Pool, Pasta and Poop

Another perk of moving up here, was that we were closer to some of our friends that we didn't get to see as often as we'd like. One of those friends is my good friend Sara, and her little sweetheart of a son, Ryder. Tonight, Sara and Ryder came over to swim and have dinner. The water was a little cold, so we didn't do much swimming. Montana would rather mess with the hose than swim...

I do have to say that if we ever have a bigger pool, Marc will definitely take great care of it (not that I'd ever have doubted that), but he has been very dilligent about cleaning the neighbors pool.

Ryder wanted to be a big boy and help!

Look at his sweet little smile. I swear he is the most polite child. His answer to everything is an excited "Yeah!" Where it seems my child is obsessed with the word "No." Oh well...must be a girl thing! :)

Me and Sara...

Us and our kids...look over here Ryder!

Sweethearts...

Okay, so after swimming I made some spaghetti to go with the french bread I'd baked earlier in the day...(just call me Betty Crocker), and a cobb salad. I'm glad Sara and Ryder stayed because we always have way too much food. So because I had Montana eat in her light pink and white swimsuit, she soaked it in spaghetti sauce. After dinner, I stripped her down and hurried to get some spray n' wash on her suit so it wouldn't stain. I left her diaperless for just a few minutes, thinking she'd be fine.

Then, I hear her crying and I run to the stairs and there is poop....everywhere!!! I seriously had one of those moments where you go, "Who said that just because I was able to make a baby, carry it, give birth to it, etc... that I know how to deal with this?" All I could think was "Poop...everywhere!!!!"...over and over again. I picked her up, as it was all over her, and ran her into Marc and said, "Get her into the bath"...and went to work on the stairs and banister. So, I have my friend there, trying to play like I know exactly how I'm going to take care of this, all the while thinking, "I'm not qualified for this job!!" Of course, Sara understands... she's a mother, but still. It's embarassing.

After I calmed down enough and took out my feelings of inadequacy on the stairs, I was able to get everything out. There are those moments in motherhood though where, I not only feel like I've completely lost it, but sometimes like I must have never had it to begin with. Guess I'll be a lot more careful to diaper her butt at all times. Definitely not worth the mess.

Thanks Sara and Ryder for coming over! I look forward to many more fun evenings with you guys. Minus the poop.

Park Videos

Marc and I have been running on a trail behind our house in the evenings, and on the way home we run through the park and stop to let Montana get her exercise as well. As I was looking through my videos tonight, I found these two from this week that I thought were too cute not to share.

This first one is just hilarious to me, because she gets all hyped up for a thrilling ride down the slide...and then...well, just watch... :)

And then this one is just classic of every time we take her to the park. She wears sandals every day since it is summer, and with that, it is inevitable that the bark gets down in her sandals. This, she cannot stand. So here she is realizing she's got some park bark in her shoes, and she's running to daddy for help.

It's been so nice in the evenings, and Montana just loves to go to the park. I'm glad we have this time to spend as a family to wind down our day.

Rogers and Rogers BBQ

Tonight Marc's brother Mike and his family came out to our house for a BBQ and swimming at the previously mentioned, borrowed pool. It all began with some fabulous food-- burgers, chicken, hot dogs, bratwursts, macaroni and potato salad. Man, can these Rogers men grill it up or what??
Montana for sure loved the food...well, mostly the ketchup.

I think the bratwurst was my favorite. I can't remember the last time I ate one, but they were awesome.

Blakers...

and Rynny...

Montana loves her Aunt Brooke...

Montana and Maryn will be great friends. They're only six months apart.

Then we all went out for a swim. Blake is doing so well, as he has just learned to swim on his own and Maryn had just learned that very day how to kick her arms and legs to stay afloat with her life jacket.
Montana wasn't feeling too well, so she didn't really want to swim. She won't wear floaties really well, so we just were letting her hang out around the pool. However, watching her cousins be so good in the water must have inspired her to be a big girl, and because she's been so good at jumping to me and Daddy, I think she thought Blake would catch her. So she jumped into the spa part of the pool where Blake and Maryn were playing. I felt like I was running in slow motion, and jumped with my shorts still on into the spa and fished her out. It was so scary to see her bobbing and flailing...but the adrenaline rushes and you do what you gotta do...then you freak out. Which, I don't feel like I really freaked out, but I think I shook for about a half an hour afterward. Montana was a little freaked out as well, and just sat in my lap for the rest of the time.

Definitely a scare no mother wants to feel...I'm going to have to watch my little dare devil much more carefully around the pool, and get a life jacket on her at all times!

After swimming we went back and had some DELICIOUS cake from Nugget Market. Blake wanted to take a few pictures with my camera...I wanted to post them because when I looked at them I was really impressed with how well he worked the camera and took pictures, as a five year old! :)

Thank you guys for making the drive all the way up here. It means a lot and we're glad that we could share a fun night with you!

Thanks, Neighbor!

Marc and I have some great neighbors next door to us. They have been so welcoming and friendly and we have been very excited to get to know them better. They recently went on vacation, and asked us if we would "Pool Sit"...in other words, dump some chemicals in one day a week, and swim in our pool whenever you'd like. SO nice!


So, yesterday evening, Whitney came up to spend the night and the Cashdollar's came over to play. They as well came back Saturday, early afternoon and we all had a blast. All us girls even jumped straight in the pool, which Courtney and I hadn't done in a long time. I guess we're more of the "inch our way in" type of girls. We took a picture, but I think we all agreed it's not one for the blog...haha!

Thanks guys for coming to share in the fun, and thanks, Jeff and Amy for the use of your pool! We're having so much fun!

Rogers PGA Tour

Marc loves sports. Period. Pretty much anything sports, he's into. His latest passion is golf. It's been something that he has always loved, but has gotten more involved with playing and improving his skill within the last few years. I know that golf is a big joke in marriage, with husbands being gone all day golfing, and don't get me wrong, I've had my fair share of frustrated moments. Him being gone golfing 18 when he had left the house planning on 9. The classic slow group in front of his own excuse for being late. Etc. However, I have learned over my few years of being married, that letting my husband have sports in his life in some way, shape or form (coaching, flag football teams, church basketball, or now golf) makes him a happier man. And I think he has learned a great balance with golf. He is great about working it out around our family's schedule, (early on Saturday mornings) and making it a family affair at the driving range. Yes, yes. I have been out to hit a few myself. I could see this being something we could do together in the future for many years. So, as sick as I get of the golf channel all weekend long...I actually thank the sport of golf, for making my husband a happier man for me when he is home. The time spent away is well worth the man that comes home and spends quality time with his family.


Luckily, Marc has been able to share this love with two of his best friends...his dad and brother. Here are a few pictures of this mornings golf trip to Bartley Cavanaugh in the Pocket Area. Marc shot a 43 in a 36 Par (is that how I say it? Hey, at least I'm a good wife and remember his score! That's a big deal. I love good scoring golf days!)





Dad drivin' one way out there...

Mike getting ready to get in his golf stance...

Marc swinging too fast for focus (no pics of him came out clear...best we got)...

Rogers PGA tour...coming to a golf course near you. Saturday mornings at 5 AM! :)

"Incredible" Fun

For a "Petersen Family Night", my mom and dad decided it would be fun for all of us to go to John's Incredible Pizza Company, out in Roseville. The food is pretty good for the buffet style, and the games are lots of fun for everyone. I think the older guys had just as much fun, if not more fun, than the kids. We missed Courtney,Dave and family due to Andalyn being a little under the weather. It wasn't the same without you! :)

Montana enjoying her meal...and her drink in her princess sippy cup.

All throughout dinner she kept on saying, "Games. Play Games!" , because someone had gone to show her the games before dinner. Once she got out onto the game floor, she started dancin' her little booty off.

Then she went and played in the little kids play area. She loved the slide and climbing through the jungle gym.

Too busy getting to the next game to pose with Uncle David.

But he did get some tickle time in later...

There is a game with mechanical jungle animals like a big monkey and tiger. At first she didn't know how to feel about them. But later on she kept asking grandma to go "see monkeys".

Montana loves her Gwama...

Riding the train with Mommy, playing lots of games and riding the merry-go-round.

Of course Daddy had to play the quarterback game, and needless to say, won A LOT of tickets. Mommy tried too, and didn't get as many tickets.

After the whole night, we had all won a combined total of 614 tickets. Here is Montana and Daddy picking out prizes. She got a princess crown and wand, and then a pink unicorn purse and a bottle of bubbles.

Here is a video of Princess Montana after her "Incredibly" fun night!

John's Incredible Pizza Company. Incredible fun for all ages. Check it out! :)

Hey, remember that one time???

My sister and my friend had this on their blogs and I thought it seemed like fun.
Here are the directions:
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together, or one of the first memories you have of me (or of Marc, if you know Marc better). It doesn't matter if you know us real well or not. Anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty fun to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you...
And...go! :)

Janessa and Allen

It's so fun to find good friends...and it's even more fun when you've known each other for a long time. I'm fortunate to have a few good friends that I have known for many, many years that I still have great contact with. One of those good friends of mine is Janessa (Bair) Gilbert. We met when we were like 13 or 14 at a Tri-Stake Pioneers Celebration where the youth were putting on a performance. We became friends one day, and when our mom's came to pick us up from practice, they both just about had a heart attack, because they were old teenage friends. "Oh my gosh!" haha...
Anyway, so, Janessa and I kept in touch throughout high school...attended a lot of combined stake dances where we saw each other. Then when we were in Young Adults, we were in the same ward, and we were visiting teaching partners (basically, it was just us, we were the companions and the sisters to visit), so we'd just meet at Leatherbee's once a month and have ice cream and visit for Visiting Teaching. It's something we continued to do even after we both got married. Since having babies, we've seen less of each other than we'd like to, but we still try to get together when we can.

Yesterday, she drove up from Rancho Cordova to visit with her ADORABLE little boy Allen, who is two months younger than Montana. Courtney came with her kids too, and we all went to the park. It was fun to reminisce and let the kids play!

Sad evidence, that it has been a long time since the last time we saw each other. Here are the babies when they first met last April:

And here they are now:

Thanks J, for always being a friend I can count on.

I know our relationship will always be the same, whether we get together weekly, or annually!! Love ya girl!