I'm Obsessed {Random}

Baby has been moving so much lately, it's even active at certain times, like about 9:30am, 2pm, and 8:30pm, those are the ones I notice the most.  So when I'm home, I just sit and watch my belly.  It makes me smile to see it move.  I love it!  I'm so so so excited to have it out and watch it move for real.  One of my patients said the other day that she missed not being able to feel it move, and I hadn't really thought of that.  Pretty sure that's about all I'll miss of being pregnant.  But I love watching my belly, LOVE IT!

As far as other things we've been doing.  I bought this little toy.

I have no clue how to use it yet, so I've been reading the manual and am going to start classes.  I've always had interest in photography, so I'm glad to start dabbling in this.  Rob's been super supportive and encouraging so hopefully I'll start getting some better pictures up.  

On a different note, every year for their birthdays we give our nieces and nephews a free night at our house where we have a big sleepover.  Last Friday we had Keaton and Gracie over for a night of fun. {Keaton said he was going to save all his up til he was like 76, but we told them they should probably cash them in before the baby comes.} 

We watched Igor and Bridge to Terabithia.  Saturday we went over to my mom's so Keaton could wrestle with Tyson, not sure why, but Keaton really likes to wrestle with Tyson.

Other than that we've been working, trying to get ready for baby and Rob's been coaching the YM basketball team {what an adventure, no one listens to him!} Hope everything is going great for everyone.  

It moved

Today in church the kid was pretty active, so as we were sitting there I told Rob and he watched my belly and it kicked!  It was the first time I've seen my belly move, Rob was excited to see it too.  At least it doesn't hurt yet.  

Finally some Christmas

While Rob's not here, I thought I'd FINALLY post our Christmas pictures.  We had a fantastic holiday season and love love LOVE that we get to spend it with family.  This year was the first year that Rob hasn't been playing a brown santa for UPS and we didn't miss it a bit {at least I didn't, Rob kind of missed people being really happy when he rang the doorbell}.  

As my computer lines my pictures up backwards, I'm starting for after Christmas and will work my way back.  {There's to many pictures to change them all around}.

Starting with New Year's Eve:

Rob and his brother Will took the kids out tubing on the 4-wheelers and we picked up my cousin's kids so that they could get some stuff done before her husband left the next day.  They kids had fun and so did Rob.

Will, Madalyn and Jayden

Jayden

Sydney, Chloe, and Madalyn

Gracie, Rob and Keaton 

The day before New Year's eve, I went to my Grandma's so she could help me make a little baby blanket.  We're not finding out the sex, so I found some cute monkey fabric that could go either way.  My Grandma is so awesome to help with these things!  Seriously I'm so grateful for her!

Now to Christmas, the last 2 years for Christmas Eve my brother has been on a mission and they call home on Christmas Eve, so we've been at my parents.  But this year, Tyson was home, so we were at the Riley's.  Rob's family has a tradition of doing a Christmas Eve hike to the canal by their house. {From what I've heard, Rob's dad saw a Hallmark commercial where a dad and a boy were hiking through the snow with old kerosine lanterns and that's all it took for him to want to do it :) Now it's a tradition}  This was my first time going.  It's about 2 miles to and from and we do it a lot on Sundays in the summer, but this was a first time in the snow for me. It actually was quite enjoyable until the last quarter when I really had to relieve my pregnancy bladder.  We just bundled up really well and went with tons of lanterns. It was a fun tradition that honestly I'd be glad to do again.

I got to ride a little of the way in the sled holding Korver

Rob and I {So I really don't want to buy a new winter coat, I'm hoping this one will hold out}

Keaton and Korver

We also had the opportunity to do a secret Santa and had a good time doing that.  She's going to kill me, but Tiff came and helped us run to deliver the gifts, this is her stretching. {Such a nerd!  Love ya Tiffers}

This year for the Petersen Christmas party almost everyone was home!  It as so fantastic!  We just missed my Uncle Ned and Aunt Gina and Tagg and Katie.  For the party Brooks and Amber were gone too, stinky work!  But other than that, we had all the cousins.  13 out of 16 isn't to bad right?

All the Petersen cousins

On the 19th we headed down to Redmond to visit Rob's grandma and had a good time there.  Helen loves to do a fish pond for all the grandkids so we can get prizes and such.  It was the first time I did this too.  We had a great time.

Helen opening our present to her.  We told her to wait until Christmas and she said she'd just wait until we all left and would open all the ones we left anyways so we might as well just stay and watch her open them. 

Gracie fishing

Rob and Gracie playing some foosball.

Fishing

Keaton and Syd and some of their prizes from the pond.  

There you have it, our Christmas in a nutshell.  Rob and I had 2 weeks off, so we ran quite a few errands and just enjoyed each other.  We helped work on a house Rob's family was fixing up, went to IKEA {LOVED IT} and bought a few things for the little tyke {stroller and crib}.  Hopefully everyone else had a good holiday.  We definitely did.

A must read!

Oh my fellow Twilight enthusiasts, this is a definite must read.  I must say, it describes the way I feel about the series, enjoyable, yet there is something more I couldn't quite put my finger on until stumbling across this screenplay, just click here.

P.S. I know I haven't posted Christmas, I just haven't gotten around to loading them onto my computer.  But the best news is Rob took me to IKEA for the first time yesterday, Love, sweet love!

Photoshop Elements CS 6

Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! We had an awesome one and pictures will be sure to follow soon.  However, Rob surprised me with Photoshop Elements CS6, which I'm not quite sure what that means and I have no clue how to work with it!  I've been trying to look online for tutorials, but some things don't quite make sense w/ my version {or so I assume}.  So my question is, are things really that different from version to version, and if so, where can I find a tutorial that goes w/ mine?  Seriously, I feel like my mother w/ all this technology I have no clue how to run. 

Thanksgiving and the Christmas Tree Hunt

So we've been doing great, just staying super super busy!  I thought I better post some pictures so that people know we're still alive.  This Thanksgiving it was our turn to go to my family's celebration.  We went to my Aunt Sue's to join the crowd.  It was fantastic, but I think Rob and I are off in relation to when all my cousin's come, it was a small group of us compared to years past.  None the less, I'm so grateful for my family and all the happy memories I have with my amazing family!

Ted, Tagg, Tuck and Amanda enjoying the feast.

Mattias, Ceci and Emma
Rob, Tyson and Uncle Eldon
Then of course we had the Christmas tree hunt.  Tyson came this year.  All the kids went, minus Korver and Riley, so us girls had an easy time at the house just getting soup ready and watching Serendipity!  I love that show!  Rob came back with a winner of a tree.  I seriously love it!  I'm grateful for Rob's family and all the fun traditions that they have.  Even though they make me laugh at times!  I love that they do so much as a family!

Gracie{covered by the scarf}, Syd and Korver before they headed out.

Tyson and Rob

Jim and all the Grandkids
Matt and Tyson hauling out a tree
Our tree
Tytan

Here I am decorating.

The finished product

Question

So I'm sure I'm a dork, but can someone give me some help on making a blog private?  I'm trying to figure it out.  I'm sure it's in settings, but any help on this would be great.  And Katie Baxter, if you read this and are allowing people to read your blog, I want permission...if it's ok.  Thanks!

Happy Halloween '08

So we've been getting in the fall spirit this year and I thought I'd let you in on what we've been up to. We carved pumpkins with my family for FHE on Monday night.  Tyson tried to balance our pumpkin on his head, it didn't stay on long-notice his arms moving to catch it.

My mom and Big Ted
Last week for Young Women my Mia Maids did cake decorating.  This is the one I decorated for Rob, it's HeMan.  Rob liked it.
And this is our office today {Halloween} We did a super hero theme.  Tyann displayed her Jack-o-lantern belly, I wore my Increadibles outfit from last year because I didn't get to dress up with these guys last year.  So luckily it stretched a bit {a lot} because my belly is definitely growing! Curtis is Mr. Increadible and Tammy was SuperGranny, saggy ya-ya's and all!
Hope you all had a Happy Halloween!

Biggest Loser Drama

So I love biggest loser!  I watch it like every week.  But SERIOUSLY!!!! Heba, Vicky and Brady drive me NUTS!  I mean seriously!  Vicky is only on there for the money.  She doesn't even care to see a video of her kids, that's not enough of a reward for her to make it even through the arch at the challenge.  Come on!  Anyhow, it's not over yet, so I don't know who gets kicked off, but I feel bad for Amy P, poor girl is going home I'm sure, we'll see.  Anyhow I just had to vent...

Welcome Home Elder Petersen!!!!

My little/only brother came home from his mission last Wednesday!  We were so excited to see him!  I was shocked when I saw him walk down the stairs and I just started crying because he was actually there!  

Tuesday night Mackenzie and I made a big "Welcome Home Elder Petersen" sign to hang on the garage.

We had been keeping the nudger a secret from Tyson until he came home, s0 this is how we told him.  He was surprised!  I had to have him read it twice because he didn't get it the first time.
This is when he finally got it {sorry it's blurry}
The four of us together again.
We're so glad he's home!  I've had this week off and have been able to help him run a few errands and get settled in.  It's good to have him home and giggle at the silly things he does.  I'm so proud of him and his hard work to serve our Lord.  

The Great Debates!

Have you been watching them?  I have a little bit.  I like Palin.  I think she makes some very good points and has some good ideas.  I think she would add a lot for McCain.

I also kind of like Obama.  I think he's new and fresh. I guess we'll just have to see.  I also need to do a lot of reading because I haven't really paid much attention to all of their ideas.  I really feel like I need to make an educated decision this year though {as if I didn't every other year} so I'll be doing my homework!

However, The biggest debate in our house is if we're having a girl or a boy in April...

Surprise!  So this is the reason for my lack of blogging...I just haven't wanted to do anything...but I'm feeling better, most of the time :)

Twilight Update

So in case you've been wondering if I finished the Twilight series, I did, like 2 weeks ago.  I was just glad to be done.  I enjoyed the books, but by the time I got the Breaking Dawn, I just wanted to finish so that I could have my life back again. :) They were good, didn't like the 4th one as much...to much crazy stuff going on.  But I can now say that I'm a twilight reader!

Also, right now I'm watching Oprah, and it's on this family that is hooked on heroine (sp?).  Let me just say, how ridiculously sad!!!!  It's disgusting how that this happens to people.  I'm seriously just disgusted.  Did anyone see this episode?

I love my days off!

Today was my day off, and can I just say how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE my days off.  I love that I have Mondays off.  Most people have to go back to work, but not me.  I get all my errands run while the stores are fairly vacant.  I love grocery shopping on Monday mornings, not many people are at the store, and it seems like stuff is fresh on Monday mornings.  I like being able to have an extra day of the weekend too, it just lets me get prepared for the upcoming week. 

Also, for the picture, my brother, Elder Tyson Petersen will be home in 3 weeks!  Holy cow I'm so excited!  He sent this picture home today, he got a little into the Independence Day celebration in Mexico on the 15th.  So excited!

I caved...

So I tried to read this book a few months ago, but I just couldn't get into it.  Well, last week an orthodontist that we refer to invited us to a private screening in Nov, so I figured I better read it before then.  {I hate going to movies made after a book and I haven't read it.}  So I did. Friday night Rob was coaching at the football game, so I figured I'd go watch him, but I stopped and picked the book up before because I'd be sitting alone, and I just read the whole time. I know, I go to the football game and read {Nerd Alert!}.  Anyhow, I finished the book last night.  I must admit, I liked it.  I don't believe I LOVE it yet, it's quite interesting.  So tonight I start New Moon.  Carin I hope you're happy!  You've been wanting me to read these for awhile.  

It's almost FALL!

I'm so excited!  Fall is my favorite season and I'm so glad that it's just around the corner.  School started for Rob today, which means that to me, it's officially Fall.  I love crisp mornings when you get to go to a football game.  Or the bright fall colors that are everywhere.  I love pumpkins and all the fun things you can do with them!  I love the food, I love the clothes and that you get to start wearing sweaters and bundling up a bit.  I love apple cider and doughnuts.  I love Halloween and Thanksgiving.  I love that you can enjoy the outdoors.  I love that Rob's family has a big pumpkin patch and that they press fresh apple juice!  I love that we do so much with our family, and this year, I love that my brother comes home from his mission on October 8th!  I love Fall!

I found time

So I found enough time to post some pics, enjoy!

Rob, Will and Walker at Lava

Tytan and Gracie at Lava, these two love each other so much!

I went to Jackson Hole with my parents for a little trip to see my Grandparents.  On our way to Yellowstone we stopped for some breakfast.

Old Faithful

My Mom, Me, Grandma at some of the falls

My dad and I at the park

This is Keaton at my birthday party.  This kid cracks me up!

Keaton took this of my dad.  He said "Ted..smile at the camera...smile Ted" We were laughing so hard!

My cake

My cute grandparents

This is before Keaton told him to smile.

Syd, Gracie, Rob, Will and Walker

Carin was in town so we all went to dinner at Cheesecake Factory!  Yum!

Another one by Keaton with Tiff

Rob at the Freshman/Sophmore Purple and White game!  He loves coaching!

Rob and his UPS truck-he's still driving a couple Saturdays.

There you go.