San Diego Zoo and Sea World

We packed up the kids for an overnight trip to San Diego! The Gordon's met us down there and we spent Saturday at the San Diego zoo. The kids loved the play area and Presto loved announcing "wah wah" every time there was water at the park(and there were a lot of waterfalls...who knew?). Presto spend most of the time sprinting as fast as he could through the crowds of people. Sophia loved the animals and was able to pet what looked like a porcupine! We spent the evening eating pizza and Auntie Amy joined us(such a treat) and gave the kids books! Sunday was spent at Sea World where we saw some shows and played in the Sesame Street bay of Play. We had a blast and can't wait to go back!

Getting ready to leave(the kiddies LOVE their backpacks!)
We're at the zoo!! The girls enjoyed running around the play area:

After chasing Presto for a while he sat down for a bite...

Preton loved anything that was in water so the sea otters were a hit:)



Lil' butterflies

The Tees men:)

The last picture of Preston's snack cup before he dropped it in a waterfall!

Presto and Daddy having fun

My favorite princess

Our happy Sophia!

"Hey Jack, whatcha got in that sippy cup?"

Auntie Aim hanging with the girls! Look at all those books she gave them...


Time for Sea World!! I love the look on Sophia's face as she watches the dolphin show. Even our wiggle worm Preston was into it!

Sophia checkin' out the seals

This was what Presto did most of the day...sprint and explore!

Sophia supplied the entire park with bubbles!

Sophia's first taste of cotton candy...lets just say, she's a fan!

Presto loved the huge sand box in the Bay of Play

Sophia didn't take a nap but the constant flow of cotton candy helped her through the day.

The kids got to touch starfish...they loved it!


And right before we left we saw Shamu swimming in his pool before a show:

17 weeks preggy with a lil' candy corn!

We are due October 30th so this little one with be a Halloween season baby~so fun! This pregnancy has been pretty easy all the way through except a little drama in the beginning(no pregnancy is drama free so we've learned!!). We have the contractor ready to convert our loft in to the 4th bedroom in June(which was our plan when we bought this house anyway). In 3 short weeks we get to find out if this is a boy or girl candy corn. We'd, of course, be happy with either. Sophia really wants a sister and we're pretty sure Preston would appreciate a brother! We had a 3 and 4D ultrasound at 12 weeks during our NT Scan. My obgyn sends us to a fancy specialist and they do them standard which is nice. Here are some pictures we got plus a shot of my growing belly!

Sophia Lillian 2 years 10 months

Our big girl is almost 3! We can't believe it. We could never have imagined a more inquisitive, affectionate,outgoing(from her daddy) and expressive little girl. We are so proud of our princess~ every single day she makes us laugh. She knows just what to say to lift our moods and will ask "are you ok mommy/daddy?" if we show the slightest sad emotion. Her current favorite shows are: Blues Clues, DORA(obsessed), Curious George, and Fresh Beat. Mommy has taken Sophia to 2 movies in the theatre, Gnomeo and Juliet and Rio in 3D. Sophia LOVED both(especially while eating a huge bag of popcorn!!)
She loves to hear mommy sing(scary)in the rocking chair when she goes to bed and we read LOTS of nursery rhymes(MANY of which she has memorized). She loves "Sing a song of Sixpence", "The Grand ole Duke of York" and this one she sings all by herself and is so proud:

One, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught a fish alive,
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.

Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right.




She loves being chased...especially by Preston:

and loves "dressing" herself(or not...ha!):

and loves "showing" her brother new things:

Sophia being silly:


Being mommy's helper in the kitchen(mainly eating the chocolate chips but she LOVES helping me bake!):

And lastly, Sophia loving her new "chicken"!!

Preston lately 16-17 months

(PJ LOVES him some cream cheese!)

Preston is "talking" up a storm. He makes up his own words for things and our hearts melt. He says "purple" like "purpo" so cute and he calls apples "ohh ahhhs"(no idea but it's too cute). He calls Phia "Tia" and tells us when he wants to go "outside" and when he wants to put on his "shoes". He says "ewwww" when we change his diaper...ha! He absolutely loves being outside and especially loves playing with water in the backyard. He's still getting lots of teeth poor thing but is always in good spirits. We got a new kitchen set for the kids for downstairs so he loves playing with all the fun buttons and pretending to eat with Sophia:)

And some random shots just because...

Leyla has an awesome sense of humor and gave Sophia a pony that stuck straight in the air. She paraded Sophia around the mall with it and apparently she was a huge hit!


Our Preston LOVES to climb on anything(chairs, ottomans, tables, couches). It's that scary time and he's such a daredevil! I got a few cute shote of Preston hanging on the couch with Sophia(he was VERY excited to be on the couch with his sissy who he calls "Tia":