Preston

Okay, so Burke pointed out (accurately) that I was favoring Rebekah on this Blog a bit so this post is dedicated to my favorite little boy in the whole world. The photos are all from the last 6 months or so!

My Preston,

I never knew how much I would love to be a mother-- and even when I am frustrated beyond belief, I am so thankful for the opportunity that is mine to spend each day with you. It is so fun to watch you grow, I love to hear you call me Mom, and I smile at your excitement over simple things. I am filled with joy and absolute delight when you look in my eyes and give me one of your million dollar smiles. You melt my heart with your mischievous laugh, and your thirst for knowing how, why, and what. You inspire me each day to work a little harder, to love you a little more deeply, and to pray that I will be the kind of Mother you need me to be. I love you little buddy! Thanks for believing in me.

Love,
Mom

Happy Birthday Burke!

Burke's birthday was a lot of fun-- all of the pictures I took turned out super fuzzy--but you get the idea! Burke has been wanting one of these for several months-- it is cold and icky here so many months of the year that when the man does have a small window of time to take out his mountain bike, he complains that it is not fun because he is too out of shape!!

Burke told me he wanted me to choose the model--thanks to Craig for all of your help and advice because I was seriously out of my league and needed some info! So far he thinks it is a winner, now if he could just get in shape without actually having to use it . . .


Who needs wrapping paper?! Nothing like crayons and markers to make Dad feel special :)

Burke feigning surprise

The 1Up bike trainer---Here is Preston pretending to be the bike . . .

Happy Mother's Day!!

Just before leaving for church, Michelle and two cute kids!

Preston practicing reverent arms :)

Day at the Park

A fun day at the park . . .


Preston coming out of the slide (for some reason he thinks it is a swing?!)

The Moose who wanted to share our picnic!

I'm getting the hang of this pretty quickly.  These pictures probably don't show Preston's best side, but any side is better than no side, which is pretty much what the men of the house were getting before. Don't worry P-Dog, I got your back.

Where's the Equality??

First blog post ever!

Well, here I am looking at my own blog for the first time and I have to say I'm pretty impressed.  The kids are real cute.  And...I just ran out of things to say.

Growing Up . . .

Preston's Birthday was very fun this year. He understood much more of what was happening even than he did at Christmas. Even 3 weeks after the fact, he is still walking around the house singing "Happy Birthday!" Too cute!

Here is sweet Rebekah at about 8 weeks. She is growing so fast and has a very sweet gentle temperament.