My lovely girls on a Sunday afternoon

Addy loves playing with the girls now, and gets right in the mix.

Warning: lots of pictures ahead! She is such a ham lately and loves getting her picture taken.

My McKenzie is 5!!!

My sweet, very strong spirited McKenzie is officially 5 today! We celebrated on Easter since we already had the family over, so here are just a few pictures. We love this kid, but we have no idea how she is becoming the little girl she is becoming. Very strong willed, and determined. She loves to push the buttons of her sisters! But she is also the funniest kid I know and loves her mom to no end! She is also the most shy kid in the world. I can't imagine her starting kindergarten in like 4 months!

The Petersen's are Campers

So about 2 months ago, we had planned to go camping, but that weekend called for like 50 inches of rain, so we rescheduled for this past weekend. We barely missed the rain, but the cold was crazy. Seeing your breath in the tent all night long and wondering if all of your toes would still be attached to your feet in the morning, are not things I want to worry about!! The kids had tons of fun, but then again, they had all of the blankets we brought, and Shon and I had nothing but a sleeping bag in a 34 degree night. So glad we went though, great kick off to two weeks of SPRING BREAK! I feel like I am on vacation and I don't have to get up for school too! Cute sisters love each other, sometimes

My super adorable niece, Sophie

Laying in the tent

McKenzie loving the "meadow" there

The sweet faced Lily was soooo bundled up, I was wishing I had Morgan pack my bag for me!

Aunt Morgan brought Addy a hat and scarf, and thank goodness she did!!

CHEESE, setting up

The cousins were so happy to be together and run around like wild animals!

A little Updating

So a little over a month ago, I picked Hailey up from school early and we met some family at Disneyland. It was fun, and a bit crowded. Here is Hailey with her cousin in line for Toy Story ride, which everyone loved. Taking 3 kids to Disneyland alone, wasn't that fun though. Not sure I will try that again soon!

Here is Addy resting on her uncle Scott. He was a huge help that day even though he had 3 of his own kids to worry about!

I am Creating . . .

So I made this little summer dress completely from one of Shon's old shirts! I found this website with a tutorial, and while there is no way my girls will wear it for real, it was fun and great practice for me. I am almost sewing in a straight line, almost! Here it is, the flower needs some attention, it just made out of extra scraps from the shirt I cut up and I had issues getting it to sit right. Hailey also is less than thrilled to model such a dress.

Sewing

So lately I have had a strong desire to learn more about sewing, but don't have anything except black thread, white thread, and some elastic! (Along with a few other sewing necessities) So today, I found myself cutting up some old stuff, like this old skirt I only wore outside to sit in the sun in. I cut it up, and made a skirt for my Peanut. She loves it, even though I was too lazy to change the thread already in my machine, so it's white and looks horrid. The skirt otherwise is alright and Hailey was begging to wear it to school tomorrow.

My Sweet Addison turned one last week!!!!!

So, this is the first kid to not dive into her very own cake and make a huge mess! My other two were covered in cake and frosting, so were all my nieces and nephews! Addy didn't touch the cake, didn't make a mess, and had to be fed her cake by fork!!

Where on earth has the last year gone. This is maybe the fastest any baby has ever grown! It sucks when it's your last and you realize, this is the last 1st birthday party I will ever throw! I love my sweet Addy more than the air I breathe. She has the best personality already. She gives me the biggest cheesiest smile to where her eyes are so squinted, she can hardly see, then the next minute she growls at me and points with her angry face. Pure joy and love.