preston sleeps over...

oh how these two kiddos love each other. When they first get together, you hardly know they are there because they just go off and play. 

we were so excited to have p-diddy come and stay the night with us over the summer.  he was in heaven with all of ava's toys and costumes!



they loved sitting at ava's little pink table for dinner and breakfast :)

and it only took about 20 minutes for a's room to look like this...

a sure sign they had a blast!

preston was in love with one of ava's dolls that he affectionately named "baby sarah".

i think he definitely needs a baby sister :)

they went to sleep in ava's bed, and did great all night.  the next morning after breakfast we headed to the playground for some morning fun.

we are looking forward to many more sleep overs!!!

family fun on the fourth...

we headed to the in-laws on the fourth of july for some swimming, football, and a cookout. 

preston was ready to go!

his obsession with "gobbles" has continued, and this time he sported these gigantic blue ones.  priceless!

even though he took a time out from swimming to play football, he insisted on wearing his puddle jumper and goggles.  silly boy!



i'm pretty sure ava's only time to get out of the pool was to scarf down a hot dog.  she is a little fish :)

preston was insistent that he could swim all by himself.  little stinker :)

it was hot, so i think everyone was grateful for the pool fun!

this picture of brad and preston cracks me up! like father, like son...

these two pictures are absolutely precious!

one more from our day....the effects of wearing goggles for too long!

it was a great day :)

a slice of summer...

summer is so close.  we spent a good amount of time outside this past weekend hanging out in the back yard. we lathered on sunscreen and let the kids dump water on our legs and splash in the pool.  a little sneak peek of our weekend ---



a little slice of summer.

down on preston's farm [a birthday party post]...

on saturday, april 21 we celebrated the little mister turning two!  sarah found the sweetest barnyard invites on etsy, and the rest was history!  she got the banner, cupcake toppers, door sign and table signs from etsy too.  i thought the colors were perfect.  guests came decked out in their western wear, and there was even a petting zoo for everyone to enjoy!  it was the perfect day to celebrate a perfect two year old!

some of the fun decor

the cutest little cowboy i've ever seen!

some candid and posed shots of the guests :)

preston kept trying to bust into his presents before it was time, and aunt britt and i might have helped a little [and in true two year old fashion, he was over presents once it was time to really open them! ha!]

the cutest texans ever...love these two crazy kiddos!

me and my girl, and my girl with aunt sarah. love these two crazy girls :)

the birthday boy and his cupcake :)

so fun!  happy second birthday preston robert!

two looks good on you!...

oh preston robert, it hurts my heart to say that you are two. how in the world did this happen?  even though it makes me sad to think of you as such a big boy, it really is amazing to watch you grow.  you are funny, handsome, bossy, sweet, a pistol, a wonderful cousin, a heartbreaker---all rolled into one.  you keep us laughing and we are always on our toes with you little man!  aunt candace, uncle justin and ava love you SO much!  happy second birthday!!!!

a look back at your second year...

 



a visit with peter cottontail...

we stuck with tradition this year, and woke up easter morning with brad, sarah, and preston to see what the easter bunny brought!

the lighting was pretty fantastic, and the kids got to work on finding eggs.  preston was more interested in what was inside the eggs.  he's find one, open it, and proceed to eat whatever it was :)  ava, on the other hand, was just wanting to get every egg outside!

we were able to get a photo of each family and the kiddos together :)

preston also wanted in our picture :)

after some relaxing and naps, the rest of the crew arrived for easter linner :)  too funny, all but one kiddo was in sear sucker -- NOT planned.  apparently, sear sucker really is an easter staple :)

** the shot of preston cracks me up.  clearly, he was over me taking his picture :)

as usual, it was a great day spent with friends and family!