Of course we were undefeated.....

We had such a fun season. Although the games were rather early (8:30am on Saturdays in Healdsburg), the season seemed to fly by with a ton a memories that make our hearts smile. Lilly liked to typically do a full pirouette after each swing...really cute.




Drew really gets baseball. He wants to learn about it, he wants to practice it, and it makes his parents bubble over with pride.


I mean look at this ready position...


Now before you see this next picture..you should know that no kid plays outfield in tball because the reality is that it is EXTREMELY RARE that a ball would be hit out there. So thoughts and observations about the picture below:




I can guarantee you that there were birds and flowers that were more interesting to her in the outfield.

Another example of Lilly's head in the game....or stick hitting the tree when she should be on deck to hit.
hmmmmm

One of the cutest things coach Fred (who is a celebrity in our house by the way) was to ask when our team was in the field "WHO WANTS THE BALL THUNDER?"....and our team responded, "I DO"....here is Drew's I do.


I am not sure the Thunder was undefeated, but some one might have been keeping score......maybe. First season in the books!!

Thunder T-ball

Our first experience with team sports has started.

Just a preview...

First Practice- March 16th

First Game- March 26th

Laughing about all of it starts today.

I am not bragging, but.....

She has some serious skills. The accuracy, my goodness. It's not like she is right under the basket either.






I think Drew might have been playing more of of a dodge ball basketball game if you ask me. Inventive.....

From the eye(and camera) of a three year old

What beautiful photographs were in Lilly's camera?

Some abstract and detail shots of our home....


She went for a complicated movement shot in the car....


Lots of her crazy Uncle Mattie....I think we will get this one enlarged on a 16x20 canvas. Just gorgeous!


Centered him this time, so that's an improvement....


You know girls and their fascination with shoes...


Actually a decent shot of Drew....



What was discovered in Drew's camera you ask?

A crotch shot of Todd....


Super flattering picture of me....


And chick(from cars) from every imaginable angle....this is not even all of the them. I spared you from all 83 of them.







Not quite sure how he took this one? Maybe he is super flexible or Drew already knows how to work a tripod?

A new hobby, a future job, a birthday gift

So golf clubs and golfing has been added to Lilly and Drew's activity list. Nana and Boppa gifted Drew and Lilly with real, genuine, toddler-as-you-grow golf clubs. We are lucky enough to live within a 10 minute walk of Windsor Golf Course and are practicing often.

So Drew(so far) has seem to take the biggest interest in golfing. He LOVES it.


This is what Drew does when we tell him to "keep his eye on the ball"


This is his Tiger Woods impression look right after he just missed a long put. Imagine Drew saying something like, "Oh you darn ball and green." I am not sure if that is what Tiger Woods says, especially knowing he is the most fined(for cussing and other bad behavior) golfer usually each year.


This is where Drew typically placed the ball if he had a choice before putting. I mean it does increase your success rate..that is for sure



Lilly stuck with it for a entire 10 minutes.....


Then developed a new game involving the sand trap....


Followed by investing her time in golf maintenance.

Will she get the call back?

Cindy Loo Who? She really would be great next to the grinch.

Marshall Brant Invitational

One day...when Drew and Lilly are older, maybe they will understand how cool it is that their Papa had a baseball tournament named after him where he got to speak to the youth of America and throw out the first pitch.

But until that day, they were just happy to run and chase foul balls at the park that morning.






I bought the smallest of shirts that will hopefully survive until Drew or Lilly can wear it(but I want to wear it too, at least a few times)

Well yes of course...

It only makes sense that Drew's love for McQueen would transition to NASCAR. He doesn't even get the least bit dizzy either and he could do this for 20 minutes straight.



Todd or I go to get him at 7 am every morning and he asks "I watch NASCAR please?" as soon as hears the turn of his door knob.

I guess I need to get him a white cut-off tank top too?

Comparing talent

This is just another day in the Petersen Household. But even more so, as they played this game, I listened to Lilly screaming and realized the striking similarities between her and Adam Lambert. It gives you chills really.

Lilly Lambert presents:



I mean if you really want to compare, there is the obvious annoying screaming. Lilly is very dramatic and entertaining, and she likes boys typically more than girls. :-)

How is something so small, so loud?

I do it..I build tower...by myself

I would say Drew is responsible for making about 10% of this tower. He will tell you he did by himself.



The other 90% of the tower was completed by:

a) Lilly
b) Gabby
c) Papa Coach
d) McQueen

Audtions for the circus

This is our gymnastics/circus class in Healdsburg. We seem to enjoy the things more realted to the circus aspect of the class.



As soon as Drew gets to class, he runs straight to these rubber rings and doesn't ever really put it down the entire time. Parents come up to me in class and say, "Is that your son with the yellow ring? He keeps telling me to 'Watch this'...'Watch this'" He proceeds to throw it up in the air and I cross my fingers that it doesn't come down and crash into some poor innocent kids face.


Lilly is asking for one of these in her room next birthday.

Dr. Lilly Petersen

A clinically certified adjustment will only costs you two otter pops per half an hour appointment. Todd thinks it is a pretty good deal.