12 Month Highlights

Parker,

You're no longer our little baby. You are such a big boy! We've realized that more this last month. You've been such a blast learning and doing all sorts of fun, cute things. You are:

pointing

waving intentionally

following simple instructions

giving kisses (my favorite!) 

throwing your arms in the air

and sharing (toys, food, sippys, rocks, doesn't matter).

You'll discover something new and want to do it over and over. It usually involves climbing something- stairs, your chair, us! Keith and I are convinced that we're going to end up in the ER sooner rather than later. You have no fear.

You love bouncing on our backs or crawling over us while we're lying (laying? I always forget.) on the floor.

You like stealing Daddy's hat and putting it on your head. And you look adorable.

You love being outside. It doesn't matter if it's 90 degrees and your little face is beet red and your hair is sweaty. You do not want to go in!

We had zero issues eliminating your bottles. You didn't even realize they were gone. You drink at least 24 ounces of milk a day (we try not to let you drink more than this) plus at least 10 or so ounces of water. We've had to give you prune juice on several occasions and you'll drink it with no problems too.

You've started eating more meat. You've had salmon, chicken and turkey meatballs. You'd live off fruit, though, if we let you. Particularly watermelon. Pasta is a close second favorite.
You have 7 teeth- 4 on top and 3 on bottom. Your 8th is coming in on the bottom- verrry slowly. At least it doesn't seem to bother you most of the time.

You have us wrapped around your little finger, Parker man, and you know it. For example, the other night while I was chasing you around to put a diaper on that cute bottom you peed on the floor- and laughed! I just sat down, exhausted, and stared. You looked at me, walked over, gave me the biggest bear hug and the most slobbery kiss. I melted, of course, and all was forgotten. ;)

You're the center of attention everywhere we go. No one can get enough of those white blonde curls and that dimple. And you eat it up!

You make us laugh on a daily basis. The sound of your laugh is the greatest.

We love you, bud, so much!

 

Weekend Recap

Friday:
Year 2 of "Eat the Street" - Franklin's food truck festival.
This was last year when it was held at The Factory. P was about 2 weeks old.

This year the festival was moved to Main Street. Here's P.

What a difference a year makes! We grabbed some really good food from Smoke Et Al, sat on some stairs and watched P climb them over and over. He was not a happy camper when it started raining and we had to pull him away from his new fun activity. Although not pictured (not for lack of trying though), Darcy was there too this year.

Saturday:

P's first wedding. If you follow me on Instagram then you already know this, but when the son walked the mom down the aisle I definitely teared up. One day, that will be me and my baby. :)

Post wedding photo shoot (or attempt) and playtime in the backyard.

 

This may be one of my all time favorite pictures.

Sunday:

Sunday was my second (whatt??!!) Mother's Day! Keith (and Parker and Darcy) made me breakfast, we went to church (most touching service ever to hear the story of a disabled boy and the man who randomly encountered him one day and the progression of their relationship. Second time I cried in church this weeked.), and we had Keith's family over for lunch. After Parker's nap that afternoon Keith, Parker, Darcy and I went on a long walk and then played in the backyard. Parker LOVES being outside. He has literally thrown tantrums before when we've had to come in. He walks all over, swings, and plays with Darcy. He just learned to throw the ball for her and it is the cutest. I sure do love my two kiddos. :)

Breakfast. Darcy has gained some weight recently. Not sure how ;)

A flower from each of my loves and a "plant" I can't kill.

The best one we could get of all 3 of us.
Thanks Keith for taking these even if they were a little overexposed (hence B&W) :)



 



Typical (cute!) face



Darcy showing those pearly whites :)



Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting

We just took a little family trip to... Omaha, Nebraska. Keith has wanted to go to the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting for years and we decided that this year was the one. The bulk of the trip was filled with conference related activities, but we did squeeze in a trip to the zoo/aquarium.

 

So here's our trip in photos (mix of iPhone and Canon Rebel):

Darcy wanted to go!

On our way! P loved looking out the window. He is such a good little traveler.

Dinner at Piccolo's- one of Warren Buffett's favorites.

P approved of the pasta.

Future shareholder at the meeting.

Blurry but real life. After we finally found Daddy (dead cell phone battery = not cool) and he was freed from his stroller this kiddo could not be caught.

Cuatro de Mayo

Love his expressions!

Puffy Tacos!

Old Market Omaha. It was freezing and we were over it.

Bedtime antics

Century Link Center- meeting and 5K location

Pre our first 5K (for P and me). 39 degrees and drizzly.

Fueling up before the race.

Finish line!

The Oracle of Omaha (did I get that right, Keith??) at the awards ceremony

P's 5K medal! Made a good teether apparently.

Shareholders party at the jewelry store ;)

Lunch at a hole in the wall bbq joint. So good!
(p.s. how does P look SO old here?!)

Warren Buffett's house.

Zoo time! Look who's not impressed. Typical.

How cute is he! Seriously!

My little monkey checking out the monkeys.

We loved that parts of the zoo were inside. P loved the opportunity to walk around and check things out on his own. He threw a major fit when it was time to get strapped back in his stroller. Luckily, I had some watermelon, his favorite, handy and he was quickly pacified.

The animals at this zoo were so active for the most part so they were fun to watch. Especially the monkeys and cats.

We found Darcy! Ha!

P's favorite was the aquarium.

We watched the jelly fish forever. Love these pictures and how fascinated P looks.

And this is what a 6:15am Monday flight looks like.

Obviously, this was a trip for Keith and P and I just tagged along. We were happy to help him check something off of his bucket list, but personally I'm looking forward to our beach vacation which will be here so soon! Hilton Head, here we come!