Daddy's birthday

Today was daddy's birthday, so we chilled at home in the morning and then went to the zoo, and played with Preston's toys in the evening, a rather enjoyable day. First birthday I've had since before Preston was born where I could relax. Today also begins the series of visitors to our house, two of Ya-ping's friends arrived and will stay with us a week, afterwards Frankfurt comes for a visit, then another of Ya-ping's friends might stay with us for awhile. Busy busy busy.


Preston sometimes needed a little encouragement to go the direction he was supposed to go...It's amazing how well this worked...




Taking a rest in the bamboo.

Preston sings

Preston playing his guitar a few months ago, he now sings lyrics, but still can't carry a tune

Preston the Monkey

He did this after only our second zoo visit, pretty good imitation, eh?

Hiking

There's a state park right down the street from our house, less than a mile away, but we had never gone until today. It's actually huge and pretty cool, lots of hikes and a "learning center," Preston had a blast.


Hamming it up on the trail



They had a bird blind so you could watch tons of birds, it was pretty cool. Preston wasn't exactly quiet, though, and that tends to negate the effects of the blind.


Preston having fun with a microscope at the learning center


Our latest family picture

Moving into the 21st Century

After a generous grant from the "Mutti misses her grandchild corporation," we now have high speed internet. Let me tell you, blogging just got a whole lot easier. We also now have a TV big enough to read subtitles on (26 inches or something like that) and a Wii... How modern are we?


Ever since camping in Utah, Preston loves to gather sticks to build a "fire." He will also set us on fire, and then wiggle his fingers, which means he's spraying water to put it out.


Coolest yard sale find: Giant tyrannosaurus puppet. Lots o' fun with this baby. I sure wish I had one as a kid.