Santa Clara Flood!

With the devastation in Santa Clara caused by a dike breaking and flooding over 30 homes on September 11, 2012, the youth in our ward had an opportunity to go and volunteer with the clean-up.  It was very overwhelming seeing the devastation. It is so much worse going down there in person then what you see on the news but at the same time it is so moving to see the community pull together. There were some days they had over 2000 volunteers showing up to help out. Students from Snow Canyon High School didn't feel right sitting in class on Wednesday when their friends and neighbors were in the need of so much help, so they excused themselves and showed up in huge numbers during school hours to help. Food and water was constantly being donated and taken around to all the families and volunteers. It was a very emotional experience, one I'm so glad me and my girls got to share. 

Sadie in the back yard of the house that we were volunteering at. We were shoveling mud into buckets and then carrying them around front and dumping them. 

Calli carrying a bucket around. 

As I went around to dump a bucket I noticed a lady that I recognized getting ready to walk into the house that we were volunteering at. I hollered at her and asked her if this was her home and she said yes. It was my cousin Mark Losee's mother-in laws home. I told her who I was and we chatted for a minute. She also worked at the chocolate factory and so she knew my mom and Adam's family as well. I couldn't believe that out of all the homes we could have ended up at that night we ended up at hers. She was so overwhelmed with gratitude. 

 My muddy little helpers. 

As we were getting ready to leave we all grabbed one more bucket to carry out with us and as we went to dump them we noticed the news truck and cameras. That night we turned on the news and there was Calli with a few a the youth from our ward. She thought that was pretty cool!

Parades!

 Parades, parades and more parades!

Calli got to be in the Snow Canyon High School Parade this year with the soccer team. She had so much fun. They all rode 4-wheelers and golf carts. 

And then Sadie got to dance with Premier Dance in the Round up parade. She loved it !

Things my girls do to entertain themselves.

While Calli, Sadie and Jaicelyn were hanging out one day they decided they were bored and came up with a plan to entertain themselves... Calli and Sadie each dressed up like boys and Jaicelyn as a nerd and then they went walking up and down the street and knocking on their friends doors. I about died when they walked down the stairs, it was so funny. They looked so believable. . 

Calli

Sadie

Calli, Sadie and Jaicelyn. 

They came and knocked on our door to show me what they did at their friends houses. I opened the door and saw no one there but then heard music. One by one they came strutting out to the beat of the music and did a dance...seriously what nerds they are. Haha. It seemed to of worked though they entertained themselves for hours.

Gentry's 9th Birthday

Gentry Bo Peterson

August 29, 2012

9 years old

For breakfast she had pancakes with a candle in them. At lunch Adam and I met at the school and checked Gentry out and sat with her on lawn and ate her favorite...Panda Express.  She said that at breakfast she had wished that she would have the best birthday ever and said so far she said it had been...so cute!

At the end of the school day Gentry handed out cookies to her class.

That night I had a dance meeting for Sadie and so she had to wait until 8:30pm to open her presents and have cake and ice cream. Adam kept texting me to see how much longer because she was going nuts. 

Each year Gentry sits down and goes through my cake book to find ideas of what she wants her cake to be that year. This year she chose a sunflower. 

So happy it is her birthday. She was hyper the entire day. 

Blowing out her candles.

 

Finally time to open presents.

She got stuff to redecorate her room, some American girl doll clothes, littlest pet shop and some money to spend in Salt Lake when we go in a few weeks. She was so excited about her bedroom stuff. Seeing the other girls get to redecorate their rooms got her excited to do hers too. 

The finished product. 

Her cute peace table she got for her birthday as well. 

9 Reasons why we love BO...

1. SHE IS HILARIOUS  There are not too many people that get to see this side of her because she is so quiet but she is seriously soo funny. You never know what she is going to say next.

2. She is very witty and comes up with things on the spot.

3. She is super smart and surprises us with the things she knows. I am always saying "How did you know that?"

4. She LOVES her friends. Especially Hallee. There is nothing else she would rather do than play with Hallee. 

5. She is super sweet. 

6. She loves to sleep in. She is happiest when she can sleep in and doesn't have to be woken up for anything. 

7. She is still my baby and lets me cuddle with her. She is so snugly.

8. She is the most easy going kid you ever meet.  Most the time when you ask her a question, she'll say "I don't care" When we went school clothes shopping she said "I'll wear anything you buy me mom."

9. She is still so very quiet and shy.  She rarely talks to people outside her comfort zone but then comes home and just chatters. At her last SEP her teacher said she was "practically perfect in every way."...I'll have to agree. 

Happy Birthday BilBo Baggins. We love you!

Losee Reunion

Another Losee reunion in Delta!

This reunion is usually the epitome of TRADITION. We do the same thing year after year. But this year the weather threw us a curve ball. This was the first year since I can remember that we didn't go to the "Hard Pan" sooo we had to find our own fun! 

We went to the park as usual and ate lunch and visited. 

My dad and his brother Dean.

Adam and I chilling at the park!

Then some of the grand kids ran across the street to check out DI. 

Just as they got there and realized it was closed it started to rain and hail. Calli, Talen, Tavin and Jorrin were stuck on the porch. They couldn't go in or come back. It was quite comical watching them trying to decide what to do. 

Calli finally decided to be the leader and took off out in the rain and back across the street. She was soaked. 

This is the size of the hail that was coming down. 

After the park the weather cleared up just enough for the grand kids to go swimming at the hotel.

After swimming we ventured back over to the park for dinner.

After a while everyone got bored and took off but not my family we hung out until about 11:00pm entertaining ourselves.

And what do you know...the shirtless warriors showed up. Yes these are my blood relatives people. Did I mention there's not a lot to do in Delta. 

The next day we went to check out the farm where my dad grew up. 

This is the little 2 bedroom house that my dad his parents and 3 siblings lived in until their bigger house was built. 

My dad checking out his humble beginnings...probably thinking he can't believe 7 people lived there. 

The bigger house with the littler one behind it. 

We walked around and checked things out with instructions from my dad not to go in the house. It has sat for so long that it's not very safe. After a few minutes I realized I hadn't seen Adam and two of my brothers for a while. Then someone tells me they are in the basement of the house...why does it not surprise me? After he came out and I gave him a what for and told him he was going to die from hauntavirus, my curiosity got the best of me and I found myself inside checking things out for myself. It was soo cool. It's was crazy, they just up and moved one day and left so much stuff in the house. It has sat untouched for years. 

An old TV set.

The front living room still with furniture and books on the shelves.

The Kitchen

Clothes still hanging in the closet.

This is the old coal shaft in the basement. 

It was really neat to see the old stomping grounds of my dad. There was a lot of really cool stuff, if I had dared to touch anything I might have carried some stuff out. 

That night...Don't even ask...haha!

Sunday afternoon we had family pictures taken. I'll post pictures when I get them. We went to the railroad tracks, by some tractors and out to a corn field. I can't wait to see them.

When Life gives you Lemons...

Life has certainly been throwing a few lemons our way lately...

We found out that we have an extreme case of termites and decided we'd better jump right on it and stop them before they come into the house.We had the termite man come and spend 2 days drilling holes in our concrete all the way around the house 10 inches apart. Then he pumped about 400 gallons of chemicals down the holes and then patched up the holes. Talk about a fun time.  And then, while in Delta...

I lost the big diamond in my wedding ring... Really?! I guess I'll be making some lemonade!

More Soccer!

Our lives revolve around Soccer right now, so here's just a taste of what we do every Tuesday and Thursday! 

We get in our our Snow Canyon gear, grab our chairs and shade and go cheer on our favorite team!

JV plays at 5:30 and then Varsity plays at 7:30 so we camp out for about 4 hours twice a week. 

One of the many ways Gentry entertains herself during the games.

Sadie loves to set up base camp and do her homework and play with cousins down below on the grass.

Proud parents cheering on Calli in our SCHS girls soccer shirts. 

Adam in his SC girls soccer hat 

On the back is Calli's # 

Each of the dads and grandpas have a hat.

My dad has 2 granddaughters on the team so he has both of their numbers on his hat

The Motley Crew at the games.

Its like a big family reunion at each game with both Calli and Jadyn playing we usually see grandparents and cousins at all the games. 

Actions shots from various games:

This is during a varsity game. You can always tell when I game gets intense because all the JV are off the bench and standing and cheering on the sidelines. 

I am so impressed with Calli and how much she has already learned and improved. She has been starting in most of the games and is soo fun to watch.  

After each game the coaches talk to them for a bit. 

Calli hanging out with one of her best team buddies, Maddie. They have alot of fun together. They are fun to watch interact with each other on the side lines. They are always laughing, hitting and joking around with each other. 

I love how unified the team is. Each game day they get together and decide what they will all wear that day. 

 On home games they wears dresses and on away games they wear their team shirts. This shirt has their theme for the year "Finish what you started"

Another shirt they all wear for away games and also use as a warm-up jersey

They also got sweatshirts...so fun. I'm loving it. I'm such a nerd and totally into it all. I told Sheri I was going to get a shirt that said "Freshman mom" although I'm pretty sure they all know. 

We are loving soccer season. I will seriously be sad when the season is over.