Happy 5th birthday Beau!

I can't even believe Beau turned 5 today. I know I say it every year, but they just grow up way too fast!Beau got a new bike for his b-day. He wanted one just like Aiden's(our next door neighbor). And he seems quite pleased with it. Luke had to get in on the action too. Beau had to take a break from riding to talk to Grandma Petersen on the phone for a minute.

Beau got to choose the restaurant for his birthday meal, and this year he choose Chili's. He ordered a cheese pizza and corn-on-the-cob. Everyone's favorite part was the molten chocolate cake for dessert. Yummy!

After dinner Beau got to pick out a couple of toys with his birthday money. He picked out a bazooka gun, and army helmet, and some army accessories. (We don't encourage the violence, it just comes natural to these boys.) :)
Happy birthday Beau! We love you so much!

Just call me "the bright one"..

Q: What is the quickest way to kill 12 small crickets bought with good intentions to feed your very hungry pet frog?


A: Leave them in your car in St. George in 109 degree weather for 5 minutes while you pick up a pizza for dinner.

Unfortunally I know this from experience. Also, I didn't realize they were dead until I got home. And did I mention the frog will only eat live crickets. Fabulous!

Fishin'

The boys and I went fishing the other night at a pond by our house. It is only about 1 mile away from us. We only caught 2 tiny fish, but the boys still had fun. I also got some pretty cute pictures!

A much needed update...

This is probably my most random post yet. Just a few bits from the past few weeks Holding baby Mataya-and not enjoying her one bit! I got to go visit my sister Lindsay while she was visiting in Marysvale. It was a quick trip, but I had to go meet Mataya! And she has grown a ton since this pic!

A beautiful sunset in St. George - the pic doesn't do it justice!

A bowl full of cherry tomatoes grown from our very own backyard.. yum!

On the 24th of July we went to a baseball game with the boys. Luke loved watching them hit the ball, and Beau mostly liked the treats and of course the music in between innings. And there was an awesome fireworks show after the game.

And this is my nephew Parker being crazy on the slip-n-slide in Marysvale. I warned you it was random.

Our mini vacation

These two little baby burritos were the main reason for our visit up north. Our friends Chad and Amber had these two little guys, Noah and Tate, in June and I had to go meet them. She also has a 2 year old boy, Owen. Yep her life is a little crazy right now, it was fun to visit for a couple days.

Beau has been begging to go to Chuck-E-Cheese's ever since we moved to St. George. We don't have one down here so TJ and I took Beau, Luke and Owen for lunch on Friday.

Amber and I took all the boys to the Thanksgiving Point dino museum on Saturday while TJ and Chad went fishing. We had a lot of fun and Beau is sure he wants to be a dinosaur scientist when he grows up. TJ and Chad didn't have as much luck. The fish didn't bite and TJ broke his fly rod about 20 minutes into fishing.

 

I know it's not in order, but Friday night we went to my sister Heather's house for dinner. I got to see all my sisters, their kids, and my grandparents. It was so good to see everybody!