Bunion Part III

Here's the first look at my foot after the surgery. Not too bad. I have serious sausage toes though. They are very swollen. So, I have to wear a boot for SIX weeks...UGH!!

Christmas 2007

Justin helping Katelyn open a present.














She went crazy for this $5 K-Mart Special. She loves to draw.













Yep, time for potty training. Katelyn thought this little seat was the perfect size for her bottom. Anyone have any tips on how to start potty training????



















Goofy sisters. Why is Britany so tan?

Peterson Christmas Get-Together

The Christmas Polka is spreading like wild fire in our house. Katelyn goes around the house asking for "p0-ka" all day long. Here is Uncle Corey and Ezra dancing the Polka with Katelyn.



















Katelyn and Ezra hamming it up for the camera.











Here's the whole group...well almost. We are missing Erik, Gretchen, Travis, Tabetha and their kids.













Here are Ezra and Katelyn opening a present from Grandma and Grandpa Peterson. This year Katelyn was a little more interested in the presents rather than just the bows.

Wild & Crazy Youth

Last night Alura had a special "Holiday Party". It was a wild a loud night, but the kids had a lot of fun making candy trains (a Peterson family tradition). There were some very creative trains built.

Post Surgery

Well, I made it through the surgery yesterday. All went well as far as the surgery goes, so I am thankful for that. Now is just getting through this first week. I was nauseated almost all day after the surgery was over. I thought I was going to lose it several times before we got back up to Newport. Then I took a pain pill when we got home and I felt horrible. I went to my bed and suddenly this really powerful smell came wafting through the house. Justin is working on making a coat rack for our entry way and had spray painted in the basement. It was so strong, it made me feel even worse. Then! We had a brilliant idea. I took some anti-nausea liquid I had bought for Katelyn a while ago. HA! It was like instant vomit inducing. But I sure felt better. PB&J is much better the first time around. Did you know that in the office I had my surgery done, that they do approximately 70 bunion surgeries in a week??? I had no idea they were so common! So long to Paul, my bunion. May we never meet again.

Meet Paul...

This is "Paul" my bunion. We have been good friends for a while, but Friday morning I am going to have to cut the ties. I will have Paul surgically removed and have my toe bones reconstructed with a pin. Some relationships you just have to let go of. It's for the best.

I did my best with the "paint" program to make my toes look prettier. Guess I 'm not a very good artist.

Christmas Polka with Grammy

Okay. My mother is quite possibly the nuttiest 55 year old woman you will ever meet. But her energy is...inspiring. This weekend she got to spend some time with Katelyn. My mom, being the die hard clogger that she is introduced Katelyn to the "Christmas Polka". They danced themselves silly for 40 minutes. I love that Katelyn loves to dance. Now she can even say "Polka" in the cutest little 18 month old voice you could ever imagine. And whenever someone else says the word "polka" she starts stamping her feet and turning in circles. I am seriously crazy about this kid.

Crunch Time

Look! We have a new wall! This may not be very exciting to anyone else, but it is very exciting to me. I think Justin is feeling a little pressure to get things done on the bathroom. See, we completely gutted the bathroom WAAAYYYYY back in March. I told him "well, we ought to have it done by Christmas." HA! Pretty funny joke. Yeah, it's pretty much taken all year. This wall that he put in last weekend will make the previous bathroom space a bit smaller, but overall it will work great. From the angle that the picture was taken, there used to be a wall and a door. We took that down and it opened up that little space immensely. Across from the door, we plan to build a linen closet of some sort. One thing this old house is lacking is storage/closet space. Nowhere for coats. Nowhere for towels, sheets, etc. I'm so proud of my hunky husband.

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing...

Katelyn ate THREE bites of green beans! It's a Christmas Miracle!

Welcome to the Land of Teen

We have recently chosen to thrust ourselves into the world of "parenting" a teenager. I did not expect to be here for another 12 years, but there it is. You know how when you are growing up you vow never to be like your parents were? (Okay, maybe that was just me.) So, it stings a little bit as I hear myself saying or thinking about saying some of the exact same phrases that were used on me. For example: In my youth I recall being harped on for leaving the lights in my bedroom blazing away. So much so that I even had my light bulb removed from my bedroom at one point. What cruel and unusual punishment! Fast forward to today...I think in my head: "if she doesn't start turning the lights off, I am going to just take her lightbulb away!" OH NO! It has begun.

Alura's Choir Concert (Band Playing)

Katelyn was really getting into the concert. Notice her cute little piggy tails?

I Love Chocolate

Okay, so I guess I need to learn that when things get really quiet, she is into something. Today she found a half gone Hershey bar in the cupboard. She decided to help herself to the rest.

More Mischief

And here she is again! Katelyn likes to climb upstairs into Alura's room. While I was on the phone she snuck up there. After a few minutes I noticed things were pretty quiet. I found her at the top of the stairs standing in the dark. When I turned on the light I found her covered in Alura's makeup. Isn't she so pretty!

A Little Christmas Mischief

Katelyn found a baggie of sprinkles left on the table and was caught having a great time spreading them all over the dining room and eating them.

Church Christmas Party

Tonight we had our ward Christmas Party. Katelyn got to meet Santa for the first time. She wasn't too sure what to think about him, but he gave her a candy cane that she went crazy for. She wouldn't let anyone touch it and she devoured the entire thing as fast as she could. The bottom picture is Katelyn, Alura and Arielle singing carols.

Bathtime Fun

Our niece Alura is living with us right now. She was taking a bath earlier and after a while I heard Katelyn laughing hysterically, coming from the bathroom. I peeked in the door and she was in the tub with Alura and they were having a blast splishing and splashing water around.

Happy Holidays!

After much nagging, Justin took us out to get a Christmas tree. Katelyn had fun trecking through the snow in her new boots. We went to a place where we could cut down our own tree. We ended up getting a blue spruce and boy is it prickly. Maybe that will keep the little ones from getting into it. Katelyn enjoyed helping mommy and papa put the ornaments on. We are officially ready for Christmas!

Halloween 2007

Okay, so I know Halloween was a while ago, but we finally just got our computer up and running again. Here is our cutest little chicken!