Happiness is time with the cousins

We celebrated Micah's fourth birthday at the end of May. I have to be honest, besides chocolate milk for Drew, and Nemo for Lilly, there is nothing that my kids love more than their cousins.


Evidence of the cupcakes


Why is everyone looking at me?


A successful group shot with a difficulty level of 10.0 due to 3 out 4 kids being under 5.

Can't anything be turned into a game?

How cute are they?

There is something to Sesame Street

So yesterday morning over a scrambled eggs, fruit, and cereal bar breakfast, Drew picked up his breakfast bar and says plain as day, "This breakfast bar is scrumptious." I started to giggle because his statement was completely unprompted by any one in the room(which was a monkey :-) and me)

I said, "What did you just say Drew?" As my mind wandered back to a Sesame street episode the other day when Jessica Alba was telling the audience what the word scrumptious meant.

Drew again said, "This breakfast bar is scrumptious mama." He also told me at lunch that his wheat thins were scrumptious.

I am liking my sons expanding vocabulary, and Todd likes Drew's taste in women because we all know Jessica Alba is pretty easy on the eyes.

Looking back..long ago

I was little, my brother was a baby, and my parents were trying to figure out how to be parents too.


This was when my Dad's number was retired in Columbus Ohio, ohhh so long ago. I just wanted to be picked up and talk into the microphone if I had to make a guess :-)

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?

How to accessorize

You really can build an outfit around your accessories.

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?