Christmas Day

The day started out great! Parker found his stocking from Santa and a few little presents that Matt and I got him. Then we went downstairs and Parker got his big present from Santa...A Train Table!! He was very excited!
Then we went to Grandma & Grandpa O's house and he got this huge Richard Scarry book, and a mat to drive his matchbox cars on and lots of cars and a garbage truck.
Unfortunately I ended up coming down with the flu that Parker, and then Matt had. It happened right as we were about to eat. So, the holiday's were a little less fun this year with Matt having the flu Christmas Eve and me having it Christmas Day. But Parker seemed to have a great time and that is all that matters.

Christmas Eve

This is the first present we gave Parker today, he loves it! But we only bought 200 balls and it doesn't nearly fill it up! Tonight we went to Grandma & Grandpa C's to celebrate Christmas. Daddy couldn't go because he has the flu and was throwing up and sleeping all day, we were sad and missed him!! We ate our traditional lasagna and garlic bread, Parker ate a lot! Then we started the madness we call opening presents. It was nuts!! Parker got several cars and trucks and other great stuff!
This is Parker playing with the present Auntie Candi & Uncle Brian got him. When we got home he had to show everything to daddy. Park's stayed up an hour and a half past bedtime!!

Santa!

Christmas 2005 Christmas 2006
Christmas 2007 ~~ Look how much he has grown!
We took Parker to see Santa today. He was so excited. He kept walking up real close and watching the other kids getting their pictures taken and when it was his turn he walked up to Santa and said "go-go". Anyone who has ever met Parker knows that means cars or trucks. He is obsessed with them and told us and Santa and anyone who will listen that that is all he wants for Christmas!

2 Firsts!!

Parker did 2 new things today!!

First we went sledding down a big hill that daddy used to sled on when he was younger. I think it would have been a lot more fun had there not been tornado like winds outside. It made it very cold! This is them coming back up the hill. But the super fantastic thing that he did was go poop on his potty chair! He has always loved sitting on his potty chair, but until today he never did anything on it!! This is how it happened: We were reading books and he was very gassy, I asked him if he had to poop and he went running to the bathroom, pulled down his pants and his new spiderman pull-up diaper and sat on the potty chair and pooped!! What a glorious day!!

Snow & Temper Tantrums

Parker went out and played in the snow today for the first time (I know, we are terrible, it snowed almost a week ago!) He absolutely LOVED it! Matt had to carry him in kicking and screaming. I nearly lost the hearing in my left ear as I was bent down trying to take all of his snowy clothes off. He was angry and didn't want to come in the house. But........it was about 15 degrees out and his cheeks were bright red and even with gloves on his hands were frozen.Phoebe also loves the snow, but her little feet get frozen and she starts to limp.
Parker has his own shovel (with a lifetime gaurantee against breakage!) He was helping daddy make paths in the snow for Phoebe.