Eating new foods

Parker is trying lots and lots of foods and eating like a champ!  This weekend I had some noodles with butter, herbs and parmesan cheese, and Parker shared a few bites with me.  Below was the result.  :)

Tonight he tried some silverqueen cream corn from my granddaddy's farm, and boy did he love it.  After I put the first bite in his mouth, he just smiled.  This boy knows good eatin!

Me and my babies

In a sweet moment on the couch.  It doesn't get much better.

Ahh...a few days away

We recently made a trip to Kure Beach to visit Jared's grandparents, and it quickly became a family event.  Luckily, almost all of Jared's family (aunts, uncles and cousins) was able to make it.  Parker ate up all of that time surrounded by people loving on him.  He also made his first trip to the ocean.  He wasn't crazy about the cold water, but he loved soaking up the atmosphere.  He enjoyed the waves, the breeze and the birds.  He even took a nap out on the beach.  He also took his first ferry ride and had his first trip the pier.  Next year, he'll have pier ice cream for sure!

Cow Weekend & a Mini Reunion

We went down to Eastman for cow weekend on the 14th.  Jared had to stay home in an empty house (no wife, no Jasmine and no Parker).  Friday night, we hung out at my Aunt Robin's with her family, Nikki & Jamie and their family,  and my mom.  We had lots of yummy food, including fresh picked strawberries.  Oliver was starting to talk a little, and it was just so sweet.  He's growing up so fast.  Parker is still a porker next to him as evidenced by our pictures.

Helping out with Parker was a bit of a challenge, but I strapped him in the Baby Bjorn and helped label and wrap my meat.  Parker took wonderful  naps and was a trooper.  As a girl, I hated cow day.  I hated getting up early and working half of the day.  As an adult, I love the time with my family in which we are collectively working together to accomplish something.

After cow day, I rushed home to clean up and get ready to meet some of my best friends from high school for a cookout.  My friend, Autumn, hosted.  She and her husband were wonderful hosts.  It was so great to see everyone and catch up.  Everyone had beautiful children.  I couldn't believe the crowd that was us.

Mother's Day 2010

How thankful am I to have two of the greatest guys on the planet in my life?  Very.  This year Jared was working on Mother's Day, so he made sure to make Saturday my special mother's day.  He started the day by making me some iced coffee and a delicious breakfast casserole.  Both he and Parker gave me very sweet and thoughtful cards.  They also gave me flowers, two lovely flower pots and a cookbook I'd been coveting!  I went to run some morning errands and returned to see my husband making turkey and avocado wraps for a lunch picnic.  We went to the grassy area behind the Smyrna Village and had our lunch and played with Parker on a beautiful, sunny day.  What a treat!  My boys made me feel so special and words can't express how happy I am to have them in my life.

Happy 2nd Anniversary

Jared and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary yesterday.  We really did our "celebrating" on Saturday.  Jared's parents came into town so we could have an evening out.  It was such a treat.  We went to Fontaines for raw oysters and $2.50 Sam Adams, Murphy's for dinner then we hit Noche for margaritas and desserts.  We had a great time.

Parker also had a great time with Grandma and Pawpaw.  He stayed right on schedule and gave them no problems whatsoever (so they reported).  He enjoyed visiting with them this weekend.

Sitting Pretty

Parker is making some fun strides.  We've been waiting for him to do something other than topple over when we sat him up, and today I received this picture!  He's so close.  Of course, he would not replicate these actions once I got home.  Jared said that he is also very close to saying mama.  We'll see!

Thanks to Lisa...

she does a great job with our photos.  Check out her blog.  She has a video/slideshow of our recent session.  I couldn't stop smiling as I watched it.  Click here.