friday fotos....on monday (part I)

So having done very little blogging since Christmas (like the rest of the blog world I soon discovered as I made my rounds this weekend!), I have a lot of Friday Fotos to get up. I also have nothing to blog about currently---so we're just going to pull out a few days of Friday Fotos. I thought I'd cover all the **holiday festivities** today and move on to Haute Cakes Mystery Man's visit to Idaho tomorrow.

Sound like a deal? (like you have a choice oh captive audience! mwahahahaha!)

WARNING! There are a lot of pictures here. Scroll and scan people.....scroll and scan :).


Lots of snow this year! Second snowiest December on record in fact. One day I looked out the window and saw Zane shoveling the neighbor's driveway and sidewalk. He was out there for over an hour, and when he came back in said: "Whew! That felt good! I just felt like doing a little service!" LOVE this kid!!!

Then he shoveled our driveway:
and he and his brothers made a snowman:

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So these next pictures got a little out of order and I don't feel like fooling with the HTML right now, so we'll just work in reverse order:

Christmas morning found us Rockbanding....a LOT! I now hear "Dead or Alive" even in my deepest sleep---a 9 year old voice version of Dead or Alive even!

I think Zane's face says it all! We have wanted this game for a while now. I would have been practicing by myself on the nights leading up to Christmas so I could keep up with the kids, but...yeah....I needed them to set it all up for me :)

Love the Christmas chaos! Love my kids! Love that my kids think new toothbrushes are just as cool as toys.

Stockings first:

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New Years Day we went out to Mom and Dad Peterson's place to party with the extended fam.. Farmers really know how to live it up in the winter time!:

Liam lost in the sea of grandchild presents. Snowglobes for everyone!

I don't know if you ever read the blog Mikell, but I think your hubby looks like he belongs in Twilight in this picture. Is he sparkling, hmmmmm.....Very Cullen-esque! :) (also had to stick it up because I love how it looks like Mom P. is not going to give that stuffed Scooby Doo up for anything!).

A sea of people---including Kefford and Elizabeth (hi Elizabeth!)--- before the best stealing of a present EVER! Good arm Elizabeth! I never knew anyone could throw Almond Rocca like that!

James with his highly nutritious snack.....still so cute I could just kiss his cheeks off!

Guess where the food is in this picture :)?..............

And that's part I for ya! I'd wish you ~Happy Weekending~, but it is only Monday, so some among you might find that a tad bit depressing. How 'bout we try: ~HAPPY MONDAY!~ :)