April 11, 2015

Happy Birthday to our Favorite Ute!

Max #57 Center for U of U, Lance Rice quarterback

Thirty six years ago today Maxwell Kent Petersen blessed our lives.  He was born in Mission Hills, California.  He was born before the time when you could have an ultra-sound and know if you were having a boy or a girl.  We waited with great anticipation, and were happy to have another boy.  We made the move back to Utah when he was a month old, placing our family in Peterson, Utah, the only home he would know growing up.

Max loved Charlie our dog

Max in kindergarten

Max was always a good, boy. He did well in school. He loved sports; he would play whole football games on paper using different strategies to win the game. He played baseball, basketball, football and won the State title in shot put. He was sought out by many university football programs his senior year, and earned a full scholarship to play for the University of Utah after he graduated. He excelled at football and became the starting center under Coach Urban Myer.

He chose to serve a two year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

The MTC at Provo Utah

You can take the boy out of the farm, but you can't take the farm out of the boy.

Because he was willing to serve the Lord he was blessed. It was on this mission that he met Heidi, through letters, and from this he blessed our lives forever.

Max and Heidi, Bountiful Temple, December 16, 2000

Max, Meg, Andrew, Katelyn, Heidi, Isaac

We love you Max!

Happy Birthday!