Random Phone photos from the past few weeks.

We spent St. Patrick's Day at Underwood with friends(lots more pics to follow) but I love this one.

We go out to dinner once each weekend as a family.  Usually it's Saturday's and the kids often request sushi.  They love edemame, miso, rice, and chicken skewers!

Leyla snapped this of the kids at the park one day.  She makes them the most amazing healthy lunches:)

A candid moment of the Tees brothers talking playground strategy

You caught me in the front seat!

Presto showing off his lollipop after his haircut

Sweet Phi Phi looks channelling Little House on the Prairie

Our little speed racer:)

So proud that he dressed himself!  He also likes to lay out his own uniform for school the night before just like Phia does.

One of my faves over the past few weeks...we feel so lucky to live in such a peaceful environment surrounded by parks and nature.  They'll realize how blessed they are when the look back.  For now...they just take it all in.

Presto helping his brother with his yogurt

Daddy snapped this of Presto on the cow train at Underwood.  It looks vintage and I love the Daddy perspective.

Phia's art

Our Phia loves to draw and her favorite things to draw lately are our family and rainbows.  She also like to draw birds but she'll correct you and call them "crows".  She has a very clear vision when she draws and above she said the little one is her little sister because she put a bow in her hair.  She always makes her picture with someone in mind.  If it's mommy and daddy she asks us to bring the pictures to work and hang them up.  We love everything she draws...we just wish we had room for all of it!

Leyla's pictures...

She gets the BEST pictures. She manages not only to get them all to cooperate but to also look ridiculously adorable...miraculous!! She took these beautiful pictures in th backyard this week.  One is cuter than the next and they're all taken with her ipone!

Sophia and Preston lately...

 I had these Age pictures place on aluminum and we plan on hanging them in the kids rooms. I love that it captures a moment in time and all their loves at this age.

Sophia amazes us on a daily basis.  The othe night her and I were talking and our conversation went like this:
Sophia: "Are you going to have to stay at the hospital again when you have the baby?"
Mommy: "Yes. Do you remember who watched you when mommy went to the hospital before?"
Sophia: 'One time Grandma and Grandpa and the other time Leyla".

OK so she was 17 months old when we had Preston and Grandma and Grandpa watched her.  We have NO idea how she remembers that.  She was Bentley's age and Bentley certainly is aware that mommy has a big tummy but that's about all he understands of what's going on.  She scares us with her memory.  She remembers what she was wearing the first time she went to the dentist.  She remembers what she wears everywhere.  It's such an amazing gift to remember so much.  I make sure to have her feel her baby sister kick in my tummy whenever possible since she will certainly remember that miracle when she gets older.




They both are so unique yet very much their own little people.  We love to see the love they have for each other(although at times have a funny way of showing it).

Preston  is full of questions.  "Mommy/Daddy why do you drive fast on the freeway?" "Mommy/Daddy what do bugs eat?".  He our very very curious monkey.  Doesn't like tv too much. He'll ask for a show then as fast as we turn in on, he's in the backyard zooming around on his bike.  Presto is still obsessed with his birthday bike and his "big boy" bike and loves being outdoors.  He's has such a sweet soul, rarely cries even when he falls so bad it makes mommy gasp! He knows every childs name in his class and is the first to greet them all when they come through the door(although not all of them answer him).  He will say 'hi" until they finally get the idea that he's going to stop unless he gets a response:) He's an enthusiastic student already and LOVES showing mommy and daddy all the things he's learned at school.  He can say the entire "Our Father" and the cutest part is at the end he mixes in the Pledge of Allegiance and ends the prayer with "One nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for All".  Melts our hearts!!

Preparing for baby girl and 29 week ultrasound update...

At 29 weeks 2 days mama is measuring 27 weeks but bay girl is measuring 30 weeks!! So she's 5 days ahead.  Doc was very happy as she was initially concerned I was measuring too small but baby is perfectly fine after getting measurements from an ultrasound(even a lil' chunky!!) YAY!!!

These past few weeks have been all about preparing for baby girl.  I've had a few things made for her new crib.  I just can't resist how fun it is to prepare for a little girl with all the bows and pink and adorable clothes:) Mama needs to control herself! This weekend we're also transitioning Presto to a "big boy" bed which he's VERY excited about.  We got him  fire truck bed since he's pretty obsessed with fire trucks.  Will post lots of pics once it's built:) New baby girl will be using Presto's crib so I had teething railers made and of course a gorgeous custom butterfly mobile to match.  Cannot wait until it all comes together.  For now I wanted to post a few pictures before we actually put everythign in place:

It's a beauty!! Since the girl will be sharing, Sophia gets to enjoy the butterflies too!!

A picture grabbed from the artists sited.  Our crib is black:)

A perfect day on the farm!

Phia was driving me to Disneyland:)

 It was opening weekend on the farm this weekend and we've been waiting for it to open all season!! The weather was perfect and the birds were singing(literally so loud).  It wasn't very crowded which was nice and the kids had a blast!

Bentley exploring the new sand pit.  They put new grass and sand throughout the farm...

waiting for their turn on the cow train

Mama enjoying Starbucks....mmmmmm

sweet sweet Presto

Phia wore her sparkly silver boots...she picks out her own clothes now and I was SHOCKED when she walked out in(gasp) PANTS! Disclaimer: they're jeggings...not pants in Phia's mind so they don't count as pants

Look at this sweet girl:)

Daddy and Bentley enjoying the day

Daddy took all the kids on the cow train ride around the farm

Presto say "cheese"!

Say cheese again!

One more cheese please!

Hangin' in the tractor

time for a pony ride

This was Bentley's first time...and he liked it

But only for a minute and he started crying and fell into my arms...sigh...I didn't mind at all

Presto of course loved every minute of it

Candid moment

Mommy stealing a kiss.  Bentley does this thing where he scoots back up  onto our laps.  

Presto insisted on sitting behind me...oh the things that go through their little minds

Phia taking it all in

And we never get sick of the goats who walk above our heads on these little beams

Time for a choo choo ride!

Our Phi takes herself very seriously

Daddy teaching Presto how to roll down the hill

Phia is quite the climber

Phia rolled and rolled and rolled 

Ughhh I can't stand it...he's getting so big!!

Pajama day at school in honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday!

 The kids were sooooo excited to wear their jammies to school.  They talked about it all week and at the last minute Presto insisted on his fire truck jams instead of his Buzz Lightyear jams that he'd been planning on wearing.   Phia was perfectly content in her Rapunzel jammies.  Such a fun day for the kids!

This cracked me up...Presto as the Lorax

And his Dr. Seuss hat!!

And they both made these cookies(from "one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish").  Appaerntly Phia's was gone before she got to the car(however i have a feeling it was just the frosting at the fishies that she ate in true Phia fashion)