Our little life: Preston is 1 year old!!!

On Friday, January 15 Preston turned 1 year old. We can hardly believe that it has been a year since we held this little life in our arms, but what a wonderful year it has been! My dad and his wife Dot had been in town all week helping to remodel my sister's kitchen, so we were able to have lunch with them on Preston's birthday and then my mom came to visit on Friday night, so on Saturday, we had a little family birthday celebration with an alligator cake and some presents. At Christmas, Preston was not interested in opening the gifts,t but on his birthday he went right over and ripped them open on his own. He loved the toys and didn't want anything to do with the outfits that we received (but we love them). Preston was unsure about the frosting on his cupcake for his birthday. He did not smear it on his face, nor did he even want it on his fingers. But he did eat the carrot cupcake once we broke it in half so he did not have to touch the frosting. It's funny how everyone, including little ones have such personalities!

As for Preston, he is changing as always. He now weighs 22 pounds 10 ounces and is 30 3/4 inches long. He is walking more and more, although he still crawls most of the time, which he can do so quickly. He started taking steps right before Thanksgiving, and he is cautious because he does not want to fall. In the last few weeks he has started talking more and more. He will jabber on and constantly ask "what's this?" or "what is that?". He tries to repeat new words and he can say bye, Daddy, Mama, ball, fish, light, Dallas, yeah, hi and yes. He loves tools, our garage, outside, and a new stuffed monkey. He cuddles and rocks this monkey every day. He has learned to give kisses and will often give a nice wet kiss. He is still the happiest baby. He will still let anyone hold him and he has never had much stranger fear. It's been the best year filled with a bundle of joy and we are so excited to enjoy each day of this year as well! There are a lot of pictures here, but we hope you enjoy them.

Opening his first golf clubs