THE HANSEN FAMILY

Happy Easter!

2011-04-25T20:08:00.002-05:00

We had a wonderful Easter weekend. We bagan by decorating eggs (again:) ). Cole had a great time decorating his by hitting a buttong that would spin his egg and decorate it. We had a blast watching him.

Putting in the egg!

Now go Cole go! Hit it!!!

Parker went the old fashioned route this time around with coloring them and then adding stickers or paper wraps. He had fun using a hair dryer to get the wraps to stick. Sometimes they tried to roll off the table which got a lot of laughs. Earlier in the week he enjoyed using the spinner with his cousin Paxton.

Happy Easter!!!

On Easter Sunday we woke up to wonderful treats from the Easter Bunny then it was off to church. After church we all went to Gigi and Poppy's for a great lunch, Easter Egg hunt and lots of fun.

I Love Jelly Beans!

Grass anyone?

The boy loves to climb!

Finding Easter eggs

Sweet boys!!!

Happy Easter everyone!

Silly boys!

2011-04-25T19:44:00.002-05:00

Parker recently began Soccer Shots which he is really enjoying. For those unfamiliar with Soccer Shots, they teach kids the basics of soccer in a fun way, they do not have games and it is typically for kids who are not yet old enough for soccer teams. He absolutely LOVES getting his soccer gear on each week. We are all having fun with this.

Yup, the kid still loves dressing up. This is such a fun age!!!

And this kid loves getting into things as you will see. I literally turned to put food in the dogs bowls and little Cole Baby left us, went to the bathroom and had a blast.

Tear duct surgery #2

2010-11-13T21:56:00.003-05:00

Wednesday the 10th we were in Wilmington yet again for tear duct surgery for both of Cole's eyes. He had one surgery in April but his ducts were too small for the tubes so the procedure didn't fully fix the problem. We were referred to the next specialist for a more invasive procedure. This time they probed, irrigated and then ballooned out the ducts. He was then to have tubes placed in both ducts. They got one in the right however when it came time for the left (the worse of the two) it tightened and the tube could not be inserted. He tried mulitple times but had to stop. He said this has never happened to him before. Of course it hasn't, until Cole :) He handled everything well. Had quite a bit of swelling and bruising but he returned to himself in no time and is continuing to do well. Lets just pray this fixes the problem.

Cole with his good luck froggy from Aunt Kerry and Uncle Nick.

He went back with him and kept him company during surgery when we couldn't be there.

Thanks guys. He loves him.

Almost time to get this party started.

Cole with his Y's on his head. The doctor was laughing that he had to do this even though Cole was having both eyes worked on. Guess better safe than sorry.

Poor baby!

This was later that afternoon. Not all the bruising had come in yet but you can see how swollen he is. He looks pitiful, but he would try so hard to smile at you and play.

He is such a good boy!

Let's go camping!!!

2010-11-13T20:00:00.004-05:00

We've been intending on getting rid of Parker's pacy for the past several months however with all that has gone on in our lives that was quickly put on the back burner. We had a few cute books to help introduce the idea to Parker because even though he only has it at nap and bedtime we knew he really was using it to self calm. In one of the books he was intrigued by a "fall camping trip". We kept telling him that you can't take a pacy camping so when he got rid of it we would go. Well last week we made a pacy box. He decorated it, had one last night with pacy and then the next morning put it in the box and sealed it with his favorite disney characters. They are in charge of taking care of it. And well let's just say that we said bye bye to pacy! Yeah!!! He did great! No screaming just extra tossing and turning in bed before knocking out. Downfall is bye bye pacy = bye bye naps. He can not fall asleep at naps no matter how tired he is. He is required to have down time in his room though.

And we did keep our promise. Last weekend Wally, Parker and I loaded up the camping gear and went camping. Cole got to stay with Nana and Grandad. We had a great time. Parker loved helping put up the tent. We enjoyed roasting hot dogs and marshmellows and just being outside. It was in the 30's that night but we had enough to keep us warm.

We look forward to doing this again soon.

Parker helping put up the tent.

Daddy has such good patience and lets him help as much as possible.

When can we use this?

Peek a boo

Yay camping!

Roasting yummy marshmellows

Night Night

Happy Halloween

2010-11-08T21:58:00.004-05:00

We had a great Halloween week. It was filled with a pumpkin patch at Parker's preschool, his preschool class had a party at Jump n Jax, lots of Halloween goodies, few fall festivals and of course pumpkin carving. The boys had a great time trick or treating and we did too. We even had an unexpected surprise, but you'll have to wait a see what it is in the pictures.

Cole experiencing the inside of a pumpkin for the first time.

Mommy and Parker's pumpkin

We have a race car driver!!!

and a rock star!!!

Wait! We only have 2 kids. So who is this cute little monkey? Wait it is cousin Paxton!

Yep he and Aunt Susie surprised us all and drove down from VA to spend Halloween with everyone. It was so special to have them with us for trick or treating.

"Hey Parker, I dare you to go touch that tomb stone with me."

Aunt Susie had some extra fun ideas for Parker while we were trick or treating.

He loved them all.

Gigi and Cole winding down after a great Halloween.

As you can see the hair is still going strong though.

Poppy and Parker.

Don't they look like they have had some fun?

The whole crew hopes everyone had a wonderful Halloween.

We can't wait for next year. Oh yes, Parker is already talking about it.

Good Morning!

2010-10-27T22:11:00.002-05:00

Cole puts a whole new meaning to bed head!

We really did absolutely nothing to this hair. He came out of bed like this.

Gotta luv it.

Silly Brothers, Need I Say More?

2010-10-22T21:29:00.002-05:00

Aunt Bubba's Wedding

2010-10-22T20:36:00.004-05:00

On October 2nd Vicki (my youngest sister) got married. It was absolutely beautiful. She and Eric got married at Fearrington Village in one of their gardens. The reception followed at a different part of their grounds. We all had a wonderful time. They honeymonned in France for 10 days following. So jealous!!!

Bubba, me and Cole

Aunt Susie and sweet baby Paxton

Parker enjoying some fun on the rocks with his Cousin Brecken

Daddy with Cole Baby who'd had a little too much fun

Loving the smootches from Uncle Scott

Parker and Cousin Paxton having a chat

Fun at the Children's Museum

2010-09-14T19:41:00.002-05:00

On Friday the boys and I decided to try out the Marbles Children's Museum in Raleigh. We had a blast. There were so many fun dress up and imaginative play areas that Parker loved. Fire Fighters were of course his favorite. Both boys made pretty cute ones if you ask me. They had a great pirate ship to play in, a water area, large legos, REAL tools, and many other cool areas to play. I think I had as much fun as they did. We will definitely have to go back soon.

Firefighter in training!

Hey everybody! Where's the fire?

Cole enjoying crawling through the bridge we built out of legos.

Yikes!

Preschool here we come!!!

2010-09-07T13:45:00.003-05:00

In the words of Parker "I'm old enough to go to preschool today".

And he's right. Today was Parker's first day of preschool. He did so well. He walked right into his classroom and put his things in his cubby. He went to coloring at the table and we said goodbye. Amazingly no tears but he knew I'd be back after the playground:)

Now how did mommy keep from crying, because believe me it was tough. Well he did great for one and then my good friend Tricia kept me busy with a little shopping and then some fantastic pedicures. Then it was time to pick him up. He said he had fun and wants to go back to play with the hook and ladder truck and go on the other playground.

What fun things to look forward to.

We had lunch with daddy too which was great.

Ready for school

Check out that hot wheels bookbag

Cole hanging with the ladies for shopping and pedicures.

He thought the chair was silly when in vibrated.

This is how I found Parker when I checked in on him at nap time (after school).

Check out the book he wanted with him. For anyone getting your child ready to transition to preschool this is a fabulous book!

Thanks Gigi for the crayon popsicles in celebration of starting preschool.

YUM!

We are Blessed!!!

2010-07-01T21:52:00.004-05:00

Wally and I had a wonderful opportunity 2 weekends ago to get away for the weekend to celebrate our anniversary - lucky #7!!! We went to Myrtle Beach while Gigi and Poppy watched the kids here at the house for us. Oh yes I said a child free weekend. What did we do you ask? Well we stayed at a hotel on the beach, went to the pool, had drinks in the lazy river, went to the beach and had wonderful dinners out. It was so relaxing and just what we needed. Man is it great when the biggest thing you worry about that day is whether you can find a chair by the pool and where you want to eat dinner.

Us at Joe's Crab Shack. We really enjoyed it. The crab legs were great!

Enough said!

Here are some great pics of the boys!!!

This hair just makes me LAUGH!

Cole and Copper enjoying some floor time.

Who let the lion in?

The boys playing together in Cole's room. They are such buddies.

I couldn't ask for better kids!

Father's Day this year turned into a weekend of fun. We went down to the water slides in Emerald Isle first then headed to the camper for naps. It was then that the ocean air easily convinced us we should stay the weekend. We enjoyed playing in the pool, riding the golf cart and walking the dock. Hard to leave but we had to get back as we hosted a cookout for the Dad's (Wally, Poppy, and Granddad). It started pouring so our cookout came indoors. Wally cooked some AWESOME Mahi and we enjoyed everyone's company.

There are some wonderful Dad's in our family, inclusding you honey!!! You are fantastic!

The boys riding the Whale at the waterslides in EI.

Yep, that's Parker going down the water slide ALL BY HIMSELF. This is a pretty big water slide and it took a little convincing for mom to agree to it (basically Wally and Parker saying come on mom it'll be OK). And it was. He probably rode that waterslide 30 times.

We had a lot of fun!

Our new toy. I found this cool blow up barrel at Target for $20. When I saw it I could not pass it up. Let's just say Wally and I even took a few turns rolling around the yard. The people walking their dogs were definitely getting a kick out of us as they walked by.

BLUEBERRY PICKING!!!

Gigi, Poppy, Parker, Cole and I went blueberry picking last Friday. It was our first official time and it was a lot of fun. Quite a bit easier than strawberry picking too. It was great filling the buckets and our bellies as we picked. We went early that morning but it still got hot very quickly. Can't wait to go back.

Parker finding some blueberries.

Guess these are not going to make it to the bucket!

Man look at all those blueberries! Scary thing is that we've all almost eaten all of them in a week. Guess it's time to go back.

Nothing like a good ol' popsicle to cool you off.

What we've been up to!

2010-06-14T20:19:00.004-05:00

Well we've been busy these past few weeks so I apologize for the lack of posting. Here are a few pics to show what we've been having fun doing.

Parker finished gymanstics.

We have been doing a mommy and me class (though daddy's do it too) for the past year and we have all really enjoyed it. Parker really liked the medal he got on the last day of class.

Cole enjoying his first biter biscuit. We have to be VERY cautious with these though as this kid already has 4 teeth and is currently cutting his 5th. He can easily get huge chunks off of these things, but he likes them.

Parker has enjoyed the garden we planted this year. We are growing tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, eggplant, cilantro, basil, okra, cayenne peppers and banana peppers. Here he is having a great time picking off some ready to eat cherry tomatoes. YUM!!!

These two really are great together. Parker loves looking at books with Cole and as you can see Cole is eager to see what Parker has for him.

Aunt Cindy and Uncle Jason came down for a visit over Memorial Day weekend. We had a great time catching up with them and enjoying some fun festivities. This was the first time they met Cole which was quite fun too. You can see Cole took to them quite easily.

We've definitely been out and enjoying the sun. Cole enjoys his float and really likes chewing on Parker's pool rings

Parker enjoying a boat ride.

Cole on his first boat ride.

We had a great time riding out to an island and letting the kids play in the sand and water as well as grilling hotdogs out there with friends.

We LOVE summertime!!!

Daddy and Cole enjoying a snuggle under the umbrella.

Parker showing off a cool little fish that his friend Gus brought him in a bucket.

The boys all just love picking up these fish after Mr. Ryan catches them in a cast net for them.

Happy 9th Birthday Boys!!!

2010-05-21T20:19:00.002-05:00

It is hard to believe that these boys are 9 already. They can be lazy like old men yet still wrestle each other and race around the yard like puppies.

We hope to have many more years with you both.

You are both truely a wonderful part of our family.

Copper

Hurley

Aren't we cute?

2010-05-20T22:26:00.002-05:00

Parker, wearing his hat like daddy!

My favorite way!

Yea, they get to take baths together. This is so much easier. I love this bath seat for Cole. It allows me to have my hands free for both. They are enjoying each others company too. Gotta love it though, we had to clear the tub 5 minutes in the first night though because Cole decided to poop in the tub. YUCK! He has only done this on one other occassion in his 8 months of baths. The next night Parker told Cole 3 times not to poop in the tub. It was quite funny and Cole listened, thank goodness.

Lovin the bath with his brother

Two peas in a pod

Strawberry pickin!!

2010-05-20T22:03:00.002-05:00

My dad (Poppy), Parker, Cole and I went strawberry picking on Friday as we do each year.

We had alot of fun filling our buckets and of course eating strawberries along the way.

Not sure this strawberry is making it to the bucket.

Nope! These strawberries were great and we ALL enjoyed some as we picked

Poppy and Parker looking for strawberries

Look at how many we have so far

The strawberry pickin crew!

Can't wait til next season!

Big project, complete!

2010-05-20T21:26:00.003-05:00

We finally got the long awaited swing set for the backyard. But oh was it a project. Somehow it was managed to be put together in 1 1/2 days, thanks to the help of our good friend Deanna. While they were building the kids played on the waterslide and then we grilled out.

Oh yes, here is the swing set in all it's pieces. Let's just say it took awhile just to get the pieces organized. Oh and the plastic on the ground is actually multiple bags filled with screws.

Let's get wet!!!

Peyton enjoying the waterslide

The boy loves his boots whether it is raining or not.

Thanks for the shades too Cooper!

Parker with Aidan and Bryce taking a break from the sun. They introduced Parker to Tom and Jerry which he loved. Don't they look sweet.

Yeah!!! It's complete and man is it FUN.

Cousin Paxton

2010-05-20T20:51:00.002-05:00

Well a few weeks ago I finally had a few free days to travel up to VA and meet my new nephew. Like always time goes by entirely too fast and before we new it, it was time to head back. The 4 days we had were great though. Paxton was aboslutely as sweet as he looks in his pictures. He is such a love bug and it was great snuggling with him esp. with my babies being back at home. I miss our little chats Paxton. I can't wait to see you again. Oh and I guess your parents too :)

Hi little boy! You are absolutely PRECIOUS!

Fun playtime!

One of my favorite times, bath time!

Oh wait, miller time is pretty good too.
P.S. Aunt Susie this is what really happens when you are at work.

Our time was great Sus. I wish I were still there and miss you guys terribly.

Hope to come visit again really soon!

A Giggle Fest!

2010-04-27T23:04:00.000-05:00

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Fun pics of the boys!

2010-04-27T21:53:00.003-05:00

Fun with some water and oh yes those rain boots.

Loving the sun shades so Cole can get a little outdoor play too.

I love my brother!

Hi Cutie!!!

AMEN!!!

We have tears!!!!

2010-04-14T20:36:00.002-05:00

Yes, you read it right, we are excited about tears. Cole had eye surgery on Friday (4-9) for clogged tear ducts. His left was so bad that it created a bulge within 3-5 hours of "squishing" it out. We had it done in Wilmington and for any of you around here, Dr. (David) Johnson is FANTASTIC! Cole was first on his list that morning as he was the youngest. He could have no food past midnight which is tricky as Cole goes in 5-6 hour stretches at night. Well he woke at 5am but with a few tricks up mom and dad's sleeves we all survived. Gigi and Poppy stayed with Parker while we stayed the night in Wilmington which made it a lot easier. Surgery was about 1 hour and 15 minutes from IV, intubation (yes he had to be intubated :( because he has reflux. Better safe than sorry), surgery and then recovery. They prepared us that he would be cranky after anesthesia and boy were they right. Add hungry (no food for 9 hours) and reflux and you have an irritated baby. He was so disoriented and I'm sure sore. Once home and Motrin kicked in though he was able to sleep soundly and then Cole came back. That is, our baby who despite how crappy he feels he always tries to toss in a few smiles and tries to be pleasant. He looked different to us an hour after being home and we finally realized it was that he had tears in his eyes. We weren't used to seeing him with tears much less having glossy eyes. He actually has more of a bridge to his nose now too. Guess he was stretched out. We are so thankful everything went well. And man hats off to you families who have had to endure your babies having more serious surgeries than this. That is one tough thing to prepare for.

What do you mean I can't eat?

(Cole in the hotel awake at 5am. We didn't have to be there until 6:30am. Luckily T.V. is so novel that it took his mind off things til he calmed. Than he went right to some toys.

What a trooper!)

Our sweet baby right before going into surgery

Cole that afternoon interested in playing a little with daddy after a good nap and some Motrin.

Back to their silliness. Cole enjoying some Parker snuggles. Parker wanted to share his bed, pillow and blankies with Cole after he got back. Isn't he great!

"How do you like my spikey hair?"

The boy loves tractors!

2010-04-05T21:23:00.002-05:00

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OK! Get ready!!! Parker said when we were at the Easter Egg hunt at Mike's Farm this weekend that he wanted to ride this tractor and sing a song. What happened when he got on was priceless. So glad we got it on video. Enjoy!!!

HAPPY EASTER!!!

2010-04-05T19:37:00.006-05:00

We have been quite busy these past few weeks and this fun Easter week was no different. The boys had a lot of fun with all the fun Easter activities and well lets be honest Wally and I had just as much fun. We had fun decorating eggs, having so many Easter egg hunts it isn't even funny, and enjoying the goodies from the Easter bunny. We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter as well. Enjoy the pictures!!!

Daddy and Cole decorating Easter eggs

Parker had a lot of fun decorating eggs this year. He wanted each egg a different color and each one to have one sticker. Most had bumblebee stickers.

He did do a few wraps which he thought were quite cool.

Parker having fun collecting Easter Eggs at one of the two hunts we did on Saturday.

Peyton (our neighbor in the pink dress) had fun collecting them too and even shared one with him. Funny thing is that at each egg hunt we went to (3 total) Parker found exactly 18 eggs each time. We didn't count and more would've fit in his basket if he wanted them too.

Funny! Must have been his magic number this year.

Hunting for Easter eggs at Mike's Farm!

The boys chillin on the hayride coming back from the Easter egg hunt and enjoying a cool drink.

Don't they all look cool in their shades?

Hey, there is candy in these Easter eggs. How cool!!!

Parker loved the Easter bunny this year. He typically is not a fan of Santa or large characters. He is fine at a distance but not typically interested in going up to meet them. The Easter bunny this year however, a different story. He wanted to walk up to the Easter bunny anytime we saw him, whether at the hunts or at the mall. It was great to see this.

This one at Mike's Farm even gave out candy, how cool!

Yeah!!! The Easter bunny came!!!

He even remembered Copper and Hurley!

Yeah! Easter morning!!!

Parker discovered jelly beans this year and boy did he like these!

Cole discovering that Easter eggs make a good chew toy!

What a cutie in that tree!

Aren't they sweet!!! They love each other so much!

My sweet babies!!!

Jack (my parents dog) and Parker say "Happy Easter Dude"!

Loveable boys

2010-03-18T20:30:00.002-05:00

Parker's new thing is when he is taking his clothes off to get in the tub he is finding it fun to catch his shirt on his head and then say "this is silly, let's take a picture of me". Funny that he wants his picture taken as that is not usually something he wants me to do. Does make for a great picture though.

Just playing in the balls!

These two LOVE each other
and we LOVE them!!!

Way to go Paxton!!!

2010-03-01T21:22:00.003-05:00

Paxton's heart surgery today went well. He is now recovering in the PICU. Thank you all for your prayers and please continue to keep praying for him (and my sister and brother in law) as the next few days are very critical.

Gigi and mommy having fun!

2010-03-01T21:19:00.002-05:00

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Gigi and I had a lot of fun with Cole on Sunday and finding ways to get him to giggle. Guess what did it this time?

Paxton Eli

2010-02-27T21:48:00.002-05:00

We would like to ask everyone to please keep my sister (Susie), brother in law and their new baby Paxton in your prayers. Paxton has been in the hospital since he was born on 2-2-10 and is scheduled for heart surgery on Monday (3-1). They have a blog and I'm sure would welcome any words of hope and encouragement. www.padillabug.blogspot.com

Isn't he precious!!! We love this little angel!

Reflux Sucks!!!

2010-02-27T21:39:00.002-05:00

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Cole says he's speaking for all the babies out there with reflux and he says it stinks! This is Cole on reflux meds and it is pitiful. Mommy is currently working on getting this better managed for him.

Finally caught on camera!!!

2010-02-27T21:17:00.003-05:00

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Cole has been impossible to capture talking and giggling on camera until now. He would always stop as soon as the camera came out. Hope you enjoy! We have watched this over and over and over again. This one's for you mom!

Silly boy!

2010-02-27T20:49:00.002-05:00

Parker felt his pop up tent needed a little fixing.

That boy loves some tools!

Something looks a little fishy here?

Copper, what are you doing?

Parker is in love with his rain boots and wants to wear them everywhere.

He also does not feel complete without his "fishing/farmer" hat.

Depends on the day as to what it will be called.

We think he is just silly!!!

Our Cole Baby!

2010-02-23T21:41:00.002-05:00

Man I am one cute little dude!

Hey, how ya like my shades?
Is it time to go to the beach yet?

It's Snow Time!

2010-02-23T21:37:00.002-05:00

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Snow Day!!!

2010-02-16T20:42:00.003-05:00

We were so excited this weekend as we got 8 inches of snow on Saturday. Yes, I said 8 inches for us here in Jacksonville. We all had a blast. This was Parker's second time seeing snow however he really has no recollection of the snow last year. We all played at the house that morning then went to play at mom and dad's that afternoon. Dad wanted to take Parker through the woods with the snow and introduced him to sledding. Boy did he love this. This also lead to Wally and I pulling Parker on the sled for 2 1/2 out of 3 hours on Sunday. We were so sad to see it go but yet glad we are not in the boat of getting 50 inches like some of you all out there. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Yeah! We got snow!!!

Anyone recognize this sled? Susie? Kerry? Bubba?

This is the sled we used as kids.

Yes dad still had it in the garage and it worked fantastic. Definitely Parker approved!

Let's ride!

Wow! What fun!! Great idea Poppy!

This snow rocks!

Rolling a huge snowball.

The finished product. It's Frosty!

Parker tackling Daddy!

The boys had fun too! They get frisky and absolutely love to run and wrestle in the snow.

They also love to catch snowballs in their mouths.

YEAH!!!

2010-02-03T13:43:00.002-05:00

It's a boy!!!

Aunt Susie and Uncle Scott welcomed a beautiful baby boy into the world yesterday.

His name is Paxton Eli and he weighed 5lbs 7oz.

We are so excited for them and look forward to meeting him soon!

Nothing but fun!

2010-01-23T22:52:00.002-05:00

Cole chillin !

Copper says "hey what kinda fun things you got for me to do under here Cole?"

These two LOVE each other!

What a cute sack o potatoes!

Better Late Than Never

2010-01-23T21:35:00.005-05:00

Well our holidays were quite different this year but although they started out rocky all ended well and we had a wonderful time with our families. Cole unfortunately got RSV the week of Christmas. It presented like bronchiolitis and then croup but on the Tuesday before Christmas we woke up to Cole not being able to catch his breathe nor stop coughing. It lasted a total of 45 mnutes and only resolved once we got to the ER and they gave him a breathing treatment with epinephrine in it. It was then that he was tested for RSV and yes we were admitted. That evening he was having a coughing fit and the Drs. felt he may get worse as most kids do. So in order to prevent a possible helicopter ride to Pitt if he did get worse (because our hospital does not have a PICU) they opted to send him to Pitt by ambulance (non emergent). We got to Pitt at about 1am Wed. morning and we were discharged that Fri. (yes - Christmas day). Luckily Cole did well and we remained on the Peds. floor (no PICU). It was a pretty nasty few days but this silly kid never ran a fever and decided it would be a good time to cut his first tooth. Oh yes at the young age of 3 months old. We were in the hospital til Christmas day but the staff was great while we were there. Wally went back to be with Parker for Christmas eve and then they went to my parents Christmas day. Cole and I had 2 great visitors on Christmas eve. Our good friend Alison Cieszko (that meant a lot to us that you came to see us) and santa claus. While we were sleeping Santa (aka child life services) came in and delivered 2 large red bags of toys. 1 for Cole and 1 for Parker (even though he had never been to the hospital). It was one of the sweetest things that could've happened. It is a sweet service they do and it really makes being in the hospital on Christmas not so bad, at least for a little while. Our holiday became miraculous though because not only did our baby become well enough to come home but we made it home in time to go to my parents house right as the food was ready to eat. We were able to eat, open gifts and celebrate a little before getting the boys to bed. The next day we made Christmas eve at our house and Santa made a special trip to our house on Sunday when both boys were home. It was PJ's ALL day and then later, Wally's parents came over for us to celebrate with them.

It will definitely be a Christmas to remember!

Oh yes that is an IV on my baby's head. He is impossible to get blood from and get IV's started. It took the nurses 30 minutes to get an IV started in his foot only for it to come out 4 hours later. The Dr. was in the room when it happened and saw a good looking vein in his head so he went for it. We called him our "little shanghai kid" as we felt it looked like those hats with the tassles.

Cole waiting for Santa

Santa arrived in our hospital room.

These are all the toys we received from the hospital. It really provided a full Christmas for each of our kids. We were so amazed we had to take a picture.

Christmas at our house

Parker getting to work on his new tool bench!

My sweet babies!!!

PIctures, Pictures, Pictures!

2009-12-19T23:07:00.004-05:00

Sorry so delayed but for all who've been asking here are some recent pictures of the Hansen crew. We have been unbelievably busy. Besides the holidays we have also had 2 baby showers for my sister Susie (one we gave her here and one we attended in VA), birthday parties, and the boys have been sick, TWICE, in a month. Yuck! All I can say is an infant who is sick is just pitiful. Cole has basically caught a cold from Parker both times which turned into bronchiolitis. The first time it began to turn into pneumonia and he also had a double ear infection on top of that. He is currently sick now but it is beginning just like the last time. Lets hope we don't go down the same path. Well I decided to just do a bunch of pictures because, well I'm sure everyone would rather see the boys than hear me ramble. So enjoy!!!

Parker wearing Granddad Hansen's hat!

Hey, what are you looking at?

The boys snuggling on orange (aka Parker's bean bag).

Parker LOVES to hold his baby brother and as you can see Cole has no complaints.

The silliest!!

Parker at various times will walk around the house like this with his blankie on his head.

It is really a sight to see.

Cole Baby what are you doing?

Oh yes he is more than likely going to be a thumb sucker. He will take a pacy but if one isn't available he goes for the thumb. Funny thing is that during my 20 week ultrasound we saw him trying to get his thumb in his mouth.

The boys hiding out in a dinsosaur tent!

Parker loves tools so he and my dad often find fun and unique ways to practice using them. Here he is actually showing Aunt Susie how to screw a screw into a cardboard box.

Parker and Poppy love taking trips into the woods. Weather permitting this is a weekly activity for them. So for Poppy's birthday Parker and he got special hats for the wods. Don't they look great!

Aunt Susie and Uncle Scott aka parents to be in January. They say hey this parenting thing, we think we are ready!!!

Cole, myself and my parents traveled to VA to Susie's 2 weeks ago and we all got to see our first snow of the year. It snowed for the second half of our drive there and that night. It was gorgeous.

One of the absolute funniest pictures we have of Cole.

Man can he work the pouty lip. Good thing he doesn't use it often.

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-10T21:54:00.006-05:00

We had a wonderful Halloween and the week surely couldn't have been any busier. I put alot of pics. in this post so you all could get a little taste of what fun we had this Halloween.

First we went to the aquarium at Pine Knoll shores to trick or treat on Thursday. That was a lot of fun. The whole aquarium was decorated for Halloween and they had booths throughout for kids to trick or treat at. They even had an underwater pumpkin carving contest in the shark tank. That was pretty interesting. Nana and Grandad went with Parker, Cole and I (Wally was out of town) which was alot of fun to have them with us.

Check out the fush. They have Halloween masks on.

Yikes! We are in a Sharks mouth!!!

Daddy was out of town for work until Friday (10/30) so that is when we carved our pumpkins. Parker loved using the scoop to scrape out all the insides.

Saturday morning (Halloween) all the kids were to wear their costumes to gymnastics. That was really cute and they all took a class picture (his first class picture :) ).

We got a kick out of our dinosaur on all the equip. He wore it the whole time.

Check out that TAIL!

Wee!!!

Well after gymnastics it was time to decorate and cook because we were having our annual Halloween bash with our neigbors. It involves lots of decorations and pretty much all of our friends and their kids coming over to pass out candy, go trick or treating and celebrate. Oh and the boys trying to scare trick or treaters of course.

Parker helping me make dirt cake for the party. He recruited "Pat" to help with crushing the cookies. That boy loves his tools!!!

Time for the worms and the ghosts!

Cole in his Halloween outfit. He wasn't quite big enough for any costumes so we went with a cute Halloween outfit. Thank you to the Priechenfrieds for sending this to him.

We thought he was adorable!

Here we are!!!

After a lot of trick or treating, which Parker really enjoyed, and lots of playing with friends Parker decided to grab Poppy and convince him it was time to call it a night. He enjoyed some TV to wind down and some snuggle time and then offically called it a night.

Though it was a busy week, we had a great time and we look forward to next year!

The boys and there Halloween goodies!!!

The Pumpkin Patch!

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We all took a trip to pick out our pumpkins last week. Parker had a great time running up and down the isles looking at the pumpkins and pulling the wagon. Cole, well he slept. We found the perfect three and now all we have to do is get to carving. We have to wait til Friday night to do that though because Wally is back in Chapel Hill til Friday evening taking a class for work. Let's hope we have no need for him to rush back this time like he had to do last month thanks to the early arrival of Cole.

Jackson's come to visit!

2009-10-28T14:08:00.002-05:00

Our dear friends the Jackson's came to visit Cole a little over a week ago. We had a great time catching up with them and the kids had a blast playing. Everyone took a turn holding Cole but I have to say Jenna was probably the most excited. She kept asking to hold him and making sure we knew he was a baby. It was very sweet and she was naturally nurturing. Amazing to see in such a little one (she'll be 2 in December).

The whole Jackson clan!

Jenna enjoying holding Cole!

Kids at play

Jake taking his turn at Parker's newest game. Oh yes, jumping off his bed onto "big orange" aka. the orange bean bag. Can you say dangerous, but oh so fun.

Cole

2009-10-28T13:54:00.002-05:00

One of the best snugglers!!!

Our litttle peanut!

"I love my Wubba Nub"

This is truely a fantastic invention.

I Love My Brother!

Back to work!

2009-10-28T13:20:00.003-05:00

Well we were blessed with Wally being able to take 1 month off after Cole was born. It definitely helped us relax after our hospital adventure as well as help everyone get adjusted to life with a second child. We had time to relax, go to appoinments and of course have some fun. He went back 1 1/2 weeks ago so now we are all back to the grind! Doing well though. Parker has truely adjusted well and Cole is as cool and chill as they come.

I have a feeling he gets that from Wally :).

Cole was so sweet while Wally was out. He helped him on the computer so he could stay home longer.

I told you he was a good baby.

We all took a trip to the aquarium. Parker loves to go here so we decided to go before Wally went back. Cole, well he just slept.

What cute little crabs these two are!!

Aunt Susie also came to visit us. This was exceptionally fun because she is pregnant and due at the end of January. She was definietly a natural with Cole and well Parker thinks she's pretty fabulous. We are so glad she was able to come down which was actually a surprise. I was home with the boys while Wally was at an ECU football game (Go Pirates!!!) and I had a knock at the door (7pm I might add) and I thought who could that be. It was one of the best surprises. We enjoyed her all weekend and can't wait to see her again.

My Boys!

2009-10-02T21:07:00.004-05:00

Parker has really taken to his new brother. He is intrigued by him and all the noises he makes and things we do with him. He naturally is wanting to help and is quite sweet on him. He will give him hugs, kisses and let us know that "he is hungry" when he makes the slightest peep, all without prompting. I couldn't have asked for a better transition for bringing a new baby into our house. He is such a good boy and Cole (or as Parker likes to call him, Cole Baby) is definitely lucky to have him as an older brother.

What great boys I have!!!

Here's a video of Parker singing to Cole. This melts my heart everytime I watch it!

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Surprise it's a BOY!

2009-09-26T14:10:00.005-05:00

Cole Timothy

Born 9-16-09 at 3:03 pm

6lbs 15oz and 20 1/2 inches long

We are so glad to finally be able to introduce our newest addition Cole Timothy. He arrived last Wednesday and lets just say we have been VERY busy since then. Blessed with a VERY fast labor and delivery posed a slight challenge for Cole initially. He had what they call delayed transition but they weren't convinced that was all it was initially. He initially was a little sluggish, not needing any assistance but just periods of rapid breathing and decreased muscle tone. Since it wasn't explained by infection the Dr.s decided Wednesday night (6 hours post delivery) that they would send him to Chapel Hill (on Thursday) to rule out any possible other problems. Luckily my ob discharged me (less than 24 hours post delivery - Yikes!) so that I could go with him. Therefore on Thursday afternoon we all headed up to Chapel Hill. Wally's parents were able to go with us so we could bring Parker. We are so thankful they were able to come and help out. To make a long several days and occuarrances brief he spent a night in the PICU and 2 on the pediatric floor at Chapel Hill. Luckily once we got to Chapel Hill they felt like they were looking at a different boy than our hospital was. All tests came back normal and they attributed everything to delayed transition from birth. I have never felt so much relief as when the geneticist told me that her conclusion was that my baby was normal and that we just go home and love him. Well we came home from Chapel Hill on Sunday night with high billirubin levels (jaundice) which is no surprise as we have a strong family history of this including Parker. We got his levels checked Monday morning and they were high enough that he needed to be admitted Monday night to Onslow Memorial for phototherapy. Make sure to check him out in his "personal tanning bed" just chilling in the photo slide show below. We were discharged Tuesday night and thank goodness we have been home ever since. Parker has been great and is enjoying learning all about Cole and why he does what he does and how he can help. Cole even gave Parker a leaf blower when he got out of the hospital. He loves it. Picture of him with it is also in the slide show.

We do want to thank everyone who helped us make this as easy as possible for us to be with Cole in Chapel Hill. Our parents for watching Parker and being with us for support. Our FANTASTIC neighbors, Ryan and Beth , who not only looked after our dogs and our house but also cleaned our house for a great surprise when we got home and have made us several delicious meals. We also appreciate all the texts and calls of care and concern as well as the prayers.

Our baby is truly an example of the miracle of prayer!

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What a sweet little peanut!

Cieszko's come to visit!

2009-09-09T20:45:00.003-05:00

This weekend Chris, Alison and their son Davis came to visit us. We have been trying to get the boys together so they can play for a while and it finally worked out this weekend. We had a great time! Of course Parker and Davis enjoyed playing with the toys while we all enjoyed catching up. Alison and I have once again timed being pregnant at the same time so it was fun sharing prego stories too. They sure have a sweet son. He is absolutely adorable and fun to play with. We hope they will come again soon!!! Parker has been talking about his buddy Davis since he left.

Parker and Davis

Like Father's like son!

Boys enjoying the sandbox

Mommies and their boys and of course the babies to be.

What we've been up to!

2009-09-09T20:11:00.003-05:00

Well we are still working out some kinks with our new laptop and installing softwear to be able to have all of our videos and pictures accessable, so sorry it has been awhile since a post. I decided to pull just a few cute pics. from the past few weeks to show you what we've been up to.

We have definitely enjoyed the waterslides in Emerald Isle this summer. Parker even learned how to go down a few short ones by himself. We have a few videos of it so when I can get it uploaded I will share. He actually asks everytime he sees my camera if he can watch the waterslides. Too bad they are closed for the season.

Can you tell we've been in the water ALOT. It is one of the only ways I have been able to survive this summer heat. This is us at our gym pool. Parker loves for Wally to toss him up as high as he can. Man am I in trouble as he gets older.

Parker loved using his tools (Handy Manny of course) to help us put the crib in the nursery.

Parker as you can see has become quite the helper. He also loves his "construction worker hat". Put the two together and you get my little construction worker doing housework. I love this picture. He is so silly.

Parker was so worn out that he apparently woke up from his nap walked to his chair then as he climbed up I guess realized he wasn't quite done napping and well decided to finish his nap right there. I had heard him say something so I waited a minute and then went to check on him and this is how I found him. He slept like that another 45 minutes. Can you say uncomfortable?

Oh and last but certainly not least this fantastic little boy of mine is potty trained. Yes you read it right he is potty trained! I actually had no intention of this prior to baby's arrival but Parker showed some interest so I pursued with no pressure. Thank goodness for McQueen pull-ups and underwear because he was the driving force. We simply said "don't pee pee on McQueen, that's nasty" and he listened. He's been in underwear with no accidents for 2 weeks now. We still use pull-ups for nap and bedtime but wake time is all about the potty. We are so proud of him and praise him for his timing!

We're Back!!!

2009-08-10T13:04:00.005-05:00

Well hello everyone. I'm sure you've been wondering where in the world we have been, and no Baby #2 didn't arrive early. Well we have been here, busy, but here. The problem is that since the first week of July our computer has been broken and out of commission. We thought we could get it running but well we were wrong. So this weekend we bought a new one (laptop this time) and we are back in business. Well we have had a BUSY July. Alot of things have happened in our family - all Great- so I figured I'd take our first post back as a catch you up to speed post. So, here we go!!!

1st - Aunt Bubba got engaged!!! She and her boyfriend Eric got engaged while visiting San Fransico and they are looking at a wedding next October (2010). We are soooooo excited for them both!

2nd - Parker turned 2!!!!

His birthday was on July 3rd and it was perfect because Wally was off that day because of the holiday. He got to go with us to gymnastics and then we all had a great day together playing and enjoying the weather outside - in the water of course. We celebrated his birthday with family and friends on the 5th. We of course had a construction theme as that is #1 in Parker's book these days. Anything with an excavator, front loader, dump truck, you name it and he is sold. We had the party outside and brought out the water gear again. It's too hot if you don't. The kids had fun on the water slide, in the sprinkler, trying out corn hole when the adults took a break and well pretty much just running around. It was a lot of fun and he got some great gifts. We had a lot of fun with all the family and all his friends that could come. I put a few pictures from the party below, of course there are tons more but I won't bore you with those.

As you all know, with the #2 comes "I do it myself". Well Parker enjoyed climbing the ladder by himself as much as he could but he wouldn't commit to getting to the top so he could slide down from the top. As you'll see below he loved the slide so what he would do is climb to the top, come back down and then want to be placed at the top of the slide to slide down. Good thing Daddy was there because mommy couldn't lift him like that as much as he wanted.

Lots of friends playing on the slide.

How funny that almost all the boys are over here and none of the girls are.

Guess the separation starts now.

Cooper and Parker playing with the big ball in the sprinkler. This was a lot of fun to kick around the yard and of course they found it even more fun to take through the sprinkler.

Getting ready for the singing and check out the cool excavator on top of that cake.

They are his favorite for in the tub now. He actually still talks about that cake. Isn't that cute.

The construction team!

Looking great in your hard hats boys!

Ok, and now for #3, bet you forgot we were counting!

#3 - Aunt Susie is PREGNANT!!!

She and Uncle Scott are expecting their first baby in January (1-27-10).

They had a really cute way of telling us. We all were at mom and dad's because they (Susie and Scott) were in town for the week after Parker's birthday. We made egg rolls - because mom has a fantastic recipe for them and then we ordered a few sides. After we were done we all got fortune cookies. We decided to read them 1 at a time to see how different they were (simply by chance). Well come to find out Susie and Scott had them specially made and they each made reference to a new arrival with special numbers being 1.27.10. Well you would think we would all get it right away but no. Guess doctorate degrees don't help with that. It took til the 4th person reading their message for us to catch on that something was going on. It was great. We absolutely can not wait for their new little one to arrive.

They are going to make Wonderful parents!!!!!

#4 - Mommy and baby are doing well. This picture is of me and baby at 32 weeks. Everything is going great. I'm now at the MD every 2 weeks and soon to be weekly - YIKES. We are getting close. This baby is a mover too and is all over the place while they are trying to get a heart beat. Parker was always like that too. I guess are kids get it honest, knowing us.

My mom and sisters also through a shower for me while Susie was still in town. It was wonderful. I got some much needed things to help with #2. We had fantastic food and played a few great games. Thank you girls for such a wonderful time!!!

5th - Aunt Kerry and Uncle Nick moved to Jacksonville, FL. We are so sad they are gone and Parker really misses his pool buddy (Kerry) and racquetball buddy (Nick). They will be there for ~3 years. Nick is going to begin law school there and it is a 3 year program. Aunt Kerry found a new job and will be teaching 1st grade at a local elementary school. Truley a blessing giving these times. We hope to visit some while they are there, but we expect them to come back no matter how great Fl. is. (You 2 hear that?)

And last but CERTAINLY not least the 6th thing that has happened in our family is that Aunt Bubba graduated with her doctorate in Physical Therapy from Chapel Hill. We are so proud of her. She is working now at Dunn Physical Therapy in Raleigh where she has been for the last year while completing her doctorate. She primarily works with kids and dancers.

What a perfect job for her.

So there you have it. That all happened in July for us. Crazy to think about what can happen in a month. Can't wait to see what comes next.

Well we are truely a blessed family and thank God everyday for that. We wouldn't be where we are as a family without him that is for sure.

Good Bye Crib!

2009-06-20T19:54:00.003-05:00

Hello Big Boy Bed!!!

Well we did it! The crib came down on Friday and we set up a "big boy" twin bed for Parker. We had to put the mattress on the box spring so that the outlets were covered vs just on the floor. He looks so tiny in this bed now. I grabbed some truck sheets to aid in the success of the transition and so far it has worked like a charm. He has not gotten out once and is sleeping through the night still just fine. We actually woke up to him this morning talking (through the monitor) saying "dump truck, dump truck right there, 'nother dump truck..." It was precious. Oh and when we layed him in his bed his animals (rabbit, lab puppy and of course George) were in different spots on the bed. We found it quite sweet that once he actually crashed he had gathered them all together beside him to sleep. He is such a funny and fantastic kid.

Here we are!!!

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Here's a snap of me at 24 1/2 weeks

and here's our sweet baby!!! I just love these pictures. It's so cool to actually see their little faces. This sweet baby in the picture is actually using the placenta as a pillow. Sorry the clarity isn't that great. I had to take a picture of it with my camera in order to load it.

The verdict is in!!!

2009-06-17T18:59:00.002-05:00

Well, you guys are all right. It is Macauley Culkin. We have had numerous people say that to us beginning at 2 months of age. We have agreed but the picture in the poll that was taken at Davis' birthday party sealed the deal. That picture to us captures the Macauley look and lips like no other has. If we only had his money too.

Baby #2 update!

2009-05-28T19:39:00.002-05:00

Well we've had our 20 week appointment and everything is looking good. We have quite a mover again too (surprise, surprise). Our ultrasound was really sweet. Our sweet little baby kept it's hands clapsed together up by it's face and then at one point managed to get a few fingers in it's mouth. What got us all tickled was the baby moved and got one finger hooked on the side of it's mouth and then for a minute or so kept trying to figure out how to get them back in or out. Eventually there was sucess. It is so amazing how at 20 1/2 weeks so much already goes on esp. problem solving. I am in awe everytime I experience pregnancy and see how these little miracles grow and develop. Oh and yes you must wait again to find out what we are having. We have decided not to find out again. The surprise is just too fun to pass up again and we truely are fine with either another boy or a little girl. Our baby was trying to help you all out though. This little one kept spreading it's legs wide open so she had to turn the monitor for some measurements so we didn't see. Gotta love it!

Fun in the Sun

2009-05-28T19:00:00.003-05:00

We've really been enjoying this nice and warm weather we've been having. Last week and memorial weekend we pretty much lived outside or at the beach. I had found this $5 sprinkler earlier this year that I thought Parker would like. We have 2 or 3 others but this one seemed fun to run through. We brought it out last week and well Parker had a ball with it. Such a simple sprinkler too. The beach was gorgeous and Parker was definitely on the move. He pretty much bounced between playing in the sand, looking for rocks (not sea shells unless quite big) to toss in his bucket of water to get the splash, and splashing and jumping (with a little help) in the waves. It sure lead to great naps in the afternoon. This family was definitely made to live near the beach.

Yum that water is good and cold

Come on in, this is FUN!!!

Please play soccer with me

Taking a break for a little snack at the beach

Playing a little football with Uncle Nick (and daddy).
Mommy and Aunt Kerry got to actually sit and enjoy chatting during the boys playing football. That was quite nice :)

Mother's Day!

2009-05-14T12:55:00.002-05:00

I had a wonderful mother's day! We started out the day by waking up to Parker chatting through the monitor and little baby #2 throwing a mother's day party in my belly (yes at 7am). Both were quite sweet though and led to some early morning giggles. Daddy got us all a special breakfast and then he and Parker gave me some great gifts. They really know what I like. Let's just say it's definitely time to hit the beach now. We headed to church where the youth put on the whole service. That was quite impressive and sweet. When we picked Parker up from the nursery he gave me my first piece of art work. That was really sweet and thoughtful of the ladies in the nursery to do that. Then we had lunch with my family (the one's who were in town). That afternoon we just played in Parker's sandbox and enjoyed the wondeful weather. Super Wally also made dinner while we played. It was a fabulous day and I am so greatful to be a mother as well as to have such a wonderful mother and mother-in-law.

We are a truely blessed family.

My first piece of artwork.

The dudes after lunch

The ladies with our main squeeze

Some gifts to get us ready for our trips to the beach!!!

2009-05-10T15:37:00.002-05:00

"Being a mother is a gift too great to comprehend.

Having a mother is a blessing too beautiful for words."

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful mother's that I know!

We've been busy!

2009-05-08T18:15:00.004-05:00

We have been quite busy over the past few weeks so I apologize for the delay in posts. I have recently regained a little more energy and the nausea is gone (HOORAY!) so we have taken advantage of that. Not to mention we have had absolutely gorgeous weather.

We've planted flowers,

Gone to the beach,

enjoyed the park with the dogs,

and built a sandbox. This was right after the sand was delivered so of course it has since been smoothed out. Parker did enjoy the mountain while it was there.

He LOVES his sandbox!

But when all is said and done nothing is better than a blankie and a snuggle with a dog. This night it was Hurley who got the snuggles.

It's strawberry time!!!

2009-05-08T18:03:00.002-05:00

Parker and I went with my dad last week to pick strawberries. This is something my family does every year and I absolutely love it. Parker had a great time this year with looking for the strawberries as they were "hiding" and of course walking up and down the rows. We together picked 9lbs. And would you believe they are all gone and we are ready to go again!

Parker praying!

2009-04-20T12:50:00.003-05:00

Parker has recently chimed in when saying the prayer at meals. He's been saying Amen at the end but recently we decided to pause and see if he would fill in the blanks. This is what we got. I tell ya I could just eat him up!!!

Happy Easter!!!

2009-04-13T14:29:00.004-05:00

We had a busy but wonderful Easter weekend. We along with my entire family went to Lexington, SC to visit my Grandma and mom's side of the family. We stayed at my Aunt's house (yes, all 10 of us) and then on Saturday my three cousins and their children (including our newest cousin Brennan only 4 weeks old)drove down from Huntersville (NC) to visit for the day. We were able to visit Grandma several times while we were there (she is in an extended care facility) and then she was brought over to my Aunt's house for the afternoon on Saturday. We had a great time. Everyone got time to catch up, the kids enjoyed bowling as well as each others toys and we all (including Gma) went down to Lake Murray (access is at the end of my Aunt's road) and enjoyed some time there. Parker and cousins Brecken and Ella loved throwing rocks into the water and watching them splash. Parker of course couldn't stop talking about water the whole trip. I mean who could when daddy and Uncle Nick took him fishing on the dock with them, he got to throw rocks and watch them splash, and Poppy took him out to the pool in the backyard and let him scoop with the net. G-ma had one request though - that we all play Bingo. It is a family tradition of ours so of course made time for that too. The prizes were good as always. Gma and myself even one twice. Easter Sunday the Easter Bunny visited which was great that he found us. Parker enjoyed his surprises from him as well as Gigi and Poppy. We then headed to church for a wonderful service. The church had a gorgeous cross outside full of flowers that people were also adding too. It was absolutely beautiful and such a wonderful idea. We then spent some more time with g-ma and then it was off to the road. We were pretty exhausted once we got home but it was well worth it. You can't beat family time!

Pictures from our wonderful Easter weekend!!!

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Guess What?

2009-03-29T18:29:00.003-05:00

Hey everybody, check out my shirt!

Yes, you read it right I'm gonna be a big brother beginning

9-27-09!!!
YEAH!!!

Silly Parker!

2009-03-09T15:26:00.002-05:00

Here are just a few silly pictures we've taken over the past week of Parker. He's quite a character.

One cool dude!

This is how we found Parker when we went in to get him up one morning. Guessed he'd been figuring out the zipper (these Carter's pj's actually don't have the snap to prevent it definitely important).

Parker finds all things to do with his blankie. On the head balancing is no exception.

Chase's first soccer game

2009-03-09T15:10:00.003-05:00

Chase had his first soccer game this weekend and we all went to cheer him on. It was quite entertaining watching 4 year olds go after the ball and try to score a goal. They did a good job. Unfortunately not a win for Chase's team however Chase played pretty much the whole game. He's got a great kick and is good at throwing the ball in as well.

Parker enjoying a great seat for the game

Go Chase Go!

Parker finding a little pal in an open field during the game. They were really cute trying their soccer skills out.

Jacksonville Zoo

2009-03-09T14:35:00.003-05:00

With the weather warming it was time to head outside. Parker and I along with Chase, Peyton and Beth decided to hit the local zoo before last weeks snow. They have a good variety of animals and since there weren't a lot of people there the owner brought animals out for us to pet. The boys definitely loved it. They got to see animals from a zebra to llamas to goats and we were still in Jacksonville.

Chase and Parker cheking out a "cool"cat

One big turtle

Chase and Beth feeding a chicken
Parker throwing food to some goats

The boys getting to pet a baby goat. They were quite cute.

Sweet Peyton enjoying her first trip to the zoo

GEORGE!

2009-02-26T15:02:00.002-05:00

Parker loves his Curious George he got from his Aunt Susie and Uncle Scott for Christmas. As you know he went on our Florida adventure with us and he is now frequently toted around the house to various play spots. Well when Parker takes a nap and goes to bed we typically put George to rest in Parkers Thomas the train. Well Monday Parker had different plans and really wanted George to join him for his nap. I was watching on the monitor because I wanted a picture of course. It was really cute Parker usually puts his blanket on his back and tucks up but on the monitor I could see that he did it with George. I decided to wait 5 more minutes so I didn;t wake him up (definitely not worth that) and well of course by that time Parker had switched positions and George was off his back. He has since asked for George to sleep with him in the crib for naps and nighttime. So sweet! Thanks again guys. He really loves his pal!

Fun at the gym!

2009-02-26T14:43:00.002-05:00

Parker has become quite the racquetball fan. He saw a few guys playing raquetball when I took him into the nursery several months ago and ever since then when we pull up to the gym he repeatedly says racquetball til he sees the courts and then continues til he's off in the nursery. Well a few weeks ago a nice man let Parker play with his racquetball while we were waiting for Daddy and Uncle Nick to finish their game. After the man saw how much Parker enjoyed the ball and watching the game he went into his bag and pulled out 5 different colored racketballs for Parker to have. He was quite excited. Isn't it nice to know there are still some genuinely nice people out there these days. We now take Parker into the courts with his balls and a few rackets after we've worked out. He absolutely loves it.

Here are some picks of him trying to hit the balls.

Happy Valentine's Day!

2009-02-15T14:32:00.000-05:00

We hope everyone had a happy Valentine's Day!!!

Parker's first hair cut!!!

2009-02-15T14:23:00.002-05:00

Yes it is official Parker has had his first hair cut. It olny took 18 months to grow long enough to need a cut. Ms. Felicia cut his hair at the salon where I go and she really did a great job. Parker wasn't too sure about jumping in a chair in this unfamilar place at first but it was nothing a pacy and a cool dog/cat smock couldn't fix. He let her cut his hair as well as use the electirc clippers. I wasn't too sure at what he'd think about the clippers but he didn't seem to mind.

Before

Parker being a good boy and letting her cut his hair

After! How handsome!

Fun at Monkey Joe's

2009-02-15T13:44:00.006-05:00

A few weeks ago Wally and I took Parker to Monkey Joe's in Wilmington. It is a large building full of blow up slides and bounce houses. We met friends Tricia and Frank there with their kids Cooper and Bentley and boy did those kids have fun. Parker loved climbing up a blow up alligator and trying to walk down his back without falling and he LOVED the slides. We put a video at the bottom of him going down one of the slides and you'll see by the smile on the his face how much he liked it.

Parker loves slides! Enjoy!

Snow Day!!!

2009-01-30T13:36:00.002-05:00

Well here are some shots from the snow we got last week. It was crazy we go to Florida one week, come bak on Sunday and it stinkin snows here on Tuesday. Don't get me wrong we enjoyed every minute of it but it was a big weather change for us. We ended up getting 3 inches here and it was around for about 2 days. Then oh yes it was 60 degrees 2 days later. Don't you just love our weather.

Here's a site you don't see much, our house covered in snow.

It was quite fun finding the clothes to bundle Parker in so he could go outside. We really don't have snow gear for him cause, well it never snows here. He didn't seem to mind all the layers though. It poured with snow that afternoon and early evening so it was a lot of fun to get to play in it while it was still snowing.

Even in the snow, the boy wants his lawn mower.

Parker thought it was funny how when he walked through the snow his shoes were covered in it. He has recently really grasped what the word mess means so when his shoes would get covered in the snow he would say "mess?". We can't tell you how many times we'd say no it's just the snow. Funny from a kid who loves to play in the dirt and get messy.

The dogs getting frisky in the snow and playing fetch.

They LOVE the snow. Parker thought it was hillarious to throw snowballs to the dogs because they will jump up and catch them in their mouths to eat them.

Florida here we come!

2009-01-25T21:44:00.007-05:00

Well Wally, Parker, Wally's parents and I went to Florida for the week and boy did we enjoy ourselves. We stayed at a resort (Sheraton Vistana Villages) in Orlando and lets just say they did a great job of making you feel like you were in the tropics. It was quite different for us to be able to go swimming in January. Not to mention coming back to having it snow here at home 2 days after we got back (you'll see picks of that soon). Well we all drove together in, as Ella calls it, "the Wally bus". Parker did great thanks to a DVD player and some good videos.

CURIOUS GEORGE GOES TO FLORIDA!

Hey buddy it's a long trip, do you want some water?

Parker watching the fuel tankers and big macs drive outside his window of the hotel we stayed at on the way down.

Nana and Granddad swinging Parker as they walked around the
lakes at the resort.

Parker's absolute favorite, seeing and feeding the ducks! They had ducks in the lakes at the resort which were right outside our place. He loved going out on our porch and watching them but his favorite was for Granddad to take him down to them. He talked about these ducks as soon as he woke up. Now every body of water he sees he immediaetly says "wawa, ducks".

Nana and Parker feeding the ducks. Parker is clapping because they ate his bread.

Weee daddy, this is fun!

Splash fountains in the pools at the resorts. They had big waterfalls too.

The pools alone were breath taking.

Mommy and Parker swimming together.

Parker goofing around at the condo.

"Come on guys, where are we going next?"

Parker decided to pull the big cooler around the condo (of course he had his new horse with him as well - you'll see from where in a minute). He thought he was big stuff!

Arabian Nights

2009-01-25T21:35:00.002-05:00

One night we all went to the Arabian Nights dinner show. It is a show with about 20 - 30 horses that we watch in a large arena while eating dinner. They did tricks on and with the horses and Parker even got to pet a few of them at the end. It was a great show and the horses were absolutely gorgeous!

This was Parker throughout the entire 1 hour and 15 minute show. He was mesmerized by all the things the horses were doing. We definitely heard about "neigh neighs" for quite some time after this show.

Yes that dude is doing a handstand on a moving horse. Later in the show he did a back flip on the horse while moving as well as a backflip from one horse to another horse also while they were moving. Crazy huh?

Disney World!!!

2009-01-25T20:56:00.002-05:00

Boy did we have a blast at Disney! We went to Hollywood studios where Parker's favorite was definitely the HUGE Honey I Shrunk The Kids Playland and this cool stunt show we saw. We went to Sea World 2 days. The shows were great and animals were simply beautiful. Wally and I got to ride on their roller coaster - Kracken. A must for anyone who goes. And of course we made it to Magic Kingdom. Parker went on his first ride there. And lets just say-he loved it. I have to say I was very pleased and surprised at how much an 18 month old can do and ride there. We were there from 9-8. Man were we wore out. However the lighted parade at night was well worth it. Disney definitly out did themselves. We got a chance to try out Disney Quest as well (a different day of course). It's their 5 story indoor arcade and virtual video games (came with our ticket). It was pretty cool. We got to design our own roller coaster and then take our card to a simulator and ride our own coaster. And yes, we did the flips. We all had a wonderful time. You forget just how fun Disney World is. It was great fun for all of us and especially fun getting to watch Parker enjoying so much of it. And talking about it too. That was the funniest part. We probably heard about ducks, "neigh neighs", Dumbo (by way of the elephant sound), fish and sharks at least a gazzilion times. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

My Silly Boys

2009-01-09T13:30:00.002-05:00

Parker enjoyed his ranch so much that after he finished his cucumbers he decided to lick his plate clean. This pic is for you Aunt Susie! Ranch or blueberry face?

The boys love each other so much they chose to share a bed.

Notice the other bed right beside them. Silly boys!

The Pig!

2009-01-09T13:12:00.002-05:00

Well, Wally and Parker have their special guys spot that they often go to when I am out and about. I was "allowed" to join them over the holidays and boy did we pig out. Their special spot is "The Pig". It's the deli inside the Piggly Wiggly in Richlands and they usually go for breakfast. You see Parker can eat you under the table in eggs and grits and this is the place to get them. You better watch your plate though because if you have some left when Parker is done with his, he is coming for yours.

Man this is good!

Spoon is not quite fast enough!

The boys at the pig!

Christmas morning!!!

2008-12-31T14:12:00.003-05:00

We had a wonderful Christmas morning and day. Gigi and Poppy came over to see him open his gifts before we headed off to Wally's grandmother's house. He was quite funny when he came out to see all the presents under the tree too. All were wrapped except for this Thomas the Train sofa seat. He immediately saw it and wanted in. The gear shift makes noises and buttons play music so he was sold. He got in and would push the button for music and then do the "Parker wiggle". Once done he would do it again. Needless to say he did not want to get out so he opened several presents inside Thomas. I tried to pull the side door down so we could see him opening but he said "close" every time I tried. We had a lot of laughs that morning over him and have some great video. After we opened gifts and had breakfast, Wally, Parker and I headed to his grandmother's house in Fairmont. We then celebrated Christmas day with her and the Griffin side of the family. The kids had a great time playing together unfortunately it was too rainy to let the horses out. Guess well have to go back soon to see them.

Parker and his Thomas sofa seat

Parker opening gifts in Thomas because he did not want to get out yet

Cool a kids cookbook for me and mommy. Thanks dad!

What more could he want with a monster truck and cool car slippers?

Dad and his cool pirate ball cap. Good luck pirates in the Liberty Bowl!!!

Parker loving his tunnels!

Parker driving his fire engine coupe car.

All I want to know is how the heck James fit in one of these?

Christmas at the Timm's

2008-12-31T14:05:00.003-05:00

We celebrated Christmas with my parents and family the few days before Christmas and then this Monday and Tuesday (as Vicki, her boyfriend and Aiden weren't able to come until this week). We had a wonderful time playing games, playing with the kids, eating of course, and just catching up. Parker really enjoyed the train at their house and loved playing in the pop up tunnels he got.

Christmas with Nana and Granddad

2008-12-31T13:19:00.002-05:00

On Christmas eve we went to Wally's parents house to enjoy some time with them before we all headed over to his cousins house for a Christmas eve get together. Parker enjoyed looking at all the neat things in there Christmas villages they had set up. He quickly picked out the tractors.

Ooooh what's this?

Oh yea! A tractor! Let's get it out!

Parker actually tried several times to get in this tractor before settling on pushing the buttons to get it to go and light up.

It wouldn't be Christmas without a ride on the lawn mower from Granddad!

Parker checking out the hip shakin' Santa

Mike's Farm

2008-12-31T13:04:00.003-05:00

The weekend before Christmas we took a trip over to Mike's Farm. For those of you in the area if you have not been there yet it is a must for next Christmas. We have enjoyed Mike's Farm in the past but it was even more special this year to share it with Parker. They have a hayride that takes you through there farm that they have lit with all kinds of Christmas lights and scenes. Parker enjoyed the different lights and the music they had playing. The crowd is CRAZY when you go that close to Christmas so we didn't hit the restaurant but we can do that another time. It's GREAT home cooked family style food too.

Big smile cause he just saw that big tractor pull up behind him.

Happy Birthdays are in order!!!

2008-12-19T13:31:00.004-05:00

Happy 1st Birthday to little miss Jenna Jackson. We can't believe a year has already gone by. See you tomorrow sweet girl. We love you!!!

And Happy Birthday to our buddy Chase. He turns 4 tomorrow (12/20).

See you tomorrow pal. We love you!!!

Parker's coming to town!

2008-12-15T20:43:00.003-05:00

Just a fun video we made with Parker and Copper. Oh the fun things we do with our kids!

We love Nana!

2008-12-12T15:21:00.002-05:00

Nana's birthday was this week and she happened to be staying the night with us that night so we decided to make it extra special because we love her so much. Parker helped make her a sign for her room and decorate her cake. We had a great dinner with her and granddad and she even let Parker help her blow out her candles.

Who's ready for Christmas?

2008-12-12T14:24:00.002-05:00

Man it hits December 1st and all the sudden there is too much to do. Well we are all ready for Christmas here. We got our tree Thanksgiving weekend and Parker is enjoying it throughly this year. He has some ornaments on the bottom he can touch (which he likes and is actually doing well with not pulling others off. YEAH!!!). He really likes it when the lights are on too (of course).

Decorating the tree

Parker and his buddy Chase enjoying the Christmas flotila last weekend. Every year people decorate there boats for Christmas (lights, snowmen, santa's...) and then they drive them down the river for all to see. This year Santa had a surfboard which was pretty cool.

Jacksonville Christmas parade

Yea this is Jacksonville's where we are bundled up like we are in Boston. It was freezing. I think Parker had 2 of everything on including jackets and gloves. We had fun though. He was mezmerized by all the floats. We got a big laugh because we kept trying to get him to wave as people went by but he just wanted to take it all in. Then the Chicken (man in costume)from "Church's Chicken" walked by and he waved at him like crazy without an prompting. It was quite funny esp. if know annything of Church's chicken).

Parker waving at the funny chicken

Santa Claus is coming to town! YEAH!!!

Thanksgiving

2008-12-09T21:21:00.002-05:00

Sorry so long since a post but we have been CRAZY around here. Well Thanksgiving morning Parker woke up with a temp. of 104. We managed his temp. with tylenol and were able to see the doc. the next day and to no surprise he had a double ear infection (all better now though). We still went to my parents and got together for Thanksgiving. Parker was a snuggle bug but did enjoy seeing everyone even though he wasn't feeling the best. Luckily he is not a miserable sick baby as long as he has his blankie and pacy. Well we also celebrated my dad's birthday Wednesday (prior to turkey day) and then had our annual oyster roast Friday in his honor. Boy they were good. Wally's parents joined us this year which was nice too. Only down fall was Susie and Scott couldn't make it and we missed them terribly.

Parker enjoying some snuggles with Poppy watching an animals Baby Einstein DVD.

"I really don't feel good! Chicken noodle soup and Pedialyte really bite esp. with all that Thanksgiving dinner cooking. Wait I really don't feel like that either. How 'bout a nap?" Yes Parker slept through dinner but he needed it. Maybe next year.

Parker feeling better with a little antibiotics in the system. He loves his Aunt Kerry!

Can we go outside yet? We promise to be good!

Happy Birthday Nana!!!

2008-12-08T20:27:00.001-05:00

We hope you have a wonderful birthday Nana and we are soooo glad we get to celebrate it with you. Come prepared to party! We love you!

"Maun Mower"

2008-11-22T14:08:00.003-05:00

Parker LOVES the lawn mower. He wakes up saying lawn mower and pointing out the window in his room. Funny thing is the next thing he says is "Ry ry" for Ryan who Parker knows mows the grass on that side of the house. He tells us all about the lawn mower during breakfast and that it's in the shed(he can see our shed at the table). He associates that lawn mower with dada and granddad. Pretty much our breakfast conversation is "maun mower", "shed", "shhh" (because the lawn mower is sleeping), "dogs" and "birs" (for birds). It's pretty funny but man that kid loves the lawn mower. You can see by the look on his face below. His daddy's let him drive around the yard a few times and boy does that make his day.

What a happy kid!

Here's a cute video that Alison took on her camera when we visited them a couple of weeks ago. Chris let Parker sit on his lawn mower in their shed and you'll see Parker didn't forget. The rest is us having fun getting Parker dizzy. So mean aren't we? Hey he seemed to really enjoy it!

Yeah!!!

2008-11-13T14:46:00.002-05:00

Parker finally has enough hair for a mohawk. Yeah!!!

About time isn't it!

My first masterpiece!

2008-11-13T14:40:00.002-05:00

Parker's first true masterpiece with his tub markers. What do you think? Picasso or Monet?

Our visit to Greenville

2008-11-11T20:09:00.004-05:00

This past weekend we traveled to Greenville to see our friends Chris and Alison and their adorable munchkin Davis. We got to catch up while the boys played and then Parker got to see some special things of theirs (like their lawn mower which is top on Parker's list these days, and their bike). Alison was sweet enough to take Parker for a spin on the bike too. Lets just say he didn't want to get off. As you'll see below Davis is as adorable as they come. He was definitely mesmerized by Parker though he said a few things himself. It was especially cute when they talked to each other. If only we knew what they said. Hope to see you guys again soon!!! And Chris thanks for sharing your birthday with us!

Ain't he just CUTE!!!

The boys playing

Parker mixin' some tunes with Davis' instruments

Here buddy, you want the train?

Alison giving Parker some spins in the chair. He loved this, esp. when he spotted she and Chris when he got around.

Alison you are the best!!!!

ALL the boys

Daddy giving Parker a spin. It was quite funny to watch him try and walk once done. We're sooooo mean aren't we.

Those people wore me out!

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-07T14:50:00.005-05:00

We took a trip to the pumpkin patch and Nana and Granddad joined us. Parker really liked picking up the pumpkins. He even tried to lift a few big ones. Granddad bought Parker his very own BIG pumpkin which Parker helped clean out.

Here are a few of our Halloween pics. We had a great time. Wally and Ryan decorated the yard with a graveyard, skeletons, and other creepy stuff along with bats flying overhead and fog to make it extra spooky. We had a good turn out of trick or treaters and Parker got his first taste of going to a few doors. We look forward to next year.

Ohio Trip

2008-11-07T14:28:00.003-05:00

Two weeks ago Parker and I ventured to Ohio. Yes I flew with Parker, by myself, on 2planes there and two back. Parker actually did wonderful on the planes and God bless the airports that have play areas. We were jam packed with fun things to do while we were there from the aquarium, to the children's museum , to just playing at the YMCA. Oh and let's not forget Kel and I's attendance at our annual tour of SO You Think You Can Dance with her dad and Julie. Don't worry there are only a few of our pics. below. Thanks to Nash and his dad who watched the kids and put them to bed while we went to the show. What a great dad you are Nash. Don't you think you could handle one more Dreyer around that household? Well the Dreyer's had a great surprise for Parker too. Since they weren't able to attend his birthday party they had a special one for him while we were up there. They gave him some great books and then we celebrated with some yummy pudding. It was quite sweet. We all got to carve pumpkins together while we were there too which Parker had never done before. We were sad to go but hopefully we will see them again soon! Thanks guys for such a wonderful time!!!

Parker and I go to V.A.

2008-10-16T20:02:00.003-05:00

Parker and I took a trip up to see Aunt Susie and Uncle Scott in northern Virginia, for a long weekend. We had alot of fun and alot of new experiences. Parker loved chasing their cats and trying to pet them. They weren't to fond of the chasing. He also loved their fish (check the video below). While there we took a trip to the National Zoo in D.C. It was Parker's first time at the zoo. He liked looking at all the animals and really thought the Tamarins were funny. We drove through D.C. and saw lots of monuments and even the White House. On Sunday we went to Cox Farm's which we visited last year with them. It's basically an old farm turned into a big playland. They have slides, hayrides, a corn maze, places to pet and feed goats, milk cows etc. Parker really enjoyed all the slides this year, feeding and petting the goats, and boy did he like the tractors. I think he could've sat on it for an hour playing with the steering wheel and gadgets. They have fresh apples and fresh apple cider too which is delicious. We had a great time just hanging out at their house as well. They are lucky, they have a playground about 3 houses away. We only wish we had more time or (they) lived closer.

Parker and the fish!

2008-10-16T13:33:00.001-05:00

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Aunt Susie and Uncle Scott have fish in their office. Everytime Parker would come out of his or my room while we stayed there he would make the fish sound and head to the office to see them. It was pretty silly.

Parker feeding goats

2008-10-16T13:14:00.002-05:00

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Welcome Peyton!

2008-09-10T21:07:00.015-05:00

Congratulations to friends Ryan and Beth on the birth of their daughter

Peyton Elizabeth born 9/22/08. She weighed 7lbs. 14oz and is 20 inches long.

Her big brother Chase is soooo excited she is here.

Isn't she adorable!!!

Mountain trip!

2008-09-10T21:07:00.013-05:00

Last weekend we along with friends Jeremy, Sara, their kids and some of their family (Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, Ms. Boyer and Jerica with her son Jackson) all headed to the moutains for friends Corbitt and Danielle's wedding. We had a great time. We stayed in a beautiful house on the side of a mountain (picture below) and after attending all the wedding festivities we found a few things to do in surrounding areas. The wedding was absolutely gorgeous and was held at Lake Junaluska Memorial Chapel. The mountains along with the crystal blue lake is pretty breathe taking. The reception was alot of fun as well even Parker got his first taste of rocking with a band. One of the days we went to Ghost Town. Parker had fun riding his first merry go round and little horse. Jake enjoyed all the rides and you'll even see some of us hit a ride too. Yes we were talked into the Geronimo Drop. Oh yes the seats that simply raise up then drop straight down, FAST. I think you'll see by the picture we (mostly the girls) were scared out of our minds. And yes I did ride, I'm on the side, you can see my feet. We took the kids to a park to play, Jake went to Cherokee and brought back some gems they found while mining. We had some nice down time at the house and Jeremy, Sara, Wally and I got to take a trip to Ashville for some shopping and dinner. It was pretty jam packed but a lot of fun. The kids had fun playing and it was nice for all of us to catch up.

Congratulations Corbitt and Danielle!!!

The whole crew

The mountain house from the side. It is a 5 bedroom 3 bath. I couldn't get a picture of the front from the road because it was too high up and hiden by trees.

Slideshow of more pictures!

Parker jamming at the wedding

2008-09-10T21:07:00.012-05:00

Parker had a fun time running across the dance floor and "dancing" to the band esp. with his friend Clark. The band had a fun time with them as mus=ch as we enjoyed watching them.

The Newest Discovery!!!

2008-09-10T21:07:00.005-05:00

Well it was only a matter of time before Parker discovered yet a new thing in the house. And of course it involves the dogs again. I was washing dishes when I realized there was an odd quietness to the house. I looked over to find Parker had opened the dog food container and the eager dogs were waiting for this kid to hook them up. And yes the dogs had just eaten 5 mintues prior. It was pretty funny to watch it all unfold and of course I had to get some picks before stopping "the fun".

Hey guys, look what I found. Looks like fun to play in huh?

Oh you want a taste. Sure here I'll give you some.

Wait guys I bet this scoop that I have would be fun too. Isn't it cool how much I can get? Mom would be so proud at my scooping skills.

Hey were all brothers here why don't I give you some more. I'll just dump it out on the floor for you so you can eat as much as you want and I can still practice scooping.

What a nap!

2008-09-10T21:07:00.002-05:00

Parker woke up from his nap the other day and had been sleeping on his hand. Check out the handprint it left on his face. It took about 15 minutes to go away. It didn't bother him thank goodness. I wonder what he was dreaming about in that deep sleep.

Go Pirates!

2008-09-06T13:06:00.010-05:00

Go ECU!!! We have our second game today and this time it is at home. Not even Tropical Storm Hanna could delay this game against West Virginia. Well Daddy has gone to the game with friends and Parker and I will be watching it on TV and cheering them on. GO PIRATES!!!

Look how big I've gotten since last football season (and yes it is a different size shirt :) )

Beach, beach, we love the beach!

2008-09-06T13:06:00.006-05:00

Over labor day we took Parker for another trip to the beach. We have had a lot of fun this summer there and hope the weather stays warm a little while longer so we can pack in a few more trips. He loves all aspects from the water to the sand (thank goodness!) It was gorgeous this weekend and there were quite a few little water pools that Parker loved getting into. He hadn't seen that before.

Parker and one of the water pools. Very fun to splash in and climb in and out of.

Checking out some shells for the bucket. We like to put them in a pail of water so they splash.

Had to get one of these. We never seem to get many mommy shots. Maybe because we are always behind the camera.

Jumping waves with daddy

Parker thought having the waves roll past him while daddy helped him booty surf was pretty fun.

Parker loved the view from up top on the way back to the car.

New discoveries

2008-09-06T13:06:00.002-05:00

I have to say I got quite a laugh out of this one. Parker and I were having fun playing when he decided to get off his slide and head up on the deck. We don't usually leave the doggie door open when we are home because it lets warm air in but I had it open that morning when we left and just decided to leave it open still. Well wouldn't you know Parker quickly discovered it. I ended up closing it but not before I snapped some pics.

Hey what's this thing?
It's alot cooler in here. I'm gonna check it out.

Wait, no I think I would rather be outside.