One year

One year ago today, God gave us Parker. He sure knows what we need. The past year has been amazing and challenging. It's been a time of happiness and adjustments. Parker has blessed our family and brought indescribable joy into our home. Happy Birthday to my Parkerooni. love isn't a strong enough word...

Gone Fishin'

For whatever reason, Conner has been very interested in fishing. He even told Josh that he needed to take him to the store and buy a little tiny fishing pole for Conner. After about 2 weeks of listening to him talk about going fishing, we headed to Target to get a kid's pole. He picked out a BARBIE one b/c it's pink but we talked up race cars and he finally decided he wanted the Cars one; Phew!! Off we went to the lake in my ILs neighborhood. Parker came too but I had to either hold him or let him play in the rocks. He really wanted to be on the dock w/Daddy and Conner but it just isn't safe.

They got worms for the hooks



They stood there and fished for a while.







Then...they caught one!



He was so proud and excited and CUTE. First fish ever.



They fished some more; I think we were there for about an hour.









Parker just either stayed in my arms or sat in the rocks. He wanted to run but Parker and water are a scary combination. He is NOT afraid at all.

Lessons

Conner has been taking swimming lessons for a few weeks. He loves it and Mrs. Sandy does a great, great job with him. The best part is that it's free; all we have to do is drive to Aunt Kathy's house.

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Swimming, Motorcycles and Fun

We have been going to our Aunt's house for swimming lessons and some family fun. The other day, we headed up to the lake for some swimming and fun. While we were there, Conner found a tiny (vroom vroom) motorcycle. Yes, it was a real one. I told him that he had to talk to Daddy about the vroom vroom. Of course, Josh let him get on it and "ride". He pushed Conner around on it. He loved it! The kids swam with Josh and I took pictures.

 

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So Big...

I taught Parker how to do "so big" just so I could get a picture. It worked. I say, "how big is Parker"and he does this..

 



 

Cute, huh?!

 

Happy Saturday! I hope everyone has a great weekend!

All About Me.

I am part of the Ross Family Adventure so I thought an update would be good.

 

Here's what's going on...

1. I fell getting off of the boat onto the dock and bruised my muscle. It looks awesome. My thigh is yellow, purple and gross. fun times.

2. Because of the above, I can not run. Today is the first day (day 3) that I can walk with little discomfort. Keep in mind that I DO have a half marathon Oct 2. I will run it.

3. I am going off of my meds.  Yes, I am burying this in the middle. It's time. I'm ready.

4. I have been busy with my photography business but only have ONE session this month. Instead of welcoming the break, I am freaking out.

5. I signed up Conner for pre-school. I am very excited about it. SIX hours a week with just Parker. We're totally going to do a mommy and me class. He deserves just mommy time.

6. Parker is almost one and I'm ignoring that fact. He's SO not a baby but...I'm really sad over how fast his first year went and how I feel like I missed so much. Part of me blames my PPD.

 

That is all...for now. Conner is demanding to sit in my lap.

Cupcakes

Last week, the kids were actually playing and not hollering at one another so I was sitting down (gasp) for a minute. Anyway, after a few minutes, I decided that they were way too quiet. I got up and went to check on them (they were in the kitchen). Here's what I found.[gallery link="file" columns="1" orderby="title"]

Easter

I'm way behind but whatever. I'm playing catch up here. Like it is every year, Easter was at my MIL's house. The boys got their baskets here and then Parker napped and we headed over there. It's fun; they do an egg hunt and even hide money. The kids had a great time. I made cupcake pops, which were sooo good!

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So What Wednesday

Fall down, I'm blogging 2 days in a row!



Here's what I'm saying so what to today

So what if I put Parker back into his infant car seat yesterday. He won't sleep in the convertible one and little dude likes to sleep in the car.

So what if I'm so proud of Conner being potty trained that I'm a little snotty about it. I never thought he'd do it before he was 3 but he did.

So what..I'm devastated that Parker is almost one.

So what...I haven't even started planning P's birthday. I need to but...

So what...it's been so hot that unless we are playing with water, the kids don't go outside.

Parker is climbing on me whining, that's all for this week.

Cruise Part II

I know it's been a while since I blogged and I appreciate the emails, texts and fb messages wondering where I've been and what we've been up to.

Anyway, let's get back to the cruise. The first day, we were just at sea and it was super turbulent. I don't do well with motion like that and there were several times when I thought I was going to throw up. Both kids really enjoyed being outside all day and it was not hot at all on the boat. They loved having pizza and grilled cheese when ever they wanted it. Being on the boat wasn't all that wonderful b/c you're just in the same place. Our first stop was in Progresso, Mexico. When we got off at the port, they had a little shopping plaza set up with a bar but we weren't interested in that...yet. We wanted to go see the ruins and it was amazing! We took a guided tour of the ruins and it was so neat to hear all about the history of the Mayans and Spaniards. The tour ended at this really cool natural lake that was used for farming and water. Of course, we let the kids play and the water was certainly welcomed after the heat. My ILs took the kids back to the boat and Josh and I stopped at the bar and had a few drinks, laughed at the old ladies dancing to "back that ass up" and just enjoyed one anothers company. Then, we were out to sea again, but only for the night. The next morning, we arrived in gorgeous Cozumel (our next all inclusive spot, according to the hubby). We had reservations at an all inclusive resort for the day. To say it was wonderful is an understatement. Josh, my BIL, his GF and I went snorkeling. We hung out on the beach and the kids swam in the pool and  played in the sand. The water was stunning! We all hated to see that day come to an end. Day 4...Thursday. My birthday! Josh was super sweet and got me a facial and massage. It was awesome to have a little time alone and being pampered made it that much better. We just lounged around the pool and let the kids play.

The food in the dining room at dinner time was awesome every night. Our servers, Victor and Evan, were amazing and super nice. The staff on the ship was superb and the service just as wonderful. If you asked for it, it appeared! The room was cleaned THREE times every day and towel animals were left at night with some chocolate (this was Conner's favorite thing).

 

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