My Other Half

Being a working mom is by no means easy, but I couldn't do it without my other half. World's best dad, husband and friend, Brian. So many reasons to love him. The longer we are married, the more I realize what it meant on our wedding day when our priest said "two are now becoming one." Parenthood is all about partnership, and this Father's Day, we celebrated the daddy in our little family as best we could.

We woke up bright and early, and Preston showed his daddy what he got for him. Brian mentioned that it would be cool to get his old bicycle from his parents house and use it, but it needed to be fixed. So Preston got it fixed for him, complete with a new tire and tune-up, but also added a toddler bike seat to it so they could go on rides together! Preston was very surprised and took the bike around the block for a spin. He is really looking forward to taking P out on some rides along the Greenline.

Then, my whole family came over for brunch. My grandparents, who just came home from celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary in Alaska along with my parents, were in town, so my brothers, mom, aunt and grandparents were all able to come. They even spoiled Brian a little with some treats, too. :) My dad was home sick. I was so sad I didn't get to see him on Father's Day, but since he had a virus, we all had to stay away from him. Brunch was wonderful and I loved spending some time with my sweet grandparents. It was really special. :)

Preston went down for a nap as they were leaving, and when he woke up, we took him to his first Redbirds game. It was a really special moment for Brian, since we had a whole suite to ourselves. It was perfect, because Preston could run around and eat popcorn and make a mess without bothering anyone. Plus, the weather was beautiful.

Preston wore his St. Louis Cardinals/Lance Berkman jersey.

Loved the sliding glass door in the suite!

He watched the game, ate popcorn and ran around the suite.

"Awesome! These aren't baby proofed!"

At the end, they had all the dads go on the field with their kids and gave them baseballs.

At this point, P was tired and being a little clingy.

He was a good sport and threw a little with his daddy, though.

Gotta get one with the momma!

We stopped by Brian's sister house to eat dinner and see his family afterwards. We got home and did bath and bedtime. It was such a special day, and I really hope that Brian enjoyed it as much as I did. I love celebrating him. :)

PS - Last week, Preston went to his first PGA tournament. He was SO good and was quiet when they held up the "Hush Y'all" signs. We followed Rory for a little bit, and saw a few of the other big name golfers. He had a blast on the course. Maybe we have a future golfer on our hands? Who knows!

Bubbles Galore!

We've been enjoying life lately. I made a little trip for work to Washington, DC and caught up with some old friends while I was there. I had a little bit of "me" time, and had a wonderful trip in a great city. Brian held the fort down with Preston. I found it funny how many people asked me if I was worried about leaving my baby with my husband. My response was quite the contrary! I was more worried for Brian - was he handling everything okay, I hope he's not stretched too thin, I hope he's eating, etc. etc. etc. :)

When I came home, we had a nice weekend together. We went to Preston's last class at the Little Gym and he was hamming it up big time! He has no fear of being center of attention. Then we went to Tyler's first birthday party. Tyler is Preston's neighborhood friend, and it was the cutest first birthday party. They had a bubble theme and it was adorable!

Preston had an absolute blast! He devoured a cupcake (much to everyone's delight), dove head first into a baby pool filled with bubble solution, was covered in about three layers of dirt, and ran around like he owned the place. Brian and I talked later about how fun it is to watch your child have fun. Nothing better. :)

I mean, really?

Reed made quite the mess!

I am so thankful for having such sweet neighbors. We are hosting the next neighborhood get together and it should be a fun time. These little ones are all growing so fast. I really hope that they have lots of fun summer memories in the neighborhood! :)

First Convo

Upon pitching a crying fit.....

Brian: "Preston, what do you want?!"
Preston: "Oww-sy?"

Brian took him outside to play. :) He was one happy boy!

Memorial Day

We've been going full speed since Friday morning. Preston had his last day of the school year party, and it was so cute. He's staying through the summer, so it's not like he is really gone, but they celebrated graduations regardless. They had a petting zoo, pony rides, popsicles, and all kinds of great stuff. Mimi joined us, too, which was great to get to spend an hour having fun with my mom. We are so busy that we rarely get to see each other, even though we talk just about every day, so we loved having her there too. 

Eating breakfast before school

Talking to the animals

Inside the bounce house!

Preston and his friend Hudson

After the party, we dropped Preston off at the Fields house where he stayed the weekend. We headed to St. Louis with some friends for some down time and to catch the Cardinals game.

Amazing dinner! Highly recommend this place.

Michelle and I under the arch.

Brian and me.

Robyn and JM during the tour of Anheuser-Busch we took on Saturday.

I tried a Wild Red. It was pretty good, although not like beer at all. Then I tried some cider beer that was decent. I know, I was being a total girl. 

At the hotel getting ready for the Cardinals game.

Brian and JM at Imo's pizza.

Busch Stadium

Blake and Jake at the game.

Michelle and Ryan.

At the game, we picked up a few items for some friends. On our nightly neighborhood walk, Preston took the Molina and Freese shirts to his friends Alex and Reed. Alex and Reed are ultimate Cardinals fans. Preston walked the bag of goodies into their house and handed them to the boys. It was so cute. We got Preston a Lance Berkman shirt, so we had to take a pic of all three boys in their game day attire. 

Sunday night, we attended the wedding of one of Brian's fraternity brothers who was marrying a Memphis girl. Small world! Billy is from NOLA, so it was great to catch up with all of our NOLA/Georgia friends at the wedding. Great people, and such a beautiful ceremony and reception. Monday was spent grocery shopping. We are at the point with Preston where he wants to touch every single thing that goes in the cart, then throw it on the ground. It makes for a difficult shopping experience. ;) After nap, we headed over to the Fields for some pool time and dinner. It was a great Memorial Day weekend!