Chef Parker-Dean

So we don't have Chef Boyardee here in our house, we have Chef Parker-Dean :-) (Dean is Parker's middle name). I was making cookies on Monday, and Parker was quite the little helper. He scooped out all the sugar (and even packed down the brown sugar) and all the flour as well. He wanted to do everything, but I wasn't too keen on a 26 month old cracking eggs and scooping out shortening. So he did what I let him and he loved it!

Parker getting flour out of the flour bin

Video of Parker scooping out brown sugar

Madisyn has fallen in love (que the music) ...with her feet. She discovered her feet a while ago, but just barely started the fascination with them. It's amazing how they can get their feet in their mouths!

Maddy playing with her feet

A Bug's Life

"Daddy! Daddy! A little speck is moving on the floor!"

"It's okay Parker, it's just a bug. Look, I'll show you."

"See, Parker, it's an ant. See it's little legs and it's feelers? It's trying to find some food to eat."

"Oh I see. I can see it's legs moving."

(After examining it closer, a little bit too close:) "Daddy, why did it stop moving?" (Parker put the magnifying glass up to it and squished it. We didn't tell him that was why though.)

Easter Sunday

Here's some pictures we took on Easter Sunday. We had fun with all the family at Grandma & Grandpa's house for some time together and a good dinner. Grandma hid 90 eggs for the kids to find, and Parker was old enough this year to understand that the eggs had candy in them. So he had fun trying to find some. Jessica had sent Madisyn this adorable fancy dress when she was born, and she finally got big enough to fit in it. She wore it to church on Sunday, so we took pictures of course. Then we got some really cute pictures of Madisyn and her cousin Hailey who is 3 weeks younger., and Parker and his cousin Porter who is 2 months younger. We hope everyone had a good Easter.

Madisyn, 5 mo old, and Parker, 26 mo old

Madisyn in her dress from Aunt Jessie

Madisyn and cousin Hailey

Parker and cousin Porter

We are a happy family!

Ok, for those of you who don't know the Primary song "We are a happy family " (which I don't expect everyone too, but oh well!), I'm doing this blog to the lyrics of the song. Here goes:

I love Mommy, she loves me

We love Daddy, yes-sir-ee

He loves us, and so you see: We are a happy family!

(Next verse:) I love Maddy, she loves me

We love Parker, yes-sir-ee

He loves us and so you see: We are a happy family!

I wanna be like...

...my brother because he gets to take baths in a big tub with lots of cool toys!

...other big babies that can crawl and get around on their own!

...my mom because she has a twin sister and that would be so much fun!! (Madisyn,5 mo, with her cousin, Hailey who is 3 weeks younger)

...my mom, because she's just so cool and pretty with all that makeup on! (just kidding of course!)

Play time!

Just a couple of pictures of the kids 'playing' at different times.

Madisyn, 4mo old

Parker wearing one of Ben's hats

Parker playing with play dough. He loves to use the little scissors, and I'm always surprised that he can use them right, considering he just turned two. But he does, and he loves it!

Madisyn fits so perfectly inside Parker's wagon, and it works so good for her to play in. So here's one of thw times she was in there playing, and just fell right asleep!

Here's a video of Madisyn laughing-so cute!

This is Parker, rockin out as he plays the piano. Maybe he'll be like Ben?

Swimming

We took Parker swimming on Saturday, which was lots of fun. We haven't taken Parker swimming since last summer (of course), so we decided to go to an indoor pool here just for fun. He totally hated it at first and didn't want to go in. He just kept saying "All done! All done!" But we slowly got him in (very slowly), and then he saw the water slide and wanted to go on that. After he went on it, he was totally relaxed and loved the water. He went crazy and had a blast! We'll take him again in a couple of weeks so that he rememebers how much he likes it, then we'll be ready for some fun in the summer!

Parker (and Ben) swimming

Look-I'm swimming!

Wa-hoo! We're going on the slide!

Video of Parker & Ben going down the slide

Coming off of the water slide