I'm back

  Well, Hello Blogger World!  Yes, it has been a while.  Ok, maybe nine months is more than a while, but hey, what can I say, six kids keeps me pretty busy!  Luckily they are the awesomest, cutest kids on the planet, and even though I can't keep up with my blog, they are totally more worth it than my sad little blog.  I absolutely LOVE my family.  And after looking at these pictures you will see why.

Mccoy

  

Brock

Teague

Kami

Derek

Karly

Introducing...

Mccoy Hunter Peterson

 Boy oh boy, we are loving this little guy!  He is So sweet!  He really is such a good baby, which I am extremely grateful for!  He's already three weeks old, but I love that he is still just little and fun.  He was born February 6 and was 7lb 4oz and just perfect!  I was reminded how much I hate labor, but how much I love them when they get here.  We really didn't have this name picked out until Ty and I went to the temple the Thurs. before he was born.  He was almost named Hunter, but when Ty whispered Mccoy to me, I really liked it and got excited to name him.  We wanted to keep the Hunter though because a)it's cute b)all the hunting he did in the womb, and c) the kids really loved it.   In the end it all worked out. Sure glad we went to the temple!  I think he's pretty lucky to come into our family, and we a lucky to have him.

My Beautiful Girl

 It's hard to believe I have an eight year old and she got baptized!  She was super excited, and it went perfect.  She chose to do it the same day as her cousin which was fun for her.  It was a perfect day and I loved seeing my beautiful girl all in white.  In exactly one year, Derek will be doing the same thing.  Love my kids, and enjoy each stage of their childhood.

Step aside Ty, there's a new hunter in the Family!

 Let's go back a few months shall we?  So many of you may not know much about hunting, I didn't either until I married Ty.  They are big time hunters and love to go every year with brothers and their dad.  I did a little hunting trip a few years back, but it was not serious or long.  So, you put your name into a drawing for the different animals and hope you get drawn so you can hunt.  It's not very likely to draw in a lot of the hunts.  I however, seem to have great odds and luck with it comes to this.  This year I drew on all three hunts I put into.  This is really odd and all the Peterson's couldn't believe it.  Well, if your lucky enough to draw, you have to go, Pregnant or not!  I will say it's not ideal to go hunting halfway through your sixth pregnancy, but it did help keep me in shape!  Anyhow, I Really did enjoy hunting with Ty.   He was always sweet and we have some great hunting memories now together.  I'll spare you the details of each hunt, and just share the pictures. 

Antelope

3x4 Mule Deer

6pt. Bull Elk

So, I guess I will brag a little bit here.  This is the 2nd biggest elk any Peterson has ever shot!  And that is saying something.  This hunt about killed me, but we had an awesome experience watching so many elk so close to us.  I do love being outdoors and seeing wild animals so close!  It was such an awesome day until I got the flu a few hours later and had a miserable night in the mountains sick as I've ever been.  Not cool! But I'm super happy I was able to harvest all three animals and see why my husband enjoys hunting so much.  I will go again, but hopefully not pregnant!  My favorite part is the surprise I brought to everyone, especially my mom's family.  They are hunters and had a hard time fathoming that I, Katie, shot a gun, let alone killed big animals!  I told my grandparents it's just in my blood.  I made my husband and grandpa quite proud people!