A Few More Words From Preston

Got for = Forgot (i.e. 'Mom...I got for my shoes!'). When I try and correct him we get 'gawfed.' Try as we might, he just can't get this word straight. The sad thing is Eliza has picked it up also.

Today it was really 'froggy' (foggy) outside.

While we were at the post office today Preston excitedly tugged at my jacket to tell me, "Mommy look, there's a really fat man over there. He ate a lot of food and he got fat!" He thought it was wonderful. He has grasped the concept of how we get fat, however we're working on the idea that people don't like to hear it. Thankfully we were on our way out and didn't have to stand around embarassed.

Ha...I just remembered another one. Preston advanced to CTR 5 in primary. He can't remember CTR and keeps calling it his Furious 5 primary class:)

A Little Bit of This and That

Donuts

I don't know what triggered the obsession, but for about a week my kids were begging me for donuts. They weren't going to let it drop, so we struck a deal and eventually headed out to satisfy the craving.This Little Girl

I don't know what to do with this one lately. When in a good mood, she's a lot of fun with a spunky little personality. But boy...she has her moods. And a lot of them. How do I deal with this??

Throw-up

We can't seem to get enough of this lately. When in Costco this past week Preston threw up in front of the meat section. Very embarassing. It was kind of my fault. He wanted one of the samples I didn't think he'd like. Reluctantly I let him try it. He wanted to spit it out...I told him he better swallow it. Well, that triggered unpleasant events. I didn't expect him to full on throw-up his entire lunch. I felt so helpless. Of course everyone just stared. There was a sweet lady that came up and gave me some wipes from her purse and fussed over Preston a bit. It helped. We then had to stand guard waiting for some one to come clean it up. I felt so bad that some poor worker had to clean up my son's throw-up.

Christmas Cards

Yes, mine are still up. I don't know why I grow so attached. I really need to let go.

Boys will be Boys

Preston and Tad had a bonding evening at the Monster Truck Jam last night. I had to laugh that they even wanted to go, but I guess it's a boy thing. And a popular one at that. It was a sold out show at the Alamo Dome downtown. It took them 2 hours just to get out of the parking garage. They had a great time. Here is Preston's favorite part that him and Eliza have been watching over and over again.

Christmas with the Willes

Cast for the Nativity
Santa made a special stop on his way out. Preston is terrified of sitting on Santa's lap. This time I think he knew he couldn't get out of it without looking bad in front of his cousins. He became very serious and focused. When it came his turn he took a deep breath and quickly walked straight to him, posed for the picture, and hurried back to mom and dad. I was laughing and proud of him at the same time.

Matching PJs and our attempt at capturing it

Snow and The Bird

This Christmas vacation we spent in Utah, and it was a winter wonderland. I couldn't believe how much snow we enjoyed. We were able to spend a week with my family at Snowbird. That was the 'memorable week' featured below. Needless to say I wasn't feeling that great and didn't take any pictures (dad...you're going to have to email me yours:). We still had a great time skiing, hot tubbing, and enjoying the sites of Salt Lake City.

After Snowbird we spent Christmas with Tad's family. There were lots of fun activities including sledding. Thrift store and hand-me-down snow clothes. Living in Texas it's just not worth the investment.
heirloom radio flyer sled

snow forts

This kid would have gone sledding all day every day if we let him.

Guilt Free 2009

Happy New Year!! As I have been reflecting on the many, many things I would like to improve in and change the guilt started to creep in. I am a guilt prone person (as I believe many women are...I was just on a friend's blog who was feeling some guilt and inspired this post). I understand that sometimes guilt is a good thing and pushes us to change and repent. But guilt can be unnecessary and become debilitating. That is why I am going to work towards an 'unhealthy-guilt' free 2009. I am going to do my best to be my best and do what I feel inspired is best for my family. Sometimes I will fall short, but I will pick myself back up and keep trying. No more wasted emotion on guilt.

Speaking of guilt...I was just summoned to jury duty. How cool is that!?! But then I was feeling guilty and disappointed that I had to declare an exemption. There's just no way I can commit to that with 2 little munchkins in tow. But no guilt...there's a time and a season right??