Hospital Visits...

Well Matthew, I don't think you're going to be hurting for lack of love from your family. They all think you're pretty great. Mommy's side of the family came up to see you the day you were born and everybody got a chance to hold you...

Introducing Matthew V. Peterson...

Happy Birthday to Matthew Valno Peterson! Matthew was born on June 8th at 8:16 am at Mckay Dee Hospital in Ogden, UT. He came in at 20 inches and 7 lbs and 11 oz. Everything went really well with the surgery and Amber is making a really speedy recovery. We are so excited that he is finally here, 9 months is a long time to make everybody wait....

After his hair dried, I couldn't help but notice how red it looked. I thought for sure, he was going to be our first ginger headed child, but then over the ensuing week and a half, it's gotten darker, although you can still see red highlights in it...

He didn't enjoy his first sponge bath very much....

But then he settled down once he got warm under the heat lamp...

We were really blessed with a great surgery with no complications tp either Amber or the baby. Amber was able to see him within 15 minutes after the surgery, as opposed to our experience with Sienna, who had trouble breathing when she came out and it took nearly four hours before Amber could hold her...

I really like this picture of him...

7th Anniversary....

Wow! Seven years already! How does the old saying go: "Time flies when you're having fun..." That certainly seems to be the case with my marriage to Amber. We stayed at a fun Bed and Breakfast called The Johnson Mill in Midway, UT (Heber Valley). I am glad that we were able to spend some time together and that Amber was able to relax a little bit as we enter the home stretch of her pregnancy. Only two more weeks to go!

Amber, I can't wait to see how great the next 7 years are going to be. How in the world did I luck out with such a fun & hot wife!?!

"Trampoline Hair"

Spending some quality time with Daddy on a Trampoline: One Afternoon.

The amount of energy it took for Daddy to continually bounce Rusty and Sienna on the trampoline at their begging requests: Alot. (I am SO out of shape!)

The static electricity's affect on Sienna's hair making Mommy laugh alot: Priceless.

Mission Call in the Peterson Family...

Well, it's official. Mom and Dad (Grandma and Grandpa to the little ones...) Peterson are going on a mission. On April 14th they received their call to The Columbia Bogota North Mission as CES missionairies. They are SO excited. We are really excited for them. I admire how they are studying very diligently, every day, their Spanish. Mom's accent and understanding have really come along way. As they said in my mission...Que Tenga Exito, Misioneros! They will enter the MTC on August 9th.

More Bowling for Birthdays Pictures....

Bowling for Birthdays....

March 4th was Amber's 27th Birthday. March 7th was Sienna's 2nd Birthday. We celebrated by inviting both sides of the family to Boondock's for Bowling! It's a new family fun center with gigantic screens. We watched NCAA basketball and music videos while we bowled. All of the kids (and adults) had a sensory overload, but it was a good time for everyone...

Ya gotta love ramps and bumpers for kids...