Showing Off and St. Patty's 2012

Had big plans to accomplish many things this week while on Spring Break. Many I didn't achieve (like napping and reading a book), and doing lots of blog posts was on that list as well. Here's a big recap of the last few weeks with some video fun.

Giggles from Callie. My favorite sound.

Showing off her newest trick. Mommy's not a fan of this, as it means baby gates must be up at all times.

Some bath time fun. Love that she thinks she can grab the water. Keep trying, little one.

Some St. Patt's Day fun from this morning. A leprechaun came into our house last night! Luckily Preston was able to find all 10 shamrocks so we can go get a shamrock shake post naps. He just informed me that he doesn't like cold things and that he'll need a straw AND a spoon. Yes, sir.

 Here are some pics, too. A trip to Antioch park, playdate with friends, rendevous with Ellen at Franklin Park, many trips to Purple Dragon Park, and some of Preston's artwork.  The weather has been AMAZING, which is great for our high-energy kids. Park time makes everyone happy!





Time Keeps On Slipping...

Time is slipping away from me. Seriously. Where does it go?! Hard to fit blogging into the schedule these days, so here is a recap with some videos.

My Funny Valentine- Preston had a great Valentine's Day and LOVED getting candy. The kid would only eat candy if we would let him. We made some SUPER cute treats for his classmates, too.

                                                                          


Sweet Sibs



What most of my photos look like. 99 out of 100, anyway.



Our future star- Callie has started pulling up on everything, and a few days ago started playing the piano for us. Preston was amazed and I think has finally realized that she will be fun to play with soon! (Not yet, but maybe soon? PLEASE??) She's also drinking by herself now...wait till the end for the "ahhh" noise I taught her. So refreshing! This afternoon she decided she was ready to crawl all the way upstairs. I, however, am not ready for this. Time to dust off the baby gate.

Carnival- My school holds a carnival every other year, and Preston had a blast last night. (Callie stayed home with Daddy since her bedtime is so early.)  P loved the "bouncy house" best, as well as the cotton candy. Smart kid.

More fun to come, I'm sure!





She's Baaack

After a flu bug and 3 new teeth busting through, I think we finally have our happy girl back. PHEW!



Callie turned 10 months old this weekend, and that just doesn't seem possible.  Probably the lack of hair leads me to believe she is still a tiny baby, but she is most definitely NOT.  Lately she won't even eat baby food- only small pieces of fruit, toast, peas, or whatever we're having. Hoping she will be our good eater since Preston would be happy to survive on waffles and candy alone every.single.day.  I thought maybe some peer pressure from Callie would get him to eat and enjoy some new foods, but tonight he took one bite of what we were having and promptly said "No, thank you!" while making a gross-out face. Sigh. Those books that say 10-15 exposures to a food will do the trick are full of it.  

Some peek-a-boo fun!                          No mas peek-a-boo, Mom.

Maybe they could take this show on the road and make us millions? As a side note, I never NEVER thought I'd be the parent who puts their kids in pjs like Preston is wearing in this picture. But, alas, last night he was wearing Woody and Buzz, and Callie was wearing Tinker Bell. What has happened to me?! Have I lost all will to fight??

Here's a little bed time story for you read by Preston. If you aren't familiar with the DAVID books, I recommend them. He may not be a good role model, but he makes me giggle. Especially when he runs naked through the streets. I'm fully expecting Preston do to that some day. Soon.  

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Top 10 Things We Love About Daddy

10. Playing Super Hero

9. Tickle Fights

8. Playing Baseball

7. Bath Time

6. Reading Books Together

5. Getting Donuts For Breakfast

4. Playing Games Together

3. Sample Day At Costco

2. Haircuts From Barber Clint

1. Cuddle Time

We love you for soo many reasons, but mainly because you spend quality time with us every day. Thank you for everything you do! Enjoy your special day!

A New Year

How is it January 15th already?! Seriously?! And where are my snow days??? A few (late) pictures from Christmas. Still don't have a real camera, so my blurry phone pics will have to suffice.

 Callie is 9 months now and had her check up a few weeks ago. She loves to wave at people, drool, chase the cats, and annoy Preston.

 Her stats were:

Weight-18lbs (50%ile)

Height- 28in (65%ile)

Head- 17.25in (50%ile)

 

I call this one "Please?? Can I have some hair?"

And here are a few videos since I have been a blog slacker lately.

Callie torturing Phoggy. (The cats love/hate both kids!) I love the sound her little hands make while she crawls around the house.

"Slap, slap, slap, slap."

Preston had a flu bug last week, so that was a barrel of fun.  (Clint and I had it, too, but his was much worse).  Here is his version of what happened. This video was taken less than 12 hours after his first round of puke. Kids are crazy resilient, no?! And don't be fooled...it wasn't just "spit" on the floor, but we won't get into those details here.

Gross.

And one more of the little lady playing her most recent game, pretending to fall asleep. I love how funny she thinks she is! Just like her mama...

Wook At Dis!

A movie of our Christmas, starting with one present on Christmas Eve.  Preston LOVED all of his presents, but I think the toy computer was the winner. Way to go, Santa! (Yes, Santa left toys, but he also left a note reminding Preston to behave.)

Some of my favorite parts of this movie are all of the "WOOK! WOOK!" moments. If you stick it out until the very end, you can see some sweet peek-a-boo from Callie.

Hope you enjoyed the day with your family!

Carols, Naughty List, and Crawling

We recently watched Preston's video from his school Christmas performance last year, so he wanted to act it out for us again this year. (No program at school this year- BOO!) Here are some songs he wanted to sing. Love the made up words he throws in there...and all of the W sounds instead of R sounds crack me up. I also like how he stops mid-song to tell me how Santa comes in the chimney. Love when he is my sweet boy! (He was a very sweet boy today- must know Santa will be here soon!)

Preston got a special video message from Santa the other day. He got one of these last year, too, but he was on the nice list then. This year it is questionable. Does anyone actually not give their kids gifts on Christmas for being naughty? Doubtful.  Am I mean for putting him on the naughty list for this video? Probably. But he definitely knows he needs to try harder!

Don't want to forget about Callie- she is a wild woman and all over the place at all times. Preston is learning how to distract her from HIS toys by offering her something he doesn't want to play with. Let the sharing lessons begin!

A Christmas Dance

You don't need a shirt to feel the Christmas joy...

Santa Visit and Claps

Preston got to go visit Santa this week at our neighborhood tree lighting ceremony. Santa read the kids a story, listened to their long lists of 'I-wants', and then dazzled the crowd with his sleigh. Not just any old makeshift sleigh...his super-duper-rocket-booster sleigh! Preston was a sweet and patient boy while in the same room as Santa. He literally sat still for over 10 minutes waiting for his turn- you can see a small part of this in the video. Now if we could only transfer that perfect behavior into our everyday lives! We had our magic Santa Cameras installed this week to see if that will help. They are inside the smoke detectors and he has been talking about them frequently.

"Mommy, I see a wed light up thewe."

"That means it's working."

"I'm scawed of the light, Mommy."

"Don't be scared...just be a sweet boy and Santa will be happy!"

Thank you, Christmas, for giving me some leverage over my child at the moment. Stellar parenting? Probably not. But I'll take what I can get.

 

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 And here are some claps from my sweet girl. YAY! 8 months old and full of energy. Crawling everywhere (still almost exclusively army style), laughing, clapping, climbing up stairs, cutting two teeth, putting any and everything in her mouth, pulling up on the couch, following big bro around, and trying to escape from her crib are some of her latest milestones. Sleeping completely through the night is a milestone we're still waiting for. Desperately waiting.