A spin on his new ride

Phillip took Parker and Tulip down to the creek to throw rocks. We convinced him it was better to take his new bike rather than taking his tricycle.

Four Years Old!!!

Instead of having a big party this year, we decided to celebrate Parker's birthday with a family party followed by a weekend trip to Legoland.
We started out Thursday night with a party with all his cousins (minus Caroline) and his grandparents.

 He got the Lego train he's been coveting for months.

 And he got his first bike!

 

 This is before he got to drive the Lego police cars. You have to be 4 to ride, and the guy asked him how old he was. Parker said, "I'm three, but I'm about to turn 4." He told them to give him a thumbs up if they understood....well....in this picture, Parker is practicing his thumbs up.

 We watched a 4-d Lego movie. Hilarious....he was reaching out to try to grab the things on the screen. At one point, the characters walked past, and he turned to see where they had gone.

 Watching him drive these cars was probably one of the funniest things I've watched him do. He would drive for a second, stop, look behind him, and then cause a traffic jam. The other kids kept bumping into him.

We had so much fun! We celebrated last night at Chick-Fil-A with Aunt Mere.

Just some pictures...

A glimpse into our life

Tulip has been sleeping in Parker's room for quite a while. However, now she's moved into his bed. He's on the right...

 We've been spending a lot of time in Texarkana with our family. Will prefers Phillip over me any day.

My sweet boy

Lately....

We met Gigi, Granddad, and Abby in Arkadoo for supper....

 Phillip buzzed his head like Courtney's!

 We went to spend time with Courtney and the rest of the family after chemo treatment #2.

Parker went to the Mother/Son dance with me at school! 

 I went in to wake him one morning, and he said, "Don't talk so loud!"

 We celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary!

 Truett came to play!

 And Tulip is still lazy...

Valentines Day and Go Ravens!

I know it's a little late, but I wanted to post this cute picture of Parker and Phillip before church on Superbowl Sunday. They wore black sweaters with purple Polo horses. Obviously, they were cheering on the Ravens. I think Aunt Anna and Uncle Brenden would disown us if we didn't support them!

 And here is the infamous Lego Valentine's box. When I found out Parker needed one for school, I assigned the task to Phillip. I'd had a busy few weeks at work and quite honestly I didn't have time to make one. I knew if I gave this assignment to Phillip, he'd overdo it. That's really one of the reasons I love this man. He found the picture online, drew plans for it (yes, he really did), bought all the supplies, created it, and sprayed it with primer before he even spray painted it (so the shoebox wouldn't show through). And I'm just gonna be real honest, there was definitely a ruler involved...and a hot glue gun. Yes, he is the best. And no I'm not giving him up. The best part is when he walked in with Parker's name typed out. The conversation went something like this:
Me: "Who gave you this paper with his name on it?"
Phillip: "I found Lego font! I downloaded it and typed his name for his box! Isn't that great?!"

Did I mention I love this man?