Getting Back to Work

I have been a stay at home parent for the last 10 years, I started my blog to chronicle my adventures with my family, well time has past and I have been going about my business except keeping up with the chronicling of our adventures. Now the kids are older, we still have our adventures but now I am building a business that I have been passionate for years. Back in 2015 I started my journey with obtaining my USA cycling lvl 3 certification to help in training a youth triathlon team I was just hired to train. From there I obtained my USA Track and Field lvl 1 certification to better help athletes that came to me for coaching help. This prompted me to start Speedwork Endurance Training which I have been running for the last 2 years with limited succsess. Now I am going into my third year, with more time dedicating to this endeavor and obtaining more education I am going to create a business platform that will help to drive athletes to obtain their goals and dreams. Stay tuned for more stories, helpful information pertaining to endurance sports.

happy

so happy to see Preston using the potty. Peee's Poo's you name it he is putting the in the potty. I think it has been two week now and he is cooking with gasoline.

Addison is getting ready

The girl is going to be walking around the house really soon. Addison can stand on her own without no help and looks to me she will be walking on her own power very soon. It might happen when we are in Orlando FL. Watch out world she is ready to race.

Big boy Pants

Last week Preston and I went to visit his gymnastic teacher Mrs Racheal to ask her a question about gymnastic camp. She told Preston she does not change diapers and if he wanted to go to camp he would have to be potty trained. On monday he wanted to wear big boy pants and since then he has been in them and doing his business in the potty. So pround of the little man.

Walks

May 6th Addison took her first few step to her mama. It was great. The same day Preston started to swim under water. It was a big day at the Matulewicz homestead.

Three

Tomorrow Preston turns three. It really has not felt like three years since we brought him to this world, I feel like it was the other day we walked out of the hospital. Today we celebrated his birthday for a second time the first in New Mexico and the second with Papu and Auntie Des. I'm amazed how Preston articulated his words and spoke full sentence at the lunch table. He has grown to be a little boy. I am a proud father. Not just with Preston but with Addison too. She is so different than Preston was when he was a baby. She plays so much more than he did and by herself. She just makes you smile. I love being their Papa. What a gift.

Lunch time

Today at luck I shared some of my broccoli with Preston, he even took a huge piece out of my hand and stuffed it into his mouth, then took the last remaining pieces from me. I asked him to share his broccoli with me but he proceeded to finish his with out sharing. I was a little sad he did not share with me but proud he ate that much broccoli

Tonight Preston fell in the shower, after Holly had him all dried off and all calm he came to me to tell he he had a boo boo. Preston " Papa I have a boo boo right there, that right there" He was was pointing to his elbow. I kissed it for him and made the world better. j

Today I was amazed by Preston. We went to the beach in the late afternoon for some swings, slide, spelling in the sand, and then back home. A short visit but it was big, as we walked into the parking lot Preston wanted to spell. He grabs his rake and starts spelling. " P R E S T O N " I ask him what that spells Preston tells me Addison. The thing is I never heard him spell his name before without help. I love him so much. j

On Thursday I was taking the dog out for a quick pee. Preston wanted to come along. So down the stairs. and out the door. As we stepped outside the rain started to come down pretty hard. I went to let her pee but Lucy had a different idea. I had to get a jacket since Lucy wanted to take her sweet time. Preston, Lucy and I went back inside to get jackets. Locking the door and letting Preston know I was running upstairs to grab jackets. I bound up the stairs, back in the house, grabbed the jackets and head back out. By this time Preston has made up the stairs, I meet him at the top of the stairs and he say " I Love You Papa ". I was so blown away. I got on my knees told him the same and gave him a big hug. A day to remember. j

yumm

Addison had yams today.

Lets sing

Driving around town today with the kids and the radio on, Tom Petty and the traveling something comes on and I hear from the back seat Papa lets sing. At first I was not to sure what Preston had said but after the third time and a quick look in the toddler to english dictionary we were sing "last night it had to be last night." j

Chillin

Today I thought to myself I have lost 2hrs of down time to my day due to the fact of Preston will not go down for an afternoon nap. I knew this would happen at some point and I think he still needs it. This afternoon Preston finally feel asleep around 4. When he went down Addison woke up. I feed her a little bottle and after we just chilled on the couch for a bit till she wanted another nap. It was relaxing chillin with my #1 girl. j

Seagull

This morning after dropping Holly at the train, Preston, Addison and I are driving out of the parking lot with the windows down we hear a couple of Seagulls. I say to Preston see the birdies and Preston answers no Papa those are Seagulls. j

Twinkle Twinkle

The other day coming back from the Preston belts Twinkle Twinkle and its not like he sings, I have never heard the boy sing before but he sings out Twinkle Twinkle and get every word right. Amazing. j

Poops on the Porch

Today I picked Preston up from school. As we mad our way home and climbed up on the porch Preston told me he was having poops. I asked him to hold on so we could put them in the potty. Preston replied no Papa I put them in my diaper, big poops Papa. Preston was not joking when he said big poops. I was so proud of him for telling me he was going poops he got an emma. j

Mama, Papa take Addison out

It has been a week since Addison has been sleeping in her crib in the same bedroom as Preston. The first couple of nights it was not bad but not we hear Addison cry a little and right after Preston say Mama Papa take Addison out. He is a sleepy grumpy little man. Now he has left his room for our bed and even Papa's bed aka the couch. We hear him say I sleep Papa bed. j

Whats Dat

Whats Dat Papa Whats Dat Papa, is what Preston has been asking the couple of week, from his finger to gas lines and even down spouts. It's the Whats Dat kinda age for Preston. j

I do construction

For the last year and half Holly and I have been tuned into the DIY and HGTV with Preston catching a bit here and there. Add this to a Home Depot workbench with all the tools bought earlier this year you have the fixin's for a little man doing construction. Preston has been banging on the walls for a month now and he has finally made progress and not in a good way. He has started to remove the paint off of some of our moldings.

Pappa (Now Preston of you keep on doing construction Pappa will take your tools away). Preston ( that will make Preston sad.)

Preston keeps on doing construction.

Pappa(Preston Pappa is going to take your tools away.)
Preston( OK.)
So I took all his tools, we will see what will happen.j

Bike Time

Preston has been riding his push bike almost everyday. He has gotten to the point were he can carve turns. I hear him on his bike saying YAH YAH!. He loves his bike more than going swimming. Addison has been joining us on the bike rides in her new chariot the backpack where she flawlessly falls asleep. Even Lucy has gotten in on it. Every one is having a good time.j