Yeee Haaaww!!

Aunt Keirstin bought Parker an "early" birthday present this week and I just had to share...

Isn't this the cutest thing you have ever seen??!!!

Parker is all decked out and ready for the Rodeo in January!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Parker meets Santa!!

We have a customer at the bank who is the Downtown Fort Worth Santa. He agreed to come to the bank for our kids to sit on Santa's lap! He was so good with the kids!! Parker LOVED Santa, but Callan and Ethan were scared of him. I am sure next year will be a different story for Mr. P. Here we are with all of our kids!

Ethan (22 months) & Estrella, Me & Parker (6 months), Callan (18 months) & Robyn, Nate (5 months) & Chase, Molly & Holden (11 days old) Molly's new grandson.

GiGi and her Master P!

I love my Mommy!

Santa & his cute little elf (Thanks Beverly for the cute outfit!)

Parker wanting Santa's Hat!

"Hi Mom, I like Santa's beard!" Yes his beard is real and Parker kept wanting to pull on it! ;)

Relaxing weekend...

This past weekend we were supposed to go to my in-laws lake house for an after Thanksgiving get together. Well Matt needed to finish a project he was working on so we decided to stay home at the last minute. Sometimes those weekends end up being the best when you don't have any plans!! We did a little shopping for our upcoming ski trip, watched movies and just played at the house. Parker and I loved just being lazy!

I love Mom & Dad's bed!

My little Rascal!

Rolling over with help getting in position! ;)

Parker and his buddy Rolo! Rolo goes everywhere Parker does...it's too cute!

Parker's 1st Thanksgiving!!

Parker had his 1st Thanksgiving this year! We went to Nana's to have Thanksgiving lunch/dinner and watch the Cowboys game! We stayed all day this year instead of splitting time between my family and Matt's family. Since we are going away for Christmas skiing with the Ferrell's we decided to have Thanksgiving with my family all day. It was very relaxing and fun! As always the food was excellent!!

Parker and Gramps watching football!

Parker and his Daddy

Parker and Mommy

Me and my Mom

Parker and his Auntie Sharon (Parker was eating his sweet potatoes).

Overall we had a great holiday...now the countdown is on until Christmas!!

6 Months Old!!!

It seemed like yesterday I was checking into the hospital to have my little man...now he is 6 months old!! He has truly been the best thing that has ever happened to me and Matt. He just lights up our life everyday with that smile of his. We thank God everyday for the precious gift he has given us. I know for sure we are truly blessed because he is such a good baby. He rarely cries, just fusses every now and then, sleeps very well and is a good eater! I have a feeling when we have our next child it won't be this easy!!

He is now eating squash, carrots, zucchini, sweet potatoes, pears, applesauce and bananas. I am proud to say I have been able to make all of his baby food so far. It is so easy with a Cuisinart! Every Sunday I load up the freezer with new food for the week. If any of you are interested in doing this I have a great book to recommend to help get you started.

Monday was Parker's 6 month check-up. He weighs 18.11 and is 27 1/2 inches long. For both height and weight he is in the 75Th percentile. The doctor said he was doing great. The one thing he definitely needs work on is his tummy time. He hates it so much it is hard to make him do it! So this week he will be on his tummy a lot more to try and get him to rollover. My Mom said he rolled over twice for her but I am not counting it because I didn't see it!! ;)

The past 6 months have been so much fun and I know the next 6 months will be even better. It seems like each day he is doing something new. Enjoy the monthly "chair" photos from his 6 month birthday!

Just to see how much he has grown and changed...

Christmas Spirit!

This past Saturday Parker and I spent the day at my Mom's helping her put up the Christmas tree and decorations. This year's Christmas will be a little different for us because we are going to Colorado Christmas morning to go skiing with the Ferrell's. I decided since we will be gone I didn't want to go all out with decorations in our house and then have to come home and pack it all up. So to help us get in the Christmas spirit we helped GiGi! ;) It was a fun day...we organized her decorations, put the tree up and listened to Christmas music while we worked. Parker was so good too. He just played in his jumper while we worked and took 2 long naps. When he woke up I wanted to show him the tree and lights...he loved it! Here are a few pictures from our fun
day at GiGi's!

Parker all wrapped up in the garland! He just wanted to eat it!

Ho! Ho! Ho! My little Santa!

I love my Mommy

Wow look what I can get into Mom! ;)

All Dressed Up!

Matt and I got to go on a "fancy" date Saturday night. We went to the Margarita Charity Ball at the Fort Worth Convention center with some friends from work. I got to get my hair done, a pedicure, put a fancy dress on and go on a date with my hubby! Before the ball we went to a seafood restaurant called Eddie V's...it was yummy!! Here we are all dressed up!

Parker stayed with his GiGi for the night so that Mom and Dad could go out and have some fun! He did so good...slept the longest he has ever slept in one night...12 hours!! He always has fun at his GiGi's house. ;) He says "Bye Mom and Dad"!

Mary, Robyn and Me at the Ball

Robyn and Micah

Denise and Me taking a self portrait!

My Hot date!

Denise, Me and Robyn at Eddie V's

I want to be a big boy!

And here is P man in action!

I love my feet!

Happy Halloween!

Every Halloween we go over to The Ferrell's to trick or treat with our nieces and nephews. We also dress up the beagles and take them with us! ;) Parker had so much fun with his cousins. Dian cooked us a delicious dinner and then we dressed up the kids and went around their neighborhood. It was a fun night!

Kenzie and Sloane as "Minnie Mouse", Parker as "Cat in the Hat", and Trevor as "Buddy the Elf"

Parker and Grandmother

I am ready to go trick or treating Mom!

Tony and Parker...I love the look Parker is giving him. "What are you doing Uncle Tony?"

Kenzie, Me, Parker and Sloane

I can't wait for next year when Parker can actually participate going up to houses to get candy!

Around the House

We haven't been doing a whole lot these past few weeks except hanging around the house. We are just enjoying our little guy! Here are a few pictures of Mr. P around the house.

Parker and Reeses

Parker still hates tummy time and Rolo was trying to help him out ;)

Hello there...see I can push up!

How he likes to fall asleep everynight! I have to go in and take the covers off after he falls asleep or he will keep putting them over his face!

Early one morning getting ready to go to Grandmother's house.

Parker is 5 months old!!

Parker is 5 months today!!! I am amazed how much time flies! I know I say that every time but it is true. Let's see...what has changed over the past month...a lot!!

Parker:

has two bottom teeth that are poking through his gums

has hair that is coming back in a very light brown

eats rice cereal and carrots at night and loves it

has discovered his feet and wants to grab them every time I change his diaper

weighs 18.11 lbs!

loves to hear himself make noise

still HATES tummy time and refuses to rollover. I think he may be one of those babies that doesn't roll over and goes straight to sitting up on his own

doesn't like to be rocked to sleep very often, he would rather lay down in his crib and rub his face with his blanket

loves to play peek a boo

goes to bed around 9 and sleeps until 7

takes about a 3 hour nap in the morning and about a 2 hour one in the afternoon

loves his bath time

He is so much fun and literally changes everyday!! Happy 5 months Parker...we can't wait to see what new things you do these next few months! We love you very much!!

(Sorry that there are very few pictures, we took these at 9:30 at night and he was ready for bed! We did manage to get a few good smiles!)

Beagles

One night Parker thought the Beagles were hilarious! We tried to capture him laughing at them as best we could. We are excited he is finally noticing them. We think once he is older they will be best buds. Please excuse my attire!! Ha!

My Little Pumpkin!

Saturday my Mom and I took Parker to the pumpkin patch at a church here in Arlington. It was really cold but he loved it!! If you notice he is not smiling in any of the pictures, he was to amused by all the kids and bright colors. I just love this time of year!!

My little pumpkin

Trying to get him to sit up was a challenge!

He kept dropping this pumpkin because it was too heavy for him...he really wanted to eat it! ;)

GiGi and Mr. P

If I had put him down he would have been at the 2!

Laughing with Mommy

I love this little guy!

Happy Fall!