Memorial Day!

Thank goodness Jake knows how to make friends at work. Kurt....who seems to be the favorite at this point.... invited us over for a Memorial Day party. I was so glad. We don't have any family buried close to us, and hadn't made any plans that sounded fun. Anyway, we were at Kurt and Liz's house from lunch till bed time and we had a blast. We also met some new friends. Thanks guys for having us over!

On the way there....

popsicles in the car.
Pool Fun!


Aubrey's new friend Evan.

Then we played Mario Cart and the new Wii Fit. Lots of Laughs.

Funny Girl.

Ok, this is got to be the worst picture of me....but I thought it was funny. Aubrey took this of Weston and me this morning. (I don't know when he came into my bed by the way....probably after Jake was gone...cause he is on his side.) Anyway, wish I could just sleep all day. Wouldn't that be nice?
In this pic she is showing the letter she wrote for me. You can't read it, but it says "to my mom" and it is a tree and a sun. I love when kids get older and can actually get up, get dressed, draw you a picture, then find the camera and take one all in the same morning. Too bad this all happenened before 7am.
Ok, now for the last part of my post. I want all of my friends to give me baby name ideas. I just have been thinking about it lately and I am drawing a blank. Some of you guys are done having kids....so give me your favorites, the ones you wish you could use. The other friends who are still having babies....don't give me ones that you want to use. I don't want to lose friends over this.

Lots going on.

Ok, so everyone is giving me a hard time about not blogging. I guess I do the same thing. The truth is, the more of a life you have....the harder for me it is to blog. I usually do my best blogging, when I am bored out of my mind. These last few weeks have been kink of crazy. Mainly because I spent 4 days driving, 2 days in Vegas, and 10 days in Idaho with family and friends. I and both my kids have had a serious cold/sinus infection and I am just getting back into the swing of things. So here are a few pictures I chose out of say 180 pictures to choose from.
I am trying to think if anything else has happened lately. Let's see.... I got new tires for our Durango. I got a root canal done as well as a crown. I started showing recently (remember I am pregnant.) Speaking of pregnant...I also tried some miracle drug "zofran" and to my sadness...I was still nauseous and it made me horribly constipated. So, I am just trying to stick these few last weeks out. That's enough about that! Ok...so here are some pics (the best part of a blog right?)

Here we are at Pizza Hut/taco Bell in Wickenburg I believe. This is on our way to Las Vegas.

This picture is at my sister Tina's house. Trying out their cousin's scooter.

I love this picture. It shows 4 of the 5 sisters that were at my mom's house off and on. We had fun times just being together and hanging out in the kitchen with our crazy babies.

This one also shows what happened. Aubrey and Weston literally held or carried around a baby all day long. Whenever they were happy...my two wanted a kiss.

The kids just played play dough constantly. We had 15 kids (give or take) any given day. Here is Aubrey and Weston with just a handful.

These pics are of some of the projects we tackled. We (meaning all of the women) handstiched, then tea dyed, then made homemade frames. Michelle (sister in law) and I made tutu's for our aspiring ballerinas.

Jumping on the tramp. Weston doing his dance. My youngest brother Tate is also in this picture. He was great with the kids. I really did get a break on this trip. My sibling made is so I could sleep in, watch movies, and take naps. Who knew a vacation could be so simple.

Here is my family and Tina's cute boys. Also my brother Truman. He is #12

Here is Traci (#11) and Aubrey mowing the lawn. Aubrey just rode with here for at least 1 hour and 1/2 just listening to her ipod. They did well together.

Here Traci is all dressed up ready to go to prom. She wore Aubrey's flower in her hair. Aubrey thought she was the most beautiful princess in the world...and has wanted to date ever since. I had fun doing her makeup. Too bad she doesn't like her date. (hope he doesn't read blogs)I think Truman is showing his "strength" in this picture. He is carrying: Aubrey, Weston and Tate. So this is my home. I love where I grew up. If I hadn't have already posted so many pictures...I would bore you with the 20 I took around the farm. Maybe another day. This picture is of the Hoover Dam. I made the kids get out...they were pretty good on this drive...but it isn't something I enjoy. Not throwing up anyway.

My Mother: Priscilla Belnap Peterson

A tribute to the woman who gave me life.

I wanted to tell you mom how much I love you. You carried me for 9 months.... probably closer to 10 (I was 9 lbs 9 ozs.) You nursed, loved, diapered, cuddled and cared for me throughout the baby years. You saw who I was at a young age and decided to let me be myself...and encouraged me to do so. You then went on to listen, feed, clothe, listen some more, encourage, laugh, and just see me for who I was. Later you respected, taught, disciplined, trained, and showed me how to be happy by example. You taught me how to work, clean, cook and take care of a party. Thank goodness for that. As I have become an adult...you have been the woman I look up to. You have always been there when I needed you. You have taught me the gospel and about testimony. You have taught me about patience. You have helped me through breakups...marriage, school, moving, loss, pregnancy, childbirth, raising children and more. I love you and know that you are the best mother for me. I believe you had legions of children who wanted to grow up in the home and enviroment that you would someday create. (No wonder you had such a desire to have children.) I believe I was one of the lucky...maybe more aggressive ones, who was able to be your child on this earth. I am glad that there is an eternity where we can continue to be friends and learn and grow. I love you mom.
Here are some fun pics that I have had...so I thought you might enjoy seeing.

This is right after I was born and just some cute pics of me.

Here we have the whole family on our trip to Yellowstone. I think we are missing Tate.

Here we have Thomas on top, followed by Tina, Me, then Ty, Tod and Trisha. How cute.