Last night I got the best phone call EVER!! OK, not really, but it was one I was praying for...OK, well, it was a message on my answering machine from friday night! You see, saturday morning I was getting ready to go buy some paint so Walter could finish painting the bathroom, and I couldn't find my wallet ANYWHERE! I searched and prayed and searched and prayed and for the life of me I could not remember where I left it. I had a feeling it was safe, so I didn't worry about it, I just went on spending money with Walter's debit card instead! Just a little bump in the road! Turns out, I wasn't the only one feeling a bump in the road. Tonight I decided to check our answering machine for messages and low and behold a kind man named Mark had called. He said that as he was driving on the freeway he ran over something...he then realized it was a wallet so he got off the freeway and went back to get it!! I'm not sure how he found my phone number, but he did and I am so thankful!! I have my stuff back and I still get a new wallet, since mine was run over by a truck!! At least my credit cards still work! hahaha Thank goodness for kind, honest people!

HAPPY EASTER!!! What a beautiful day! We woke up and started the day as usual. While eating eggs for breakfast Winni noticed something and she took off running! It was her Easter basket!! yeah! She was so excited to get a mini magna doodle and an Easter Mr Potato Head!




Then we headed off to church. Everybody was shocked at Trae's new do! Some people questioned if I was holding my sisters baby! The couldn't believe his hair was so light, and everybody commented on how handsome he is! That's my boy! The only way I could get Walter to accept his haircut was by telling him he looks even more like him now. So Walter is taking those compliments of Trae's and assuming they are his too! hahaha And, of course, during the passing of the sacrament Winni put on a show, singing her ABC's. Then we came home to take the traditional Easter photos...





And, in my defense, if any pictures of Trae have boogers, well, he just cut his 2nd tooth and that nose doesn't stop running!! But he's cute enough, he can pull off the booger look! :)

Korean Night: Take II

We survived Korean night. Only a small fire, for a second. It was fun, but a little overwhelming. John invited his friends from school, so we had a house full! I guess its just the Chinese way, to be blunt and honest, but his friends made sure we knew that our house was a mess. OOPS!! I guess my kids are more important than vacuuming! :) Before dinner we decided to paint Easter Eggs. As you can see, some of us painted more than eggs...



btw, that's not a bruise on her forehead!

Then, after dinner we had our Easter Egg hunt with Mark's kids; Cora, Garret, and AJ!



Garret & Cora



Trae found a treasure!

Walter came home today!! Why is it that I can keep the house spotless while he's gone, but the day he comes home it is a disaster!?! I can't win!!

Trae got his hair cut, I know I keep saying this, but I finally have a picture! tada!!

Little children are so innocent, and their prayers prove it! We went to my brothers house for dinner last night and Garret wanted to say the blessing on the food. Now that I think about it, I don't know if he ever blessed the food, but he sure had a lot to say!! He prayed for everyone in the house. He even blessed Trae's dinner....breastmilk! He said please bless Amber's baby that came from her tummy that he'll eat from her tummy! And please bless our new baby that she'll come out of mommy's tummmy. Please help daddy to jump on the tramp with us, and please help mommy's baby to come out of her tummy when we jump on the tramp. Please bless the baby that came from Amber's tummy to be quiet! It was so cute! I think he went on for like 3 minutes, at least! We were all trying to contain our laughter! Luckily, for now, Winni just repeats what we say, but I'm sure we are in for it!!

Today I got notice that I can view Trae's long hair pictures from Target, so here they are...










And, on a final note, today I got a new nephew...Tyler Max Lightning McQueen Peterson was born on 4/4 at 4:44 AM! woo hoo!

Renee and I decided to take our kids to Discovery Gateway today! We had lots of fun, just getting there! We decided to take Trax, and we were quite the sight. 2 moms, 4 kids, and 2 double strollers! whew!! I'm sure we were the reason the trains were late all day! After running a few people over on the train and making others mad, we looked up and saw the sign on the train..."please fold up all strollers before boarding." We continued to pretend to not see it as we got on the train again to go home. We thought we were golden, until we realized we had gotten on the wrong train! oops!! I think Renee and I were more exhausted than the kids! What a day! But we had fun with Renee, Dylan, and Kyler.



Winni, helping construct a new building. The most precious construction worker you'll ever find!!



Winni and Dylan driving to the market with some random kid in the back! Probably a hitch-hiker! They are such kind kids! :)



Trae climbing the fence at the farm! Isn't he so handsome!! Enjoy those long locks, cause they are coming off!! Farmers can't have long hair, it's tooo hot!!



Winni & Trae playing in the water!

Today started out on a great note...The DENTIST!! Winni's first visit, and it was quite the experience. She hated it! Our dentist is Harold Brockbank, who is our neighbor, so she sees him all the time. I thought this might help, but she was afraid of everything. She kept saying, "I don't want it!" We made it through and afterwards she got to pick a new toothbrush, that was the highlight of the day! We took with us Gwen Brockbank. She is Winni's best friend! She is Harold's 8 year old daughter and she comes to play and help me out all the time. It was great having her. By the time we got home from the dentist, both kids were asleep, so Gwen decided to stay and clean my house! It was awesome!!! I need to get me a full-time 8 year old!!! :) Winni absolutely loves Gwen! They had lots of fun today!



Gwen and Winni being silly!!

They decided to have a picnic outside. It was all fun and games until Trae got his hands on his 1st chocolate cookie! He used it as a teething toy, as you can see!



As a final farewell to Trae's lovely locks, we soaped up that mane and took tubby pictures! Aint he cute!



And finally, as I was putting Winni to bed tonight her final request for the evening was, "Let's go see the dentist!!" hahahahaha