New House Update!

 Walls ready to be painted!!

 Exterior Stone is almost done!

 Where you see the brick, the shutters will be attached!  We're moving right along!!

Little House in Brown Deer, WI!

We drove by our first home last weekend.  Oh, it looks so good!  So fun to see that kids still live there!

Dinner Out!

Friday night we had dinner out at The Cheesecake Factory.  I ordered a bowl of clam chowder, Anna got Orange Chicken and John ordered an Asian Salad.  We finished our dinner with a piece of White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Caramel Cheesecake!

Look who got a new haircut- Courtney!!

Happy 7th Birthday, Minnie!

Love watching Luke play basketball!!

A man and his house

Father's Day Feast!

 The food

 Grandpa sharing his card playing secrets!

Happy 23rd Birthday Courtney!!

 I love the enthusiasm and fun that you bring to our family: so glad that you are a part of our family!!

Happy Father's Day!!

 Happy Father's Day to MY Dad!!  I'm the luckiest girl in the world- I hit the jackpot having him as my Dad.  He's always been a hard worker, but he knew just the right time to play a game of catch or challenge me to a sprint to the other side of the yard!  He taught me that if you arrive somewhere on time, then you're late. The early bird gets the worm!  He also taught me that as a parent sometimes you just have to kick butt and take names!  Ha!!  As a grandparent, he's a lean, mean, spoiling machine!

Happy Father's Day to my Father-In-Law, Walter Peterson! I've been a part of the Peterson family for about 25 years.  In those years, I know him to be the Master Joke Teller, a hard worker, honest, generous and so kind hearted.  He and Ellie have raised a responsible, God-fearing man that I call my husband! I'm so thankful!

While these two men above are so very special to me, I can't forget to honor the man that is the best choice to be Daddy to my kids- my husband, John.  He truly is my best friend.  I don't always treat him that way- needless to say he is a very patient, kind and forgiving man. Many people don't know it, but he has a great sense of humor- throwing out those one liners that can make me smile right away.  I love that he is a hands on Dad that has been to many, many ball games, school conferences and nightly dinners. He leads our family well and I love the way he loves us.

Our Dinner Date

It's Grade time!

Grades came out this week for Anna and Luke.  So proud of their hard work in school!

 Anna's cumulative GPA for this year and last year= 4.0

Comment from Anna's Language Arts Teacher

 From her Math teacher

 Luke's Final Grades for 10th grade.  Semester 2 grades....All A's and an A-

 Class Rank

Just look at our amazing Lily!!

Tournament in Campbellsport, WI

 They won all three games!!

Andrew & Courtney's BBQ