Parker is 3!

The birthday boy in his new frog goggles...

his guests, cousins and best friends (Rebekah & Hannah)...

the cake...

the meal...

the swimming...

the tired little brother and grandma...

the happy little cousin Sophia...

the skating lessons from Hannah...

the new skates that he "really wished a lot for these!!!"

the singing...

the happy little brother after his nap...

aunt Jill finishing off the cake :)!

the mess in the living room...

the party continues...

the cuddles and smiles the next morning...

and just like that, my baby is 3...

...but wasn't this just yesterday?

Lord, thank you for Parker's life and entrusting him to our care....that we would be faithful in raising him to know You....

"...that he may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent." John 17:3

rollin' rollin' rollin'

Owen is a rollin' .....

...and he is going to be 4 months old tomorrow!!!

Here are some of his 4-month milestones....

You are tipping the scales at about 17 pounds

You go to sleep about 7:30 pm and sleep until 8 am (waking up once to eat for 10 minutes)

You can roll over back to front

You have tried rice cereal once and don't really like it

You love your daddy and get really excited when you hear his voice

You are a happy boy and smile all the time

You love going on walks 

You love watching "The Office" with mommy and "Caillou" with Parker

You are discovering your hands

You will not suck on a pacifier, but are beginning to suck your fingers

You don't like to nap, but instead want to play all day

Busy living...

Long time no post. I have been so busy living I don't know where the days go. Owen has rolled over from his back 3 times now and gets sweeter by the minute. This is Owen's face most of the day.....eyes open (he doesn't nap much) and smiling...he is very quiet and peaceful and I just love him...

He thinks I am soooooooooo FUNNY! Ha!

It got warm enough to swim a couple weeks ago and every day since then Parker has had a fit about not being able to put water in his pool again.....please, Lord, warmer weather!

Parker has been really busy planting. Here is his "shop" where he parks his equipment and works with his tools. Have you ever heard of a 2 year-old being a workaholic?????

Here is Parker with his "best friend" Rebekah....seriously, I think they are twins.

Owen's nickname is bulldog because he has a bunch of extra skin that wrinkles up on the back of his head....

Parker fondly refers to him as "O-dog-bull-dog"....

Looking forward to a weekend of being home and enjoying the weather!

Shhhhhh.

In church this morning Parker says (in his not so quiet Parker voice during a prayer).....

"Mommy, look at that lady. She doesn't have a shirt on."

(In reference to the lady sitting in front of us with a strapless dress on.)

Yeah.....it was loud enough for the people behind us to hear....or at least I assume so since they were laughing...........

Needless to say, I was a little embarrassed.