Parker Goes to the Farm

We all loaded up yesterday and headed to the farm to spend the day with Nana and Pops. Parker loves going to the farm to see all the trees and ride in the golf cart.


Pops and Nana bought Parker a tire horse. He is still a bit small to ride it, but he did get to try it out for the first time.Not that we want him to grow up too fast, but we all are excited for the day Parker can go fishing with the boys...
On another note, Parker ate his first yogurt bites just the other day. Solid food, here we come. He is sleeping through the night and is discovering his voice.

Jan Update

Parker is getting bigger by the day. He is sitting up well and loves to play with anything that spins. Parker is very passionate and it is a blast to watch him play. He gets so excited and into what he is doing. The kid has drive and determination...no doubt.

For the first time, we took him walking in the Jeep stroller without his car seat. He did really well and I think he likes the view better. Watching what is going on in front of you sure beats looking at the sky.

I ran the Houston Marathon this past weekend and it made it special that Parker was there to root me on, along side Lindi, for the first time. I'd have to say that of the 26.2 miles, he was the best looking kid I saw. The A&M beanie didn't hurt his cause either.

6 months old, 17 pounds and 2 bottom teeth

Parker turned 6 months on Christmas Day. Amazing how time flies and how much he has grown. His personality is really coming to life now and he has already figured out how the fake cry will get mom's attention.

His first tooth came in a week or so prior to Christmas and the second one followed shortly after. His latest craze is to scratch everything from pillow cases to your face as his explores the different textures.

He fits perfectly in 6 month clothes, his hair (light brown) is beginning to come in a bit faster now and his eyes are hazel-ish blue. At his 6 month appointment, he weighed in at 17 pounds and was over 26 inches. All measurements had him at the 50th percentile.

Christmas was a lot of fun this year, but I won't spoil the fun. We'll post more on Christmas and pictures of the big day soon.

Picture Time

We took Parker to get his pictures taken for Christmas and to also get some family pictures done. They turned out really good and he loves to smile. I haven't come up with much to say yet, but wanted to share the shots.

It's Snowing!

Friday was a really exciting day. It snowed in Houston for the second year in a row now and how fitting for Parker's first year. Lindi had knee surgery in the morning(everything went really well!) so we got to play around in the snow some in the afternoon.


Here is a picture of us leaving HEB...the snow was really coming down.





This was the morning after:



We also went to Hudson's birthday party on Saturday...he is 3 years old. Parker and Chase got some time to hang out.

Naughty or Nice? Parker meets Santa

On a recent trip to show Parker one of Daddy's favorite stores, Bass Pro Shops, Parker was able to meet and take his first pictures with Santa. Lindi took Parker to Santa while Dad manned the camera. Once in Santa's hands, you could tell Parker was trying to figure out where he was and what he was doing. The blank stare lasted about 10 seconds before he erupted in tears. It was just long enough for Dad to take a few shots and Santa's little Helper got her shot.

He's growing up fast. Today he is 5 months old. Hard to believe.

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!!!!!!

We had our first family outing to the zoo on the 23rd. It was a beautiful day on Friday plus it was Ryan's b-day so we went to celebrate. Although Parker didn't know what was going on he loved being outdoors. I love this picture because it looks like Parker is really interested in the animal behind the glass. He was very well behaved and only cried once when we were looking at the elephants. I guess he thought they were big and scary, or maybe mommy just made him mad!







Our neighborhood also recently had a fall festival. Typically Ryan and I never participate in the neighborhood events, but now that we have Parker we thought we should make an appearance. They had the cutest little pumpkin patch where we could take Parker's picture. It was tough since he can't quite sit up on his own so we had to be really quick because he would only hold the pose for a few seconds before he would fall over. We were trying to wedge him between pumpkins, but it didn't always work. He is such a wiggle worm!!