Check it Out!

We have actual strawberries growing in the garden!

Amy & Dad made a giant paper airplane together.

Mom took Amy shopping Monday to pick out white fabric for her baptism dress. As soon as she saw it, she knew exactly what she wanted: satin with a bridal lace overdress. This is the pattern we'll be using.

Even though Amy's baptism is still 5 or 6 months away, Brenda figured she'd better give herself plenty of time to get the dress made, given her procrastination track record.

Last weekend Joy started working on the low-voltage wiring in the basement, which includes cable, telephone, internet and satellite hookups.

Kara got "Tia the Tulip Fairy" at the library this week, but Amy thought she called it "Tia the Screw-up Fairy."


Interesting stuff:
-Unbelievable what some people can do with a little fondant


QOSROIT: What have you misheard lately that made you laugh or blush?


Love,
The Petersons

Surprise!

Mom pile!

Kara-kitty basking in a sunbeam

Amy was in an elementary fine arts performance last Thursday. Her class did a dance to "Surfin' USA" and a play based on the book "Click, Clack, Moo." She got to be a sheep.

Brenda had a fabulous Mother's Day: breakfast in bed, handmade cards, a nap and a dinner she didn't have to make, which included a wonderful chocolate cake. All that plus a scalp massage and daughter cuddles!

Joy surprised his wife on Monday by bringing her van home. He called her as he was driving in and told her to look in the garage.

Kara has been branching out a little in her social life. Instead of spending every waking moment with her best friend (Keaten) she has been choosing to play with other girls as well.


Interesting stuff:

-Have you ever seen anyone paint with a broom?

-An artist with too much time on her hands


QOSROIT: What is the last thing that surprised you?


Love,
The Petersons

Out of Our Comfort Zones

The girls in front of the Provo Temple

Two princesses on their way
to a royal birthday party

Amy is "graduating" from an after-school karate class tonight. A local studio came to ALA twice a week for three weeks and gave an introduction to karate philosophy and technique. Amy learned a few new things, but it doesn't really seem to be her style.

Kara needed a drink while we were at the temple, but a water fountain she found didn't work. On the way out, she found another one. When she saw that it did work, she exclaimed, "It's alive!"

Brenda is still waiting to get her van back. Joy's trunk just isn't sufficient for her needs.

Joy enjoys driving the PT Cruiser that the dealership lent us in the meantime.


QOSROIT: What do you like to do for exercise?


Happy No Socks Day!
Love,
The Petersons

For the Beauty of the Earth

Family Home Evening this Monday was a trip
to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point.

The girls giving us a concert - with Amy
doing vocals while Kara accompanies
on wood xylophone -
in the Children's Discovery Garden

Joy spend 7 hours last Saturday in a training meeting for scout leaders and then another hour or so in a meeting on Tuesday night. He also gets to have a background check and do 6 or 8 online classes on the BSA web site. His new calling is keeping him busy already.

Brenda went to the dentist Tuesday morning to have a crown seated and a cleaning. According to the x-rays they took, she won't have to have any more dental work done for at least another 6 months. Unfortunately, when the torture of the morning was over and she was ready to go home, her car wouldn't start. It had to be towed to the shop and is still there, pending arrival of a tiny $600 part that is necessary before a diagnosis can even be made.

Kara has decided, for some mysterious reason, that she has changed her name to Princess Peach.

Amy, not one to be left out, has changed her name to Rainbow.


QOSROIT: What did you dream about last night?


Happy May Day!

Love,
The Petersons