Goblin Valley

Monday, May 18, 2009

About 10 days ago (5/7), we headed to my hometown to bunk at my parents' house and then head out to Goblin Valley and Little Wild Horse canyon on Friday. Brooks' brother Mark and 3 of his children (Bryson, Lacy and Carston) were in town and came with us. It was also Parker's first time to Goblin Valley. We got some great pictures and the weather was perfect (not too hot, but sunny). So with lots of sunscreen and water we had a great time exploring and climbing. We even ran into some water in Little Wild Horse (cold water I might add). My neice and nephews were quite the climbers and made their over-cautious Aunt super nervous, I swear they are almost as crazy as Brooks. In Goblin we visited the cave and climbed to the top of the Goblins to look out on the valley.

Parker's First Birthday Party

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

This post is a bit late. Parker turned one on April 15 and we celebrated with family in the area on April 19. We had a monkey (Curious George) themed birthday party. I made Parker a Monkey Cake which he had no desire to eat. As you will see from the pictures, we were finally able to get him to taste some frosting, but no digging in or fun messy pictures for us, maybe next year. I think part of the problem was the birthday celebration was later in the day and he was a bit tired. We also had a monkey pinata and Parker's cousins had fun trying to break it. In fact it was decapitated but no candy so Brooks hung up the body for them to continuing whacking. Parker did have fun opening his gifts with help from his cousin Tessa. Enjoy the slide show. Happy Birthday Parker.

Happy Birthday Parker

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Today is Parker's 1st Birthday. He is going to have cake and a big celebration this weekend with family, but today we went out to dinner and he got to open a few gifts. Here are some pictures of Parker celebrating his big day. He even took a few steps too.

Parker First Haircut

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

We wanted to hold out until my Mom got home from Africa so she could cut Parker's hair, but after a few comments at church we thought maybe it was time to cut the curls. I sure thought it was super cute. So Brooks and I attempted to cut Parker's hair. I think we did okay, not sure Parker enjoyed it much. He looks so grown up now. I think his hair will be long enough again when Mom gets home next month to show us how it is done. Here are some before, during, and after pictures.

Happy Easter

Parker Loves To Swing

Sunday, April 12, 2009

This last week Parker has had the opportunity to experience swings. First at our city park with his cousin Maya and second at his Uncle Jeremy's house. He also enjoys the slide too. I am looking forward to summer and trips to the playground.

Parker 11 Months

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Parker is 11-months old today, 20.8 lbs and 28 inches (yes the same as last month). His new favorite thing is to pull books from bookshelves and then tear out pages, we have decided for the sake of our books, Parker is banned from bookshelves (easier said than done), I think he really misses his favorite target--Mom's old textbook on Employment Law. He has become very curious and loves to explore. One of his favorite items to put in his mouth is pieces of carpet, which he will then chew on; I have pulled a ton of carpet pieces out of his mouth. We have received a lot of comments about Parker's hair; its getting pretty full in the back and curly. I think it is super cute, but now it needs to be cut soon. I was hoping to wait until his Grandma comes home from Africa at the end of May and can cut it for him. His new thing is to arch his back when we go to pick him up after he is getting into something he shouldn't. He is sleeping through the night again (yipee) after a few rough weeks of the "crying method" and me giving in a few too many times, our night sleeper seems to be back (we're keeping our fingers crossed). Parker also got a new car seat this month and seems to like it as much as his last one (which isn't much), and we get the new adventure of him riding in grocery carts without the carseat. He is still giving great kisses and hugs, I hope he never grows out of that one.