The Faces of Summer 2011

This is for my Mom and all of her girls at work that have not seen any pictures of Parker all summer {even on Facebook}. Enjoy!

Mickey Mouse shirt twins :)

Before moving to Colorado, Ian came over to play one last time :(
Reading about Noah's Ark with Grandma

Staying up late to watch the Home Run Derby 2011

Showing off his muscles

Fixing a sprinkler for a friend

Help Mommy with puff pastry

Helping Daddy with the trash

Proud of himself for disobeying...

Parker and Luke not sure about the train ride at Amazing Jake's

The summer did get the best of us and we stayed indoors most of the time but we had a great time nonetheless! We did a lot of learning this summer.....some of it came with tears, some of it came with time-outs but most of it came with laughter and smiles.

We will NEVER forget you Summer 2011 but we are sooooo happy to be stepping into Fall!!!

More Chalk Painting

We all got up at the crack of dawn so that we could enjoy the great outdoors before it got too hot. And so Bryan could mow and so I could wash clothes (since it's so hot, the power company is encouraging people to conserve energy, including washing clothes, during the hot parts of the day). And Parker wanted to "paint the chalk".

Today our chalk colors were purple and yellow. We talked about what God created and Parker wanted me to draw the sun and stars. God also created "boo-ti-full trees" but Momma didn't have enough chalk paint to do trees. :)

That lasted about 20 minutes and then we headed indoors to cool off...

Too Hot To Blog!

I have not blogged in FOREVER and my excuse is the weather! We are close to 40 straight days of temps over 100. Today's high was 105. It's terrible.....I feel like I live in a cave.....my child is climbing the walls.....and we are all in a very bad mood. BUT, I must add a positive with all of this negativity.....my boy has become a little artist :) You see, we are trying our best to not become couch potatoes and so we have been painting, coloring, etc. I will share some photos of all of the things we have been doing soon. I just wanted you all to know that we are still here and have not melted away, yet!

AHA: Welcome Home Daddy

Today our AHA was making a "Welcome Home Daddy" sign. And today of all days, Bryan really needed a pick-me-up! Let me back up a few hours and fill you in on all the details.... Last night when Bryan got home from basketball he immediately went in and took a shower, like he always does. While showering, water {and other stuff} started backing up in the shower. Not good! So after a few hours of plunging, snaking and swearing, he finally closed the bathroom door and said he would call a plumber in the morning.

Several hundred dollars later {good-bye birthday money}, our toilet and shower are now working great! Even though Bryan worked from home today he still had to run an errand which gave Parker and me time to get our sign done. Bryan was so happy when he got home and saw what Parker made for him. Parker was so proud of himself and kept saying, "wec-home Daddy".

P.S. - Parker's favorite part of this sign is the "fok-lift" sticker :)

Just Me & My Boy

Today I decided to take Parker to the Children's Aquarium down at Fair Park. We've been there a couple times with our friends but decided it would be fun to explore on our own. This place doesn't compare to the Texas World Aquarium but it's also a fraction of the cost and perfect for Parker's age! Before we could get there though, someone had to get a little cat-nap {his sleeping pattern has been a little off but it's summer...}

Before too long, we were off to see the iguana, who was a little nervous with Parker starring at him:

And then it was time for the touch tank:

As well as touching the sting-rays, which I might add were very icky feeling:

After spending a couple hours checking out the sea-life and eating a picnic lunch, Parker had some fun in the splash area near the science museum:

Don't get me wrong, I love spending time together with our friends but some days you gotta love on your boy alone! I saw this quote recently and have been inspired by it:

"Don't wait to make your son a great man - make him a great boy."

AHA: Homemade Play-Doh

Today we attempted to make play-doh. We've made play-doh before but not with whole wheat flour, which is the only kind of flour I had on hand. The recipe called for regular white flour and so I should have just waited to make it. However, Bryan was home and we had some time before bedtime so I thought what the heck...

Parker had fun measuring, dumping and mixing and could have cared less that the play-doh didn't turn out! BTW, it was 104 outside today....eek!

Helping Daddy With Trash....