Lately

Parker spent the weekend with the grandparents. While he was at my parent's, he found a pair of pink rain boots that belong to my niece Abby. He loved wearing them around the house, so when we got home, I dug out this pair. They're a little big for him, but he insisted on wearing them anyway!

Here he's running to greet Phillip. He heard the garage door open, and he jumped up to go see his daddy. However, one of his boots came off, so he had to pause, grab it, and try to get it back on.

He's getting really good at eating with a spoon..can't you tell? He hardly makes any mess at all! :)

Here he gave up the spoon and figured this was just easier....

I went to Dallas for my pledge sister's wedding. It was so good to see my college crew! It's hard to believe we've been friends for over 10 years now!

Such a big boy eating in the chair!

Just so I can remember: In addition to the words he says already, he can also say sissy (for Tulip), belly button (when you ask where it is, he says it and points), all the cousin's names, grandparent's names, friends at Vickie's, baby (glowworm), night-night. He'll pretty much repeat what we say. And...he can put his puzzle pieces in correctly!!!! So, so exciting! He's also loving reading more than ever. Now we have to read the same books over and over. Usually it's Llama, Llama Red Pajama. Tonight we read it 3 times and we read Goodnight Moon twice.

15 months of fun!

Parker is soooo much fun these days! We're amazed all the time at how smart he is. Some things he likes to do:

1. He likes to look at the pictures on the fridge. We have pictures of friends and family. If you ask him where certain people are, he'll point to them. He can point to Ana Bella, Shelby, Lily, Abby, and Brock. We're still working on Pratt. Don't worry, Pratt. We'll have it down by your birthday party.

2. He loves to take a shower. Tonight, I said, "Parker, it's time to get out," and he looked up at the water and said, "Bye." I am realizing that his receptive language skills are amazing!

3. He is adjusting to his new babysitter really well. He can say her name and her dog's name. This morning I said, "Parker, are we going to Vickie's today?" and he said, "Bubba." Bubba is her dog.

4. He loves to read any of the Llama Llama books. He calls them his "mama" books. He points to them specifically...points and says "mama".

5. He will "sing" to any toy that makes music....and he likes to dance.

6. He will pretty much give love to whatever/whoever you tell him to. Tulip was the recipient last night. The more attention he gets because of it, the longer it will go on.

7. This weekend he was at his Marmee's and he walked up to her and said, "shoowee". She said, "Do you have a shoowee diaper?" Sure enough, he did. Are we ready to potty train? :)

8. He likes to sweep. He gets his broom and dustpan and says "shwee".

9. He loves to play tug-of-war with his sister. We were reading tonight, and Tulip wanted to play, so she brought the toy and laid it in his lap. The game was on!

Yes, you see it correctly. He had it in his mouth. I know, it's disgusting, but it pretty much sums up our life.

I had to put this one because it actually shows how blue his eyes are.

His new favorite hiding place is under daddy's sink.

He's rockin' out in some Converse.