Lake Rebecca

Several weeks ago we had a picnic at Lake Rebecca with my parents. The park was pretty amazing and we will definitely go back

Parker has been into holding hands lately. He wanted to hold BOTH Nana and Papa's hand that day.

Parker enjoying the little log cabin to play in.

Papa and Parker heading over to play.

Parker likes to feed Papa when he is around, here they are eating grapes and watermelon.

Parker vs. the side table (Parker won)

Parker tripped while we were at my parent's house a couple days ago. When he fell, he hit the leg of their side table in the family room. He hit it so hard that he cracked the table! We were worried that he would need stitches but my Aunt Anne came over who is an ER nurse and helicopter flight nurse. She thought it was a clean line and they rarely put stitches on the face. My mom ran to get some medical supplies (and ice cream, now that's a grandma!) and we had him fixed up in no time.

Right after he hit the table, Parker was screaming and didn't want to be held but Brett fought against him so he could stop the bleeding and put ice on his face. Once we started cleaning and dressing his face though, he sat perfectly still and fought very hard to stifle his cries. He was a brave little boy! These pictures were taken the next day.

Lately we've been finding Parker putting blankets on his face while he sleeps. He always has big bird in bed with him and will hold or cuddle him, but this was pretty cute and worth the risk of taking a picture!

Basketball Hoop, Cat Stroller and the Boy

Parker LOVES basketball. Everytime we go to my parent's house (where they have a sport court) he whines and begs to be outside on the court the entire time we are there. Usually Papa gives into the puppy dog face and takes him out. Also, when we are in the car, Parker can spot every basketball hoop we pass and says, "ba-ball, ba-ball!". Brett picked up this little basketball hoop from craigslist and Parker has enjoyed it. For some reason he thinks it's really fun to be in the cat stroller, so here he is doing two things he enjoys!

silly boy in the cat stroller

The other day, Parker and I were playing on the deck and I brought Reese out in her stroller to enjoy the sun. Parker wanted to get inside with her but I wouldn't let him, so this is what he did.

Our little basketball player!

Sad Bear

I picked up this Halloween costume at a garage sale for my friend's kid. It was just the right size to try on Parker now, so I couldn't resist! I bribed him with three Skitttles, but he still wasn't too happy about it. But look how cute! Reminds me a little of A Christmas Story movie!

Mother's Day 2011

It was a good Mother's Day this year. Brett made me french toast and a candy bar poster. As you can see, I did some sharing with my candy bars.

My friend Ginger made me this corsage to wear at church, I loved wearing it! I would have shown me wearing it, but it broke later that day before I got a picture.

Not the best quality photo, but here we are!

It's the most wonderful time of the year...

Between garage sale season beginning and warmer weather bringing our utility costs down, it's my favorite time of year!

Como Zoo

Parker wasn't impressed with the animals, but he found EVERY ball in each animal exhibit. The animals had balls to play with and Parker is OBSESSED with balls right now.
Parker also had a giant tantrum because he loves following strangers and wanted nothing to do with us. At church, I let it slide but the zoo is a different story.

We took our chances and postponed naptime for a picnic in the park by the zoo. It didn't pay off too well but Parker did have some fun.

He's all about eating and walking. Yahoo! I'm not strapped in my high chair!