Beings and Doings of Us

Catching Up

2009-10-22T21:59:00.000-07:00

The continuing saga of us....

2009-03-02T21:27:00.000-08:00

The last couple months have been busy. We have had a few birthdays. Evie turned 2 on the 28th of Jan. I can't believe she is two already. We had a good time on her birthday and it was full of a lot of new things in our house with the baby-dolls, girly things and a bunch of pinkness. She loved it and loves to take care of her babies. She is talking more and more all the time and becoming quite independent. Ashton turned the big 1 on the 21st of Feb. we had fun celebrating and again we can't believe the year has passed so quickly. He is really growing quickly and is only a few pounds away from Evie, he is a little mischief maker but he is fun to have around. He is starting to walk and is getting braver and braver all the time. Mason's birthday comes along next on the 26th of Feb which happened to be the Blue and Gold banquet for scouts. He was really excited about it. We are so proud of him because he set some goals to get some advancements and awards and he worked hard to get them. He had a great birthday and had fun inviting some friends over for a late night pizza movie party. Garrett is patiently (and anxiously) awaiting his birthday later this month. He has been a great help with all the other preparations and even made himself a little chain to countdown the days until his birthday. Over all we are all doing wonderful and enjoying life, the rain and hoping for warmer days to come quickly.

Mom and her babies.
Mason getting his awards.

Evie and her babies.

Ashton playing dress up.(he was not too happy about it either)

Ashton enjoying some cream of wheat.

Evie's new dress up dress Andrea made for her for her b-day.

Ashton "enjoying" his birthday cake.

Mason's Pinewood Derby

2009-01-26T21:03:00.000-08:00

We had Mason's pinewood derby the other day. We all had a great time and the boys enjoyed watching all the races and eating popcorn. Mason had a great time making his car and racing it. He did pretty well and we are so proud of him.

Here is a picture of Mason and his car.

Catching Up.......finally

2009-01-20T20:11:00.000-08:00

I know it has been a really long time since an update I thought that I would toss on a bunch of pictures that kind of reflect the last few months(since a picture is worth a thousand words after all). The last few months were filled with pumpkin patches, Halloween, holidays, a wedding, a trip to Utah, a black eye, snow storms, sledding and such. So I hope you enjoy the pictures and I will be better at updates in the future.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREA!!!!

2008-11-05T20:09:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Mommy I Love You.-Mason

I Love You Mommy.-Garrett

Happy Birthday Sweetie, I hope that you have a great one.

Love,

Ben

Hawaii

2008-10-02T22:11:00.000-07:00

These are a few of the pictures from Ben and Andrea's "business" trip to Hawaii in July. We had a great time while we were there and met a lot of great people at the conferences that we attended.

Ben and Andrea at a Luau (spelling?)

Hawaii Temple

Ben surrounded by bamboo trees.

Andrea on our dinner cruise.

View from our room.

Bits of Randomness

2008-09-16T21:21:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a while so here are some updated pics. Ashton has been army crawling everywhere and loves to get into things and places that make you wonder how he got there. He would rather play and be mobile than take the time to eat or sleep. He is sleeping through the night which is a great blessing for Mom and Dad. Evie is still Evie, she loves to climb and play and is learning new words all the time. One of those new words is NO and that is giving Mom and Dad challenges. Ashton and Evie are both nonstop. Garrett has lost 3 teeth since last writing and was excited to have the tooth fairy come. When they would get loose he would play with them until they were loose enough to just pull out. Mason is still loving to create things with the millions of legos at his disposal. Mason and Garrett both love to read and learn new things. They like to experiment with all sorts of things that there imaginations can come up with. Mom and Dad are still trying to tap into the store of energy that the 4 kids seem to tap into everyday that always keeps them going nonstop. Unfortunately they have not been able to do that yet.

One of Masons creations. It is a rocket launcher glasses that shoots were you look.

Getting into one of those places.

Just happy to be here

2 of Garretts missing teeth

Dad and Evie

Dad playing around with the camera and the babies

Evie and Ashton wrestling

Dad had a smoky birthday!

Mom and Ashton

His first missing tooth

email

2008-08-06T12:57:00.000-07:00

We are trying to get our email list up to date. If you have received something from us lately don't worry, if not please let Andrea (anjflag (at) gmail (dot) com) or Ben (sngltrkmnd (at) gmail (dot) com) know. Thanks

AHHHHH! we've been BLOGGERIZED!

2008-08-02T20:46:00.000-07:00

Well, there they were minding their own business, then WHAM! it happened. They should have seen it coming. They should have known that sooner or later, the Blog would get them. They should have known that the Blog never rests and is always lurking, ready to grab the next unsuspecting victim.

The unfortunate victims in this case of the Blog are as follows:

Alias: Ashton Age: 5 months

He is growing like a little weed and keeps his parents hopping with his unpredictable personality and sleeping habits. He now has his bottom 2 teeth and loves to smile and show them off.

Alias: Evie Age: 18 months

Evie is quite the little firecracker. She never holds still and always needs to be going going going! Her new favorite thing to do is climb. She climbs on chairs, couches, toys and anything else that she thinks might be fun. She has a strong personality and has the boys wrapped around her finger already! She is a lot of fun and is learning and trying new words everyday.

Alias: Garrett Age: 6

Garrett is getting excited to lose his first tooth and to start 1st grade. He is fun to have around the house and have his jokes and laughter. He is a great help with the little ones and is always quick and willing to do what is needed. He loves to wrestle with Dad and always eager to play.

Alias: Mason Age: 8

Mason is the creative mind of this family. He loves to create whether it is building some new creation with the millions of legos around the house or just drawing on paper. He loves to play outside, explore and catch bugs. Mason is a big help with the little ones and is fun to have around the house. Mason will be starting 3rd grade this year and is very excited.

Alias: Mom Age: unknown

The Mom keeps plenty busy keeping up with the little ones. In her spare time she loves to write, read good books and spend time with the Dad. She enjoys wrestling with the boys and playing games.

Alias: Dad Age: you don't really want to know

The Dad is also busy helping with the two little ones and playing with the olders. He enjoys a good book, spending time with the Mom and cooking. He is keeping busy with getting the new business going and doing other odd jobs.

And thats the Peterson's in a nutshell.

Stay tuned for more information to follow.

Thanks

The Management