I'm desperately trying to get caught up with my blog before the baby gets here in 6 weeks! I'm getting there but in the meantime here's a few backdated posts you might have missed.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Smith's Bakery
Today I took the kids on their very first trip to Smith's Bakery which is pretty much a rite of passage for anyone who lives here in Bakersfield. Smith's has been around since 1945 and I'd be willing to bet anyone who grew up here could easily recognize a Smith's cookie when they see one. I know I can!
Evelyn and Preston were pretty excited. Their eyes of course went straight for the smiley face cookies, a Smith's classic. I went ahead and bought 6 so if he's lucky there might be one or two extra for Andrew when he gets home.
The kids couldn't wait until we got home to eat them so we busted open the box and enjoyed them on the grass under a nice shady tree in the parking lot. Totally worth it!
"These are the best cookies in the whole world!" says Evelyn.
I happen to agree.
Preston smiling about his very first smiley face cookie!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
The End of an Era
Today I was looking back through old posts and noticed a certain similarity between a lot of photos. You probably all remember Evelyn's well loved baby. She has been in the family for a number of years now, longer even than Preston! Well, out of curiosity I did a search of my blog for the word "baby" and here where the results...
Evelyn and Baby at 18 months
Evelyn and Baby at 2 years
Evelyn and Baby at 3 years
Now I'm sure you've all been in suspense wondering what ever became of Baby so I'll explain ;) Sometime last year Evelyn slowly started to need her baby less and less until one day the baby "disappeared". I thought that was going to be the end of her but when we moved I couldn't stand to get rid of her so I packed her up in a box. Some time later when we unpacked Evelyn rediscovered her baby. Strangely even after being away from it for several months she still had an overwhelming urge to grab her and give her a huge hug followed by a kiss. Immediately after their embrace Evelyn gave the baby a long stare and said "What happened to her hair?!". It was so cute like she had never even noticed her nappy hair until that very moment. For several hours she played with her and put every single hair band she could find in her baby's hair until finally I was able to convince her that she didn't need her doll anymore and she agreed to give it away to another little girl. So now, the baby saga is officially over. That part of Evelyn's life is now over and she's finally moving on to bigger and better things!
Lastly, Evelyn and Baby at 4 years
Dec. 10th, 2010 The day Evelyn finally let go
Dec. 10th, 2010 The day Evelyn finally let go
Friday, April 29, 2011
All about Preston
The kids continue to grow at an alarmingly fast pace so in my attempt to capture and preserve the memories of their ever changing childhood here's the latest news on our little ones...
Starting with Preston. He's 3 1/2 now and continues to be the most adorable boy ever. Size-wise his doctor says he's in the top 90th% for height and 75th% for weight. If he had his choice he'd eat corn dogs or PB&J sandwiches every meal of the day. He likes his hair to be "spiky" as he says. He continues to be a very affectionate kid, always wanting to sit on someone's lap and voluntarily giving away hugs and kisses, especially to me, which I love! In the morning when Andy leaves for work he climbs in bed and snuggles with me. He know calls me Momma instead of Mom or Mommy. He's a typical boy in the fact that he has WAY more energy than necessary. For the most part he gets along with his sister although their fights have increased significantly in the past couple months. When he talks about his sister he either refers to her as "sister" or "Evewyn". He still can't quite get his L's right. Whenever we correct him he sticks his tongue out too far to make the L sound. Part of me secretly hopes he never outgrows it but I know he will eventually.
He's obsessed with anything video game related from XBOX to Iphone. Anytime my phone is out of place he's the one I go to to find it. Speaking of games one of his favorite past times is playing either Candyland, Shoots and Ladders or Hungry Hungry Hippos. His favorite color is black "just like his daddy's" he says. From the time he was little he's always had THE most adorable speech and he constantly surprises me by how complete and accurate his sentences are and the crazy big words he knows. His latest accomplishment since we moved into our new house is that he is now night potty trained! I wish I could say I had something to do with it but to be completely honest it was all him and he had so few accidents it was almost too easy. I can now very happily say that I haven't changed a single diaper this year!
Preston is a new Sunbeam this year and I'm so proud to be one of his teachers! I love seeing him every Sunday interact with the other kids in his class and with the other two teachers. He's such a great listener and proves to be a good example to the other kids every week. I know I'm a little biased but I personally think he's the best in his class ;) He's always so polite, listens to the lessons and correctly answers questions. He's happily learning the songs in primary and he's made a lot of progress since his first attempt at singing "Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam".
One recent funny story about Preston happened the other day at the grocery store. You see, one thing he learned a while ago from his dad is that it's funny to slap mom in the bum and he does it all the time. And embarrassing as it may be I have to admit it is kind of cute and funny. However the other day at the grocery store he was his usual crazy self and thought it would be funny to try it on someone other than me... He slapped the butt of an older gentleman getting milk out of the refrigerator section and started laughing hysterically. The guy didn't even acknowledge Preston but I got some pretty interesting looks from everyone else. Luckily that was the first and last time he's done that!
Aug. 21st, 2010- Preston's 3rd Birthday
Starting with Preston. He's 3 1/2 now and continues to be the most adorable boy ever. Size-wise his doctor says he's in the top 90th% for height and 75th% for weight. If he had his choice he'd eat corn dogs or PB&J sandwiches every meal of the day. He likes his hair to be "spiky" as he says. He continues to be a very affectionate kid, always wanting to sit on someone's lap and voluntarily giving away hugs and kisses, especially to me, which I love! In the morning when Andy leaves for work he climbs in bed and snuggles with me. He know calls me Momma instead of Mom or Mommy. He's a typical boy in the fact that he has WAY more energy than necessary. For the most part he gets along with his sister although their fights have increased significantly in the past couple months. When he talks about his sister he either refers to her as "sister" or "Evewyn". He still can't quite get his L's right. Whenever we correct him he sticks his tongue out too far to make the L sound. Part of me secretly hopes he never outgrows it but I know he will eventually.
Jan. 29th, 2011
He's obsessed with anything video game related from XBOX to Iphone. Anytime my phone is out of place he's the one I go to to find it. Speaking of games one of his favorite past times is playing either Candyland, Shoots and Ladders or Hungry Hungry Hippos. His favorite color is black "just like his daddy's" he says. From the time he was little he's always had THE most adorable speech and he constantly surprises me by how complete and accurate his sentences are and the crazy big words he knows. His latest accomplishment since we moved into our new house is that he is now night potty trained! I wish I could say I had something to do with it but to be completely honest it was all him and he had so few accidents it was almost too easy. I can now very happily say that I haven't changed a single diaper this year!
Mar. 26th, 2011
Preston is a new Sunbeam this year and I'm so proud to be one of his teachers! I love seeing him every Sunday interact with the other kids in his class and with the other two teachers. He's such a great listener and proves to be a good example to the other kids every week. I know I'm a little biased but I personally think he's the best in his class ;) He's always so polite, listens to the lessons and correctly answers questions. He's happily learning the songs in primary and he's made a lot of progress since his first attempt at singing "Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam".
Jan. 16th, 2011
Preston was so excited to go to his second week of Sunbeams that he got
up and dressed himself! He put his favorite church vest on inside out
with no shirt underneath paired with sweats. He walked into my bedroom
and says "Momma, I'm ready for church!" Obviously I couldn't help but
take his picture.
Sept. 15th, 2010
One recent funny story about Preston happened the other day at the grocery store. You see, one thing he learned a while ago from his dad is that it's funny to slap mom in the bum and he does it all the time. And embarrassing as it may be I have to admit it is kind of cute and funny. However the other day at the grocery store he was his usual crazy self and thought it would be funny to try it on someone other than me... He slapped the butt of an older gentleman getting milk out of the refrigerator section and started laughing hysterically. The guy didn't even acknowledge Preston but I got some pretty interesting looks from everyone else. Luckily that was the first and last time he's done that!
Jan. 25th 2011
One of my favorite things right now is getting to spend so much one on one time with Preston. Since Evelyn is in school two days a week for a couple hours we've kind of made that our special time. Among other things we've played at the park, enjoyed turning our mouths red and blue eating slurpees at Walmart, visited the dollar store, the pet store and as shown in the picture above we picked out and ate fresh doughnuts from the bakery! Preston of course picked the chocolate covered one. One day we went to the grocery store and his only request was that I hold his hand the entire time. How could I say no to such a request :) Whatever we do it's always fun!
I'm so blessed to be his Momma!
I'm so blessed to be his Momma!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Preschool Trip to C.A.L.M.
Evelyn's preschool class went on a field trip to the California Animal Living Museum.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Easter Morning
April 24th, 2011~
On Easter morning the Easter bunny came! Evelyn and Preston got some pretty good loot including bouncy balls, bubbles, chalk and lots and lots of candy.
Evelyn quickly ransacked her basket then went straight to playing with her new pink ball.
And Preston, as usual, systematically lined everything up in a row before chowing down on some breakfast chocolate. You gotta love Easter!
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