Mommy's helper.

 Preslee loves helping Matt and I unload the dishwasher. We will take out the knives then let her help us with the rest of the utensils. She just hands us whatever is in there and we will put them away one by one. I can tell that she just feels so important and always is satisfied with herself when the work is done.

 I finally started being able to put Preslee's hair in pigtails. I think it is so cute. I could not get her to smile for the picture. I had a baby Einstein on when I did her hair so she would watch and stay in one place. But when I wanted to take her picture after I could barely get her attention to take a picture.

I could not find my keys one day and THIS is where I found them. She actually plays with them a lot. She sticks them into the crack of the baby gate.

Prelsee's Bike that her Aunt Kris gave her. She can't reach the peddles yet but she jumps on it anyway every time we are outside.

I pulled out some storage bins from under our bed because I was going to do a presentation on my mission and I wanted  get into my mission bin. In the process I got out a bin of the few toys that I had saved for my kids to play with that I had when I was little.

I had a Mattel doll with red hair named Sunny and My sister had a brunet one named Jessica.  They were both in the bin.This is Jessica and Preslee loved her. We brushed her hair and styled it.
I ended up putting her back in storage for another year. Jessica and Sunny are special to Ash and I.... and worth a lot of money (What I found out when I looked up the doll online)..... so I am going to bring them out in a few years when Preslee won't carry them around by the hair and can take better care of them.
Plus. She has some other Dolls that she is playing
 with and learning to interact with so I didn't feel bad out putting Jessica back in storage.

Watching Baby Einstein with Preslee and Jessica. I always put one on if I get too tired to chase Preslee around. She always gets really energetic about the time I get really tired. I loved that she was still for a little bit and would just sit and watch instead of climb all over the chair and me.

I like to watch the Baby Einsteins with Preslee. Not because I find them entertaining but because I love to talk to her about what she is seeing and explain things.

Chair Update.

I am almost done. I have really taken my time with this project but its because I have time. All I need to do now is reupholster it and that is what is intimidating to me. I have never done it before. I didn't stain where the fabric is going to be.

Mahogany 

I love the grain in the wood. Who knew it was such a Pretty wood. 

Here was the before:

Collections and Piles

Preslee has really gotten into making piles here and there of her toys and other things that she can find. It really keeps her entertained for hours.
She will gather her collectibles from here and there and strategically place them in her piles. She is very careful as to where she places each item and puts a lot of though into it. Then She will sit by (or on) her pile and  just look at it, making a few adjustments. Once she is satisfied with her collection she will start to move it, one thing at a time, to a new location. She loves doing this. If I cannot find my phone I usually can find it in her latest little pile.
One time Matt and I put Preslee down for a nap while she was working on creating a pile. We call them her 'projects'. And it was as if we were meanest parents in the whole world. She was so hurt and offended that we would do such a thing to her. She got over it fast like she does everything else.
My favorite part of the whole process is her face while adding to her piles. She is so concentrated and so into it. She just goes back and forth and back and forth and just watching her can make you tired.

She loves her collections.I have taken pictures of a few of them.

I was clearing out some of the hangers for pants that I do not use from Preslee's closet and she adopted them as toys for a few days.

She loves anything duck since that is one of her favorite words to say.

Making sure that are all situated just right

Making some adjustments

I was organizing my craft stuff and I later found this in one of her piles.

Hanger collection made it to her bedroom

No pants because by the time I washed my hands after changing her, her pants made it into the collection

Changing the locations

And onto the chair

Even mommom gets to help with piles. 

Sitting am midst her project feeling accomplished

And.....

Caught in the act of being a stinker

Shmorgishborg of events

Preslee is kinda in this stuffed animal/doll faze. She will gather all of her stuffed animal friends and put them all in a little group. Then, once they are all together, she will, one or two at a time, take her animals and transfer them somewhere else. And the whole task will begin again.

She has also been really into a little doll that I bought her quite a while ago. She will take a little tissue and wipe her nose and try to put the doll's shirt on her. She loves it. She calls it her baba.  Love it.

Preslee watching Baby Einstein with daddad. She loves baby Einstein. I usually only let her watch it when I need her to sit still. Like when I clip her nails or do her hair. If she had it her way, she would watch much much more.

Daddad obviously is not nearly as stimulated nor enthused. 

Mommom's Little helper.

Preslee is always trying to do all she can and understand to help out. Whenever I have the vacuum or broom out she needs a turn to give them a spin around the room. She will help me unload the dishwasher by handing me the silverware one by one. When I am cooking on the stove and stirring the food she will go to our cooking utensils drawer and bring me spoons and spatulas to use. Such a cutie. I do all I can to make her believe that she is actually a great help and that she is doing a great job. I love her face of satisfaction. She is just trying to please and I love that she is so willing to help me. 

These Pictures tell it all.

Mommom type PJs

So Laundry day does not always get done on Thursday like I like it to. Sooo..... sometimes we run out of specific clothes, such as Preslee's PJs. On this particular night I put her in a T and some comfy pants. I thought she looked so adorable in her big girl pjs. I don't know why but it made her look so grown up.

This is how I found her in the morning... and Yes, She wakes up this happy 99% of the time.

Utah State vs The U Game

I loved going to this game. We left Preslee with a baby sitter and I missed her the whole time but it was nice to just enjoy a game without having to chase a toddler around. It was also nice for it to be just Matt and I. It is never like that anymore.

I was also so so tired the majority of the game but the ending I really perked up. I am so so proud to be an Aggie.

Our football team has always been an underdog team but we are no longer one. We are AMAZING.

Rushing the field after the game