Ewww! Gross!

Preston continues to suprise me with the things that he puts in his mouth. The things he used to do like licking our hard wood floor or the soles of our shoes don't seem half as bad anymore. A trip to the park never goes without a handful of sand, dirt or bark in his mouth. I can deal with that. But, over the last few weeks he has reached an even greater level of "grossness". Now he lays down on the dirt and licks at it with his tongue. Oh boy! I was utterly disgusted when two days in a row at the park I realized the thing Preston had just snuck in his mouth was rabbit poop. Luckily he didn't swallow it. Then there was the time that he stuck his finger in the sludge (rain, dirt, grass) mixture that collected in the little hole of the electrical box on the grass and licked it. Ooops. And then, the other day I saw him stick something in his mouth. When I fished it out and examined it closer I realized it was a poor snail that he had crushed with his teeth. Ewww! Gross! Preston just giggled at my reaction.

Does all this just mean Preston is building his immune system? And in my defense to those of you who are thinking, "Where was his mom during all of this?" I was right next to him. It happens faster than you think and when you have a little sneaky boy on your hands who picks something up, examines it and then runs away as he puts it in his mouth it's really hard to stop.

Temple Picture Search

A few months ago I was on a search for a picture of the Salt Lake temple that I could put on my picture ledge. I really wanted something in black and white that was somewhere between 5x7'' and 8x10''. To my disappointment, I was having the hardest time finding something I liked. Well, I finally found something that I loved but it was more money than I wanted to spend at the time, and a little larger size than I had wanted. So, I have delayed in purchasing it. The other day I stumbled across a blog that has free temple images for download. I love the picture of the Salt Lake Temple. It's perfect for us and our needs. Lil' Luna and her husband have taken the time to "antique" various temples that have been shot by every day people so there is no copyright and make them available for download.  Check out her site for other images: http://www.lilluna.com/2010/07/tutorial-tuesday-temple-block-im-going.html

Ring Around the Rosie

Too cute! Preston and I adore this little girl. Preston and Olivia have pretty similar temperments and play really well together. They can keep up with eachother's energy, which is huge! Everytime Olivia fell down Preston wanted to help her up. He really is a sweet little boy.