Disney Princess Time!!!

Yesterday Cali and I got to go see Disney on Ice "Princess Wishes". I went with my mom, two of my sisters, and their two girls. It was a girls day out and it was so much fun. Cali and her cousin Brianne had so much fun dressing up in their princess costumes and watching all of the Disney Princesses out on the Ice. It was nice doing something special with Cali, since Isaac tends to get more attention I think. We all had a blast and it was so nice spending the day with my family. Thanks for the tickets mom!!!


Cali and Brianne in their princess outfits before the show.
They were both so excited!

Brianne, Cali, me, mom, Josh, and Erin watching the show.

Nicky, Cali, Nathan, Annika, and Josh.

All of the Disney Princesses out on the Ice during the finale.

My mom with her three granddaughters.

Cali and I after the show.

Here's a little video of Cali and Brianne twirling after the show. Cali asked me today if we could go see Disney on Ice again tomorrow. I think she enjoyed herself :-).

I get to see Frank Caliendo...YEAH!!!

So, this guy is hilarious and guess what...I'm going to see him in a week and a half!!! Frank Caliendo is going to be the comedian at the Novell Brainshare Conference and I'm going to be like right on the front row...and I might even get to shake his hand! When JR told me he was performing for Brainshare I about peed my pants. JR introduced me to him a little while ago and I've been a huge fan ever since. Oh, and for all you Collective Soul fans out there, they are performing at Brainshare also and I get to meet them too :-). It's nice to have a hubby who has connections. Last year was better, though. I got a picture with the Goo Goo Dolls!!! Yeah me :-). I'll take lots of pictures of Frank and Collective Soul to show all of you later. Until then, enjoy this video of Frank:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P52bmJXYQPQ

MOOSEN!!!

This is so funny I just had to share it with all ya'll. Makes me laugh every time :-D!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1cYS6aGstU

Cali the Decorator

Cali has always had an interesting way of playing. Most of the time, instead of actually "playing" with her toys, she likes to decorate. Well, I guess it would still be considered playing, but the way she does it is so facinating! She's definitely got a sence of order and organization (she must get that from me :-). I'll go up the stairs and find that she's put her books, necklaces, or other items on each step and in a particular pattern or order. I know she's my daughter, so of course I'm biased, but it really is amazing to me how she puts things together. Here are a few pics of some of her creations:


This is just a small taste of the patterns Cali has created.

During Christmas time, right after we put our tree up,

Cali decided that I was taking too long to decorate it,

so she did it herself!

Yesterday, I tryied to go up the stairs, only to find this -
the monkey throne. It cracked me up how quickly she had
thrown it together, and how well the monkey was accessorized -
with sunglasses and bracelets. The only thing he was missing
were two smaller monkeys standing on either side fanning him
with large leaves.

She was so proud of her work!

Our Talkative LIttle Monster

I've always been amazed at how well Cali talks. She talked well even at a young age. Well, if it's possible, I think Isaac talks better and even more than Cali did at his age! I think we're in trouble! Here's a video of Isaac saying his new phrase, "All Done".

He's ten months old today and is such a big boy! (in every sence of the word :-) This video also shows Isaac's two most recent accomplishments: pulling himself up to furniture and crawling. He discovered both last weekend. Now I'm really in trouble!

Bath Time Cuteness

I feel like it's been forever since I posted anything fun (ie- pics of my kids!). So, to make up for it, here's some fun pics of Isaac in the bath. He's so darn cute I couldn't resist sharing them with you :-).


He loves his baths!

Playing in the water with his ducky.

Look at those beautiful blue eyes!

I can't get over how long Isaac's eyelashes are!
If you look really close you'll see his brand new front teeth!

Phoenix Trip

JR and I just got back from an awesome Phoenix trip this past weekend. We went to a conference for a new company we're working with. It was so much fun and we got a lot of great information. The key note speaker for the conference was Robert Kiyosaki, author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad". We're so excited for this upcoming year because we know it will be life changing! Here's a few pics from the event:

This is Jennifer and Darrin Dowd with their family.

She's one of my mentors and is so much fun to work with.

Husband Tag!

I've been "Husband Tagged"...

• What is his name? James Ryan Peterson (J.R.)


• How long have you been married? Six years, eight months, twenty-one days and about nine hours.


• How long did you date? This is always a tricky question, but only because we try to find ways of tacking on a few extra dating days (because we got engaged so quickly!). Officially we were dating about five weeks. Unofficially about six weeks (like that makes it sound any better :-). We were engaged almost seven months though, so maybe that makes up for it (only in Utah :-).


• How old is he? 28. He’ll be 29 on May 27th.


• Who eats more? This is a loaded question! Of course I have to say that JR eats more…but I enjoy myself too occasionally :-).


• Who said I love you first? JR did, but I said it right back so it was pretty much mutual.


• Who is smarter? I wish I could say it was me, but being married to someone with a partially photographic memory doesn’t really give me a fighting chance!


• Whose temper is worse? I guess I’d have to say JR, but only because he’s a guy and has testosterone. Honestly neither of us really have a bad temper. We’re both pretty easy going.


• Who does the laundry? I do. But JR will help if I’m slackin’.


• Who folds the laundry? I do. But I don’t do ironing. JR does that for his clothes if he wants them pressed. (Does that make me a bad wife?!)


• Who does the dishes? I do. I think this is the chore that JR hates the most, so I don’t mind doing it. Plus, I have mad skills when it comes to organizing the dishes in the dishwasher. I do the dishes for JR and he cleans the bathrooms for me.


• Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? JR does. We had the idea of switching sides of the bed every so often when we were first married, but I think it only happened once and now we’re too use to the sides we own!


• Who pays the bills? I do. I like keeping them all organized and on time. JR would do an awesome job with it, but since he works all day I try to do my part at home.


• Who cooks dinner? I wish I could say it was me all the time, but when you’ve got an amazing cook for a husband it’s hard not to take advantage!


• Who drives when you are together? Mostly JR does. He’s a good driver.


• Who is more stubborn? This is a tough one. I think JR is more stubborn vocally, but I’m quite silently stubborn myself…sometimes even more so than him!


• Whose parents do you see the most? It’s probably pretty equal. We might see JR’s family a tad more, but only because they live a little closer.


• Who proposed? JR did. It was quite spontaneous (I was in my PJ’s!), but very sweet.


• Who has more friends? I hate admitting this, but I do. JR would have lots more friends, but he moved around so much as a kid that it was hard to keep up relationships. In his defense most of our ward knows me first as JR’s wife (“Oh, so you’re JR’s wife!”) because everyone knows who he is!


• Who has more siblings? I do. It’s pretty close, though. JR has five other siblings and I have seven, so we both came from large families.


• Who wears the pants in the family? I think when all is said and done JR does. He’s an amazing Priesthood holder and a great decision maker. Plus his butt looks good in pants (hehe).

I now tag Angelica, Rachel, Angel, and Jennifer. Have fun!!!