Big Week

This week started off with Matt's 31st birthday. Happy Birthday Matt!! Since it was a long weekend for his birthday we decided to go to St. Louis for a little trip. We toured the so called "Gateway" city, saw the Arch for the first time - quite impressive - and went to the zoo.

riding the choo choo at the zoo.  A must.

You know I think if Preston had his way he would live at the zoo.  I honestly think it is his most favorite place to be.

Matt thought Preston needed to get a "roar" on his cheek. And he did, and he loved it, and it lasted about 15 minutes.

Besides Matt turning 31 we also had a big event for our little 3 year old. Preston went to his first day of Preschool. He was a major grump getting him into the car and on the drive there and refused to wear his backpack for the picture, the fact that I got a picture without him and his grumpy face was something for me to be proud of, but as soon as he saw other kids walking in like big kids without throwing a fit he shaped right up and walked right in. Never looking back. Although I have been waiting very anxiously for this day, I can't lie, I did have tears in my eyes as I walked away. Preston is and will always be my baby and to see him walking in to his little classroom and seing his name on a little cubby made me realize that he is growing up.
The first thing he said when he came running out of his classroom -giving me a hug I might add - was "me pee pee", the second thing he said to me with a very big concerned look on his face as he throws his arms down to his sides, "No Em'ma, no Ecky, no Pia". Poor little guy thought his 3 favorite people in the whole wide world would for some reason be in his preschool class.
He seems to like it, and hopefully will learn something from it.

Preston was a little happier getting ready for school on his second day.

And just because I had not shared these pictures.  Last weekend we went down to the fair days in Rogers and took Preston on a train ride, which he slept on for most of the trip.  But he loved waiting for it. And then we enjoyed some delicious southern bbq chicken.