I am not so good at taking pictures..

so these are the festivites I have them for!!

(Thanks Kayli & Jena for the friend photos)

We enjoyed the traditional Progressive Dinner,

Skating with the Judd family, Bowling with the

Costley's, Bingo at Grandma Jackie's, and

the Peterson Party.

Friend Christmas Party

Karah, Kayli, Ashlee, Jenna, Me, Jena, Sunny

I have the sweetest friends & feel so blessed to have

all of them in my life!

We always have a great time when we get together!

Grady, Quinn, Belle, Tripp, Stone,

Krew, Blakely, Lily, & Redd

The kids did a gift exchange this year & Redd

got an awesome Toy Story Game...

he was super excited because he

LOVES "Two Story"

The kids had a blast! Coloring & playing with

all of Lily's toys!These little boys even loved the

dress up clothes.

Christmas Eve

Jax had Redd's name for Christmas this

year & got him some "Buzz & Woody"

dress up clothes!

(thanks to Tami.. that is one more thing

I get to fight with Redd about wearing everyday)

“Buzz” waiting to open his prize

from Granny and Grandpa

Every year my parents give the kids a gift with their name on it. This year they all got headlamps for when we go camping. As soon as they got them, the kids wanted to put them on and go downstairs to run around it the dark! All the kids in their new Christmas Jammies! (This picture is super blurry but it’s the only one I had.)

Christmas Morning

This year Grandma Bonnie & Grandpa Jon came over to watch Redd open his presents from Santa. It was so fun to have more people to share his excitement with! Redd got a scooter & although I didn't get a picture of it, his favorite thing was... his very own Kitchen! (That was what he had been asking Santa for & Santa didn't disappoint!) Grandma Bonnie & Grandpa Jon got him this awesome Utah Uniform... it came with a helmet, pads, pants, and a jersey with his name on it!!

Just in case you didn't know... we LOVE going to

Utah games! It is such a fun thing to do with

the Peterson family!

Redd loved football this year &

would tell us about his favorite players...

Shaky Smithson -- "Shaky's Missin"

Brian Blechen -- "Brian Blacken"

Jordan Wynn

Matt Asiata -- "Ata"

Eddie Wide --"E-wide" (said super fast)

He even knew the numbers for all of these guys

and he learned the "Shaky Dance"

which involves jumping around and slapping his butt!

Not quite what Shaky does... but whatever works! It rained most of the time during this game... but Redd was a little trooper & cheered like usual! Watching one of the games at Grandma Jackie's. Redd was super obsessed with his jersey this year. He wanted to wear it all day every day! We had to tell him he could only wear it on "Game Day" or he would never take the darn thing off! Who would have thought our little boy would be so obsessed with clothes!?!

Judd and I had our 5th anniversary this year & we celebrated it in NEW YORK a few months later! This was one of the most incredible trips ever!Judd standing in front of Grand Central Station.

*This was the worst part of the trip. We had set up a driver service to pick us up and take us to our hotel... let's just say that was a waste of money!

When we finally arrived at our hotel, we were given aroom with a broken air conditioner, water all over the floor & a giant fan drying the carpet. After a quick dinner.. and a much calmer pregnant girl, we went back to the hotel & got a new room & the rest of the trip was fantastic!

We were told the best way to see Mannhattan in a hurry is to take a bus tour. One of the first things we saw was the LDS Temple. It was so neat to see all these skyscrappers & then suddenly Angel Moroni. Going to the temple was the only thing on our list that we didn't get a chance to do. The first day it rained a little.. but not bad enough that we couldn't ride on top of the bus. Times Square The ball that drops on New Years (We were both surprised at how small it really is.) This is a wall of tiles made by school children after 9-11. Our tour guide for this part of the trip stopped the bus and told us about his experience the day of the terrorist attack.It was so interesting to listen to someone who experienced the terror of that day first hand.

This Fire Fighter uniform is in a church just down the street from where the twin towers stood.

There was such a strong spirit in that church and so many reminders of the love and unity that

came about after the attacks. Brooklyn Bridge

Judd and I got to sit on the front row and had a blast! We even got our 2 seconds of camera time during the broadcast.

After Jimmy Fallon, we walked down to see if we could buy tickets to Chicago for the next night. When we walked in, they had started seating for the show that night & we got an incredible deal on 3rd row seats!I had huge expectations for a Broadway play &I was a little disappointed in the show... but the fact that we were up close and personal withthe actors made it a great experience.

The next day was rainy! This is the view of Manhattan from the back of the Staten Island Ferry. I love the dark clouds over the city. Lady Liberty

We took Redd to Boondocks on our way down to a Utes game. He had so much fun playing Rollerball. He was fascinated with the ball return...

he would watch the ball come back and

when it popped out, he was so excited.

Yes!! Racing with Daddy! I think they did better than me and a two year old wasn't steering my car. Merry-Go-Round I think this is the 1st family photo we have taken at a game. Usually I'm not in the picture.

For the first time since I've been

part of the Peterson family,

we went on a vacation that didn't

involve a sporting event!

We started out in Island Park, then ventured

into Yellowstone, went rafting down

the Snake River and spent some time

in Jackson Hole.

Kirt and Kady came a few days early

so Redd got to spend some time with his

California Cousins!

Owen, Tessa, Jon, and Redd

Kady's darling friend Brooke White did a benefit concert the night before we left. On our way we stopped for lunch and Redd got a sandwich that was almost as big as he is! Redd and Tess driving the shopping cart. Island Park We spent one of the days fishing. Unfortunately the fish weren't biting, but the guys had a great time anyway.