15 months old!

Time is always flying by and it seems especially fast when you have a little one that is constantly growing and doing new things. Preston is gaining more speed and he has become a good climber, which means he can climb up on our kitchen table. I know he is up there if I hear a little smelling sound (since he like to smell the candle in the middle of the table). He is also talking more daily. He constantly repeats words that we say, although many of them are hard to understand. His new favorite is to point and yell "go" at Dallas. He will also say "go" when he is throwing a ball or about to run. He also says it if he is trying to tackle Carl. As the weather has been nicer, we have been spending a lot of time outside, which Preston loves! We have been landscaping our front yard and we added a patio. When Preston came outside yesterday, he picked up our rubber mallet and proceeded to pound the pavers. He loves to watch and then repeat anything that we are doing. He is growing taller (now 32 inches tall) and he weights about 23 1/2 pounds.

Riding his tricycle

Equally as fun to to tip it over and figure out how the wheels work

Running around the driveway

Easter pictures

Well, it's been a while since Easter but here I am posting these pictures now. We were in Milton-Freewater for Easter, where we had a wonderful time visiting family and friends. Preston liked hunting for eggs in Carl's grandparents back yard although once he saw a pile of rocks and a wheelbarrow, he was more interested in putting the rocks inside the wheelbarrow. He loves being outside and discovering all the wonderful things out there...

Eating

Talking to great-grandparents Fran and Ivan

Hanging in the kitchen

Talking

Preston and Daddy

Easter eggs

He liked putting the eggs in his basket

Cute pictures

Here are a few more recent pictures of Preston.

He is walking around so well and we bought a few new pairs of shoes. These converse sneaks are quite cute on.

Opening the dog door

Cuddling with Aunt Mandy's new dog Henry

Preston and Dylan (who I watch on Thursday and Fridays). Preston thought it would be fun to sit in Dylan's carseat.

Such fun

Two things that Preston loves most are being outside and "working" with Carl and his tools.

Yes... he is starting to climb and now that he even climbs up on our kitchen table I have to keep a close eye on him! He loves getting up on our bench or other outdoor furniture as well.

"Helping" put new blinds in

Basketball

Preston loves to be outside playing basketball. It's fun to watch him carry around the basketball that looks giant in his hands as he stands underneath the hoop and looks up as he attempts to throw the ball. Here are some pictures from a few different times we have been out playing.

House pictures

This last weekend we decided to start re-landscaping our front yard and entrance area. We also finished painting by painting our front door red a while back. Here is an old picture (June 2007) of our front entry.

Here is the front of the house (June 2007)

Here is a new picture of the one side of our entry way. It looks more bare then before, but our new plants will grow and fill the area. We put azaleas below the bay window and in there is also a camellia bush. We have not finished with mulch yet.

Here is the front of the house with a new little tree and some small bushes. We still have plans to add planter window boxes since we removed the old windows and added these when we did our master remodel.

Another view