Easter Weekend!

Our Easter festivities kicked off on Friday when our good friend Kaiyin came for a visit from Santa Barbara with her kiddies. We all went to lunch and then hit the carnival at the mall! Sophia LOVED the train ride! Saturday morning Nana came over and Sophia colored eggs for the first time. Nana brought over an art smock and we moved Sophia's table into the kitchen and got started. Sophia was SUPER excited, she loves being creative so when she saw all the colored water she was grinning from ear to ear. In the middle of coloring eggs she turned to me and exclaimed "THANK YOU MOMMMMMY"!! Needless to say this was the highlight of her Saturday. We then hit the mall for a picture with the Easter Bunny. When we arrived Sophia yelled from across the room "Hi Easter Bunny", however when we got closer the tears came streaming down. Once the "picture" was over she said a very brave "Bye Easter Bunny" . So they ended as friends but we're pretty sure Sophia doesn't want to see him anytime soon. Sunday morning we all went to Church followed by brunch and an Easter egg hunt at our house. The "Easter Bunny" knocked on the front door and left HUGE Easter baskets for whole family!! Lastly we headed to Grandma and Grandpa Tees's house for dinner. We had a nice visit with all our family there and Sophia really loved seeing her G-ma and G-pa Tees!!

Carnival to kick off Easter weekend!


Coloring eggs was the highlight of Sophia's weekend(and maybe the Easter Bunny knocking on the front door)!




Sophia's Easter dress...it's the same dress she wore in October for our wedding anniversary but she only wore it once and it still fits so we turned it into her Easter dress:)


Baby Preston looked like this most of Easter weekend:)



Let the Easter egg hunt begin! Sophia LOVED running around looking for all the eggs the bunny hid. They were filled with jelly beans, stickers, and bunny marshmallows!


Preston being his happy self at Grandma and Grandpa Tees's house! Mommy is wearing bunny ears from Great Aunt Carol:)

Grandma Tees worked so hard all day making us a nice Easter dinner!

Daddy and Preston:)

Some silly shots of Sophia, 'cuz lets face it...this weekend was really all about her!
Sophia made a big ole' mess of the Easter grass...it's still all over the house but it brought her so much joy we couldn't take it away from her:)

So proud of her colored eggs!

Hiding from mommy(aka the paparazzi)

Sophia gets excited at Starbuck's...mainly b/c she usually gets a rice crispy treat

Sophia likes to sing to Preston. Preston may or may not like it Ha!!

Our new nephew Everett, plus San Diego visit!

There were just too many picture to post so I split this one up! Everett Walter was born on Saturday while we were at the zoo so we raced home and Nana watched the kiddies so we could visit Uncle Frank and Autie Sarah in the hospital. When BT saw Everett he turned to me and said "lets have another one". Ha! Seeing a newborn really makes you realize how FAST they grow and how TINY they are when they're born. Auntie Sarah looked amazing for having just had a baby a few hours prior. We're so happy for our Preston to have a little boy cousin so close in age to grow up with. After visiting Everett we took off for San Diego on Sunday for Julie's baby shower and for a visit with Amy and Nick! VERY busy weekend. Mommy was soooo pooped after and took many naps the next day! Here are some photos:
Beautiful baby Everett:) We think he looks exactly like his sissy!

Soo tiny! He was born 8lbs 4oz but seems so much smaller!

Proud Auntie:) I can't wait to hold him again!

Dinner at Ave 5 with Amy and Nick in San Diego

PJ and Auntie Aim:)

Julie 9 months pregnant. Her little girl will be a sister to 2 boys! Doesn't she look purty?

He's all ready for golfing with Daddy!

Our 2 monkeys. Never thought it was that hard to get 2 kids to sit next to each other and smile...it's been impossible so far!

Busy March!

We are definitely making the most of maternity leave! We've had a very busy March! We've been to the zoo with the Gordon's and the Bush family, we spent 2 nights at the Grand Californian and Disneyland with Nana, San Diego for a baby shower and a visit with Amy and Nick, we also had a visit from our cousins from up North. The most exciting thing that happened was the birth of our nephew Everett Walter Tees on March 27th. We were able to visit the day he was born and he's just perfect! Sophia is back in school full time which she LOVES. This month Preston turned 3 months old and Sophia turned 20 months. Sophia is standing strong at 24lbs and Preston is 13lbs 12oz. Here's some pictures from our busy month:

Lunch at Bossa Nova with cousins Kelsey and Terri:)

Jeff and Brian with their baby girls at the zoo!

Daddy and Sophia enjoying the giraffes.

Preston(3 months) basically watches Sophia everywhere she goes!

Doting brother:)

Disneyland!

Pirates of the Caribbean(Preston is hiding in the baby carrier)

A Bug's Life has the best rides for the kiddies at California Adventure.

Not the best picture with Mickey but we hit up Toon Town right before it closed and found Mickey Mouse in his house! During the day there's a LONG line but we lucked out and went just at the right time:)

Breakfast with the characters! Sophia was SUPER excited about the characters from far away. When they got close she was a bit skeptical.

Pretty Nana!

Nana and Sophia with her monkey.

Papa relaxing with his kiddies before we hit the park.



Invasion of the strollers! The zoo again with The Gordon's!
Sophia LOVES her Uncle Ryan:)

Preston's been the zoo quite a bit in his first 3 months of life!

Sophia dancing...pretty much her favorite thing to do right now...

Sophia and Daddy enjoying some shaved ice...one of the many treats we indulged in at the zoo

Auntie Kelly practicing with 2 kiddies. She's having a baby boy in June and we can't wait to meet him!!!

All things Preston!(weeks 9 and 10)

Preston is now sleeping from 8pm to 6:30am. We wake him up at 10pm to feed him and that's it! Mommy's favorite moment of the day is nap time with Preston. He loves to cuddle up on mommy's tummy and fall asleep....pure heaven:) He loves his activity gym but is not really a fan of his swing(which was the only thing his sister really liked as a baby. Perfect example that all babies are different!). He loves bath time and loves car rides. Sometimes mommy even forgets to feed him b/c he doesn't cry when it's time to eat! We can't believe how big he's getting and how fast he's growing. We go to Gymboree and few times a week and Preston patiently sleeps in the car seat while Sophia runs around and tumbles out all her energy. He smiles a lot and loves having his toes tickled:) Here are some of the latest pictures of our little love bug:

9 week smiley face

more 9 week smiley face

He smiles for Nana:)

Look at those leggies!!!

Preston often falls asleep sitting up...surely a trait passed on from his daddy(ha!!!). He keeps his hands perfectly straight too!

I'm 10 weeks old!