I don't really have a story yet, I'm just a baby!

But....I was born a LEO, with blue eyes and light brown hair and the name Preston. All of these things are just like my Grandpa Bill, who always said he was coming Back! He passed away at 1:42pm and I was born at the same time of day.

He liked fast cars, planes, dobermans and my Grandma Nancy. I like her a lot too.

I was born 1 week early, but I was due on my daddys day of the month like Marli, but then I would not be a Leo like my Grandpa..

I don't have a first name - I have 1 middle name and 2 last names!

Preston is my Grandpa Bill's middle name, Davis is my Grandma Nancy's maiden name and Shields is my Daddys Last name

Preston = Priest's Town (English origin)

Davis = Son of David (short for Davison, Dawson, English origin)

Shields = Defenders of all that is Good  (Scandanavian/English origin)

I was named for 3 of my Family members, but hope to have the good stuff from all my relatives.

• I want my Mommies good looks and my Daddys height.
• I want my Grandma Nancys good nature and my Great Grandma Flossies good genes
• I want my Grandpa Bill's spirit and my Great Grandpa Teds financial skills
• I want my GrandUncle Kieths work ethic and my GrandAunt Dorothys people skills
• I want my Big Sis' energy and my Cousin Marli's smarts
• I want my Cousin Phoebes thoughtfulness and my Cousin Josh' big kicks
• I want my Grandma Junes loving&caring and my Grand-Uncle Johnnys good eye
• I want my Newhouse cousins musical skills and My second-cousin Jakobs language skills

• Travis Preston - 2002 AMA 125cc West Region Supercross Champion
• Preston Hill - First local to perform a superman on a standup jetski (1998)
• Sean Preston Federline - Britney Spears' baby born right after me
• Ernest Preston Manning (born June 10, 1942, in Edmonton, Alberta), is a Canadian politician. He was the first leader of the Reform Party of Canada
• The comic genius behind such classic 1940s films as THE MIRACLE AT MORGAN CREEK and SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS, Preston Sturges

• Preston, England  (pop. 129,000 in 2005). Home of Butch Cassidy's parents and Englands tallest church and national Football museum
• Preston University is a private university headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
• Preston,CA was a spiritual pilgrim city founded by Emily Preston, one of the most intriguing women in Sonoma County history
• Preston, CT (pop 4,982 in 2005) is the home of:
• the Preston City Volunteer Fire Department
• Preston, ID is Franklin County's largest city, home of the Idaho Festival of Lights
• Preston, MN, the Fillmore County Seat, is a vibrant community in the heart of bluff country in Southeastern Minnesota.
• Preston, TX (Grayson County). Preston was a frontier town on the high bluff in the Washita Bend of the Red River, a site near modern Pottsboro, Grayson County
• Preston, WA is a small (pop-1638 in 2005), historic mill town located 22 miles east of Seattle
• Preston Village is located off Davis Drive in Cary, NC
• The Preston County School district covers 650 square miles in the northeast corner of West Virginia
• The Preston Vineyards are located in northern CA

Famous Aug 17th 'ers:

• Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. born August 17, 1914 and died August 17, 1988 (Son of Eleanor & Franklin D. Roosevelt.)
• Thomas Stothard, artist, 1755, Longacre, Lodon
• Dr. William Carey, missionary and oriental scholar, 1761, Paulerspury, Northamptonshire
• Richard Lalor Shiel, politician and dramatist, 1791, Dublin
• Davy Crockett, 1786 - Davy Crockett was born August 17, 1786 near Limestone, Tennessee. He died at the Alamo in March 1836, helping Texas win independence from Mexico when he was 49 years old. For more info and links for other Web sites - see ButlerWebs' Collectibles page for Davy Crockett
• Robert DeNiro, 8/17/1943
• Samuel Goldwyn (birth name: Schmuel Gelbfisch)
• Maureen O'Hara, 1920
• Sean Penn, 1960
• Mae West, 1892, film star of the 1920s
• Mathematicians born on this day:
• 1601 : Fermat
• 1954 : Daubechies

• The Number One album in the country when I was born was Faith Hill's 'Fireflies' .
• The Number One song was Mariah Carey's 'Together' which Notched 12 Weeks at No. 1 on Aug 18th.
• American Idol winner Carrie Underwood's "Inside Your Heaven" was #1 on the country charts and later the pop charts
• The Carpenter's Song "Close To You" Hits #1 on the Music Charts, Aug 17, 1970

• Walt Disneys son-in-law Ron Miller gets fired on Aug 17th for poor performances of the movie Tron and other Disney films.

• In September 1999, The Boeing Company purchased Preston Aviation Solutions