Easter

This year for Easter I did some real reflecting on the Savior and I am very grateful for Easter. A month before Easter Nathan told me that we could get candy but no real big presents. Now I'm someone who really likes presents, I just do. So we agreed to just get Lilly a new dress and some candy. I'm very grateful for Nathan b/c it made me realize how sometimes we think to much about the gifts and not so much about what Easter is really about. Its not about a bunny or eggs, its about Christ.

It was my turn in primary to give sharing time on Sunday. I really pondered on what I should do b/c I really wanted the kids to think about what the Savior did for us all. I ended up having the kids look up the crucifiction and talk about it and the resurrection. I am so grateful for the Sacrifice he made so we could be with our Loved ones again someday. I am also very grateful for the opportunity that I had in do sharing time for primary and the increase in my testimony.

We also had some fun. We went to a easter egg hunt at my mom's friends house. Lilly thought it was so much fun getting these easter eggs and then finding prizes inside. Then lilly got a new Sunday dress for church. We had a great easter dinner with my family. It was a great day to think about the Savior.

Lilly 18 months

Lilly is 18 months! Yeah!! I can't believe that she is already so big and old! She learns new things everyday, its so fun to watch.
Here are her stats:
Weight:26.8 65%
Height:30.25 25%
Head size: 18.75 85%

She has a little bit of a big head, oh well lots of brains!

Curly Hair Bows

My friend Laura had me come over the other day and we made these cute Hair bows. I just had to share how to make them b/c they are really easy but also very fun to make.
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Find ribbon that you like can be any kind, I would use the smaller kind its easier to twist.
3. Get a whole bunch of craft sticks, you can get them anywhere that sells crafts. Get the smaller wooden ones. The bigger they are, the harder it is to get the curl to stay.
4. Get wood close pins
5. Take the ribbon and wrap it around the wood stick, end to end and attach it with clothes pins and of course cut the ribbon.
6. You can make as many as you want. I would do 6 wood sticks for one bow. Put on cookie sheet and bake for 30 mins
7. Take out of Oven and take the ribbon off (otherwise its hard to get off)
8. Let cool
9. You can cut them in half and glue them together or sew them together. You can tie them on a hair elastic.


The ribbon is wrapped around with more spaces


This is just for demonstration purposes (I couldn't find any craft sticks, but a wooden spoon maybe to big) This one is more of a tighter twist

NYC, BOSTON, PHILLY, GETTYSBURG, HERSHEY and Beyond!

This past week we went out east to have our annual Petersen reunion during my Brother's spring break from school. We flew to Boston spent a day there. Then drove down to NYC then drove to Philadelphia. Spent the day in philadelphia then drove to York, PA. From York we went to Gettysburg. The next day we went to Hershey, PA then back to NYC where we stayed for a day then flew out of JFK airport. We saw alot in just one week but it was fun being with family and seeing new things. Thanks to Grant and Aleisha for showing us everything and for letting us stay with you!!



On the Subway in NYC


Hershey's Chocolate World



Gettysburg

Gettysburg, the top of a hill where they fought

While traveling to York our rental car got a flat tire so this is us waiting to get it fixed. Lilly and Brooke found something to entertain themselves

Liberty Bell in Philly

Independance hall where the constitution was signed

Independance hall

While in Boston we went and visited Harvard University Campus

Harvard Library

Harvard Campus

Bridge crossing in Boston

Street in Boston


Where the Boston Creme pie was invented, we had a piece, yummy

Graveyard in Boston where paul revere is buried


Family pic in Gettysburg


Niece Alaina

Lilly eating her first Pickle in Junior's res. in NYC

Nothing new

Boston

So nothing new is really going on in our lives. We had a great Valentine's day. We went out to eat at a restaurant named Ted Turner's Buffalo grill. I didn't get any Buffalo but Nate did. He said it was good. Nate got me some pink roses and Cupcakes, b/c I love cake. BUt that was about it.

We are going to be going on a trip to Boston, New york and Pennsylvania soon so I thought I would do a countdown of that b/c we are really excited to go. I think I'm a little nervous for the airplane ride with my almost 18 month old. At least my family will be with us so they can help entertain her.

Nursery Time For Lilly

Last Sunday Lilly started going to nursery. Since my friend is over Nursery she got to go in a month early. There is only one other little girl so Lilly gets to go to Nursery now! WOHOOO!!!! I was so excited! Maybe I'm a bad mom but I needed the time to do my calling in primary and Nate hasn't gone to Elders quorum in a while b/c lilly is well very disruptive. For those of you haven't met lilly shes a bit of a pill and likes to be mischevious. My mom says that I was not like Lilly at all and that I have my hands full. But I still love her very much. She had a great time in nursery and didn't cry at all until Daddy came in to check on her. But she got over it quickly. Yeah for Nursery!!

My little China doll

When we went to San Francisco in October, we bought Lilly some Chinese PJs. She didn't fit into them until recently. But I think they're pretty cute on her!