Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Merry Christmas!

What a great Christmas!! It started on Sunday night with a visit from Maddie and Auntie. They brought over dinner and some great presents!
Christmas Eve we went to my Aunt Harriet and Uncle David's house. They have a beautifully decorated living room that was just right for some nice Christmas photos.
When we got home, Parker sprinkled his reindeer food on the front lawn and left the cookies for Santa by the fireplace. The next morning, there was a note from Santa, but no cookies left!

Christmas Day was busy! Grammy, Grampy, Uncle Adam and Auntie Stefanie came over early and made us breakfast - we're so spoiled! Then we opened gifts. Parker was so cute. The first thing he asked when he woke up was if Santa was here! Precious. There was lots of good stuff!
I especially love the pirate outfit from Auntie Stefanie and Uncle Adam!

Sophie is just like me and likes to try on her new digs immediately!
Parker and Sophie got portable dvd players from Grammy and Grampy! I swore I'd never use one in the car, but they are great! The kids loved it!
After gifts with the fam, we headed to the fire station. Unfortunately, Todd had to work today, but we had a great lunch with the crew! Later, Mem and Pep came over (PICTURES TO POSTED LATER!)

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Caught in the Act and Creativity

The other day, Parker and Maddie were in the mudroom - not making any noise. When they are quiet, I get suspicious...and here's what I found.
How precious!

Parker has had these block for a long time (thanks to UA and AS!) and has always built towers with them. But, the other day, he saw this picture on the side -
And without looking, he built his own! I thought he did a pretty good job!

Thursday, December 20, 2007

What a Flirt!

The video is kind of dark, but here's Sophie doing "flirt face"!

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Big Boy Bed!!!!

Parker woke up at 3:30 this morning, calling for us. Todd went in to see what the problem was and found Parker curled up with his pillow and blanket, under his crib! When Todd asked Parker why he was under his crib, Parker replied that he was cold. We had Parker sleeping on his mattress, on the floor, to practice for a big boy bed. The mattress was against an exterior wall. Apparently, it was too cold against that wall! Todd and I decided that maybe it was time to convert his crib in to a big boy bed! Parker was so excited! Hopefully we'll have no issues with falling out! We'll just make sure we tuck his blankets in so tight he can't get out in the morning - like Maddie's first night in her big girl bed!
I hate hearing my voice!

He's so proud of being a big boy! If only we could keep him a little boy! =(

Saturday, December 8, 2007

Christmas Tree

We decorated our tree this afternoon.

Sophie and Daddy watched from the couch.

Then, Sophie got in on the action too!


I love how Parker hung the ornaments - all clumped together!

Bathrobe

This picture speaks for itself!

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Elves...

Ok, so I copied Jess...so what! Except...who is the random chick in mine??

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1185078761

Monday, December 3, 2007

All about "Sadie"

Parker was all about the precious moments doll, "Sadie" again tonight. Here he is, captured by my cell phone, giving her a ride on the fire truck. Later, he was cuddling with her - I'll post those pictures later...

SNOW DAY!

Today was our first school snow day! Yippie! It was a nice, relaxing, play in the snow day! Todd was psyched because he got to play with his new toy (yes, another new toy - but who I am to comment, I DID just buy another new coat - but it's a gorgeous coat! hehe).

Parker was psyched to go out and play! You can see him here, watching Todd, just waiting for him to be finished and take him outside!

Sophie wanted to know what the big deal was!

Shortly after the previous picture, Parker had had enough waiting, and decided to get himself ready to go! He really did get his snowsuit on all by himself too!
Finally, he got to go out!

I'm not sure who had more fun tho - here is Todd, about 15 minutes AFTER Parker came in, putting the finishing touches on their snow fort/dog house! I thought they did a pretty good job! FUN!

Parker and Soso doing the Charleston!


and Jon

Mackenzie joins the fun in the pool.

And Jon...well, he's having the most fun!!

but, WAIT, is that REALLY Parker getting wet?? Will he ACTUALLY go in the pool??

He's getting wetter and wetter!

Here's Brittany swimming!

He DID IT! Parker had SO much fun in the pool - thanks Grammy! Every time Todd tried to get him out Parker said no! He went right in in his clothes and regular diaper! Wait until you see the next picture! YEAH PARKER!

Swimmie (sp?) diapers are a must!

Anthony LaPlante is a real party animal!

I love that Grammy and Sophie are making the same face!

I was very happy that Gabe and Kate made it over! They are having a SUPER good time!

What a precious picture of Sophie and her Auntie!

Brittany and Parker - he loves her!

Mackenzie was trying to get Parker's attention!

Little Jon is trying very hard to teach Sophie how to "high five". She almost got it!

Mackenzie and Sophie - buds! Sophie got very excited every time Mackenzie came by!

Parker was trying to feed Mackenzie all day - BJ got a good picture of Parker "red handed!" I think he's actually trying to steal hers here!



Mackenzie wants that pacifier. Pay attention Sophie!

UM? need I say more?

Parker got new leggos from Mem. He was tired after a long day of partying so he sat here and played for quite a while before bedtime!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAMMY! 7/06/07

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAMMY! 7/06/07
Parker and Grammy were hiding behind the still unemptied boxes, then popped up and sang "Happy Birthday to You!".

Grampy Bill and Grammy Jane joined the fun!

Grampy Bill and Grammy Jane joined the fun!
Sophie wanted to sing to Grammy too, but this is all she managed!

Harley

Harley
Parker modeled his Harley jacket for everyone. He then ran around the house pretending to be driving a Harley. He made everyone follow him at some point. Here's Grampy Billy being a good sport!

Brendan Visits

Brendan Visits
Brendan stopped by today and helped Parker decorate the driveway for Grammy's birthday!

Parker is sharing his chalk with Drunkle B, how sweet!

I'm sure Grammy will LOVE the drawing of the jeep!

We had a busy day!

We had a busy day!
THE TARRS ARE IN THE HOUSE!!

The kids had a great time despite the rain! Here David is giving Parker a picture he colored for him! How Sweet!

Sarah poses with Sophie! Sarah is a great babysitter! She got Parker to eat much more of his PB&J than I ever can! I told her she should come over every day at lunch!

Is Thomas sleeping? or playing dead? Whatever he's doing, Maddie and Parker are quite entertained!

I think they are up to no good!

Is that Teresa with a coffee?? couldn't be! YA RIGHT! We love our coffee don't we! I can't be too sure what David is doing, but I'm guessing he's singing the "Monkeys"!

There's Nicole tucked away in the background with her foot up - poor thing!

Sophie can do tricks too!

Sophie can do tricks too!
Gee...I wonder where she gets it?? Yes Nicole, her eyes are squinty too...haha!
PARKER AND SOPHIE ENJOY LUNCH TOGETHER!

7/5/07

7/5/07
Parker had his own lunch but insisted on eating my noodles...love the slurping!

Now, he's shoveling it in!

Sohpie is finally eating "real" food. She loves bananas and peaches! I know she looks a little stunned in this picture, but she really does like it! She tried to feed her self, but, as you can see in the next picture, she didn't have much luck!

Um, it's upside down!

Um, it's upside down!

Haha, I'm so funny!

Haha, I'm so funny!

How precious!

How precious!
Sohpie was refusing to finish the peaches until Parker came along. He was so cute feeding her and she polished off the jar for him!

She's even eating from an empty spoon!

Lunch on the Front Porch

Lunch on the Front Porch
Parker and Maddie enjoying peanut butter and jelly on the new front porch! Doesn't Maddie look thrilled?!?!

Shifty eyed

Shifty eyed
I think this picture of Parker is too funny! It shows his suspicious side!

We Love Grammy!

We Love Grammy!
What could be better than piling on top of grammy?

Sophie

Sophie
This is a picture of Sophie on the fourth of July! You can't really see the precious dress with the stars on the front but check out those eyes! And those big rosey cheeks! She's wearing her hair in a ponytail for the first time too!

Cowboy Parker

Cowboy Parker
Here is Parker on the Fourth too. He loves Grampy's "Cowboy Hat"! Wish I was doing something a bit more exciting in the background!

Cuddling!

Cuddling!
If Parker wakes up kinda cranky (yes, it does happen!) Sophie can cheer him up without a problem! But he still needs his belly!?! She gets so excited to lay with him, too!They LOVE to cuddle together - it's really very sweet!

More cuddling - in the condo in the lovely basement that Grampy finished! We do miss that playroom but not the couch - sorry Grammy!

Sophie and Mommy

Sophie and Mommy
Alright, so I took this picture myself!

Bob the Builder

Bob the Builder
This is a picture of some of the decorations from Parker's 2nd birthday!

YUMMY

YUMMY
Maddie and Parker enjoying some birthday cake! Notice Maddie is wearing a sweater - it wasn't a very warm April day!

Waiting for the train

Waiting for the train
Nicole and I surprised the kids with tickets to the Laurie Berkner Band. At this point, watching for the train, they had no idea where we were going. This was our present to Parker for his birthday! He enjoyed the first few songs of the concert, but wanted to get right back on the train! He had so much fun staring out the window! His eyes went kind of crazy trying to watch the trees go by - it was really funny!

Laurie Berkner

Laurie Berkner
Here's a picture on the train, minutes before Parker realized he could get up and walk around! Oh boy!

Do you think Parker will be swimming before the end of the summer?