The Birthday Bash

Last night we went out on the town to celebrate Jon's birthday. We took our good friends Samye and Dustin, and had the best time. We started off at PF Changs. Afterwards, headed over to Hooters, yes you read right, we went to Hooters, to see "The Mentalist". (Side note: Don't judge us by the location, Jon and I received four tickets for free, so we just took advantage of the offer.) This mentalist Gerry was featured on NBC's Phenomenon, and he was pretty amazing. He even got to know Samye better! We looked all around our seating to see if we could find cameras, but no luck. After that, we headed to Tropical Smoothies, where we had some in depth conversations about dreams. I think Dustin was almost crying he was laughing so hard at Jon's sleeping weirdness. It was a fantastic night. Thanks for going with us Petersons, and happy birthday Jon.

Happy Birthday Jon!

Happy Birthday Jon. We love you so much. You are the most incredible father and husband. I asked the kids a few things that they love about you, and this is what they came up with:

Dylan: I like when he draws booklets.

Livie: I like when he plays princesses.

Dylan: Daddy tickles us and tells Indiana Lan spooky scary Halloween stories.

Livie: I like when daddy hugs me. I love when he comes home. Daddy is handsome!

Dylan: Yeah, and he plays hide and seek really good.

Jon does all of this and more. I hope you have a great birthday Jonny. I love you so much!

Going Private Again

Our computer just got over a nasty virus, and we have been getting virus comments on our blog. Therefore, we are going back to private. I still have email addresses from before, but if there is anyone new, let me know. I will be switching it back to private on Saturday.

Back to School x2

Well, Dylan is back in school and I have decided to go back as well! I am doing online courses. Wish me luck. Dylan is so happy to be back in school. He has been trying to devise ways to get over the fence so he can run back to school at night. He is also eating more things. He just started eating bread and Mandarin oranges! Livie is doing great. She is really into dressing up and singing songs. Here are a few of her recent performances.

Christmas

Well we are finally home from our Christmas in Utah. We had so much fun, but it was sooo cold, with a lot of snow. Perfect for Christmas, but I am glad to be back to a warmer climate. I am going to remember the best parts of each of the highlights of our trip.

Temple Square:

Dylan wanting to marry Livie in the temple, and asking random people to let him in.

Dylan thinking a real guy was a mannequin, and being amazed that he talked.

My kids loving the train ride up there, and anxiously awaiting the ride home.

Dylan and Livie loving the Christ pictures and the Christus statue.

The beautiful lights, temple and atmosphere.

Snow fun:

Watching Jon snow blow a sledding hill for the kids in the backyard.

Dylan and Emma's snowman with "sharpy" carrot teeth.

Dylan becoming a speed demon down all sorts of sledding hills.

Bailey Family Christmas party:

Santa Clause.

Livie running terrified away from Santa Clause.

Livie running back to grab her present, and then running away again.

The family pictures.

The cute gingerbread houses.

The wonderful cousins, Livie's "grills".

Spending time with a fantastic family.

Notice in the group shot, one of my kids is acting crazy and the other is picking her nose. My kids do not photograph well.

Christmas Day:

Seeing the kids expressions when they opened their presents and saw the bikes Santa brought them.

Hearing what the kids would give Jesus for a Christmas present, (Dylan would give Him a fire car, and Livie would give Him a white castle.)

Wii Games, especially the old school Mario Brothers.

George Sandwiches

Watching the cousins have so much fun.

Being with people I love.

The rest of the Christmas holiday:

Seeing Denver, Lexie, and Livie sneak a box of Wheat Thins and consume them.

Watching Livie and Lexie, and then my dad wrestle Uncle Cody.

Hearing the blessing my dad and Jon gave Livie when she got the flu.

Feeling the spirit of the holiday, and the spirit of our Lord.

Including a picture of Cody and Shi, since he thinks I never have him in pictures.

Also, here are some pictures of Livie and Lexie's first sleepover.

(At the bottom is a picture of Cody in his cowboy getup, now you have to love me Cody!)

Thank you Shi for enduring the girls that night.

More Snow!

We got so much snow yesterday. They actually cancelled school today. Dylan was home yesterday due to parent teacher conference, and so he and Livie were able to play together. They had so much fun! They couldn't stay out too long, because we didn't have any snow pants or boots, because why would we need them? The snow falling was beautiful, but I remembered what I don't like about snow. Everything that comes in is wet. From the kids clothes to the dogs. It doesn't go well with wood floors. But, we are going to enjoy it while it lasts.



We also made a gingerbread house out of graham crackers. Jon impressed us by making his own frosting, and then making some split level house. I am more of the slap four sides together with a flat roof, but the kids loved Jon's design. Dylan also made this candy train at school. It is missing a few pieces from it. The candy they used was delicious.

Let it Snow

It is an amazing day today. It is SNOWING! It is so beautiful. As I was talking to my best friend Melanie today, she said really, it snows on the sun? Not often, but it does. Livie is fascinated. She keeps asking to go play or go for a little walk. I love the Christmas feeling it brings.