Wednesday, December 15, 2010

let's celebrate the season.



check out this site. nearly 90 donated items from our favorite blogs and etsy sites are up for auction until 10pm tonight, and all proceeds benefit a family in need.

i can't think of a better way to celebrate the season.
plus, it's great stuff. donations from q.a. design, miss ruby sue, alice lane, tulie bakery and so many more.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

olive.






and we're done.

ahh. i love this girl!
i can't believe she's almost 2. here are photos from her shoot in tucson.

this proves it.







my sister's family is the cutest.
while we were in arizona i took family pictures for them.
(i snuck in a quick shoot of olive too, those photos still to come.)
we happened upon the location, i died.
isn't it great!

grateful.

trying out 2 kids at sanctuary cove.
...i think we're ready.
"wish me luck, cause i'm going to take on the monster"
MONSTER TRUCKS!


so this is my thanksgiving post. a little late i know but i'm moving a little (a lot) slower these days. 35 weeks ahh!

this year
i'm grateful for a lot of things.
but i'm especially grateful that we were able to spend thanksgiving with family. this year we spent the holiday in tucson, az with my sister and her family.
it was awesome to fly out on tuesday morning leaving behind a crazy blizzard and arriving in tucson to 75 degree weather. love you arizona.

it was one of those visits where it didn't matter what we did, we had a good time because we were in good company. sister's are the best, especially mine.

we were a wild bunch with 4 adults and 4.75 kids, and we played.
highlights include:
ikea. (of course)
owen's grand-person breakfast at school.
rooster cogburn's ostrich farm: monster truck ride, fishing for ostriches with grapefruit and feeding deer, goats, donkeys and lorakeets. HILARIOUS!
date night. gelato at frost.
late nights with giant diet cokes, red vines, sister talk and way too many episodes of battlestar galactica for the boys.
cooking with my sister and enjoying a beautiful thanksgiving meal.
hiking at sanctuary cove.
black friday shopping with the girls and peppermint hot cocoa with ella.
touring the ritz carlton.
watching olive dance with ella to the just dance WII game.
family science night at chick-fil-a and liam's amazing brake dance head spin off the playset...don't worry, he's okay. those peterson kids are tough.
thanks for letting us come. we love you guys!
...move to idaho please.