The magic bike rides again

Reagan is so good on her bike with training wheels

that we decided to try out the magic bike on her.

Morgan helped steady her

and then she just took off!

This bike seriously is magic

you can read more about it here

The crazy thing is that the magic bike had a flat tire

so a few days ago I tried out Owen's old bike on her

Well she just fell over

she could not ride it at all

Then Bruce fixed the magic bike today

she took off on it.

The bike is truly magical!

Bruce and I could think of 12 kids

that have taken thier first ride on the magic bike

There will always be a place at our house

for the magic bike!

Peterson family reunion at Payson Lakes

It's time for the annual Peterson Family Reunion

and of course we spent a day at Payson Lakes

This time we went on a Monday

there was hardly anyone there

and we went over to the grassy side of the lake

it was so much better for the kids to play around

we kind of took up a lot of space

we had three shade canopy's

plus a few blankets

but nobody seemed to mind

My sister and her hubby brought down thier canoe

and everyone had fun with that!

Of course most of the men folk did fishing

but it wasn't that great

and the kids swam

but the water was freezing cold

but everyone sure had fun anyways

I can't believe that my baby is six weeks old already!

the last six weeks of pregnancy didn't go by this fast!

*Oakley gained over three pounds in the first month

he now weighs 11 lbs 8 oz!

(at least he did two weeks ago he's probably 13+ lbs now)

*He has lost most of his hair on the top

but it is starting to grow back

and I am seeing a lot of blond grow in!

*He sleeps like an angel the first half of the night

usually going 5-6 hours

and then wakes up every 2 hrs after that

*He is still sleeping most of the day

but is usually awake in the evenings

*He is starting to smile

*He loves to be warm

bordering on hot

if he is a little bit cold his little chin quivers

*He hates his baths

but loves to have his hair scrubbed.

We just can't get enough of this little boy

and we are glad he is in our family!

Owen turned six on the fifth!

He had a pretty fun day

I forgot to wrap his presents

so I hurried up and wrapped them in the morning

just to have him open them five seconds later

He wanted a skateboard

but there were so many designs to choose from

I decided to print out a picture of one

then he could pick it out himself

after that he ate cake

and played batman on the xbox

We are so happy to have Owen in our family

he is such a boy

which I love

but he gets so crazy at times

he loves to wrestle

play baseball

he is a great dancer

he loves to sing

and he learns the words to songs so fast!

he loves to help his dad work on things

and even has his own tools

We love you Owen

Happy Birthday!

Morgan decided to get baptized on July 3rd, 2010

I am so happy that she made the choice to be baptized

she is a good example for her little sister and brothers

She did have to be 'dunked' twice

because Bruce didn't have his hands in the right place

that's ok, she didn't mind going in twice!

The 'middle' kids did swim lessons this year

they all did excellent!

Morgan and Owen both passed their levels with flying colors

Reagan just needed to do a back float to pass hers

They learned a lot and gained a lot of confidence

We love swim lessons!

Bailey and Oakley had fun watching

Bailey wanted to take a break from lessons this year

but next year both her and Oakley will be in swim lessons!

Owen and Bailey had a great cheering section

even if we had to let them have a otter pop once in a while!

Bailey decided to try out softball this year

and she loved it!

She had a bit of a learning curve to overcome

but she made great progress in the end

her team even went to state!

She had a great team

they were positive

they cheered eachother on

and gave great support!

I was glad she had a good experience

and she wants to do it again next year!

Our stake had a swim party a few weeks ago

it was so windy that night

but the kids had fun anyways

the little one's didn't last long

but long enough to have some fun!