Eva and Daddy

Eva is beginning to know as much about wrestling as the rest of the family. Here she is wrestling daddy, letting him practice his gut wrench. :) She copies him while he stretches and hops on his back when he starts doing push-ups -- I didn't get those on film. We all support daddy in this crazy effort!

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to UNCLE KEVIN! According to Preston he is "three and half" or "twenty and three." We love you!

Cute Eva Video

This is just a little bit of a catch-up video. Here is Eva doing some of the noised and things she knows how to do. She knows a lot more! But it is hard to catch everything on camera. I had to strap her into her high chair and make her happy with a jam sandwich to get her to cooperate for this one!

Camping with Aunt KeriAnn and Uncle Kevin

Aunt KeriAnn and Uncle Kevin drove the six hour drive to come see us in Idaho. Preston and Eva were so excited to see their Aunt and Uncle. They were ready to have fun. We took a drive to go camping, got lost, but learned about Jim and the high bridge from Idaho City, turned around and finally got to our camping spot one hour later. It is a really pretty spot next to the lake and we had it all to ourselves. There was even a little dock out to the water. We really liked our first camping experience in Idaho.

Everybody at the campsite.

This is the hill we are going to build our castle on one day. :)

Mommy and Eva.

Preston and Eva on the dock.

Eva loved running on the dock -- scared mommy a lot.

Eva and Aunt KeriAnn playing.

Uncle Kevin trying to keep Preston warm.

Eva and Daddy.

Eva and Uncle Kevin.

Mommy and Daddy.

Pretending to jump into the lake.

Daddy, Preston and Uncle Kevin waving hello.

To My Mommy

We all love you Grandma, even little Ellie!

I wish...

I wish that on Mother's Day twenty years ago, I woke up happy and beaming and brought you flowers and breakfast in bed, instead of demanding my own.

I wish that although I was three, I spent the day singing "Mother I love you" and didn't whine or get sent to time out for kicking my little brother.

I wish that on Mother's Day twenty two years ago, I held my diarrhea until the next day because I knew it was your day to feel extra special, not extra poopy.

I wish that, although I was one, I went right to sleep at nap time and sat still all through sacrament meeting so you didn't miss a word about what a great mother you are.

I wish that, although I most likely did not do these things, you know that I appreciate all that you have done as my mother. Now that I am one, I can understand more and more the eternal love you have for me and be truly grateful to you for doing all of the motherly duties that I know didn't stand still because it was Mother's Day.

Hopefully, today you have a great one. I love you, Mom.

Love, Kristine

Preston quotes

Preston saw a picture of a newborn crying. He asked, "Why is the baby crying?"
Mommy: "Because it is hard to be born."
Preston: "Why is it hard to be born?"
Mommy: "Because the baby has to be squished through a tiny tunnel to get out of the mommy's tummy."
Preston: "You have a tunnel in you? A tunnel that the baby comes out?"
Mommy: "Yep."

Then, the next day he had this conversation:

Daddy said, "Mommy has a cute tummy because there is a little baby girl in it."

Preston says, "And then there will be two girls and I will have another sister. And I can hold her."

So cute! Then he proceeded to say, "I will get to hold her after she comes out the tunnel."

He just catches on to everything and doesn't forget a word!

Eva and Preston sneaking sugar

This is little kid heaven, finding sugar without mom knowing it and being able to share half the bag (instant jell-o pudding) before she catches you.

I was so proud of Preston for sharing generously with Eva that I didn't even get mad, I just took them upstairs and made the powder into Jell-o. I think that they liked the powder form more.

See how happy they are?

Videos that I didn't have time to upload until now

This video shows Preston and Eva playing in the snow on Easter morning. Eva seemed a little unsure if she liked it or not the whole time. But she seemed to genuinely enjoy herself after awhile.

This video shows Preston rolling his very first snowman ball all by himself. He did a great job!

The Hat GG Made

This is the hat that GG made just for Eva. She loves it very much. Only she can take it off, no one else. She loves to wear it and she looks beautiful in it. Thank you so much GG!

U.S. National Championship Photos

These are the pictures from the tournament. They are not in any order. But, enjoy!

Eva on the plane, that "chupeta" (the binky), or food in her mouth the whole way.

Preston on the airplane ride home.

Mom and Kevin on the airplane home.

Train ride back to the airport after the tournament. We woke Eva up at 5 AM to get there on time. She did a great job sleeping in the stroller. Preston loved sitting by Grandma and looking out the window.

Me and Kevin on the train. Really cool stuff out that window that you can't see in the picture.


This is Eva really happy about having two pretzels in her hands. She is also a little over tired and giggling at everything!

Our family outside of the Wolstein Center.

Preston right after the tournament. How incredibly precious is this picture? You can just feel how tired he is. He did a great job cheering on his dad.

Everybody in front of the Wolstein Center where the competition took place. Grandma got all of us wrestling shirts after Kevin won his last match.

Preston carrying around his Spiderman blanket at the Wolstein Center.

Preston proudly holding up his dad's trophy.

Preston trying on the winning singlet.

Ready to wrestle par terre.