Today while Parker was suppose to be napping, this is what he was up to! When I first walked in the room I found him sitting on the side of his bed with his leg stuck. It made me so upset at the thought of him falling. And then I had to pull the bed away from the wall to get his leg unstuck :(
After catching him twice trying to climb out his bed, Parker had both of his parents in a little bit of a dither! I, of course, consulted with my pedi, my Toddler 411 book and my mommy-friends but I really didn't have a definite answer. Bryan and I discussed what we should do and agreed that we should: 1) buy a video monitor 2) buy a bedrail 3) put him his big boy bed (the twin bed that is in his room). I am not sure if this is the right answer but for now, it's working:
We had no intentions of doing things this way and we were not prepared for this! In the short period of time before going to bed, we talked up the big boy bed with Parker. After bathtime he was excited to use his stool to get in his bed. I set him up like I do every night and after reading 2 books, singing 4 songs and saying our prayers, I put him in the bed. I told him that the only rule when sleeping in the big boy bed was that he is to stay in the bed until Mommy and Daddy come in to get him. He cried for less than a minute and has been asleep for about an hour. I am interested to see how things go tonight and tomorrow.....
Deon (not smiling...), Libby, Patty & Paula:
The lovely Jessica and baby Reece (who is Rachel's little girl):
And thanks to Grandma, the kids (and some adults....) enjoyed some Capri Sun:
We had a great time chatting and playing with our friends! The kids loved the waterslide and I loved having everyone over :) We will miss you Pfenning family!!!
And after checking out all the camping tents and beds, we had to see how comfortable the camp chairs are:
After an hour or so of being "outdoorsy", we took our little camper home!
We had dinner with our neighbors tonight and this is what we were served..... We were both speechless! We probably looked as though we were born and raised in a small town and had never been served a steak that was bigger than our faces. Seriously, it was HUGE! Matt's parents raise grass-fed cows and so they have an endless supply of beef. 
Lots of splashing:
Trying out the waterslides:
Gotta have snack time because swimming can make you very hungry:
And then it was time for some "sewer" playing:
The best three-bucks I've spent in a good while!!!
He had so much fun playing with the tools, shoveling the dirt and climbing the ladders! Pictures of the pergola will be posted soon :) 
While Bryan and I were a little sad, Parker on the other hand was happy watching, reading his truck book and eating breakfast:
And then Daddy needed some help:
While I was trying to "re-do" Parker's room, he was talking to Daddy on the phone (I love the hand motion!!!):
So sad about him growing up! But I do have some good news.....Parker has not napped in 5 very long days but as I type, he is napping in his big boy bed :)
After catching him twice trying to climb out his bed, Parker had both of his parents in a little bit of a dither! I, of course, consulted with my pedi, my Toddler 411 book and my mommy-friends but I really didn't have a definite answer. Bryan and I discussed what we should do and agreed that we should: 1) buy a video monitor 2) buy a bedrail 3) put him his big boy bed (the twin bed that is in his room). I am not sure if this is the right answer but for now, it's working:
We had no intentions of doing things this way and we were not prepared for this! In the short period of time before going to bed, we talked up the big boy bed with Parker. After bathtime he was excited to use his stool to get in his bed. I set him up like I do every night and after reading 2 books, singing 4 songs and saying our prayers, I put him in the bed. I told him that the only rule when sleeping in the big boy bed was that he is to stay in the bed until Mommy and Daddy come in to get him. He cried for less than a minute and has been asleep for about an hour. I am interested to see how things go tonight and tomorrow.....