little b

2009-11-15T07:58:00.003-06:00

we've moved because it is too confusing to have two separate blogs. come visit us at www. bandbpetermann.blogspot.com. that's kind of a lot to type. for your convenience, you can just click here. :)

2009-11-06T04:30:00.000-06:00

brittany and kimberly have pet rats. their names are tonks and alice. i went to play with them last night and i think they are GREAT!

2009-11-04T05:29:00.000-06:00

view from my hotel...downtown chicago

(went for a work conference)

2009-10-28T05:31:00.000-05:00

yummy muffins by al

2009-10-27T07:32:00.000-05:00

miss willa in her car seat

2009-10-25T10:26:00.001-05:00

candy blood vs. real blood

2009-10-21T07:31:00.001-05:00

Since we got our engagement photos back yesterday, I thought that today would be a good day to start the new "B and b" blog. I will continue posting here at "brookeb" for things related to me, but will be putting all of the Brian and brooke related posts on the "B and b" blog. Go check out the first few of our engagment shots!!! :)

2009-10-20T04:11:00.002-05:00

the shirts we wore for engagement photo session: round 1. we will be doing round 2 in the spring. right now, we are anxiously awaiting the round 1 photos!!! :)

2009-10-19T14:38:00.000-05:00

mabe sniffs out her new yard...at "grandma karen's" house

2009-10-17T05:57:00.000-05:00

love from ava

2009-10-16T07:54:00.001-05:00

big news in my world. here's a link to the listing.

2009-10-14T06:06:00.000-05:00

going to meet baby borne tonight...can't wait!

2009-10-13T07:02:00.000-05:00

ava is 6 today!

2009-10-12T07:57:00.000-05:00

having fun with brian's nieces and their neighbor's during ava's 6th birthday party.

2009-10-10T05:05:00.000-05:00

another shot of the willa-bean

2009-10-09T16:56:00.000-05:00

snow?! it is october 11th, people...much too early for this nonsense.

2009-10-08T04:48:00.002-05:00

i have been hanging out with willa for a few hours every week and i must say that she and i get on quite well. we both like to read books and nap.

2009-10-07T05:45:00.000-05:00

new ad campaign for nebraska heart

2009-10-06T04:38:00.000-05:00

that's me

2009-10-05T08:32:00.002-05:00

beer cheese and bowties for me. spaghetti with spicy italian meat sauce for brian.

2009-10-03T06:30:00.001-05:00

Mabel's thoughts: My mom likes it when I pose with her favorite rocking chair...is it time for breakfast, yet?

2009-10-02T06:27:00.001-05:00

one of my favorite combos

2009-10-01T05:00:00.000-05:00

view from the press box at last week's ashland/milford football game

2009-09-30T04:48:00.001-05:00

celebrating becky's 40th birthday!

2009-09-29T05:15:00.002-05:00

a couple more views of the sparkliness that now adorns my hand

2009-09-28T11:07:00.002-05:00

old chicago - where we first met - 9/26/2008

sunken gardens - about one minute after brian proposed - 9/26/2009

the beautiful ring he gave me - after asking me to be his wife!

2009-09-25T06:42:00.001-05:00

computer is broken. :(

2009-09-23T05:43:00.000-05:00

we sang in choir, for the first time, last week.

here's the view from the church balcony.

2009-09-22T15:35:00.001-05:00

my little mabey-cakes. she was less than happy that i was disturbing her nap time.

2009-09-20T07:01:00.000-05:00

yesterday was day #1 of project: clean up brooke's house.

so far, so good.

2009-09-19T08:05:00.002-05:00

alvin, auggie, and eimer. i totally want to adopt them. maybe you should.

2009-09-18T04:55:00.000-05:00

brian and i have very similar scars - both on our right hands.

we know we are dorky, but we think it's kind of neat.

2009-09-17T04:52:00.000-05:00

post-killigans

2009-09-16T04:41:00.000-05:00

i love how brad's head is so wide in photo number 2.

2009-09-15T04:39:00.001-05:00

mystery meat #2 - a bit like cat food

2009-09-14T04:30:00.001-05:00

front row seats at the football game!

2009-09-13T18:00:00.001-05:00

brooke and megan's shoes...we like the bright colors

2009-09-11T04:40:00.002-05:00

i often times read two books at a time. sometimes, i read three books at a time. right now, i am reading four. it is kind of out of control.

2009-09-10T08:03:00.001-05:00

a walk to the creek behind the schilowsky's house

2009-09-09T04:34:00.000-05:00

the first "mystery meat" of the year, wasn't actually meat. it was quail eggs. mmm. i didn't partake, but heard they weren't too bad, until the aftertaste.

2009-09-08T04:30:00.001-05:00

a small bit of the tailgating fun...shots and an alumni pep band

2009-09-07T21:22:00.003-05:00

the kind of video you get when you think the camera is on camera mode, but it is really on video mode. and yes, this happened more than once, on saturday.

2009-09-04T04:54:00.000-05:00

a bit of farm fun

2009-09-03T21:30:00.000-05:00

larissa, zachary, and baby malia visited us at work on thursday.

2009-09-02T05:00:00.002-05:00

new orangey and bluey guys to join my white shell chair.

many thanks to craigslist and apartment therapy.

2009-09-01T06:55:00.000-05:00

bishop benson and mcwilliams

2009-08-31T09:33:00.002-05:00

my three best girls

2009-08-29T06:32:00.002-05:00

jodi and i did the annual check on the safety shower, yesterday.

2009-08-28T04:50:00.002-05:00

fabulous gift from friend gina! adorable, no?

2009-08-27T05:01:00.001-05:00

this totally cracks me up.

2009-08-26T04:43:00.003-05:00

addison and the chair

2009-08-25T08:17:00.001-05:00

the best cupcakes ever. (made by amy.) here's the recipe.

2009-08-23T06:43:00.000-05:00

serge and margot...post summer olympics

2009-08-22T11:08:00.001-05:00

brooke and jen

aka team belgium

aka margot and axelle

aka the silver medal winners

2009-08-21T08:12:00.001-05:00

flowers to enjoy over my long weekend

2009-08-20T05:00:00.000-05:00

why i like mondays and tuesdays (and sometimes wednesdays and thursdays).

2009-08-19T07:53:00.002-05:00

an AMAZING cake made by gina. thanks for sharing with us!

2009-08-18T04:39:00.004-05:00

there is a pear tree in my back yard. mabel brought a pear into the house last night and proceeded to eat the whole thing. i'm not sure what she's going to do when winter comes and she can no longer supplement her diet with back yard produce.

2009-08-16T19:31:00.000-05:00

ava and her friend ansley at ribfest - - i loved their shirts.

2009-08-15T13:46:00.001-05:00

but loose kisses take trips

2009-08-14T05:02:00.000-05:00

the many (adorable) faces of willa

2009-08-13T09:52:00.001-05:00

some funny rose smelling photos that i somehow missed before

2009-08-12T04:38:00.000-05:00

oh, the memories.

2009-08-11T04:26:00.000-05:00

day 750 and 75% done with my goal list...woo-hoo!

2009-08-09T05:15:00.000-05:00

very tart...but good

2009-08-08T04:54:00.005-05:00

museum of nebraska history -- yesterday's adventure

2009-08-07T10:18:00.001-05:00

auntie brooke and the willa bean

2009-08-06T08:43:00.000-05:00

drawings by gina....i love 'em!

2009-08-03T11:49:00.001-05:00

saturday's lunch locale. mmm mmm good.

2009-08-02T08:47:00.001-05:00

we had a yummy and entertaining dinner at shogun last night to pre-celebrate al's birthday.

2009-08-01T18:32:00.001-05:00

brian and i went to the omaha zoo today. these (plus a little armadillo guy that i didn't get a picture of), were my favorites.

2009-07-30T17:27:00.001-05:00

new front door mat - gift from dad and connie. ...so cute (unless they were trying to tell me something)

2009-07-29T05:53:00.001-05:00

with two of my favorite little people

2009-07-28T05:10:00.000-05:00

went irrigating with dad and forgot to bring my boots

2009-07-27T04:26:00.000-05:00

kissing cousins

2009-07-23T08:51:00.001-05:00

big fun with my boy. thanks for the beautiful photos, kimberly!

2009-07-22T05:03:00.000-05:00

picnic at pioneers park

2009-07-21T05:02:00.002-05:00

i just bought this! isn't it lovely? (etsy + brooke = danger to my bank account)

2009-07-20T05:19:00.000-05:00

all smiles

2009-07-19T08:16:00.001-05:00

at the portland japanese garden....beautiful!

2009-07-18T18:58:00.000-05:00

more of little miss willa

2009-07-17T05:52:00.000-05:00

my little love

2009-07-16T19:39:00.001-05:00

what i look like a couple hours after having my wisdom teeth out...had trouble keeping my eyes open long enough to take a photo

2009-07-15T06:27:00.000-05:00

ian listening to tv on al's "nurse call" remote. after visiting al, brad, and willa - amber, mel, ian, and i went out for dinner. my favorite ian quote of the night was, "can we go to the bathroom and i can poop 'cause that might help [me eat more]. brooke, can you keep an eye on my ice cream?"

2009-07-14T16:26:00.000-05:00

baby willa!

2009-07-13T04:24:00.000-05:00

for an unknown reason, this song has been in my head for the last several weeks. i was very excited to get to sing it "for real" at church, yesterday.

2009-07-12T07:18:00.003-05:00

yesterday's farmer's market. we went with jason, ann, and ava. and we saw cindy and al, too. brian made some yummy pico de gallo with our purchases.

2009-07-09T12:42:00.000-05:00

before and after - front of house

2009-07-07T04:40:00.001-05:00

my first attempt at a bento lunch. i am looking forward to doing more and more of these and making them as fun as possible.

2009-07-06T21:36:00.001-05:00

larry entertains 50,000....including us

2009-07-05T06:54:00.002-05:00

enjoying the tea party at the state capitol. can you find brian?

2009-07-04T09:33:00.001-05:00

ice cream day at nhh

2009-07-03T11:14:00.001-05:00

2009-07-02T04:33:00.001-05:00

three of the waterfalls from our adventures in the columbia river gorge. we saw six or seven, all together. the top one was my favorite. the second one was brian's favorite. the third one was the most popular waterfall....attracting a lot of visitors.

2009-07-01T04:33:00.002-05:00

kayaking on lake washington -- fun and beautiful!

2009-06-30T04:28:00.000-05:00

a bishop-style piggy back ride

2009-06-29T09:18:00.003-05:00

the obligatory seattle tourist photos: public market sign and inside/in front of the first ever starbucks

2009-06-28T17:12:00.001-05:00

i will post a photo. or maybe 10. tomorrow.

2009-06-21T12:44:00.003-05:00

while brian and i are hanging out in seattle and portland, mabel is hanging out at camp bow wow. you can keep an eye on her here. she is in the play area with the small dogs.

2009-06-13T08:10:00.001-05:00

black and tan