Despite Steve having stomach flu and Jason unable to be there; we started the tradition of our James/Peterson Family Anniversary.

Dec 9, 2012 is the day that I met the James kids as Steve had met the Peterson kids on an earlier date. It was the last step to start out commitment to each other and became more than “dating”. Steve hosted a Bears vs Viking football party and invited some of his friends when I meet his kids. It snowed about a foot the night before and we nearly had to cancel; however, everyone braved the roads and showed up. I made Chili for the party and had been so nervous I barely left the couch. The Bears lost that day and I will never live that down.

For our first Family anniversary Steve and I went to church, we had chili for dinner and we went to the movies. We also had the thrill of freezing cold, bad roads and snow; which is part of the tradition I would not mind to do without. I made our first family album with highlights of our adventures that we can add on to every year.