Play time

Here is a little picture of the boys playing together. Kelvin loved sitting in the box, and Preston loved sending cars down his "slide"  for Kelvin to catch.

Kelvin is 7 months old!!!

On March 4, Kelvin turned 7 months old! Kelvin is such a joy to be around. He is starting to grab little things with his thumb and pointer fingers. He loves food and always wants me to give him a taste of what I am eating. When I give him good, he says "mmm" as he chews and chews. We have enjoyed a bit of nice weather lately and Kelvin loves being outside, where we watch Preston play in the yard. One of the cutest things about Kel right now is whenever he see Carl, not only does he get a huge smile on his face, but he will bury his head in my shoulder and then look at Carl and do it repeatedly, playing "peekaboo" with him. He also will start bouncing and bouncing until Carl throws him around a little. He loves being thrown in the air or being turned upside down. He also starting to babble a bit and sits and says "ma ma ma ma," while he is playing. I love listening to his sweet little voice. He loves to mimic. Earlier when we were sitting on the couch, Carl was shaking his head. Kelvin was shaking a little toy in his hand, but he carefully watched his daddy shake his head and then Kelvin shook his head, while he was shaking his arm up and down. They went back and forth doing this for a while. Good thing I was holding onto Kelvin because with his arm shaking one way and his head shaking another, he was all over the place.  It is amazing how babies watch and learn! He is 21 lbs. 1 oz. and is 28 inches long. Here are a few pictures of him.

Kelvin is 6 months old!

On February 4, Kelvin turned 6 months old! He is starting to seem older and he is getting better at using his hands each day. We started feeding him and he is very interested in food and wants to grab and eat everything that Carl or I am eating. When we give him food, he chews and chews, even when it is a puree. He has two bottom teeth and he is starting to put more toys in his mouth. He can sit very well and roll around. He has started getting himself up on his hands and knees, and then will push himself backward across our hardwood floors. We bought an shag area rug and Kelvin loves to sit or lay on his belly and play with toys on it. He constantly smiles and as soon as Carl comes home, he cannot take his eyes off of him. He loves to be thrown up in the air and to play peek-a-boo.

Kelvin weighs 20 lbs 8 ounces and was 27 1/4 inches long

Preston turned 3!

 On January 15, Preston turned 3! It is hard to believe that he is already three. We had a great birthday party, which many of our family members attended. I made him a Hungry Caterpillar cake for his birthday, which he loved. Preston loved everyone here, celebrating with us. Here are a few pictures of my cute, little 3 year old boy!

Preston talking into his microphone. He thought this was pretty neat

Preston's Hungry Caterpillar cake that I made

Preston liked playing with his pretend birthday cake.

Kelvin is 5 months old!

Kelvin turned five months old on January 4. He is such a happy baby and is sitting up pretty well now. He loves to play with toys. He also loves to be carried around (which is tiring after a while because he is a big baby!), being thrown around or turned upside down by his daddy, making noises, getting his diaper changed, being naked and watching his big brother Preston. He is changing all the time, as babies always do, and it is so much fun to watch him grow and develop. He weighs 20 pounds and is 27 inches long! 

Christmas

On the Friday before Christmas, we traveled to Springfield to spend Christmas at my mom's house. On the way, we stopped by and saw our dear family friends in Battle Ground, Washington. It was so wonderful to be able to visit for the day! That evening, we headed down to my mom's house. Preston was so excited for Christmas and for Santa to come. He had such a wonderful time opening gifts and playing with each gift before opening another one. We also had a wonderful time seeing my mom, grandma, aunt, brother and sister-in-law. My dad and his wife also came for a little while on Christmas day to visit. Kelvin enjoyed watching everyone (especially Preston). He loved the sound of the paper. Overall, it was a wonderful holiday, although we missed my sister who was unable to travel home from Washington D.C. where she was working on a play. I hope you enjoy a few of our pictures.

Kelvin with our family friend Erin

Kelvin with our family friend Mike

Kelvin with his Great-Grandma

Preston loved decorating a gingerbread house

Preston playing his drums that Santa brought him

The boys on Christmas morning

Kelvin showing everyone how he is starting to sit up

Preston loved playing doctor with his new outfit 

Kelvin and me

Kelvin and his grammie

My brother Lucas and his wife Leslie

Kelvin with his grandpa

Kelvin showing off his new shirt that his Aunt Leslie made him 

Cute pic

December

December was another month that seemed to fly by. Here are some random pictures of the boys in early December.