Father's Day!

Happy Father's to the best dad our girls could ever ask for. 

 We celebrated the night before due to us heading to Ashlyn's farewell on Sunday. 

 I got Adam a mat to stand on when he does the dishes so his back won't hurt...haha! I thought it was funny!

 He also got flipflops, a shirt, a dutchoven kit, Dream a little dream CD and...

 a Spain tie with a special message sewn on the back from Calli. We worked on it before she left.

 He loved it. He said "I'm going to wear it every Sunday, and Thursday's and maybe Wednesdays and a Saturday or two. Haha! He's a dork but that's why we love him!

Sunday, we drove up and back to Ashlyn's Farewell...nine days after Calli

Cousins!!

Our family with Ash!

Cheer Camp

Sadie had Cheer Camp June 12-15, 2017

They stayed here in town and had the camp at SC. They stayed in condo's  and then went to Wet-N-Wild on the last day. 

We sure missed her and were so glad to have her and her sparkling personality home. She had such a great time and loved getting to know the girls better. 

Some of  her fun stuff that she got  at the camp for the upcoming year. 

Hermana Peterson's First Group Email - Week 1

Calli got to the MTC on Tuesday June 13th. We received our first group email on her P-Day June 15th. Thursday's will be her P-day while she's in the MTC and then Monday's will be her P-day while she is on the field. 

Holla! I made it to the MTC here in Madrid Spain! And so far it has been a crazy adventure!

So funny story on my very first flight from St. George to Salt Lake the turbulence was terrible and it was so windy we had to circle for an extra 40 minutes before we could land and me and my friend Mishayla who is also serving in Barcelona felt super sick and we couldn't find barf bags anywhere...long story short I ended up throwing up in my water bottle but missed it and threw up all over myself. Haha! Mishayla just started laughing so hard and gave me some of the smallest tissues to try to clean it up with. We were both just laughing so hard. When we landed we went on a little shopping spree at the airport and bought me the cutest dress we could find in the airport and it was still pretty ugly...It was $50. Haha!Then we went in the bathroom and scrubbed my dress and drowned me in some perfume samples, super gross but kinda really funny. All of the missionaries got a kick out of it when I told them. Honestly, kind of a blessing that we were able to find stuff in the airport to make it work.On the next flight I was having muscle spasms in my back that went on for hours. I couldn't sleep at all and was it a lot of pain. I asked one of the elders for a blessing and about 5 of them participated in blessing me with oil. After that the pain was still there but I was able to get some sleep and ever since I got to the MTC it hasn't bothered me one bit! Priesthood blessings are real!The MTC is amazing! I love it so much. It is very hard though and they are crazy strict and the Spanish is super tough but I'm working super hard so we will see. I just got my name tag and my companion and let me tell ya I love her so much her name is Hermana Lindley but get this her first name is Calista and mine is Callister! WHAT?! And she is so cute and so funny we get along so well. We have both already cried because we were laughing so hard! She hit me in the face with a volleyball today and it was so awesome. We have even been told we make such good companions by other girls.We got to play soccer in the "pit" yesterday and it was so fun we even played with a local. I think I scored twice but hey were not allowed to take score. haha It's so hot here crazy hot, when you barely walk outside you are dripping no matter what. Everyone here is so fun I love them all!I met a new friend Hermano Christian and he has 2 cousins here also serving in Spain they all played soccer. He is serving in Madrid the other in Barcelona and the other in Malaga so cool!

I have eaten something new every day, melon onion soup, baby food soup and a bunch of other random stuff. Madrid is so fun and I love my mission president. Mission life is super stressful but so fun and amazing! Anyways sorry for the crazy long email the next one will be shorter just got a lot to talk about love and miss you all thanks for all your support!

Love Hermana Peterson

 Leaving St. George

 Not feeling so good on the flight from St. George to Salt Lake 

Trying on her new dress in the airport dressing room

 Scrubbing out the nasties out of her dress. 

She was able to met up with all the other Utah missionaries heading for Spain in Salt Lake 

 Calli and Shay forgot their neck pillows, so they bought I love Utah one's at the Salt Lake airport for the long flight over. 

Flying into Spain

MTC (CCM) Dorm Rooms

EURO'S

 She found the treats we hid in her bag.

First Companion Hermana (Calista) Lindley

Bus Ride

Very First Tag Picture!!

Hermama's Walker, Lightnen and Peterson

Temple view from the MTC

The had the tablet upside down and didn't know where to look. 
So far so good! Even with such an eventful day getting there, her attitude was amazing and she is loving it...just all part of the adventure!!

She made it and her First Email!

Calli flew from St. George at 11:38am to Salt Lake City 12:48 where she had a 4 hour layover. Then flew  10 hours from Salt Lake at 4:55 pm to Paris France 11:15 am (3:15 am our time) Had another 4 hour layover. Then flew from Paris 2:50 pm to Madrid 4:55 pm (8:55 am our time) It was a long and crazy 19 hour travel day for her. I tracked her plane the whole time and slept with phone just in case she had a chance to call at any of the airports. 

She called  from the Salt Lake airport and sounded so happy. As soon as I picked up the phone she said "I'm doing great, but I have a story to tell you"... The Plane ride from St.George to Salt Lake had been so windy that they experienced a lot of turbulence. The plane had to circle around for quite a bit before it could land. Calli and Mishayla started getting sick and looking for their barf bags...Calli couldn't find her's fast enough. She grabbed her water bottle and attempted to throw up in it the best she could but missed. She threw up all over herself.  As soon as they got off they ran to the bathroom to clean up. They found a store at the airport selling dresses. She bought "a ugly blue dress" for $60.  Then they found a perfume store and she doused herself with perfume. She said that everyone they ran into they had to tell the story to and they would all have a good laugh. She had such a great attitude about the whole experience. She said her first day so far had been an experience but that it was great and she was loving it. They met up with a lot of the other missionaries heading to Spain in Salt Lake.

 I continued to track her plane throughout the night and 

 was so excited when it finally landed in Madrid. We waited anxiously for word that she had gotten to the MTC  (CCM) safely. We were beyond thrilled when her first email showed up a few hours later.

FIRST EMAIL

Jun 13 at 12:30 PM

Hi Mom and Dad! Just wanted to let you know that I made it to the MTC in Madrid. Sorry I wasn't able to call you in Paris, I couldn't find a pay phone. The rest of the flight was good. I have had a crazy first day! On the 10 hour flight from Salt Lake to Paris I started getting my crazy back spasms, only these ones were weird they lasted longer than 6 hours and I couldn't sleep, but I did get an hour or 2 in before it started hurting. Mishayla rubbed it for me and I stretched and took ibuprofen but nothing worked and I was so nervous to get on the 2 hour flight to Madrid because it hurt more when I sat, so I was talking to some of the sisters about it and they gave me the idea to ask some of the elders for a blessing. So I went and asked one of them and they had oil and about 4-5 of them got together to bless my back that it would stop hurting. It still hurts every once in a while but I was able to sleep the whole 2 hour flight! Blessings! But I am good, everyone is so nice and sweet and I just got my companion...already forgot her name but we get name tags tomorrow! But it's almost time for bed here and then the classes and everything start! I am so excited and honestly loving it so far even after throwing up on myself Haha! But if you know anything that will help my back please let me know! I love and miss you both so much!

The Airport!

June 12, 2017

The most dreaded and anticipated day had arrived. 

We all woke up bright and early. 

Sadie had to be to the high school for Cheer Camp at 8:00am, so we had decided to go to breakfast first.

 We went to the crepery where we were able to just sit back and visit. 

 Dropping Sadie off at cheer camp was hard. They both just hugged and cried. It was kinda funny though as other parents pulled up to drop off their cheer leaders, I'm sure they were thinking we were over emotional to just be dropping off our daughter for a week. 

 Last hug. It was hard watching Sadie walk in teary and sad, but she was fine and ended up having a wonderful time. (Cheer Camp - Another Post) 

As we were pulling out of the parking lot Calli saw the SC soccer camp as they were loading up for UVU camp. She jumped out and they all ran towards her yelling "Calli, Calli" she hugged them all, some of them cried and we said our goodbyes again. 

After dropping off Sadie we had an hour before we needed to head to the airport so we went back home to finish getting ready and finish packing Calli's bags. Gentry was Calli's shadow all morning. While Calli was getting ready Adam and I snuck some surprises in Calli's luggage. 

Charm Bracelet with extra charm

 Choose the Right socks for her and her companion

 Scripture Marking Pens

 Primary Songbook

 Bookmark

Cotton Candy

Extra Charm

 And a pillow case that we had all written on

 Adam - "Kick butt and take names" & "You're a Peterson, you can do anything"

Me -"Be yourself and have fun" & "You've had eternity to prepare for your mission, and you'll have eternity to reflect on it. But you only have 18 months to live it!"

Sadie - "Baptize Messi" & "Don't be sad, because sad backwards is das and das not good"

Gentry - "Hey Pookie...Guess what... I love you & "All you need is Faith, Trust and a little Pixie Dust"

We got to the St. George airport at 9:30ish and got all checked in

We had a couple hours until her flight so we just hung out and visited. Before we knew it, it was time to say our goodbyes...

Gentry's goodbyes

Dad's Turn

How do you make a hug last for 18 months?

It was so great having Mishayla and her family there. I drew so much strengthen from them. 

Hermana Peterson and Hermana Fausett on their way

Going through security

Watching them through the glass walk to the boarding area

After watching them go through the gate we headed to the observation area to watch the plane take off. 

It was seriously the cutest thing...As they walked from the walkway to the plane they each paused, looked up and waved. 

Plane pulling away

And their off

Just a speck in the sky. We have no doubt that she is going to be an incredible missionary. She has been ready for so long. Seeing her doing what she has dreamed of for so long made it (a little) easier to let her go. This was something I often wondered throughout the process if I could actually do but it's amazing how at peace we have felt these first few days. We can do hard things!! 

Good Luck Hermana Peterson! We Love you!