Old Fulton Street

Jessica asked for some pictures from New York. I didn't take alot, I was planning on getting pictures from everyone else, but here's a good sampling. I wish everyone else could have been there--the sisters and our husbands, and Dad. Think how much fun we would have all had there together. I can't wait for another Petersen vacation sometime!
The first night we were there, we tried to find a supposedly incredible pizza shop called Grimaldi's. We knew it was under the Brooklyn Bridge. So we took the subway to the Brooklyn Bridge and proceeded to walk around for about an hour looking for the restaurant. And, mind you, this was the day we all wore flip flops and our feet were killing us. And it was late, so it was dark out. We finally decided we'd rather pay a taxi to take us there than to walk any further. Plus, we found out that Grimaldi's was actually on the other end of the bridge, so we were really far away still. We stopped four or five cabs...when they heard where we wanted to go, they all drove away and refused to take us. So we had to walk all the way back to the subway station, another half hour walk probably. But we did find the restaurant on our last night there, and it was Yummy! Grimaldi's was on Old Fulton Street, and this picture was obviously taken in the triumph we felt when we finally saw this street sign.

Candy Shop

There was a really cool candy shop where Amy and Angela got some treats for their kids. It was two levels, and the stairs, as you can see, had all sorts of different candies in them. It was a fun place, but expensive.

famous NYC hot dogs

Angela and I tried the hot dogs from a vendor on the street. They were two bucks a piece, and nothing great. Actually, they weren't really even that good. Can you see how small they are? But it was still fun to eat them, and have that New York experience. 

Finding our way around the subway system!

It took some time, but eventually we figured out which subways to take where and it worked well once we figured it out! This was the first day...you can see we were all wearing flip flops. Our feet KILLED after that day, and we all wore more practical shoes after that! Sorry the picture is a bit blurry. 

deet deet

Well well, I was riding in my car today and they said today was August 24th. I then realized that yesterday was August 23rd. Happy Birthday Amy. The title, for those of you who do not know, refers to a game Andrew and I played with Amy's pony tails. We would maker her give us rides on her back, and we would hold the pony tails as reins. Sometimes we would just pull on them twice while saying "deet deet". Anyway, I remember Amy as pretty much an easy going little sister. I recall her running down the street in nothing but skin carrying her swimsuit with her to the White's house. I told her not to go. I love you Amy
Later, Alan

Very yellow

I thought I would add this picture so you can see how very yellow she is. She matches Arics shirt! She is doing really well, back up to her birth weight (5lbs) and bilirubin level is going down. She'll be out of the hospital Thursday or Friday! Yeah!

As you all have probably heard by now, Desiree Kya Petersen was born at 9:08pm on Wednesday Aug 9. She was born six weeks early so she is still in the hospital in the intensive care nursery. She is healthy and doing great. We're not sure when she will be released, but if she continues to do this good, she may only be there a week. We'll have more pictures and info soon.

More recent news

We had a great summer. We took a couple of trips to the cabin, which was fun-especially with cousins. We swam, watched movies, and tried to stay out of the heat. Our out of state trip was to Sea World with Andy's family. We had a lot of fun. We had all of the boys dressed in orange one day and everyone in red the next. It did make it easier to keep track of ten kids, although occassionaly we picked up one that didn't belong! We also spent about 4 hours at the beach late one afternoon. I think that was even more fun for the kids than Shamu. Jody bought a couple of boogie boards (?) and they had a blast. We always sat in the soak zone at the shows, and the water was a welcome relief from the hot San Diego weather that weekend. All in all, we had a fun summer. The kids start school tomorrow, and everyone at this house is happy about it!






We stayed until sunset. It was gorgeous.

Old News #3

This is Braelyn on her 11th birthday. I love this picture of Mom and Dad and my beautiful girl.

Old News #2

Cooper's Baptism Day

These days are always amazing as a parent.

Old News #1

After a less than stellar performance at the Pinewood Derby in '05, Jody was determined that '06 would be much better. He searched the web and found a site that guaranteed good results. I wish now that I could remember the site, because the info was pretty great. Both of the boys were 1st place in their dens, and Cooper was 1st place overall. It was a proud day for the White's . Cooper's car never lost to anyone, and Conner's only lost to Cooper's and one other boy. Of course every dad there asked Jody what the secret was, and he gladly shared. In fact, he said that next year we would hold a pinewood derby building night at our house so that everyone could share tools, tips, etc. In other words, '07 should be a pretty exciting pinewood derby. It was a fun day.

we're having a bbbbaby!

It's a boy!