Yet another funny by Preston

Today during breakfast, out of the blue, Preston asked me this question.

"Would you choke if a little man got stuck in your throat?"

Where does he come up with this stuff?

Blue and Gold Dinner

Andrew had his first Blue and Gold dinner last week.  He had to decorate a cake all by himself and this was the result. He came up with everything on his own.  He was also excited because he earned his music belt loop and pin that night.

Finally!

Natasha FINALLY lost her second front tooth that has been loose since Halloween.  She was very excited and so was I.  I think kids are so cute with their two front teeth missing.

Brothers!

Being a big brother and having a big brother are the best.  Preston really looks out for his little brother, or in his words "baby brother".  He is very protective of him and doesn't like us to discipline him.  If Adam gets in trouble Preston will tell me that he's not going to play with me anymore because I was mean to his baby brother.  Here they are being binkie buddies while watching a show. (Yes, we have digressed with Preston and the binkie. I will try again in six months when I can wean both of them at the same time)

On the flip side, Andrew is also a good big brother to Preston.  We've had company for about the last month so Andrew has been sleeping on the couch.  I could usually hear Andrew reading Preston books after we had tucked them in.  Almost every night I found him and Preston asleep together. 
These pictures were taken on two different nights.

I love Fridays!

Every other Friday I drive Preston and his friend Sadie to dance.  I really look forward to the drive because they have such cute conversations.  This last Friday was no exception. Sadie had brought a purse with her and she took out a pair of sun glasses and put them on.  By complete luck I had bought Preston a pair of glasses at Target the day before.  When Sadie first put hers on Preston said "cool".  Her response to that was an emphatic "they're not cool. they're PRETTY!"  They wore them the whole ride to dance while they were having all kinds of discussions.  Sadie would ask Preston "Is this a Mommy car or a Daddy car?"  He told her is was a Mommy car.  Then he would go on to tell her about playing Playstation and how you need to press X to get your boost.  I seriously wish I could have one of those implanted camera's in my car to catch it all.  I always say I'll write everything down when I get home but I just can't remember. 

Thank you Sadie and Preston for being so darn cute!

Where does Jesus live?

For the last few months Preston likes to talk about Jesus.  When he brings it up he always says that Jesus is in your heart.  He also likes me to sing songs to him.  I usually just sing the last few lines of "I'll Walk With You" to him and that makes him happy.

Preston also likes to talk about ANYTHING.  He wants to know why that car is green, where are we going, where does Target live, what would happen if Nana didn't go back to Ohio, etc, etc.  Sometimes I get tired of answering all his questions so I give simple answers. A favorite question of his is "What would happen if I went inside my stomach?".  My response is always, "You'd be inside your stomach." He asks this about once a day.

A few days ago he came up with a different question.  Out of the blue he asked me "What would happen if I went inside my heart?"  My response was "You'd be inside your heart."  He paused for a minute and then said, "Would I see Jesus there?"  

It took me a minute to figure out his logic.  It made me smile and then we had a discussion about how Jesus doesn't literally live in your heart.

Be careful what you wish for!

Andrew and Natasha have always had independence issues when it comes to getting things for themselves.  I've always said "I wish you could just get it yourself!"  Well, my wish came true in a way that I wasn't expecting. While I was in the other room fixing Natasha's hair I came back to this mess.  Adam wanted some cereal so he got a paper plate and cereal box all by himself and then poured the whole, just barely opened, box onto the plate.

He wanted it, he got it.  I should be happy right?

It's Pinewood Derby Time!

It was Andrew's first Pinewood Derby last night and he had a BLAST! He and Jason have been working on his car for the past three weeks.  He placed fourth overall but had two first places finishes and one third place finish in his heats.
Andrew did all the painting himself.
Go, Go, Goooooooooo!
Yeah! First place!
Andrew looking VERY happy after one of his first place finishes.
Adam and Daddy cheering on Andrew.
Andrew with his friends.
Congratulations Andrew on a fun and exciting Pinewood Derby!

Preston the Artist

I got Preston to sit with me today and work on some coloring.  He is so proud of himself that he can now write a P and an r for the first part of his name.  Today I showed him how to make a face and this was the result.  I was so excited for him because he has never done anything close to drawing a picture before. Yeah Preston!

Photo Book

This year I made two photo books as gifts for Christmas and they turned out awesome.  I made one of our camping trip to Yellowstone and Tetons and the other one was a year in review of everyday stuff. So when my mom was here I decided to help her make one of her recent trip to China.

She received the book after she got back to Ohio and she said it turned out great.  I had my dad take a picture of her with it so I could see the cover (since I won't be able to see the hard copy until this summer).