Shad, Bree, Bonnie and Preston

Easter Fun

2011-04-26T15:03:00.000-07:00

This year we spent Easter in Vancouver... just Shad, me, and the kids:) It was a little lonely, but all in all it was a great time. Bonnie sported some bunny ears (thanks grandma Cindy and Grandpa Tony) and Preston got to put together a really cool replica of the Flying Dutchman from Pirates of the Caribbean. The neighbors had a garage sale on Saturday and this "little" gem was given to Preston for only a dollar! Might be the best buy we have ever made:)

This was the turkey breast that we had for dinner:) It was my first one so Shad thought it would be a good idea to capture the moment, and I'm secretly glad he did! Everyone liked it even Bons who ate it faster than we could put it on the plate.

Bonnie loves to steal the last few drops from Preston's juice cups. Every time he lays one down she makes a b-line for it and won't let it go until the last drop is gone. I caught him handing it to her this morning after he was finished... such a good big brother:)

Hiking Trip

2011-04-25T09:44:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we went hiking near Multnomah Falls which is just East of Portland. Not a cloud in the sky and almost 70 degrees we decided to hike a little farther than what we had planned, but man was it worth it:)

This was at the top of our drive there is a really cool view point that you can look out at the Columbia River Gorge.

The start of our hike... I would like to point out that my AMAZING husband is carrying both packs. At the start there was only one child in the packs, but as you will see the hike proved just a little to hard for the P-Man:). Good thing dad is a stud!

Lesson number one: Tie your shoes BEFORE you put the baby in the pack... makes it A LOT easier:)

Preston was all ready for the hike. When we first started out it was chilly because it was still early, but at the end we all had our jackets off and it was pretty hot:)

This was the second set of waterfalls we came to. When we decided on a hiking trail we had no idea that this was waiting for us on the trail, such a cool find:)

You can't really see them but this is Shad and the kids in the cave area behind the waterfall. The picture gives you an idea of how big the area was behind the waterfall:)

Preston REALLY like the cave. I think his exact words were "this is the coolest thing in the world". That is his new thing every time something is exciting or really fun it is the coolest thing in the world:)This is how Shad got to hike about half the way up and all the way down. It was funny because there were quite a few people that we past and almost all of them would say something about the size of his load. This became really fun because at one point Preston said "Wow everyone is calling Dad a load" haha the things kids say:)

When we hit the spot that we decided we were going to turn around there were some hikers talking about triple falls. Anyways to make a long story short we decided to continue up the mountain to find this "amazing" triple falls. There were many times that I wanted to give up (it was a really hard hike) but we kept pressing on and to our surprise we finally hit triple falls. Needless to say it was worth all the pain cause it was spectacular:)

On the way down both kids fell asleep and it was such a peaceful hike down. Poor Shad was DONE when we got to the bottom (I wouldn't have made it even a quarter of the way if I had to carry that "LOAD" haha) but he humored me and took me to the outlet malls that were a few miles away:) Such a great day!!!!!

Peacock Lane

2011-01-24T09:09:00.000-08:00

In Dec. this year we spent the first part home and the second part in Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado. We decided to start some traditions since Preston is finally old enough to understand the meaning of Christmas.... TO GET PRESENTS!!!!!!! Our first tradition was to go look at Christmas lights, so I googled some of the best places in Portland to see Christmas lights and at the top of the list was Peacock Lane. Most of the pictures didn't turn out but here is one that did.

Bonnie was all bundled up and asleep. We decided to walk even though it was raining and pretty cold... but the traffic was RIDICULOUS!

Preston had a lot of fun too until the end when he started to get really cold.
This is just a random picture of Preston in all of Shad's gear for work. KIEWIT SAFE!!!
Bonnie has started to eat solid food and was getting her first teeth so she was loving this carrot... and Preston:)

She also loves to eat other things, like her toes:)

We had a great Christmas this year, but don't have many pictures to show for it. Shad accidentally erased the pictures when he was playing with the camera, but we will forgive him this time:)

Christmas Tree Harvest

2010-12-19T15:59:00.000-08:00

This year since we live in an area that has some amazing Christmas trees we decided to go a little earlier and try our hands at chopping one down ourselves. In La Center, WA there are quite a few Christmas tree farms so we went just North and found a really cool farm just outside of town. They had everything you could ever think of to cut down your own tree, hot chocolate, candy canes, and even a little theater that was playing Scrooge (the one with Donald Duck).

They even had the cardboard to kneel down on, because it was really muddy.

Our tree couldn't be more than 6ft. to fit in the car so Preston had a good time measuring which ones we could get. This one would have fit, but we decided to go with one a little bigger:)

Preston even helped Shad cut the tree down:)

I think it was just a tad bigger than what we had planned for:)
BUT IT FIT!!!!

The finished product!!!!!!!

I love my kids

2010-12-19T15:40:00.000-08:00

Wow!!! So I totally failed at the whole posting every Sunday thing:) Well I will start trying to be better about posting.

Lately Preston has been really helpful with Bonnie. Mostly Bonnie just really likes ANYTHING that has to do with Preston, so I can just let her hand out by him and he makes her laugh. A couple of weeks ago I was doing something in the kitchen and heard Bonnie laughing. This is what I came out to....

Times like these make me feel so grateful that I have Preston as a child. He is so kind, loving, and caring for his sister as well as most people he comes across. I LOVE THIS KID!!!!!!!

Mom and Jacob visit

2010-11-08T10:25:00.000-08:00

My mom and Jacob came to visit us a couple of weeks ago and it was AWESOME!! We went to IKEA, the park, and the OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry). We also made sugar cookies for Halloween and had a really great time.

These are the sugar cookies:) This ended with a powdered sugar fight between Shad and I... I don't have those pictures, but I know they were pretty funny.

Preston being a Chemist at the OMSI.... he stayed in the Chemistry lab for a LONG time. I think he will be a whiz at science in school:)
Bonnie also wanted to be a Chemist:)
Bonnie loves her Moby and so do I. It has been super handy when we go places...so nice not to push a stroller when there's a crowd:)
The were building a river...really cool:)
Preston and Shad giving us the weather forecast.... another one of Preston's favorite things to do:)

There was one afternoon where the sun came out so we went to the park:)

Halloween

2010-11-02T20:06:00.000-07:00

Halloween was a HUGE success at our house this year. Preston was a knight and Bonnie was a ladybug:) Shad and I were going to dress up but....I forgot to get us costumes. So we made make shift costumes, which means I was a pirate (cause we had all the stuff) and Shad was a zombie:)
Also Grandma Cindy and Jacob got to come out and visit for a couple of days which was really awesome!!!!!!

Bonnie Rolled over

2010-10-27T08:51:00.000-07:00

So Bonnie hit her first mobile milestone today... SHE ROLLED OVER!!!! I thought she was going to any day, but this morning I set her down (she rolls from her back to her front) went to the restroom, and when I came back she was on her stomach so I tried to capture it on camera... this is what I got:)

Bonnie Anne Roundy

2010-10-24T20:13:00.001-07:00

Bonnie is the best little girl I could have ever asked for. She is so sweet and has such an amazing personality already. She sleeps through the night, smiles so much it's crazy, and talks ALL the time. I love this little girl and her AMAZING blue eyes!!!!!!

New Posts

2010-10-24T17:38:00.000-07:00

I have decided that I am going to try (very hard) to post something new every Sunday. Check back later tonight to see what the week has brought us:)!!!!!!!!!!

Love you all

Bree, Shad, Preston, and Bonnie

Preston the Paleontologist

2010-09-30T14:33:00.000-07:00

Preston got some really cool dinosour fossil digging kits for potty training... He now wants to be a paleontologist!

Bonnie the model

2010-09-30T14:30:00.001-07:00

She was sooo cute in this outfit... I LOVE the shoes!!!!!!

This is her little gap outfit from Grandma Kristi and aunt Kathi.. Thanks ladies she looks great in it when she isn't all folded over:)

Preston and Bonnie Anne

2010-09-30T14:26:00.000-07:00

I think she is almost as big as him! haha

Here are some classic pictures of Bonnie and Preston for everyone to enjoy:)

The Rose garden

2010-09-16T07:37:00.001-07:00

These are just a couple of the pictures Bethany took when we visited the test gardens. This place is AMAZING there are tons of different kinds of roses for rows and rows and rows:) It smells fantastic and it was so pretty. I think what they do is test which kinds of roses will grow in this climate, and then they have a contest and "crown" a winning breed of roses. SO COOL:)

Next leg of the trip:)

2010-09-05T08:00:00.000-07:00

Next we drove through Idaho...it was REALLY boring!!!

Except for the lunch from hell...AKA the lunch that wasn't really a lunch but instead me complaining about the lack of decent food, Preston crying because he didn't want to leave, Shad getting frustrated because I wouldn't stop complaining, and Bethany trying to decide where we were going to stay for the night. Also this bench was so gross that after we left EVERYONE got sanitized:)
Again what would we have done without Bethany:)

The Eldorado Inn... What can I say about this except... DON'T EVER STAY HERE:) Lets put it this way, Shad is usually the most understanding and calm about things. He was FREAKING out in this hotel. He didn't even let Preston walk in the bathroom without shoes. Good thing it was only one night:)

The trip out to WA

2010-09-05T07:52:00.000-07:00

So we have finally made it to the West coast... thanks to my sister for her help! We couldn't have done it without her:) The first stop was Park City (Thanks Aunt Kerri and Lee for letting us stay and eat your amazing food!). We got to see Grandma Bonnie and Ralph also! Next we headed to Mapleton to see Grandma Roundy, Jaeson, Sarah, and the boys. Sadly I didn't get any pictures of the boys playing but Preston LOVES his cousins, and they are great influences on him:)

Welcome to the World Bonnie Anne Roundy

2010-07-15T18:36:00.000-07:00

Well today was eventful... we had a baby:) The story is long and so I wont go into much detail online. She came to us quickly through and emergency c-section, and weighed 6lbs 7oz and 19 3/4 inches long.

Hey Dude:)

2010-06-09T15:39:00.001-07:00

HEY DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rootbeer Floats

2010-06-09T15:37:00.001-07:00

After Centerra we went to Lonestar and he got his 1st Rootbeer Float:)

Playing in the water

2010-06-09T15:29:00.000-07:00

We went out to Centerra to try and find some clothes. Initially he didn't want to get wet, but by the time it was all said and done he was soaked:)

Flying Kites

2010-06-09T15:23:00.000-07:00

We decided to bring Preston's kite out and try and fly it... Preston kept the kite up longer than anyone else:)

Back to Work...

2009-10-24T07:58:00.000-07:00

So I started back to work this week. It has been fun being around the people I work with because they are super cool and fun, but man is it hard being away from Preston...oh and Shad:). Grandma Kristi and daddy have had such a great week hanging out with Preston. Sometimes I sit at work and wish I could be home playing and relaxing, however I am so glad that Preston doesn't have to go to daycare. Not that daycare is bad, it's just really nice to know he is getting such amazing special time with people who care about him so much:) Anyways this is more of a thank you post to my AMAZING husband and my AWESOME in laws. I don't know what I would do without the Roundy's in my life:) I love you all so very much!!!!!!!!!!

Seafair 2009

2009-08-06T09:26:00.000-07:00

We went to the airshow last weekend at Seafair and saw the blue angels...
Shad and Preston went down and played in some dirt while we waited for it to start (we got there almost 2 hours early to get a good spot). The other picture is of all the people going onto the I-90 bridge which was closed during the airshow.

Preston started to get tired so he was pretty clingy then he wanted to sit in his seat....

Even the blue angels buzzing overhead couldn't keep our boy from falling asleep:)

Anacortes

2009-07-27T09:48:00.000-07:00

We went to Anacortes and found a really cool beach with some tide pools....

Loganberry Festival and Deception pass

2009-07-27T09:35:00.000-07:00

We drove down highway 525 and found the Loganberry festival which seemed to be a little more for the older crowd (like 50 and older)... but we stopped and walked around anyway.

Then we went to Deception Park where we tried to get Preston in the water but he decided to just play in the sand
Then on to Deception Pass (kinda scary).

Whidbey and Anacortes

2009-07-27T09:23:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Shad, Preston, and I decided to make the trip up to Whidbey Island! Our trip Started with a fun Ferry ride from Mulkiteo to Whidbey:)

Before we got on the ferry I saw a jellyfish in the water... it's the orangish colored thing right in the middle:)

These were some fisherman....
Preston and Shad on the Ferry

This was our first lighthouse...It was kinda foggy

Landing on Whidbey Island we were at the front of one of the lines:)

Preston and Preston

2009-07-15T19:11:00.000-07:00

So Preston and I were fortunate enough to be back in Colorado at the same time that Uncle Bubba got home from his mission. Preston spent a little bit of time with Preston :) and he even learned a little bit of Spanish!

Mariners game

2009-06-08T08:25:00.000-07:00

This is what Preston did during the 7th inning stretch
Our fun trip to Safco field to see the Mariners play the Twins:)

Ken Griffey at the plate:)
Safeco Field sign

So amazed by the game

The most amazing and most garlicky fries I have EVER eaten.
Eli and Shad
The view from our seats... you could see the apartment that is being built right next door to ours!

Cheesy picture:)

2009-06-08T08:24:00.000-07:00

He was pretending it was his hook... pretty darn funny:)

2009-06-08T08:21:00.000-07:00

Preston loves to sit on the steps to the big buildings:)

Preston is Starting to Dress Himself

2009-05-31T14:03:00.001-07:00

He only wanted one sock, but don't worry we changed him before we left.

More of Lincoln Park

2009-05-31T14:01:00.003-07:00

Lincoln Park

2009-05-31T14:01:00.001-07:00

Preston Dancing at a Folk Festival

2009-05-31T13:31:00.000-07:00

Preston and His Pirate

2009-05-31T13:24:00.001-07:00

2008-07-15T20:24:00.000-07:00

Grandma Cindy and Preston looking sharp:)

Grandpa Tony & PrestonMax

2008-07-15T20:13:00.000-07:00

Destroying The House!

2008-07-15T20:06:00.000-07:00

Preston has official started walking!!!!!!

2008-07-15T20:04:00.000-07:00

Kissy lips:)

2008-06-23T08:40:00.000-07:00

Taking a nap in my stroller

2008-06-23T08:36:00.000-07:00

Gardening with Grandma Kristi

2008-03-28T17:34:00.000-07:00

Doesn't he look so peaceful when he sleeps:)

DADDYS HOME

2008-03-28T17:32:00.001-07:00

Preston sees that his dad has come home from school and gets very excited!

2008-03-28T17:22:00.000-07:00

Preston is now officially crawling!!!

Cheesy Grin

2008-03-28T17:18:00.000-07:00

This is Preston's new smile.

2008-03-28T17:12:00.001-07:00

This was Preston's first Easter... he really likes chocolate!!!!

Standing Tall:)

2008-03-05T15:35:00.000-08:00

Today was the beginning of a very long 18 years for Shad and I. Preston is mastering the act of pulling himself up. It wont be long before he is walking and running around.

BUBBLES!!!!!!!!

2008-03-05T15:24:00.000-08:00

After painting I accidentally made bubbles in Preston's bath. He wouldn't even lay down for Shad to give him a bath he was so excited! :)

Fun Times with Paint

2008-03-05T15:13:00.000-08:00

We painted uncle bubba a picture the other night!

Bath time is fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-02-08T14:35:00.001-08:00

Bath time has become a very fun time for Preston.

2008-01-30T19:25:00.001-08:00

Who knew he was such a blondie!

2008-01-30T19:23:00.001-08:00

This was an interesting night for Shad and Preston... I think he wanted his toes WAYYYY more than the rice cereal!

Grandma Cindy and Preston

2008-01-30T19:11:00.001-08:00

2007-12-15T18:07:00.000-08:00

So just in case you didnt get to see the full roll over he did it again a couple of minutes later.:)

2007-12-15T17:52:00.000-08:00

This was on the 15th of Dec.!!!!! He rolled over earlier in the day for Shad and I but decided that he liked it and did it for Grandma and Grandpa Selk later that night:).

I am FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!

2007-10-30T12:18:00.001-07:00

This is Preston's modeling picture:) Shad keeps saying that we should move to Hollywood and make millions... I think I agree. Things are going well Preston is still not sleeping through the night on a regular schedule but I am keeping my fingers crossed. As of yesterday he weighs 12lbs 7 oz:)

Daddy likes to hold me

2007-10-24T10:28:00.000-07:00

Shad loves to hold Preston while he sleeps. I am so lucky to have a wonderful, caring, and loving man:). This night was a long one. Preston is still not sleeping more than 3 hours at a time during the night. Hopefully a better sleeping pattern will come sooner than later.

First posting

2007-10-19T19:12:00.000-07:00

So this is our first post! Shad and I are so excited to be part of this little sharing world(thank you to Amy, Amber, Kristi and Sarah to sharing this cute idea:) ) We think that Preston may be going through a little growning spurt which is causing him to be in a REALLY bad mood. But you wouldn't be able to tell in this picture... he is growing so fast. Also grandma Roundy got him a new outfit for Halloween. He really is Daddy's little monster.

Have a wonderful day

SBP