Where are the ear plugs now?

Hey, I now know...

That if we had to...our kids could be carry-on's




Well...Lilly more than Drew

Holy Batman Swings

Because you use swings to fly like batman...says Drew and Lilly

The Deal Finder

I appreciate a person who is always looking for some coupons. Lilly knows saving money on groceries means more money spent on her and her brother.





I do have to say that I love walking around the corner to find my kids imitating adults..there is nothing better than an unexpected chuckle.

An addition to Lilly's room

NO...the addition is not a new or future sibling.

So traditionally girls tend to have more clothes than boys. I said traditionally. So we happened to come across this hand-me-down dresser from my aunt and TA DA...Lilly now can actually have all of her clothes in her room.



My kids have figured out another use for the dresser. Big surprise.


They did this all by themselves and yelled, "You count Hide and Seek"


We played hide and seek 100 times(it seemed like) and every time I opened the dresser, they yelled "surprise"


As fun as 100 times of hide and seek is...the dresser now has shelves.

What else can we do on rainy days?

You can never go wrong with forts(very under-par one at that) and having the couch turn into a trampoline with a sea of pillows to jump into. They could do this for hours.

Thumbs up?

Which ones are our thumbs again?


There's nothing like asking Drew and Lilly to give you a "thumbs up" to put a smile on your face

Forgotten Thanksgiving Photos

This picture is entertaining on so many levels. First off, it's like a paparazzi picture for Justin Timberlake here(my brother Mattie)who's half waving hi, and half covering his face for privacy. Secondly, my daughter who begged to ride the choo choo in the mall(should have learned from train town, right?) is pleading to get off. And lastly, because no matter what the circumstances, my mom is always trying to have fun and then in turn hope that makes the kids have fun


Just a cute proud uncle. Why won't this uncle move back? If Drew and Lilly can't make him do it...no one can

The Gloves

So Lilly has started to insist on wearing these gloves when she is around the house. Despite the fact that she can't actually play normally in them, she proceeds to pick up balls, toys, or even food with them on. When the item falls or is dropped, she refers to her "high pitch-only dogs can hear" scream because the item is not doing what she wants. When Todd and I tell her to take off the gloves so everyone in the house will be happier again, my darling daughter usually does not agree with us.

A great rainy day activity discovered

An oldie but a goodie...play dough! Some real cooperative playing happened which was great on a day when it rained all day and we couldn't go outside!!

Is this some form of neglect?

Just to confirm...that is just whole lot of pee in that diaper that apparently hasn't been changed for awhile. The diaper probably weighs at much as Lilly.

The perks of Costco....

A built in baby-sitter

Forgotten Hats

Mommy bought us these hats and then put them in the closet and forgot about them. We found them though and wanted to try them out.
My hat seems to be a wee bit small




I like to wear baseball hats like my daddy


I can even be tough and wear them backwards

The list

I wrote a To Do list for mommy





1. Feed me
2. Get poop out of my diaper
3. Let me go outside
4. Send Drew to time out when he doesn't give me the toy I want
5. Give me lots of loves
6. Wrestle with me
7. Skip nap time
8. Let me base jump off the couch
9. Watch Elmo's World
10. Kiss daddy when he gets home

We're baaaaaack! Did you miss us?

Here are just a few pictures of the big trip to Oregon...more to come :)


The headphones helped with the 7 hour drive while watching what else but Baby Einstein(seriously haven't they grown out of these?)


The bike buggy wasn't as successful as mommy and daddy hoped for at first


Are you serious about this thing? This is just mean and not a safety device. Luke is wondering if his parents will make him wear this thing.


Our attempt at being patriotic...Happy Birthday America by the way


Where's Waldo? Can you find the Petersen's at this Fourth of July Parade in Klamath Falls?

Absent

This note is to excuse Lilly and Drew from their blogging assignments for the next week due to vacation. I am sure when they return from vacation, they will have plenty of things to share. See you soon! ;)

If she could only really talk, she would say...

This has many purposes:
Toddler softball
Protection from Drew and his biting habit
Belly flops off the couch
Belly flops into the 3 inch deep pool
And of course just a fashion statement