Twas the night before...

Christmas and Ashlyn's stocking is finally done. Yippee!!

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night ( I am exhausted)! Love to all of our family and friends that we can't be with this holiday season. Thank you for being a part of our lives.

Four...

Four little blessings sitting under the tree. I'm not going to lie, trying to get a nice picture of all four of my kids together was painful. The boys are still mad at me about it. But they are cute and they are a blessing to both Mark and I. Even if they do refuse to give their talk at church and escape from primary..coughcoughEthancough.

Five!

Five years ago, five days before Christmas, I got my present early. A healthy 7lb 8 oz baby boy. He was the best gift I could have asked for. He was the sweetest baby, always happy and always smiling. He was and is a joy in my life.

Today, Ethan requested birthday doughnuts to start his day. He loves doughnuts. He had five friends over to help him celebrate his birthday. They went on a special mission to find missing masks, had cake and ice cream and just had a blast spending time together. Grandma and Grandpa Peterson also came to see Ethan for his birthday. We were lucky and got to eat dinner at their house too. He also had a special phone call from Grandma and Grandpa Koski. We ended the day with him finally opening his presents from us. He had asked for a Star Wars Clone trooper helmet and gun. I also found a cute little magician costume for him. I was a little worried that he wouldn't like it. As he was going to bed tonight, the one present he took up to his room, was his magician costume. He asked me if we could buy black church pants to go with it. He also said he needed a rabbit webkinz to pull out of the hat. I guess I didn't need to worry. ;)

Five facts about Ethan at 5 years old.

1. Loves to make Ashlyn laugh.

2. Loves going to school and to speech.

3. Loves Star Wars, Batman, Mario, the Wii, the computer and his webkinz.

4. He is really good at making things...pictures, legos, and artwork.

5. His favorite food is spaghetti. He can eat more spaghetti than anybody I know.

Love you sweet boy. Happy birthday!

Lucky 13

13 years ago, I married this man. He is the love of my life and I love every moment I get to spend with him. I feel so blessed to have him.

Birthday...one month later.

I have had a hard time blogging this past month. Sorry these birthday pictures are so late. Look at my cute girl on her birthday. Digging into the cake and opening gifts wore her out. Thanks so much to Rachel at Made with Love and Glue for making the cute cupcake pictures for me. They turned out so awesome!

Lazy blogger...

I have no great excuses. Just lazy. Here is a picture to tide you over until I get over my laziness. :)