Wanted!

Last night our ward had a chili cook off and it was a western theme. My friend Sarah put together a little photo booth and took pictures of everyone. I think the pictures turned out cute, so I thought I'd share.

Ella and her friend Evie 

Las Vegas

In January we headed to Las Vegas for my sister-in-law's wedding. We had a lot of fun and overall it was a great trip!

Levi and his cousin Max

 One night Grandpa Peterson started a fire in the fire pit and let the kids cook hot dogs and marshmallows over the fire. I don't often miss Vegas, but I have to admit it was nice to be able to go outside without having to bundle everyone up.

 The night before the wedding we spent the afternoon/night setting up for the reception. It took a long time but it turned out so beautiful!

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The happy couple right before heading to the temple.

What can I say? We are pretty awesome :)

I wanted to get a picture with all of the Ben Peterson great grandchildren but Landon and Clayton had already left to go home, and Sammy was sleeping. 6 out of 9 isn't bad though.

 One of the highlights of our trip for me was getting to spend some time with all of my brothers (minus Brent). They are so much fun to be around and really some of the best people I know. They have all grown up so much and I am just so impressed with the people they are becoming. I am really lucky to have such great role models for my kids.

Love this!

7 years of Landon

Today my Landon turns 7 years old. As a parent I think that this past year has been one of my favorites so far. It has been amazing to watch Landon change this year, he has become this incredibly smart, kind, opinionated, helpful, and handsome little person, and the little kid he used to be seems to be slowly slipping away. Landon is such a great kid and I am so happy that he came into our lives 7 years ago. He is the BEST big brother, he plays so well with his sisters even though they have different interest. In fact the other day I heard him say "Come on Tori and Ella let's play super hero dollhouse!" He is so sweet with Levi too, often when Levi gets into something he isn't supposed to or does something wrong, instead of getting mad Landon will say "It is OK he is just a baby and he doesn't know the difference between right and wrong." He is a great son. He is so helpful, and while I know it bothers him sometimes that he has more responsibilities then his sisters when it comes to house work, he is usually happy to help.
One of the neatest changes I have noticed in Landon over the past year is that he is really starting to gain a testimony of the gospel. He loves reading the scriptures and he is full of questions  about the gospel. He has also become quite the little missionary,  it seems like at least once a week he comes home from school with stories about things he has told his teacher or kids in his class about the church. I love watching him grow not only physically and mentally, but also spiritually.

Happy Birthday Landon, We love you so  much!!! 

Newborn

6 months

1 year old

2 years old

3 years old

4 years old

5 years old

6 years old

7 years old 

Owl Hat

Remember these owl hat pictures from last year? Well I found the owl hat again recently and decided to take some pictures. It makes me so sad that my baby is growing up way too fast, but I am glad I was able to get one more year of owl hat pictures.

Christmas

Our Christmas was wonderful this year!

Christmas Eve jammies!

Every year I make the kids dress up in their Sunday best before they can open presents...just kidding, but we did make them wait until after church to open their presents.

Here are some of the homemade gifts I made this year:

This one was a team effort, Santa had a few helpers to put this one together, but it turned out beautifully.

I made these for some of the staff at Landon's school. The saying is the school mission statement.