Not-so-happy Parker

Since we usually have goofy pics of Parker on the blog, thought I ought to display a few of his less desireable faces;) I wanted to show off his new pajamas, but he just wasn't feeling it. Notice how he gets increasingly more agitated with each picture until mom takes one with him and only THEN does he manage one of his trademark smiles!

Cute Randoms

One of P's favorite things lately is getting IN his toybox!

Another favorite past-time is bug hunting!

Cute red cowboy boots and t-shirt from Grandma.

Eating with a fork like a big boy (he insists on eating with utensils these days)

Watching "tb" with Bumpa and

pretending to be a baby:)

* Parker also has been telling me when he has to go poo poo lately. He yells, "Mama, poo poo!!" really loudly, and then we run to his potty chair. Today we actually made it there mid-poop so he was able to flush it down the big toilet and get his cherished truck stamp for going. What a big boy! We are so proud of him for being ahead of the game with potty training!!

He has also been going down without his binkie the last two days without even asking for it or caring. He hasn't been terribly attached and only uses it at bedtime, but I am thankful that it seems he will easily wean himself off using it.

Cute Story

I (Jess) was playing with Parker this morning. He wanted to get inside of this big basket and was saying "boot" (his boot and boat sound the same). I repeated what I thought he said/meant -"boot" and he looked and me and clearly and decisively said, "ship" . That was impressing in itself-that he used another word for what he was trying to communicate! But then he was saying water (wawa) and pointing outside the basket -basically playing make-believe and pointing to the pretend water all around his ship!!! But it gets even better. I got Nate on the phone so Parker could tell daddy about his ship and Parker started blowing pretend bubbles (swim lessons are paying off!!). He wanted to do row, row and rock, rock the boat and blow bubbles in his "ship" for a good 20 minutes. It was adorable and amazing to me how he already grasps the whole pretending and make-believe thing. I guess I wasn't expecting much beyond pretending to feed/play with dolls/babies and pretend to be a baby himself. . . . . He sure has an active imagination already!
Makes me realize how fast he is growing and developing. He is so much fun and gets more adorable as time goes by (even though we didn't think that was possible). Thank you God for the wonderful gift of Parker!!!

Long weekend

We have been having a great long weekend in Corvallis. Aunt Rachel is in town and Nate is taking Tuesday off. Parker and Betsy have been having a blast together and are interacting and enjoying each other more than ever!

I also got to see my dear friend Melissa when she came into town for her bridal shower. I am in her wedding in Chicago this summer and it was so fun to see her and enjoy a fabulous shower!

Corvallis

Fun at the fountain with Nana! Notice how he gets braver and wetter in each shot until he was nearly naked running through the fountain (and sucking/lapping up water on his tongue). He crashed hard on the way back up to Portland!

Swim Lessons

Last weekend/new bike