OH! I forgot to mention we had a Baby!!

My lack of posting is not the result of a sudden disinterest in blogging. It is because on January 21, 2011 at percisely 12:00 pm (noon), Abram Scott Petersen came into the world. He weighed 7 lbs and 3 oz and was 20 inches long. Although he is a very happy baby, he is still a newborn and requires lots of attention and care.

I won't go into great detail about my labor. It's enough to say that it was long, painful and I have a great love for all those men and women who invented pain medication and who know how to administer it. But, it was worth it! Abram is a gem. We are so very glad to have him here and be a part of our family. Here are some pics at the hospital.

We call Abram our Angel baby. Here he is in the hospital. He's been a good sleeper from day one!

Noah and Naomi came to see Abram a few hours after he was born. Here is Noah sitting with me.

This is Noah and Naomi meeting Abram for the first time.

Noah holding Abram for the first time.

Naomi holding Abram for the first time.

Grandma Artinger came to visit and help right after we got home from the hospital. This is her holding Abram at the park.

Abram during his first week.

Noah has been a great big brother. He loves to hold Abram and does a great job!

Abram sleeping at the park. 

We tried to take a few pictures before church. It didn't go very well. This is the best we ended up with!

Lastly, Mommy with Abram. Somehow we forgot to take pictures of me with Abram at the hospital. Tyler and I were both pretty tired after Abram was born. We spent our day and a half recovery at the hospital sleeping and watching the cooking channel.

I'll follow up with more pictures very soon!

Rainy Day Fun

   This week I added Smithy to my resume. That's right. I now have the knowledge and ability to craft made to fit armor to suit all young noble knights who come my way. That is as long as a 16" by 20" piece of poster board fits around their head and they don't need to defend themselves against anything harder than a pillow. Luckily for me, I know two such knights and this week they were in desperate need of my assistance.

   Knights are very cool. They compete in jousting competitions, fight bad guys, and slay dragons. But to do this, knights need armor and my two little knights were somewhat lacking in that department. That is why on our very rainy Tuesday morning Noah insisted that we forge helmets for him and Naomi.

He got the idea from this really neat activity book given to him by his Aunt Brooke.

Inside are lots of different activities, including a page on how to make your own helmet.

So, after reading the instructions, I collected poster board, scissors, crayons, and tape and the three of us went to work.  The kids were in charge of design and styling. I was in charge of crafting- definitely on the job training. But in the end, they turned out pretty good!

The helmets even passed inspection- both pillow safety and knight approval. Just in time too. Later that afternoon a pack of angry fire breathing dragons attacked the castle and my brave little knights had to defend their dear mother and baby brother from getting carried off and eaten! Thankfully, the dragons were killed and we all slept very well knowing we were safe from another attack...at least until morning :)