Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Swiming Lessons!!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Double Well Visits
Savannah is still holding strong in the 90th percentile for both height and weight. She's over 3 1/2 feet tall now!!
Preston dropped a bit in weight (definitely fooled me) at only 23 lbs, 11 oz ( 50-75th percentile)and his length was 31 inches (75-90th percentile). Of course his head was still big, Dave says because he has a big brain. :)
Praise the Lord for two beautiful, healthy children!
Monday, June 21, 2010
Bike Boo Boo
Preston Is ONE!!!
Preston, it seems like just yesterday when you were born and here we are already celebrating your first birthday! You are such a blessing and have truly been an easy baby so far. I think you are very much like your daddy, laid back and easy going. Just about everyone we leave you with comments on how happy you are, always smiling and never really making a fuss. Although we know that the fussy days come (especially when those top 4 teeth were coming in) overall, you are one content, happy little guy. Thank you for the joy you have brought into our lives, for being a gift of life straight from the Lord. We are so excited about the fun that awaits us with having a little boy in the house. Happy Birthday, Peanut!!!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
A Very Special Man
Saturday Dave and I celebrated our 6th anniversary! Our sweet friends the Grahams took our kids for the afternoon and we headed to dinner at Maggiano's. It was nice to just sit and talk without having to cut up food or continuously pick things up off of the floor. :) Although our first six years together have been amazing, I have to say that I never imagined we face all that we have so soon. God has definitely used Dave to get me through some super hard times. I'm so thankful for a godly husband who loves me just as I am . . . who supports me, listens to me, and enjoys having fun too. I can't wait to share lots more years with you baby!
Not only is Dave an amazing husband, he's also a terrific daddy! Today we have celebrated what an awesome dad he is too. We started the morning with chocolate chip pancakes, polished off leftovers from Maggiano's for lunch, had big fat real hamburgers on the grill for dinner, and finished the day off with Baskin Robbins sundaes and some cookie cake! WOW! Honestly, I have to say Dave is much better at parenting that I am. He somehow knows when to wait out the cries, when a no nap day is okay, and most of all, how to let the kids have fun. Savannah says to me yesterday after church "mama, you can go run your errands. Daddy and I can take care of ourselves." What she meant was mama please get out of here so we can make a big mess and have some fun! Ha! I love Dave even more just watching him in action with our two precious children. I think his Father's Day card says it best:
Saturday, June 19, 2010
One Crazy Week
Savannah's favorite thing to do now is take the couch cushions off so Preston can climb up! He loves being able to get on the sofa and crawl all around. You can't see it in the picture, but I've trained her to put the cushions right below the sofa incase he falls off. We ended the week with daddy coming home early and we hit the pool!
Needless to say we all slept well last night after such a crazy week. Today we'll be celebrating our 6th anniversary and we're going to dinner alone!!!
The Carnival
Last Saturday we had a big carnival to celebrate Savannah's 4th and Preston's 1st Birthday!! It was much, much fun and we are thankful so many of our friends could come. We had a bounce house, face painting, balloon animals, games, sno cones, and even cotton candy. Preston was a little unsure of his cake at first, but it didn't take him long to figure out how good it was! :)
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
2 A.M. Wake Up Call
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Happy 4th Birthday Savannah!!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Stolen Fries
Sunday, June 06, 2010
Visit with Aunt Kathy
Saturday, June 05, 2010
My Awesome Husband
All I could think about was what a disaster my house was, how I left Preston naked and without a nap, and that I was comfy in a hotel and I left Dave at home, hot, with 2 kids!! I skipped out a little early on our lunch this afternoon and quickly came home to find . . . . two super happy kids and a husband who had everything under control. I didn't doubt that he could handle it, but I sure felt guilty for leaving him in such undesirable conditions. Anyway, I have to say that not once did he give me any grief about being gone. According to him, everyone slept well, ate well, and was super well behaved.
God knew exactly what I needed in a mate. He blessed me with a husband who is super patient, loving, considerate, and great with kids! Did I mention laid back?? Thank you Dave for being so willing to let me escape for a night, for being such an awesome daddy, and for being just what our family needs!!
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Summer Has Arrived
Dave and I decided that we'd join the YMCA for the summer mainly just to use the pool and I can already tell it's going to be the best money we've ever spent! The kids and I went for a trial run yesterday and they had so much fun that it completely wore them out. By the time we got home (about a 10 minute drive) they both were asleep!! So, I quickly put them down for naps and they slept about 3 hours. Yep, this is finally the life I've waited for as a stay at home mom. A morning at the pool and then good naps for mommy to do some work!!!
I can hardly believe that in less than 2 weeks my baby girl is going to be 4 and my baby boy 1?! Where has time gone? We've been busy planning the carnival party and trying to gather all of our gifts for birthdays and Father's Day too. Whew! Preston is getting so big and has 4 top teeth coming in right now. Last night was the first night in probably over a week that he hasn't been up in the middle of the night crying with teething pain. And just when I was thinking I might be as lucky tonight, today our a/c breaks upstairs! Great! Oh well, I've already placed the home warranty call. I just pray they can come sooner rather than later!