Preston's 6 month photo shoot!!

Before I show Preston's photo shoot......these were on the camera too and I thought they were too cute to pass up. Livia LOVES to be by Preston, hold Preston, snuggle with Preston, attempt to give Preston a bottle, read to Preston, and just ADORE Preston. :)
This is just one time that I've caught her in the bassinet with Preston.....this time reading to him.

So Preston isn't technically 6 months yet, but we're calling it his 6 month photo shoot. (He'll be 6 months in a week and a half so close enough).

Disclaimer....Preston is the cutest baby in the world, but NOT PHOTOGENIC! Or maybe I'm just a really bad photographer! I probably took 60+ pictures of Preston...and here are a sample of what I got.....( so they weren't all bad......ok....some are just adorable if I may say so myself!) Love you sweet boy!

Note to Grandparents....if you'd like any of these I can easily order them from our favorite store. (Costco) :)

Mostly for Grandparents....

This post is mostly for grandparents who REALLY wanted to watch Aaron play basketball...(If you're not a grandparent and REALLY want to watch Aaron play basketball you can still feel free to watch) hahaha. I couldn't get blogger to download the videos, so hopefully these links work. I had to download them onto YouTube.
Aaron had a GREAT last game of the season. He made 4 baskets and was so excited and we had a blast watching him. Hopefully this was the first of many more years to come in basketball for him. GO AARON!

This first video is just the first couple minutes of the game and fun to watch! The others are of Aaron making baskets......ENJOY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19VdsZ1vRqM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsROwMgeXIA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmLo4iOJYXk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqMtDlAE9yQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5ckcjFrd60

Birthday fun

I even got to have a birthday! (It was on a Monday though--blah!) And my day started with unplugging a toilet.....there's just no getting around those things, even on a birthday. blah. And why is it that the kids were especially naughty, and I made my own dinner and helped make my own cake (which didn't exactly turn out). I think I set my expectations a little too high for that day.
In Adam's defense---he was working and it is hard to make a dinner and cake. But he DID make me some yummy muffins for breakfast.....THANK YOU!
Aaron picked out my candles....they melted all over the cake....really fast. And I really wanted a picture of me and the kiddos......Adam took about 30. :) I love trying to get the kids to look good and look at the camera... at the same time. (I'm not even looking)

Not a bad shot.....I was getting tired of it though and ready to give up at this point.

But after the boys and Liv went to bed, Preston put on a show and it was the highlight of my birthday. :) He rolled....

And he laughed....and I loved it. Thank you Preston for making my day.

10 years of marital bliss... :)

Adam and I have been married for an entire DECADE!!! Crazy. Time flies when you're having fun! We had a great anniversary and I'm more in love with this man every day. Adam's parents took the kids on Thursday so we went to a movie (True Grit)---it was good---lots of hilarious dialogue, and then to dinner at Texas Roadhouse. We spent the night at a Themed Suites and this was the "Tropical Paradise". It even had a waterfall! It was a fun place to stay. And Adam surprised me with frozen custard for dessert!! He had picked some up when he was in Utah and surprised me. He knows the way to this Wisconsin girl's heart! hahaha

And of course I had to throw in some pics of the kiddos......

Preston is almost 5 months and according to the Dr...on the 38% for height/weight.......I'm no doctor, but......I DON'T THINK SO! Take a look at these pics and tell me what you think?!

Adorable.....but no 38th percentile. My kids just don't run that small!

And...Aaron lost 2 teeth in one week! The tooth fairy was busy here!

And Ashton wanted a pic of his teeth too. hahaha. They're all still there Ashton....for now. :)

What a wonderful 10 years we've had and I'm looking forward to all of eternity.

Chicken corn Chowder

This is our new favorite soup!!! It's seriously the best ever---you've got to try it!!!!!! It says let it simmer for 1 hour, I ended up letting it simmer for about 3. :) Just because that's when we finally were together to eat. But it was worth the wait and the extra simmer time I think. This soup was amazing and an instant hit for everyone! So follow the link below and ENJOY! http://www.cucinafamiglia.com/2011/01/chicken-corn-chowder.html


ALSO--
If anyone wants to participate in the "Pay it Forward 2011" then just let me know.
I tried this last year, and I can't remember if I ended up making everybody that posted something or not....but....here it goes and I will try to do better this year....
The first 5 people to comment on this blog (about pay it forward) will get something handmade by me this year. And then in turn you do the same thing posting this on your blog, or email or facebook or whatever. FUN!

He shoots, he scores!

We actually got Aaron making a basket on video! He is having such a fun time with basketball, and I'm so glad. We all LOVE watching him. And I LOVE that right at the beginning of the video someone yells, "That's the Daniels' kid!" :) That's right- that's my boy.

And here's Preston cheering Aaron on. Preston is 4 and a half months now and a CHUNK! He goes to the Dr. on Wednesday so I'll post his weight and height then. I'm guessing he's off the charts! His eyes are changing too. I think they're going to be brown like Ella's. He is still such a good baby- we love him so much! (not a very exciting video, but still cute.)

Photo shop and basketball.

Yes, photo shop and basketball are in the same post! hahaha.....Adam got this cool new program (photoshop) and I love how some of these pictures turned out. I think we're going to being seeing more black and white and tweaked (is that a word) pictures from now on. We had fun!

I LOVE this picture....it's actually not even black and white it's got some color....I just love it. Now we need a more updated kid pic! We may have gone a little too fuzzy on this one, we're still experimenting.

These are Preston's 4 month pics. Here's the "soft focus"

Here's just black and white.

This is cool.....sketched!

And in a frame.

I'm not sure what Adam did to this pic other than crop it, but Liv sure looks cute.

Rainbow!!! See, I told you we were having fun!

And here is our new, rising basketball STAR!!!! Aaron is #4 on the Bulls. :)

Listening to the coach.

This video is funny because you hear me telling him to dribble (I think I distract him-we're working on that) and then he shoots and it looks like he makes it, but that time he didn't (or you would have heard some serious cheering on our part). He actually did make 2 baskets that game though. He had a lot of fun and we're looking forward to cheering him on for the next 5 weeks!