Wet n' Wild

Jeffs aunt Lisa has the coolest tradition. Every summer she throws Wet n' Wild days. On Wed. we went to her home for the first one this summer. She started this 8 years ago and has held over 26 of them. We eat lunch, swim, and have fun with the cousins. We're so excited to have Jill participate now. Wed.'s theme was "Happy Birthday". Jill won the cake walk/swim so she got to pick the first cupcake. The group picture is the cousins that got to come this week. On the swing Jill was joined by sweet cousin Chole. The theme for next time is "itsy bitsy". I have to bring a small snack (i.e. little smokies) to share. Any ideas?

baba from Alisha on Vimeo

jeff is 27 as of yesterday. we didn't get to party hard like we wanted to. his family came over for desert and he did hit the best 9 holes of golf in his life: 37. he was 1 over par!!! jeff has been working really hard lately and it tuckers him out. not to mention that he's on the phone with customers all day and night. he really enjoys his work and we wouldn't have it any other way.
jill is 7.5 months old now. she crackes me up on a daily basis. her newest thing is saying "bababa". she will do this all day long. it reminds me of the "YUP, YUP" puppets from sesame street. it's funny because right when she wakes up she makes the mouth but doesn't make any noises. after a few tries out comes "bababa". she is so close to crawling!! it won't be but a few days. she gets to all fours, then up into a plank position, back to all fours, moves one knee, then to her belly, then moves her arms. it's almost there!!!

couldn't resist

my friend monica had this posted on her blog and i couldn't resist!! jill is so dang cute. (are you laughing out loud right now?)

memorial day

i've been wanting to go camping for quite some time now. last weekend jeff's family went up to the cabin with the crane's for some fun. it was a loud and crazy weekend with jeffs mothers family. my neck is still sore from all the indian leg wrestling!! i mean my legs are sore from flipping the cousins. :) monday, jeff and stan went mountain biking and the rest of us went up to the rim to ride 4-wheelers and dirt bikes. jeff had the camera so here's some of his fun.

its my anniversary

no day holds a candle to my wedding day. i had so much fun at the after-party in mesa with my family and friends. the experience at the temple was unforgettable as i was sealed to my best buddy.
tuesday was our three year anniversary. jeff was working hard but we got to go to dinner at the Texas Roadhouse (yummy!!!) and shop a little. it was nice to celebrate the fun life we've began. oh btw, my hair is in the mail to be made into a wig.

Reunion

jill wasn't feeling good on the way to Virgina. she threw up three times that day. it i s so hard to see your child sick. i hate it. despite her tummy-ache, she did great on the flight.
jill was so excited to meet the rest of the peterson family. i loved to see her look out the plane window.

we got to go to Washington D.C. jeff and i loved it!!! here we are getting off the metro. i loved riding the metro. i have never rode mass public transportation before. no joke, when we got off the metro and onto the sidewalk this is what we looked like. this way, no this way, no over here first. it was hilarious!! who can spot the tourist? :)
jill liked the metro too.

we got to go to the Natural History museum. it was amazing!! first time seeing dinosaurs, Hope diamond etc. we also got to visit the Holocaust museum. it was very touching, breathtaking, and overall unbelievable.
Washington memorial.
The White House. Other highlights: WWII memorial, Vietnam memorial, Reflecting Pool, Lincoln memorial, the beautiful greenery and trees. Washington D.C. was so great. I wish that we would've spent more time there. i was unprepared but happily surprised by the feelings i felt as i visited the memorials. it was solom, sacred, and patriotic. i can't wait to go back and spend more time.

jeff convinced my brothers and dad to go golfing while at Virginia beach. it was unforgettable for jeff. HOLE-IN-ONE!!! he's pointing to where the ball fell and then rolled into the hole. he was so excited, he had my dad take a picture of it on his phone and sent the news out via email. Great job Jeff!!!
once we arrived at the beach house it was meet and greet time for all the babies!! jill, caroline, sam, and olivia. the beach house was huge! 10 bedroom, 9 bath, 3 decks, pool, v-ball, horseshoes, 2 kitchens, lots of space and lots of petersons!! so fun.

the day after we got to Virginia beach we got so sand time. the ocean was cold and it was windy, but we had so much fun.
you've got to blow this up and look at the faces. great picture nettie!!
the boys found 4 other guys to play ball with. everyone was sore the rest of the vacation. time to start working out guys!!

we had family dinner each night at the loooonnnnnggg table.
the last two days at the beach were rainy so we had to find other fun. heres a big white turtle at the aquarium.
amy got caught by a great white. i didn't want to lose my sister though so i went into survival mode.

sarah made the cutiest shirts and headbands for the babes born in 2006. thanks sarah!! the cousins are so cute.
they all have big blue eyes. i love it!!

my family at the beach.
my extended family at the beach. 22 in all!! from left to right: Brett, Sarah, Olivia, Jon, Kristen, Sam, Dad, Mom, Rachel, Valerie, Caroline, Seth, James, Eliza, Jeff T., Alisha, Jillian, Britta, Scott, Amy, Nettie, Jeff, Morgan.
the two who made it all happen in the beginning.

Before. . .
sweet face Jill

. . . after. Jeff cut his long lushes locks last week. i was pretty bummed b/c i wanted my family to see his curls. oh-well, i love this cut. it reminds me of our my favorite day ever, wedding day.

taylor's on the right, wrights on the left. sarah and jared blessed their sweet babe chloe on sunday. chloe behaved perfectly.

jill loves it outside. she started sitting up without help yesterday in the grass. i'll post a video once sarah teaches me how to edit better. jills is getting more kid-like and less baby-like everday. it's bittersweet to watch the changes. i miss my sweet baby, but oh man! i love jills cute personality. being a parent is the best.

weekend apart

johnson ranch golf course.
yes, this is in arizona. i wish i would've seen it! getting lost (while biking)sometimes has its rewards:)
colin and i at the airport.

jeff catching some air on the crazy terrain.
another cool discovery while trying to find the way home. . .

jeffs friend colin from tx came into town this weekend. we haven't seen colin for a couple years and it was fun for jeff to have him in az when i wasn't here. they played tennis until the wee hours of the morning, golfed, went to the cabin and had a crazy time mountain biking (you'll have to call jeff for the whole life-threatening story), and went to a comedy show. we love monica and nora!
britta, jill and scott. jill loves her daddy's toothbrush:)

congrats amy!
olivia and jill pretty in pink.

gma and gpa pete
jill was getting too popular while in utah. we had to hide her celebrity. that tongue gives her away though!

i got to go to utah for Amy's graduation from UVU (previously known as UVSC. it was a much needed dose of mom and dad pete. jill also got to play with olivia and meet scott and britta and the beans. we were able to meet up with monica and nora too. utah is so beautiful at this time of year. the size of the tulips blew me away!! i really enjoyed the good scenery (big flowers and bigger mountains) and great company!

even though we both had a fun weekend, it's not so fun to be apart. the best part of the weekend was coming together at the airport on sunday. i love jeff and jill and me together forever.

6 month photo shoot

heres jills stats:

Length: 25.5 in 39th %tile

Head: 16.5 in 33rd %tile

Weight: 13.5 lbs 5.6 th %tile

I'm feeding her and she's eats a lot i promise!!! look how happy she is! i promise she's not hungry.

6 months today

Jills milestones meet this week:
- found feet and seems to like the way they taste

- rolling from back to belly

- copying the "hee" sound of hello after we say it

- 6 months old today