Some of Preston's Adorable Quirks

Preston has always had a few things that make me giggle because they're a little quirky. It started with his Mowgli crawl, which I always attributed to our hard wood floors. Who would want to crawl across the hard floor? It hurts.

Lately the thing I absolutely love is how he says "Yes." He gives a little "Huh" with a little body shimmy. I wish I had gotten this on video previously because he has just recently started to exchange his grunt for the actual word. I guess he's growing up.

The other thing is his swagger. Preston has a real good swagger when he wants to. Usually it's when he's excited or a little embarrassed or showing off. I was able to capture just a bit of it on video the other day. He was helping me hose off the balcony and started showing off by jumping in the puddle the water created. At the end of the video he swaggers on over to me so he can watch himself on the video camera.

One last memory - the other night we were sitting down to dinner and Preston immediately folded his arms for prayers. Nate looked at him and said (not really noticing the already folded arms), "Okay, fold your arms for prayers." Preston lifted his folded arms toward Nate and gave him a look that said, "Duh, Dad, they're already folded." The look was too precious. Nate and I both started giggling because we knew exactly what he had been thinking.

Labor Day

For Labor Day this year we took Preston to the San Jose Children's Museum. We loved every minute of it! Preston couldn't have been happier running from one display to the next exploring firetrucks, ambulances, and every other educational activity they had.

Utah Trip

Last week I took a couple of days off of work so we could enjoy a long weekend visitng my family in Utah. Grandma and Grandpa were so happy to be able to spend time with Preston and Preston became best buddies with Grandpa. It got to the point that "Grandpa" was the first word out of his mouth after a nap.

We filled our time with lots of fun activities including a visit to the aquarium, This Is The Place monument, a pool party and, of course, the lake!  Last year we took Preston to the lake and he pretty much hated every minute of it. This year his life jacket fit a little better and he loved it. He splashed on the back of the boat, swam, held the flag, reminded Grandpa to pick up the skiers and even drove the boat.

A little nervous around the sheep

Buddies

I did land one (and held on) but this is the best effort caught on film. Not bad for only hitting the lake once a year.