Prima Ballerina

Vivi started her new tap/ballet class this last Monday. She had been begging me to put her in dance class for the last little bit, so with the help of some great friends, we found a wonderful class to put her in. She has the funnest teacher, Miss Becca, and Vivi is already having a fantastic time! I couldn't get her to smile for me in the pictures I took. She was into some serious poses that day.

Life with Preston

What a fun few days we've had! A few days ago, I found Preston with my tube of mascara, and as you can see, he had some fun with it. Saturday night, my mom was so kind to watch the kids for us while we went out to dinner with some friends. Hopefully she'll be willing to watch them again after Preston's little incident. After Trent and I had gotten back to my mom's to get the kids, my mom and I were upstairs visiting, and the next thing we hear is "Oh no!" coming from downstairs. Soon after, Trent came upstairs holding Preston face out at arms length, and Preston was covered in what looked like blood. It turned out to be red nail polish! I wish I had had my camera with me. He not only had gotten it all over his pajamas, but he had also painted both of his cheeks with it, and his hands were covered. I'm telling you, when I first saw him, it looked like he had just stepped out of a horror movie. Last, but not least, today after church, we had all come home and gotten in our comfy cozy jammies, and I was just starting dinner when I heard a noise in the bathroom. I immediately knew it was not good. I opened the door to find wet, soggy toilet paper all over the floor, and about a gallon of water, and in the midst of it all is Preston with the toilet brush just having a grand old time. What else could I do but run and grab the camera? Needless to say, he needed a set of clean pajamas after that.

Caution!

So, I went into the kitchen this morning after waking up and saw this little note on the floor. Apparently, Colson had spilled his cereal and milk on the floor, and after mopping it up, thought he should make a warning note so nobody slipped on the "wet floor". What a funny kid!

And Another One Bites the Dust!

Here he is, our own toothless wonder! You can't see it very well in this picture, but Colson is missing four teeth on the bottom, besides the two on top, making it a whopping 6 teeth in all! It was kind of funny watching him try and eat his pizza tonight at dinner. Even cuter is listening to how he says his eth's now. Too cute! I Love you my darling toothless wonder!

Happy Birthday Sweet 2 Year Old!

Happy birthday sweet two year old boy! Where have the last two years gone? My baby is not so much of a baby any more. I wish I could just freeze time and stop him from growing up any more. Having a two year old in the house can present many challenges each day (and when that aforementioned two year old happens to be Preston, we are talking CHALLENGES), but the fatigue I feel at the end of each day is so worth it. All he has to do is smile and my heart melts like butter. I can't even express how much joy our little Preston has brought into our lives. It is so fun to see him with his older siblings and see how much they love him. He is not lacking in the love department. There is always someone there to get whatever he is pointing at for him, (hmmm... maybe that's why he won't talk) or to chase, wrestle, or sword fight with him, amongst many squeals of delight, get his coat on for him, put toothpaste on his toothbrush... now that I think about it, it is amazing the child is so independent what with people catering to his every need all day every day. Anyway, here is to the wonderful little boy that has brought so much joy and happiness into our home. We love you Preston!
He's loving his new trike, and zooms around the house all day on that thing now, either on his own, or more frequently with an older Sib pushing him along at breakneck speeds (which he thoroughly enjoys by the way).

Who Got Caught With Their Hands In the Cookie Jar?!

Man, this kid is fast! I can't leave him alone for a single second! I left the kitchen to walk a friend to the door and came back to the kitchen a whole 30 seconds later to find Preston on the counter, happily munching away on a cookie he had been trying to get to all day long.

The sweet taste of success!