HAPPY BIRTHDAY PARKER

Three years ago today God blessed us with one of the greatest gifts we could have ever imagined! Parker you are the sweetest little boy I've ever met, so full of compassion, energy and just plain fun! I thank God each day he's given me with you! I can't wait to see how He uses you to touch others lives as much as you've touched ours! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET BOY!!!

9 Months

Carter is 9 months old! It brings a tear to my eye to think he'll be 1 year old in only 3 months! He is such a sweet little guy! Here are some of the things he's doing right now:

• Pulling up on things.


• Still doing his "army crawl".


• Has 8 teeth (and knows how to use them)!


• Loves to make funny noises and copy noises mommy, daddy or Parker make.


• Still enjoys most of his baby foods.


• Always has a smile for anyone who talks to him.


• Just started doing some fake crying (its pretty funny) to see if it'll get him what he wants.

We took him to the doctors for his 9 month check-up last Friday and he weighted 18lbs and was 28.5 inches long. He had to get a couple shots, have his toe pricked for an anemia test and have a vision test but he was such a trooper! He's such a good baby! God truly blessed us when He added him to our family!

Brotherly Love

Beach Trip

I know you all were probably thinking I was never going to update the blog. We've been super busy lately which included a little trip to the beach. We had a nice time! It rained for the first half of the trip but the last half was really nice! The boys really seemed to like the beach although Parker wasn't as keen on getting in the ocean this time but to his defense the water was pretty rough. I put Carter's feet in a couple of times but he didn't seem so fond of it either. Here are a few pictures of the weekend!

The boys in the condo before dinner.

Parker and Bobby working on a sandcastle.

One of the few times I was able to talk Parker into walking down to the water with me.

Tuesday's Tune

They call me...Scrunchy Face!

This is Carter's new favorite face to make!

First Week of Mommy School

Here are some of the activities and projects Parker and I did in our first week back at Mommy School! I think he likes Mommy School even better than he did last year!

First we made cloud dough. It is a little softer to mold with than regular play dough which makes it easier for preschoolers to manipulate. I would post the recipe but I got it out of the Hands on Homeschooling book and she has a copy right on all of her materials. I'm sure if you wanted to make this with your child you could google it and find a recipe fairly easily.

We also made a Cars Lapbook. I got all the printables and instructions to make this book from a blog called Tot School. Here is the link to this Lapbook! I think I had about as much fun making it as Parker did playing with it!

In our Bible Study we're discussing The Story of Creation so I thought it would be fun to do a craft that explains and shows all the things God has created. We made this creation mobile found at DLTK.