Mother's Day 2010

We spent Mother's Day enjoying brunch at Lost Canyon's Golf Course. It was a perfect way to spend my last day before starting work! Mommy's favorite part of the day was making crafts with Sophia at the craft table they had set up:)

A few more from the week just 'cuz:)

"Hi Buster B" is what Sophia is saying.

Going in for the kiss...

She loves to give him kisses. Loves to tickle his cheeks. Loves to "hold" him when she sits on the couch. Pretty much loves everything abt him except when he takes too much of mommy and daddy's time.

We have a beautiful outdoor mall near our house and a visit is never complete without a ride on the train! Sophia picks the train car according to color and today said "thank you lady" to the conductor. The "lady" got a kick out of it!

Our happy boy. This week he discovered the joy of putting things in his mouth. He currently loves to suck on blankets:)

The thing mommy will miss most about being home with Preston is our daily naps. He is such a little cuddle bug and is most comfty on mommy's tummy:)

Sophia's first swim lesson as maternity leave winds down...

Swim lesson #1 was a HUGE hit!! Sophia loved the water and talked about it for days after to anyone who would listen. She was very proud of herself blowing bubbles and "kick kick kicking". We are amazed and shocked on a daily basis with the things that come out of her mouth. On any given day she'll greet us with a "hi mommy/daddy, how are you?". She loves to say "Mommy/Daddy...what are you doing?" If you ask her what she dreamt about the night before she'll say "butterflies, birdies, rainbows"(in that order). She will say a very excited "hi" to literally anyone who crosses her path. Sophia definitely has a big ole' personality and we tend to think she puts a smile on the faces of those around her(whether they want to smile or not!!). We started this maternity leave with a baby Sophia and ended it with a toddler. Brian and I both agree that THIS is our favorite age by FAR!! Hearing Sophia's sweet voice pronouncing words and strining sentences together makes us melt. Nothing compares to these months I've shared with her. Watching her develop her speech before my eyes was priceless. She wasn't able to climb stairs in December and now she goes up and down by herself. She plays alone, "nurses" her babies, changes their diapers, and has quite the vivid imagination. She LOVES to sing and dance. Loves Lady Gaga and requests the songs by name; her current favorite is "Telephone". I will forever cherish my mornings at Starbuck's with Sophia where she'd say "mommy, coffee?" and she'd pretend with her little cup to drink her own coffee. Sophia and mommy discovered so many new parks in Simi!! That is one of the BEST things about suburb living...there are parks around every corner packed with kiddos during the week and lots of SAHM's! We had a blast at Gymboree(although we always felt she was a wee bit advanced for the classes as we watched her spin circles around the other kiddos). Just this week she discovered her shadow and while they were NOT friends at first...she's warming up to it. She'll say "hi shadow" and wave but once she sees him following her around it's all over ha! Here are some swim pictures following by Sophia being Sophia:
Very excited Sophia ready to hit the pool!

Learning to blow bubbles

Kick kick kicking with the noodle



Sophia loves the field in our neighborhood. This day she picked flowers and wanted them in her hair:)




Sophia and mommy split an ice blended(no coffee but lots of sugar!)

She enjoys Church this much

Fishy face is a current fav of Sophia's

Sophia LOVES running and usually saying "Sophia's running" while doing it just in case we weren't sure ha! We chased her around the field before her swim lesson and per usual...she had a BLAST

Preston's Baptism

We had such an amazing baptism weekend for Preston which was kicked off by Auntie Mary Ann and Uncle Jack coming to town! We love visits from them and they made our baptism weekend so special. Preston's godparents are Fernando Barba (Brian's good friend from college and fraternity brother) and Amy Wood(Jen's good friend from college and sorority sis). It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon and we celebrated after in our backyard surrounded by good friends and food.

Preston's 4 month stats

Preston's 4 month doc visit was actually at 4 months and 1 week but who's counting? He weighed in at 15lbs 10oz(70th percentile) and is 24.5"long(40th percentile) and his head is 42cm(50th percentile). Sophia's stats at 4 months were almost exactly the same!! Preston is starting to sit up and rolled over for the first time this past Saturday! He also loves to grab toys and now loves his bouncy seat. We also got some vaccinations on Friday which made PJ a lil' cranky but no fever(thankfully). Auntie Mary Ann was in town for PJ's baptism and Nana and Auntie babysat so mommy and daddy could go to dinner and Preston cried while we were gone:( They gave him a bottle(and he hasn't had very many) and he apparently didn't like it very much. He's back to his normal, smiley self though!