Tired boy

Since I switched to "google chrome" I can upload pictures MUCH faster now so hopefully I'll update the blog more! Anway...Preston is so wiped out when he gets home from daycare, he often just falls asleep wherever like this:

Acrobats!

Tonight Preston was REALLY close to crawling! We were in awe watching him lift himself up off the floor(KNEES and all!). He was rocking like crazy on all fours at first then he figured out how to get his knees underneath him and then he lifted them up. He may have ditched the "up dog" yoga move he'd mastered! We might just have a 6month old crawling baby! Seems like it's all going toooooo fast!!

Father's Day 2010

Father's Day was kicked off with brunch at the Odyssey. I spent many holiday brunches at the Odyssey with my parents growing up so it was very special to take our babies there with Nana and Nonno. It was perfect weather to sit outside and take in the beautiful view. After brunch, Nana/Nonno took Sophia to the park while mommy daddy and Preston napped. Preston had a fever the night before so were up super early with him. Later in the afternoon we all went swimming and Sophia showed off her fishy skills. Perfect day with the family!

Preston's new favorites~

Preston loves sitting up all by himself~he still tips over sometimes but he's getting really sturdy and he's so proud of himself:) He also loves playing with this ball that has a bumble bee in the center. Thankfully we have 3 of them so Miss Sophia has one to play with too. Preston is master of the "up dog" yoga move and spends a lot of time perfecting it. Once perfect, he'll throw himself forward like a worm and reach for a toy. He can "worm" himself pretty far!
Our big boy sitting up:)


Up Dog!!


PJ's favorite new toy...the bee ball!


We love "trying" to get shots of both kids. So far the most success we've had is while Sophia is watching Fresh Beat Band(her new favorite)...Preston loves all the singing too so we snap away! This particular day Sophia was adamant that Preston have his "hat" on!

All things Preston...

Preston is weighing in at : 17lbs 4oz and he's 5.5 months old. Some things Preston is doing right now, rolling over both ways like a rolly polly! He's starting to push up off his knees like he's going to crawl! Miss Mary said she's been teaching him at school and she thinks he's catching on really quickly(ahhhhh!!). He grabs and shakes lots of different toys and loves to sit in his bumbo. He loves blowing bubbles and mimicking our mouth movements. He's really started watching us eat which means it's almost time for FOOOOD!!!

Our happy Buster B!


There's nothing more peaceful than watching a baby sleep...he is an especially peaceful baby. We are so blessed:)

Preston loves belly time. He prefers to be on his belly when he's on floor and he pushes himself up super high!

Sophia's first successful pee in the potty!

This has been a big week. I never thought I'd be writing about something like a pee in the potty but it's so exciting when it happens...makes it impossible not to document. Sophia finally went potty on her musical potty! She was sitting on it for a while just chatting away and all of a sudden it started singing(and scared her and mommy!!!). We promised her a marshmallow if she goes potty like a big girl so she yelled "marshmallow"!!! We are so proud of her. Official potty training starts in July but we thought we'd introduce it early:) Here's a picture of Miss Sophia on her big girl potty!


This is where you can find me every night at 7pm. Watching Preston fall into slumber in my arms= pure heaven:) He sleeps so sound and snuggles up to me when I come home, nothing like it.


Sophia's new favorite food is salad. She loves lettuce and carrots with ranch and can eat a whole bowl!! This night she was being silly with daddy and feeding him salad(but only a little...she wanted most of it for herself!)


We love this picture! Preston gets a kick out of Sophia and while she was watching Yo Gabba Gabba Preston took the opportunity to reach out and touch her cheek.

Preston tried so hard to get her attention...he even started shaking his toy to no avail!

Memorial Weekend

We love our long weekends with the kiddies and it was so beautiful out this Memorial weekend. We started off the weekend doing our weekly ritual of hitting the Farmer's Market and going out to a family dinner. Sophia loves taste testing all the different fruit at the Farmer's Market and going in the bouncy castle! We had Frank, Sarah, and Emily out on Sunday and we hit the Cajun Festival. We ate lots of glutenous food like funnel cakes and Daddy and Uncle Frank at alligator!! The girls did pretty well on the long wagon ride to and from the festival. We really cherish our weekends staying close to home and exploring all our little town has to offer. This weekend was no different! Just perfect:)
The first time cousin Everett and Preston "played' together:)

Uncle Frank playing "ring around the rosie" with the tiniest Tees girls

The 2 Tees princesses in their wagon

This little guy is literally happy doing anything!!! During their first bath together he was perfectly happy sucking on the washcloth while Miss Sophia splashed about.



Daddy's "mini-me"

Sophia loves her hummus...on her mouth, on her hands, and generally all over her face. The water bath above took place directly after this hummus bath!

Another attempt at a family picture...we'll get a perfect one some day!

Nonno does the best bbq! He made veggie burgers, chicken skewers, and hamburgers. They had a huge spread of appetizers and Nana made homemade stuffed mushrooms that Sophia LOVED. We never leave their house house hungry that's for sure!

We blew up the pool so Sophia could splash around...she loved it and tried out her goggles for the first time. She didn't take a nap all day and was asleep when we pulled out of their neighborhood.

After swimming we took a short walk to the park.

Nana loves her lil' grandbaby boy:)

While swinging Sophia usually says "back and forth" or "front and back" but she ALWAYS says "mommy/daddy sit down" and points to the swing next to her. She doesn't want us to push anymore...she wants us to swing with her. Makes us feel like kids again. We love our swinging time with Sophia:)