The Best Sunday Ever ...

Brock and I headed to church today.  We really like our ward, they are super nice.  So, we were invited to the newcomers meeting.  We were sitting there and Brock was getting ready to introduce us and then poor Mr Preston starts throwing up.  He threw up all over the floor.  I picked him up and ran to the bathroom.   He had a mess all over him, and poor Brock had it all over his pants.  It was really the best introduction to our new ward that we could have, really.  Preston ended up throwing up once more today, all over my face.  I felt so bad, that my sweet baby felt bad, I started crying as I carried him up stairs to the bath tub.  Preston wasn't crying, just his Mom.  It's a good thing that we have a huge bathtub that both of us could get cleaned up in together.  He was able to keep dinner down and he was playing like a crazy after dinner.  So we're hoping we're over it ... Let the parent initiation continue. 

2011 Re-Cap

Last year a lot of "stuff" happened for us.  We are still recuperating from some of the chaos.  Some of it was a last minute decision, sort of.  Moving out of the townhouse and moving in with my parents was not planned, that's for sure!  Then if you would have asked me about building and moving into a new house by the end of the year, I would have looked at you cross eyed. 

• Preston was born
• We rented out our townhouse and moved in with my parents
• Brock started a new job
• I quit my job
• We built a new house and moved into it

We ended up the year tired but really happy about the big events of the year.  Brock and I talk regularly about how we would like a more mellow year for 2012 ...  We'll see how that goes.


{There is supposed to be a picture of the new house here, but we can't find the camera battery charger.  So, I thought that I would post this anyway, just to be a goof.  We will eventually get pics up, of the house ... we just have to find the stinking charger.}

Preston Turns One!

Preston turns 1 year old on the 17th and I can't believe it.  My sweet little boy is now a crazy, smiling, fun, stair climbing, food throwing, walker!  Here are some pics to show how he's grown ...

The Best Christmas Ever

Time for a little update, or so I"ve been told (thanks Jen)

We closed on our new house on the 15th of December and it was a great feeling.  The hour that we closed we had some workmen come in and do hardwood floors downstairs.  We wanted to get all that mess done before we moved in.  We thought we were so smart and weren't too worried with Christmas around the corner.  So, we tried to move in the following Thursday, the only problem was that it decided to snow like CRAZY.  We ended up moving everything in on Christmas Eve-Eve (the 23rd).  It was a good thing that my oldest sister and her buff sons were here visiting because we wouldn't have made it without them.  It was super crazy, but it all worked out great.  It was so exciting and still very exciting. 

We ended up spending Christmas Eve at Brocks Grandparents house.  Preston is very good at opening presents, better than we thought we would be.  He likes to rip the wrapping paper into tiny pieces of paper.  Then went around and visited family on Christmas and went to church.  The church program was a lot of singing and Preston LOVES to sing.  He spent a lot of church standing on Brocks lap trying to sing a long with the choir at the top of his lungs. 

I was able to spend Christmas night in my brand new amazing bath tub.  It was the best Christmas ever!

Preston got a drum for Christmas and he loves to run around half naked.  It was a good night for Mr Preston

My parents had a train under their Christmas tree, and he loved it!

Thanksgiving

I truly do try to always have a thankful heart.  I think that it keeps me open to what life really has to offer.  From personal experience, I have learned that when I'm not thankful I close myslef off to big and small wonders that are around me.  I have found that the greatest blessings in my life have come to me from those around me, and when my heart is closed, I miss so much from the amazing people in my life.  So, each day I look for "the good" around me, and in those around me.  Some days are harder than others.  However, there are a few things that will never change, that have been, and will continue to be the greatest blessings in my life.

• Have the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life is undoubtedly the first and most amazing blessing ever.  To think of all the people who haven't had the oppurtunity to know the full truth, is humbling to me.  To think of the number of people that have died so that I, and my children, could have a copy of the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the preisthood on the earth, and temples overwhelms me.  Truth be told, all other amazing things in my life stem from this blessing.
• I have been lucky enough to find the love of my life.  He is the greatest man I've ever known and I am so lucky to have eternity to be with and learn from him.
• I have been lucky enough to beat the odds and have a beautiful, fun, baby boy.  There were several times in my life when I had to face the potential of not being able to have children.  When I got married I never had felt, as much as I had then, that I wanted to have children.  I guess that's what a good man does to girl.  Everytime Preston crawls up to me and puts his two little hands on my legs I am reminded of how amazing he is, and how blessed I am. 
• I have always had amazing friends to love and laugh with.  We have so much fun and the memories will come to me and I have to smile.  At the most random times I will remember a situation with my friends and smile to myself. 

Happy Thanksgiving to all the wonderful people that have made my life rich and full!

It was 75 degrees on Thanksgiving, so we were at the park loving the swings.

Halloween 2011

Last year for Halloween Brock and I had decided not to dress up.  I was pregnant and the thought of trying to make something fit over me made me want to cry (along with most things).  The day before Halloween, though, Brock came home from work and declared that he had committed to being Willy Wonka at work.  He had recruited two co-workers to be his umpalumpas.  So, in a scramble we tried finding a costume.  Well, the only costumes we could find were pricey.  We couldn't let the umpalumpas down, so we ponied up the money with the promise that we would use that costume this year, as not to make the money a total waste.  So, this year, after borrowing, a little hot glue, some make up and a couple stitches later we came up with our Alice in Wonderland costumes.  Brock and the mad hatter, Preston as the white rabbit, and me as Alice.  It was a lot of fun and Preston stole the show in his bunny outfit. 

He was all tuckered out.  You can see traces of his bunny nose and whiskers,
the rest of the face paint ended up on my tights.

This is a picture of Preston with his 3 month old cousin Madilyn.
Like most men, when a girl starts to cry he's not really sure what to do. 

10 Months and already being recruited for the denver nuggets

We had the 9 month check up this week and here are the vital stats:

• 24 lbs 4oz (90 percentil)
• 32 inches tall (100 percentil)
• 7 teeth
• Crawls really well
• 2 naps a day
• Eating all kinds of solid foods
• Started to show like ( i.e.paddy cake) and dislike for things (i.e.getting his diaper changed)
• He pulls himself up on everything and everyone
• He loves balls of all sizes.  He loves to roll balls across the floor and then chase after it
• He has big blue eyes and still lots and lot of dark brown hair
• He may be the biggest flirt to ever live in Colorado.  All the ladies, wherever we go, love him.