Merry Christmas!

Christmas 2009
Dear Family and Friends,

Merry Christmas! The Petty Family has had another great year! We’re really excited for the newest adventure yet to arrive, a baby boy due in the next couple of weeks! Our little family is growing!

Nathan turned 3 years old this November! We celebrated with a “Pirate Party” and invited the kids to wear their Halloween costumes. Nathan has had a stellar swimming season, and continues to amaze Shane and me with his quick thinking, humor and cognitive grasp of EVERYTHING!! He loves to talk on the phone, and will go around the house with it at his ear having great conversations with who ever will take time to talk to him. He likes to paint, color, dance – Like Michael Jackson, sing about whatever is important (don’t bite me, Dinosaur, don’t bite me) and will never been seen without a truck or car on his person somewhere, usually tucked into the safety of his backpack. Pizza or grilled cheese sandwich is his favorite food.

Shane FINALLY received a new church calling in about September. He is a primary teacher to the 11-12 year olds. (This means I do too) He LOVES the kids in his class. He was also THRILLED with the early snow we had this season taking advantage of riding his “Dragon” powder sled. The outdoors man takes part in shooting sports, 4-wheeling, and dirt biking, fishing, hiking... Autoplex is under its 5th year with Shane as the steward over it. He’s made some great contacts within the business and banking world and enjoys those relations. He’s also now a VERY ACTIVE Kiwanis member! He does lots of volunteering with that organization, and I’m very proud of him. Shane has lots of favorite foods, among them: crab and lobster.

I’ve continued into my Ward Activities and Activity Day Girl callings with vigor, and was released from the girls in November. I will miss them. We found out we were pregnant in April! I was thrilled and hoped the pregnancy would be as easy as the first one. It was NOT. This, I felt, meant we were having a girl, it did NOT! We are thrilled NQ will be having a brother! I started nesting early and was ready for Christmas in October, wanting a tree, music, presents and the whole ordeal up and going! I did NOT. Nonetheless, I DID have much accomplished! I’ve done a few cakes and pictures and projects this year, and that’s how I like it. My favorite food is ever changing with my food tolerance; however I’ll almost never turn down quality chocolate!

We’ve been pleased to be party to an engagement this year. Congratulations to Brooke and Wes! We’ve also been very happy to have the Travis, Amy and Olivia Barney family move to Lander! It’s been so fun to have them so close!

Thank you for being a part of our lives!

Love,
Cami, Shane, Nathan and
Soon-to-be baby boy Petty

Snow Boys

Shane and Nathan felt the urge to snowmobile around the yard/fairgounds on Tuesday. We bundled NQ to the max, because the sun was setting soon. He loved it. He loves the snow, he loves his snow gear, he loves the snowmobiles and he loves his Daddy. Best 20 minutes of the whole day, no doubt.

Dishwasher, stolen 4-wheeler and more waxing poetic.

Photo credit: flickr.com
Here's a little bit of journaling / catch up that i wanted to document before it all slipped my mind, might not be too interesting...then again...I'm feeling rhymey.

Twas the week of Thanksgiving when all through the house, a horrible grinding disturbed the dead mouse(s). The dishwasher had died, a most long miserable death, the husband removed it with only two days left! In the big hole we found mice, long passed their due. Skeletons in nests of a yellowish hue. ON BLEACH! ON SOAP! ON HOT HOT HOT WATER! I must Clean out the kitchen from this horrible Fodder! Twas now Wednesday that the new model came. More than 6 hours installation, faulty directions to blame. Thank goodness for the Internet with the correct way to do it. A Thanksgiving miracle! That's how I view it.

This Week:

Rawlins Trip: Tuesday Morning Shane calls and says: Do you want to go to Rawlins with me to get a car? I say Sure! Rawlins doesn't seem to be too Far...So long as I sleep on the way there! And I did, making a wreck of my hair. We checked the weather before we left, Dry roads were predicted and sunshine too....but when we started home it would show that a snowy blizzard blew. All the way from Muddy Gap did we stare, at the road with the lines that were barely there. Scary by the time we got back to Lander, several inches had fallen where before there had been sun-a-pander. (okay, that's a stretch.) The next day to compensate from my prolonged house absence, I did too much bending, twisting, lifting and suffered pain and contractions!

Thursday: By now I have put myself on Bed Rest. Little did I know that Shane was having Autoplex Cop Fest! It would seem that at 1 in the morning on Tuesday, someone thought that they would pick a new 4-wheeler and head Riverton-way. Shane hadn't noticed until someone came to buy, to the camera's he went, looking to spy. Spy for the the criminal who had picked it up. We saw many instances of a person walking the lot and his 4x4 pickup truck. Anyway, Shane and the cops are now on the look-out. When found, at this snake will Shane want to Shout! At work until 8, and up and back again this morning, we hope to see him sometime soon, life with out Daddy is boring.

Nathan has gotten into the Christmas spirit, this morning he brought me candy, with Christmas Salutations did he Cheer it! "Here's some Candy Momma! Merry Christmas to You!" He's been singing jingle bells about the home, mostly he hums, but he does know the tune. Yesterday he saw that during his nap that presents had been placed under the tree, he said "look at those presents!" to himself, and he didn't notify me.

Okay that's enough rhyme. Also cute today, Nathan wanted some popcorn with his breakfast, after the eggs and muffin were gone, I obliged, since I had some on the counter. Then I got him singing "my pop-pop-pop-pop- my pop-popcorn face." It was pretty adorable.

Halloween 2009

Here's what the Petty Family Looked like for Halloween this Year!

NQ the Pirate and Momma the Hippie supporting the theme of "Free Love" with a peace sign on her unborn child.

Daddy the greaser all slicked up and slicked back with a deck of cards rolled up in his sleeve along with his pirate son.

The fantastic little pirate


Another shot of Pirate and Greaser


We hit the main street trick or treating 1st for about an hour, then we attended the ward party for probably less than 30 minutes. The kids had a blast. We went with Olivia (princess Leia), Amy (scary witch) and Travis (World Champion Boxer.) I will have to steal pictures from them later! I love this age...just over an hour was enough for EVERYONE!!

My Twins

Yes, I have twins, but not in the traditional sense. Really I have a Daddy and his clone. I'll tell you what, once Daddy is at home after work, the little clone could care less if Mommy exsisited! He's all about Daddy. If Daddy is outside, the clone is outside. If Daddy is working with tools, the clone is working with tools. If Daddy is on the floor, the clone is on the floor. If Daddy needs a juice, the clone needs a juice. You get the idea. These two are the bestest friends ever, the clone will tell you so! I'm glad to have them!

Here's a few photo's of the boys wearing their 'twin' outfits. Aren't they cutest thing ever?? Well, I think so, even if you don't...and that's all that matters! :o)

To my Darling Husband

I would like to tell my Husband "Happy Father's Day!!" And let him know what a super fantastic, marvelous Daddy he is. This weekend, NQ and I went to SLC with Brooke for a Car inspection and for a Wedding Reception. This little pregnant momma did way too much and got way too tired and sat way too long in the car. She felt way tooooo sick when she got home, the next day being fathers day. She had plans to make biscuits and gravy, she had plans to make it a special day, she had plans to dote on her darling husband. What she did was lie on the couch all day and throw up. Lots. So what did her husband do on his father's day? He made his own breakfast with Nathan. He took the little guy outside, he took him for a drive, he fed him, bathed him, changed him, loved him AND he tried taking care of his invalid wife, who was on the couch, lying there. My Sweetest husband, I'm so sorry I was sooo sick. We'll make it up, promise. Thank you for being such a wonderful Husband and Father. We Love You Much!

Here are some photos of a recent outing on the Nature Trail up in the Canyon above Lander

The fantastic view

The boys checking out the fuzzy caterpillars.

My Best Mother's Day ever!

I love having my baby boy. I love that he has my blue eyes and my blond hair and that all the rest is like his daddy. I love that today, after about a million kisses, he said "Momma! Stop kissing me!" I love kissing that midget. I love that he takes books to bed, books to the bathroom, and books to the car. I love that he does this with cars and trucks too. I love that he tells me "Momma, I sure love you."

I love having a husband who says "Go take a weekend trip with your sister. You'll have fun doing that." I love that he gives me love and support and things to laugh about together. I love that he is unselfish and caring and helpful. I love that he is a Great Daddy who helps me be a Good Momma.

This weekend, Brooke and I went to Thermopolis to use the weekend trip she'd given me for my birthday. We shopped, we lunched at The Pumpernickel, we visited antique stores, we saw shirts that were "Dyed in the Dirt," we sipped Berry Mangalow smoothies from the The Crow Bar, we purchased new Yankee Candles, we ate prime rib dinners and we checked the museum times.

On Sunday, NQ and Shane drove over for a long walk in the park and on the swinging bridge, we ate delightful Mexican fair at Las Fuentes, (NQ loved eating the chips and salsa and then just eating all of the fresh tomatoes from Brooke's Fajitas. He thought the fajitas were ravioli's, he enjoyed those too.) We toured the Dinosaur Museum and the Wax / Teddy Bear / Train / Barbed Wire museum, we colored and played marbles, we splashed at the Fountain Of Youth Hot Springs Pools and had an excellent day all just being together. We all celebrated on a beautiful, warm, green day. Brooke and I also visited the resident park buffalo and the baby buffaloes with their little baby buffalo buttons! Oh! And we saw Holly and family there enjoying the beautiful park also! (Actually, they saw us first.)

It was a perfect little weekend get-away and a very wonderful Mother's Day. Thank you to my wonderful family for making it so special. I love you too!

P.S. Photos are coming.

Things From the past Month

Because I have been a bit preoccupied, here are some things to updated on:

1. Nathan being stuck out on the deck and yelling "Ayúdeme! Ayúdeme!" through the glass window. (And they say you don't learn from watching TV, hello Diego!)

2. "Unlucky Cinderella" being preformed at the Fremont County Grand Opening. Holly was a fantastic Cinderella. I was prince Charming. This woman can pull off a moustache like you wouldn't believe, so I've heard.

3. SNOW! Wonderful SNOW! And the AWESOME snow run from the pool down to the Wilsons Fence line. Goood tiiiimes. Thanks Husband...I giggled everytime I zoomed down that slope.

4. Nathan's Swim Lessons and his exuberant "DID YOU SEE THAT!" to Maddy when he went under water.

5. Shane cooking surprise dinners for us this month! What a treat!

6. Nathan's croup and tonight's "return of the fever/vomit/flu." Why is he always sick?! WHY Throw-up?? " I'm sorry Momma, I throw-up on favorite blanket." "I'm so sorry."

7. Nathan's dinner conversation. "You like that Daddy?" "Mmm, mine is good too." "It tastes just right."

There's more, but my time is up for the evening. I hope to be able to resume a more consistant update pattern!