princess stuff

Rupunzel just so happens to be her favorite princess these days, and Aniston loves to pretend that she has long hair like Rupunzel.
On this particular day, yarn was "hair", and Aniston was in the mood to tie stuff up. I just happened to be in the middle of it and barely escaped to grab the camera and get a pic of her handy work.

funny little thing...

mother's day 2011

party people

Mom is retiring after 30+ years of teaching. I admire her for doing it, and for lasting that long. I know she did it for her children, and because of her sacrifice we had so much. She also taught us, by example, to work and work hard. Shelbi and I put together a little party for her, to say thanks.
happy as can be with bubbles, outside, in the sunshine
mom and dad with aunt julie and uncle robert
happy and newly employed christian
the princess in her castle, and the prince is behind the camera and was supposed to be looking for the horse(prince=jena)
teacher friends
chatting with vern and colleen
papa and miss aniston
miss aniston is having a great time with shelbi around. she also loves the belly and the little miss that's cookin' inside!
thanks mamma for workin' so hard, all in the name of love!!

We took advantage of Shelbi coming into town and had a baby shower for her. Little miss Elsi is very loved!!

Bolander peeps
chatty chatty Shelbi!!

Women's Conference 2011

My mom and I were able to attend Women's Conference this year. I look forward to it, it's uplifting, and most of all it's a great excuse for the Peterson girls to visit. I love those girls, every single one of them!! I really missed Shelbi this year. I'm usually her tag-along, but I fended for myself this year and actually made it around campus.
all the 2011 WC peeps
Mom and I
Peterson girls
Aunt Nana is the sweetest, and little Miss Aniston mentioned that she "just loves Aunt Nana", in one of our phone canversations while at WC. I was so happy to hear Aniston say that about her, because I love her too!!

Easter 2011

Easter was great this year. The Easter Bunny gave us a ridiculous amount of sugar. I prepared my first Easter dinner, and it was fun to have Papa, Grammy, and Christian enjoy it with us. Aniston also learned a little bit about the real reason we celebrate. I'm thankful that because of Him, I can be with these two forever.


No one, not even the Easter Bunny, can out due Aunt Shelbi and Uncle Scott when it comes to gifts. Thanks you two for the possibility of another stain on the couch, a messy face(she uses so much it tends to drip down her face!), and the happiest little girl. She wasn't worried about finding her basket, she was content with princess lips!

The Easter Bunny left a note for Aniston. He hid some eggs outside for her to find!

We went on a hunt for Aniston's basket, and I think this was a little clue...

She found her basket, and was so excited about all the goodies inside!



The Easter Bunny didn't forget about Mommy and Daddy, because they still act like kids.


Aniston is my great little kitchen helper. She is always pulling a chair up to help out. She's always got to taste it to make sure it's good!


We had to bundle up to go out for the egg hunt.






love her!


Dinner turned out, at least everyone ate what they put on their plate. I did slightly cook the roll dough when I was letting it rise, but these little bunny rolls still turned out...

yummm

nothin' like a little chocolate to start your day!

April 20, 2011

Gram had us over for some pre-Easter celebrating. We colored eggs and went on an Easter egg hunt(inside). Then Papa came inside and he and Aniston got right down to business and played! They ran around the house chasing each other and played with the collection of animals. I love watching them and listening to Papa "talk them". He has such a great imagination and gets Aniston giggling with all the funny things he says and does. Those two love Miss Aniston and are always so good to her. I know she adores them too!


Grammy had to get creative with her hiding spots because she was limited thanks to the rain.


Evidence that Papa has a great imagination. When the horse broke his front legs, it was Papa to the rescue with what he could find around the house. He even added a nice soft seat for the princesses that ride around on this horse.