Aunt Meg's Birthday

We had Aunt Meg and family over to celebrate her birthday with dinner and pink jello cake. The kids had a great time playing, singing happy birthday and blowing out candles.

Peterson Family Christmas

After driving back to town and spending some time with Rick, Mer and I headed over to Aunt Meg's house to have our final Christmas with family.

Meredith was very excited about her new Bitty Baby from Grandma Sue. She quickly unboxed it and started mothering it in her best motherly voice.

Royals Game

I won some tickets through work to go to the Royal's game with Mer, Meg and Brady. We had great seats and great weather for a fun night out.

We spent some time in the Little K area letting the kids play. Mer chose to ride the carousel.

They both chose to play a round of mini golf together.

Then Brady chose to take a swing and run the bases.

After playing in the water fountains, we headed back to our seats to watch more of the game. Mer was a great cheerleader for the players. She would ask me each batters name then cheer for them.

Mer also turned the camera on me and took a quick pick of me and Meg.

Meredith is Four

Meredith decided to have a mermaid theme birthday party with all of her family and few friends. She had a great time celebrating her special day and playing with all of her new toys.

Meredith always enjoys the birthday song and blowing out candles.

The kids enjoy the lunch at the kid's table.

Meredith received many thoughtful presents from her friends and family. She was quite the princess opening each gift and playing with all of her new things.

Meredith wasted no time putting on her new Barbie Princess dress and playing with her new music box.

It was a beautiful day and we were able to spend most of the day outside enjoying some of Meredith's new toys including a new bike and bubbles.

Three Little Monkeys...

Meg and Brady joined Mer and I on our New Years trek to Oklahoma to visit Daddy. After getting ready for bed, the kids and Aunt Meg decided to test out the hotel bed with some group jumping. We had a lot of fun on the trip and enjoyed a great visit with Daddy.

Peterson Christmas 2009

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Pumpkin Patch

We made our annual trip to the Pumpkin Patch today with Brad, Meg and Brady. It was a little windy and chilly, but still a nice morning to play outside.

Uncle Brad showed the kids how to launch a mini pumpkin in the pumpkin sling shot.

The kids spent a lot of time demonstrating their climbing skills on the playground equipment.

They they chased each other through the hay bale maze. Mer liked this tunnel inside the maze.

Then it was time to get on the hayrack to ride out to the pumpkin patch and pick out our pumpkins.

Before we left, we stopped to measure the kids on the growth chart. We'll see how they have grown by next fall.

Mommy's Big Run

After six months of training, today was race day. Meg, Ian, Steph and I headed downtown early this morning to run a half marathon at the KC Marathon. Everyone finished the race and in a time that they were happy with. Meredith hung out with Uncle Brad, Brady and Jesse while Mommy was running. I got to see her along the race course about half way through and then she met me at the finish line.

Meredith was my training partner throughout the preparation for the race. She would get up with me nearly every Saturday morning to head out for our weekly long training run, along with shorter runs throughout the week. She endured up to ten mile runs in the jogging stroller along with her portable DVD player and she NEVER complained. I couldn't have asked for a better partner. She seemed just as excited as me about running and finishing the race today.

We also enjoyed a lot of time with the cousins this weekend. We had everyone over Friday night for a traditional pre-race spaghetti dinner. Then had everyone over Saturday night for a celebratory feast. Meredith had so much fun playing with Brady and Max. Here they are enjoying bath time together.

T-Bones Game

Mer and I went out for a T-Bones game with Meg & Brady and Amy, Ian and Max. Amy was less than a week away from having the baby at the time, but she was a real trooper. Mer had a great time watching the game, playing at the playground, jumping in the moonwalk and eating popcorn.

My Birthday

Meredith LOVES birthdays and mine was no exception. We invited all of our local family to celebrate the occasion. I had so much fun and felt overwhelmed by the blessings in my life. Thanks to everyone for helping me celebrate another year of life.