Heber Valley Camp

 August 2009

A Peterson Tradition......

Spring is in the air.....

I feel like I accomplished something BIG! Wow....I remember back when Savannah was 11 days old and I went to get her pictures taken. It took over 2 hours and I felt like I was the worst mom ever. I wanted that peaceful sleeping pose and it was not going to happen. Savannah had made up her mind that she was going to cry and scream!
How I was able to get 4 kids pictures taken after that with only one, I will never know. Thanks to my cute nieces that helped me with my kids and were a big support to have with me that day.. Picture's are fewer and farther in between these days but once it is all done I am thrilled with the outcome. These kids bring so many smiles to my face!

Carson, 4 1/2

Savannah, 7 1/2

Ashlee...take a Guess??? TWO

Chase, 7 months

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Ashlee turned 2 today! We had a fun family day...JR started the morning off with chocolate chip pancakes. I then took Ashlee over to cookie cutters to get her First haircut. She sat so still and had a very serious look on her face. I tried so hard to get her to smile but she was onto me!

This was all for a sucker! What is a 2 year old without a tantrum?

We then went to Chuck E Cheese. Ashlee was pretty terrified of Chuck E and the rides were kind of scary for her. Her favorite game was Ski ball. She was throwing the balls everywhere but straight.




After all the fun we took the kids to eat at chick-filet for lunch. We then went home so the birthday girls could take a nap. I then got busy and made Ashlee was butterfly cake. I thought i would be a little creative and see if I could even pull it off. My backup was Harmon's bakery if it didn't turn out. As you can see it did....HOORAY!!!!

Ashlee got a new baby doll and a crib to put her baby in. Ashlee is a good little mommy to her babies.

Ashlee with her new bike!

(if you look closely you will see her own sense of style too)

Savannah being silly with Ashlee! I love watching my girls play together.. Savannah is such a great sister. I can tell Ashlee already looks up to her. Savannah's room is Ashlee's favorite place to play in the house. She can spend hours in there by herself. She will even get Savannah's clothes and put them on over hers.

What a great day this was. I can not believe my little girl is 2! When I look at Ashlee I see a lot of Savannah in her. I love little Ashlee's spunk...she is so full of life. In the morning when Carson and Savannah have gone to school and Chase is down for a nap, we get to hang out. She always wants to be by my side. She is so eager to help me out around the house. Some of her favorite chores are...dusting, putting clothes in the laundry room and putting away clean clothes(they don't always end up in the right room-drawer) but she feels so important. I love watching her trying to do her best. Ashlee has a really sweet spirit. She does not say a lot but she is always singing. She always wants to be doing what Savannah and Carson are doing. We love her and are so glad she is apart of our family. Time goes by so fast..I really do wish I had a pause button.

Look who I found........

.....sitting on Savannah's bed.....trying to nurse her Guinea Pig!!!!

Ashlee Ann

Ashlee being Ashlee
It is so fun to watch "little Ashlee", roam the house carrying her "Big sisters", webkinz and wearing her "big brothers", clothes. Ashlee is always layering her clothes and even her socks. Now if only she would keep her hair in a ponytail or wear one of the many bows that she has.

Chasers 7 months old!

A proud day for Chasers! I was so excited to see him finally be able to sit up on his own. He has been working on this trick for sometime. Having paper near by was all it took....he was sitting up in seconds from me laying him down.

I can sit up all by myself...and I love playing with paper :)

Trying to play with daddy's computer

Daddy and Chase

Back from PARADISE!

JR, I and Chase went to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for a week. We stayed at the RIU Palace in Cabo. It was breath taking. It was an all inclusive resort. Kind of reminded me of a cruise. The best part about it not being a cruise was, we did not have to get off the boat or leave our island. We got to relax on the beach or by the pool of our choice. There was a party pool and quiet pool. Plenty of fun beach activities. Even had a Costco near by that was really fun to visit! It was almost as if we were in the US, except the packaging was all in Spanish.

There was 2 main eating places that were buffet style. At night there was a few different choices. There was a Mexican, steakhouse, Japanese and french restaurant's to eat at. We enjoyed eating with the entire Peterson gang. JR's parents treated us all to this fabulous vacation. Chase was graciously allowed to come with all the adults(12 + baby) After dinner there was nightly entertainment. We enjoyed playing games with JR's siblings and parents.

I think I was born to live on the beach. Something about the smell in the air and all its beauty makes me the happiest person in the world. JR and I needed this, we left all but Chase in Utah. It was a chore to arrange their schedules, get them all packed and saying our final good- byes was hard but to arrive to this was...JUST PERFECT!

This was our view from the balcony. We walked into our room and I instantly knew I was in Paradise!

This Elephant was on our bed. Chase loved it! The maid also made a heart wreath, with flower petals. The days to come we were always in awe of the fun things he would make for us with towels.

We took a boat taxi over to, Lovers Beach, where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific. It was a sight to see us all try and get on the boat as the tide would push the boat in. JR, me and Chase were the last to get on, so we had a lot of helpers. Chase just went along with this adventure. The water would splash his cute cheeks and he would smile!

This is called, Lovers Beach! On the other side of this beach is the Pacific ocean. We saw sea lions and lots of fat fish. We played in the surf...I was even wiped out by my father in-law. I am sure we have footage of this somewhere but its most likely not G rated for my blog. It was a fun beach day with all the Peterson's. The ones that did not get in the water were entertained by the ones that did :)
Chase was congested most of our trip. I am sure it had something to do with him teething. He still was a breeze...such a good little boy! Grandpa took him into the pool for his first time. He was not sure...not like his, HOT showers, his daddy gives him.

A sunset ride on the beach. JR and Kevin

Cabo Baby!

Looking over at the pool..

Our view at sunrise....I could wake up to this every morning. Listening to the waves crashing against the shore was heaven!
Me and my honey :)

Grandma and Chase in our usual hang-out.

I have no idea where my parents are taking me! Chasers 1st plane ride. Did not even make a peep!


I got a little adventurous and went para sailing. It was not too bad...I would not say I was at total ease but it was a fun experience.(i will add some pictures later) And... so we had to leave Paradise! What a fun VACATION this was! It was so relaxing....just what we both needed.
Thanks mom and dad for taking us to Cabo. You do so much for us and we love you so much! It was so nice for all of us to be together and to share memories that will last a life time. Also, to be the only tan ones in Utah in March!

Hooray...Rice Cereal!

Chase pretty much demanded we start feeding him baby food. He was in Cabo with us for a week. Anyone who had food in their hand, Chase was attacking! He grabbed a chip from grandpa and knew exactly what to do with it. He is 6 months old today so I thought I would share some 1st attempts at rice cereal with you.

YUM-O

oh, and by the way...Chase LOVED it!