Just for Fun

 

Big Brown eyes and orange nose. Ha ha! This was taken when he was still eating baby food(sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, peaches).

 

My little puppy!! Sometimes it really feels like I have a puppy. He will crawl up to me and want some of my food. Ya know...puppy vs. baby...hm? :)

 

Sweet boy decked out in southern style church clothes!! I LOVE IT! Some of you might think he looks too girly for you. But I don't and I love it!! He looks so much like a baby. A lot like a baby doll. I do not dress him like this all the time, mainly because it is expensive and a little too nice for play clothes. Pretty much just for church. So handsome!

 

This is a picture of Parker from this morning. He loves to crawl in the kitchen while we are in here. I was currently working on the blog. You can see in the bottom corner my pajama pants. Point being, he likes to be right where I am. Literally!!! Ha!

 

Wow! He looks like his dad!!

Christmas with Papa K, Mama Lynn, And Aunt Lindsey

Right after Christmas we headed to Irwinton, GA to celebrate Christmas with Derek's family. They are always so generous to us!! We feel very blessed...not just for the material things they give us but also for the values and morals that they teach us continuously. It was Parker's first Christmas and let's just say he is VERY SPOILED by them. He is the first grandchild, first great grandchild, first great nephew, etc. Derek's mom, dad, sister, grandparents, and some aunts and uncles got him presents. Parker got FOUR stockings this year for Christmas plus all of his wonderful presents. But, guess what?? I am horrible because I did not get a lot of pictures. Here are some pictures from right before he(I) opened his presents. Most of those presents are his. Some of them were ours. :) The joy of providing a grandchild for someone. It is so fun!!

 

 

 

Snow Day!!

 

We went to Uncle Wade and Aunt Kimberly's house when it snowed so Parker could play with his cousin Jax in the snow. By the time we got there the snow had almost melted. So, they pretty much played inside. BUT it was fun!

 

Mom and Parker before it had started snowing.

 

Dad and Parker in the snow. We had gone to Target that morning so we were running by our house to pick up something. I ran in the house while Derek and Parker stayed in the car. Well, when I came back downstairs Derek had gotten Parker out and had him in the snow. Derek and I are like little kids. We were so giddy!! Ha ha!

 

Me and Parker having some fun! I always do this to get him to smile for the camera.

 

Update

Hello Everyone!!!
Well, Parker had his 8 month appointment last week. He weighed 18.3 lbs and he was 27 inches long. He only had to get one shot. That is his last appointment until he is a year old. And it was his last appointment with his pediatrician here in Alabama, Dr. Levin. Dr. Levin is a great pediatrician!! I would recommend him to anyone. We loved him and will miss him!
I don't think I have let my fellow bloggers know that we will be moving to Austin, TX in February. Most of you already know. Derek and I have been feeling called there for a while but we were waiting for God to open the door and He did. My brother and his family will also be moving out there. Derek, my brother, and my dad are going to start a moving business there. We will also be helping with a church plant called Free Chapel. My brother-in-law and sister will be planting Free Chapel in Austin in Septemeber 2008. Derek and I are excited, but sad at the same time. We know, that we know, that we know, it God's will for us to move. BUT that is not always easy. I think it will be easier once we get there, but I have had a hard time with it lately. We LOVE our church(Church of the Highlands). We are very involved(choir, greeting, small groups) and we are going to miss it. But hopefully God will use us to provide a church for someone else to love as much as we love Highlands. And I know we will love it too.
Also, my mom found out in October that she had breast cancer. She has already had a double masectomy done, which went great. They are confident they got all the cancer. But she has to undergo chemo and radiation for the next few months. We know that God is going to give her strength, joy, and energy to get through this. Satan is trying hard to bring us down, but it is not working because we know that God is our provider, healer, and encourager. My mom's family and friends have been unbelievable during this time and we are all so thanksful. With that said, a lot has been going on in our lives. But God is so good!! He is SO GOOD to us! That was a LONG UPDATE! Be praying for us and our family. Thanks!

Texas Bound

Parker is Texas bound. He is already wearing his Texas bib. He is ready to go!!!!

 

Christmas Morning

Derek, Parker, and I were at our house on Christmas morning. It was like any other morning except we busted out the video camera and videoed Parker crawling to his gifts from us. Derek and I got him a Fisher Price piano, babies first blocks, crawl with me ball, and a stocking with some goodies in it. It was fun and Parker was happy. He LOVES his piano. He crawls up to it and pulls up on his tippy toes. He won't play with anything else but that right now. Ha ha!

 

A picture of Parker's Christmas before he saw it.

 

Parker playing with his favorite new toy. His piano!

 

Blake with his new tool man getup. :)And who knew it is real tools. I needed a screwdriver so I used his. Ha ha!!

 

Cousins, Cousins, EVERYWHERE!!! SO FUN!

Christmas cont...

 

Parker and Papa

 

Mama Don, Papa, and their boys.

 

Our little family of three

 

Uncle Wade and Parker...he loves his uncles!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Merry Christmas!! Well, this year is Parker's 1st Christmas. It was wonderful!! Everyone went to the Christmas Eve service at Highlands(I sang in it...I'm so proud...ha ha!). Then we headed to my mom and dad's house to have dinner and dress all the boys in matching pajamas. That's right...Tyler(6 years old) all the way down to Lawson(13 days old) had matching pjs. They were soooo cute!! Below are some pictures of them in their pjs. Parker was a little sleepy so he didn't care for the pictures at first. But after all of the adults went crazy with noises to make him smile...he was fine. :)

 

All the boys in their matching PJs. Tyler(6 yrs. old), Blake(4 yrs. old), Sam(2 yrs. old), Jax(1 yrs. old), Parker(8 months), Gray(7 months), and Lawson(12 days).

 

Mom and Parker

 

Not so happy, sleepy, Parker

 

Yah! Happy again!

I have a crawler!!

 

 

 

 

BIG NEWS!!! Parker is crawling! He started the week after Thanksgiving. Here are few picturs of him crawling around(the first time he ventured into the kitchen). :)

Parker's 1st Thanksgiving

 

 

 

 

Hey Everyone!!! Sorry this is soooooo late!!! But here are some pictures of Parker's first Thanksgiving. Ohhhh...he looked sooooo cute in his Turkey outfit. I LOVED it!!! Anyways, happy LATE Thanksgiving and Merry EARLY Christmas!!

My Aunt Lindsey...All Smiles

Here is a picture of Parker's Aunt Lindsey(Derek's sister). I love this picture so much!! The other one is a picture of him from a while ago. This picture is on Papa K's computer. I couldn't resist putting it on here because it is so cute!!! He looks so much chubbier in this picture than he does now. Ha ha!

Swinging with my cuz'

Ashley, Jeremy, and the boys came in town this last week. Ashley and Jeremy had an assesment with ARC(a church planting organization) that they had to go to in Atlanta. So, we kept the boys. Actually my mom and dad kept the boys. But we all(us, Wade, Kimberly) helped. We decided to take the boys to the park one afternoon. Parker loves to swing so I thought it would be fun to put Parker and Gray in the same swing. They loved it!! You didn't even hear a peep from them. Gray smiled the whole time!!! They were so cute!