This is what 10 months looks like on Coley!

Can you believe it? 10 MONTHS ALREADY! I had a little session with Cole today because well he's 10 months. The top one he just woke up from his nap...wanted to get some of him in his crib. (Can you say little Bill?) Then we went outside in the grass...straw. :) He had a blast eating the leaves as Daddy and I tried our darndest to keep them out of his reach.
Love this one as he scurries along...look at those little feet and toes.
A Coley funny for ya. The past few days when Cinders barks Cole chimes in with AH, AH AH! It's too cute. The first time he did it I was like oh it's a coincidence, then he did it again. Now he does it everytime. How niceis that that he'll mimic the dog instead of me saying "mama!" Silly boy.

A little something I made today.

I actually had time this morning to stamp...felt so good to be able to work in my new space. Nichole if your reading this I bet your pretty proud of me. :)

A litte dose of Coley for the day!

Here is our sweetest little guy today! This is how he is most of the time, all smiles and giggly. Except of course when he's tired or hungry or just wants Mama. Then he can get pretty fussy. He loves to stand up to play and has perfected his army crawl to more of a slither...he's that fast. Looks more like a snake. I did notice him up and crawling on all fours for a bit today too. Go Coleman! Let's see oh babyfood is pretty much a no go. LOVES table food. I'm really sad to say he eats more of a variety of table foods than his brother does, I think. He's also waving hi and bye. When he waves hi he also makes a haaaaa sound too. Too cute. Love those chunky legs!

Another Parker post!

Parker had his 3 year old check up at the doctor today. He weighs 28.5 pounds and is 36.5 or 36.75 inches tall...can't remember exactly. Dr. says he looks great. Poor P did have to get his 1st Hepatitis A shot today. Poor thing didn't like it at all and I don't blame him took 3 of us to hold him still. And get this he was freaking out more over the bandaid they usually put on it. He does NOT like bandaids at all. I think that was because he got his flu shot last fall and they put one on his leg and he remembers that. I told the nurse that beforehand and she said it was just weird that she couldn't put one on after she gave the shot. For being such a brave boy we went for donuts at Shipley's afterward and then to the park. I told P that donut holes would help his shot. After we sat down at Shipley's to eat he said, "Mama, donuts don't help my leg!" I told him you have to eat them first and then well he never mentioned it again. Too funny. Here are my favorites from the park today.

Another Parker funny from today. We were driving around and he was asking what everything was as we past. One was KMart and beside it was Food Lion (grocery store). He chimes in oh Mama is that where all the food is for the lions. We laughed, but it only makes sense to him right?!

Party pics!

Here are some party pics in random order...I quickly edited them so I could post (most still need lots more work.) Oh and a HUGE THANK YOU to Susan (my mother-in-law) and Bill (my father-in-law) for traveling 4 hours just for the party...they left afterwards. Without her the food wouldn't have been served, the watermelon wouldn't have been cut, mac n cheese not cooked, and she even cleaned up all the food. Thanks to Bill for cooking the hamburgers and hot dogs and for helping my Bill move things around before the party and take down afterwards. We are so BLESSED to have such wonderful parents to help make P's party run so smoothly. Many, many thank yous to you guys. You really don't know how appreciative we are for everything you both did. Love you guys!
Family pic. I appliqued racing flags on the back of our shirts and I put crew chief on the front of P's. And no I didn't lose the battle with a razor on my leg. I just got in a fight with a piece of wood at Home Depot...I lost!

The pinata was pretty cool...you pull the strings and only 1 opens it up. Less casualities that way I guess. LOL



I made the cake. Yep I made it...although it almost didn't make it because well I have a temper and things just weren't going my way while decorating it. LOL but it survived. I did the top and Bill did the sides...I have to say his stars were way better than mine. I told him if he ever needs a job he'll have one as a cake decorator. I've also gave him the cake job for the next umm 18 years or so for they boys. Turned out well and it was SUPER YUMMY!

The monster truck bouncy was a hit with the kids.

P racing.
These are the race cars I made out of boxes...so much fun, for me and the kids.

The party was a....

SUCCESS! A lot of preparation but so worth it to see how much fun those kids had. The bouncy monster truck was a hit of course and kept them entertained. It was however so HOT it was in the 100's again. Yikes but we did get some cloud coverage that helped and then the sun went behind the trees. I'm downloading the pictures now so it'll be tomorrow before I get to post them. I'm tired. :)

Birthday pics!

Breakfast in Mom and Dad's bed...he sneaks in bed with us in the middle of the night sometimes. His NEW gator that he LOVES.
Taking his little brother bear for a ride. Cole loves it too.

The birthday boy having a BLAST.

Happy 3rd Birthday Parker!

Happy birthday Parker!

We love you LOTS and LOTS!

So far his birthday has been GREAT! Started out the morning with breakfast in bed (Mom and Dad's bed). Loved that! Then he got his big birthday surprise from Grandma Patty and Grandpa Paul...John Deere Gator. At first he didn't think it was his because Ryan across the street has one. Then he finally realized it was his and got really EXCITED. Drove it around for about 30 minutes before we couldn't take the heat anymore. Now we are heading to Chuck E. Cheese for lunch...good times today!

3 years ago today...

I was in labor. At about this time I was just getting home from going to work to get my paycheck and depositing it in the bank. It was raining cats and dogs and my contractions were every 5 minutes by then. While at work ( which was just across the street from the hospital) I called my OB's office and they told me to go ahead and go to labor and delivery. Well I was like no I'll go home and rest besides Bill had just left for work at 2 and I couldn't possibly call him and tell him to come home already. When I got home well I couldn't rest obviously and spent the next couple hours of labor typing to Steph and then we chatted on the phone. I also talked to Jamie and Bill (when I told him to get home NOW.) He came home and I tell ya I had the WORST contracton ever I started crying...at that point I just wanted my mom. Oh and she had just left our house the evening before to go back home. Called her too and told her to come NOW as I was on the way to the hospital. She lives 4 hours away so now wasn't nearly possible but she did make it. Anyway, here is a pic of me in labor just after getting settled in my room...3 years ago today. And here is our precious baby Parker that was born at 12:09 a.m. via c-section on the 24th. He had a cone head because he didn't want to come out and was face up...they didn't know that at first when I started pushing.
Brings me to tears just looking at these pics and remembering that day. Birth is just so amazing and being a Mommy is too. I've certainly been blessed with 2 absolutely wonderful little boys that fill my days with lots of laughs, hugs, kisses, and I love yous...messes, dirt and poopy diapers, boogy snots on my sleeves, and little cars under my feet. I wouldn't trade a minute of it either...well maybe a couple of the tantrums that P had decided to start throwing, but that too shall pass.

I Love you Parkerman!

Finally some photos!

Bought a card reader today so I could post some pictures again. I picked up the camera Saturday after letting it sit for over a week and have been taking pics here and there. Definitely not like I normally do...of everything.
So here P is yelling NO at me because he doesn't want his picture taken. That just made me take more pics...when will he learn. :) The boys riding horse together in their new playroom. Lots of room for them to spread out when they play.
P's first day of preschool was today. He had a blast and decided this morning of all mornings to sleep in. I had to wake him up at 7:50. School starts at 8:30. I'm sure he'll be up at 6 tomorrow though.
His new backpack that he was excited to show his teacher. Oh and his new shoes...he's so proud of those darn things. You would think he never had shoes before. I swear he has so many he must be a "girl." (A little inside joke between me and my mom.)

Fly by posting!

This is a fly by post. Still very busy. Painting is done. I have a BIGGER scrapbook area now. WOOO HOOO...I'm really excited about that one. Can't wait til Steffen and Liz take the rest of the furniture tomorrow. Have some awesome plans for my scrapping desk for the kids. Yep, double duty. Hmmm, oh Coley greeted me this morning after his nap STANDING UP in his crib. Fun times and also time to lower his matress....cry, cry that means he's growing up. I'm not ready and I'm really NOT ready to have a 3 year old in less than a week.

Off to finish organizing my scrap space and then moving on to toys. I totally had some energy this morning and shampoo'd the carpets. Check.

Oh I did take pics this morning of the boys, but now that I have a new printer I don't have a card reader. That's next on the TO BUY list.

Adios amigos.

I am alive! :)

Just checkin in! I'm crazy busy here on the homefront. Painting. Planning. Buying. Organizing. Ughh does it ever end...for a playroom for the boys. Also trying to get everything together for P's birthday party on the 25th. It'll be fun but is kind of stressin me out. Been busy with Moms Club too. Activities ALL the time and being creative director is wiping me out. Haven't been to a meeting yet since I've gained this NEW title, but just found out I'm to plan a craft, 2 games, and find a book or 2 for each monthly meeting to read then give away. Umm HELLO who is gonna watch my children while I'm entertaining 40 others. Ya....umm I dunno!

I'm here just a little busy and stressed haven't even grabbed the camera in probably a week. That's sad.

And she scores...

a GREAT DEAL at Toys R Us today! Got this kitchen today for P for only $26.26 original price 69.99! I told you it was a GREAT DEAL. They are rearranging our store and must be getting rid of the displays. Found this and another outdoor kitchen (with all accessories shown) as we rounded the corner by the bikes. Price tag said $30.90. I was like cool...called Bill who agree great deal, go with it. We had wanted to get this kitchen for him this past Christmas but didn't. So anyway I go up to pay for it and 2 bubble blowers and my total was 31.97. Not too bad huh? I looked at the receipt and I got an extra 15 % off I guess because they were all clearance items. We came home and Parker played with it until nap time. I love that it's small and very easy to move. This one is from last night. We were going stir crazy in the house so at about 6:30 we headed out to the sauna. I didn't think it was too bad and then I look at P and his face is beat RED. All we were doing is bouncing his Spiderman ball back and forth to each other. So it was a little on the warm side. LOL Love this picture of him (bright red face and his very blonde hair) watching the neighbors across the street.

P also went to the dentist for the first time this morning. He did FABULOUS. He was such a big boy and even went in all by himself. That was kind of hard for me because he's only 2....he NEEDS me still right?! Umm guess not. No it wasn't bad at all. They just looked at his teeth today and will get them cleaned in 6 months. We have to see if he still has the heart murmur first to see if he'll need anitibiotics then. He has 4 molars coming in too. Fun, but they don't seem to be bothering him. So he's happy, got a new toothbrush, toothpaste, and a new dinosaur flosser. Anyway, I might be a slacker the next few days because my mom and brother are coming to visit. It should be a good time.

It's official...

Coley weighs in at a whopping 21 pounds! He had is 9 month check today. Everything looks great. We are starting him on Miralax which is a laxative to get him more regular. We've tried everything else so this is the last resort. I sure hope it helps. The only other thing was he has fluid in his ears but he didn't seem too concerned with that since he's not fussy or feverish. No shots today either...YAY! Little bugger does the army crawl now but only when he absolutely wants me...which has been 3 times since we've been home from vacation. I mean actually crawl for more than 2-3 feet. The 3 times it's been from the living room by the window to the kitchen or from his bedroom to the kitchen. Most times he just lays on the floor and fusses until someone picks him up. Doctor says he's smart, I say he's lazy! ;) He also cut his 2 bottom teeth also while we were on vacation. They are pretty sharp too. That's pretty much what's going on in Coley's world right now.

My hair!

Before
not the best picture as I did NOT fix my hair before I left to get it cut. After
It's similar to Katie Holmes' new do. I think my layers are a little shorter. I love how short it is. Not too sure about the style, but it's working as there are many ways to fix it. Most of my lighter blonde was cut off too, oh well. I love it short and don't have nearly as much hair on the bathroom floor or all over my clothes for that matter. Oh and Coley hasn't once pulled my hair yet...that's a plus too!

A few from vacaton!

Love this one of Cole...9 months old! Parker finally wearing his muscles after the Dells at Gramma's house.
Cole as an identical quad. LOL We went to the Magic House on Thursday!
P just out of the pool and willing to smile for me.
An apple Luke was eating at the Dells. Love the lighting so I had to snap a pic of it.

Bricks at the train station we went to.
An old jalopy that was at the train station.
Parker waiting for the train to start moving.
Parker at the one of the outdoor waterparks at the resort. I only managed 5 water pics the whole vacation. And not ONE of Cole. Grrrrrrrrr!

Home!

Home at last! Feels good too. I can't wait to go hop in my own bed tonight.

I have pictures lots of pictures....downloading now, all 550 of them. :)

Good to be home only thing thats missing is our dog...still at the kennel. Feels
weird without her here.

Oh got my hair chopped on Friday. Love it short...so easy. I'll have to take a pic.

Anyway, I'll post pics tomorrow hopefully.