Paker's 3rd birthday

Parker turned 3 on December 29 and yes I am now just

getting to posting it. It is amazing how quickly the time

goes by. I have to remind myself to slow down and take

time to play and visit with him- my homework can always

wait. I call him my snuggle bug because he loves to snuggle,

especially at bedtime when I am reading him stories.

He wanted to a dinosaur cake for his birthday so this

is what I came up with after looking online-thank goodness

for technology!

Christmas

Here are some pictures of Parker enjoying his gift

from Santa on Christmas morning. Somehow I

didn't get many pictures of Brooklyn opening

presents. I think it's because she was enjoying

a morning bottle.

Opening pjs on Christmas Eve. Brooklyn had

fallen asleep on our way home so we had to wake

her up for this.

We went with some friends to see the lights and

Santa at Ethel M's Chocolate Factory. I am so

bad. This is the first picture I have of Parker

and Santa. At least Brooklyn has one before she

is 3.

Random pictures

I know I am the worse person when it comes to keeping my blog updated. I have accepted this and so you all should as well. Here are some fun pictures of the kids. Parker recently turned 3 and Brooklyn turned 1 at the beginning of February. It is fun watching them play and interact with each other.

Halloween

We all went as the Denver Broncos for Halloween. Brooklyn was a cheerleader and Parker was a football player. Justin and I just wore our jerseys. I actually put Parker in a Simba costume for my school Halloween carnival but it got so warm the day of Halloween that I convinced him to go as a football player.

Cousins

Here are pictures of Parker and my sister's kids. We are so excited to see them at Thanksgiving time. We are hoping that they will move back one day so Parker has some cousins his age around.

Lost time

Here are some updated pictures of Brooklyn and Parker. She is getting into everything now that she knows how to crawl and pull herself up on things. They love playing with each other. Parker turns 3 at the end of December. He can say the funniest things and carrying on such a long conversation that I forget he is younger than he is.

Terrible!!!

I know I am so bad at updating my blog but I do appreciate those of you who do make the time to update yours. I love seeing and reading how everyone is doing. I am on track break and in between taking classes, so I figured I better take advantage of both kids sleeping right now and update my blog. I finally decided to take some me time the other day and went and got my hair done- cut and colored. I thought it was time to do something with my hair besides put it up in a ponytail, which is so easy when you have 2 kids and have to get ready for work. I'll post a picture of it one of these days.

Brooklyn and Parker

Where does the time go?

I can't believe Brooklyn is already 5 months old. I have really enjoyed spending time with her and Parker during my track break. She is a very happy baby and unlike Parker, falls asleep on her own. I am now waiting for her to sleep through the night.

Parker

Parker just loves getting into all the baby stuff. Sometimes I think he enjoys it more than he did when he was an infant, either that or he wants to drive me crazy.

This is Parker's favorite backpack. He and his dad went Mother's Day shopping and came back with a present for me and Parker. Parker go this backpack and I got a Bronco's bag to match. Guess I better become a fan.

Cousin time

My sister Natalie and her family surprised us and came into town last weekend. Parker was so excited to see them. When we got to my mom's house, he ran in and gave them all a big hug.

Here is Parker with one of his favorite cousins. Brock is my sister Dawn's oldest son. Parker justloves going to Aunt Dawn's to play with the boys. Sometimes I think he forget he is only 2 and can't do everything the big boys are doing.

This is a picture of Brooklyn and my sister Natalie's boy Chip. As you can tell, it was taken a few months back. Like Parker and Jack, these two are only a few weeks apart.

Fun at the park

We had a ward BBQ awhile back at the park. While we were there, Parker and Justin had fun feeding the ducks and climbing the rock wall. I, of course was busy taking pictures and carrying Brooklyn around.