Random thoughts!!!

These two things have put me in the holiday spirit.

1. the smell of pine cones

2. poinsettias

Oh especially having my husband home on Thursday:) He will be done with the long 6 month training. HURRRRRRRRRAYYYY!
I love the smell of scented pine cones.

At the grocery store, I saw beautiful poinsettias. When I got home I really noticed the one mom got before they left to Israel.

When Chase and I hung are stockings.
He said mom "which one is my"
I said "the penguin one"
he said (in a funny tone) "penguin one".
I knew he was going to out grow it. Next year he'll need a more boyish kind. I got it for his first Christmas. It's going to be hard to let it go. A picture for memories:)

Chase told Santa he wanted GI Joe toys. At my moms Ward Christmas Activity. Savannah was brave at the end to let Santa know what she wanted. She got me by the hand to take her to go see him but when we walked in, he was standing and it scared her to death. She didn't tell him but she waved hello, when he sat back down. He was a really tall Santa:) My little man with Santa.

We had are girls night out for December. This time my mom came with us and my sister-in-law Diane was missed. We had dinner at the olive garden:)

This gingerbread house was so hard to keep together.

Gram crackers is the way to go for next year. Thank goodness it DID stay together. Chase did a good job with candy decorating & helping me. He didn't lose his patience like I was:)

Just love...

When Greg was over for Thanksgiving weekend, Michelle was sweet in willing to take are family pictures for our Christmas Cards. On the CD this was the first picture I saw and I just absolutely love it. It's beautiful! I think of how long the children have been away from Greg and no matter how long his been gone- he is still their dad. Michelle is a awesome photographer! (Thanks sis)

Thanksgiving 09 & big news!

I saw Savy sitting down with her cousins, starting to eat and I realized this was her first Thanksgiving dinner. She really liked the turkey and even asked for seconds.After dinner the kids decorated turkey cookies that Lizeth made. The kids really had a good time cookie decorating:) It was a blessing having Greg home for Thanksgiving. I was afraid it wasn't going to happen but by October we knew he was definitly going to be here. The kids just love having him home. Savy is daddy's little girl. She was on his hip the whole time.

Greg and I celebrated our anniversary on Friday. We went out for dinner and stayed a night over at a really cool hotel in Rancho cucamanga. It was nice just for the two of us to have some time together.

I am trying really hard to keep myself from getting morning sickness all day. Yeah that's right I am pregnant. We are excited to be parents to baby number three:) I think in 2 weeks I will be beginning my second trimester. On the 10th of December I will have an ultrasound taken to make sure exactly how far a long I am and when my actual due date is.

fun weekend with all my sisters.

Friday was girls' night out. It was fun because I went with my sisters, sister-in-law, and my cousins, Evelyn and Wendy. My niece Kayla came too. This was taken with my cell phone and we all look scary. We went out to watch New Moon. I'm not lying, the last time I went out with all my sisters without our kids was last year when we watched Twilight. This time Susy didn't make it. She has a new born at home to care for. After the movie we went to Starbucks because it was the closest place to hangout that was still open. I really liked the movie but through out the whole movie I was comparing it to the book and I was disappointed when it wasn't exactly like the book. I understand that the movie can't be just like the book, but it could have been a bit closer. I want to go watch it again without comparing it. The whole movie is based on the wolfpack, and on Jacob. I am all the way team Edward. He isn't in the book much or movie but its okay. He'll be back in Eclipse:)

The next day, with all the Peterson sisters-in-law, we had a surprise baby shower for Kristin and baby Makai. It was perfect. I didn't get any pictures. I am starting to slack off with taking pictures.

Sunday, I got to hangout with Susy. She was really missed on Friday. I am going to plan another night out with my sisters for December. I want to make sure I get to enjoy them before I leave.

Family.. Food... New Car

We had 3 great days with Greg. Here was Savy waiting while Greg was on his way to the house. The kids were in shock when they first saw him, and it took a while for them to realize that dad was actually home:)It was a very short visit, but it was great. I'm really excited that we will see him again next week. In a couple of days we did a lot. First thing we had to take care of was buying a car. The Pontiac broke down on me while coming back home late night from my niece and nephews birthday party. Thank goodness it didn't happen on the freeway. We wanted to buy a car after our move to Hawaii, but I still need to drive a car here for another 2 months. We decided to purchase a SUV for many reasons but one reason why is because our family is expanding:) We will need more space. It was fun car shopping.

The next day we headed out to Knott's berry farm. Savy's first funnel cake.Dustin and Michelle with their kiddos came out too. We had a fun day. Savy was afraid of some rides and had some tears. Poor little Savy she isn't that brave when it comes to new experiences. On Saturday we had a barbecue on Greg's last day home. He really loves to cook, and I miss his cooking. It was nice and a big treat. He did Carne Asada, and made Cecheve, Aguacate, rice and beans. The whole Peterson family was over. It was such a beautiful day outside and very relaxing...with awesome company. Greg made it back to Georgia safely. See you next Wednesday for Thanksgiving love! We have so much to be thankful for!

Can't wait...

I got an unusually early phone call from Greg on Monday morning. He surprised me, saying, "I'm looking for a fight to come home next week." He found a ticket and will be home soon. I was super excited that we will be seeing him sooner than Thanksgiving. Monday he found out what his schedule would be like for the next 6 weeks. Next Wednesday is Veterans Day, so they gave him 4 days off. Greg will fly in Thursday afternoon. The kids don't know yet how soon they will be with their dad. Greg wants to keep it a secret and surprise them. We plan to have 3 full days of fun. PARTY PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!

Halloween 2009

October was a fun month, getting ready for Halloween with the kids. Sorry to say the week of Halloween the kids and I got sick--with the cold/flu going around. I felt really bad because the kids were really looking forward to it. It took a while for us to cheer up on Halloween day. Good thing the week before we went to Ryan and Lizeths' Ward Halloween Party and had a fun time. Savy loved Trunk-or-Treating. Savy loves eating hotdogs.I was a little nervous Savy wasn't going to like her costume. I was wrong. She loved it. She kept saying "I'm a fairy princess." She sure was a princess:)Chase was one tough Snake-eyes: We did make it out to our Ward Halloween party and the kids felt a little better. Chase played games. He was trying really hard bobbing for a apple. His face was soaking wet. Savy won a cupcake, and she liked playing in the haystack maze. Poor little Savy she looks sick in these pictures:(