Peterson Family

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2011-07-23T20:47:00.000-07:00

I just would like to say that I am not good at this! I read my friends blogs all the time and love reading them and I wish I could do the same! Maybe when I stop having kids! LOL! So we are waiting to see if Nate gets this one job in Japan! Hopefully in the next week or so! If he does we could leave as soon as December of this year! Can you see me flying with 6 kids to Japan! Sometimes I think that I am just crazy trying to do this with 5 young kids and a new born! This baby in my belly is giving me lots of trouble! Preeclampsia and contractions just to name a few! I had severe Preelampsia with the twin and because of that I had to delivery the girls at 33 1/2 weeks! I dont want to do that with this baby at all! The doctor is seeing me every week right now and if my blood pressure keeps going up and the contraction get worse I have to go on bed rest in the hospital! I hope this does not happen! I do have 5 kids to watch and take care of and I do not have any family members that live up here! Thank goodness that I have such a great ward! It looks like this baby is a girl! We have decided that her name is going to be Amelia Jenette Peterson! I love this name! Hope all my family and friends are doing great!

Sick!

2011-03-14T13:05:00.000-07:00

What can I say but this sucks! I hate being pregnant! I have hyperemisis, which is like morning sickness but worse alot worse! I have had it with all of my babies and I am not used to it! Sometimes I wish I could just experience once what it felt like to not be sick and to enjoy this growing thing inside me! Dont get me wrong I do enjoy my children and love them like crazy! I have been throwing up alot and have passed out a few times and had to go in a few times for fluids! I feel like I cant be a mom or a wife! I am down about 7 pounds so far! I know this will pass but could it be now and not weeks from now! Sorry I had to vent! Maybe one day I will be able to look good for my husband and get out of the house without having to throw up in the near by trash can!

9 years!

2010-12-22T15:09:00.001-08:00

I am in love! What a hot and amazing husband I have! I can't believe that my husband has to go to Japan for 4 months without us! This won't happen till October! This means he will miss 3 of the kids Birthdays and my birthday and are 10th anniversary! I will miss him like crazy! 9 years have been amazing! I love you!

Happy Birthday Taylor!

2010-12-22T15:03:00.000-08:00

Happy 3rd Birthday Taylor! What can I say about this crazy boy? He has kept Nate and I on are toes! Even though he is one hard kid we feel so blessed to have him in our family! We love you Taylor!

Happy Birthday Charlotte!

2010-12-22T14:54:00.000-08:00

What a joy are sweet Charlotte is! Nathan and I feel so blessed to have her! She turned one on October 29th! I still can't believe how big she is getting! I like this picture because you can see that I have lost weight! Finally!

2010-11-14T09:26:00.000-08:00

Yes Nathan and I have decided to move to Japan! Don't worry we are not leaving for about 1 1/2 years! This is something great for Nate career! We will only be there for 3 years and than come home to beautiful Bremerton Washington! Most people think we are crazy but what a great experience for are family! I think the kids will love it!

Yokohama, Japan here we come!

2010-11-14T09:23:00.000-08:00

Hello to All!

2010-08-17T09:52:00.000-07:00

Here is are sweet Charlotte! Sorry to my sisters for not posting this sooner! Here she is from 9 months to when she was just about 6 weeks old!

Taking a bath with Taylor!

Nate was trying to see if all the kids could fit! Do you think we could fit one more?

I love this picture! It was great seeing my mom and Grandma!

Charlotte having fun with Lauren!

Grandma Pete giving her a bath in the sink!

Charlotte loved doing this when she was about 4 months!

Still cant believe I have 5 kids!

She was only about 6 or 7 weeks in this photo! She was already flipping over at 2 months and she is almost walking now! We are so in love with this girl!

Blessed!

2010-04-01T14:07:00.000-07:00

So life is busy around here! We have had alot of downs these past few months. We have learned to take the downs and make the best of them! We have been so blessed by are Heavenly Father and are so grateful for all that we have! I have been thinking about how Nate and I are up here alone with 5 kids without any family and how hard it is not to see them but how grateful we are that we have the gosple and that we have this amazing ward that will do anything for us! They have become are family up here. I feel so blessed!

Charlotte Ann Peterson

2010-02-25T20:01:00.000-08:00

We are so blessed to have you!

So sweet!

2010-02-25T19:34:00.000-08:00

Charlotte was only 6 days old when we took these! I cant believe that she is almost 4 mos.

8 wonderful years!

2009-12-23T20:06:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we went to Shaun and Kirsten Vidinhar's wedding reception. It is hard to believe that it was eight years ago that we were in the same position. We have had so many wonderful experiences since then. We have 5 beautiful children, and we have built a home for our family in an amazing place. We have had many challenges and have taken on life at an accelerated pace. Those 5 children have com in just five years and as a result we a a very fun, busy and noisy household. I am so grateful for Rebekah and her capacity to handle all the children with such calm and confidence. Our children are so sweet an kind and they have learned that from their mother. I am so glad that I have my wonderful family and especially that we were sealed in the temple so that I can have them forever.

-Nate-

Time to make room for Baby #5

2009-11-22T18:14:00.000-08:00

Abby and Gwyn's room is so big so I told Nate that we should put the girls beds together as bunk beds so we could put Charlotte's Crib on the other side of the room! The girls love having there beds like this but the problem is that Taylor and Elijah want to play in there room all the time!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-22T18:03:00.000-08:00

The kids in the front yard!

Taylor loved this costume!

Elijah was excited to be a pirate!

Gwyneth and Abigail dressed up as Tinker bell and Rosetta

Charlotte Ann

2009-10-31T16:26:00.000-07:00

We have a new addition to our family, Charlotte Ann Peterson was born Thursday at 12:36pm. She was 7 lbs 1 oz and is 18 & 1/2 in long. Mom and baby are both doing great.

2009-08-02T19:14:00.000-07:00

It has been so hot this week! The kids have had so much fun playing outside in the sprinklers! Not many people up here have AC! When Nate and I built are house about 3 years ago we decided to put it in and we love it! I feel so lucky to have it! Things are going great this summer! Are garden has been great and we are building a chicken coop! Nate and His Dad have been working on it! This pregnancy is still making me sick but I am blessed to be able to have children! Nate has been busy with work and his church calling! We have been blessed in so many ways and I am grateful for my Heavenly Father who has blessed me with such a loving and sweet husband that works hard and takes the time for his kids and especially for me!

Guess What?

2009-06-29T12:01:00.001-07:00

Nathan and I are expecting a girl this November! We are so excited! I think Abby and Gwyn are more excited than we are!
We have been having a hard time with names so please let me know what names you like!
We have-
Alivia
Anabelle
Brooklyn
Charlotte
Gracelyn
Isabelle
Madalyn
Emma
Thanks!

2009-04-04T16:53:00.000-07:00

Happy 5th Birthday Abigail and Gwyneth!

What a great day!

Another Baby!

2009-03-10T19:02:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that I am going to have another baby its crazy! My doctor told me today that I might have more than one again! Crazy! I was so excited on Sunday when a good friend of mine told me she was expecting again! We were pregnant almost the same time with are last ones! I am so happy to share this with so many of my friends and Family! I just hope I don't get as sick! Yeah right!

2009-01-18T18:40:00.000-08:00

Christmas was great this year! We had so much fun especially with the girls! What a fun age when you still believe in Santa and that you must go to sleep or he will not bring gifts! I love it!

Abby woke up at the perfect time and the kids were so excited to open gifts and to share! I wish it could be like this always!

2009-01-18T18:34:00.000-08:00

Elijah is 3 years old! I can't believe it! He had such a great Birthday! He was so happy to see his new bike!

Spider man!

The cake took forever but it turned out better than I thought it would!

2009-01-18T17:35:00.000-08:00

This is are huge back yard! We got so much snow it was crazy! This like never happens here! It was fun for the kids! I think we got about 14' -16' inches!

Can you believe that are grass is so green under all that snow!

The trees are so tall! I love it here!

Abby is sledding in the snow!

2009-01-18T17:12:00.000-08:00

It was snowing like crazy on Taylor birthday so I decided to do a snowman for his cake! He loved it! Happy 1st Birthday Taylor!

2009-01-18T16:47:00.000-08:00

Taylor Had so much fun spending time with the family while we were in Colorado in December! This is a picture of him and Clair who is Jesse and Dara little girl!

Taylor had so much fun spending the day with Eva!

I had a lay over in Salt Lake for a few hours so Jennette picked me up from the airport so we could have lunch with the family! It was great to see Jason!

2008-12-13T08:09:00.000-08:00

We are Requesting Prayers for my Sister Cassie & her Family
On Thursday morning, Cassie went to a scheduled OB visit for her 39 week gestational age, baby boy. It was discovered that he had died prior to the visit. She was induced for the vaginal birth right away and brought his still body into this world a little after 8pm that night. The shock and sadness have touched many of their family and friends. Both Cassie, Bear and their children, Patrick 5 and Conner almost 3, has been understandably overwhelming. After his body was delivered, they chose the name of James Little Bear Holden. His features were very similar to that of little Conner. Bear was so overcome with grief that he was unable to hold Baby James. Cassie however, held him for an hour or so before he was taken for an autopsy. They chose to have this performed due to the obvious and severe deterioration of James' body. So many questions arise when a tragedy like this occurs. We hope that the procedure will answer a few of these questions. Cassie and Bear decided that Patrick and Conner should not see his body. I hope that this was a wise choice, but it is done. We are asking for the prayers of our family and friends to help them to be comforted during this time of heartache, loss and eventual mending of their broken hearts. Thank you in advance for your prayers and concern.

2008-11-28T08:24:00.000-08:00

1,2,3...
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch-hiked
23. Taken a sickyou're not ill day when
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chicken pox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

2008-11-13T16:45:00.000-08:00

2008-11-13T16:37:00.000-08:00

2008-10-28T14:34:00.000-07:00

Abigail Elnora Peterson
Gwyneth Arlene Peterson

2008-10-28T14:30:00.000-07:00

Elijah Scott Peterson

2008-10-28T14:25:00.000-07:00

Taylor Mark Peterson

2008-10-16T16:51:00.000-07:00

I love this one of Taylor! This one is for you Serene!
One minute they love each other!
The next minute they try to kill each other! Gwyn was trying to give Abby a kiss!

2008-10-16T16:37:00.000-07:00

Elijah is such a great helper! He was so happy to help me make dinner! Not a healthy dinner but we had such busy day!
Taylor is so cute! What a big boy! He is almost 10 mos. old

The boys taking a bath together! Elijah is so happy to not have to take baths with his sisters anymore!

2008-10-06T23:25:00.000-07:00

Poor Elijah!

It was a very hot day! Grandpa and Grandma Pete went with us up to Mt Renier in August! Nate was home for a few days from San Diego and he wanted us to do something as a family!I can't believe that we decided to go on a Saturday that ended up being the hottest day! We decided to take the bus up the mountain and it was miserable on the bus with all the kids! Even poor Grandpa was getting sick on the bus and of course I was sick! This nice lady that could not speak English helped me out my fanning Taylor so he would calm down to fall asleep! Except for the whole bus thing it was a great day! It was fun to spend time with Nate for a few days before he had to return back to San Diego! Thank goodness Nate's parents were there to help!

2008-10-01T19:06:00.000-07:00

So in love!

This is Nathan's sister Cami and her husband Chandler! They got married in June in the Salt lake Temple! We are so happy for them! What a cute couple they make!

2008-10-01T19:02:00.000-07:00

Nathan's brother Brent and his wife Lindsay welcomed a baby boy in July! His name is Jason and what a cutie! We are so happy to have him in the family!!

2008-10-01T18:57:00.000-07:00

Brigham was born at 9:16 PM on July 23, 2008.He came into this world weighing 7 lbs. 11 oz.and measuring 19.5 inches. He screamed almost all of the first night, but now is a content little guy. This is my sister Serene first baby! He is so cute!

2008-10-01T17:17:00.000-07:00

Leah Kaye Sardakowski is the first born to Nathanael(My yougest brother) and Jessica. She weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. and 19 1/2 inches long.

2008-10-01T17:15:00.000-07:00

This is my twin sister Rachel's daughter Ava! She is so cute! I love it that she has red hair!

2008-10-01T12:24:00.000-07:00

This is Taylor on top of his brother Elijah! Taylor at 8 months and Elijah at 2 1/2 years old!

2008-09-29T23:20:00.000-07:00

2008-09-28T18:31:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile! But what can I say I have been one busy mom! Abby and Gwyn are in school and Elijah is also in school but he has classes all over the place! I feel like I live in my car having to run around everywhere. I just feel bad for Taylor! Good thing he has been good for me! Nate has been home for a few weeks and it has been great having him back!Finally I can stop having to mow the lawn and take the trash out! I am so grateful for a great husband who is so good to me and the kids! Things have been going great for Elijah! He has been talking for about 5 weeks! I love it! He high five classes are working great for him! His teacher and speech therapist are in love with him 1They tell me ever day how much fun his is and how great it is to work with a kid that has Autism who is doing so well so fast! I hope it keeps going in that direction! Abby and Gwyn are enjoying being in the same class again this year. It's nice that the class is smaller so they get more time with the teachers! I just hope the teachers don't get mad that Gwyn keeps stealing books from class! I keep telling her that this is not OK, but she still brings home a few each week and I keep sending them back! Cute girl! I sure do love her! I had my sister Cassie and her family up here last weekend for a few days and we ended up going to this museum for subs that is way cool! When we went inside there was this painting on the wall that was a mermaid that was a guy and Gwyn said look dad it's a Jesus mermaid! Nate was like yes I guess it does look like Jesus! How cute!

2008-08-04T17:33:00.000-07:00

It's my first day without Nate and so far it's just fine! I know by the end of the week it will start to get hard and I will miss him like crazy! The kids are already missing him! They keeping asking when daddy is coming home from work! How sad! I know that I will have to have lots of patients with the kids to be able to make it without Nate for the next 2 months!

2008-08-03T20:31:00.000-07:00

Elijah is growing up so fast! He decided that the dryer was a great place to hide! It scared me when I was not able to find him for about 30 min. Finally I heard something form the Laundry room and there he was giggling! Nathan and I have been taking Elijah to speech therapy the last 8 months and we noticed that it was not doing much to help him so we decided to have him evaluated to see if something else was going on. He first meet with this great Doctor who helps kids that are Elijah age and see if anything might be going on and he decided that we should see a child sociologist. The child sociologist did a test on Elijah for about 2 hours and told me that he has a minor case of Autism. Scary I know, but this Doctor gave me some hope! He told be that if Nathan and I get him the help he needs he will be just fine by the time he is 5 or 6 years old! He said the best thing to do is get early intervention with children that have Autism because it gives them a better chance of helping them!

2008-08-03T20:16:00.000-07:00

It was Abby and Gwyn's birthday in April, but I wanted you to see how cute the cupcakes are that I made for them! I worked on those almost all day! Nate and I decorated the entire great room with balloons and streamers and princess stuff! When the girls woke up they were so excited! I can't believe that they are 4! It was just yesterday that they were born so small and cute!

2008-08-03T20:05:00.000-07:00

This waterfall was amazing!The name of this waterfall is Marymere. It is close to Forks which most people have heard of because of the book Twilight! What a beautiful place! The kids loved it!

The Lawn!

2008-07-14T08:02:00.000-07:00

Nathan has been working so hard the past few months getting the sprinkler system in and it looks great and works great to! Today we are having 60 yards of top soil delivered, that should tell you how much lawn we are putting in! It's Huge! I have never seen him so excited about a project before! I am just excited to be able to have the kids play outside without getting so muddy!

Here I go!

2008-07-13T21:10:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that I am finally doing this! It's not like I have the time to really do this but I keep thinking how nice it will be for my friends and family to see what is going on in are busy life!
I just found out that I am allergic to penicillin on Monday! It was not fun! I broke out in hives and swelled up like a balloon. The doctor tried everything to help me and nothing was working! Finally he put me on steroids and it worked!