This Mother's Day, we went to my mom and dad's house to celebrate. I loved this picture because it has three generations of my family... and it's the only one that doesn't feature one of us closing our eyes!

Tyler and Preston love to camp. Me...not so much! We had a Lindsey style campout by grilling hotdogs and making "snores" (as Preston calls them) in the backyard. The boys were going to sleep in the tent in the backyard, but they got rained out. This is a picture of Plan B! We pitched the tent in Preston's room and put sofa cushions down for him to sleep on. That's my kind of camping! I even let him use his battery-powered lantern!

Preston the hair stylist

One day we noticed that Darby was starting to get more hair on top of her head. Apparently, this was a call to action for Preston. He ran to her room and got out her hairbrush. The next thing I knew, Darby was in her baby chair and Preston was carefully brushing her hair. I'll try to keep him away from the scissors!

Brother magic

Preston loves "his baby." He has proved to be a wonderful brother and he thinks he has "brother magic" because he's able to calm Darby down when she cries. I can tell she loves him too because she watches him and smiles at the sound of his voice. She loves to be held by him! I'm looking forward to the days when she can be an even better playmate for Pres. I think these two make quite a pair, but I might be a little biased!

Darby's first bath

At about 2 and a half weeks old, Darby's cord stub fell off and we could give her her first bath! As you can see, she wasn't as excited about it as we were! She was pretty angry about being naked and dipped in water! And she really hated being rubbed with lotion! Since then though, she has come to love her baths. She coos and smiles and practices moving her arms and legs!

Catfish

Ty and Preston love to fish together. Preston has proved to be quite the fisherman too! This is his first catfish. They brought it home and ate it! I thought that was a little unnecessary since I hate fish and the house smelled for hours. But the boys assured me I wouldn't get the full affect of the catch unless they brought that whiskered monster home!

Preston at play

Preston has been having a lot of fun trying out different sports over the past few seasons. He has found his true passion, though! Preston loves soccer! He is really enthusiastic and he handles the ball so well! The funniest thing is how the kids run is such a close pack that they knock eachother over all the time. Preston, true to his nature, always stops playing and goes to help his fallen friends, no matter which team they're on. After they're back on they're feet, he puts his hand on their forehead to check for a fever!

The Proud Papa

Here is Tyler getting to know Darby just after she was born. (You can see me lying exhausted in the background!) I'll never understand why they don't give the baby to the mother first. She did all the work!

My first glimpse of her was of her surprisingly large feet as the NICU team worked on her. She had a little trouble breathing when she came out, so we didn't get much time with her before she had to go to the transitional nursery for observation. Luckliy, everything was fine and she began breathing regularly shortly after birth.

Tyler epitomizes the proud daddy. He wanted to walk up and down the halls showing his little girl off! The love affair continues as he tells me every day that he thinks she's the prettiest baby he's ever seen!

Introducing Darby

This is the first picture of our new addition! She's almost 3 weeks old now, and it's amazing how much she's already changed. Until I find my camera's USB cable, these older pictures are all I can post! She looks just like her daddy, but I think she's going to have curly hair like me! Preston is proving to be an amazing big brother. He truly loves his baby sister! We like her a lot too! Her personality is emerging and she couldn't be more different than her brother. This has been an amazing ride so far, and I'm looking forward to our little family's future!

Preston News

This video just about covers it.

We be bloggin'

Today we had a baby shower to celebrate our impending new addition! Since my little sister is in town for the shower (and she's a computer guru) she offered to help me set up a blog! We hope it helps everyone keep up with the happenings of our life and times.