Timothy Lost His 1st Tooth!

I can't believe it!  Our little Timo buddy is growing up.  He lost his first tooth today (May 14th, 2009).  I picked him up from preschool, he said, "Dad!  I lost my tooth today!"  The other day, I asked him if he wanted me to help pull it out and he said, "no, I just wanna let it come out by itself."  So, that's what we did and I guess it was barely hanging on today because at lunch he pulled it out without much effort and no pain.  As you can see, he's quite proud of it.  Thank goodness he didn't swallow it in his sleep or something.  That was my biggest worry about letting it "come out by itself."  It's always hard to believe, when my kids start experiencing moments they will remember very well, the kind that are still so vivid in my mind from my childhood.

P.S. Sorry about Timothy's dirty sleeve.  We've tried and tried to teach him that his shirt is not a napkin.

Save Me From Myself

Check out my latest song!  I wrote this one about my continual desire to overcome the flesh and my need for Jesus Christ and His Atonement.  I hope you enjoy it.

Our Creative Boy

One day in February, while visiting Sarah at the hospital, Timothy decided to take a little artistic freedom with his noodles.  Something about our kids and playing with there noodles.  I was looking through my photos and realized I never posted this.  I thought it was pretty funny so I decided to post it even though it's a bit late.

McDonald's/Library Field Trip

Timothy had a preschool field trip field trip yesterday. First they went to McDonald's and then to the library. The purpose of going to McDonald's, was to have the kids practice ordering and paying for their own food. Timothy did a great job and didn't even have to repeat himself! At the Library, Timothy encouraged Anna Bella to sit down next to him for story time. He even put his arm around her at first. She didn't quite understand his loving gesture and wanted nothing to do with it, but it was very sweet! Good times!

In Memory of Dad (Kent David Petersen)

I know a lot of you have seen this but, in memory of my dad (Jun 29, 1938-Mar 12, 2000), who died 9 years ago yesterday, I am posting this video. My twin bro Dan and I put this together (mostly Dan) in his memory. The harmony is my contribution. Hope you enjoy.

Timothy and Anna Bella

For those who follow Sarah's blog also, you may see these photos twice, because I'm pretty sure she wants to blog about this too. We took the kids into JC Penny, and either the kids were in a really good mood, or the photographer was really good with them. Probably both. In the past our luck hasn't worked out quite so well, so it's been a while since we have had professional photos done of the kids. We are so glad these turned out so well. I am bias, but I think these photos do a good job showing off our beautiful kids and the stage they are in right now. Hope you enjoy.

Noodle Belly Art

Tonight, Anna Bella decided to start a new art form, noodle belly art. After eating chicken noodle soup, I guess she got bored and began sticking noodles down her belly. I couldn't passed up the photo op.