Happy New Year!

Long time, no post!

The Holiday’s were awfully hectic but I hate to go so long without posting at least a few pictures. Not posting makes Parker angry…



I’m going to try and make up for it now by being short on words and long on photos. I will say that Parker is doing great. He’s learned to say key words (e.g. mama, dada, and bye) and some other simple phrases. But most of all, he really likes to climb. He moves step stools around the house to climb up on furniture. The other day, he was pointing at the shower curtain so I picked him up for a closer look. Well, he got a hold of the curtain rod. I had to pry his little fingers loose with one hand while holding him with the other. I honestly think I could have let him go and he would have hung there like a little monkey…laughing the whole time of course.

Here are some shots from Parker’s birthday way back in October.

Parker still loves the park.

He likes playing with his dump trucks…

But riding is even better…

I have a few videos to edit and get up on YouTube. Hopefully, I’ll find time to do that in the next week. Also, we’ve misplaced our camera so I don’t have many Christmas photos just yet. I’m sure they will turn up soon.

So, until then…

Happy Halloween!

Parker loved Halloween. He didn’t get it at first but when he saw all the other kids dressed up and running wild, he wanted out of the stroller and down on the street.

Guess what his costume was.


This one’s straight out of the cantina scene in Episode IV.


Parker was definitely the littlest trick-or-treater on the block.


He got the part about walking up to people’s houses, but the getting candy thing was lost on him.


We think he just liked being out and walking with other kids.


Later on, it got a little cold.


Roxy and Willis passed out candy while we were gone. Not really.


We know we still have a lot of birthday pictures to post but that will be a big post. Stay tuned.

But in the mean time…

May the force be with you always.

1 Year Old Today!

Happy Birthday Parker!

What a year! We can say with some certainty that no previous twelve months have ever seen so much change for either of us. I guess, technically, that goes for Parker too.

He had a party in K-town this past weekend and another big one this coming weekend in Cary. I’m a little short on time today so I’ll promise to post tons of pictures from both parties next week.

But tonight, his Mother and I threw our own little party with just Junior and the dogs. Brooke said “I’m going to buy him a little something for his birthday tonight” and then came home with a gift as big as Parker.

Here he is eyeing it up and down. I think he’s worried there’s another bulldog in there.



Parker tasted ice cream for the first time tonight. He seemed to like it after he got used to the cold.

Here’s his initial reaction.



Here’s another.



That wasn’t his only new experience this past week. Here he is facing forward for the first time in a car seat.



He didn’t know what to think at first but it’s old hat to him now and he seems to like being able to see where he’s going.

I have to run but I WILL get tons of pictures up next week from all the festivities.

And Parker says "Thanks" to everyone for all the calls, cards, and gifts...



See you soon.