Christmas Activity

On monday night Robin and I went to see Christmas Street with my Parents. It was a great time! My parents Are Freakin Sweet! Plus we had dinner at Macaroni Grill.
My Parents have not missed a year yet going to see this crazy lit up street since moving to Farmington. I have only been there maybe twice during those years.(I'm kind of a stick in the mud) After Christmas Street we drove around for 15 min. looking for the street with the christmas story posted up in peoples yards. Well we found it just down the street from our starting location. But it was a lovely ride in the car anyway with Robin repeatedly telling me to roll up my window and me telling her, the window was giving me a headache!(eheheh im funny)

IT'S HERE!!!!!!

I love Thanksgiving!!! I woke up this morning with a sense of joy and emotion that only those that truly love Thanksgiving know. Roughly 6 hours before T-time and I am anxiously biting at the bit waiting for the hours to pass. I am so excited to experience a Petersen Family turkey day!!! My new mom is such an amazing cook. I know it will be a fantastic adventure in food.
At times like these I must admit, I get too caught up in the moment and the excitement. I don't stop to reflect on the many blessing that I have in my life and give adequate thanks to them.
I am thankful for Bryce. He keeps me on my toes, and although there might be times when he drives me crazy I wouldn't have it any other way. He has a devotion and love for those around him. If he thinks that a friend or loved one is in trouble or discomfort he will do about anything until he thinks the situation is resolved. He does not tolerate disloyalty or drama. He is honest. He tries his hardest to do the right thing. I love him and am so grateful to have him in my life.
I am grateful for my family! Petersens, Tolmans and Wolcotts all together! I love them so much and could not imagine a day of my life without them.
I am grateful for my Grandparents! Those still alive and those that have passed away. Because of you, I was born into the family I love so dearly.
I am grateful for friends! They have helped to mold me in ways that I never would have thought.
I am grateful for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
I am grateful for the knowledge of Christ and Heavenly Father that I have.
To make the long list shorter, I will end by saying that I am grateful for all the graces that God has granted me in my life. Anything from the smallest wildflower to the Planets rotating around the sun. The big and the small things that happen on a daily basis. I am grateful for my life and the love that I feel so abundantly.

Things to look forward to...

I know that Thanksgiving is still 2 weeks away, but my mouth has already started to water. I am so excited to eat the savory turkey that will be prepared with such love and care. The flaky rolls that will be baked to perfection and will melt in your mouth. The stuffing with tons of spices and herbs that make the entire house smell for days. And who can forget the cranberries, their sweet and tangy over tones that are the perfect combination with everything you put on your plate.
Family filled memories come to mind and it makes me so grateful for the family that I was born into and the family that I have been adopted into. Although my family is now scattered across the world I will never forget the covert operations of snitching rolls without getting caught by Grandma or any of the other watchful adults. Back when I could put each finger in the hole of the olive without splitting it up the side, those were the perfect days of Thanksgiving.
I am so thankful for Thanksgiving and the euphoric feeling the turkey leaves you in. Playing pool and other games with a basement full of cousins while the adults mingle with each other upstairs. Taking long naps on any vacant piece of couch or floor that wasn't already occupied by much bigger cousins.
I am so grateful for my life, for my amazing husband and for such a great family that I am part of. I am grateful for the country that I live in, the freedoms we share and the church that I belong to.
I wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving (in two weeks)!

Bryce's Mosaic

Robin's mosaic

This was so much fun!! It is entertaining to see yourself in mosaic format!

1-Name: Robin

2-Favorite Food: Roasted turkey and all of the yummy leftovers that come after it.

3- Where did you go to High School: Logan Utah (this is one of my favorite pics)

4-Favorite Color: Green

5- Favorite Actor: John Cusack

6- favorite drink: water

7-Favorite vacation spot: Alaska (I couldn't find a good pic. of Brazil)

8- Favorite Dessert: Creme Brulee

9- What do you want to be when you grow up? a good mom

10- What do you love the most? My family

11- One word that describes you: Active

12- free space: I love the mountains, especially if it is wild flower season.

Thanks Jamesrivergirl for such a great idea!

Life is an adventure. Made for an adventurer..

I have been wanting to go camping for forever and we have just not had the time till now. Unfortunately planning and executing a wedding has taken up all of my weekends since April when camping season arrived.
Last Friday, we had initially decided not to go camping, but at 11:30 pm we changed our minds. The cool Utah canyon night air was calling our names, and the Jeep was ready and eager to go on a night ride with the top down. We got our tent and some sleeping bags together and headed up the canyon. Our destination: East Canyon. We hoped that it wouldn't be as busy as Big or Little Cottonwood. We headed up Parley's Canyon because we thought it would be faster, boy were we wrong. After having to drive 30 minutes out of the way because of detours, we made it to the road that would get us to the canyon. We got to the campsite and all sites were full, thank you to some stake campout from Roy, UT. Besides being exhausted and the time approaching 12:45, we decided to press on and go up the canyon to see what campsites were on the other side of the mountain. (Did I mention that a random lightening storm started right as we entered the canyon?) So with lightnening coming down around us, we pressed on. As we were approaching the top of the mountain the lightening was getting worse and worse. We decided that the conditions had defeated us and retreated down the hill. As Bryce was turning the Jeep around it started to lightly sprinkle. It was nice and refreshing until someone above decided to really get their kicks and giggles and make it start pouring. We had to pull over again to put the Jeep top up, because we were getting soaked. Kudos to Bryce for getting it up in record time! :o)
There is not a happy ending to this story. We finally got home at a little after 2pm, wet and more exhausted than ever. I think of the Violent Femmes in times like these. They weren't kidding when they sang," Life is an adventure made for an adventurer"
We hope all are well. Talk to you soon.

More pictures

I realized that I didn't put a whole ton of pictures of Bryce and I. Hope you like them!

Our Wedding Day

I know the pictures are a bit unorganized but I hope that you like them!

These are just a few of the MANY pictures that we have. Some of my favorites! We hope you enjoy them!

Our Wedding Day was perfect. We would like to thank all of the friends and family that came out to enjoy the day with us. We know that there were many friends that weren't able to come but we love you too!

Our day started off really early, 5:30 for me, about 6:00 for Bryce. By 7:10 we were at the temple. It has always been nice to go to the tmple with Bryce, but of coarse that day was really special. It was awesome to feel of God's power to bring two people together for time and all eternity.

Once we got out of the temple it was picture time. Luckily, it wasn't too hot and since we had spread the day out we could take our time and just have fun. Mary, our photographer, is really talented and so we just walked around temple square having fun!

Our luncheon was at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, it was very delicious. Afterward Bryce and I had to go shopping for a guest book. We got done earily enough to be able to take a little nap before heading up to This is the Place Heritage Park for the reception.

The ring exchange that we did right before the picnic was really short and sweet. Bishop Doug Petersen was there and gave us some good advice. Around 6:15 p.m. the ring exchange was over and everything was set up for the picnic. We told Mary just to wonder around all night and get some pictures of people having a good time. The little moments that we would miss because we were greeting everyone and as you can see she did not let us down.

I remember a moment at the picnic when I looked out and I saw everyone eating and laughing and kids running all over the place and having a good time and I was completely content with life and all of the wonderful people that make our lives so enjoyable to live.

We love each and everyone of you and wish you all the best.