A June Wedding

Congratulations Sherry & Mark!!



They will be getting married on June 17, 2008.
We are very excited for them & it is so nice to see my sister so happy!!

TYLER CONFESSES.......

I truly am a PETERSON for I am also addicted to CHOCOLATE & SWEETS!!

He didn't do a very good job of hiding the truth!

My "GUITAR HEROES"

Our Zackary is too funny! When he is concentrating on a song this is what he looks like....

Steve was able to catch a picture of him in full concentration....it was cracking us up , but he seems to hold his breath when the song gets to be hard!
He is getting quite good though, he went from 200 points a song to anywhere from 5,ooo-7,000 points per song! His favorite song to practice is "Slow Ride". Now we just have to teach him to "take it easy" while he rocks it out!!

Of course, Libby plays a much more relaxed version lounging on the couch!

My New Merry Maid

He vacuums......


He does laundry.....


He sweeps floors....

AND

all with a smile on his face!!

So, today was clean the house day and every time I turned around I had a little helper it was too funny! I had to get my camera.

I pulled the vacuum out of the closet and started on something else and there was Tyler using it as a walker. He went from the hallway all the way to the kitchen! Then I couldn't see where he went & he was emptying the dryer for me. So I started to put the laundry away & he had the broom and was busy cleaning the floor. I love his help.....it only took about a half an hour longer than it usually does!

It's never too soon to teach your kids how to clean up after themselves!

Steve is HOME

Steve was finally able to come home from the hospital yesterday afternoon. The surgery went well, but now the poor guy just has to heal all over again. He is quite weak, but luckily not in too much pain. So for his sake we hope his recovery is quick. I'm just grateful he is able to sleep & get some rest. I know he isn't feeling well when he wasn't up for a "Guitar Hero" challenge! We are so grateful for all of our family & friends who are so good to us!! Thank you for all your help, thoughts, prayers & phone calls!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

My day started off great thanks to my sweet Libby.

She told me last night ( quite a few times) that I had to wake her up a little early & then I could go back to bed. So I woke her up & got back in bed. Then she came very quietly into my room thinking I was asleep & left this cute valentine on my nightstand. Thank you Libby! I love it!

It says... Dear Mom & Dad, I love you so much!! thanks for all you do For me Have a Grat Valintines Day.

This was a card Libby left on the counter as a surprise a few weeks ago. It had money that she & Zack had saved to give us.
It said, Happy Vaitine Day... to MoM & dad
We want you to have a happy valintine
roses are red vilets Are blue we made this Powem Just For You.
What cute kids we have!!

Then we went down for breakfast & I left the kids' Valentine gifts on the kitchen table....they were very cute walking down the stairs...so excited, it reminded me of Christmas!

Here are our cuties holding hands with their new Valentine bears.

Next, we took Libby to school only to find out that school didn't start until 10:25 today because of the snow. She & Zack were thrilled to be able to play together a little longer.

After we dropped her off to school Zack and I shoveled our driveway and he made a big heart in the snow & said he made it for me for Valentines day! Then our neighbor Travis delivered flowers for me from Steve (since he is still in the hospital).

Thank you Steve!

Then we took Steve a Valentine from the kids & visited with him for a while since he didn't get to come home today....hopefully he'll be feeling better tomorrow!!
I wish I had brought my camera because when we left Steve wanted a hug from Tyler & he never lies still (he is a BUSY boy), but he just cuddled on his dad's chest for a few minutes! It was so sweet to think our little guy new just what his dad needed right now!

Next, my parents took us to dinner for free margarita night!! It was really nice. We always get flan for dessert to share, which Libby loves! So, trying to be positive about her dad being stuck at the hospital she said, "Well I guess without dad here tonight I'll get to eat more flan." She is such a sweet & funny girl!!

Zack, Tyler & Libby in their Valentine shirts from Grandma & Pa-Pa Steen.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Surgery for Steve

Steve did end up having surgery on Monday afternoon. It went well. The doctor said he had a lot of loose scar tissue & a hernia. So hopefully Steve is all fixed up and this shouldn't happen again. He was doing pretty well today when I went up to see him. He looked a little pale & doses off, but at least he is able to rest without too much pain. Hopefully things will keep going well and he should be home in a few days.