The Preston's Blog

Busy .....

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It has been a while since I have posted. It has been a busy time and we don't always get internet very well....definitely no wireless in the house, so it is a little harder to keep up. Anyway, enjoy the pictures!

Welcome baby Scarlett

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Scarlett Mercy Preston
Born September 19, 2009 at 11:26 a.m.
7 lbs 11 oz and 19 3/4 inches

Some more photos at these links:

Scarlett sleeping

Her dark hair

With grandma

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Sightseeing in Newberry

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This was at one of the milk farms in the country. There were literally 4 Jerseys behind the building. Think that milk is fresh?

Which church would you prefer?

Day off with Daddy

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Brian was off work today for the holiday. We had a nice picnic and played in the creek.

Augie & Hayle

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Winter Update

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This is one of Augie's favorite seats in the house. He likes to sit here to watch TV.

Brian hung some pictures for me today in the living room. Thanks Honey!

Augie has been stacking things a lot lately. This morning he left this for us to find. Modern Art?

Augie and I made Valentine gifts for two special girls, Evie Ruth and Hayle London.

Sweet Boy!

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Louisville's Winter Storm

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View from our bedroom window at home.

Our bedroom at the church..the Saplings Room.

Squeezin' the cheeks. Hayle was so cooperative with Augie.

A captivating Veggie Tales episode.

A Christmas Eve Gift of More Pictures of My Kid :-)

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Augie loves to put on a cap when we come down for breakfast in the morning.

Measuring the foyer for a table.

This is what he does to bread.

This is what he does to hotel rooms.

In the Dark

2008-12-17T20:58:00.004-05:00

Today Augie helped me look for things in the dark (he didn't want to stop to have the picture made though).

And tonight we turned off the lights before bed, and he provided the light for story time with Daddy.

Spaghetti Face

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Party

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Decorated House

2008-12-11T20:14:00.003-05:00

Here are a couple of pictures of our house with decorations (really just more pictures of Augie). I wanted to get a picture of the nativities, but I forgot. I never thought in my lifetime I would say 'leave Jesus alone'..but I have probably said it a dozen times today. :-) Anyway, Enjoy!

A Christmas Dance for you

2008-12-11T08:47:00.001-05:00

This is what we did for most of the day yesterday. Sometimes I am not sure what to say when B asks 'what did you do all day?'....This!!!

Christmas Tree

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We got our Christmas tree on Saturday. Decorated pictures to come.

We had a spinning good time in SC

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I know this is long....but I am a mother and an aunt and I could watch hours of this kind of fun!
jp

Fun in SC

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Day 1

Day 2

Evie or Augie??

After bath time tonight, Evie needed a pair of pjs...in these pics she is wearing all his clothes and carrying his snack cup. She loves her cousin.

Stuff I've made this month..so far

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I didn't make the little sweater; I bought that at Gymboree last summer for $4.99! We have enough babies being born in our church, I knew it would eventually work for some little guy. I happened to have fabric that went with it really well too. Also, I like the elephants, but this on in particular was my little message of support for McCain as this gift was given the weekend before the election. Too bad..an appliqued bib just wasn't enough! Anyway, enjoy!

Arranging the Buffet Supper

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Dinner time tonight

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The Office 5:1

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All grown up!

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Fun with Daddy

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Last Day at the Splash Park

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The splash park at the zoo closes next Monday. Today looked like the last sunny/hot day to go. Augie and I enjoyed splash-side sandwiches and juice - and then he ventured out into the water alone. I think he enjoyed eating lunch and watching the other kids most - and also the almost attack of the canadian geese on our way out. We ended our trip with an easy carousel ride. The zoo is so much more fun and peaceful when the older kids are back at school. :-)

Happy Grandparents Day..yesterday!

2008-09-08T14:49:00.005-04:00

There was a 2 hour jazz concert in the park yesterday as a celebration for Grandparents Day. We enjoyed juice, crackers, and entertainment.

And finished the evening with a nice bubble bath.

Repurposed

2008-09-03T23:05:00.005-04:00

Lately I have been wanting to re-purpose old clothing we have instead of throwing it away or donating it. I had this Springfield 5K Turkey Trot shirt from 2002 that hasn't fit me for a long time (at least not before stretching it over my knees and doing a couple of squats first :-) See re-purpose pictures below.

The long sleeves became pants for the prince.

And the rest a re-useable shopping bag for mama!

Here is Augie - Starbucks on Labor Day. We rode our bikes to coffee and breakfast and then rode around an old part of town and looked at the historic homes. Fun!! Augie fell asleep in the bike carrier on the way home. His little helmeted head kept falling over. :-)

Fun Times with Grandma Preston

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Morning with Mama

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My new jewelry. I am not sure I like it yet, will wait until I can change the stud to decide.

Happy Birthday!

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Carseat: Extended Rear Facing Video

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Augie's Birthday Present

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We are going to have fun with this, I know it! Augie seemed to enjoy riding in his new ibert.

We Don't Need No Stinkin' TV

2008-08-16T22:03:00.004-04:00

Augie is such a big help when it comes to cleaning,especially using the vacuum or mop - he loves both of them! Pardon my grammar in a couple of these...I don't know why I talk like that to Augie sometimes.

He also got his first boo boo this week. :-( He didn't cry or anything, just wanted to play in the blood.

Louisville Bats Game

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Last Saturday

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I have been meaning to post pictures all week. These are from last Saturday with the Goforths at Lynn's Paradise Cafe.

First 1st Birthday Party

2008-07-19T16:20:00.006-04:00

Today we celebrated first birthdays with three other children from our church (each child was born in July or August). Augie still has another month until he turns one - but you only turn one once, might as well celebrate for the whole month.
Hanging out with mama and daddy in the morning.

Birthday Kids

They all ate so neatly....

Except one of them.....

Fourth of July Weekend

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Hanging out with Mom Friday morning.

We met our friends, Vince and Courtney, for an evening of celebration downtown. Here we are at their house waiting to leave.

MMMM, gelato

Scuba turtle joined in on the festivities as well....

Vince & Courtney
Thanks for the invitation to an evening of free food, suds, and music...and best of all great company. :-)

Pictures from June

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He was starting to get aggrivated with the pictures... :-)
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Sometimes I find new toys in Augie's basket that I have never seen....most recently, a potato masher. Brian finds these things and brings them up to Augie.

And, my favorite.

Morning at the Zoo

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Rise & Shine

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Visiting SC II

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This was Augie's first steak bone...He was upset when he wasn't allowed to bring it to the bathtub. :-)

Visiting SC

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On the plane

With Cousin Evie

Exploring outside with grandpa

First Trip to the Zoo

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Augie and I went to the zoo on Tuesday with our friend Donna and Gracie. We had a nice time. The gorilla was being very aggressive with the man in the red shirt. He would stand with his arms up on the glass and the gorilla would hurl his body against the glass at him. It was neat. The only animal Augie really responded to was the orangutan. When he turned around and looked at us, Augie's eyes got really big and I felt his body tighten up. Funny.

Swimming with friends

2008-04-11T18:08:00.003-04:00

Sorry I have not been keeping this blog updated. I do regularly add pictures to myspace.com and facebook.com. This was taken Wednesday with our friends Ethan and Hayle. Augie loves the pool.

7 Months Old Today!

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Augie turned 7 months old this morning at 1am! Life has been so busy since he arrived. He got sick for the first time this week. We were at the Doctor's office yesterday for over three hours (mainly waiting for a urine sample from the little man). He is doing better though, Dr said just need time to get over a virus. He was up at 4am this morning ready to play - I was happy to see him more like himself this morning.

Below are pictures of our visit to the pool last Saturday. We went with a couple of friends from church. I think Augie wanted Hayle to share his raft. :-)

~J

Crunches 3.16.08

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Augie's been doing his crunches and its paying off. He just needs a spotter to hold his legs.
~B

The Good Life

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Having a ball with Augie

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Augie turned 6 months old this week.

From watching this video you'd think we'd been playing ball with him for a long time, but actually tonight was the first time he'd played with a ball in his little life time.

Feb. 12

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Time with Family in SC

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Hello...

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I don't have a lot of time to type these days....or really much to talk about other than my sweet boys. Hope you are enjoying the pictures though.
Karen - if you still read this, email me your address. I still have your and Randy's xmas card and picture sitting on the kitchen table (oops).
jp

Augie & Grandma

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Christmas rollover

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The Great Augustus shows us his rollover technique for the first time and on Christmas day!

Ta Dah!

Merry Christmas

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Play date

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Mardi Gras ornament turned Augie mask

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Augie & Daddy

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Augie 15 weeks

1st Computer Lesson

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He's a focused student.

The Many Faces of Augie

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Augie this morning before we left for errands.

We went to Brian's office last week to visit with some of his co-workers - his boss, Helen, was not in. She was at Disney World with her grandkids, but she thought about Augie while she was gone. See his new glasses below.

And some other glasses just for the fun of it...and we sure had fun with this one!

Augustus doot doo

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Augie is taking dance lessons and we got it on video.

Sweet Baby Boy!

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Ready for the Park

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It's getting cold here. Augie was all bundled up ready for a play date in the park. Thanks Aunt Bekky for the cool hat!

Friends & Cousin

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Augie's early morning play date on Wednesday.

Sweet Evie Ruth, what a cutie pie!

Happy Two Month Birthday!

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Augie is two months old today. He is growing and healthy. We have to get the immunizations on Tuesday, so pray for us. I am curious to find out how much he weighs. My guess is 14 pounds.

j

Bugs or Butterflies?

2007-10-06T20:42:00.000-04:00

Aunt Bekky bought this outfit for Augie before he was born. My dad wanted to know why she was buying him outfits with butterflies on it....it's really just bugs. Brian felt this outfit was a little too "sweet" for his son. haha

J

Growing Cousins

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Evie likes to pose for the camera - look at those legs!

Rock On!

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Thanks for the shirt David, Erica, Claire & Amelia!

Good Morning

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Here is a picture of Sunday morning cuddles with Augustus. Have a wonderful day.
j

Daddy Daddying

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Sweeties

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Augustus & Daddy 09.05.07

Augie & Evie out for Indian Food 09.02.07

Sweet Babies

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Our friend from church, John Gill, came over and took some great pictures of sweet Evie and Augie. We are so pleased with the way they turned out; what a difference it makes to have a professional photographer. Enjoy!

Evie and Augie meet

2007-09-01T10:23:00.000-04:00

Augie's cousin, who was born on July 3, has come to visit. Below are pictures of Evie and Augie's first meeting.

Evie is ready to play, but Augie just wants to sleep.

Hi Aunt Marilyn!

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Thanks for the Boppy Aunt Bekky & Uncle Gary!

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Eye's Wide Open

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We have studied our new son and still aren't sure who his looks favor most. Perhaps he looks more like J when she was a newborn.

He seems to dream a lot and squirms and whimpers during his dreams.

He's a healthy and handsome fella.

Praise the Lord!

More Augie pictures

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More pictures can be found here.

Augustus

View as a slideshow.

Update:

Here is another page devoted just to the little man: http://www.bpc1.net/baby/

Admission! Countdown...

2007-08-20T20:21:00.000-04:00

Tough time waiting.

I think I'm ready...I think.

Professional contraction monitorers

We came to our office visit and J's blood pressure was high. She also had protein in her urine. The doctor thought that she was 2 to 3 cm, but I have come to realize that that is relative to the person measuring.

They sent us down to the 2nd floor to Labor and Delivery. After several tests they decided to admit us. Eventually the doctor broke J's water (that's amazing how much water is in there). Later they put her on pitosin with promotes strong contractions. She labored from approximately 2 to 7 until the pitosin overwhelmed her and we decided to get an epidural.

She's all smiles now. She is 5 cm and 80% efaced. We'll see what happens next. Right now we are waiting to see how she progresses.

Before epidural

...After

This just in! After 1.5 hours she dialated from 5 to 8 cm (which was confirmed by another nurse). She is 100% effaced and in a 1 position. The nurse estimated the baby would be delivered before midnight. We'll see.

Spinning for joy!

Past Due!

2007-08-20T08:49:00.000-04:00

Baby Preston still has not arrived. I have a Dr's appointment today and we will find out what is going on. Mom and Dad Cummings arrived on Saturday evening. We are getting ready to take a nice long walk. B will keep things posted here.

J

Back in the summer of '73

2007-08-17T09:23:00.001-04:00

In anticipation of the newest Preston to arrive, I thought I'd post a picture of some of the Prestons back in the summer of '73.

That's me on the bottom right.

B.

Baby Update

2007-08-10T10:28:00.000-04:00

I had a doctor's appointment yesterday. No change from last week, a little thinning is all. We are scheduled for another ultrasound on Wednesday, doctor wants to check the size of the baby. She said she expects him to be at least 8 pounds (at least!, oh gosh!). So other than that, things are good. I am excited and pretty nervous too. More later.

J

10 Day Count Down!

2007-08-07T09:59:00.000-04:00

I know babies come when they want, so the ten days doesn't really mean much - EXCEPT THAT IT COULD BE ANY DAY NOW! We are getting excited. I have been having contractions on and off since Sunday. My next Doctor's appointment is on Thursday, so I will update. As of last week, I was 50% effaced. More later.

J

New Rocker

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It's so comfy!

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Room Progress

2007-07-17T13:32:00.000-04:00

We had a busy weekend, but not working on the baby's room. Ha! Oh well, we still have five weeks right? We work better under pressure anyway. One thing we did get this weekend is a changing table. The Ocoffeys had a dresser/changing table left over from their kids and they gave it to us! It looks great with our crib too; what a blessing. Here are a couple of pictures.

Happy Friday!

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Here is an intersection down the road from our house - what a coincidence! B and I took several pictures; we plan on playing with them a little and framing one for baby Preston's room. I'll take pictures of the room later this weekend, I hope to finish it all up then.

Evie Ruth!

2007-07-07T08:30:00.000-04:00

Bekky had a beautiful baby girl on Tuesday, July 3rd. She weighed 7lbs 4oz and is 20.5 inches long. B and I came to SC to be with the family on Tuesday evening, it has been a wonderful visit. Seeing little Evie Ruth has gotten me anxious to meet my own sweet baby. Here are pictures of her.

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Last year I posted on the annual Smallest Coolest Apartment contest that Apartment Therapy does every year. I am enjoying it again this year, but they've added a new contest this year for the Smallest Coolest Nursery. I am a sucker for this website. Below is a nursery I thought was cool.

I have bought a couple of things for Preston Boy's room. The hot air balloons looked kind of vintage to me, I bought a big one (about 2 ft)in the blue color and two smaller ones in orange and red. I thought I would hang them from the ceiling with monofilament. Now that the Living Room is finished, I can begin cleaning out the baby's room a little and start getting it ready.

Deacon

2007-04-24T08:48:00.000-04:00

Two Sunday nights ago Brian was voted in as a Deacon for our church. This past Sunday he took vows and was prayed over by the elders. He is excited and I am so proud of him!

Chuck sent this news paper clipping from when B was a little boy. What a cutie.
Click on the image below to see a larger version.

Living Room is done!

2007-04-23T10:51:00.000-04:00

Brian was able to finish the floors in the living room last week. I think they turned out very nice. He did a good job.

He did have a little trouble getting the armoire in the house though. :-) (love you honey)

Happy Friday!

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Six more hours and I'll be free! Have a wonderful weekend.

Baby Boy Preston

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Due mid August.

House

2007-03-07T09:23:00.000-05:00

Here is a picture of our 107 year old house.

Hello Again.

2007-03-06T10:19:00.000-05:00

Well, now that I have probably lost all of my fan base - I have decided to update this much neglected blog. Here are some highlights on what has been going on in our lives.

We purchased our first home in December; we moved in the first of February. We are enjoying our own space - there are a lot of projects that need to be done. Before we moved in, we pulled up the carpet in the living room. My dad and B sanded the floors down, they look very nice. The weather has been so cold, we have not yet had the opportunity to stain and finish them - but I am looking forward to using that room soon.

We are also looking forward to decorating a baby's room. We will find out on Mar. 19 the gender; I am four months along. Currently this room has become a catch all for accessory type items that we have not found a place for in the rest of the house. I am excited about getting settled and organized before the baby arrives.

B has had the opportunity to teach twice in church now. He is being mentored by the pastor this semester and will have about four opportunities to preach on Wednesday nights. This has been such a blessing. He is also doing very well in his classes as well.

More later......J

Rainy Friday Afternoon Blues

2006-10-27T14:41:00.000-04:00

Arrange a blues song with desktop blues.

I'm looking forward to spending time with friends tonight on this rainy Friday, eating soup, or not eating soup.

Bloom in our house

2006-10-26T21:28:00.000-04:00

This is just beautiful, I wanted to share it with you all. This is a papheodelium (aka Lady Slipper) orchid.

Weird

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Urinals created by Clark Sorensen. I actually have a lady slipper orchid in bloom - looks just like the last urinal. I will post a picture of it later.

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Little Boxes - Elvis Costello

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Happy Birthday Pavlov, Sept. 14, 1849

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If his name doesn't ring a bell, you can learn more about him
here.

My Cubicle

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