Easter Weekend 2011

We loved spending time with a few friends running around in the grass for Preston's first Easter egg hunt on Saturday! Sunday Preston sported his new Easter outfit to church. It was nearly impossible to get a picture of him all weekend. Most of my pictures are the back of his head but there are a few that turned out okay. We had some friends over for an Easter dinner. It was a full but wonderful weekend.

Chores

Yes - we're already putting Preston to work. His chore is to help us unload the utensils from the dishwasher.

We Are Builders

Nate and I have been working on making our own bench. We thought it would be a fun project to work on together and have worked on it little by little after Preston has gone down at night. We got the plans off of Ana White's website. Last night we finished constructing it. Next we need to fill in the holes with wood filler, prime it and paint it. We feel pretty proud of how it turned out. We'll keep you posted as we complete it.

Spring Planting

After talking about it for a year, we finally planted a small garden. Well, not really a garden since we only have a patio but some plants in containers. I really don't know what I'm doing so I figure this is my trial year. We are starting out small with a few herbs ( cilantro, basil, oregano, and thyme), one pot of flowers, and a green pepper plant. I already feel like I may have underestimated the size of pot I needed. I guess we'll see. I may be transplanting some of these plants in a few weeks.

Preston loved helping in a way only little boys can. He loved throwing the dirt, sticking it in his mouth, and trying to grab the flowers.  He always loves to be in the middle of everything!

Hiding Spot

Preston has a new hiding spot. It used to be in the curtains in his room. Now, it's under his crib. He conveniently scoots under there when we need to change his diaper or we're trying to get him ready for bed. He likes to stall the "going to bed process" by making it difficult to get his pjs on, refusing to brush his teeth or refusing to settle down so we can say prayers. Isn't he too young to be using these kind of antics?

Maren Came to Visit

Hooray for visitors! Last week Nate's sister came for a short trip to interview for an internship. The company she was interviewing for flew her out and paid for her rental car - pretty impressive! Maren really wasn't around much while Preston was awake but he wanted to be watching her every minute she was around - including when she was trying to get ready in the bathroom. He is such a curious little boy and wants to be in the middle of everything. Maybe that's why he hates napping?

Park Play

The weather has been fabulous here the last two weeks and we have had lots of outings to the park. Preston loves to get outside and often will bring me my shoes to let me know he is ready to get out of the house. Here are a few pictures of one outing the other day. The park had a water feature and even though we weren't prepared to play in the water, we did anyway!

The tennis ball Preson found and carried all over the park

Preston's buddy Owen

Playing in the sand. Preston wouldn't stay in the picture. He was off exploring.

Owen and Preson playing in the cold water. I don't think Preston liked the wet shirt on because his arms looked like this the entire time.

Quick Merced Trip

A few weeks ago, Preston and I took a quick trip to Merced, CA to hang out with my sister and her family. They were visiting all the way from Pittsburgh, PA for a wedding. We were glad that my brother-in-law's father let us come stay at his place and share time with them. It was our first time meeting Preston's newest cousins - the twins!

Preston showed his love to Sophie and Ivy by trying to sit on them while they were rolling on the floor. (I had to watch him like a hawk.) He also showed Isaac his love by trying to poke his belly button over and over. Haha. We don't get to see family very often so every chance we do is special. It was so fun to meet the twins and see just how different they are in personality and looks. What cuties!

While in Merced Preston had his first horseback ride. He may need a few more rides to get used to it. :)

I don't know what I was thinking but I didn't take any pictures of the cousins together. I stole these pictures from my sisters blog.

The cute family we went to see. From left to right - Bryce, Sophie, Isaac, Jessica and Ivy

Preston playing in the truck at "the property" where the horses are kept

The horseback ride