Edwards Haps and Mishaps

We attempted a photo shoot with Kelsey’s new little baby, Miller.  He is so precious!! Holding a teensy one makes me excited to have my own…though, I have to remember that it isn’t all cute clothes and snuggles…I have to keep reminding myself of that! I have to break my “equipment” into nursing again, and feed every couple hours…even through the night, change a zillion mustard poops (many of which will be up to her neck perhaps…) BUT, it is oh so worth it when I hear, “Mommy, you snuggle me?” or “Mommy, you nice girl. You priddy an you get flowers.” Kids are totally worth it.

And of course, I had to prop Preston up on the table…though I never get much from him…I still think he’s cute :)

Here is the first outfit bought after my ultrasound on Friday…

Though I do realize it also has gray, orange, and blue…I am adjusting from buying boy clothes to GIRL clothes! As far as we could tell there is a girl growing inside me! Kind of crazy…I kept calling it a him…but now we know it’s not a him! Shaun was in shock…but once we got to Target he started throwing all kinds of girlie things into the basket…I think he is going to like having a daddy’s girl :)

Here I am, finally getting to Christmas. It was a lot of fun! And even though I thought I took my camera out a lot during our trip…it turns out I really didn’t! Oh well. Maybe next time. So below is a picture summary of our Christmas holiday in Utah.

Forgive me for being a terrible blogger…there was a time where I loved posting new and exciting pictures and telling all about what we were doing…but I have started to slack off. AND I wish I could say that this year I have resolved to be better at keeping this thing up to date…BUT I have way too many other areas in my life that need those resolutions first. Sorry blog. I don’t mean to neglect you.

I’m not sure if it reached above freeeeeezing while we were there…

if it did, I certainly didn’t notice!

Though I will admit it was beautiful, and as long as that ice stayed off the streets I was okay!

Mary, big with child…haha. Will that baby just come out already?

I mean the one that is really in her stomach.

What Preston did during our Nativity…

Sorry Grandma. I wiped it off…I promise!

Below…what he did all week, “To infinity and BEYOND!”

Playing with Grandpa and his new easel.

Defrosting in the Joseph Smith building at temple Square.

Preston enjoys getting you right in the kisser.

Merry Christmas and Happy 2010!

I am finally starting to feel somewhat Christmasy! This month has just been busy, busy, busy…I feel bad that I haven’t had more time to enjoy the season! Here are a few things we did this past week to try and be festive.

Preston helped to make a lovely gingerbread house…he mostly helped eat candy while making it…then eat candy off of it after every meal because he wanted to “play with the gingerbread house.”  And I let him.

And then later that week we went to Dovewood Court…a court in our area that decorates like crazy every Christmas.

Soon we are headed to Utah to enjoy a white Christmas!

And YAY for Shaun who just finished his last final last night!! It’s nice to have him back :)

If you are interested, go check out my sister-in-law’s blog to see some supe cute pictures of Preston and his cousins. She was ever so nice to watch Preston while I got my hair did :)

http://www.tjstrazzo.blogspot.com/

We have such lovely weather sometimes, the kids are barefoot at the park in December…though last night it SNOWED! Crazy. I’m sure the sun will return…soon…or at least at some point!

I think it is about time to post something new…do you agree? Considering the last pictures are from Halloween. Not that I have too much to report, and certainly not many pictures. What has happened to me? I’m sure my obsession will return. Here are a couple things that happened in November…

This HAS to happen at least once to every parent, right? I know I did it. Just when I think he is playing nicely by himself.

And then we had kind of a freak hail storm after Thanksgiving. I looked out the window and thought it snowed!!

That’s all for the photos. A few other things, just to update the few who actually check this blog anymore, today Shaun had his first FINAL! Scary! He said he can’t tell if he got an A or an F…he really has no idea how he did…so let’s pray it was the A…and I am feeling better now (WOO HOO!) I still feel ill some days but at least I have normal days most of the time and I can say I know what normal feels like once again! It’s a lovely feeling. Other than that we are just getting excited to visit all of our family in Utah!

Despite being sick, I think we have had a fun October so far! I am trying so hard to make life normal and somewhat eventful for Preston while feeling nasty all day…I haven’t felt like taking pictures AT ALL, so thank you to all who have documented our fun. We went to the pumpkin patch…one that I have never been to all my life and now we are all wondering WHY?! I guess we didn’t believe the hype, but Bishop’s Pumpkin patch is pretty awesome. I know my face doesn’t show it, but it was. I think the little boys had tons of fun. Petting goats, riding the train, jumping on hay covered mattresses, eating cookies, etc. etc.

(Side note that has nothing to do with this post really…I am kind of impressed and surprised because I won our ward chili cook-off again a couple weeks ago!!! WOO HOO! I was doubled over at the stove making it while feeling terribly green. I didn’t even taste the end product but I WON! Well, I guess I won “Best Flavor” but out of “most kid friendly,” “Most colorful,” “Most unique” I assume best flavor means winner :) Not to toot my own horn, but…maybe a little!)

Trying to get a decent picture of everyone looking (and looking cute) not too successful :)

We could go inside the pen and pet, feed, and brush the goats! Here is Nolan petting it!

Oh, this pig was so HUGE and COVERED in flies…it was pretty nasty. I had to walk away.

Our Cute boys!

And on to Halloween! Preston was a pirate. Very cute. he wouldn’t wear the hat, but oh well, he got candy anyway, right?

Trying to get a cute hat photo. Wasn’t havin’ it.

The night started out like above, but once the candy started coming he didn’t care about wearing the costume!

We hope you all had a happy halloween!

Wow…when is the last time I was here? You may be wondering the same thing…you may not…who knows. I do have reasons. I promise.

Everything I look at, really, makes me want to throw up lately. Even the computer…and even my camera! Oh, to think of opening Photoshop sometimes, I really have a hard time. Nausiating.

I am exhausted…from sitting around all day in my jammies. Please don’t ask when I showered last…sick I know.

Taco Bell nachos have been a staple the past few weeks. That sticky, salty, nasty cheese…mmmmmmm.

Are things adding up? It’s true. I am pregnant. Having baby #2 in June 2010. I am barely pregnant, but sick, so I hope that’s a good sign “it” will stay in there. Thank goodness for modern medicine or I may have been flat on my back, at the toilet 10+ times a day, and in the hospital this time around…but thankfully I hit that all-day sickness before it got me…though I still don’t feel great, at all. I’m not throwing up, HOORAY!

I figured many people already know…so why not announce it here on the blog…so people I know (and I am sure many who I don’t) will now know. We’re havin’ a BABY! YAY, let’s start the count down!

Here are some pictures of Preston playing…and me too. I just followed him around for awhile one day and so I thought I’d share. He is so good at entertaining himself…and that is such a lovely thing most days! I often find him doing things he isn’t supposed to be doing when I think he’s playing nicely but at least I got the kitchen cleaned up or dinner cooked, right? I can always pull the entire, unrolled toilet paper out of the toilet with a plastic bag. He hasn’t done anything too disastrous yet…but I’m sure that’s coming.

Helping me test out my new IKEA fabric.

The only time I can seem to get a fun, cute smile on camera is when Preston’s looking in the mirror…

And lots of playing.

The other day I was playing around with a new lens and it all started with this:

Shaun attempting to kill a fly with a towel. We thought it was neat, the movement…

So we started playing. And we probably would have only done it once except for every time the camera beeped and went off Preston let out his fake, forced laugh* and would say “do it again!” So we took lots.

*Laugh can be seen in video below…

A few notes about this video and Preston.

He did this EVERY time he wound that thing.

He’d say, “It’s comin’!” Then fake laugh, then say, “Das funny”

And he always talks in weird voices. Trying to be funny. And I think he is.