THE PETERSENS

…JL came into our room.  I didn’t know it.  Ben didn’t know it.  But, JL did.  He stood on Ben’s side of the bed, staring straight into his Daddy’s face.  At some point, Ben opened his eyes and saw JL’s little white face and bright eyes just inches away from his own.  Ben yelled and pretty much jumped out of his skin, causing me to do the same.  I have never, EVER seen my husband react like that.  It was one of the most scariest moments I’ve ever had for awhile.  I think JL thought the same.  What was his reaction?  He started bawling his little face off.  Oops!  We scooped him into our bed and let him sleep with us for awhile after that.

Snow in North Carolina is a BIG DEAL…a REALLY big deal.  It’s comical to Ben and I because we’re from Minnesota, but we went with it.  We stocked up on a few food items yesterday, made sure we had an adequate number of candles, etc.  The great thing about snow in NC is that everyone gets so excited about it. I loved everyone’s enthusiasm, so we definitely had to partake in that.  We spent our morning playing in the snow…

Caleb didn’t enjoy himself very much.  See the crocodile tear on his cheek?

We pulled him around in the sled anyway.

JL, on the other hand, was ecstatic to be outside in the snow!

My husband enjoyed rolling around in the snow with the kiddos, too.

I enjoyed it for a little while, but it was COLD!

JL trying to form a snowball.

Caleb was so heavily dressed that he couldn’t walk.

Brothers in the snow.

My boys in the snow.

Cute Caleb.

Handsome JL.

So very happy to be playing in the snow.

Caleb wants to be oh-so-much like his big brother.  He follows JL everywhere and imitates him constantly.  This week, BooBoo decided that he was going to be like his big brother by wearing his shoes.  Doesn’t he look so cute and funny all at the same time?  It seriously made JL crack up.