Crazy boys

Yesterday the boys created something in the playroom that included a slide, an inflatable cube and my newborn posing bean bag. They loved it and had a great time...until they started fighting and then Parker had a fit.

Speaking of Parker..he has decided that he doesn't like to nap anymore. The days are extra long (and loud) for this mama. Last night, he was running on the driveway (Josh JUST said, park, don't run on the driveway, run in the grass) when he fell. He busted his lip and hit his nose. He's tough though. After some ice, something to drink and tylenol, he was all better. I was still shaking. My poor little guy.

Mine

I love torturing my boys trying to get photos of them. Actually, they wind up torturing me! We headed out to a local park the other day so I could try for 2 year photos of Parker. I didn't get much of him but I got lots of Conner. He's starting to ham it up a little bit and I love it!

I honestly think that my kids are beyond cute.

Rock City

As I mentioned, we have been super busy this summer. We have had many adventures, lots of Josh's family members have come into town and it's been a lot of fun. We headed up to TN to go see Rock City/Lookout Mountain and to visit Ruby Falls. The kids LOVED Rock City but by the time we got to Ruby Falls, they were a tired mess. It was lots of walking and lots of fun.

Parker is 2.

I have no idea how 2 years have flown by like they have but alas, Parker is 2. He had a wonderful birthday party! My in-laws were gracious enough to let us use their home, well pool. the kids had fun, food was yummy and guests were special.

To my sweet little Parker:
You are precious...in every sense of the word. You are sweet and caring. You share so nicely. You make me laugh and fill my heart with pride. You are such a smart little boy and learn things quickly. You LOVE your brother and soccer balls, which you call soccer monsters. You hate to wear clothes. You love your 'draw somepins' (crayons), and morning chocolate milk (cha cha mok), you do not like when something gets taken away from you or when you are naughty and get in time out. You wear a 2t in clothes...much bigger than when Conner was 2. You LOVE shoes and wear them all the time. You love to wear any shoes you can find. You are a sweet little love and I'm so happy you are mine. I can't wait to watch you grow and change.

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The Fair *warning, pic heavy*

We have been doing what we can to keep busy this summer. We took the kids to the fair and to say they LOVED it would be a huge understatement. They loved the rides, the food, the little creek...all of it. It was HOT but oh so worth it. Conner is already asking to go to another one; good thing Fall is right around the corner and it will be fair season!

They have their tickets...




Fun on the rides...










Conner played in the creek while Parker took a nap


They both loved this cow.

Summertime!

We have had a SUPER busy summer. It started with out beach trip in May. In June, we had tons of people come into town, some of which we haven't seen since Josh and I got married! Everyone left about 2 weeks ago and last weekend, we celebrated Parker's birthday! How in the world is he 2?! That really went quickly. The kids have had a wonderful time thus far.

Some silly things they are doing...
*Parker LOVES soccer balls. He calls himself a soccer monster and kicks and plays. LOVE.
*Parker calls all crayons, markers, pens...draw somepins. he loves to draw.
*Conner...he loves everything. literally. I think his favorite thing right now is to do puzzles. We have a few and he adores them. He's graduated from the wooden ones to the floor ones.
*Conner knows how to swim and he LOVES it. We put up a 3ft pool in the backyard. he can reach the bottom and he would swim all day long.
*They both act like they are going to Disneyland when I tell them it's bath time.
*Parker has decided he doesn't like to sleep anymore. He's cutting out his nap and not going to bed until late.
*Parker says chocolate milk and it sounds like chacha mok. so cute.
*Conner uses the word, "actually" in context and to correct me often.


I need to start taking videos of them. They are too cute and are sooo silly...especially parker.

Beach Bums

We took off on a much needed family vacation last week. Our destination...Destin, FL. It was awesome. The weather was great, the kids LOVED the beach and the pool and we all got to spend some MUCH needed quality time together. The kids enjoyed hanging out and playing with their Daddy and they were worn out by the end of the day so Josh and I actually got to spend time with one another with no kids asking for this and that. We spent most of our time on the beach or at the pool. The kids loved digging holes and finding sand crabs. Conner wanted to catch and keep every sea critter he could find.

One afternoon, we went down to the harbor. Josh wanted more information on deep sea fishing. The kids got icees and helped a little girl feed some fish. She was sweet enough to share her bread. Another day we headed to the outdoor mall to play at the sprayground and playground. The last day (well, the day we checked out) we headed to PC to visit Gulf World. Conner was all pumped up. He could not wait to see alligators, snakes, sting rays and dolphins. It was super fun!

I want to get this posted so I'm going to do different posts for each place. I have lots of pictures to go through and this has been sitting as a draft for 2 days...
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Summer is here!!

My kids are both such little water babies. They LOVE it. We are very blessed to have family members that own pools that we can use when ever we want. I LOVE the puddle jumpers b/c Conner can be more independent and I don't have to hold Parker as much. Win, win for everyone. They really love when their daddy is home and can play with them![gallery]

Outside, outside, outside, everybody outside...

ok, what's that song from?

The favorite at our house is to be outside. They love it and so do I. Some days it's the only way I get a minute of peace! These 2 LOVE each other but fight like crazy! They fight over everything...if Parker could steal Conner's shadow (and visa versa), he would!

The power wheels are still a huge hit around here...great investment, if you ask me.

We also got a new pet...check it out.

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Shameful

I'm ashamed that this tiny blog (for me) has been dumped all over and forgotten about. well, I haven't really forgotten about it but everytime I sit down to type something up, one kid is naughty (C is in the friggin dog food now, really, he's THREE and knows better).

Since Feb...hmmmm....we've been busy. Conner had school twice a week, I started working out w/a trainer and have lost about 13 pounds. we play outside a lot. They both love to be outside. Josh has been working a LOT. Seriously, in the last 8 weeks, he has been home ONE saturday. It's a lot on me and by the time the boys to go bed at night, I want to fall over but I have work to do. Speaking of work, my business has boomed this year (thank you Jesus)! I'm so, so thankful and am loving every minute of it.

We had a great Easter! The kids loved the egg hunt and dying the eggs. There were about 50 people at my MIL's house. [gallery]

Other than the kids keeping me busy, we're just busy. Parker is talking a LOT. His vocabulary is very large and Conner is growing up soo quickly. They are getting way too big way too fast. Conner needs 4t shirts (that's HUGE!) and Park is already in 2t. It definitely makes this mama sad.

I'm going to try to be better about blogging again (I've said that before). it's really the only way I've documented what they have been doing and I need to get better at it again for ME. I know there are zero readers left and that's ok. :)