This is a Petersen FIRST

All 3 kids slept half of the drive on the way home from Whittemore!!!

It was glorious :)

What I am thankful for...

...A husband that ventures out to Target to buy more Christmas lights...even when he is home alone with our 3 sick kiddos!!!  I'm anxious to come home from work to my four favorite people for a long weekend...and see the Christmas lights :)

Last zoo visit of the year!

A couple weeks ago, we took advantage of the nice warm Fall weather and made our last trip to the zoo for the year.  We like to go with the Fuerstenau's!

Kendall & Graham...best of friends!

The highlight of our visit was the baby Rhino that was available for viewing for the first time!!

Landon and the monkey playing peek-a-boo

Landon trying to kiss the monkey through the glass!

The only picture of me and little sis was apparently taken by Dad on the merry-go-round!  We are patiently waiting for the big kids to get off the ride :)

Always need a snack at the end of our visit!

Happy Monday :)

Landon and Blythe have discovered that it's fun to play with each other!!  This weekend they would go off together and play and Graham and I (Brian was in continuing education classes all of Saturday) wouldn't see them for 30-45 minutes at a time sometimes!!!  I gave Graham my phone and sent him on a secret mission to take pictures of what they were doing.  

Here are all the pictures he took:

Reading books together!

They were taking toy boxes from Landon's room our into the hallway!

This 15 month old has the steps mastered!  I guess by the time you get to child #3, you no longer use baby gates!!  Forces them to learn awfully quick! LOL!

Landon making sure she makes it down the steps :)

Blythe pulling up a bouncy ball from the basement!  She made it up the first flight of stairs, and then gave up on the 2nd flight!

Blythe posing for Graham!

This is my favorite picture of the day!  Those cheeks!!!

Hope everyone has a great week!!

Happy Friday!

This is too cute not to share!!!  Our daycare provider just sent this to us...my heart is melting!!

Just two brothers snuggling each other! 

Happy Friday!!!

Thursday mornings!

Thursdays are the toughest morning for me to get myself moving...I think my kids feel the same way!

We could watch cartoons all morning!!!

Early riser this morning!

Check out this little peanut and her bed head!!!  She was ready to get up a little earlier than her normal, but was perfectly content sitting on our bed watching cartoons while we got ready :)  

Happy "almost" Friday!

walking home from the park...

...hand in hand...makes my heart melt!

Happy Friday! :)

We have a walker!!

Blythe has been walking for a couple weeks now, but she has recently gotten pretty good and we rarely see her attempt to crawl now!  She is growing up so fast!!!!

She doesn't stay still long enough to get a clear picture!!! :)

Happy Friday

Happy Friday from these three "not so" morning people!!!

We are ready for the weekend :)

Pumpkin Patch 2016

Our annual trip to Center Grove's Pumpkin Patch was an absolute success!!!  We always go with Adam, Lindsay, and the kiddos!  Last year, Avery wasn't born yet and Blythe was 2-3 months old and slept the whole time. This year, they watched the big kids have a ton of fun!  Next year they will be walking around with the big kids!!

Graham and Kendall (one of my favorite pictures of the day!)

Graham was pretty impressed with his jumping skills!

They don't look too happy to be stuck in a stroller!

Giant jumping pillow!  What kid wouldn't LOVE this!?!?!

She tried getting on the jumping pillow a couple times...next year, Blythe!

This was the first year Graham would go by himself!  

All the boys loved it!! :)

Apple slingshot!  Not just for kids!!!  Brian had a blast!!

Hayride to the pumpkin patch, train ride, and combine slide!

Landon starting to show fatigue!

Snack time on the hayride!

Cutie pies!

Train Ride!

I don't think these two could be any cuter!!!

Little Miss Blythe actually wanted to sit with me and not Dad for once!!

Combine slide!!!  This was new this year!  So much fun for the kids!

Notice that kids aren't the only ones in line at the top ;)

Hayride back to the "farm"!  This kid cracks me up!

Last stop...ICE CREAM!!

Couldn't resist a photo-op on the way to the car!  Graham didn't realize he was the girl until after ;)