Parade

Our city of Richmond Heights had a parade this afternoon that went right in front of our house. Personally, I think this is a wonderful bonus for living on our slightly busy street, and we took full advantage of viewing the parade from our front yard. Preston was super excited about the parade because he knew that meant he would be able to see the Fire Trucks, Police cars and other cool vehicles. Here are a few photos from the parade.
First, a picture of hte Dalbey Trio.

This is our street before the parade. It looks nice without cars parked in front of houses.

Here are the super cool Shriner cars. They did all sorts of turns and twists for Preston and the other kids watching the parade.

Here is a view of the parade and all the cool cars. Here, we can can see the Fire Truck, Fire Chief Car, a Bucket truck, etc...
Preston was super excited to get a lolipop. I sat with Preston while he ate his lolipop and he enjoyed every lick.

Here is my patriotic child!

A few photos

Here are a couple fun photos of Preston from the past few days. The first is a photo of Preston and Steven at the Zoo on Monday. Preston wanted to look at the animals more than he wanted to look at the camera. The second photo is from today. Preston is being super silly with his spoon at lunch. I think this is hilarious. Enjoy your weekend.

I really like Silly Bands

Lately, I really like silly bands. You know what I am talking about. Silly bands are those fun bracelets that come in all sorts of different shapes and colors. You can't tell what they are when you are wearing them, but take them off and presto - instant fun. Lately, this Buzz Light Year silly band is my favorite because I use it to help stretch my pant size just a bit. I am now 12 weeks pregnant and not quite big enough to fit into my maternity clothes. I can still put on my regular pants...just can't zip it all the way up or fasten the button. These silly bands are making it possible for me to wear my normal clothes just a little longer. Thank you for you help, Buzz Light Year. You have saved me from needing to go out and buy new pants.

Runner Boy and Update

Many of you know that Preston LOVES to run. Steven and I call him runner boy because he wants to run everywhere we go. No matter if we are on a walk, at the park, or inside the house Preston wants to run. We have to tell him a lot that running is for outside and not inside. I believe we have a track star on our hands. Since today is a beautiful day and we are off work we took Preston outside for some fun and exercise. I told him that he could run down the driveway to me and that I would take his picture. Here are a few sweet shots - enjoy.

Oh yes, Preston update: Preston is now 25 months and doing great. He continues to love to play with his trucks, cars and trains and spends hours each day talking to them and having a blast. He also loves when we read to him and has started 'reading' on his own. This morning he sat in the reading room for 30 minutes just looking at all his books. Now, they are all on the floor but that is ok. Finally, his verbal skills continue to progress nicely. He talks all the time and wants to learn what everything is called and tell me everything that he does. I think this is really sweet.

Cousin Alice

My sister, Sherrie, and her daughter, Alice, stopped by for a visit the other night. Alice is now almost 2 months old but she was born about 8 weeks early so only weighs about 7 lbs. She is, however, doing very well and continues to grow. Here are a few pictures from our visit and I hope to take some better photos of her later.