Mother's Day . . .

O  First of all, it's still a little surreal that I'm a part of Mothers Day. I got to wake up to the face of an angel, my precious baby Austyn spent the night in my bed with me. Then Quade decided to sleep in and let us sleep until 8:00! So right there my day started off amazing. Jordan came home and brought me hot chocolate and made a Mothers Day card with the kids. Then we left for the aquarium. We had so much fun! Kids were amazing and had a blast. We then went to downtown Newport and saw around 100 sea lions all on the docks. That was almost better than the aquarium. We headed home and visited Jordan's mom for a minute and then went to pizza with my whole family. It was a very good day. 

Austyn thinks "selfies" are the coolest

My whole world!

Quades crabby hat. 

The kids got their faces painted and chose glitter face paint. Note to self, never again. We swear the lady used super glue to stick the glitter on. 

Salt water taffy in his cheek and ball in his hand. How couldn't he fall asleep?

Thank you family for making the day so special. 

Pet Parade Fun . . .

  It's pet parade time again!!!!! I love the pet parade. We went as Cowboys and Indians this year. Austyn and I and Chocolate Chip went as the Indians. And the boys went as Cowboys with KODA. They won 1st place. The prize was $15 and a whole bucket of horse treats, brushes, candy, and coupons to the feed store. Austyn was beside herself when she won. We had gone to the feed store the day before and they had the prizes put on display. She was determined she was going to win when she saw the prizes. The weather was perfect again and there were so many cute costumes. We had the whole Pertersen clan dressed up and parading around. It was so fun. I love making the costumes. I think we may be using these same costumes for Halloween this year. Only time will tell. 

This was the start of her costume. 

And this was after I bedazzled it. I made Quades vest and an adorable pair of chaps (that he wouldn't wear). 

Chocolate Chip was amazing. She stood so still while I painted her. And she let me tie feathers and beads around her legs. She's an amazing horse. 

The boys and KODA. 

Best picture of the day. 

The big WIN!

The whole gang.