why haven't i posted?

this is why. yep, i'm having another baby! and she's due in one month.

some things that have happened since i last posted:

we had a fun Christmas with family.

peter jon sang in his kindergarten xmas concert.

we decorated inside and out

we camped in the summer and danny got "sierra fungus"

we had fun at grandma and grandpa's new house with our whole family.

peter jon started kindergarten

and he turned the big #5

spring

when the weather warms up we like to sleep inand take afternoon naps

and put our clothes on the line to dry

camp trip

we had such a fun time camping at east lake resevior. we went "hiking", roasted dinner on an open flame, sang camp songs. it was the prettiest camp site i have ever been to.

easter fun

easter has come and gone, and so have the cousins! they came on wednessday and stayed till sunday. we sure had a lot of fun. one of our favorite things to do together is play super mario brothers on the computer.



we also had an awesome easter egg hunt. peter refrained from mowing the lawn for 2+ weeks so that the grass would be long, perfect for hiding eggs.

thanks for coming and playing guys! we love you!

Happy 2nd bday big man!!

Danny turned 2 on march 19th. it was some party!!

frog prince

my boys found this little prince out in the back yard and decided that it had to come inside to see me. what a lucky girl i am!

it's a disaster!!

yep, that is how my house looks when i am reading a good book. thankfully i have a husband who loves me despite my addiction. i love YOU, Peter!!

blessing #3

tommorrow the new president of the US will be sworn into office and i am feeling very grateful for being a citizen of the United States of America. i am grateful for the freedoms that i enjoy, and i am especially grateful for those who serve in the armed forces. i have a right and a responsibilty to this the country, and i pray that with every passing day i live worthy of that responsibility.

my grandpa, Calvin Cook, served in the navy during World War II and the Korean War (his service profile can be viewed at lonesailor.org, a site paying tribute to this Nations sea men) i am so proud to call this man my granddad.

'cause baby, look at you now!

me at 1 yr old

"Live with Regis and Kelly" is having their annual most beautiful baby contest and i can't help thinking that i would have won if it was 27 years ago. i mean, come on! look at me!! i was adorable!! i'm sending in danny's pic for a chance at the prize, i think he has a pretty good chance. it doesn't hurt that he looks like his mommy :)

danny 22 months

backwards

why is it that i am always learning things from my children? isn't that backwards? danny is so friendly and inviting, giving love to everyone he see's. yesterday at church he shook hands with a sweet sister who is 80 years old and in a wheel chair, without me prompting him! he just wanted to shake her hand, and then he talked to her for a while. i had to translate, the sister apparently doesn't speak toddler. he did a good thing that day. when did i lose that? when did i stop loving my neighbor? danny, thanks for the reminder. i love you!

picnic

this afternoon, during danny's nap, peter jon came up to me toting a blanket and asked me to have a picnic with him. i had just finished the dishes, needed to switch the laudry, and wanted to blog. i was going to say "no", but thought to myself "hey, why not?" and so we fixed a snack, spread the blanket on the trampoline, and tried to keep delilah out of the way. it was such a lovely half hour, we joked around and sang silly songs and ate and had fun. i love this little boy and am so grateful that i took the time to have fun with him today :)

in 1991 President Monson said "It is our solemn duty, our precious privilege—even our sacred opportunity—to welcome to our homes and to our hearts the children who grace our live". Thank You, Heavenly Father for blessing me with this sweet boy.

2009 resolutions

1. potty train danny
2. use kinder language when addressing family members
3. take 10 names to the temple
4. spiritual moment monday post
5. change my eating habits and my feelings toward food

2008 resolutions:

goal: read 25 books
how'd i do?: 59 books; my favorites were Pillars of the Earth, The Scarlet Letter and Like Water for Chocolate. the most dissappointing No Doubt About It and Persuasion.

goal: take 5 names to the temple
how'd i do?: my sister and i sent 9 names to the temple. and i became familiar with the new family search

goal: read scriptures every day
how'd i do?: failed, but i tried

goal: excersize more regularly
how'd i do?: i got a bike and a trailer and i started biking all around town with the boys.

merry xmas

the present bonanza

more presents!!

merry xmas to me, peter built me new book shelves!!

all the cousins in front of the tree (it's a coast redwood)

my boys, merry xmas!!

i'm grateful for:

a place to lay my head

the daily grind

mommy's who snuggle

inlaws who play in pajamas

boys who are photogenic

boys who say "cheese" whenever there is a camera around

boys who have perfect noses

boys who are handy

cousins love tye-dye

heaven in a box

heaven on earth