Hair, Hair and more HAIR!

I have been spending every spare second of my life for the past month learning all about hair! It has been so much fun. I am doing an apprenticeship with my talented hairstylist sister-in-law. She is a licensed instructor and is teaching me so I can get my Costmetology license. I have to get 2500 hours (it will take me about two years). I have been busy learning about color and hair cutting this past month. I need people to practice on!!! If anybody is interested in a free hair cut or color please make an appointment with me! (for colors you will just have to pay the price for supplies). Don't worry, I will not turn your hair orange or anything, Jenny will not let you leave looking ridiculous! In the middle of March I will be "on the floor" meaning, I will have 10 percent of my hours and will have to charge beauty school pricing for services, but until then it's free!

Go here to make an appointment:

www.jpsalon.squarespace.com

Thanks for helping me!

A Merry Mustache Christmas

Here's a little preview of what our Christmas looked like this year...

We did the nativity on Christmas Eve with Travis' family.

It turns out a little pirate showed up to see baby Jesus as well.

Somebodies mommy did not make the best shepard costume!

I think matching sleepers might be my favorite thing ever.

Lincoln versus the Christmas tree.

Lincoln won this battle.

This is what Santa brought Bennett.

I think he likes it.

Mr. incredible decided to grow a mustache for a special treat.

It was a Christmas miracle.

No more treats for me please!

It was so fun to see Lincoln open his presents Christmas morning.

He was so excited and it was so fun.

He did however, notice that Santa forgot to put bows on the gifts, silly Santa!

His favorite presents were the dollar store puzzles.

I think Santa should save himself a little money next year and do all his shopping at Dollar Tree!

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, we sure did.

So much...

A lot has happened since I last posted I don't know where to begin! I will start in November...

*We blessed Bennett. It was such a nice day and we had all our family there. Thanks for all of your help!

*Thanksgiving was so LOVELY this year. I loved it. I had so much fun hanging out and playing games with my family. They make me laugh. We may or may not have started a roller blading gang called "we want to rock". Dale (my oldest brother) may or may not be the president. He is getting roller blades for Christmas :). Did I mention that he is 30 years old? Love it.

*So remember in my last post when I said "I'm going back"? Okay, so I'm not going back...to Weber State at least. I changed my mind. I am a woman, I'm entitled to do so! I am going to be an apprentice to my sister in law who is a hair stylist. So, it's just like beauty school. I have to get 2500 hours, but she is going to teach me instead of trying to go to an actual school. I am so excited! I've always wanted to do it, but never felt like I could once I had kids. You know what this means...I'm going to need lots of people to practice on! Oh and yes Jill, I do believe I will still need to get some new school clothes :).

*My grandma Virginia Wursten passed away last Thursday. Yesterday was her funeral. She had a lot of hard things in her life. I don't think I could have been as strong as her given the circumstances. My aunt read part of her life story at the funeral. I couldn't believe how much I didn't know about her! Why didn't I ever ask her how she and my grandpa met? She will be missed.

*Bennett refuses to take a bottle. I cannot leave him for more than 2 hours. Does anybody have any ideas? I think I might lose it. I don't want to nurse anymore, but have no other choice at the moment. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!


And now...for your viewing pleasure...

Lincoln was very shy with Santa, he wouldn't look at him or say a word.


We took Lincoln to Layton park to see the animal lights...it was magical!

He's a puzzle maniac. We do them everyday!!

He's getting so big!

I hate the rivalry, but Travis loves it. He's starting Lincoln early.

Sweet baby

I'm going back...

It's true.

Yesterday I went on campus and talked to an advisor.

I felt like a dork.

I felt like everyone was staring at me because I'm not 18 anymore and I have two kids.

I think I need to buy back-to-school clothes.

Tricks and Treats

We take pumpkin carving very seriously...

Mr. Backwards man and girl in her pajamas at the Peterson halloween party

(That is going to be my costume every year!)

Yo Gabba Gabba anyone?! Trunk or Treat!

Brobie and sweet little clown baby

I'm dying of cuteness...really.

Brushing teeth

Last Sunday, I set Bennett on the floor in the bathroom behind me while I got ready for church. Lincoln came in too and began playing in drawers and cupboards. I wasn't paying a whole lot of attention to what he was doing until I heard a horrible choking sound from Bennett. I turned around to find Lincoln stuffing my makeup brush down Bennetts throat! I screamed and grabbed the brush. After I got Bennett to calm down I asked Lincoln (in a very loud tone) what on earth he was doing. "Brushing baby's teeth mommy". Of course you were....

I think he likes us...