Thursday, March 27, 2014

18 months!

Parker is 18 months old!!

Accomplishments this month include:

  • Parker has entered the new world of hitting!  He has been hitting his little friends at school.  His teachers have had to put him in time out!  We've now taught him so that if he starts to hit, and we say, "No hit!", he will stop and give you a hug instead. 
  • He has also bitten a kid in his class.  Arrgh.  Let's hope this habit doesn't stick!
  • He can point to his nose, eyes, belly, and occasionally his ears.
  • I think Parker is going to be into sports.  He loves to throw balls, hold balls, and he has what appears to be a natural athletic ability (ok... for a toddler!) - quick reflexes, he can one-handedly catch balls, roll them good, etc.
  • He's doing a lot of consistent talking this month!  Words he says regularly are: "uh-oh", "mama", "dada", "nana" (banana), "ni-ni" (night night), "bubble", "ba" (ball), "all done", "thank you", "yes", "nono" (no), "kitty", "doggy", "did" (good), "ow", "ew", "oh!".
  • Parker has had a SICK month.  Poor baby.  He had croup, a mini-stomach bug, pink-eye, and bronchiolitis.  He's been on steroids, antibiotics, medicated eye drops, and breathing treatments.
  • One of his teachers called him the "biggest flirt" at daycare.  Uh oh.  
  • He has gotten tall enough to climb up on the chair in his room.  The problem is he won't sit in it for long.  He always wants to stand up.  
  • Parker has gotten to play on the trampoline at Raegan's house a couple of times this month.  He loves it!

Big baller.

Earning his keep.



He got sick in his car seat on the way to daycare one day, so I dropped the girls off and had to put him in Taylor's forward-facing seat.  He didn't know what to think!

What is it with boys and dirt?  He loves it!

He doesn't like to just sit in chairs... he always has to stand.  



Reading books at the doctor.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Such a tease!

This weather has been teasing us lately!  It'll be PERFECT some days- sunny and mid-70s.  Then, for a week, it'll be back in the 30s in the morning, 50s in the afternoon.  It's been bad for two reasons.  First, it's just a mean tease.  Second, my allergies, that I never knew I had, have been bothering me for weeks.  Sore throat, runny nose, TIRED beyond anything.  Arrgh.

But, I try to stay positive and think... it has to get warm soon, right?  Come on, it's almost April!

Here are some fun pics of us enjoying time outside.


Parker loved (!!!) the trampoline.


There's something about boys and cars!

We got our house painted!




Monday, March 17, 2014

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Paddy's Day!

The girls (and Parker) were decked out in their green.  Sydney had a special party at school, and her teacher texted me some pictures from that.  It was a good day!


Sydney's class.

Parker was too busy eating to smile!


Silly girls, wearing Parker's PJs.


Friday, March 7, 2014

Adventures with Kit-Cat

Sydney's teacher has a doll named Kit-Cat that gets to go home with a different student every weekend.  Sydney was the chosen one this past weekend!  Not only was Sydney responsible for taking care of and entertaining Kit-Cat, but we had to document the weekend in pictures.  We made pages that went into a big picture album of all of Kit-Cat's adventures with former students.

So, I thought I'd write a post about Kit-Cat's weekend in our household! (PS- She was SO EXCITED (!!) to get to take Kit-Cat home.)

Chick-fil-a Friday night!

Sleepover.

Swim lessons Saturday morning.

Church on Sunday!

Silly girls.  I don't know how they fit in there!

Beautiful day to play outside on Sunday!


Don't try this at home, kids.  Buckle up before swinging!

These are the pages we made for Sydney's section of the book!




Thursday, February 27, 2014

Lately

Whew, we've been busy lately!  Stephen is traveling a ton, the girls have started swimming lessons, we have plans every weekend, we started our Sunday School group, work's been busy, and I am just plain exhausted at the end of the day!  I have a little bit of energy tonight, so I've been getting things accomplished... like, uploading pictures from my phone.  Here are some fun ones from the last week or so!

We've had some nice, warm days lately.  Here we're taking a stroll at the park.

Parker got around with his wagon-riding partners.  Here he is with Collin.

Then Taylor.

Then McNair!

Sleepover with Sydney and Raegan.

Enjoying a warm day on the patio.

Swim lessons.

My sweet girls!

17 months!

Parker is 17 months!

Accomplishments include:

  • Going to the dentist for the first time!  He got a good report.
  • Parker still doesn't "talk" a lot.  He's rather quiet!  But, he will sometimes randomly say a new word and catch me off guard.  Then, he may not say it again!  Little stinker.  New words he's said are: "Ball", "Ow!", "Monkey" (once). 
  • Parker does the funniest thing- he'll suck his right thumb and stick his left hand in the top of his shirt, by his neck.
  • He got his first haircut.
  • He celebrated his 2nd Valentine's Day!
  • He got a CD player for Christmas, and he LOVES listening to music as he falls asleep.  He will point to it as I take him in to lay him down.  We usually dance in the mirror for a few minutes before he goes to sleep, and he lays his head back and just laughs.
  • When we ask Parker what a lion says, he'll say "Roooar!"
  • He witnessed two snows this month!
  • He loves his little doll that is a monkey. (Sound familiar?)  He always wants it before he goes to sleep.  If I ask him where his monkey is, he'll walk around until he finds it.
  • He really wants to use a spoon but he makes SUCH a mess!
  • This boy loves to eat!!
  • He is such a little love boy.  He'll hug people when they cry, he'll give hugs when he is going to bed. He hugs and kisses his friends when he is leaving school.  He has such a sweet little heart!
  • He definitely has his sisters down now.  I'll tell him to hug Sydney, and he'll stop, look at both girls, and then walk to Sydney.  

Love how he crosses his legs.



He loves bananas!

Super Bowl entertainment.





Valentine's Day.

Parker's first haircut!


Any more in there?

This is much easier.