November Recap

So Preston spends 80% of his time trying to get me to pick him up. I'll admit that I'm a sucker and will do it most of the time when he says "UUU UUUp" and then signs "please". So you would think that the ONE time I want to hold him for a picture on Thanksgiving, he would happily oblige my request. No such luck. I wanted a pic of us in our matching Dallas Cowboys gear that Clint got us, but this is about all we got out of the attempts. Nice. Sorry to disappoint, but it will not be on our Christmas card this year. What?? I wake up looking this good. Don't be jealous of my natural beauty.

Mmmmmm...peanut butter on crackers. Or on my face.

Playing with Dada. Don't I look like a little man in my new shirt?

Hahahahaaaaaa! Click on the picture below for the whole album for November.

Videos: A little bit at Thanksgiving, stuck between a chair and a hard place, talking to the kitties, and reading with Mama. He has definitely been getting better at "reading" and will point things out when I ask him to. SOMEtimes he gets the words right, too. I think it is pretty cute...especially when he THINKS he is saying what I just said but it sounds NOTHING like it.

1.5

A year and a half already?? Can't believe he is growing up so fast! Went to the doc today for our 18 month check-up, and all is well.

Stats:

Weight- 26 lbs (55%ile)

Head circumference- 19 in (70%ile)

Length- 34.5 in (97%ile)

He is LOOONG and his head grew quite a bit. I'll chalk that up to all of the new words he is learning.

Likes: fruit, puffs, carbs, TV, MAMA, bath, boots, Taggie blanket, dogs, airplanes

Dislikes: shots, doctors, nurses, meat, veggies

Stanfordized

In case you didn't see my new boots...The Stanford clan came to visit last night and it was great to see them! I'm happy to report that all of the boys got along well and even did some hugging when it was time for them to go.

SOO cute-Hugs for Charlie and big smiles for Brooks!

Huggin' & Kissin'


Playing with the boys.


PS- I'm 18 months old today-this is what happens when you try and take my picture!!

Boots

Some silly videos for your viewing pleasure- being a cowboy with Dada is one of P's favorite things. The second part proves that he really IS my kid because he is helping me clean! Third part is him trying out his Little Flyer trike from Kosi. His little chubby feet can't reach the pedals yet, but he seemed to like it. And last, but most definitely not least, is him wearing his new cowboy boots I got him today. Dada had fed him dinner and somehow (?!?) managed to get food on his butt, so we were sans pants when he modeled the new boots. Classic.

Life's a gas

Don't you hate it when you pull up to your street after a long day of work and the police and fire department tell you that you can't go home because your house may explode at any second? I know I do.

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Gnat

It could be said that Preston has the attention span of a gnat. OR that of an 18 month old boy. Needless to say, I get very excited when something holds his attention for more than 10 seconds. The only toy we have that does the impossible at the moment is one from McDonald's. Is there anything McD's can't do?! He was mesmerized by the toy for about 2 minutes today, so I got the camera out. You can see that the peace didn't last long, but it was nice for the brief fleeting moment it was here...

Side note- P was wearing his "Oh, BLEEP!" clothes again today when I picked him up from daycare. That's three times in the past 7 days he has blown out there and needed his emergency clothes. But, as I am super mom and have stupendous superpowers, I saw this one coming and dressed him in BROWN pants today to make them salvageable! Score one for me!

Party On

Due to Preston's upcoming 18 month check-up, I decided to count and see how many words he knows and uses. Here is the list of things he says now. A few are sign language, but most aren't. Keep in mind that many of them don't REALLY sound like the word, but he is consistant in the way HE says them.

Mama, Dada, cracker, car, up, please, thank you, more, grape, waffle, window, moon, baa, quack, moo, meow, dog, cold, hot, bath, fish, shoes, drink, no, goo goo, bye, go, banana, apple, kix, color, uh-oh, bar, Steph, map, Dora, Boots, backpack, Elmo, tractor, cookie

The most frequently used words would be Mama and No-No.

On a side note, I did a little work on my ipod today, and decided I needed to download some "Party in the USA" for us to dance to. Of course he stopped dancing once I turned on the camera. Punk.

In and Out

Playing inside-and you wonder why we have computer problems. Honestly, this was only the second time we have let him touch the computer...but I love when he laughs at himself!

Playing outside- throwing a ball and helping put the leaves in the trash can.

Franklin Park

Due to the BEAutiful weather this weekend, we spent some time at the park with friends. Here are some highlights.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

(Little did he know that later this same slide would give him a black eye...)Luke and Paige playin' ball

Bubble boy?

Trouble Playing with Luke

Jack in the leaves

First kiss!!! Preston and Paige sittin' in a tree...

Tiffany and Luke

Erin and Jack (AND Thing One and Thing Two in there somewhere!)

Mama and Preston

Hopefully this weather will last so we can do it again next weekend!

Pick a pic

Aunt Paige took some great pics last weekend...here are a few of my favorites. We may use one for our Christmas card this year. Which one is YOUR favorite? (The ones with me in them are not an option- when did I get so old and wrinkly!?)

Here are my teeth.I love Mama.

Mama's boy

Ooooh-party favors!

So cute- except for the snot trickle.

Did you know monkeys ate graham crackers?

Silly boys...

Like Father, Like Son