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10.23.2013

Preston's Birthday Bash!

We had Preston's birthday party at the bowling alley on Saturday.

It was SO MUCH FUN!!

Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Beringer were able to come up to the

party and we're so glad they did!

My beautiful niece, Allie.

Can you believe she is going to be 7-years old on Friday?!?!

Miss Lilli

She's dancing here. She loves to dance!

The birthday cake!

Not only did it look awesome, it tasted amazing!

Grandma Mary makes the best cakes!!

Happy Birthday, Preston!

Grandma Mary and the birthday boy

Bowling is so much fun!

Some of the guests

Grandma Cindy, who is quite the bowler, helping Preston get things lined up.

Grandpa Jeff, being silly I'm sure!

Lilli loved to sit like this and then the others started to as well.

We thought it would be a super-cute picture.

This was the best one I could get.

Singing to the birthday boy!

The candles were really cool, they burned the color of the candle!

Preston is a pretty good bowler!

Turner

I love this kid!

Time for presents and boy, did he get some great presents!

Lilli in her favorite spot of the night.

I'm pretty sure they were getting along here and not

fighting over the bowling balls or whose turn it was. ;)

Fun times!

Thank you to everyone that came to celebrate with us!

10.15.2013

I'm kind of in shock that Preston is already 5 years old. Forgive me while I embrace the cliché, but time really has flown by. Sure, I miss the days when Preston was a baby but I've been able to watch him grow into this amazing boy. I certainly don't want to rush things, but every day I look forward to watching him grow more and more.

He's smart, so smart. He's funny. He's imaginative and creative. He has a flare for the dramatics (I don't want to admit it's from me, but I think we all know it is). He gets in trouble. A lot. He picks on his sister and in the next breath, is so sweet to her.

This little boy made me a mom and he stole my heart from day one. I am so very blessed to call him my son and I love him. To the moon and back. So much more than he will ever know.

Dustin and I got Preston his very own tablet. He was SO excited.

Now it's a battle of limiting screen time. :)

We took Preston to Taco John's for his birthday supper. We went there on a field trip last year with school and ever since, he LOVES tacos. Which is fine with us. Taco night has become quite popular at our house.

His birthday party is Saturday at the bowling alley.

We can't wait to celebrate this little man with our family and friends!!

First Day of School

So... I'm a little behind on this one. I turned on my camera this morning to discover these great pictures of Preston's first day of school. Oops.

He was so excited to start school again!

I only hope that he maintains that enthusiasm for years to come!

Outside school.

He was already growing tired of all the pictures at this point.

This may have been disbelief that I was, in fact, taking more pictures.

He found his nametag in his "locker" all by himself.

Showing off his football moves.

I LOVE that his classroom has a Chiefs jersey.

His old room last year had one as well!

It didn't take him long at all to jump right in and make new friends.

He loves his teacher and loves school!

9.02.2013

727 DAV Poker Run 2013

For the second year (I think) my parents have participated in the 727 DAV Poker Run. A friend of mine and her brother (who was deployed with the 727th) have been involved with this organization for years.

A little bit about the poker run...

The 727 DAV Poker Run is a charitable organization founded to support South Dakota Disabled American Veteran's Transportation Network.

The 727 DAV Poker Run was originally founded by members of the 727 Transportation Company located out of Brookings, Elk Point, and Watertown, SD. Upon return from deployment in 2004, the members of the 727 Transportation Company (now deactivated) and their families wanted to do something to give back to their fellow veterans. Therefore, they decided to hold an annual poker run, held on Labor Day weekend of each year, and give all proceeds to the DAV Transportation Network.

Since the very first poker run in 2005, the 727 DAV Poker Run has raised nearly 40 thousand dollars and afforded the Brookings local DAV Chapter to purchase a new vehicle to transport veterans back and forth to the Veteran's Hospital in Sioux Falls for appointments.

The poker run was right after the Color Dash, so mom suggested that I take the kids out to see all the bikes. We went to The Pheasant to watch, giving us a fantastic view of all the bikes coming up the hill on South Main. It was pretty awesome!

Waiting for the bikes to come, wearing her Harley Davidson shirt!

{My parents are cooler than your parents}

The first bikers

The kids loved seeing all the bikers and LOVED that they were all waving to us!

Most of them revved their engines as they passed us, which was very cool and very loud!

Waving to all the bikers as they passed.

I think they waved to every single one. And there were a lot!

Here comes Grandma & Grandpa!

Blowing kisses and waving to us!

I love this picture!!

I'm so glad that mom suggested we go out and watch. The kids thought it was pretty cool and we all loved it. We will definitely be out again next year (the 10th anniversary of the poker run) to watch all the bikers again and support this wonderful cause!

Color Dash 2013

The Color Dash 5k came to Brookings this Labor Day weekend and my parents were among the many participants.

It was a fundraiser for a local gal that has Myasthenia Gravis and proceeds from the run, over $5,000, will go to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America.

{Myasthenia Gravis is an auto-immune disease which affects the neuromuscular system.}