Happy Birthday, Baby Boy!

I cannot believe you are 2 years old already. You have brought us so much joy these past two years. You are our first child, and we are so proud to say that we have started to raise an amazing little boy. You are the sweetest thing, and oh so polite. We couldn't have picked a better baby, er, child. You are so grown up, but you will always be our baby boy.

Parker, WE LOVE YOU!









This morning he woke up to a brand new Jeep. I'm not sure who was more excited, Parker or Garrett. I'm going to spoil him today, and can't wait for his party this weekend! :)

Giraffes and Dragons

Parker got two rounds of trick or treating this year. We took the boys down to Farmer's Market on Thursday to have their picture taken in their costumes, and to do a little warm up trick or treating. Parker started getting the hang of it, and was SO excited when Halloween actually came.
We were actually eating lunch at Chili Peppers, and Parker goes up to a lady who's eating and says "trick or treat!". LOL.
He and his baby friend Riley (the cupcake) had so much fun... and so did we.
I LOVE seeing how happy Halloween made him, and how much fun he will continue to have throughout the years. It really is so amazing being a parent, you get to see the excitement and joy through a child's eyes.
Now I can't wait for Christmas!! :)

3 Months Old!

Happy Halloween!
Hudson is 3 months old today! Our little love bug is getting so big and so so cute :)

Brrrr!

I LOVE this weather! Sweatshirts, scarves, boots... my time of year.
And Parker looks particularly cute in his new hat that he wore on our walk yesterday :)

Paci Monster

Anyone who knows Parker knows that he loves 2 things that go hand in hand.
His ni night and paci are like peanut butter and jelly. They just belong together.
For the past 2 years (minus 1 week) he has used a paci on every long car ride, nap, and bedtime.

We always said we would take away our babies' pacis before their second birthday. Seeing as his birthday is a week from today, we didn't give ourselves too much time! But Parker has now been paci free for 4 days. He went around the house and put them all in a box to give to Hudson. He was so happy and proud about it, it was precious. He has had a few withdrawls, but we are easily able to distract him. One of the last little pieces that made him a baby is gone. He is going to be 2! If we hadn't just had Hudson, I would be having some major baby fever right now.

RIP Paci's
You will be forever missed

Paci outtake

Squishy

I just want to squish his cheeks and eat him up!

So grown up!

I was getting really sick of trying to cut Parker's hair evenly while he played in the bath tub telling me "done? done!" so we took him to Salon Lux for his first real pro haircut by Jordan (she's did awesome!). I just couldn't bring myself to take him to a kiddie place. I am obsessed with his long locks, and I would probably cry if his hair got butchered!

Here is the big boy :)

Fish Update

We give up on fish... fyi.
We have recently gone through "Finn" number 1, 2 and 3. And "Fish" number 1. This is getting a little expensive, and a little sad.

Since Garrett got a little excited and bought a tank that lights up and has a waterfall, we might get a beta or something that lasts longer.
I just can't go into Parker's room anymore and find fish floating, it's heartbreaking!

Slacker

I guess it's true what they say... the second one kind of gets the shaft when it comes to pictures. We were taking pictures of Parker all the time when he was a baby, but now that we have Hudson AND Parker, it's hard to get out and do that as much. So I have made it a point to start taking more pictures of the little guy. He is way too cute not to :)

Parker usually ignores the camera, until today. He was getting a little jealous of me taking Hudson's pictures, so he sat on the couch and just started laughing hysterically so that I would take his picture. It was pretty precious.
And I LOVE how much Parker loves Hudson. And Hudson gets a smile on his face every time Parker is around. They are the cutest little brothers I've ever seen!