The Petersen Family: October 2012

I haven't blogged for a bit so this is a long one with a bunch of random things we've been up to! Andy and I just got back from a weekend getaway to Vegas! (Sorry, these were all taken with my phone, so not the best pics!) We ate lots of yummy food, walked, window shopped, walked some more and just enjoyed our weekend together!

Fancy shoe in the the Cosmopolitan Hotel! :)

My sweet hubs :)

I have always wanted to eat at this cute little crepe shop in the Bellagio, so we did! It was so yummy! We got the Nutella crepe! It did not dissapoint! They know how to do it! It was so so rich and yummy and only took us 1 min to devour it. We love crepes! On our honeymooon we ate 2-3 crepes a day on the cruise ship.....dangerous.

Chocolate fountains at the crepe place!

And all sorts of yummy goodness

Visiting the gardens and this massive pumpkin!

I have mixed feelings about Vegas....by the end of the day we felt like we smoked a pack of cigarettes (yuck), and we saw way more skin than anyone should see, haha, but it was so fun to have a spur of the moment trip, see sights, eat yummy food, shop, and the best part was just spending time with this guy!

School has already been is session for a while now but here is a pic of Carters very first day of 1st grade! I can't believe it! 1st grade was a HUGE adjustment for me with lots of mixed feelings. It was hard for me to let him go to school ALL DAY! From 8:30 till about 3:40. He's my only kid and that's my job....being a mom. It's so quiet around here now...I've been trying to fill my days with crafts, cooking, and piano/lessons but it sure does feel weird not having this little dude around the house. :( Hopefully the rest of the Petersen crew will get here sooner than later :)

I love this picture of him. Lining up for school!

And here's some of the things that have filled my days....APPLES! I have a love/hate relationship with our apple tree. They are MESSY! They fall all over the place! However, that provides an awesome chore for Carter. He has been so great and willing to go pick up apples when we ask! I am a wanna-be cook and baker! Over these last few years I have LOVED finding new recipes and attempting to be like Betty Crocker :) Here was one of many sink filled apples getting washed.

My friend Shelly let me borrow her dehydrater, along with her awesome apple peeler thingy that also takes out the core and cuts it. It made dehydrating apples a breeze! It was a lot of fun and our house smelt so good!

I dehydrated apples, made apple bars, and made my first ever apple pie! I've always been intimidated by pies and crusts but I did it! And it turned out great! I'm sold!

Next on the list to fill my void of not having Carter home during the days......Meet this sweet little gal! Isn't she cute?! Andy and I had been talking about getting a cat, but I just wasn't sure if I could commit. We got a bird when we first got married and I hated it! It pooped every 5 seconds! I hated holding it cause thats all it did was poop!!! (NOTE: Dont get a bird as a first time pet!) Anway, we ended up getting this sweetie off of KSL for free and I'm in love with her! We all love her! Her name is Shoogz (AKA Shoogies or The Shoogie Babies) :)

Isn't she sweet?! :)

Crafts!!!! So....I got this dresser for free from my Grandma! I've wanted to learn how to refinish furniture but was nervous to take the plunge. My friend Jenn (She's a crafty one, that girl) was so sweet to help me with the project and let me ask her a BAZILLION questions, and re-ask them a bazillion more times!

Heres the before shots.....

And heres the after! I love it! I made it white and distressed it! The distressing was my favorite part! I still have to get hardware to put on it but it was such a fun project! Now that I've tackled a beast this big as my first project, I'm ready to take on more! I really loved doing this!