The Petersons

What Happened to Fall!

2012-01-07T15:41:00.000-08:00

I know having a baby takes more of your time than you think, but I guess having 4 kids in general makes you set aside some of those things you once had time to do. So I am going with that as the reason we have taken a break from blogging. But also my stinkin computer would not let me post anything either. That is why I just barely was able to post the last one! So here is to a post wrapping up our fall events!!!

One of my little sisters just got married in August and for doing her flowers for her she treated me with an infant photo shoot from her sis-inlaw Jana. They turned out sooo cute and I couldn't have asked for a better gift. Thanks Amanda and Jana!!!!
Our annual trip to the pumpkin patch with corts brother and his family. This year we decided to make it a scout field trip as well so it was fun because my older boys love scouts and can't wait to be in there someday!!

We blessed our little Juder the first week of November. It was such a special day and we were able to have all of our family with us wich was even better. I cant believe that we blessed Gavin in that same outfit 6 years ago to almost the day.

Here they are all 4 of our "little blessings." Don't mind that our daughter looks like a groupie of a hair guitar band from the 80's.

Halloween night!

The boys decided to be ninjas/karate guys/ whatever the heck you want to call them! Malaya was a witch and we even taught her to say hehehehe as she moved her fingers. She was killing the neighbors with her witchy cuteness! And Jude was our little pumpkin.

We walked around the neighborhood and then went to the grandparents. They ended up with way more candy than we needed and some of it will probably make it to easter until we dump it out for that holidays loot!

Baby Jude

2011-10-04T12:38:00.000-07:00

Baby Jude O'Dell Peterson or "Judo" as his brother call him was born September 23rd! He was 6lbs 5oz and 20in long. We are all in love with him and can't get enough of him. He is such a good baby and is already sleeping 4-7hrs at a time even through the night!!!!! This makes the momma so happy, especially since I am the one who gets up with him! We haven't decided who he looks like yet, but can see a little of all three kids in him.

11 days old

This is his favorite place to be! Wrapped up tight in his chair ready to fall asleep!!! We have to put it in the crib to keep him safe from extra helping hands!!!!

Getting ready to come home from the hospital. When we realized we would probably be coming home on the first BSU home game we had to make sure he came home in style! All of the pediatric nurses loved him and new he was baby Peterson from his outfit, because they were decked out in their BSU scrubs as well!

4 Already!

2011-05-07T17:53:00.000-07:00

As most everyone knows we found out about our little christmas surprise a few months ago. And have waited patiently for about 10 weeks to see if we are going to have a little chico or chica joining our family. I thought for sure at first it would be a girl and then thought maybe a boy and as I polled the rest of the troops we were split down the middle! Cort, Malaya and I didn't care but Gav wanted another little sister and Noah was pretty sure he doesn't like girls and needed a little brother. So on friday we dropped them off at G & G Bunts and headed to the Dr. The ultrasound tech had a really hard time looking at the little stinker because it was sitting breech and across my stomach and not up and down. So we weren't sure if we were going to get to find out. For some reason all of my children are so shy in the womb and then after birth it is a different story. So we get to the part of the anatomy and she is pushing the little thing around trying to see anything and then there on the screen legs wide open I yelled " Is that what I think it is" and sure enough it is a BOY!!!! Boys will be boys I guess, no shame in letting loose!! We are all super excited except that Noah thought we were going in to have the baby and was mad we didn't bring him home. We are going to enjoy this summer but are equally excited about the end of Sept/ early Oct when we get to meet him!!!!

Backyard Makeover Post #2

2011-04-20T11:34:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that this part of our backyard project is almost done! This is part of what our patio will look like. Cort dug out all the grass and then leveled it so it was ready for the concrete guys to come and pour. The big metal thing will be our fire pit once they dig it in the ground!

This is this morning as they were laying the forms for the concrete

This just shows a little more of the shape as it goes around the house. They boys loved to watch the motorized wheelbarrow. They brought all the concrete from behind the fence to the patio with it.

Here is what it looked like right before they started to pour.

I couldn't believe how fast they got the conrete in there and level. My battery died so I had to let it charge and they had the whole thing done by the time I could get more pictures. Cort has been at work and he is dying for pictures so most of this is for him.

I did have to get a picture of the concrete truck. I thought my boys were going to die the whole time it was here. They kept running from the couch to the back door so they could watch them pour it out

Just getting it smoothed out and the border cut. It looks so good! I can't wait until we can be out there using it!!!

Here is what it looks like now. It is all smooth we are just waiting for it to dry a little and then they will stamp it.

By the end of today we will have a new patio!!! Hurray we are so excited to be able to use it when the weather if it ever gets nice here!!! Almost time for bbq season. We are hosting easter dinner this sunday so hopefully we will be able to use it! (I say hopefully because it will probably rain!!!)

We have to thank our good friend TJ and his dad and brother for laying the concrete for us. They did an awesome job and it looks GREAT!!!!!

Backyard Makeover

2011-04-04T15:24:00.000-07:00

When we moved in last summer we new there was a lot we wanted to do to the backyard. The previous owners hadn't done a whole lot with it and what they did do we weren't to excited to keep (lets just say a TON of rocks and sand! YUCK!!!!). So our big goal was to take this summer and do what we could to make it what we wanted. So instead of having the worlds largest blog post at the end of the summer I have decided to give you piece by piece throughout the summer. Hope you enjoy watching our amateur landscaping skills. And get a good laugh cause I am sure it will be comical!

After 2 days of jackhammering (sorry I forgot to take pictures, much to Corts dismay) the old patio was taken out piece by piece, LITERALLY!!! Cort did all of the lifting and putting in the truck with a little help from the boys. Hallalejiah it is all out now!!! In Cort's words "I think that will be the hardest part of the whole backyard!"

Here is the truck with its 2nd load to the gravel pit. It was so heavy I thought the truck was going to tip backward. Besides the gravel pit we had to take a bunch of crap they had behind the fence to the dump. It finally doesn't look like the dump behind our fence!!

This is the only part that hasn't been torn out yet. We are giving the neighbors a break from the jackhammer! And there is our tree! Cort has been eyeing this tree at Home Dapot for awhile and so it was purchased for our landscaping. Here is its home until we are ready to put it in the ground.

This will be full of plants in the not so distant future. We were pretty proud that it turned out so nice. Cort took a lot of time making sure that every stone was level. Now we just need more soil in it and then we can plant!

This entire spot where there is no grass was a giant kitty litter/sandbox!! We (Cort and I) hated this the most. Just imagine how much sand was in my carpet, rugs, couches, boy's shoes and pants pockets. Way more than I ever wanted!! So that was the first thing to go. We used a mini excavater and after a lot of laughs and some help from my dad and brothers it was gone. Now we just need to get our plants in so we can put down grass seed! I love grass!! Can I say that again I LOVE GRASS!!!!

Here is what it looks like with the concrete gone. Our little raker is trying to get all the small pieces in a pile. Such a good helper!!

I just have to say that I am really grateful for a wonderful husband that didn't complain about my inability to help with the heavy stuff, because I am prego, and all the other helpers we have had so far. I am sure we will have a lot more help as the project continues through the summer!

P.S. If you didn't catch that in the last paragraph, just thought we would let all those who didn't know that we are expecting baby #4 in sept/oct!!! Should be a fun summer project with a giant belly!

The lady that got killed!!

2011-02-25T16:48:00.000-08:00

I have to say that my boys drive me crazy A LOT!!! But they are also so hilarious. Just listening to their conversations is like watching that movie " Out of the Mouth of Babes"

Noah thinks he is a gamer, but he asks me 3 out of the 4 times to play the game for him so he will win. Does it really count as him winning or have I really become a DS gamer!?

Posing at the Finnish cemetary in McCall while we were at Cort's step-grandma's funeral.

Two of the biggest nerds on earth just being themselves on the ice sculptures in McCall. We don't usually make our children stand in the freezing cold without their coats. We were taking pictures as we were leaving town.
So I have to tell this story of the funeral we attended in McCall. We were sitting in the viewing waiting for the family prayer to begin. We were about the only ones with small children, and the man saying the prayer was an older gentlemen. So he began the prayer and about 2 minutes into it Noah my 3 year old says out loud, " Mom is this lady getting baptized?" I answered ," No, honey she has passed away and is in heaven" So about 1 min later he asks in the same loud voice. "Are they going to put their hands on her head" answered, " No, she has died and is in heaven". At this point I realize this is going to be one long prayer!

In his curious little mind he continues to say things like, " What happened to her legs I can't see them?" and " Dad this is a looooooong prayer!" At this point I am chuckling quietly and also hoping the prayer will end soon. At the end Cort had clocked it being 8 min. 8 Minutes that is an eternity for 3 small kids to be quiet in an enclosed room.

So after when they closed the casket Noah turns to me and says, " Mom she can't breathe!" I obviously failed at explaining that she had passed on. So I just said," Noah she is dead and does not need to breathe. She is in heaven now" Cort and I were laughing so hard at what had happened in the family prayer. Mostly because these are the kind of conversations we have with Noah all the time.

The crowning part of the day was at the luncheon when Gavin asked me if he could go back the place where the lady was killed so he could play in the snow! (that was the cemetery, because there was about 3-4 feet of snow all around)

I was dying( figuratively) with laughter that my children were so confused about death and what happens when we die. I thought we had been to enough funerals that they kinda understood. I guess I was wrong!!

She is Walking!

2011-02-25T16:25:00.000-08:00

Malaya is finally walking! It isn't like she is a late walker but she just had little interest in it around her birthday. Then one day she decided it was better on her feet than crawling.

This is the beginning of her walking

she would just stand and kinda dance with her one leg. I think she thought she was moving but she never went anywhere!

When she got serious this is how she got around for a few days. She was like a gimpy bear!

This the real reason she decided to walk, so that she could reign over Gidget instead of the opposite. They really are pretty good friends most of the time.

Now she is a pro and goes all over the place. I can't believe she is walking she is still so tiny!

P.S. I have to give my daughters hair a disclaimer: Regardless of what her father thinks it does get done everyday! When she lays down for her nap the first thing she does is rip out the bow and then the elastic with a chunck of hair. But then she takes it even farther and does whatever she needs to to destroy the bow so it won't have to go back in her hair. Little does she know her mother is a master with the hot glue gun!!!

MeRrY cHrIsTmAs & hApPy BiRtHdAy!!!!!!

2011-01-03T17:00:00.000-08:00

All the Grandkids on the Peterson side of the family.

They all got new pjs on Christmas Eve to open. I decided I wasn't going to make all of my kids' pjs this year so the boys got Mario (which they love!) And because I couldn't find any for Malaya that I really liked I ended up making hers and they turned out super cute!

Our Christmas tree this year on Christmas morning.

We got our tree the weekend after Thanksgiving and it was beautiful and smelled so good the whole month of December. But by Christmas the boughs had fallen down and all of our ornaments kinda shifted about 6in. south. We decided we better buy a fake tree for the family room so we can enjoy it for the full month. Then we can get a real tree for our living room only a week or two before christmas so we can also enjoy the smell of a real tree.

Opening presents Christmas morning!

Of all the toys Malaya got all she wanted was the Dogs bacon treats. She just carried them around in her mouth all morning. I think she and Gidget are more a like than I thought.

Our kids at my parents on Christmas morning.
Just feelin the love!

All the grandkids on the Bunt side at my parents on Christmas morning!

Happy 1st Birthday Malaya!

Princess cupcakes and sweetart candycanes for the party

Daddy and Malaya opening presents.

She got a plush cabbage patch doll, baby doll, glow worm doll, baby bottle and cup, bath toys, books, diapers and clothes.

Singin' Happy Birthday to the Birthday Girl!

Slowly enjoying her cupcake. Just eating like a lady!

Thanks to all of our family for coming over and celebrating Malaya's birthday we are so blessed to have such great familys!

HaPpY #5

2010-09-15T22:03:00.000-07:00

What a HAPPY day 5 years ago!
Our little Gavin made his entrance into this world and changed our lives forever! He is one of three of the greatest blessings of our lives. As the day came I kept thinking back to the days leading up to when he was born. What a world away that was. We were so excited for him to come and have never regretted the decision to bring him into our family. He is the best big brother and is a big time helper when we need him to be. Somedays as all moms and dads know are better than others, but Cort and I are so grateful to be given these beautiful children to care for and to make our lives better. Happy Birthday to our BiG gUy!!!!!
We love you Gavy!!!

Photo Editing

2010-06-14T20:14:00.000-07:00

My good friend Maren took some photos of Malaya a few weeks ago. I thought I would try using this picasa program Cort's brother gave us. I really want a nice photo shop program with an even nicer camara. I guess that will happen in another life! But I was pretty proud of myself with this program, and my very limited computer ablilities!

I made her this tutu and flower. Isn't the flower awesome it is HUGE!!!!! I think it is as big as her head. We may use this for halloween if I can figure out something cute to make it into like a dragonfly or something!
This is the pride of my skills. I just may have to put this on the wall. I edited out a bumbo seat she was sitting in. She is such a goof, but this captures her personality totally!

I love love love this photo!!!! If anybody knows me well they know how much I enjoy antiques and that is exactly what this photo looks like to me. She is such a sweetie! I am so glad I got some pictures of her in her blessing dress, even if it is a few months late!!!!

She doesn't even look real!

5 MoNtHs!!

2010-06-10T21:22:00.000-07:00

I just can't believe how fast time goes by when your not lookin!

Can you believe that in 5 small months by sweet baby girl went from this tiny fragile adorable bundle of joy to......

THIS!!!

and THIS!!!

She is the BEST baby right now! I say that because Noah was really mild at first too. Everybody who sees her can't believe how mild and good natured she is. She always has a smile on her face when she sees people. Look at those cheeks, don't you just want to kiss them!!! She even has two teeth. Which is so hard for me to believe, because my boys were between 8-9 months before they got teeth. It just makes her seem bigger than she is.

Oh how she makes us soooo happy!!!!

We love our little Malaya!

Ruby Slippers!

2010-04-22T13:30:00.000-07:00

These shoes may be red in color, but you would think they were made of GOLD! I bought them at Old Navy on clearance for about $2.50 a couple of months ago. I love them and put them on Malaya whenever possible. I am a bit of a shoe freak and love to buy them! So when I get cute ones on sale I go a little crazy. So to fill everyone in on how crazy I really am I will tell you the tale of the ruby slippers.

About a month ago Cort and I went to Salt Lake to watch the NCAA third and fourth round games with his family, we took Malaya with us and had a great time! While there we did a lot of shopping and visiting. One of the days we went all over the place and ended up at some families house in Ogden. While there I realized one of the ruby slippers was missing off of my little Dorothy's foot. I looked all over the couch and surrrounding area for it. It was MISSING! I was frantic and could think of nothing else. Then my frustration kicked in and Cort was the brunt of my attack. Of course I could not be blamed for losing the shoe. I was not the one caring her throne around. As we were leaving I just could not let it go that HE had lost her shoe. We were just going to have to go back to Kaysville where we were before to find the shoe. While putting Dorothy in her carseat I found the shoe tucked under the seat of the car. It had been found!!! Just a little craziness!

So fast forward to yesterday and I put the ruby slippers on my Dorothy. I was in a hurry to pack my 4 kids under 5 into the car to take our little foster girl to her visit. Sucsessfully we drop her off and head to Fred Meyer to get some clothes for her. Probably not the greatest idea I have had but I thought 3 would be easier to deal with than 4. From the time I placed Dorothy in the front of the cart and the Tin man and Scarecrow in the back they were spitting on each other and play fighting at the top of there lungs. Public abuse was out of the question (though tempting) I resorted to just be as fast as possible. We got what we needed and more and headed to the customer service desk, because they are the only ones who can do the vouchers. Dorothy was now getting fussy because she was hungry and the grandpa behind us was talking to her trying to keep her happy, while the clerk bless her heart was trying to coax the Scarecrow to sit down in the cart and she would give him a sticker. I was thinking in my head" the faster you are the faster we get out of here." Now that there were 5 people behind us and it was taking longer than I thought. Finally we were done and I was at the car in record time. Kids in and threatened with there lives we headed to McDonalds for an early lunch. I got the boys lunch with NO drinks. (We do not do well with drinks in the back seat) So what was the first complaint as we leave the drive thru. "I AM THIRSTY!" How can they already be thirsty they haven't even taken a bite!!! I sent back a drink for a sip and what happens the Tin man dropped it in the Scarecrows seat. "WHAT THE H - E - DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS IS GOING ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have about a half hour until we had to pick up our foster girl and Dorothy was screaming at this point so we headed home. I make the Tin man and Scarecrow stay in there seats while I fed the baby. I know you are saying to yourself why she didn't just take them inside. It would have been more work to take them in for 5 min and then take them back out. So I fed Dorothy and proceeded to burp her, this is where she threw up all down the back of me. With no time to change I put her back in her seat. I then realize that one of the precious ruby slippers is missing. No where to be found! AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do I blame myself? NO, of course not it has to be the naughty peoples fault. I couldn't focus while they were freaking out in the store! At this point I was flamin! I was late, had naughty boys, spilt pop, throw up on my back, and a missing slipper! On my way to Health and Welfare I caledl my freind to watch the kids so I could go find the ruby slipper. She said yes!!! Hurray! We got the girl and headed back for the drop off. Now I was back at Fred Meyer scowering the parking lot and store for the missing Ruby Slipper. Finally I headed to the service desk and was praying it is there. The clerk looked and didn't see anything at first then she noticed it in a small cubby. The ruby slipper had been FOUND!!!!!!!! Now you are probably saying to yourself why is she worrying about the shoe it was only $2.50? Honestly I don't know. This is where the craziness begins. I think something is messed up in me, because I was not going to lose it when it was such a good deal. They really should be made of GOLD! Just A LOT of craziness!!!

This is the darling little Dorothy later that night. How can you not love that face and mohawk!

P.S. Sorry I know this was a long and kind of sadly written post and the pictures are a bit blurry. The Tin man and Scarecrow dropped my camara and it no longer focuses in and out. But that is a story for another day!!!

Picture Day!!!

2010-03-09T16:56:00.000-08:00

We had the kids' pictures taken on Saturday. It was kind of last minute. I needed to get them done for the boys since their b-days were awhile ago. I also was losing time to get Malaya's done before she got too big!! We tried a new place and I was pleased with the job they did!

When I went to put Gavin's picture in the frame I was looking back through the years of his photos. I can't believe what a good lookin boy he is becoming. He has always been pretty thin, but he is getting so thin in the face where most of his chub was. One of the girls in his preschool class is in love with him. Cort went to school with her mom and they were talking at church on Sunday and she told Cort that Allison doesn't stop talking about Gavin. Everything about school revolves around him. I don't think I am ready for the flocking girls!!! He is still my baby!!!!!

Noah was such a stinker when having his pictures taken! You would never know that by looking at the pictures though. He has some of the cutest pictures that were taken! He is absolutely hilarious when he isn't being naughty! Today he had a 10 minute conversation with his grandma about his imaginary dog. Yes that is right, I haven't given in to a real dog so he has resorted to having an imaginary one. He throws it toys and talks to it. My mom told him she was bit by a dog on the ankle so she is afraid of them. He told her his doula rhino (that is the dogs name)
"is nice and would not bite her on the knee!"

Then there is my pretty little girl! She is getting so big so fast!! At her 2 month appt. she was 10lbs 11oz and 22 3/4 in. She is so fun to have in our home and I have had the greatest time dressing her up! She is also such a good baby most of the time. I say that because she is screaming right now and will not give in to taking a nap. She does however sleep between 7 and 9 hours a night! Yes I am not joking one bit about that. It has been the greatest blessing I could ever ask for! She loves to be held and we all love to hold her!!

Doesn't she look like a doll? I gave this dress to my sister when she had my niece right before Cort and I got married. She gave it to me and I had to get Malaya's picture in it. It is such a pretty dress. Kiely my sister's little girl is in love with Malaya and loves it when I show her stuff Malaya is wearing that was once hers.

More Photos!

2010-01-27T14:20:00.000-08:00

I love my kids and I love love love pictures of my kids. Even when they are not the best posers. So I was a bit flustered with a certain child of mine during this photo shoot, but I was plesantly surprised how cute the photos turned out. They have all the personality that my kids do!!!

What cute little feet!
Gavin is the best big brother! He always wants to hold and take care of his sister.
Noah loves his sister very much too, just in a smothering sort of way!
What a sweet group! It only happens once in awhile that they are all sweet at once!!!
She likes to give us the One Eye. Oh but she is such a sweet girl!

One is serious, one is mischievious, one is bawling!

Now everone knows what my days are like!

Mr. GQ!

Elaine and I said we would probably see him in a magazine one day. Not that I want my child to be a male model ever!!!

I have a feeling he is always going to be this protecting of her.

Brothers and Best Buds!!!!!

Cheese!

Such a cutie, but very decieving!

This is the only way we could keep her quiet. She didn't like to be naked and photographed. I love her little duck mouth in this picture!

She is tiny and beautiful! I will miss this time in the not so distant future.

Pregnancy Photos

2010-01-13T15:55:00.000-08:00

So I am usually a very skeptical person when it comes to pregnancy photos, especially ones of me in the end of my pregnancy or the beginning for that matter. But I have this really good friend who has wanted me to let her do them. I finally consented on the terms that none of my bare skin be shown. That is something nobody wants to see even my husband and he has to!!! I do want to thank Elaine very much for being patient with me and my kids. She did such a good job. These photos are something I will always be grateful she talked me into.

I made this quilt when I was pregnant with Noah. I could never give it away. I guess I was hanging on to the hope that I would have a little girl of my own.
This is Malaya's blessing dress. It was also my blessing dress. I made a long slip and the bonnet for her. I was surprised that I could figure out the pattern, clothing patterns are not really my cup of tea.

It has these bright little pink flowers all over it. You can definitly tell this material was made in the 80's, but I LOVE THIS DRESS!!!!!!

I love these shots more than I thought I would. Please just don't focus in on how large my expanded belly got.

Reading a children's book (only if you couldn't tell)

Way cute!! I heart my new baby!

Here is my baby just awake from his nap.He is such a cuddle bug! He loved to talk to the baby in my belly.

He is sooo cute!! What mommy wouldn't want this to love! As for the older brother, he wanted nothing to do with the camara or me.

Thanks Again Elaine!!!!!

What a busy week!

2010-01-08T13:16:00.000-08:00

I can't believe we have had Malaya at home for a week! She has been such a good baby I can't complain at all. She already sleeps 3 and 4 hours at a time during the night. I have to say that it is GREAT being an all nursing mom! I never had the opportunity with my very stubborn little boys and I am loving it!!!

This is Malaya in the hospital before we left. She was so tiny she was drowning in this outfit. I actually bought her another outfit to bring her home in and the pants were as long as she was. It was a good thing I packed something else.

The carseat as we are leaving the hospital. I love little babies snug in their carseats. I have to say I am pretty pleased with myself. I made the floral head pad in her car seat. I had to just look at one I bought and go from there. It turned out pretty good if I do say so. I also made a matching hooter hider and wipe case.
My little sister Halli is absolutely in love with Malaya. If I go to my parents I have to wait until she gets home from school so that she can see her. The day I brought her home she asked if she could bring her to school for show and tell. The next day she had already asked her teacher. We will be going to school at the end of the month. She is estatic!
GO BRONCOS!!!!!! Of course we had to make sure that she had an outfit for the Fiesta Bowl. What a cute group of fans!!!

I think she really was the smallest fan this year. She was drowning in her pants if you couldn't tell. Oh but she is so stinkin cute!!!!

Gavin is the best big brother! He told me he has now learned how to hold her like a big kid. That means he thinks he can stand up and hold her with her head on his shoulder. He is pretty sweet though. He likes to cover her up with his Dee Dee. I don't think he ever offered the Dee Dee to Noah so it is a pretty big step for him

What a cute smile! Even if it is just gas!!! I always tell Cort when our kids smile like this in their sleep, that they are talking to his mom. I know she took care of her before she came, and knew how much I wanted to have a little girl. Even though I never knew her personally.

Just a nice relaxin night with the family!

What a good lookin group!!! I am so lucky to have the family that I have. I have three beautiful children and the best spouse ever. I wouldn't change any of it for the world. I am thankful everyday especially this last week for the opportunity that the Lord has given Cort and I to bring these children into this world and to raise them.

It has been a wonderful week and we are so grateful to have Malaya in our home. She has been so good. It is very interesting how after you have each kid that you can't imagine your life without them. We love her and when I say that I mean some people in our family just can't get enough!

Happy New Year!!!

2010-01-03T20:35:00.000-08:00

We had the best new year this year!!!

On January 1, 2010 we got to welcome our very precious little girl into the world!

She came at 12:18pm after about 24hours of just waiting.

Malaya June Peterson

6lbs 12 ozs

19in

The very proud papa. Can't believe this is #3!!
A very tired Mama! As you can see by my lovelyness(if that is even a word) it ended up being a longer birth than I planned.Our little girl! I can't believe she is here. She is such a little tiny thing.

Anybody with kids can tell you that it is a little crazy to have your older kids come and visit, especially if you have a Noah. He has been so excited for her to come I don't think she will ever be left alone. Sometimes he can be scary so I have to be very watchful over them when they are in the same room.

Here is the biggest brother. He is such a sweetheart. Gavin has always been nervous about me when I am in the hospital. At least this time he would talk to me and even sit on the bed with me . Since we have been home he has really taken on the role of protector. Cort and I have been amazed at how much he seems to have grown up since we brought her home.

Here is the prettiest girl I have ever seen!!! (YES I am very biased). And she isn't spoiled or anything!! We are so excited for her to be here if you haven't heard. Thank you to all of our family and friends who have helped us out with the boys during the craziness of the last few weeks.

Naughty or Nice?

2009-12-14T13:16:00.000-08:00

So we attended our ward christmas party on Saturday night. It was fun and we enjoyed the dinner like anybody else with two very energetic boys. At least at this ward dinner the people who were sitting by us didn't get up and move across the gym to a new table after our kids spilt their water for the third time. (Yes this really happened to us at Halloween!)
The primary kids sang a couple of christmas songs and there is nothing like your child singing about Jesus to get your already full tearducts rolling. Gavin did not really want to participate but his brother who is not in primary yet, did! So here they are not singing!!!

Of course what kind of Christmas party would it be without Santa. Since Thanksgiving we have been asking the boys what they want for Christmas especially what they wanted Santa to bring them. Gavin has made up his mind and thinks that what he wants is already under the tree. He told my mom that it had to be there because the shape of the box was square just like the shape of what he wants. So this is Gavin telling Santa that all he wants is a 4 year olds favorite Wii with Mario and Sonic.
Noah has had his mind set on a green dinosaur that walks and roars and maybe a Buzz Lightyear. He will tell anybody this. So we really tried to talk up Santa to him so that he would not be scared and would sit on his lap. We thought we had the green light until it was his turn to sit on the lap. This picture does not even do justice to his first reaction to the Big Man. You can see his legs wrapped around Cort in the picture. When Cort first went to set him on Santas lap he thrust backwards and with flaming red cheeks( you can see them in the pic) he screamed at the top of his lungs NOOOOO SANTA!!!!!!!! It was the most hilarious thing I have seen in a long time. Everyone in the room was laughing except Noah. Then being the torturous parents we are we made him get a picture with Santa anyway.

The funniest part of the whole thing was that the Santa was Cort's dad. Yes, Noah's best friend in the whole world. If only he knew that! I was kind of worried to let my kids see Grandpa/Santa, because I didn't want them to know it was him and then have to explain. Well Noah obviously did not catch on, and after we left the room he kept saying over and over "I not see Santa anymore!" The kicker was as we were leaving, the bishop who knew it was Granda/Santa asked Gavin if he saw Santa and did he tell him what he wanted? Gavin said " Yea, that Santa was brown just like my Papa Pete!!" Cort and I just looked at each other and had to smile. He still really didn't get it so we are safe with the secret!

What a night and what a great Christmas Season. Who ever thought having kids would make you crazy one minute and ready to pee your pants the next!

Turkey Cookies!

2009-11-30T07:28:00.000-08:00

Gavin and I were looking for fun turkey day cookies and we found this idea on recipezaar. We bought everything to make them for Thanksgiving but didn't get them done. Instead we made them for the BSU game on friday and took them to share with our family.

These are the most willing and happy helpers

What is more fun than cookies and candy! Oh yeah and licking the knife every time you frost a cookie. So for all those we shared with you are enjoying alittle more than you thought.

This is Noah's finished product! I hope you can see the turkey in them! He thoroughly enjoyed the candy

These are Gavin's cookies. He didn't want to put any of the hot m&m's on his. He did a really good job! But I think he enjoyed the frosting a lot!

These are what they were supposed to look like. We had so much fun! They can't wait until it is time to make the nexy batch! It was such a fun weekend with all of our family. We hope everyone else had a great Thanksgiving as well!

Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

2009-11-25T16:54:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow. I am looking forward to a day of good food hopefully without indegestion and heartburn! Wonderful company and maybe a nap! I am thankful I do not have any stress related to this holiday( sorry Tammy, but thanks for hosting!) I am most thankful for my family and the love that we have for each other.

Is it almost Halloween or Thanksgiving?

2009-11-22T15:57:00.000-08:00

I know Halloween has long come and gone and everyone has already posted pictures of their cute kids. Well since we have had some serious computer issues that thankfully have been worked out (thanks family) I thought since it is not quite Thanksgiving I would try to update us a bit.
We had one of the most relaxing and fun Halloweens I think we have had since we had kids. Usually we are trying to visit both grandparents, trunk or treat, and trick or treat in our neighborhoods in a matter of a few hours. This year we went to Grandpa and Grandma Petersons trunk or treat on wednesday. We visited my parents early on saturday. Then we made it to our trunk or treat and decorated our door. Last but not least we came home and Cort was able to take the kids around the neighborhood with their cousins. We invited his family over to have spudnuts and hang out. It was a lot of fun and we will definitly do the spudnuts again! YUM!!!
I think one of the nicest things about the night was that BOTH of my children enjoyed wearing their costumes. I hate when you buy these adorable costumes and they are horrible about wearing them. I am a bit biased but I think I had some of the cutest kids out there. I love the dragon costume and my dragon this year was so stinkn cute!! Gavin has officially hit big boy status. This year I was not allowed to have an opinion about what he was going to be. It was lucky that his cousin Zach had a Buzz Lightyear costume from years past. Thanks Megan!!

We didn't even plan this, but the boys' best friends from our ward both came as the same thing as them. Those are the two fiercest dragons I have ever met!
At Grandpa and Grandmas with uncle Doug and Aunt Halli. Starting off the night!

My cute little boys at our house on the hay. Best Friends!!!

Am I ready for 3?

2009-08-19T17:56:00.000-07:00

Well I guess we can't keep it to ourselves forever, even though most of our friends and family know. But yes if any of you have heard we are expecting our third baby in January! The due date is the 12th, but if I have any say in it we will be having it as early as possible. We would love to have a New Years baby, maybe if we were lucky we could be the first and get free diapers or some other cool gift! Yeah Right!! It would take a miracle for me to go that early on my own.
This afternoon Cort and I went in for my monthly appt. and ultrasound. After three hours we came out with the best news EVER. After almost four years we are finally having a little GIRL!!!!!!! I don't even think it has sunk in yet. I love my boys and would have enjoyed another one, but there is something about a mothers need for a little girl. I think everyone had their fingers crossed for us. So for all of you who were finger crossing with us Thank You! I had myself convinced it was a boy so when she said girl I teared up a little bit. (That is usually Cort's job) I even think our doctor's response was almost bigger than ours. She and I have had our kids at about the same time and she got her girl the second time and knew how much I wanted one. We do go in again in four weeks for another ultrasound, because the little stinker
was all balled up and the tech couldn't see some things clearly. Hopefully we can have an even bigger confirmation that she is a girl. I still have this fear that I will be all hyped up about a girl and have everything ready for her and she comes out a boy. I guess it is because when it is a boy they are almost always correct. But when it is a girl there is room for surprises!
Well whatever the end result is I will still be happy to have a little blessing from heaven. For right now I am ecstatic that it is a GIRL!!!! I just can't stop smiling, saying it and thinking about it. Bows, tights, dresses, cute shoes, and anything else girlie here I come!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Honey!!

2009-08-13T19:45:00.000-07:00

I know it is shocking that I would have three posts in three days. I couldn't forget one of the most important days of the year in our family though. It is Corts B-day today and I wanted to tell him Happy Birthday!!! He is the big 33. Gavin has been telling us lately that there is a boy who is having a birthday and he is turning 3. I keep telling him that he will be 4 not 3. Then he comes back and says "it's not me mom it's dad." We went to Costco for pizza (Cort's choice). You can tell we are into fine dining. We didn't take any pictures today, but this is from his dad's wedding a couple of weeks ago. I have the cutest boys. They all look so cute in there matching outfits. We are having his brothers and there family over for homemade doughnuts. Yummmy!! I hope he has had a great day and that this year is wonderful! He is the best husband EVER!!!!! I LOVE you honey!

Three is a Crowd!!

2009-08-12T20:01:00.000-07:00

Cort came in our room in the morning and found this. It is shocking that either one of us gets any sleep. Noah was taken back into his bed a couple of times, but ended up here. I don't know if anyone else has a child like this, but this is how he prefers to sleep. At least he is not on my feet like usual. He has this strong attachment to me. I think it stems from infancy when he would nap on me all the time. I probably started something that is going to be hard to stop. But as a mommy it was nice to finally have a baby who wanted me to hold them. Poor Gavy was the last one in the bed so he didn't even make it all the way on. I have always had him trained so well to sleep in his own bed. I started letting him sleep with me when we moved into our house, because Cort would be gone with scouts every once and a while. Now he comes in at about 6:30am four mornings out of the week. The funny thing is I am usually so tired I don't even know this is going on. Cort opted to sleep on the couch!!

Noah Turned 2!!

2009-08-11T21:03:00.000-07:00

Yes I am not as good as most moms who have a post the day of their childs b-day, but at least I have one. My baby turned 2 about three weeks ago. I can't believe he is this big. I had a newborn the last time I had a two year old. We had a fun time at the park and pool with all of our family. Noah wanted an Elmo birthday cake so that is what I set out to accomplish. I wasn't sure about it at first but as soon as he saw it he said "Elmo, mommy" so I knew if a two year old could tell anyone should be able to. Besides only the birthday boy needs to like it! Thanks to all of our family they always make these occasions special!!

A "Bow" - dacious giveaway!

2009-07-07T15:59:00.000-07:00

To anyone who sees this and is interested. A good friend of ours has a website that she sells the cutest children's hairbows, adult womens hair things, aprons, scripture cases etc. They are really reasonably priced as well! This month she is having a "Bow"-dacious giveaway that is worth about $30.00. All you have to do is comment on her blog at babyblvd.blogspot.com and then put a post on your own blog it is that easy! You can even email your friends too. If you want to check out everything she has go to her website at babyblvd@live.com. You only have until the 16th of July for the drwing so everybody sign up!!

Sunday Evenings

2009-05-17T18:56:00.000-07:00

So I am sitting on the couch with Noah. Cort is at a scout Court of honor and has Gavin with him. This is one of the most relaxing evenings I have had in a long time. Noah is drinking my orange juice and completely enamored with an Elmo's World video. We finally gave in and got the internet on Friday. Cort thinks I should now be able to update the blog weekly. GOODLUCK!
I am barely awake as is! This past few months has been so crazy that I barely get done what I have to. It is too bad that I don't see it leting up in the near future. I will just continue to enjoy my Sunday evenings.

A Belated Tribute to Disneyland

2009-02-01T19:22:00.000-08:00

I thought since it has been almost two months I should finally get our Disneyland pictures up.

This is a picture of the whole gang except Cort's dad. This is the first day when we are all happy.
This is the second day at Playhouse Disney. You can tell Noah just lovvvedit! I did though!!
Our family picture at a christmas tree in Downtown Disney. The funny thing was that while taking this picture Cort's brother Chris stepped on and fell over his son Gabe. I think we all about peed our pants after we made sure Gabe was alright.
The boys enjoying breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen in the Disneyland Hotel.
Gavin and Noah playing and dancing with Goofy at breakfast. They loved it! Gavin wanted to keep talking to Goofy.
Gav just found out who Chip and Dale are. Except he calls them Chick and Dave. He was so excited when any character came out. The breakfast was one of the best things we did.
Here are my kids being themselves. Gavin kept doing this thing with his mouth every time we took a picture. I wanted to beat him by the end of the week.
Noah just loved Santa so that is why I had to be in the picture with him.
When Santa asked Gavin what he wanted for christmas, he told him a teeny tiny reindeer to put in his room. He have no idea where that came from. He did not get one for Christmas!
This is Gav and I at the Reindeer Round-up coloring. Gav is sporting his new ears. He got to pick out the hat and ears to go with it. He even chose the Lightning McQueen patch on the front.
This was one of the highlights of Gavin's week. What 3 year old boy wouldn't want his picture with Buzz Lightyear.

This was our final night. We were waiting for the Fantasmic show to begin. By this time everyone was beat.
I think Gavin found his girlfriend. We waited forever to meet the Tinkerbell in Pixie Hollow. I think we were the only ones with 2 BOYS in line. I know we got a few strange looks. Noah just wasn't sure what to think.
This just explains what it was like with two children all week. Thank goodness for strollers!!!

It was such a fun week we had a lot of good times. Thanks to the Petersons for a good vacation!!

I love these pictures of my kids. Thank You Elaine for the freezing photo shoot!

Merry almost Christmas Eve

2008-12-23T20:37:00.000-08:00

Well since it has been almost a month I thought I would tell everyone Merry Christmas! I love this time of year and it has flown by quickly. It didn't help that we lost a week of decorating and FALALALALAing to go on vacation to Disneyland. I guess I can't complain we had a blast!!! I will post later about that. The funniest thing lately has been listening to Noah get so excited to see christmas decorations. He just started to say "Santa" everytime he gets excited. I love it!!

I have to give kudos to both teams who played in the Poinsettia Bowl tonight. Even though our beloved Broncos did not win they played well. They had a great season! Good job to the TCU horned frogs they played well too.(obviously)

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27T21:16:00.000-08:00

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! At this time of year we as a family have so many things to be thankful for. First and for most for our family and friends. We are very thankful for our the many family members and friends that we are lucky to share our lives with. We are also thankful for the gospel and for the Saviour who created all of this amazing world that we are a part of. We are thankful for all of our blessings this past year! I really enjoy Thanksgiving and the opportunity to gather with friends and family and reflect back on the blessings of the past year. Plus, the food is a great part of it as well!!
I as a husband and father am especially thankful for my family who was watched over in a car accident back in August. I know that they were protected. I love them more than anything. Thank you Emily, Gavin and Noah for being a part of my life. I love you guys!

Once again, have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Why Me?

2008-11-15T16:58:00.000-08:00

Ok I have been holding this in for a long time. Most everyone knows that I have wanted a little girl for a long time. Don't get me wrong I LOVE my little boys but, there is this small part of me that is yearning for a daughter. I think it is all coming forth because we have had quite a few friends and family that have had girls lately. I am so extremely excited for all of them. But every time I see hair bows, tights, little girl shoes, and dresses, and anything girlie I want to buy buy buy! Cort always gives me that look like someday. He even told me whenever I am ready he is. The sad thing is I am not ready to be pregnant again. I am finally at a point where Noah is self- sufficient. I love it!! Well I guess my vent is over, but I hope someday we welcome a little girl into our home sooner than later.

RIP- Our most loved accord

2008-10-05T18:28:00.000-07:00

I guess this is an appropriate title for Halloween. The sad thing is it is true. Cort lost his baby on August 26th, 2008. I was taking my cousins baby to my aunt and uncles house. I was stopped in the lane to turn left, because there was no turn lane. I was then plowed into by a truck going between 40-50 mph. It threw my car 20 ft forward. The blessing was that I was not hurt nor were all three of the boys in the back seat. My kids did not even cry. They detoured traffic and all the emergency crews came. The emt told me we were very lucky, because they have pulled people out of less serious accidents. The policeman was showing Cort that our Accord did exactly what it was built to do in an accident. Besides being a little sore my kids and I are completely fine. Someone was definitely looking after us that day.

This last wednesday night Cort, Gavin and I got to go to one of the most exciting Boise State games. My brother Doug was nominated by his speech therapist to go to a Bronco game. He was given 5 tickets in special seating and given fifty dollars in consessions. They even gave the adults sideline passes. After the game the players came to sign posters they gave us it was so fun!! There were only about 15 people in this section. It was fun to go with my mom and Doug they have never been to a game before and loved it

Doug and Gavin on the sidelines
Gavin's favorite part the inflatable helmet to welcome the team

Our cool shots from the sidelines
Gavin and Cort got their picture with Ian Johnson

My big boy turned 3! I can't believe he is so big I feel like I just got married.

Gavin had fun celebrating his birthday with friends and family
These are the three birthday boys

Noah is enjoying his 3rd sucker

Birthday Boy!

Waiting for the b-day cake! Looks Good!!!

After almost five years we finally decided to cut our wedding cake. I thought

we should chuck it. Cort and Gavin enjoyed a piece. It really was still moist I was suprised

Gavin was so excited to get this from his grandma at easter. He sits and shaves with Cort all the time.

A renewed commitment

2008-08-26T09:21:00.000-07:00

I must apologize first for taking so long to add additional entries to our blog. Time must goes by so fast and before you know it it has been over a month and I haven't added anything new to our family's blog. We are recommitted again to be better at keeping up on this.

Well, the Petersons are doing well. We have been having a great summer filled with a lot of fun, busy activities. Noah turned 1 on July 24th and we had a party with many friends and family that came over. The party was also to celebrate our nephew Reece's birthday as well. He turned 3 on the 25th of July. The party was "Farm Themed" and we even had a horse there with a buggy that took the kids and some adults for rides right out in front of our house. (We have to thank the Pattersons for that.) My wife was very artistic with the cake and it was made up as a farm complete with a barn and animals. It was a great party and there was plenty of treats and cake for everyone.

Noah started walking a few weeks ago, it is hard to believe that he is big enough to do this already. He is just trying to stay up with his older brother all of the time! Gavin and him play together well and Gavin really watches out for him!

Another great thing that happened this month is that Gavin decided to be potty trained. After a few months of him using the toilet for #1 only, he has decided to use it for both needs! This is great for Emily and I. We don't have to worry about diapers for him at all! In fact, we have been putting him to bed in underwear and he has stayed dry every night but one! We are both really happy for him. He had a dinosaur that Emily bought him back in March when he first started using the toilet and he was promised that if he used the bathroom every time, he could have that dinosaur, well he finally has the dinosaur and he couldn't be happier!

I also just need to add in her how much I love my wife and how thankful I am for all that she does for our family! Thank you Emily, I love you and your boys love you!

Crazy last couple of weeks

2008-07-13T19:10:00.000-07:00

I guess I or we should apologize for taking so long to get another post in on this blog. It has been a very busy time for our family the last few weeks, but that is no excuse.
On June 8, my Grandma, Harriet Peterson passed away. She was 82 years old and lived a long and fulfilling life. Grandma was always with us at various activities. We have always been fortunate to live near her and see her often. She taught me many things that I will forever be thankful for. For over 20 years Grandma lived without my Grandpa who passed away in 1987. I know that it is a sweet reunion for my Grandma and Grandpa to be together again and forever. One of my sweetest memories was from a trip that Grandma took Chris and I to some national parks in Southern Utah and to The Grand Canyon. I will always remember that trip. Grandma I love you and will always cherish the many great times that we had together.

We had the opportunity to attend The Peterson Family Reunion at Downata Hot Springs in Downey, Idaho. We had a lot of fun seeing family and spending time with them. We really enjoy going to these each year and are very thankful for all of them in our lives. We have a great family with a rich history. I always look forward to seeing all of "The Petersons" each year!

I also would like to pay tribute to my cousin Susie Martineau. She passed away on June 29 after battling some complitcations due to a car accident. Susie was the youngest of six children and had been attending Utah State University at the time of her death. Susie's mom Vicki and my mom are sisters. One of my greatest memories of Susie was the great time that we had when we came to the Martinuea's home in Colorado and had a family reunion. I remember a great big water fight that took place and Susie was a great help in showing us were to hide and where the best place was to fill up our water balloons! I will miss you Susie say hello to my mom and sister for me.

Emily, the boys and I had the opportunity to spend a few days with a couple of my roomates from college and their families. We met the Oliversons and Johnsons in Idaho Falls and then proceeded to Yellowstone National Park and continued on to Cardwell, Montana where we stayed with Burdean's parents. We had a great time! It was a lot of fun to see each other again and to spend time together with our spouses and kids. It is fun to see what type of parents we are since we each have two kids. I need to thank Burdean's parents for their hospitality and for treating us like family while we were there. It was fun to see everyone again! We have to also thank Dave and Britta for letting our boys play at their house and for their daughter sharing everything with our kids. Gavin really enjoyed the slip and slide and keeps asking when he can go back and play with Kyra.
Burdean, Jeanette, T-roy and Jen, thanks for the great times! We really enjoy getting together with you guys and we are thankful for our friendships that we have. Hard to believe that it was about 10 years ago that we all lived at Sommerset in Rexburg!

I need to also have a part in here about my wonderful wife Emily. I love her so much and have really enjoyed the many adventures and travels that we have had together. Emily just celebrated her 26th birthday!!! Yes, I married young. I am a better person for marrying her. She is the greatest wife and mother to our two boys! I love you Emily and I know that the boys love you as well!! Thanks for everything that you do for our family!!!

2008-05-11T19:42:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day!!!

2008-05-11T18:32:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers and soon to be mothers! I hope everyone had a very relaxing and joyous day. I had a wonderful day! We got to listen to my second set of parents report their mission in our old ward. It was the couple we house sat for, also my good friend Emily's parents. Like my mom said at dinner after church " I could have listened to them speak for the whole three hour block." They did such a good job. My younger sis Amanda and I made dinner for my side of the family after church. I have to say it was really good.

Cort and I took our kids out to the cemetary to see his mom's grave. This was the first time we took Noah.

I wanted to take pictures of the boys. We have pictures of Gavin when he was about Noah's age out there. The boys fell asleep in the car and we had to wake them up. You can tell who is a bear when their sleep is disturbed. Cort says Gavin takes after me and that I am always grouchy when someone has to wake me up.

On the other hand Noah lights up with his big cheesy grin every time a camara is in his face.

We have ended our day at my father inlaws house. We come over every Sunday night and just shoot the bull. I guess it is on to another week. I hope this one is better than last.

The Big Move!!!

2008-05-02T20:32:00.000-07:00

Well for everyone who thinks I fell off the wagon. I am back! We have had a very crazy month of April and our blog pretty much was forgotten for awhile. For those who don't know we finally made the big move into our first house. We got the keys on April 1st, but since we were still house sitting till the 26th we couldn't completely move over. Living in two houses on opposite ends of the valley can be very advantageous, but also very hard. I never knew what stuff was in what house. My poor kids were so sick of being hauled around by the time we got everything moved and the old house cleaned. I think we quadrupled the amount of stuff from our first move. At least we made some money at our garage sale with stuff we have never used in four and a half years. We are loving our new house and will get some pictures of it when we get some of the piles of boxes put away. We haven't had a lot of time between work and other things. Cort's new office in Nampa is now finished and they moved in today. He is really excited to be close to our house. To bad I still have to drive all the way to my school which is on Warm Springs Ave. That is ok the school year is almost over and I will have a nice long break. We also get to attend our new chapel on Sunday. It sits less than 5 min from our house. We also have the elementary and middle schools that sit about 5 min away as well. We have even taken a walk to the playground at the elementary to play.
I just wanted to add how thankful I am for our friends and family that helped us to finish things at the house in Boise and move things to our home in Nampa. I especially want to thank my wife and kids for all of their patience and excitement for our new place! We are all really excited for our new house, new neighborhood, and new ward.

These our some of the last pics of our kids in the old house. We loved that house and will miss

it. We had some great times.

I love these pictures of Noah. His little sloth teeth. My baby is getting so big.

Noah just discovered his little bike. He loves to sit on it and just laugh.

This is my beautiful big boy. He is turning into such a cute guy(he always tells me he is not a boy just a guy) He doesn't think so, but he will always be my baby!

The Terrible Twos!!!!

2008-03-09T18:59:00.000-07:00

So I am glad to see that our 2 year old is not the only one doing out of his nature naughty things. A couple of weeks ago on a thursday I was in our family room when I hadn't seen my 2 year old for awhile. I went into the kitchen and he had colored on the cabinets with crayon. That was bad enough, but I have this spray bottle with red kool-aid in it for primary that I spray in the kids mouth. Well that made it all over the cabinets as well. It was half full and he emptied it out. I was mad but I was really trying to keep my cool. So we cleaned it up and I told him to go in his room and play. Well about 30 minutes later I heard something in the kitchen and he was back at it again. This time he got into the office which doesn't have a door handle, and the only way to get in is with a stick like object, we always use a orange peeler. Any who he found the markers and was coloring all over the refigerator. It wouldn't have been as bad but he was licking his hands and smearing it all over the fridge. This time I lost it and some choice words that I later repented for came out. I was ready to sell him! So I thought I would feed him lunch and then I could put him down for his nap. I made him a sandwich and gave him some cheez it crackers. I should have known better, but I left him in there so I could feed the baby. Well I went back after about 15 minutes and he dumped half of a box of crackers on the floor and stomped them into tiny pieces while tearing things off the fridge. I absolutely lost all sanity at that point. All I could do was put him to bed and hope that he didn't wake up until his dad came home. That was the end of that day. I really thought I could give him away. I didn't even tell Cort because I didn't think he would believe me. The next day after work Cort and I were talking and we heard something in the kitchen. When we walked in there I saw baking soda all over the floor and right in front of the fridge was my lovely 2 year old standing in a mix of soda and crushed eggs(at least 1/2 a dozen). I couldn't even say anything I made his dad take care of it. This is a picture of Gavin after we sat him in time out and couldn't say anything else to him. But like Cort and I always say " It's a good thing he is so cute"

Here are some cute pictures of the boys. Noah is getting so big and starting to sit and crawl. He has four teeth coming in. His two bottom and the two next to his front. He is so busy and becoming such a little boy.

I've Been Tagged!

2008-02-10T21:24:00.001-08:00

Never done this before, but here it goes....

What is his name? Cort

How long did you date? 3 1/2 months. Yes very short, but when you know you know.

How old is he? 31

How old are you? 25

Who eats more sweets? He would definitely say me. But he could eat a gallon of ice cream a week!

Who said I love you first? I did

Who is taller? Cort he is 6' 1'', I am 5' 6''

Who can sing better? Me, but he does have a better voice than he gives himself credit for.

Who is smarter? Cort he finished college, but we have different things we know more about.

Who does the laundry? 80/20 - Emily/Cort - He thinks I am a freak with my sorting system

Who does the dishes? 50/50 YES LADIES! I have a VERY WONDERFUL HUSBAND!!!

His guilty pleasure? Like I said above he could eat Ice cream for all three meals.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Cort

Who mows the lawn? Cort - I actually have only mowed a lawn once or twice in my whole life

Who cooks dinner? It is a toss up, I am terrible about making dinner. So most days it is a joint effort

Who is more stubborn? me - it is usually my way or the highway. (I am really not that mean!)Who kissed who first? me - or it never would have happened

Who asked who out first? He did, but I couldn't make it I was out with someone else. That is what he gets for asking me last minute

Who proposed? He did at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Fransisco. One of my favorite cities!!Who has more siblings? I have 8, he has 4

Who wears the pants? We kind of live in a 3 legged race household....

What is your favorite thing about him? He is wonderful! I couldn't have asked for anyone better. He would do and give me anything I needed. He loves his boys and they can't get enough of him!

Ok Elaine, Hillary, Emily, and Julie..... tag you are it!

Photographer

2008-02-09T12:47:00.000-08:00

I wanted to make sure I didn't forget to mention the photographer that took the family pictures we have on our blog page. It is one of my best friends Eliane Ward. Her company is called In Focus : Portraits by Elaine and her website is www.elainewardphotography.com

She does an awesome job and I can't wait to have her do more for us. Give her a call!

The Peterson's are alive!!

2008-02-01T19:29:00.000-08:00

Well it is a new month and I told Cort he has been fired from updating our blog. He has been a little slow when it comes to keeping it updated. So I guess now we will see if I end up eating my words. I enlisted my brother in-law and sister in-law to help me jazz up our blog since they are computer gurus.(Love ya Chris and Tammy!!)
If we can figure everything out and they can educate me about the computer we just might have a pretty neat blog. I have no desire to scrapbook so this is my way of scrapbooking with the click of the mouse.

Besides all this computer stuff my family has been pretty busy. Cort is getting busier with work and is going to be taking some tests next week that if he passes we can all breathe a little bit easier. We really wanted to take the boys to McCall this weekend for the winter carnival, but we have had more snow in the valley this year than we have had for a longtime and I didn't want to risk our lives on the roads. Instead we took them out one night this week while it was snowing and Cort pulled them around in their sled.

Our Boys are getting so big I can't believe in just two months how much bigger they are. Gavin talks all the time I never get a word in edgewise. He got a Diego bike for christmas and rode it all over the house. He made his own track even. I am completely amazed to see a two year old riding this little bike. I finally let him ride it to my parents a couple of weeks ago and my dad couldn't beleive it! He looks like he is about five. The only draw back is the bike stays in the garage now that it has been outside and since we have had snow on the ground for most of that time he hasn't been able to ride except in the garage occasionally.

Noah is getting so big! He loves to sit up and talk to all of us. He has the cutest smile and likes to flash it when he can. I couldn't have asked for a better baby. He just turned six months on the 24th I can't belive it. He weighs 16lbs. 8oz. and is 27in. He is really starting to fill out. Cort and I always say if we ever have a little girl she will probably be a big chunk like I was, because our boys definitely take after their dad with hardly anything on their bones for the first six months.
This is basically what we have been up to for the last month and a half.

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-12T10:31:00.000-08:00

Christmas time is almost here! Things in the Peterson home have been busy. Emily has been busy making, sewing and preparing many gifts for this season. Gavin has been busy trying to unwrap anything that might possibly be a gift for him. I have been busy with work and church responsibilities and little Noah has just been observing and taking it all in. The house is all decorated inside and out. The inside looks like a Christmas wonderland thanks to Emily and the outside lights look great as well. (I have turned into my dad, I am a Christmas light fanatic!) I will never forget when my dad brought me Christmas lights to my apartment in Provo to make sure that I had lights decorating the outside of the apartment. There are a couple of houses in our neighborhood that have a lot of lights so I had to at least try to compete.

At this time of year there are so many things to be thankful for. Most especially, the birth of The Savior, his life and atonement. Also the blessing of family. We are real lucky to have both sides of our family close by and enjoy the opportunities to get together with them often. Things are going well and we are all anticipating Santa's arrival on December 25!

More Fall Photos

Happy Thanksgiving!

2007-11-21T10:50:00.000-08:00

I know that it still has taken me a while to update this blog, but I will get better. I have been thinking a lot about the many things that I am thankful for. I really enjoy this time of year with the leaves changing and the opportunity to focus on what is important in life. First of all I am thankful for a wonderful wife who is the best thing that ever happened to me! We will be married four years in December and it has been an incredible journey! I am also thankful for my two sons. Gavin is 2 now and is like a sponge, observing and taking in everything that he can each day. He reminds me all of the time of the excitement of life and learning. I am also very thankful to have another son this year! Noah is almost 4 months old and is growing a lot. It is great to have a baby in our house again and it is especially fun to watch the two of them interact!
I am also thankful for all of our family and friends. It is great to live near our families so that we see them often. Our friends have been an important thing in our lives and two weeks ago we went and visited a few of them. We had the opportunity to visit Emily's brother Andrew and her sister Amanda in Rexburg. We stayed with Reece and Emiliy who are some friends of ours in Idaho Falls. My wife Emily grew up with Emily and have been friends for their entire lives. We then traveled down to Salt Lake visited my Great Aunt Addie, she just turned 89. We alsways enjoy seeing her. We stayed with T roy and Jen. T roy was a roommate of mine at Ricks. They have a son Cache who is just a little bit older than Gavin and one on the way. After that we went to Logan and stayed with Josh and Shanna and there two girls. I have known Josh my whole life and we were roommates at Ricks as well. We attended the Boise State vs. Utah State game. It was great! We had both Gavin and Noah with us and they we were all dressed head to toe in Bronco Gear! It was a great trip and we had a great time seeing all of those friends that we did.
I am also thankful for our health and for the job that I am able to work at. I am learning things each day and really enjoying it.
We hope that everyone has a great Thanksgiving!

Sorry, it has been a while

2007-10-13T21:48:00.000-07:00

I have to apologize, my laptop died for a while but has now come back to life! I had to have a new hard drive installed. That is my excuse, besides being lazy for why I have not updated our blog or added any new happenings with our family.
Since our last post our family has been doing great! Gavin turned two on September 15 and we had a huge party for him as well as his Uncle Doug and Cousin Wesley. It was a Mickey Mouse themed party. It went really well, we probably had about 20 kids at the party. After it was over Emily and I were ready to check ourselves in somewhere.
Gavin attended his first BSU Bronco game with Grandpa Peterson and myself. We had a lot of fun and Gavin was really excited to see the Bronco mascot as well as the Horse that runs around the stadium.
Noah is doing great! He is sleeping through the night which is great for mom and dad! He is almost three months old now and is really growing a lot. We are really blessed to have him in our home. Gavin is a great help with Noah and always wants to be included with everything we do with Noah.
We had pictures of the boys taken a week ago and that was a challenge. We ended up going to Kiddie Kandids twice because the first time Gavin did not want to do anything. The pictures ended up great!
Emily is busy with many sewing, art and quilting projects. She is busy finishing things for fall and Halloween as well as getting Christmas projects started already. Hard to believe that the Holidays are not to far off.
That is the update. I hope that all of you are doing well and I promise to update this more often.

Fun at the Cabin

Noah's Pictures

2007-08-19T19:50:00.001-07:00

Here are pictures of the new arrival, Noah Mayes Peterson.

Noah

Noah Mayes Peterson has arrived!!

2007-08-19T18:37:00.000-07:00

Well, I am trying to get up to date with some of my friends and my brother so I have given in and created a blog for our family. I figure this will be the easiest way to keep family and friends up to date with the happenings of our family.
The latest news with us it that our second son Noah Mayes Peterson was born July 24, 2007 at 3:25 pm. He weighed 7 lbs 1 oz and was 20 1/4 inches long. He has a full head of dark hair. Both Emily and Noah are doing well. Gavin is excited to have a little brother and I am happy to have "my two boys!" I will add some pictures to this in the next few days.