My Snot-Nosed Little Boy

Preston and I haven't gone anywhere all week thanks to a horrible cold he came down with Monday morning.  Yep, that's right, I couldn't even go to the gym because we're not supposed to take sick kids into the daycare.   And lets face it, I had to wipe his green snotty nose every minute or so to keep it from dripping into his mouth... or down to his chin (gross, I know, but very true).  Then this morning he started drooling like a big dog too, his shirt was completely soaked. It's weird but he has never ever drooled.  I'm not sure if it's from him breathing out of his mouth because his nose is stuffed, or if he's finally getting his bottom two eye teeth.

Check out the incriminating drool here.  Look closely, you'll see some hanging out of the corning of his mouth as well as a wet spot on his pajama top.  Just click on the picture to make it bigger

Luckily he's pretty much acted like himself this week despite the gross nose.  He'll even blow into the kleenex for me when I ask him to.  Today I even caught his trying it out on his own.  Anyway, the worst part about this week is that he's been cooped up in the house.  So today I gave in and let him play during the sun, after the rain, before the sunny rain.  Does that make any sense at all?  Oh well, it does to me.

So, he was out there throwing rocks as usual.

  If you look closely in these pictures you can see the lovely snot on his face that I was too busy taking pictures of to wipe off right away.

He really did not want to go back inside either.  But it was lunchtime and then naptime, so what's a mom to do?

Oh well, I hope Preston gets better soon, for both of our benefits.  I really want to go to Yoga and playgroup tomorrow.  Plus his nasty cough breaks my heart.  I guess we'll have to see what happens. 

I have been HEARTED

That's right, not knighted... but hearted. It is very close to the same type of recognition though. Let me explain. My dear friend and roommate Christina who married Gabe's dear friend and roommate Drew... maybe I shouldn't have said "dear" there... CORRECTION: Gabe's "good" friend and roomate Drew, has nominated my blog as one she loves, or at least kind of likes... I'm so honored! You can check out Drew and Christina's awesome blog here.

Okay, so here are the rules:

1. The winners put the sticky sticker of uber stickiness up on their blog to say "Look at me! Look at me! I'm COOL... or at least someone else thinks so!"

2. Then they get to link back to me.

3. Then they get to nominate a few of their own winners! Spread the love!

4. Then leave a little note on the chosen blogs so they aren't left in the dark.

So here goes nothing...

Heidi:  I love seeing how you organize your life and your kids parties.  You always have great stories and wonderful pictures. Sorry her blog is private so it's only for lucky viewers like me. :)

Heidi B:  What can I say?  You were my inspiration to start a blog, and I'm still addicted to reading yours every day.  You are an amazing writer, photographer, mother, and friend.  Keep up the good work.

Holly:  You're always doing something exciting!  I love looking at your pictures, and seeing what's going on in your busy life, especially since I don't get to talk to you all the time.

Rachel:  You are just plain entertaining.  I love listening to (reading) your ramblings about your life.  It's fun to keep in touch... even if I do kind of blog stalk you.

Tearese:  You always have entertaining posts as well, and cute pictures of your kiddos.  I love looking at how much Elora is growing, I miss babysitting her and talking to you guys.  I'm glad we can stay updated on eachothers lives.

Of course I would have liked to nominate a lot more people because I love reading ALL blogs, but I don't have all day. ;)  Thanks to everyone for posting for my entertainment... and for reading my blog no matter how mundane it may be.  Happy Wednesday everyone!

How Preston Entertains Himself... Part II

He loves going outside, and knows that he has to put his shoes on first... So he finds any shoes he can and tries to put them on.

He started with mommy's shoes.

Then went on to daddy's shoes.

He even tried to wear a four-year-old girl's shoes.

What?  Those aren't shoes!  But he thought they would work just as well.

Maybe one of these days he'll try to put on his own shoes. :)

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!