Bentley 12 weeks!

Bentley is sleeping through the night! Hoorah!Its been about a week he since started sleeping through the middle of the night feedings and Mommy and Daddy are elated. Daddy(bless his heart) does most of the middle of the night rocking and soothing so he"s very happy B decided to sleep. We've learned that weaning the middle of the night feedings only happens with a lot of help from Daddy in our family. If mommy tends to baby then baby wants to eat allllll night...simple as that! Bentley still has reflux, we tried to wean from the medication and he spit up a lot!! He's our first baby to spit up a lot...no fun:( He went from not smiling at all at 8 weeks to being our most smiley baby at this age!! He especially loves our morning alone time. B and I hang out on the be and I sing and talk to him and in return he gives me HUGE smiles!!! Mommy's favorite part of the day by far! Here are some pictures we've taken over the past couple weeks...



Sleeping monkey

Our Bentley bear has some really piercing blue eyes. There are lots of blue eyes on both sides of our family so the verdict is still out whether they'll stay or not. We're enjoying them while they're here!!

Preston's 2 year stats and an update on his leggies!

Our Preston John was born with VERY bowed leggies. We were worried although the pediatrician assured us he would grow out of it(no braces needed) we began to see a specialist last year. The specialist also assured us he'd grow out of it. They took xrays to make sure there wasn't anything ominous internally and there wasn't. Basically it was a waiting game. Over the past 6 months we've noticed his legs straighten out tremendously. I was a non-believer that they'd straighten on their own but they did and we are so relieved and happy:) I snapped some pictures of Presto running around the other night and I could barely keep up with him but needless to say...his leggies are almost perfectly straight!!
Also, we had his 2 year checkup and his stats are:
Weight 31.5
Height: 35"
Both 80th percentile so he's perfectly symmetrical:) Doctor was so surprised when she walked in Presto said "Hi Doctor"! Presto then got a vaccine shot and said "Oh thank you" to the nurse. She obviously doesn't get thanked often!! Very typical Presto. He's our friendly, happy monkey!

"Catch me if you can"...this guy can RUN!! Even when he wasn't so stable on his feet...he was a better at running than walking!



Preston loves to wear a diaper and boots. He LOVES boots...LOVES them and his fireman boots are too big for him and fall off him but he loves to wear them anyway. And when Phia's not around he'll wear her pink and black Paul Frank boots! This kid keeps us laughing nonstop!

And our "just 'cuz" photo. Presto has declared the shoe bin the "bath" and him and Phia jump in at night together. Yet another example of kids not really needing toys!!

New Year's Eve!

New Year's Eve this year was a blast with the kids. Our neighbors Jen and Chad hosted in front of heir house with a taco vendor who was AMAZING, apple cider for the kids, poppers, and lots and lots of adult drinks. This was our kind of evening, no driving, good food, and good company. There were lots of neighborhood kids for Sophia and Preston to play with so mommy and daddy could socialize:) We only took a few pictures but we hope to do this again next year!
They each got 2 big bowls of ice cream! It was their New Year's treat:)

Bentley spent New Year's 2012 snuggling up with Daddy

We love these 2 kiddies so much!!! It brings us both such unbelievable joy to watch them grow. There's not a day that goes by that we're not amazed by their charm, whit, and ability to make us and everyone around them laugh out loud. 2011 was such a fun year, Preston became sturdy on his feet and his language, personality, and curiosity blossomed. He will charm your socks off...ladies watch out! Our favorite new thing he says is "ohhh I LIKE it" with enormous enthusiasm! Sophia started pre-school, became a princess and mastered her bike and skates!! The first thing she does when she gets home from school is rip off her uniform off and replace it with a tutu, tiara, princess heels, and a wand. She asks BT "Daddy, will you be my Prince?" at least twice a day. A true princess:) We are beyond beyond blessed and cannot wait to watch Bentley blend in with these 2 monkeys!!

New Year's at the Children's Museum

We had an awesome New Year's Eve day at the Children's museum with The Gordon's. They dropped balloons at "Noon" as they called the day a "Noon Year's Celebration"! They had crafts for the kids where they made noise makers and wands with crepe paper. It was quite the maze trying to get to the museum as it was in the same area as viewing the Rose Parade floats. Maybe next year we'll make a day of it and view the floats too!! The kids loved the apple juice toast they did at Noon and of course loved climbing all over the place inside the museum.
Daddy and Presto making a noise maker!

Helping the kids make their wands!

Emma trying her very hardest not to smile LOL!

Sophia waving her wand

Presto was very proud of his noise maker

Sophia with Pricilla Poodle from the music show(Side Note: Mommy went to high school with Priscilla Poodle/Jennie Kwan) and hadn't seen her in a LONG time)

Preston enjoying his apple juice:)

Sophia was concentrating very hard on her craft making

Pretty Auntie Kelly and Emma!

SB Zoo!

Daddy took a bunch of days off around the holidays this year so we spent a day up in Santa Barbara at the zoo. This is one of our favorite day trips and we love how quick and easy we can get to SB!! We were able to see tons of animals and we brought a picnic from home and ate on the beautiful lawn! Such a perfect day!


Princess Phia who almost always has a wand in her hand when walking around the house!

Phia can often be heard asking Preston if he'll be her "prince" sometimes he says yes and sometimes he says no(Phia doesn't take to that too well)!!

Bentley 10 weeks

THIS WAS OUR FAVORITE WEEK YET!! Bentley has turned a corner. We keep calling him a "normal baby" now! Wow...the first 9 weeks were really rough Mr. B. He would not let us put him down under any circumstances in the house. Hated his swing, hated being in the car, hated being on his back in any way, wasn't even happy when he was eating but he turned a corner and is now smiling, cooing, and will lay down in the cozy corner of the couch on his back, and loves to eat.! He must've wanted us to REALLY appreciate his happy moments and boy do we ever!!! He never ever cries during the day now and has settled into a nice eating/ sleeping pattern during the day. We're still working on sleeping at night (he's no Presto) but we're just so happy that he's feeling and acting better. The other 2 munchkins absolutely adore you Bentley! When I take you to pick Sophia up from school she asks all her classmates "do you want to see my brother Bentley?"

Christmas Day afternoon

We spent the afternoon at Nana and Nonno's! Our official 3rd Christmas of the year. Santa also happened to swing by their house and leave a TON of presents for the kids and fill up all of our stockings! He's really crafty like that. Nana and Nonno spoil us like crazy and made us lots of yummy food of course!
The kids checking out Santa's delivery!




Preston LOVES giving Bentley kisses and being close to him. They are going to be such buds(when they're not at each other's throats of course). Bentley, just remember, Preston was over the moon for you when you were a newborn. He announces your every move "baby nigh night", "baby crying", "baby toot" and wants to kiss you alllllll the time!!!