cute hats and gloves!

So everyone should have seen my post with the snow, so when I saw these cute hats and gloves (kohen wouldn't wear his gloves and I could hardly keep his hat on)...anyway, I couldn't help myself because they were just so dang cute.

Adi loves her hat and gloves...it worked out well that day because of the pigtail braids. So fashionable...Yeah that's right I am tooting my own horn...so there!I have a hard time these days keeping Kohen in one place. He is just so go go go!

His hat is crooked because he kept pulling it off and then I would put it back on....and off and then on...you get it!


We had such a fun little time outside...I should find a hat for me too!

Bare Bum Bandit!

The other day I was getting Kohen's diaper changed and going to get him dressed when he got away from me I don't know why but it took me a minute to get to him...next thing I heard was Adi..."Kohen no...your naked! Mama...Kohen, no...uh...mama!" Then Kohen said," AHHH!" He was not going to give back what he wanted naked or not he wanted that cozey car. Kohen may not be able to talk quite yet but he is letting us know exactly what he wants. He usually puts his hands out toward what he wants and if you don't get it quick enough he will grunt to get your attention. He has also just recently started shaking his head no...I love it ...I know I probably shouldn't but I think it is so cute. I am just so happy he is finding ways to communicate...even though this may be the start of the disobedience...watch out everyone the Bare bum Bandit has struck...and I think this is only the beginning...AHHH!

He didn't see me coming...and then he was caught!

Adi was tagged!

Here are 5 things you may not know about Adilyn...

She has a very funny and large imagination. She makes phone calls to Mr. Walmart to ask for a new baby. She role plays with herself playing Dora and makes Kohen be Boots. She also is Ruby a lot and is always calling Kohen Max..."No Max!" She seems to say that a lot to him. She pretends to take her pills every night...just like her mama. Right now as I type this she says she is 'painting' everything she can find. She has got my little dust pan broom and is using that as her brush. It is something new with her everyday. I love it!

Just lately she has started getting really overly shy when there are new people around. Sometimes she will even go as far as to look away from everything and everyone and just act like she doesn't hear us. Even when we are talking directly to her. Sometimes when she is just plain embarrassed for something she did in front of me and Jeff she just tells us not to look at her. There usually some attitude there but we don't say anything. I think she is still figuring out this whole being embarrassed thing.

She loves singing and dancing. She loves playing rock band with us and has asked to play the guitar but we've told her she needs to get a little older before she can learn how. She sings really well though. It is funny when she hears Weezer, or Paramore on the radio and says that it is her song....then she sings and dances along like it really is one of her old jams! So funny! The dancing is my favorite of course because I would like to think that she got her moves from me. She has bounced, bobbed and wiggled to the beat since she was like 9 months old. She is getting more and more crazy with her dancing but I love watching her figure out whether she should shake her hips, jump up and down, tap her toes, or something other kind of dance she comes up with. She is always working on her moves and getting better at what she already knows.

She must always have ranch dipping sauce with her fries and chicken tenders, and if she doesn't have those she will even dip her fingers in and just lick it off. Ever since the first time I showed her how to dip she loves it...caution...she is a double dipper! Jeff is freak about fry sauce...maybe it's genetic.

At night when it is bed time Adi has a routine that consists of bath time,brushing teeth, going potty, saying prayers, hugs and kisses, 2-3 books, and then Daddy tells her one story. If you ask Adi what she wants her story to be about she says a story about herself, Kohen, and MILK!

I don't know why but she likes stories about milk. Maybe because most of the times we go to the store we have to buy milk. I have asked her a lot of times not to let me forget. That might have something to do with it...other than that I have no idea!

She has some funny things that just make me and Jeff laugh everyday but she also is the sweetest most loving kid I know. She always notices the little things and is so complimentary. She seems to always say,"Wow mommy you look hot!" or " The house getting so clean and sparkly!" just at the right time and she makes me smile when I'm not having the best of days. She's even nice to kids who are mean to her. She doesn't like it at the moment but a minute later she will be saying they're her best friends, and how much she loves them. She just tells me that they haven't been taught to share yet, and that she will teach them next time. It is funny but sometimes I think she is more of an example to me than I am to her.

She is the most large imaginationed, shy yet spunky, singing, dancing, rock star, ranch dipping, MILK loving, complimentary, tender hearted girl and we love her guts!!!

Tag you're it!:

Caroline K.

Haidyn K.

Easton A.

Ryder H.

Azelyn A.

Cade and Coop C.

Snowing Sunday!

This is actually a week old post I started last Monday and never finished it! Oops!...Anyhoo! It snowed! We woke Adi up for church telling her that there was a surprise outside. She was so happy! We had made the mistake of telling her at the beginning of the week that it was going to snow that weekend. Adi woke up everyday almost crying because it hadn't snowed. So sad! I felt really bad that I had even told her but when we woke up on Sunday and she was so happy it was worth it. Her and Kohen were banging on the back door watching the snow fall. They wanted to go out but we wanted to wait until the snow stopped. Well it finally did and she had a blast making snow angels and building a few snowmen. Kohen didn't get to go out because we didn't have a snow suit for him. Still looking for one by the way...if you see some for 12 month old boys lets me know. It was a fun Snow day Sunday! It was cold but fun!

Few from our front door! Not going out any further than that...nope...too cold!
She is a snow angel pro!

Adi foot prints.....Daddies foot prints! They really had so much fun...too bad it was sunny the next day and it all melted and disappeared...we will probably have more snow before we know it!

Yes I am still here

Not that anyone might have cared. But I am still around. This blog has been taken over by my wife. I am fine with that. Just want all the readers in the middle east to know that I am still alive and well. I used to have a bit more free time but my job has strict no personal Internet rules.

When I get home I am ready to play with the kids and then sleep on my daughters bedroom floor.

Anyway I am still here...

Can you say "Proud Papa" !?

So we have always know that Kohen loves every remote control he can get his hands on, x-box controllers too, dvd's, and even loves laptops... pretty much anything electronic...but this makes it official... Kohen is more like his daddy that we thought. Oh no! Ha ha! Just kidding Jeff...kinda!Look at him though...What a cutie! Jeff is one proud papa!

(those of you who don't know...that is an xbox live headset. Watch out! Kohen is now a gamer!)

@ the Park w/ G-ma P!

Kohen loved swinging! G-ma was giving him underdogs and he was cracking up! Both my
kids love being outside. We are going to have to take advantage while it is still warm! It will be
cold before we know it.
We fed the ducks and then took a walk...the ducks liked our bread so much that they followed us. It was pretty funny...but Adi thought it was really funny!

Kohen looks so sweet in this picture. He was just so dang happy... we were outside and he was walking all by himself. He saw some other boys running and skateboarding and I swear he wanted to join in. He is such a boy! I love it!
We walked down to the bridge in the park and Kohen was obsessed with it. He just wanted to walk over and back again and again. I guess, it was funner than just walking on flat ground. Man did he think he was hot stuff! Show off!
We had so much fun hanging out with Grandma Pauline while we were in California and then when she came back here to Utah. My kids are so lucky to have such awesome grandparents. I am blessed as well to have all that I have. I love all of my family...halla'!!!!

Birthday Weekend!

I found this hat at the dollar store. 'Birthday Prince' it works right...he is a King but that would also make him a prince...I thought it worked! The dollar store is great for that kind of stuff!

He was actually really good with the unwrapping of the presents...we had a lot to unwrap though so we let the older kids join in the fun!
Kohen didn't mind at all. He mostly liked the wrapping paper and then climbing on top of the big presents. Such a funny kid!
He loved his little cupcake. I should have given him a little of both though. He loves chocolate and probably would have eaten it better...it would have made a better mess too! I love giving them their own little cake on their 1st birthday and just letting them go crazy. Why not? Kohen didn't actually make that big of a mess. I would have liked him to go a little bit more crazy...anyhoo...he had a great 1st birthday weekend. Big thanks to everyone that partied with us!
Oh, funny thing...I got these balloons from the dollar store too. I just picked the colors I liked but when Jeff blew them up we realized they said 'Congrats' on them...oops! So...um...Congrats Kohen, on making it through your 1st year of life! I always knew he would make it...my sanity on the other hand I wasn't sure. The change from one kid to two was not easy, but we made it! Woohoo! I love my little boy so freakin' much! I am still freaking out that he is one! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

KOHEN is 1!

I wanted to post a little look back on Kohen, the early days. I can not even believe that he is 1 years old. I am freaking out! I really feel like I just had him. This past year just flew by so quickly. It is funny to think that I was worried that when I had Kohen that some how I would not be able to love him as much as I love Adi. It is so funny how much I love my kids...whether it is the first born or the 10th it doesn't matter... ( No I am no way having 10 kids! Just making a point.) Anyhoo!...I LOVE my kids! I never knew the kind of love that a mother encompasses. It is so powerful! My kids are my whole world...just as they should be. I was scared at first because I was so used to Adi and girl things but I am pretty much a pro now with the boy "stuff"! Ok, I'll just say it!...I was intimidated a little by the whole boy anatomy but as soon as I changed the first diaper I was over it. I just don't deal with one of those...I am just so much more used to my own stuff! Oh you all know what I am trying to say! I am all good now...I think I was just scared of the unknown of what it would be like to have a boy. But now...I am in love with my little man and relish in the funny, sweet, hilarious, and tender personality that is developing. I am sad this first year is over already but excited for what is coming. Happy 1st Birthday Kohen! We all love and adore you so much!

Kohen was born September 28, 2007 @ 1:55 p.m.

6 lbs. 15 oz.

He started small but got real big real quick...what a good little eater!

His birthday was kinda all weekend so stay tuned for pics!

California was F-U-N!

We're back!!! So lets start with the best part...I freakin rocked it on the wake board. I didn't get up the first time but after that I got the hang of it. I even went out of the wake and even got some air. I loved it! I had so much fun!

Adi and Kohen had fun at the lake too. Well...that is until we got a couple waves come over the bow of the boat and she FREAKED OUT! She did like the house boat a lot. Kohen loved everything about the lake...being outside, riding in the boat, and even loved being in the water. I think he thought it was his big bath tub. He got in with a life jacket and was splashing the whole time. I had so much fun going to lake and boating. Thanks Justin and Ivie and Jarett too for sharing your boat and wake boarding expertise. Thanks to the Murdochs too! I have so many memories of the house boat and I am glad that my kids have that too.

Adi loved playing with her cousins. It was kinda hard at times with there being three girls wanting to play together all at the same time but they had SO MUCH FUN! We had to cut our trip a little short so when we had to leave Adi was really sad to say good-bye. Caroline had school so Adi and Haidyn played a lot and got really crazy sometimes running around but they had such a blast. I love that they love each other so much.
Here is all five grand kids...for now! We will be adding another in April when Jannae and Brady welcome their bun in the oven...also know as Stanley (they don't know if it is a boy or a girl but that is what they call it! Funny, huh!)
Here are Kohen and Taylor. They are ,I think, like 2 months apart and they don't really play with each other quite yet. They kind of just co-exist.
Adi and Haidyn were playing constantly but I think this picture is funny because normally Haidyn was the one tackling Adi. They play so funny!
Kohen was pretty clingy while he was there.Freakin mamma's boy! He wasn't sure about where he was. Not to mention that Daddy wasn't around either. Well, this is what he did when anyone but me picked him up. "hmmm, your not mommy! Do I know you?"

Kohen was surrounded by girls until the boys got home from work...I think that was half his problem...He was all alone with a bunch of crazy women! Ahhh!...Over all, our trip was awesome!I had fun seeing my family. I got too see my Mom and Dad=), Jannae but not Brady because he was out of town =( and Haylie and Ivie and my brothers...I really miss my brothers. They are hard working boys so I don't get to see them very often. Jarett even gave me a crazy ride on the Harley...woohoo rock on, dude! Oakdale was my home town where I grew up until I was 16 when I moved to Utah. It was crazy how many people I ran into in the grocery store. It was weird but awesome to see everyone. I had a very good trip!

We did get some sad news! The first Sunday morning we were there we found out that my Grandpa Petersen (my moms dad) died. It is sad but we are happy to know that he is in a better place. We love you Grandpa! In Adi's words...Peace out, be safe!

I'm goin back to Cali!

After making excuse after excuse for not being able to go back to my home town of Oakdale ...well, mostly I couldn't get over the cost... I am going!!! Sadly, Jeff is staying home to work (hardworking hubby!) but also I think he will enjoy having 'Jeff time' while we are gone. Some one needs to hold down the fort, right. I am excited to see my family. I love living back in Utah and I wouldn't change it for anything but I was so close to all of them in Jersey. It will be nice to hang out with my fun, crazy, loud family...I love my family, even if we are freakin' nuts! Ha! ha!

Anyhoo...I am taking my computer and camera so I should be able to post while I am there. I hope so! Those of you that are in Cali...I am coming and get your party pants on...I want to have a butt load of fun while I am there! Woohoo! I am excited...California here we come!!!

oh...ok so Oakdale isn't that close to the beach but the picture works right...maybe we will have to make a trip to the beach!...hmmm!

Mr. Walkn' Boy

I said in my last post that I would be adding some videos of Kohen walking....so here ya go! The first two are at the museum the other weekend the other is at Kohen's favorite place to be...HOME SWEET HOME! He is still a little wobbly but these videos were just a little over a week ago and he is already much better. He's just walking all over and when he is really happy with himself he walks in little circles. You could say it is his little walking jig. I love it! He is just getting more and more personality everyday!...He is getting into everything and one of his favorite things to do is make messes for me to find. He really has taken to walking so fast...go Kohen go...my little Mr. walkn' boy!

Labor Day Weekend!

~~~Friday/Saturday~~~

Our weekend started on Friday night when we just hung out at home and relaxed. On Saturday we took the morning as it came. Jeff had some work phone calls to make so we just hung out. We called out friends Brooke and Ty and asked if they would want to go to the Tree house Museum with us. Yes of course! Adi and Haylie had so much fun together! I had more than enough pics to share so enjoy the slide show of our fun Saturday at The Tree house Museum with our great friends the Gibson's. (congrats on your new baby boy! Welcome Jake!)


~~~Sunday~~~
Jeff was doing the dishes on Sunday and called for me to come look at my little boy. He always likes hanging around when we are doing dishes but this time he was a little too involved. Crazy kid!
Big news...KOHEN IS WALKING! We will follow up this post with some videos of him walking but I was just wanting to let everyone now. Not even one yet and he is walking. What a cool kid. He has been taking steps here and there but wouldn't just take off...until this weekend. Now he is walking everywhere and he thinks he is the coolest. I think he was just being stubborn until he had it mastered and now he is just showing off. Jeff also had some fun with Kohen when he turned him into a little Karate Kid. I thought he wouldn't like it on his head but he loved it! Once again...quite a little show off!I thought the pic below was funny because it looked like he was doing a punch, or maybe even a Karate move or something. ~~~Monday~~~
On Monday we just hang out around the house and watched some movies. It was really nice to have no where to go. We did, however, go to Tie Pan that evening to check out the Halloween stuff they had put out. Jenn and G-ma Beth met us there and we had a lot of fun. I told Adi she could pick out some treats for her tea party. SHE LOVES PLAYING TEA PARTY! We picked out two but then Grandma let her go crazy. That is a Grandma's job, right! As soon as we got home we had our tea party with her new treats. She had a blast!...I did too!




Needless to say...I couldn't have asked for a better Labor Day weekend!