How Preston Entertains Himself...

Preston has always been the type to keep himself busy and play on his own. He's always coming up with new things to do, and is always completely into what he is doing at the time. It's fun to see the types of things he comes up with.  One day he decided to stack all of his toys on top of the end table in the other room.

I actually asked Gabe if he had done it because it was back when Preston was not even one yet.

I love how he had them all facing the back wall like they were all in time out or something.

How Gabe Entertains Himself...

He builds towers at night after Preston goes to bed.

They get fancier and fancier every time.

Gabe admiring his work.

The most recent tower he made looks very similar to the last one, maybe he's losing his creativity. ;)

How Gabe Entertains Preston...

Hmm... am I allowed to touch it.

Woah, look at all those blocks flying everywhere!

Well, I got most of them.

That was so cool!

Maybe I'll build my own tower now. Sadly the one block was about as far as he got that day.

Woah, how to these towers keep appearing when I wake up?...

and how do they break so easily, I guess I'll have to fix it.

Or maybe I'll just clean up instead.

UH...

OH...

How I Entertain Myself...

I slow down the shutter speed of my camera...

to get some crazy cool affects of Preston playing with his ball.

Then I take random not that great pictures of Gabe

Preston

and myself.  Then I edit them to death...

Just for fun. :)

Bathtime

Last night I was taking pictures of Preston in the tub and this is the only picture I got of him looking at me. He absolutely loves bathtime and was busy as always. I did get a few of his little behind too, but I decided not to share those with you.  Isn't he cute?  Of course he is. :)  Now my question is which version do you like better?

The original

Black and White

Sepia

Vintage

I like them all, but maybe it's because they're of my sweet little man.

Babysitting Fia and Alisi

The other day I got to babysit these sweet little girls while they're parents were out for a little while.  You might recognize them from my playground post. 

Here's Alisi contemplating something.

Fia being sweet.

Alisi being thoughtful again.

Fia is a rockstar, did you know that?  She sang me an entire song that she quite possibly made up.

Alisi being mischevious.

Adorable sisters.

Playing together and having fun.

Preston always has a good time at their house too. 

It's set up like a preschool, well it is a preschool.

 

So of course he got into the crayons...

and tried to eat them too.

Don't worry I took them away right after I took these pictures. :)  Who knew babysitting or should I say toddlersitting would be so much fun. 

Camping in Leavenworth

This June we went camping in the mountains just outside a germanic town called Leavenworth. It's absolutely beautiful there, and warmer than where we're from which is nice when you're sleeping outside. Especially when you bring a baby along. We had a lot of fun, check it out!

My New-ish Haircut

I got my hair cut again at the beginning of the month and my mom's been asking for pictures for a while so here they are... from all angles.

The Front

The Side

The Other Side

The Back

What do you think?

How old are you?

Today Preston and I decided to go outside and enjoy the nice weather while Gabe slaved away pruning our weeping cherry. 

It definately needed some help.

The neighbor kids were out playing too and were drawn toward Preston's big bag of balls. 

He loved carrying them around

and taking them out.

Here are the neighbor kids who decided to play catch with me.  We even played a little baseball after Preston went down for a nap (yes I stayed out and played with the kids while Preston was sleeping).  Here's Charlie the adorable neighbor boy, he sure has a personality... and an arm.  That boy needs to be playing baseball. :)

 When we were back to playing catch my neighbors gorgeous 5-year old daughter Morgan asked me how old I am.

I told her to guess, but she could'nt or wouldn't, I'm not sure which.  So I told her I'm 22.  Her reaction to this was "well, 22 is pretty big... why don't you look big?"  I thought it was the cutest thing ever!  I guess I'll be glad for that when I'm older.  It is kind of hard now though when I'm mistaken to be a teenage mom... or just another kid playing in the neighborhood. :)  That's what being a mom is all about right?  Being a kid at heart.  I guess I always will be.

Summertime of Sickness

This summer Preston was sick a lot, off and on. Some nights he wouldn't sleep or even let us sit down. So we turned on his Baby Einstein and did this a lot. This sure helps me appreciate every day that he's healthy. ;)

Proof my son gets up WAY too early!

 This is the scene I woke up to this morning.

Without it I might have been a little more grumpy.  I guess getting up early has some perks.

Preston had a lot of fun playing with rocks and running to the street when I wasn't looking.

So I guess I can say thanks to Preston for starting our day out right, even if it was at 6:00 a.m.