Layne's 30th B-day Party

Back in September Layne turned 30. I threw him a "Harley themed" surprise party in our backyard. I tried so hard to keep it a secret. I sent out the cutest invitations. I enlisted my family's help with the decorations and food. I served his favorite food, Tia Rosas with Mexican Cokes to drink. Unfortunately, he found out about it & I was the one who spilled the beans in an e-mail. What can you do? He arrived on a Harley thanks to his cousin Jeffery who kept him occupied while I prepared our backyard.

The scariest thing that has ever happened in my life happened after the party was over. Layne and I were outside talking to Grant & Amy as they were getting ready to leave. Carter was sitting next to me and he kept asking my where Caleb was. I figured Caleb was inside. Well, we looked for Caleb and could not find him anywhere! I kept thinking he has got to be here. After some time, Amy called the police. The police searched our house & our backyard and couldn't find him anywhere. Grant and Amy & Layne were running up and down the street(with no shoes on) and in the adjacent fields screaming his name. Our neighbors, the Jobe's (love that family) were out with their guns driving the neighborhood. Then it sunk in, my sweet Caleb was gone. Someone had taken him. I was screaming his name and just fell to the ground. I knew he wouldn't wander away. I thought for sure some one had taken him.

The police were trying to keep me calm and asked me for a picture of Caleb and his description so they could call in an Amber Alert. My babies were both awake and crying because the cops went in to their rooms with a flashlight searching for my little blond haired boy. Just then, one of the officers found him on top of one of the tables, rolled up in a black table cloth, fast asleep. He partied hard and was tired. Thank heavens!! I sat there holding him, bawling. He was oblivious to what just happened. He couldn't even keep his eyes open long enough to talk to the cops.

I never want to feel those emotions again, my heart truly goes out to those who have lost a child. I am so grateful for the happy ending...I love my sweet Caleb & all my kidlets!

WAY TOOO LONG

It really has been way too long since I have blogged. Where did 2009 go? In 2010 I will be a better blog updater! Here's are some old posts;

Carter & Noah(Carter's favorite cousin) both turned 5. Noah lived in KY & moved here, so now they are both in the same preschool class. Carter is in heaven!! Carter literally can't function when Noah is not by his side. They both turned 5 in the same month, so they had a combined birthday party at Bounce Jungle. Here are some pics:

Carter's present was a motorcycle. Which is now Brody's favorite word...."mochorcychle". The boys have so much fun riding around their bikes around in the backyard(that is when there is no irrigation).

Here are a few things about my 5 year old Carter:

He loves preschool with Miss Allison

He loves to hide his cute curled up smile

He is very coordinated

He loves to eat Vanilla yogurt

He is a wonderful big brother

Moose A. Moose

INTRODUCING....(da na na na naaaaaaaa)

The newest member of the Peterson' household:

MOOSE

Who would have ever thought?

My Best Friends

Happy b-day to both of my sistas! It is so much fun having older sisters. They are my best friends. And it is so fun having kids around the same age. I don't know what I would do with out them! Here are a few pics from their partay.... Andy & her cute new sunglasses..
Watch it girl...
Steph opening presents....
Look at those cute mini cakes my mom made...yum!
A partial family pic...love the look on Brody's face...can't you tell he adores his dad?

Newport Beach 2009

Newport Beach 2009

Fun with the Stauffers, boys throwing toys off balcony, sandy diapers, grumpy toddlers, Old Maid, Sprinkles cupcakes, shopping, coconut oil, green masks, eating junk food, Chronic Taco, loud street, eating sand, throwing sand, going to church, movie time, the aquarium, Ferris wheel, shopping, Red Robin, playing DS, sunset walks, finding crabs, burying cousins, Tom & Jerry, watching Lost, Haagen Daz, too many trips to Albies, sunburns, catching waves, Caleb's hurt leg, boogie boards, the Alley, knock of jewelry, good 'ol Garmin, we love vacation time!

The Stauffer's

We had a big fourth of July party with the Stauffer's this year. We also celebrated Frank's & my b-day. My mom made her scrumptious 8 layer chocolate cake, I was in heaven. The kids had fun playing in the water slide, they were in heaven too. Here are a couple pics from the event.

Steph, Frank & Addie

The manly men

Brinks playing with her most favorite toy ever.

Thanks for the wonderful b-day guys!

Desert Ridge

Grandma Kathryn & Papa George took us all to a resort in Scottsdale for the 4th of July weekend. We all had fun playing in the pools ALL day long.
Here we are going out to eat one night.

This picture is hilarious! I think some one had a little bit too much fun in the sun!

This picture was taken at about 3:00 am. To make a long story short, the ac broke in our room. The boys slept through it, but Brinks and I partied it up in another room that was a cool 72 degrees.

Grandma & Papa
Amy & I


Thank you Peterson's, we can't wait to do it again next year! xoxo