David Says....

"Just add a beard to that last picture and you've got me now.

Sure haven't changed much!!"

Well, what do you think?

P.S. Thanks Sarah for the last picture.

Happy Birthday to David

Well, well, well... Happy Birthday to my oldest little boy. I was very excited to have this little munchkin. He was magic to me. In those days we stayed in the hospital for along time - 5 days, then he was able to come home. I thought I knew how to bathe a new baby, but David didn't understand my method and he would swallow water, and then sputter. Then I would get all concerned. For you newer mommies out there: I didn't have a fancy tub, I washed him in a small basin when he was little. David was and is a handsome person. First, David is a marvelous son. He is easy to talk with and fun to be around. Next is he is a good husband to Sarah, you'll need to ask her for more details. He is a fantastic father to his three boys and a wonderful uncle. David works hard to provide for his family and is active in his church callings. He has a fantastic sense of humor and can argue the socks off of anyone. I love being his mother, and Dad loves being there for him as well.

Here David is 4 months old, wearing the little outfit I made for him.

And then eight months old.

David at his first birthday with Mom. Do you see the curls? His hair was so thick that it gave me blisters when I cut his hair the first time.

David at 3 years of age.

David 5 years old.

Isn't he handsome? I sure love my little (big) boy. Happy Birthday David!

Tea Party

Today I had a "Tea Party" for my grand-daughters. Ari was very excited to receive a card just for her. She liked the bow on it. Cirrus was excited to be invited to a "Tea Party". Here they are looking very grownup and pretty in their dresses. We had soy wrapped chicken salad, cantaloupe, sugar-coated grapes (they look fancy), and orange herbal tea. For dessert we had cream puffs. Both girls had fun.

Opa was concerned about Crimsel being involved in such a girly thing. Crimsel helped set the table and get everything ready while the "ladies" visited in the living room. After they sat down he helped serve.

Here Cirrus is washing the sugar off her grapes. Ari washed the sugar off of her grapes too. Too much sugar is just too much sugar, Oma.
After tea we all played "Go Fish!" I had a wonderful time.

Playing Sarah's Game

This little game works for any of us in our family... Just leave a comment and make sure you say who the memory is about...

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

A Day with Oma

On Monday I happened to have a "free" afternoon. I called Emma to see if I could pick up the kids to give her some alone time. Surprise, it would be all right. After I had a PB and honey sandwich at their house we took off to the airport to mail Elliot's b-day card. Then we watched some airplanes. When we arrived at Oma's house laundry needed to be folded. Cirrus already knows how to fold and Crimsel was anxious to fold as well. Great job kids! We then played "Go Fish!"

After a short nap Cirrus helped Oma find the canning jars, lids, and canner. She also discovered David's and Dirk's old stick horses I had made. By this time Crimsel was awake and it was time to sort the apricots. They did a wonderful job sorting and putting fruit in the jars. The best was tasting the apricots.

While the apricots were processing the horsies were taken for a ride. Soon they came in for apples, and then went back out to munch and ride.

Cirrus and Crimsel with the processed jars they helped to pack. Thank you, to two wonderful helpers and a job well done!

Surprise for Keith

I was poking around the inter net looking for a teacher at Roosevelt Elementary when I saw a section called "Roosevelt's 100 Years!" Look at what I found! A picture of the old school where Keith's Dad taught sixth grade.Whoops, I stand corrected. This picture below is the school building where he taught. There is even a third building on the same lot with the same name. The district is good at building a new school with the same name on a different part of the lot. And a picture Keith's Dad, Earl Widdison, in a faculty picture 1962-1963. Hey, I was in fifth grade then. If you can't tell he is the tall ,white haired teacher on the back row. Interestingly enough the man who measured our garage door specifically came back after he left, to ask us if we knew an Earl Widdison. He was disappointed as a kid because he wanted to be in Mr. Widdison's class at Roosevelt Elementary. Dad Widdison loved teaching and from many reports, like the one I shared, he was an excellent teacher. It was fun to discover Dad on the inter net

Some Unexpected Nice Things

I was watching the Freedom Festival Sunday evening while Keith was Home Teaching. As usual I was doing something while the boob tube was on. Out of the corner of my eye, I thought I recongnized Keith's sister Susan. The Marine anthem was playing and I thought I saw her standing. I watched the whole program, but they didn't show her again. When Keith came home I told him about it. After work on Monday he found the site on the computer and I paused the video and snapped a picture. Then I enlarged it. Susan is this you? I think it is, hey, I know it is. You little movie star. Way to go, you good looking Marine.

Before our festivities on the 4th I went over to Landon's to sneak a peak at Steven and Melissa's little one. He is adorable. They are back in Arizona by this time. It was good to see them.

Happy 4th of July

Okay, so it is a little late to be saying Happy 4th, but we were having fun. Emma, Jon and the kids came over for BBQ and fireworks. The kids had a lot of fun: all of the kids, the old ones, the medium aged ones, and the young ones. Dirk, Laura, and Ari let us use their pool, thank you!

When it started getting dark we watched fireworks.

I am very grateful for the men and women, past and present, who serve to protect our freedoms!

This and That

Today I cleaned the tile up on the sunrise porch. I love the new wicker furniture. The love seat is on the south side, and the two chairs on the north side. The door is west and the picture of the view is taken from one of the chairs facing southeast.

We also had the hot water heater, boiler, and swimming pool heater delivered. The swimming pool won't be ready for a long time, but we are making progress.

In late June we had an impromptu Peterson Family Reunion in June. Left to right Bonnie, Jeannie (sisters, Aunt Margret Harvey's daughters), Aunt Donna Peterson, Keith, and Julie (Aunt Donna's daughter). Aunt Opal Hoffman was there with her children; Jim, Bob, two grandchildren, and a son-in-law, John. Susan Tweed , and Uncle Larry were also there. It was good to see each other and visit. It looks like we have snow in our yard!

Actually Keith and I call these cats, because one day some other summer, it looked like there was a dead cat in the road. I asked Keith about it and it was a branch of cotton seeds from the tree in front of our house. Silly, huh?