Saturday, December 1, 2007

Christmas at the firehouse!

The Fire Department hosted a Christmas Party for the fire fighter families. It was really fun! They had all kinds of activities for the kids to do. Parker had so much fun! (Poor Sophie, she didn't get to come - even on her birthday! But she had some alone time with Grammy that was just as much fun, I'm sure!)

Anyway, here are some of the pictures from the party!

They had the kids write a letter to Santa. Apparently we can expect a letter in response! Cute!
Parker asked for a dump truck, fire truck, and an excavator.
It was rumored that Santa was going to make a surprise visit! Here you see Sam (left), Parker, and Carter (right) looking out the window, trying to spot him on his sleigh! Precious! They must've looked out that window for 20 minutes!
They also had cookie decorating. (Jess, it went great! I have some good ideas for your cookie decorating party!)Here are Parker's finished products. We put them in the freezer until Christmas eve!


FINALLY, Santa arrived! I was very impressed that Parker would look at him, let alone sit on his lap! He was so cute! He brought a cookie over to Santa first, then hopped up and told him that he wanted an excavator for Christmas. They even had gifts for the kids. Here's Parker and Todd opening Parker's gift and stocking! So cute!
Parker was so excited because he "GOT THE DUMP TRUCK AND FIRE TRUCK HE ASKED SANTA FOR!"

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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?