Playing Outside

I took the kids outside yesterday for a little bit and got some cute pictures I wanted to share.

Parker has a new word he uses now...rudified...but the meaning of it changes daily. At least when he uses the word he tells me what it means. Today rudified means something good or something bad. His example...like when you are playing basketball and have to take a break. He makes me laugh. He is always coming up with a new word and is pretty creative with it. Hope everyone has a good Tuesday.

The Latest & Greatest

Parker is always my little helper. Sometimes helper isn't really the right word for it, but he tries. We decided to go outside today while Brooklyn was asleep. It was a beautiful, sunny, cool day so we were going to find something to do outside...and try not to get too muddy. I got out the rake to get the leaves out of my flowerbed and Parker decided he wanted the "tweezers" (pruning scissors) to help me trim the bushes. Of course he wants to trim everything so I have to keep an eye on him. He trimmed a little and then played in the leaves that I raked up. I tried getting a picture of him jumping in them or kicking them but I snapped the picture at the wrong time in every picture. Oh well. He's at a good age where I can go outside with him and don't have to keep my eye on him the whole time. He knows not to get in the ditch with the water or get in the street...plus he's typically so noisy that I know right where he is.

Brooklyn has started taking steps. She's not really officially walking yet because 95% of the time she's crawling. For almost a week now there will be a couple of times a day where she'll stand up and take some steps. She's very careful with it. Yesterday she got up, took a few steps, stopped to catch her balance and took a few more steps. I think so far she's taken 5 steps in a row before plopping down. She looks way too little to be doing that already. Parker was walking at 10 months, I think she'll be earlier than he was. She's 8 months now and is catching on really fast. I haven't caught it on video yet but as soon as I do, I'll post it.

A couple of weeks ago we went to the mall and got Brooklyn's ears pierced. Jeremy had to hold her body and her head so she didn't wiggle while the lady was doing the piercing. It tramatized Jeremy almost as much as it did Brooklyn...well, maybe more. Once we were out of the store she was just fine, no more crying. Jeremy still wishes we would have waited to do it. It is so hard to clean her ears because she's so interested in what I'm doing that she won't keep her head still. She wants to grab the cotton ball. Silly girl!

Parker got a recorder for Christmas from my mom and lately it has been one of Brooklyn's favorite toys. She's so musically talented. :) Here's a video of her playing...

Well, that's all of the news that I can think of. Hope that everyone has a great weekend.

Playing Together

Here's a cute video of the kids playing together. Parker has Brooklyn cracking up...you'll have to turn the music off to hear them. (down at the bottom)

Funny Parker Sayings

Parker has been saying the funniest stuff lately, I had to blog some before I forget them.

I lay in his bed for a few minutes most nights to help him get to sleep. For some reason we got onto the subject of last names. I was trying to explain to him that Jeremy's nana's last name is Parker and that is why we named him Parker. He said to me...momma let's don't talk, I'm getting bored. So funny.

I told Parker a few days ago that it was time to go to bed, he looked over at me with this sad face and says but that's not a very good idea.

Parker has been getting a little sassy lately thinking that he can tell us what to do so he's been getting in trouble. So today, he told me that he was ready to be big so he could tell me what to do.

He's really into asking random questions. Here are some he asked me earlier...
-How does a mirror move if it's not real?
-How does Tom (Tom & Jerry) move if he has no legs?

He's getting so big, 3 1/2 years have just flown by. Last week he started taking a shower instead of a bath, which is really nice because he's not in there forever. I have been teaching him how to wipe himself...now he can stay with uncle Gene. :) ...gross subject, I know...moving right along.

Well, I'm shutting down for the night. Jeremy and I are about to work out...and crash! Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Newest Milestones

I finally got my pictures loaded from my camera to my computer so I could post some new ones of the kids.

Brooklyn is getting so big. She's almost 7 1/2 months old now and she tries so hard to keep up with Parker. She's been sitting up and crawling for awhile now. Now she loves to pull up on stuff which means she's into EVERYTHING!! She can even stand up without holding onto anything, but she's not too interested in taking steps yet. She's catching on though. This morning I got her to take a few steps while she was holding onto my fingers.

She's such a happy baby, I just love being home with her and Parker. I missed alot of what Parker did at the age Brooklyn is now. I feel so blessed that I get to stay home with them and enjoy this time, they grow up so fast.

Parker is now into playing computer games and the Wii. He catches on so fast to that type stuff. He actually fixed one of the Wii remotes not too long ago. I was fussing at him for messing with buttons and then I realized that he fixed it...thanks Parker. :) He knows more about the Wii than I do...and he's only 3 1/2.

I finally got a picture of Brooklyn's two little teeth on the bottom. They're so cute....but sharp. She's bitten me a few times. She's so mischieveous though, she lookes at me, smiles and chomps down...stinker. You'll have to click on the picture to enlarge it to see her little teeth.

Mom and I are going to go to Georgia during spring break. Jeremy is going with the church on a ski trip so mom and I are going with the kids to Georgia. Thank goodness for GPS! It'll be the first time I've driven there without Jeremy...well, it's really only the second time we've driven there. Every time, except for our first trip, we have flown. I think that we'll probably break the trip up and stay 1 night with Jeremy's nana in Mississippi.

Well, I guess that I better wrap this up because Parker keeps asking if it's his turn to be on the computer. Hope that everyone has a great week. Here are a few more pictures of the kiddos.

Christmas, etc...

Alot has happened since I last posted so I'm going to try and remember everything.

Craig, Amy and the boys had an early Christmas vacation this year so we went up to Ft. Worth the weekend before Christmas to be able to spend a few days with them. The boys are so cute. Parker doesn't get to see them much anymore, but they always pick back up like they see each other all of the time. They all play so well together, I enjoy getting to see them spend time together. We enjoyed our visit...but as it is every time, it was way too short. Amy and Craig are doing good, enjoying Georgia. Hayden is in Kindergarten this year and seems to really be doing good. He seems like he likes school so that is good. Kyler's personality has changed so much. He was cracking me up wanting me to see his tricky spins and stuff. Paxton is such a cutie. He's got the biggest smile and eyes I've ever seen. They're all so cute, I wish we could see them more often.

We came home from Ft. Worth and I had Tuesday and Wednesday morning to finish getting everything ready for our Christmas with Jeremy's family (on Christmas Eve). We got a late start with that so it was rushed, but we still enjoyed it. We had to get back for the Candlelight service. I didn't get any pictures of that so I'll have to get some from Cindy and post those later.

We got home, let the kids open their Christmas jammies, and read a few books. Last year we decided that we wanted to get a different "Night Before Christmas" book every year and read that on Christmas eve after they open their jammies and put those on. We also found a kids book that explains the real meaning of Christmas, that we'll start reading with our Night Before Christmas book each year.

Parker still doesn't really understand about the gifts and it being Christmas. I remember as a kid, waking up SO early and getting my brother, sister and parents up, having cinnamon rolls and opening gifts. Parker woke up about 9:00 so we got to sleep in a little Christmas morning, it was nice. He didn't really have any reaction to anything that he got. Just opened the presents and put them to the side and asked if he could play computer games. Brooklyn didn't want to sit still long enough to try and open any presents. She just wanted to eat paper. It was a good Christmas though.

Later Christmas day we had my parents and brother over to do our Christmas with them. It was fun having Gene down to celebrate with us, it's been awhile since we've been able to celebrate Christmas with him. We opened presents, had dinner and stayed up VERY late playing cards. We had all decided to go shopping the next day to get some Christmas stuff half price. I had every intention on going, but when it came time to go...I couldn't do it. I only had one hour of sleep and I couldn't keep my eyes open. So Jeremy still went and got our Christmas lights for next year and a few other things. Mom stocked me up on wrapping paper, tags, bows, etc. since I always wrap all of her gifts. I enjoy wrapping presents.

Brooklyn loves playing with Parker. He does pretty good with her most of the time, but starts to get a little annoyed when she wants to climb on him. He pushed her down a few days ago and busted her lip. She was crying and I look over and her mouth is all bloody. She got over it pretty quick and was on the hunt for Parker. She was ready to play with him again.

I took Brooklyn to the doctor last week for her 6 month check up. She had to get shots, she did pretty good though. I didn't find out what her length was but she weighs 18 pounds now. She was only 14 pounds at her 4 month check up. She only gained 4 pounds in her first 4 months of life and the last 2 months she gained 4. Oh well, she's a healthy baby. I had her on the counter for the nurse to measure her and another nurse came by and commented on her chubby thighs.

Here's a few more pictures of the kids and a video of Parker teaching Brooklyn to roll a ball...

Hope that everyone has a great week!!

Fun In The Snow

I was trying to get Brooklyn calmed down and to sleep last night when I got a few calls...IT'S SNOWING!! Parker was excited, we went out and played for about an hour but after we came in it started snowing even harder. I haven't seen snow this good in Dayton since I was a kid. It was great!! I got a ton of pictures of the yard and house, here are a few...

Parker and I went out this morning with Brooklyn. I had her all bundled up with her little hat, mittens and jacket. She kept putting her mittens in the snow and licking them. She did pretty good until her mittens kept falling off and she would cry. Her little fingers were so cold so I brought her in. Here are a few pics of the kids...

We went to a Christmas tree farm in New Caney on Sunday. I told Parker that we were going to get our Christmas tree and he said something about cutting it down. We've gone and picked one out and cut it down every year since he's been born. Parker decided that he was in charge of the tape measure. He went around and measured the trees, calling out random numbers. Here are a few pictures...