So my littlest guy has my heart all the time! Had Jaxon tried to do this .... I would have put my foot down! Zeke LOVES to dress up! Loves to I tell ya! He dresses up ALL. THE. TIME. I love it! For weeks on end he will take up alter egos. He likes to switch from ninja turtles to army generals to ninjas to storm troopers and everyone in between (or whatever costume he can come up with at home). So for his last t-ball game this last spring he was general Zeke on the mound! :) I'm tell you it was HOT and he wanted to be in FULL uniform. There was no way anyone could talk him out of it.
He is quite the little player too....sad for him he still a little confused though. He is right handed when it comes to coloring and writing but when it comes to baseball and other sports the kid is a lefty....so we just figured this out. We couldn't understand why it was so hard for him to throw and catch....he was using the wrong hand! We figured it out a little too late. He had the wrong baseball glove. And that figures too. You know having 3 boys you would hope to be able to hand things down.....nope the little bugger gets all his own new stuff!
All of my boys have loved sports! I love it too! I can totally understand that they NEED it too! SO.MUCH.ENERGY! They need an out and sports has been the thing for them! I love that they all (Zeke included) has taken t-ball so super serious! Take a look at this kid! He has his concentration face in full force tongue out and everything!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Dress up boy
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
8 months....getting teeth
Isn't she a doll? she is teething finally getting 3 at one time too....Just like her Dad can't do one thing have to have them all...have them all! :)
She was happy enough for a quick little photo shoot! I think she is just beautiful!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Where has the time gone....
Words cannot describe how busy I have been. While change I used to think was one of my strong points this one has topped the cake! I thought 3 was difficult, whew 4 is my cup running over! I love it but man, talk about Mom needing adjustment time!
So I had full intentions of keeping up on my blogging and pictures and such. Life got in the way. The last few posts I made FIVE months ago, are so so sad! REALLY!!
Then I justified to myself....hhhhmmmm well since I have such a HUGE crowd of followers on our little blog it doesn't matter! Well the pathway to hell is paved with excuses and good intentions! Bottom line....I have got to get going. I look at others that 'have it all together' and it makes me feel so so sad! But maybe they are saying that about me and they think I have it together....aaahhhmmm NOT. But in reality...our little (BIG) family blog is for us! It is for me to help me remember my stuff and if people want to read about it on the way go for it! I wish I was talented enough to have hundreds of followers and something exciting to tell people about all the time. But nope! It is just us Petersen's. One little group of millions of Petersen's out there! :) I am honest. I have to remember sometimes it is NOT appropriate to be honest. So I lay it all out there!
My little princess....now 8 months old! HOLY COW! I told you! time has flown. She is such a doll! She loves her mom and dad! she loves her brothers. I love it at this age when they are starting to show favorites! She is very independent already! She loves to be held then when she is done...she is done! Put me down and let me play. then she is happy again! I tell you this little thing is a blast! She is little and makes me laugh since I am ....ahhmm not so little! :) She is still wearing a size 0 shoe....seriously? the poor little thing needs to grow a little because the shoes I am missing out on putting on this little thing is just killing me!
Something funny about her already! She loves girls! Seriously! She loves my little niece Addi. Since she was just probably 3-4 months she would scream at her. Then when she got older she would scream and put her hands out and shake. Then/now she screams, grabs her face and tries to eat her nose or any other part of her face. Addi loves it and so does Ella! I love it too! So funny!
Ella is not even close to crawling. she would much rather roll! She will roll all over and scoot on her back!I don't know she is my baby I don't care if she crawls or walks or whatever. She is held so much by me or her brothers it really is not a wonder why! :)
She is very picky about food! She loves cheese! :) She loves to spit her food around! And probably her favorite food is sweet potatoes!
We are all so happy she is here.....now I am hoping the adjustment time is leveling out! whew! I guess it is me and my lack of dealing well with change.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Jaxon Basketball
Jaxon played basketball this year. And wouldn't you know it....I missed any action shots of him. Well you will just have to take my word for it that it was great. He has improved so much this year. He FINALLY believed me that his glasses have helped him to see. I mean honestly he and I wear the same prescription and there is NO WAY I would be able to play basketball or even tie my shoe without my glasses/contacts! He is making shots almost every game. His team did awesome as you can see on the pic.
His coach was FANTASTIC! This was Phil Tate [Tysten's] Dad. He coached Jaxon in USA soccer as well. He called us up and asked if Jaxon would like to join a team he was putting together for the second year in a row and man can they play well. What a great job. Jaxon had a blast! He still needs to work on his layups. But he is improving every year! We appreciate those Dad's that can help teach our boys the fundamentals of sports! What a fun season!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
3 Months
WOW where has the time flown? I tell ya....for the past three months so much has changed in our lives. I honestly don't think it is because of only one event or even two. Our entire family has changed. Not for the good or bad just changed. The birth of a baby is such a change on a family in and of itself. We have lost two family members that were around well before any children came around. Work for Gregg. Work for Mom. Everyday there is something new with the boys. How does one cope? Well for me it has been pretty hard. I mean really hard. I know it was hard with Zeke. Gregg was in school earning his Masters Degree and working full-time. It was tough feeling like a single mom to three boys. But with Ella it has been even harder. I feel like there is never enough time in the day. I am pulling my hairs out all day. I remember feeling like when I had Kaden I was worried my love for Jaxon was so strong I didn't know how I would be able to split it between two. But I tell you try it with 4 and it is way worse. I love my kids and feel like everyday I spend trying to keep the house clean instead of enjoying them is just damn frustrating.
I really try to listen to people who have 'been there' and 'done that'. You ask them and the tell you enjoy it now because one day they will be gone and it will be all over. It is so so hard you know. But I really listen to them. I get in my fits where the house HAS to be clean and EVERYTHING has to be in its place. I mean I am an anal accountant you know?! But then when all my frustration and fits have passed I sit and reflect on what I have missed out on fussing about dusting and vacuuming.....I let three months pass by! I let three months pass by......
I am not writing this right now to get any pity party by any means. Only as a reminder to myself that FORGET IT! Seriously! Forget it! You can do it! You can let the house faulter for a day, two or even a week. The house can be cleaned. The memories are going to be gone. Enjoy life for what and when it is!
Just look at my sweet little baby! She is hjust darling. Such a blessing. Such a challenge to juggle 4 but honestly those things in life that are the hardest are the things that are worth the most. I know it will get easier....it better for goodness sakes! :)
Right now Ella is sleeping so good [not at night though]. I can't complain. She is pretty much clockwork. She sleeps and is up for only 1 1/2 hours then back down to nap. She seems like she is ALWAYS asleep! I wish I could! She is such a sweetheart and pretty much only cries if she is tired. She doesn't even cry much when she is hungry. She is NOT sleeping all night. She is still up 2-3 times a night. This is wearing on me quite a bit! I am so tired! But I know it seems like it will be forever, but only another month or two and hopefully she will be all night. She has teased me a couple of times and slept from 8pm til 5am....this was only temporary but great while it lasted!
All the boys have fallen in love with their baby sister. She is darling and because she is asleep so much there is so little time to hold and squeeze her. They have to fight me over holding her, because when she is up I want her all to myself. Kaden seems so at ease with her. He loves to walk with her and talk to her. Zeke will always walk up and give her loves and hugs. Jaxon is a bit nervous because she is still so small. But I think he is getting more comfortable. He is always afraid he is doing something wrong. Little does he know he is great at being her big brother. Dad um well Dad would be perfectly happy if she were just locked up and never let out of her bubble! OH can you say over protective? I mean it!!! I just can't wait to see how he is when she is older!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Cats Craddle
Jaxon had an 'old fashion day' at school this year. He came home with this wonderfully 'cool but really hard game'. After he showed me what it was, I squealed with delight! :) I love cats craddle. I would play it for hours with my friends. I would bring it to school and play it with my friends all recess long. I showed the boys and we played for a while this afternoon. I was so pleased! After a while they got the hang of it and thought it was actually fun. Ah how do they come up with these 'new things'?
Friday, January 14, 2011
Scientist at heart....
Such a funny story.....
Kaden got this little container [which happens to be a baby bottle with a lid] from a friend at school. He put some type of liquid in it and some sort of red lead from a pencil. When the red led turned the liquid red he thought it was some type of potion. Kaden would take this to and from school everyday for a couple of weeks. He would add different type of things to it and put it in the fridge every night. He told me that it was a type of poison he thought he had created because it destroyed everything he put into the container. Me with all the muster I could, kept a straight face and believed his magic scientific potion. I told Gregg about it one night and asked him to help play a trick on Kaden. I asked him to pretend he got some of the liquid on him to see what Kaden would do. Gregg hammed it up. He got some ketchup on his hands screamed really loud and shouted, 'what in the heck is this red liquid in the fridge?'. After quite a bit of panic from the boys Gregg ran upstairs and showed us his wound. After a while the boys were startled. Then all of the sudden the light went on for Kaden. He started to panic and yes started to cry. He knew that his potion had really worked and hurt his dad. Jaxon even thought it really had. They were both in shock! oh it was so funny. That was about as much as Gregg and I could take then we busted our guts and laughed. Kaden took a minute [a while actually went to bed mad] before he saw the humor in it. Gregg and I won't forget the day Kaden's scientific potion burned his dad!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Basketball
This year Kaden played basketball and has improved so much from last year. He has gotten the concept of basketball and is becoming more and more aggressive. He has not been showing any type of shyness this year. He gets right into it. He made a basket almost every game. He played with many of his friends from school this year and his friends Dad [Tim McCoy] coached him. He said the best thing his coach taught him this year is how to do a layup. While this still needs a lot of practicing....:)
