Celebrating Tyler's 5th Birthday

Tyler is 5!

On Friday, we went to Texas Roadhouse. They sang to him on the saddle.
Steve had been fasting since the night before. He had to swallow a camera that morning to see if he might have Crohn's Disease (Another story all in it's self!) He was starving & wanted something yummy! So we decided to go there & since Tyler's birthday was in a few days we had them sing to him.

Then we celebrated on Sunday for our family dinner.
He wanted a "Bey Blade" cake this year!

Then on his birthday he wanted to go to Chuck-a-Rama!
We celebrated with his grandparents & favorite aunt Shelly.
He LOVES picking his own food there...Can you tell what his favorite part is? Dessert!!

He opened his presents...
He got an bunny cup & plate.I love Libby's face in this picture! He got a remote control helicopter!
Money!!!

He's so lucky to have family that LOVES him so much!
Grandma & Grandpa Steen
Grandma & Grandpa Peterson
Dad & Libby
Me & Sophie

Zack & Shelly

You are such a great kid & I'm so happy to be your MOM!!
When I asked you if you had a Happy Birthday, you replied "It was happy & it was a birthday!"
Then you said your favorite part was your cake & Chuck-a-Rama!
We love you Tyler Man!!

You must of had a great day, because this is what I found when I came upstairs...
You & Zack had both fallen asleep watching a movie!

Happy Birthday!

Tyler is "5"

I really can't believe our

Tyler Max "Lightning McQueen" Peterson
is FIVE today!

He was born April 4th, 2007 at 4:44am
He was my fastest delivery..I barely got the epidural in time!You arrived with "spunk"

And some "attitude"!!

I have to admit you wore me right out the first few years!

You were into EVERYTHING!

You would climb on EVERYTHING!
You loved to tease Libby

And

Mickey

If I couldn't find you...This is where you usually were!!

You never needed much sleep, but eventually we would find you like this...

It could take some time to wear you out!!

But, then you'd finally crash!

Even though you were a very BUSY boy...your smile would melt our hearts!

You've always had a BIG smile!

It can light up a whole room!

For a little while this was your smile...

You would close your eyes & squish up your face.
It would crack us up!

Since you are now five here are "5" things we LOVE about you:

-You are so sweet!

(Lately, every time you go outside you bring me flowers from the trees.)

-You are so helpful!

(When we ask you to help us do something you'll reply, "Oh Sure!")

-You are so funny...you always make us laugh!

-You get so excited over the littlest things!

(For example, when you got a new coat this year...you had to put it on before we even left the store. Then I asked you what we should do with your old one & you replied, "I know, I can use my new one for the front yard & my old one to wear in the backyard!" Like I said, you are funny & you like to look good in the neighborhood! :)

-You keep a smile on all of our faces & bring a lot of happiness to our family!

We Love you Tyler-Man!!

You are one Crazy, Sweet, Funny, Spunky & Happy Boy...We absolutely adore you!!

Happy Birthday!

Skiing Fun...

Now that it is spring, I thought I would catch up on a few skiing pictures.

Libby only got to go once this year because she had to wait for her chin to completely heal before the Dr. would let her.
This year the kids & Steve went skiing at Brighton & they loved it!
Libby, Tyler & Zack

As you can see Tyler mastered it this year & no longer needs the harness....he's moved on to skiing with poles!
Miss Liberty...finally got to go! She was very happy!

The boys had gone a few times with Steve...
It's nice because the lift at Brighton can hold all 3 of them.Here is Tyler learning how, you can see the harness...by the next time he had figured it out!

Steve, Tyler & Zack

And a few more pictures...
LibertyZackSteve & Tyler
Their favorite part...warming up with some hot cocoa.I'm glad these guys are such good friends!!

Liberty's 5th Grade Program

At the end of March, Libby performed in the 5th grade program at school!

It was a Patriotic Program & they have been practicing a lot for this!!

She had a lot of fun & had a speaking part with Jasmine about their Grandpa Steen.
This is what they said,
"I was born in Norway in 1941. The first few years of my life were during WWII. German Soldiers had occupied our town. I remember once, my Dad found a bomb fragment that had hit our house & broken one of our windows. The bomb had exploded several miles away on ammunition ships in the harbor. After the war people in our neighborhood took sugar sandwiches to feed the Russian prisoners of war. The sandwiches consisted of white bread, spread with butter, and sugar sprinkled on top.
Norman Steen: Grandfather of Liberty Peterson & Jasmine Roos"
They both did a great job!

Then she got to dance the "50's" Swing in a poodle skirt!
She loved this!
And had been practicing for weeks...usually in the kitchen!

Then we got a few pictures with her best friends...
These girls are so sweet!

Then we had to get a picture with one of her biggest "fans"!
Libby & Tyler

It was a great performance & now we have to get a picture with Libby, Jasmine & Grandpa! He had to leave at the end for a dental appointment.
Good Job, Libby & Jasmine!!

A Few Things About Zack...

Zack's 3rd Grade Program was a few weeks ago.

It was all about space & it was great!

We were proud of him because he got to play the xylophone for one of the songs.
He had to try out for this part & for the audition he had to play the song on the piano. He got the part & even got to play the solo at the end! He did great!

They sang such fun & peppy songs...this was a fun song that they performed using sticks.

It was a wonderful program!


Here is a video of him singing his "favorite" song...Here Comes the Sun.
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Now we know why he wanted to learn this song for piano! His piano teacher was shocked when he mastered the song in 2 weeks.

He's also been working really hard in Cub Scouts.
He earned his Bobcat & received it at the Blue & Gold Banquet last week!
Here he is putting the pin on me.
He was suppose to put it on upside down & then when he does a "good turn" or something nice, we turn it the right way.
Not Zack...the pin!

They also had a cake decorating competition.
Since he loves space, he decorated his with the planets!
It was a fun night & did I mention...We love this kid!!