Kudos to My Husband

Bryan has been an awesome gift giver this year...not that he was ever a bad gift giver...but he has been especially thoughtful and generous so I wanted to blog and brag about me sweet hubby. It started with me birthday when he gave me a great organization cart for my growing ribbon collection. Then for Christmas he gave me a nifty personal laminator. For Valentine's Day he gave me a Cricut Die Cut Machine...it's so fun! And this morning for Mother's Day he surprised me with a Kitchenaid mixer. What a fun surprise! I even already used it and made cookies for a family dinner this afternoon. Isn't he great? Now I've got to think of something amazing to give him for Father's Day....any ideas?

The Big 33!

Today is Bryan's 33rd birthday. We celebrated it yesterday with our parents over for dinner and birthday cake...since he had to go out of town today. So here's a little celebration of his past 33 years.

Bryan was born March 30, 1976 to Lynn and Laraine Peterson in West Valley City, UT.
He was not an angel baby (though he tries to claim otherwise...I on the other had WAS and angel baby and hardly ever cried :). He was sick often and had to have tubes in his ears, was hospitalized for pneumonia and had his tonsils taken out when
he was six. He remembers jumping up on the operating table to get his tonsils taken out. Then, when they were administering the anesthesia, they told him to count to 10and he'd be asleep before he could finish...well he count to 10 and then some before they realized they might need to up the dose! His parents also fondly remember him crying all the way home from Yellowstone as a baby.

I called him in Las Vegas tonight and asked him to recall some fun childhood memories or favorite things...
"I loved grossing people out with my crooked pinkies."
"I loved playing basketball in the front yard with neighbors."
"I loved playing "CHIPS" (the old motorcycle cops show) with your (Valerie's) older brother (yes, I married the boy across the street!)
"I loved camping, playing with the family dog, eating anything but vegetables!

Some accomplishments he's proud of:
Sports - playing on Granger's football team, running track, basketball
Becoming a detective...he was attacked as a child near his home and the detective that handled his case made a lasting impression...he never outgrew the boyhood dream to become a cop.

Favorite things as an adult:
"My wife!"...(how sweet!)
"My kids"
"My job"

"Favorite food...still anything BUT vegetables!"

Happy Birthday honey...Love you lots!