His party isn't until two weeks later, but a birthday boy still needs a cake (even if it looks horrible!) and candles!!
Happy Birthday Maso!! Auntie Kim loves you sooooooo much!!
Monday, December 26, 2011
Happy SECOND Birthday Mason!!
My favorite nephew, Mason, turned two the day after Christmas!!
His party isn't until two weeks later, but a birthday boy still needs a cake (even if it looks horrible!) and candles!!
Happy Birthday Maso!! Auntie Kim loves you sooooooo much!!
His party isn't until two weeks later, but a birthday boy still needs a cake (even if it looks horrible!) and candles!!
Happy Birthday Maso!! Auntie Kim loves you sooooooo much!!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Teamwork
While at Chuck E Cheese with some friends, Mason desperately wanted to go up in the tunnels with the big boys. But poor kid Auntie Kim just wasn't willing to take him up there.
So Preston and Zack took matters into their own hands and pulled and lifted Mason up over each climb up!
This is no small feat! As evidenced my Preston telling me, "It's teamwork! Mason's heavy though!"
I did end up there though when Mason refused to come down and was screaming every time Preston tried to drag him to the slide.
Seriously though how cute is this? I love that Preston wanted to play with Mason so bad that he figured out a way to get him up there with him! And that he knew that Mason really wanted to go up there and made it happen! That's my baby!
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Tree Decorating
Brad was working crazy hours and a person can only sit with a bare Christmas tree in their living room for so long. Especially with a four year old who is begging to decorate it.
So me, Preston, and Iron Man decided one night while Brad was working to get started.
We sent Brad photos along the way so that he got to feel included. Although I'm sure he was relieved that he didn't have to help. While I'm the one who's crazy about which tree we get, Brad is the one who's crazy about how it's decorated. So we saved him from stressing out about where the lights were and where the ornaments should go. And how close the red ones should be to the silver ones and whether everything was just too close together.
Preston was finally old enough this year to really enjoy not only decorating it but seeing all of the ornaments that mean something. His special ornaments. Our special family ornaments. He wanted to know about all of them!
Preston thought it all looked great when we were done!
Somehow I didn't end up taking a picture of it when it was all said and done! But I can assure you it looked very Christmas-y!
So me, Preston, and Iron Man decided one night while Brad was working to get started.
We sent Brad photos along the way so that he got to feel included. Although I'm sure he was relieved that he didn't have to help. While I'm the one who's crazy about which tree we get, Brad is the one who's crazy about how it's decorated. So we saved him from stressing out about where the lights were and where the ornaments should go. And how close the red ones should be to the silver ones and whether everything was just too close together.
Preston was finally old enough this year to really enjoy not only decorating it but seeing all of the ornaments that mean something. His special ornaments. Our special family ornaments. He wanted to know about all of them!
Preston thought it all looked great when we were done!
Somehow I didn't end up taking a picture of it when it was all said and done! But I can assure you it looked very Christmas-y!
Monday, December 5, 2011
Tree Hunting
What would Christmas be without a tree?
Not Christmas! Just in case you were looking for an answer there!
So we headed out for our tree!
Our tradition is to hunt down our tree at one of the local tree farms. This year those stands that go up in parking lots everywhere were pretty tempting. So much easier. And my parents weren't coming with us this year as they were putting up a fake tree because my Grandma was coming in from California to celebrate Christmas with us and real trees bother her allergies. But tradition is tradition so we headed out with Marrissa tagging along to find our tree!
It was slim pickings this year! I am a picky tree person. I want it tall. And bushy but not too bushy. And filled out. In short I want a perfect tree. Which is hard to find when they haven't been groomed!
Preston loved tree hunting! He was having so much fun walking up and down the rows of trees. And telling us, "They're all so beautiful!"
At one point I voiced the thought that maybe we should head to another tree farm and look since I was having a hard time finding what I wanted and Preston got concerned that we were going to leave and yelled, "NO! We have to get a Christmas tree!!"
A little more searching and we found it! Our tree! We just had to cut it down.
Preston was pretty excited about this part, he was thrilled about using the saw. And even more thrilled when Brad let him help.
All that was left was to take it home and put it up and decorate!
Not Christmas! Just in case you were looking for an answer there!
So we headed out for our tree!
Our tradition is to hunt down our tree at one of the local tree farms. This year those stands that go up in parking lots everywhere were pretty tempting. So much easier. And my parents weren't coming with us this year as they were putting up a fake tree because my Grandma was coming in from California to celebrate Christmas with us and real trees bother her allergies. But tradition is tradition so we headed out with Marrissa tagging along to find our tree!
It was slim pickings this year! I am a picky tree person. I want it tall. And bushy but not too bushy. And filled out. In short I want a perfect tree. Which is hard to find when they haven't been groomed!
Preston loved tree hunting! He was having so much fun walking up and down the rows of trees. And telling us, "They're all so beautiful!"
At one point I voiced the thought that maybe we should head to another tree farm and look since I was having a hard time finding what I wanted and Preston got concerned that we were going to leave and yelled, "NO! We have to get a Christmas tree!!"
A little more searching and we found it! Our tree! We just had to cut it down.
Preston was pretty excited about this part, he was thrilled about using the saw. And even more thrilled when Brad let him help.
All that was left was to take it home and put it up and decorate!
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Disney On Ice
Disney On Ice came to our area so we had to take Preston!
My Grandpa used to take us when we were little and it's still one of my favorite memories with him. I even still have one of the souveneirs that he bought me way back when. It was always even more special because the company would donate ice cream and as a result we would get to meet the cast! It was always so awesome! Me and my sister and my cousin would get to meet Mickey and Minnie and the princesses.
As a result whenever Disney On Ice comes to town I want to go! The last time we took Preston he was only like four months old and was not interested in it at all. But this year I knew he'd love it. Especially when I heard it was Toy Story 3!
My family decided to tag along too, so me and my Mom headed down to buy all of us tickets! With there being 10 of us all together we took up two rows with five seats in each.
My Mom is a sucker for those little souvenir stands. And I got a text from her on our way in that she'd already bought Preston and Mason some light up spinning Buzz Lightyear. Which was awesome because those things cost a pretty penny and I was already dreading having to pick one up for Preston. Problem solved! Score! Preston of course loved it, Buzz is his favorite Toy Story character and this one was pretty awesome.
Preston was pretty enthralled with the show once it got started.
He kept asking when Buzz was going to come out. And when he did it was pretty cool. Preston loves Buzz as a super hero so it was very fitting that Buzz came out fighting Zurg.
Followed up by some memories from the first Toy Story with the little aliens and the claw.
Both Preston and Mason seemed to absolutely LOVE the entire performance! The couldn't look away!
I loved the scenes with Barbie. And Barbie and Ken. Took me back to being little. Barbie was probably my favorite toy! Me and my sister used to set up entire cities in our playroom with all of our Barbie stuff. I'm sure the guys loved the parts with Barbie too, although I'm fairly certain it was for different reasons! Ha!
Can you tell Preston was loving the whole thing? This is what I got when I asked him to take a picture with me.
Somehow Preston and Mason both ended up with a second toy. My Mom can't help but be sucked into those tables full of toys and gifts. At intermission she came back with a toy Buzz Lightyear gun for each of the boys. Yes they are spoiled by their grandparents, why do you ask?
This was my attempt at getting a photo of the boys with my parents when the show ended. It was not happening. Mason was ready for a nap and Preston just wanted to play.
Fortunately he'd settled down enough by the time we got home to pose with his new toys. You can't hear it from the photo but that gun is incredibly obnoxious. Which in Preston's eyes only makes it even better! The fact that the gun survived the car ride home is nothing short of a miracle.
I hope that Preston looks back on these toys one day and remembers how much fun he had at Disney On Ice when he was little! The same way I look back at mine.
My Grandpa used to take us when we were little and it's still one of my favorite memories with him. I even still have one of the souveneirs that he bought me way back when. It was always even more special because the company would donate ice cream and as a result we would get to meet the cast! It was always so awesome! Me and my sister and my cousin would get to meet Mickey and Minnie and the princesses.
As a result whenever Disney On Ice comes to town I want to go! The last time we took Preston he was only like four months old and was not interested in it at all. But this year I knew he'd love it. Especially when I heard it was Toy Story 3!
My family decided to tag along too, so me and my Mom headed down to buy all of us tickets! With there being 10 of us all together we took up two rows with five seats in each.
My Mom is a sucker for those little souvenir stands. And I got a text from her on our way in that she'd already bought Preston and Mason some light up spinning Buzz Lightyear. Which was awesome because those things cost a pretty penny and I was already dreading having to pick one up for Preston. Problem solved! Score! Preston of course loved it, Buzz is his favorite Toy Story character and this one was pretty awesome.
Preston was pretty enthralled with the show once it got started.
He kept asking when Buzz was going to come out. And when he did it was pretty cool. Preston loves Buzz as a super hero so it was very fitting that Buzz came out fighting Zurg.
Followed up by some memories from the first Toy Story with the little aliens and the claw.
Both Preston and Mason seemed to absolutely LOVE the entire performance! The couldn't look away!
I loved the scenes with Barbie. And Barbie and Ken. Took me back to being little. Barbie was probably my favorite toy! Me and my sister used to set up entire cities in our playroom with all of our Barbie stuff. I'm sure the guys loved the parts with Barbie too, although I'm fairly certain it was for different reasons! Ha!
Can you tell Preston was loving the whole thing? This is what I got when I asked him to take a picture with me.
Somehow Preston and Mason both ended up with a second toy. My Mom can't help but be sucked into those tables full of toys and gifts. At intermission she came back with a toy Buzz Lightyear gun for each of the boys. Yes they are spoiled by their grandparents, why do you ask?
This was my attempt at getting a photo of the boys with my parents when the show ended. It was not happening. Mason was ready for a nap and Preston just wanted to play.
Fortunately he'd settled down enough by the time we got home to pose with his new toys. You can't hear it from the photo but that gun is incredibly obnoxious. Which in Preston's eyes only makes it even better! The fact that the gun survived the car ride home is nothing short of a miracle.
I hope that Preston looks back on these toys one day and remembers how much fun he had at Disney On Ice when he was little! The same way I look back at mine.
Breaking Dawn
Another Twilight movies midnight release! Don't act surprised, this was not my first midnight release. There was New Moon. And then Eclipse. And now Breaking Dawn Part One.
I didn't see the first actual Twilight movie at the midnight release because I hadn't read the books and wasn't all that into it then. BUT I did see it opening weekend, but only because we went out to celebrate Brad's birthday and he got to pick the movie and the poor guy thought it was your typical vampire movie. Let's just say he was not thrilled when we left the theater. Honestly neither was I until I read the books months later!
Me and Nicole met early and made a night of it grabbing a drink and appetizers before heading across the street to the theater!
We got a little bit distracted on the way up to the movie by a cardboard cutout of Edward, Bella, and Jacob. This has happened once before with a different cutout at a different midnight opening. I don't want to talk about it! Ha!
Our friend Holly had gotten there earlier than me and Nicole and saved us seats because she is awesome! And they were good seats! Like right in front of the bar seats. Meaning not only was no one in front of us and we could put our feet up on the bar, but also that when we had to go to the bathroom or grab more snacks we just had to hop over the bar instead of trying to sneak past everyone.
The movie was awesome! Probably one of my favorite ones yet! I love that they split it into two this time, it meant that they got to cover soooo much more!
I even loved it so much that I went and saw it again with my parents and brother and sisters on Saturday!
Now I just have to wait a whole 'nother year for the last one!
I didn't see the first actual Twilight movie at the midnight release because I hadn't read the books and wasn't all that into it then. BUT I did see it opening weekend, but only because we went out to celebrate Brad's birthday and he got to pick the movie and the poor guy thought it was your typical vampire movie. Let's just say he was not thrilled when we left the theater. Honestly neither was I until I read the books months later!
Me and Nicole met early and made a night of it grabbing a drink and appetizers before heading across the street to the theater!
We got a little bit distracted on the way up to the movie by a cardboard cutout of Edward, Bella, and Jacob. This has happened once before with a different cutout at a different midnight opening. I don't want to talk about it! Ha!
Our friend Holly had gotten there earlier than me and Nicole and saved us seats because she is awesome! And they were good seats! Like right in front of the bar seats. Meaning not only was no one in front of us and we could put our feet up on the bar, but also that when we had to go to the bathroom or grab more snacks we just had to hop over the bar instead of trying to sneak past everyone.
The movie was awesome! Probably one of my favorite ones yet! I love that they split it into two this time, it meant that they got to cover soooo much more!
I even loved it so much that I went and saw it again with my parents and brother and sisters on Saturday!
Now I just have to wait a whole 'nother year for the last one!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Happy Birthday Brad!
Happy Birthday to Brad!! Brad turned 28!!
We were already getting together to celebrate Thanksgiving with his side of the family so we brought some cupcakes to add in some birthday celebration for him!
Since he was turning 28 I insisted that he had to have that many candles on his cupcake. I'm sure it was some sort of fire hazard, and that my MIL was really hoping that the house didn't burn down again as a result of something to do with her son! Ha!
Brad's birthday gift from me and Preston is his boys trip to San Francisco for a Monday Night Football game!
Happy Birthday Brad!! We love you and appreciate all that you do for us!!
We were already getting together to celebrate Thanksgiving with his side of the family so we brought some cupcakes to add in some birthday celebration for him!
Since he was turning 28 I insisted that he had to have that many candles on his cupcake. I'm sure it was some sort of fire hazard, and that my MIL was really hoping that the house didn't burn down again as a result of something to do with her son! Ha!
Brad's birthday gift from me and Preston is his boys trip to San Francisco for a Monday Night Football game!
Happy Birthday Brad!! We love you and appreciate all that you do for us!!
Friday, November 25, 2011
Thanksgiving
I love holidays! Love them! I love that everyone gets together to celebrate and that the season really is all about family and being together!
We did Thanksgiving at my parents house this year. And it was a full house with everyone there!
Preston of course had a blast! He loves getting together with all of his cousins and he spent the entire party playing with Trey, Alyse, and Mason. I didn't see a whole lot of him!
Since there are so many of us everyone pretty much ate everywhere. There was the table in the dinning room, a card table off the dining room, some people ate on the couch and there was the table in the kitchen!
Preston refused to eat any of it. No surprise there, my picky eater.
Here's a conversation I had with Preston at one point on Thanksgiving...
Preston: "Mommy I need to tell you a secret. You can't tell anyone."
Me: "Okay, what?"
Preston: (Whispering in my ear) "I don't like any of their food."
That's my sweet boy! Ha!
We had a great time on Thanksgiving! Preston was worn out by the end of it and winding down. Lucky for Grandpa and Grandma who were going to be watching him that night! Mason was so exhausted that he climbed up on my lap with his bottle and was out in minutes.
Me and the girls weren't going to be getting any rest because we were heading out for some Black Friday shopping!
We did Thanksgiving at my parents house this year. And it was a full house with everyone there!
Preston of course had a blast! He loves getting together with all of his cousins and he spent the entire party playing with Trey, Alyse, and Mason. I didn't see a whole lot of him!
Since there are so many of us everyone pretty much ate everywhere. There was the table in the dinning room, a card table off the dining room, some people ate on the couch and there was the table in the kitchen!
Preston refused to eat any of it. No surprise there, my picky eater.
Here's a conversation I had with Preston at one point on Thanksgiving...
Preston: "Mommy I need to tell you a secret. You can't tell anyone."
Me: "Okay, what?"
Preston: (Whispering in my ear) "I don't like any of their food."
That's my sweet boy! Ha!
We had a great time on Thanksgiving! Preston was worn out by the end of it and winding down. Lucky for Grandpa and Grandma who were going to be watching him that night! Mason was so exhausted that he climbed up on my lap with his bottle and was out in minutes.
Me and the girls weren't going to be getting any rest because we were heading out for some Black Friday shopping!
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