9 months!

Look who's 9 months old! So hard to believe...Parker has almost 5 teeth, and loves to eat what we are eating. He refuses to eat mashed up baby food anymore. He loves water (little pools, the faucet, taking baths). No crawling yet, but if he needs to get somewhere, he will roll his whole body or scoot.

New Tricks

First time "playing catch" with Daddy




Playing peek-a-boo (although first few seconds of video Parker is distracted by the video camera...he just loves all things electronics :)  )

8 Months Old and Misc

Look who is already 8 months old!

What is Parker doing, you may be wondering?

Watching his big brother take a bath.....He was crying just moments ago because he knew his big brother was in the bathtub but he could not see him.So, I propped up a bunch of pillows on our tile floor in the bathroom so he could see his big brother.

Sleeping baby

Scooter riding Payton. Even thought he is wearing a winter jacket, I will say this was taken just recently. Crazy midwest weather....

Can you see Parker's first 2 teeth coming in on the bottom? :)

Our first harvest of our garden this year! Rhubarb!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! We've had a relaxing long weekend.

Payton and Daddy rafting at the small pond near our house...

Riding the carousel at the zoo.

The boys after easter service.

Our family.

Easter baskets!

Parker is very interested in the eggs.

Payton loves to pose for pictures with Parker.

Now, Parker realizes Payton has some pretty cool stuff in his basket too...

and he goes for it...

not a very clear picture, but I just thought the expression on parker's face was funny.

impromptu easter egg hunt in our backyard with the neighbors.

Payton loves playing with our neighbors and they are so great with him.

Easter egg hunt with our playgroup friends!

Notice the winter jackets, it was and is still chilly up here! We are really looking forward to warmer weather!

7 months old

Parker is 7 (and a half..) months old! He really is a pretty laid back, happy baby, except when he is hungry or tired. He has finally learned to roll both ways and he now sits up pretty well. He is very curious right now and will try to grab anything within his reach. His favorite food right now is pear (mashed up) and he loves mum mums. And fyi we do not put anything special in his hair to keep it growing straight up! :) that's natural...I'm thinking it will eventually flatten right?

and just for fun, here is payton's 7 month photo...

my 2 sweet boys

Rainbow Trout Season!

The last two days, Payton, with a little help from dad, has caught 8 rainbow trout.

Footage of his first catch:



Picture of two monsters that Payton caught on the first day:




 Today's catch:



However, since Payton is still picky about food, mommy and daddy get to enjoy the spoils:

6 months old photo shoot and writing

Parker is 6 months old! He is very curious, always grabbing at anything in arm's reach. He can sit up with support and has just learned to roll over from back to front. He drools a ton and has started eating a little bit of solids 3 times a day. So far it seems his favorite is carrots, just like his older brother...He is now almost 21 pounds!

Thanks to one of my friends suggesting the Letter Factory dvds to help Payton learn how to read! Payton had been begging me to teach him how to read, but it wasn't working out so well. Thanks to Gong Gong and Po Po for getting him the dvds for Christmas. After quickly learning all the letter sounds, he has started to be able to read and now has taken a big interest in writing as well. Below is his 3rd birthday card he has written this year all by himself for one of his friends (i forgot to take a picture of the first one, so this one will have to do). (full disclosure, I wrote the "and" because he said he didn't feel like writing it)  :)