A whole year and a half!

Preston my silly boy, I can’t believe you are already 18 months…just that much closer to 2 which is just insane to me!

You have grown sooo much lately! You talk non-stop…more than Nicholas which I never thought possible but it’s true. You know how to say lots of words but lately choose to just babble instead of saying things you know. When you do say something it’s usually “Heyo,” “tan tu,” “was dut?,” or “I wu yu.” I can’t wait to hear more from you b/c everything that comes out of your mouth melts my heart!

 

You are very jealous when anyone touches Daddy…even me!  :) You’ve even gotten into trouble by hitting your siblings because of this jealousy!  You definitely have a temper when you don’t get your way and I think you’re starting your terrible two’s early. Daddy and I have pretty much given up on going out to eat until you outgrow this phase which I’m sure will be awhile. Minus all that though, you can be sooo sweet and loving! You love to cuddle now…You went through a phase where you hated it and now you love it again and so do I!

 

You understand more than you say…in fact you even know what Daddy means when he speaks in Vietnamese to you. You understand “go throw this in the trash,” “eat rice,” “Give daddy/mommy a kiss,” and “Don’t touch that” All in Vietnamese!  Impressive really!!! Speaking of kisses, you give them out now ALL THE TIME and they are the sweetest!

You love being outside and sometimes just stand at the back door waiting for either Ariel or Nicholas to go out so you can go play with them. Daddy fixed the back porch just for you so that you can have your own little outside play area!  With your new table and car, you have a blast out there!

 

Potato chips are your favorite food..in fact we have locks on all the cabinets but the only ones you care about are the ones that have the chips in them! You get into EVERYTHING…that’s nothing new but it drives me crazy!  :) I think you just like seeing me panic! Just this past weekend at your Uncle Lam’s house, you managed to sneak into the garage while we were all eating and get into some tilex!  Thank goodness you didn’t drink any!!  You did soak your clothes in it though so we had to give you a good bath! Talk about giving me a heart attack!

Your love for music hasn’t changed at all. In fact, music is what calms you down!  If you are fussy, all we have to do is turn on some music and the world is good again! Daddy bought Nicholas a Keyboard for his birthday because he begged for it but you get more use out of it than he does. You climb up in your chair, turn the power on and go to town. You look like a pro! Once again, quite impressive!

Well my sweet little Preston, I will save more for another post!  I hope you know how much I love you! You are my everything! You are my music…when I get to hug on you and kiss on you, the world is good again!

Love, Mommy

April 26th~ I ♥ Faces, “Smiles” week 17

I’ve decided to join in on the I heart faces weekly photo challenge b/c I think it will be fun and help me out with my photography. I’m no where close to even knowing what i’m doing other than that I just enjoy taking pictures! So maybe i’ll learn a thing or two from doing this!  :)

This week’s photo challenge is “Smiles,” and this is one of my favorite pictures! 

Just a day trip…

Last Friday, we went to the beach for the day! I’ve been wanting to go atleast once in SC “Spring” weather because once it’s full blown summer time, it’s just too hot for me!  With the exception of the wind being a little out of control in the morning, the weather was PERFECT! Mid 70’s and gorgeous! The water was a little cold but that didn’t stop the kids!

Between myself and Timmy, we took somewhere around 600 pictures!  Some can be trashed and some I haven’t even begun to look at. I can’t possibly post all of my favorites or this post will go on for years so i’ll “try” and not post sooo many pictures!

Preston loved the beach this time. Last summer he was only 7 months and wasn’t so sure about it. In some pictures, he has this serious look on his face but he was just taking it all in I think! And you’ll notice that his hair was a little out of control this day! Bed hair plus lots of wind did wonders for him :)

Apparently, Nick’s hair was crazy too! Ariel had a lot of fun too…girl belongs on the beach!

 

I can already tell that I need to get him a sand box!  He played all day just like this!

Nicholas played with Preston a lot which made his day! If only I could figure out how to photoshop a cape onto Nicholas in this last picture!  I’ll work on it and post a pic once I do!  :) And of course Ariel and her silly faces eating her ice cream taco!

 

What can I say about this one…um…I love it!

 

Not much to say about all these except that I love them too!  I guess I just really think the pictures of the 3 of them together are so sweet. Ariel and Nick were taking such good care of their little brother!

My sister Ashley came with us…Preston LOVES her! I’m not sure what’s going on in this picture of the two of them but I think it’s precious!

 

He thought it would be fun to roll his head around in the dirt…He started to look like Mozart with that crazy hair of his! And the orange around his mouth is Doritos! Poor child looked a hot mess!

After the beach we decided to head to down town Charleston and walk the battery for a little bit!  It’s one of my favorite places to go!  Charleston is so beautiful and I love all the history there! Preston loved being able to run around in the park!

OK so….that was our day in Charleston! I can’t wait to go back this summer but for a few days!  At least when it gets really hot, I can go inside and get out of the sun! You would think that after living here my entire life, I would be used to this heat but not even close!

Well, that’s it for now! 

Someone is 9….

This past week Nicholas turned 9!  I can hardly believe it!  When Timmy and I met, he was 5!  Where has the time gone? 

Last Tuesday was his actual birthday and my younger sister and step-mom came over to celebrate.

She made a HOMEMADE pizza! I haven’t had this in years and it was sooo good!

Then we opened a few gifts and ate cake!  Nothing real big!  Since Red velvet cake is his favorite, we picked him up one from Publix!

Father and Son!  I love this picture!

 

I love Nicholas!  He keeps me on my toes!  I often think that he is preparing me for what’s to come with Preston!  Nicholas is a funny, sweet, loving and HYPER kid! He has a sense of humor for days and always keeps us laughing!   At times he can test my patience but one thing I do know is that he is GOOD! In his heart, he is so pure and I love that about him!  He adores Preston so much and their relationship continues to grow! Preston is one lucky little boy to have a big brother like Nicholas! 

Sunday, we had a family get together at our house. Of course we had tons of food because that’s how we all do it! Sorry, I didn’t get a picture! But let me just tell you…Asian people know how to eat!  :)

Since he loves Transformers, Aunt Sue went and bought him a transformers cake!

And then the kids played in this…

We bought a pool this past weekend b/c summer is already here in SC and I really just don’t want the kids stuck inside all summer! They are going to have a blast in this thing!

These little cuties came to visit their cousin Nicholas…

 

and  Aunt Sue and Nicholas…

Nicholas, you handsome boy!  I love you and so does everyone else! 

Hope you had a very special Birthday!