Na-nan, Na-nan

I just happen to be the favorite uncle of Sammy! Do you know that one of the first words that came out of his mouth, besides the usual, da, ba,  and all those other one syllable words, was NA-NAN??  He was saying Nathan!  Yep.. I am just about the most favorite of all.  We have a very special bond, Sammy and me.  See, we speak the same language, because I can't talk much, because of my brain injury, but I talk with the spirit, and he can't talk much, because he just left Heavenly Father a while ago, so if he could talk more, he would tell too much, so he talks by the spirit too.  So we talk all the time, through the spirit and we are the best of buds.  I'm so lucky that he is my nephew!  Keep an eye on this one.. he's going to be a great person when he gets older!

Until we meet again, Grandpa Petersen. I love you!

My grandpa Petersen passed away.  I loved him so very much. I got to be an honorary pall bearer.  That was okay with me, because that's what Adam was too!  Just for some reflections:  Do you know that when I was younger, he would play "OTHELLO" with me, and I would beat him almost every time!  I loved it that I could beat him at age 6, but he didn't like it.  After a while, he wouldn't play with me, which I thought was funny, but now that I'm looking back, I should have let him beat every once in a while, because then he would have kept playing with me.  He cared very deeply for me.  He came to visit often, and he loved to talk to me.  I know that he is happier being with Grandma though. I miss him already.  Grandparents are the best... Especially if they are involved in your lives.  I had a hard time at my grandma's funeral, but I handled grandpa's just fine.  Grandparents are a reflection on their children.  I'm glad that my Petersen grandparents raised such a great son, as my dad.  I love him so much!

17th Birthday! At home and at school

This was my soccer game.  Derek got tied to my feet, and he helped me kick the ball.  Kalynn was the goalie.. fierce huh??  Katie ended up running all over chasing the ball, and Melissa was trying hard to protect her team, but too bad, because my team won, 5-2!  It was a great game and a great way to end the birthday.

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This is my party and presents and cake!  My mom made the soccer cake.  I got a remote control helicopter from Melissa and Nolan, Derek and Katie game me an ebook so I can download it to my ipod, Kalynn game me a journal, and my mom and dad gave me clothes, books, a new backpack because my old one was literally falling apart, and a memory board of my helpers.  It is a board of the helpers, that have moved on, gone on to colleges far away, or have gotten their careers.