The Peterson Family: November 2012

Pink Army 5K

October 14, 2012

Our family participated in the Pink Army 5K. This was a special run for me because it was Landon's first 5K. I was also running for a very special friend who is battling breast cancer.

We are so very proud of Landon. He ran the race in 34 minutes.

That's awesome for his first time.

This is Darren and our friend Chris Brower just before crossing the finish line.

It was a great race to run as a family for an awesome cause.

My brother finally beat me....but I will get him next race. We plan to run the Palm Coast racing series together this year. Our next race is a 15K on Thanksgiving morning.

Ayden got to run in the kids race with his friend Kira and he did a great job! It looks like they both had an edge on the Pink Panther:-)

The Peterson Crew.

It won't be long and Zach will be running with us too!

This is my sweet friend Kristina. She is running the real race and winning! She is such an inspiration to me and so many others!

More Baseball

Landon made a big jump from T-ball to Rookie league this year. The big difference is now he is pitched to by a machine that is much faster.

You can tell the new rookies on the team because they seldom make contact with the ball or get a hit. It was rough at first teaching Landon that strikes count now and after three you are out. In T-ball they let them run the bases even if they didn't get a hit.

This picture was taken right before Landon made his first true contact with the ball. He just got a piece of it but that was all he needed.

His next swing was a hit but he did not beat the ball to first base. He was very disappointed and marched back to the dugout fighting back the tears. He understands the game a bit better now and is much tougher when he doesn't get a hit or gets out.

It has been a season of learning for our big guy. We are very proud of him.

Now on to Upward basketball!

Islands of Adventure

October 6, 2012

We took the birthday boy to Islands of Adventure in Orlando for his birthday weekend.

Julie, Brad and the boys joined us.

Our family minus one.

Our little guy stayed home so he could get in a good nap.

The boys had so much fun riding the rides.

Jake was the only one tall enough to get on all the rides but the younger boys did everything they could do until next time.

We had such a great day!

Our Big Seven Year Old

October 4, 2012

We started Landon's birthday morning with singing, presents

and some yummy danishes.

He was very excited about his Lego's and new Mega marble construction thingy that his dad found in Chicago while at the ACS meeting.

Sweet brothers!

Landon shares a birthday with Mikey one of his classmates. I took in some

cupcakes to celebrate.

The class sang happy birthday and chowed down on the cupcakes. Mrs. Moberly said it was the most quiet she had heard them all day:-)

Mommy and the birthday boy.

Happy Birthday sweet boy! You are so loved!

October MOPS

October 2, 2012

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and we had a pink party at MOPS.

We had a breast cancer survivor come and share her testimony with us.

This is my friend Kristina. She was diagnosed earlier this year with breast cancer. She has two boys almost the same age as Landon and Ayden. She is one tough cookie and showing breast cancer who is boss! Please join me in praying for her as she continues chemo

and other treatments for the next year.

We made port pillows again this year to give to the cancer library at Darren's hospital. We plan to make this our service project every October for MOPS.

Laundry Day

September 2012

I love an empty laundry basket. I know it only stays that way for a few short hours. It is only going to get worse with three growing boys in the house.

Zachary decided to make good use of the empty laundry basket. Landon was helping him get in and out. I wish this sweet smiley face was what I found every time I opened the laundry drawer. I would LOVE doing laundry!

Happy Birthday Claire

September 22, 2012

We celebrated Claire's birthday tonight at one of our favorite local eats Flagler Fish Company.

It is rare that we get the chance as couples to get together. It was a fun night.

Claire is the first person I met after moving to Palm Coast. She was my connection to all of these wonderful ladies. She will be moving to Wisconsin sometime soon and we will miss nights like this.

Happy Birthday Claire!