My Hansom Little Man

A couple weeks ago I had a little photo shoot with Parker. I decided to take some baby portraits of him myself to save on money, and must say that I think I got some pretty cute shots. What do you think?


I Love this one. He's definitely got Travis' long tongue!!







I Love this one too.

About Me

Awhile back my friend Krystal posted six things about herself on her blog and challenged her readers to do the same, so here it goes. Here are a few things you may not know about me.

1. I love order and routine. Not to say that that is how my life always is, but when things are in order, and I have a working routine going, then I am much happier. I try really hard to keep my house in order, and strive to have "a place for everything and everything in its place." At the end of the day I like to kind of reflect on my day, and what I did, so that the next day, I can improve.

2. I am and addict. When I find something that I love, I become addicted to it until something else replaces it. For instance, a good book--if I get into it, I can't put it down, and end up spending all of my time reading(which is why my house isn't always orderly like I like it to be:) This is the case with reading, digital scrapbooking, craigslist(bad, I know!), and the list goes on.

3. I love fruit smoothies!! They are one of my favorite desserts.

4. I hate confrontation. I keep quiet, and don't share my true opinion a lot of times because I don't want to be confronted about it. In some cases this is a good quality, but at other times I wish that I could force myself to open my mouth. FEAR holds me back a lot of times, which I really hate, but haven't figured out how to overcome.

5. I love to play the piano and really want to improve my skills so that I can share my talent with others. Music inspires me, and I long to be good enough to inspire others through music as well.

6. I love color. Painting a wall excites me, and I really feel like a little paint can change the whole feel of a room. I love the colors of nature, and love to be surrounded by God's creations enjoying the beauty of them.

There they are--six things about myself. I hope that you learned something new about me, and weren't bored. Now it's your turn, so that I can learn about you too!

Parker's First......

....Tooth!!

Yeah Parker has a tooth. Parker's first tooth popped through on Saturday, which has been a miserable experience for ALL of us! I have been keeping him pumped full of baby Tylenol which does seem to help. We've had several long nights and cranky days, but it's been alright. I just feel so bad for him when he is in pain, so I can't get too upset about my lack of sleep:) It's kind of hard to see it in these pictures, but it's in there, I promise!!



....Solids!!

On Monday Parker had his first taste of real food!! He got to try peas, and actually liked them, once he figured out how to swallow:) He gagged and choked on the first couple of bites, but once he got the swallowing down, he did great. We'll give him peas for a few days and then let him try something else. Next on the list is green beans--yum yum!!


....Halloween!!

Parker dressed up as a cute dinosaur for our Ward Halloween party. He looked so cute!! Travis dressed up as a werewolf, and I went as a black cat. We were pleasantly surprised that he wasn't scared of everyone in costume. He didn't even mind Travis' werewolf mask. We had a lot of fun at the party, but Travis was exhausted from all the work he did on the Haunted House. The young men are always in charge of putting the haunted house together, so Travis had to make sure everything got done. It turned out great, and he did enjoy it.


....Pumpkin Carving!!

For Family Home Evening this week we carved pumpkins. It was funny to watch Parker discover the new texture of the slime inside the pumpkin. It kept him quite entertained while daddy carved a face in his pumpkin. Notice his pumpkin only has one tooth--Just like Parker-Boy!!

Video

Last night Parker got to stay home and hang with dad while I went to work (a common thing for the past couple weeks). He discovered how to use his outside voice while I was gone. Of course Travis, being the proud daddy that he is, caught it on video so that we can all enjoy it together!! I'm sure it won't be long before the whole ward gets to enjoy it in the middle of the meeting! I will apologize ahead of time for those of you who will be affected.

Parker Learns How to Use His Outside Voice!

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Parker

I figured that I better add some new pictures of Parker(mainly for grandma!) since it has been awhile since I have posted any.

Parker tried for awhile to get his toes into his mouth. He succeeded! Now he has mastered the art of toe sucking:) YEAH!!


Here is Parker sitting up by himself--he lasted about 30 seconds before he flopped over:)


Here we are going for a walk on the beach a couple weeks ago. (I LOVE this picture!)


Here is one of the whole fam at the beach on that same day.

Our New Home!!

Yeah! We are FINALLY unpacked and settled in our new house. We have been working really hard to get our house feeling like a home, and now it does! Last night we had Travis' boss and his family over for dinner, so Yesterday was our deadline for getting the house in order. We had a really long week, and worked ourselves to death, but now it's done and we are enjoying it all the more. I thought that I'd post a few pictures of the house now that it is Ours!

Here's the living room. We put in a new laminate wood floor, and new baseboards.(Well when I say "we" I mostly mean Travis!) The baby on the floor is also something new we added to the house! I personally think he is a great addition:)


The view down the hall and into the kitchen from the living room.


The dining area and our lovely table!


Our kitchen--one of the selling points when we were looking into buying this house.


Well it's not letting me add anymore pictures, but if you want to see the rest of the house feel free to come visit, and I'll give you a full tour!!