ChRIsTmas!

We had a WONDERFUL Christmas this year! Parker was more involved than last year (obviously) and we had a lot of fun. We stayed at my parent's house Christmas Eve and woke up with them to open presents. We later went to Joe's family's house to celebrate there too. I think that Parker had a lot of fun, but was a little cranky as he didn't sleep very well, and I think he is teething (either the molars, or canines...? I can't ever tell, he has just been more fussy lately) Anyway, you can tell that he is an only child... : ) He got quite a bit of presents, he really is a lot of fun to get things for. I will have to post some pictures later, but my present from Joe was a video camera! It is one of the Flip cameras and it is so tiny, about the size of a cell phone, but it takes HD videos, and so easy to use too. Anyway, I was totally excited because I wanted to get one to be able to take more video's, so it was so great that Joe noticed that I said that and got one for me. He is the best EVER! This was so much fun this year with our little family. I have the greatest husband ever, and the most wonderful little boy, and fantistic family!

6 Years~

This is just a quick little post. It was exactly 6 years ago that Joe proposed to me. I had been wanting him to propose for a while, and it just wasn't happening. He had gone to Mexico the week before and had only been back for 2 days. I remember telling my mom before he left that he was being "so slow!" and she just said that what ever would happen would (I later found out that before she and I had this conversation, Joe and my parents went to breakfast where he asked their "permission" to ask me to marry him) So here I was stressing out, and she already knew! Anyway, we went out to dinner at Thanksgiving Point- It was called Huckleberry's (it isn't there anymore), we then went with Joe's family on the Provo River Cruise, it was...interesting... but even more interesting is that "Santa" came up the river on his canoe and was chatting with the passengers and came up to Joe and I and asked about being proposed to, so I was totally confused, but nothing happened. We then drove up to the Mt. Timpanogos temple where we walked around outside (and it was FREEZING cold) we ended up at the front of the temple where Joe pulled a container out of his coat and said that there was another part for my car that came (for my birthday, he had gotten some really cool parts for my car) anyway, I looked at it thinking "what part of my car does this go to?" when I opened the box and realized that it wasn't a part for my car and he proposed. So cute~~~ Anyway, I am so grateful that Joe proposed and that we have been together and I love him more everyday!

In The SNOW!

I went out to shovel the driveway and walkways (whew! That is a WORKOUT!) And when I was about halfway Parker decided that he wanted to join me, so we got him all bundled up in his little snow suit and he was SO cute! He wasn't quite sure what to think of the snow because it is so cold so he just kinda walked around without doing much. He was aware of the ground being a little more slick so he would take these itty bitty steps, it was so fun.

BaBY iT's cOLd OutSiDE!

Oh my goodness! I think it is pretty safe to say that we will be having a white Christmas this year~ It has been snowing quite a bit the last 5 days or so, and today, we got a major snow hit. It is still snowing, and I think that we have probably gotten about 6 inches of snow today at least. I would like to have a super cute picture of Parker in the snow, or in his snow suit... but he doesn't like the snow. I try to get him to touch the snowball in my hand but he just shakes his head no... so I can show you what it looks like from out windows.

Present Wrapping

The other night Joe and Parker were wrapping a present for me and Joe was having Parker help. I got a few shots, and it was so cute. Parker drew on my present with a orange sharpie marker. He was getting pretty into it.

Almost Christmas!

So, I think we are all ready... hopefully... I made my list, and checked it twice, and it looks like it is all there and good. I didn't want to have to do any shopping the week of Christmas, it is always ridiculously crazy. My friend that had the BusyMommy Christmas giveaway listed all of the winners and I won a prize! Well, it is for Parker but that works! It just arrived in time for Christmas. It is the Radio Flyer Turbo Turtle scooter. It is really cute and I think that Parker should really like it. It should be a lot of fun! We are going to my parents house this year- we alternate years- last year was at Joe's, this year is at my parent's. They live about 10 miles away, but we will sleep overnight there so we don't have to try and drive over early in the morning.

On another side note, after watching the Twilight movie, which the more I think about it, the more I liked the movie. Anyway, I wanted to read all the books again, so I did- it took me about 6 days to read all 4 books (and no, I did not ignore my child : ) I just read them while I would dry my hair in the morning, and while Parker was taking his naps-- after the house was cleaned) The books are so great! And even after watching the movie and reading the books again, I didn't picture Robert Pattinson as Edward- I still "pictured" him the same way. I know that some don't like who the picked for the characters, and I didn't initially like who they picked, but then I started liking the cast more and more. I also realized that the casting people probably had a pretty hard job, especially for Edward, to pick the perfect actor. I mean there are probably a gazillion ideas as to how he looks in every ones mind, so I thought that they did a good job. Anyway, I can't wait for the next one to come out, and I will definitely get the Twilight on DVD. So that's what has been going one... Anyway, I will have to post some more pictures, Joe and Parker wrapped my present (I don't know what it is cause it was in a box) but I got some pictures of them wrapping together, and it is pretty cute.

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Isn't this the truth?!?!? Joe and I were reading a few of Parker's books- like Spot the Dog- the pictures aren't even that "good". Anyway, I think that Brian Regan is so funny- and he is usually really clean too.

Christmas Cards

Ok, so we'd like to give Christmas cards to everyone, however, Snapfish was having a super good deal where you could get 20 cards for .20 so that is how many I got, otherwise, in general, the photo Christmas cards can get kinda pricey, and I have to get the photo cards to show off my super cute family : ) So, for those that I am super sorry didn't get a card (went to family first : ) Here is a special blog Christmas card for you. It looks the exact same as the ones that I sent out. Anyway- I though it turned out pretty cute myself!

Handy Little Skills

There are certain things in a little boy's life that are vital to him growing up-

Learning to unscrew lids- Let me tell you how handy this skill is- Example- he can now unscrew the lid off of his bottle and dump the milk everywhere...

Another handy skill- being able to turn the dishwasher off. Parker can reach up and push on the "lock" on the dishwasher so that it can stop the cycle on the dishwasher. This is especially handy. It is nice to think that the dishwasher will just do its thing only to find out that Parker pushed on the lock hours earlier and the dishes have just been sitting there.

Anyway, these are vital skills that Parker has already learned how to do. Fantastic!

15 Months Old!

Parker had his 15 month checkup yesterday and here are his stats-

22 lbs 12 ounces- 26th percentile

16.8" Head Circumference- 80th percentile

33.25" long- 95th percentile


He went from the 75th percentile at his 12 month check up to 95th percentile for height- He was kinda wiggly when they were measuring him so I am not sure that he has really grown that much. It means that he grew about 3 inches since his last checkup. I mean I know he is tall- I get comments a lot on that, but I don't know he is THAT tall. Anyway, he is doing well in everything- he doesn't say much, but he knows exactly what you are talking about and where things are. He has waved goodbye for a while, but now he is just using his hand to say bye instead of his whole arm. If you are in a room and he is going to go into another room, he has to wave bye before he will leave- it is so cute and funny! He is walking crazy good- and getting a lot faster, almost running. He likes to "walk" down the stairs, he will place his hands along the wall and go down, he doesn't really like going backwards anymore. It amazes me how much he is changing and growing. He is my sweetest loving little boy and I am so grateful that I have been blessed with such a little boy in my life.

~M~I~L~E~S~T~O~N~E~

Today we had a new milestone. My mom and I went to Olive Garden for lunch and Parker got his own kids menu with crayons! He was so excited! He colored using his red and orange crayons and would hand me the crayon he wasn't using when he was done. He also got his own kids cup with a straw- which he didn't really use- he hasn't quite gotten the hang of using a straw. After he was done he was playing peek-a-boo with my mom. He would hold the appetizer menu up to his face and then he would put it down so we could see his face. It was SOOOO cute, and he was so proud of himself. He loves peek-a-boo : ) Crazy how fast they change and grow- I don't think I am ready...

So sWeEt

The other night Parker was in such a playful mood, and having fun so we got a few cute shots. Also there is a video where he is super cute, and I am trying to get him to point to his nose- he is really good at it, I guess he is just proving to me that he is not a performing monkey : )

Christmas Time!

LaUGhTeR...

Is the best medicine~ I think that Parker has the CUTEST laugh- well, I actually think that everything about him is the cutest ever- and NO I am not biased- it just is that way. Anyway, the other night I was playing a version of Peek-a-Boo while he was in his high chair and he was just laughing hysterically. It was SO cute that I had to share.

SoCK MonKEy

Parker loves sock- I am not sure what it is about them, but he loves to play with them- they are rarely on his feet because he likes to take them off and play with them. He loves it when I am folding laundry and there are socks to play with. The other night, we were getting Parker ready for bed and he took his socks off and gave them to Joe so this is what happened-

So then Parker thought that it was so funny and they were playing around and so this happened-

Is that not the CUTEST face EVER!!! Yes, Yes it is!

TWiLiGHt

Yay! I have finally seen Twilight- I went with my mom and my sis's (one actual sis- other- brother's girlfriend, may as well be : ) Anyway, I didn't go with HUGE expectations because you never can tell how the movie will do based on a book that you LOVE- so we went and saw it and I really did LOVE it. It was a lot of fun, and I really enjoyed the movie and am excited that they are going to make another.

PiCTUreS

There have been too many posts without pictures so here is a little slide- I dug some of these photos out because I made on of those picture books on snapfish, so I found some cute pictures of Parker when he was so tiny- SO CUTE!!

I Succumbed...

Ok, I started hearing Christmas music, and I love Christmas music, and everthing about Christmas, so I succumbed and have changed the blog over to Christmas- my house isn't decorated, but the blog is : )

All though the night sleeper?

Who knows! All I can say is that for the last week Parker has slept in his bed, through the night without having to sleep with us. Fantastic? It is~ I didn't mind Parker sleeping with us, he was always warm, but he did sleep in horizontally and so in our king sized bed, I had about a 1 foot wide space. Can you say side sleeper?! Anyway, I am not sure why he is suddenly sleeping through the night, or why is is suddenly on more of a schedule with his naps, and that he now has to take his nap in his crib. This is all new territory for me and I feel like somehow talking about it will jinx me and suddenly he will go back to being a fussy sleeper. So, I will enjoy it and just figure that Parker has decided to be a better sleeper because he knows that I was this close to just letting him cry a little longer when he woke up (although I probably wouldn't have because I feel horrible letting him cry- )

SNuGLy

Parker is so sweet! He is the most cuddly, snugly, huggy little person I have ever known. I am so thankful that he loves to hug and give loves. It is the fun when he is drinking from his bottle and I come up and he has to hug me while he drinks. Last night Joe and I were on the couch and he hugged Joe and then grabbed me to hug me at the same time. SO SWEET! Anyway, this is just a quick little post on something about Parker that I love!

SleEEp and CHrisTMAs

Yay! Another night that Parker slept through the night! I told Joe- if we aren't careful- this may become a habit for Parker : ) That would be nice! Also, it was a little frustrating as our TV died last night- I guess we can't complain too much- it had been my parents for a while and then we have had it for the last 5 1/2 years- the TV is probably about 17 years old? We had it fixed about 4 years back and hadn't planned on it lasting this long, but still- bad timing. We have gone from watching TV on a 42" screen to a little 19"- good thing I know where my glasses are : )

I LOVE Christmas- it is ABSOLUTELY my FAVORITE time of the year- however I do feel bad overlooking Thanksgiving- I wish Thanksgiving was earlier so then I could enjoy the Christmas spirit, etc for longer without feeling guilty about Thanksgiving. I do wait to decorate my house until the day after Thanksgiving, and that is pretty hard. I have put off changing my blog background because of this reason, but there are so many cute backgrounds, if I don't change soon, I may not be able to use them all... Oh the dilemma!! : )

LittLe sLeEpER

Yesterday, Parker was my little sleeper- too bad I wasn't feeling particularly well to fully enjoy it, but it was great nonetheless. Parker has not ever been a good sleeper, he always wakes up a few times during the night, so eventually he will end up in bed with us. The need for sleep will win in the end. So anyway, I can count on one hand the times that Parker has slept through the night, but yesterday after we got home from church Parker napped for about 3 1/2 hours in his crib without waking up. CRAZY!!! And then he went to bed about 9, and slept in his own bed until about 7:15 this morning. First thing I said to Joe was- I don't freaking believe it- Parker slept through the WHOLE night! Anyway, this was HUGE for us, I don't know that I will happen again for another few months- but it sure would be nice : )

BirTHdaY PaRTy

So, we had my birthday party yesterday- I am officially 25 years old and I don't think I look it, or feel it. My family and some of Joe's family came over for a party and we had a lot of fun. Parker was walking EVERYWHERE, every day he keeps getting better and better- and the crawling is less and less. Anyway, I got some super cute shirts, a new hair straightener, the Sonic Scrubber (Joe said I can't put cleaning stuff on my list anymore- but who doesn't want a Sonic Scrubber?!?- I love to clean, and I debated asking for this last year : ) some blinds for the kitchen windows, and Joe got me the most awesomest diaper bag, and Parker got me the most awesomest wallet to go with the diaper bag. See~

It is SOOO cute- and the perfect size. I had another bag- that went across my back, but with all the snacks, drinks, books, toys, diapers, wipes, my stuff, and everything else I had to carry- it just wasn't working. So Joe has been looking for one for awhile and he picked the PERFECT one.

I cleaned the house most of the day- not that it was dirty, but I always like to clean before people come over, I wash walls, mop, organize cupboards, etc. I love that super clean feeling... Anyway, once Joe got home, he got all the party food ready and Joe's sis decorated, so it looked festive. We had a fun time, and good food. I love my family- they are the greatest!

My LiTTle CLiMBer

Parker LOVES to climb~ chairs, couches, tub, toys, anything he can possibly climb on- he does. This is what I found after putting his little cousin to sleep- and if you notice the cupboard in the corner, he climbed onto that too.

HaLLowEEn

So Excited!

I really enjoy Paramore- and I am very excited for the new Twilight movie to come out. Originally I wasn't too excited with who they picked for Edward, but he has definitely been growing on me. I guess I realized that there isn't anyone that they could pick that would be perfect for Edward, cause I can't really explain what I picture him like... Oh well. Enjoy!

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FaMILy PiCTurEs

About 2 weeks ago we went up the canyon to get pictures taken. We got some of just Parker, us as a family, Joe and Parker and 1 of Joe and I. Parker was so distracted by everything around him that he wasn't smiling in most of the pictures. He wasn't unhappy, he just was too busy looking at everything else. So, here are a few of the pictures, and there are some new ones on the side. I think that they turned out so cute- I especially love the one of Joe and Parker on the side.

NeW CouSIn

So, today Joe's brother and his wife had a little baby girl which makes 4 girls and 1 boy on Joe's side of the family. We went to visit her today and it is amazing how tiny they start off as. Interestingly enough, she is even a little bigger than Parker was when he was born (he was the smallest of all of the grandkids) As I was holding the little babe, Parker was sort of ok, but he got bored pretty quickly, so we didn't stay for too long. It really makes you wish they could stay small for a little longer. It hasn't been that long ago that Parker was that tiny- I think I have already forgotten that he was that small...SAD... He is still the greatest, and we have so much fun, it is just that he is growing up and I just wish I could capture the moments a little better.

WaLKinG

So, on Saturday Parker was able to stand all by himself from a sitting position without using something to help pull him up. He is now able to do it more and it is crazy how different it is. Instead of him crawling towards me, he now is walking towards me. It is fun, but still bittersweet at the same time, it just is a reminder how fast they grow up.

Too Fast

So, Parker has been "walking" for less than a week and he is already getting so good. It is kinda scary! He can turn and walk a different direction (not completely around but left or right) , he can stable himself if he gets unbalanced, and he can dance. He loves to dance, it is so funny. If he hears music he likes he starts to go up and down (his version of a dance) and he really gets into it. I will have post a video of him dancing because he loves to dance. Anyway, it is crazy how once he got more sure of himself walking how quickly it progresses. He feels a lot more comfortable to let go and just walk and can walk for quite a distance with out falling down. He has to have something to pull himself up from if he falls, but all too soon I am sure that will change too.

Awesome Looking, Isn't It?!?

Too bad it won't be outside on Halloween! We got the pumpkin a few weeks before Halloween and carved it at a party our friends were having. Joe carved the pumpkin freehand (Isn't he great!?) We figured it would still be ok for Halloween when much to my surprise 3 days after carving it- it was growing this icky stringy white mold inside. I tried to get rid of it, but a week after getting the pumpkin it was in the garbage- the mold was starting to grow out of the carvings and the face was starting to get really soft- DISGUSTING!! So, we just have some cute little uncarved pumpkins to put out.

TOilEtS

So, Parker has discovered that even though Mommy puts the lid down on the toilet, puts the toilet paper on the counter that the toilet can still be fun. Earlier today he was playing with his cars, he has these Little Tikes spark cars and he decided that it would be fun to put it in the toilet while I was switching out the laundry. Typically it is just easier to keep the bathroom door closed, but I had opened it to switch out the towels and left it open. Bad Idea... So Parker submerged his little car in the toilet and I came up the stairs to him so pleased with himself taking the car out of the toilet, and with water RUNNING out of the car shaking the car so that water went EVERYWHERE. So, I now have to wash the rugs, mop the floor, and figure out how to get all of the water out of this car. Let me tell you- I can't leave him alone for a second!

Hee Haw Farms

Last week we decided to take a little family outing to Hee Haw Farms. We ended up getting there a little later than I would have liked to we didn't get to do all of the activities, but we did go to the "petting zoo", went on the hay ride and got to pick our own pumpkins out of the pumpkin patch. (The tractor pulling the trailer for the hay ride was going So....Slow....that if it had been faster, I bet we could have done a few more activities before it go dark. Anyway, here are some pictures from the outing. We had a lot of fun and Parker pet the goats, chickens, horse, cow and pig. I am glad that he is not afraid of the animals. He was such a good little boy and we had fun with him.

Walking

So I guess Parker is offically walking~ I am not sure what exactly qualifies as "walking" but I think he is there. Anyway here is a video with him walking. (I have a much better video, but it is not uploading for some reason...

Happy Birthday Joe!

Today is Joe's 31st birthday! We actually celebrated it yesterday so that it would work a little better for everyone. Anyway, we had family over for a party and Joe got some pretty cool stuff. I am so grateful for Joe and all that he does for our little family. He is the best husband, and father and I couldn't hope for a better friend. Parker and I love him so much and are so happy that he is ours. Happy Birthday Joe!

MOre StEpS

Ok, so this just happened (BrEaKinG nEWs) Parker took 4 steps from a standing position in the middle of our living room to me, then he kept standing and took another 4 steps, and it happened a third time - Last night he actually started the "monkey walk" where he crawls on his hands and feet- That is strange and funny at the same time : )

Oats & Pictures

Parker loves oatmeal- I can't say that I blame him, there is something about the taste of food when it has oatmeal in it. Anyway, I made some pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and Parker loves to "pick out" the oatmeal pieces. He is so funny! We are getting ready to get family pictures tomorrow, we are going up the canyon, so I hope that we can get some cute fall pics. Since having Parker, I have been more into getting the family pictures. Maybe this time we will get some to put on the wall : )

StEPs

So, I think Parker is getting closer to walking (I guess since he isn't you can only get closer right : ) Anyway, he has been standing really well for the last few weeks, and he pushes EVERYTHING around- stroller, chairs, walker, cars, laundry basket, me... the list goes on, but more recently he has ventured out on taking some steps, and he seems to be getting a little more confident so he will take more than one- like today, he took 3 steps. CRAZY! People ask me if he is walking or when will he walk (how am I supposed to know that?!) Anyway, I have not been in a hurry for him to walk, he has been crawling since end of March, and there isn't anything that he CAN'T get into, so I just figured he would walk when he felt like it. Plus he is so darn fast at crawling that he hasn't been so motivated to walk. Anyway, I think the walking stage is getting closer- my little babe is growing up...

FaNTAstiC DaY

So do you ever have those days where you just want to go back to bed, wake up and start the day over? (I'm sure we all have) Well, today was one of those. For all intents, it didn't start off crappy, it just progressively did. I've been pretty stressed out lately- Joe's car has been in the shop for a week, and probably won't be done until Friday getting some pretty pricey repairs so I have been without a car for a while. Well, today I realized that I was out of my medicine that uh...needs to be taken every day so my mom offered to pick me up, drive me to Target and then take me back home. I was babysitting my niece, but I had her car seat so it was ok. So my mom came and we all loaded up into the car and were off. Well I get to Target and they said to come back in 10 minutes because then they were going to lunch, so we wandered the store for a few minutes, came back in about 8 and they were closed. I was sooo irritated! It was about 1:30, and my mom had to go pick up my sister from work, and be back at her house for a 2:30 appointment, she hadn’t had lunch and the pharmacy would be open at about 2:00. So we decided that we would go pick her some food up from Panda Express, go back to Target, drop me off, I would run into Target to get my prescription, we would go pick up my sister, I would drop both of them off at my mom’s house, drive to my house to be back before 3:30 for my sister in law to pick up Genavie and my mom would come to pick her car up after my brother came home from work around 5:30. Please note that the reason I didn’t just go later is that Joe doesn’t get home until around 6:15 or later, and the Target pharmacy closes on the dot at 6:00. So that wasn’t an option. So we go to Panda and they didn’t have the stuff my mom wanted and I said, “Today is just not going so great…” So she ends up getting something to eat, we go back to Target, they didn’t get there until a little after 2:00- I get the prescription, we pick up my sister, drop my mom and sister off with maybe a minute to spare and Parker, Genavie and I were off to my place. On the way back, about 2-3 miles from my moms’ place, I got a flat tire- FANTASTIC! The registration on the car expired last month so I was a little nervous, and even more fantastically I realized that I left my cell phone at home- PERFECT! So I have never changed a tire and so I got out the manual, and started to take the spare off and a police officer came up behind me and asked if I needed help. I was so grateful for the help- and that the back door of the car was up so he couldn’t see the expiration on the license plate. I was worried that I wouldn’t get home in time before Kristen came to pick her up, and she couldn’t get a hold of me, but mostly I felt REALLY bad that my mom let me barrow her car and I got a flat tire. There is a 2” slice through the side of the back passenger side tire. It is really weird because I was driving on a straight road, through a residential area, so I am not sure how it happened, I didn’t see anything in the road…. So we got the spare on- they have an SUV so it is a full size spare, but I was still careful driving home, got home with about 10 minutes to spare before Kristen came to pick up Genavie. I told my mom what happened and she said not to worry, but I still feel HORRIBLE… I hope today gets better, because I may just lock myself in a room if it keeps getting worse…

COlorIng

Parker loves to color~ I have some triangle crayons, and some fat crayons that he loves to use. I found a large coloring pad and I just put it on the floor and he picks the colors that he likes. He tends to go towards more of the greens, oranges, and yellow colors. Anyway, here is him coloring away.

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sO CUte

I was looking through all of the pictures of Parker and saw these ones and they are so typical of Parker and how good natured he is.

Notice a Pattern?

So these are a great example of my jeans.

Don't ask my why they ALL have a hole in the left knee, while the right is perfectly fine. Believe me, I wish I knew why this was happening, because I would stop it : )

Parker's Eyes

This is a good example how the simple little things you do actually do make a difference. When I read books to Parker he loves it when I point to the facial features of the character- be it man, animal, etc and say "eyes" and then I will get ready to touch his eyes, but he closes his eyelids and then I will touch his eyes. Now if you ask him where are his eyes, he will close his eyelids and give a cheesy smile. It is the cutest thing ever, and he loves to do it because of every one's reaction. I do the same thing with his nose, mouth etc. so maybe he will start pointing those out too. He also waves in the video too- he LOVES to wave "Hi" and "Bye".

More Teeth

Currently to date Parker has 6 teeth! He has 4 on the top and 2 on the bottom, and he really likes to bite~ He thinks it is funny to bite my fingers, as long as it is on the nail it doesn't hurt too bad, but if he get the skin on top and bottom, wow! it hurts! Crazy how sharp their little teeth are : )

Birthday Pics

Ok, Ok, this is a little late, but better late than never : ) Anyway, here are some pictures from Parker's birthday. He was so funny! He woke up around 7:00 on Saturday and his party was supposed to start at 2:00, well at about 1:00, he was cranky, and he hadn't taken a nap, so I asked Joe if he would help him sleep while I finished getting ready for the party, so they went into our bedroom and Parker fell asleep. Joe is really good at getting Parker to sleep. Anyway everyone started arriving, and Parker was still sleeping, so we delayed the party for about 30 minutes while he kept on sleeping. We ended up getting him up and he was so funny. We gave him his presents and he would gently rip off a small piece of wrapping paper and then hand it to me, it took awhile for him to open the presents, and I ended up helping him. Then it was cake time. I made him a carrot cake for him to dig into and put it in front of him on his highchair and he would take off little pieces of frosting and then hand them to me. I gave him one back and he didn't quite know what to think of on the initial taste, but I think he started to like it, but he did not "dig into" the cake he was very careful and clean about the whole thing. I put a plastic sheet underneath his highchair for the"mess" but let's face it, who am I kidding, the kid is a little OCD me. He likes things CLEAN. Don't get me wrong- I am not complaining, it was just ironic.

Sad Face

So Parker is excellent on faking a sad face. I was actually able to kinda of catch it the other day. It is always so spontaneous, that it has been eluding me : ) So, anyway enjoy~

Towards the end of the video, there is actually another funny face of him scrunching up his nose. Oh, and another thing, Parker doesn't typically chew on the Tylenol bottle, I was just trying to get a reaction : )

TeETh

Just a quick little post- Parker currently has 4 teeth : ) 2 on the bottom and the 2 on the top. I think that the 2 on the top, next to the main 2 are coming in too. What a mouth full of little teeth! They are so cute though : )

SO SleEpY

I was feeding Parker the other night when I noticed that his eyes were starting to look VeRY HeAVy, which was funny because about 15 minutes before I had told Joe that Parker was very tired and needed to sleep. Well, 20 minutes after I said that- this was the result-

WRiNkLEy NOse

For the last little while Parker wrinkles his nose. He does it when he smiles, when he laughs, when he is sad, when he is mad, he does it just for fun and anytime in between. I think it is probably because he gets such a reaction from us, that he keeps on doing it.