

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AH..the love:

Whatever it takes....

My girl is very resourceful when it comes to getting her pacifier!!!

Daredevil!

Pause the music on the side and turn up your volume just a little bit....

This video is about 2 minutes long -- I should probably put it on You Tube!! At the beginning he is explaining to his father that his brain told him to do this. I can see it now ---- his teenage years are going to be full of broken bones and crazy stunts. AY YI YI....this boy!! :-)

STARBUCKS!!!!!!!!

Addiction starts early in this house.............

The PJ picture is my nieces and nephew w/ my kids (Brooke, Bailey, Briana, Jackson, and Jessalyn)

How sad....

Doesn't even phase my kids when I get mad at them, but Daddy says "no" one time to his baby girl and this is her reaction... kinda broke his heart!! :-)

Somersault

My daughter's version is to stay in this position until someone pushes her over!!

Join Me!!!!!

I am a member of the "Army of Women" it is a movement to help with breast cancer research and their motto is "Beyond a Cure". Their website is very informative and is the place to go if you want to join. It takes very little time and is a great way to be part of the solution! Please join me in getting their membership to a million women ---

www.armyofwomen.org

A Heavy Heart

I didn't know her except through my cousin Tyffany, but the tragic death of Erika Coffey in a car accident has given me a heavy heart. One glance at her blog and you know that she was a wife, a mother, a woman who loved God, and just so much like every other mom I know...so much like me! She leaves behind an almost 3 year old boy and an 8 month old boy which breaks my heart. I pray that those children will know who their mother was and how much she loved them. I hope you will join me in lifting up prayers for her precious little family as they figure out how to navigate life without her.

Father it is impossible to know what this family is going through. I ask you to surround them with Your presence in ways they could never have imagined before this tragedy. Comfort her husband and children long past the days when it will fade from everyone else's mind and they are still hurting from this loss. I know I am not alone when I ask you God to give me strength to trust you most when I least understand.