Fun at the FAIR!

This adorable act happened this morning. My mom went to Costco the day before yesterday and Parker loves to cram himself into small spaces. He was really enjoying himself. Travis and I got a good chuckle out of it!
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Last night we went to the fair with my parents. We mainly went to watch our nephew Caleb do the Mutton Bustin'! For those of you who do not frequently attend the RODEO it is where little kiddos ride sheep and try to hang on for dear life. He was the first to ride and he stayed on for 10 seconds. I was totally impressed. He did great...then told Chip and Sara that he would not be doing it again next year! He ended up getting 5th out of 13 kids.
here's daddy and parks waiting for caleb to ride
he's about to ridelook at our cowboy all dressed up!daddy and parks with the pigit was a noisy one and parker was not so sure about being his buddy

here's parker and papa on the bus on the way home
parker and his new face...he loves to stick his tongue out...still trying to get used to those teeth

my parents with all three grandboys

caleb went into a little mutton bustin'/fair/10 o'clock at night coma on the bus!

parker's new punch ball from the fair...i think that daddy was enjoying it more than he was!

he was so funny. i can't believe that it was 10 at night and he and drays were still going strong! if only they would have slept in a little this morning!

Parks & The Swiffer

This was too funny not to share! It was while Parks was sick and it was nice to see him having fun and laughing. He was obsessed with the Swiffer Duster and played with it for about a half an hour. His laugh totally fills my heart...all you moms out there know exactly what I'm talking about! The pictures are so cute, but the video He started with just the swiffer...




...then moved on to his book. He played with his book in his favorite "squatting" position.
Next it was the boxing gloves!

A Wedding, Walking...oh yeah...and the Emergency Room

For my starting picture I chose this adorable one of Parks and my Dad...Papa KevO! Parker loves to ride on the riding lawn mower. My dad said he gabs and makes noise the whole time!

Here's another picture that is just too cute...Drayson and Parks at Target sitting in the big boy cart. It was too funny to see them in there like such big guys!

Really, I think that this should be at least two posts...but it the interest of saving time and effort for myself, it is going to be one.

Last Friday we headed to Snohomish because some friends of ours were getting married on Saturday at Crystal Lake Lodge a little ways outside of Snohomish. We stayed at Trav's mom and dad's house and Parker found a new place to play while we were there. The coffee table has doors on either side and it was like a tunnel made especially for him...or so he thought! He was having a blast in there and even tried to stand up!


The wedding was beautiful and Matt & Demisa both looked amazing! It was great to get to see them, and to have so many of our friends in one place at the same time! Trav wore one of his new suits and looked super snazzy! Parker was sporting a cute new pair of jeans and a Rugby shirt (what else would he wear to the wedding of one of the Rugby Alum???) and I got to wear my new dress. It has been a very long time since I wore a dress! Enjoy a photo recap of the night:





Luke, Kris, Matt, Trav, Duane, Garrett, Gabe

top: Leith, Matt, Thor, Ashley, Trav, Garrett, Luke, Casey
bottom: Jessica, Me, Krystal, Gage, Demisa

Jessica, Krystal, Me, Ashley (look at her preggo belly...so cute!)

David, Ashley, Trav

We had such a blast at the wedding and were sad that it was over and that again, we and all our friends were spread across the state again. It really stinks that my best friend Ashley doesn't live in the same town...but at least she only lives in Yakima and it's not too far away. On another note...some of you may remember my posts about Ashley's pregnancy and still-birth of her and Luke's daughter Madilyn...but she is pregnant again. This time with TWINS! Yup, that's right, twins. Check out the Jaeger Fam's blog to read more about it. She is totally glowing and I wish them the best of luck! I can't wait for them to get here!

the happy parents
So I just have to say that Parker is really the cutest little guy. He is starting to look so big now and I can't believe he is going to be 1 in just two months! He is taking steps now. He even took about 14 little steps in a row and Jammi and Lee's without holding on to anything. He loves walking with his little car too!

Parks & Uncle Tyler


On our way out of town we saw this fellow just hangin' out on the side of the road. It was too strange to see a peacock outside of a zoo.

Last night (Wednesday night) we ended up taking Parks to the Emergency Room because he had a fever since the night before that finally got too high to try to remedy with Tylenol, Motrin, or luke warm baths. The fever spiked to 104 degrees and it was time to head to the ER. Poor little guy did such a great job. It was about 10 pm before we got out of there. Daddy and Parks were both asleep in the room while we were waiting for nose and throat culture results to come back. Ick! No one likes going to the ER, but it is worse with a little one! All of the cultures came back negative, which means that it is viral and not bacterial and we just have to wait it out. We spent today relaxing and Parks spent it basically naked all day! He loved it I'm sure! Hopefully he will be feeling totally better in the next couple days.

Here's What We've Been Up To:

Lucky Charms anyone??? That is Parker's new favorite food! He's just savin' that one on his cheek for later!!!


I know it has been a while since the last post...sorry Becky! Mom told me that you were getting upset with me! Hee Hee!

Well, again, like always...a lot has happened since the last update. Dad and Trav put a new roof on the garage. Here are the two handymen working away in the 100 degree heat. I am totally shocked they didn't end up with heatstroke!



Parker started making a new face and noise a couple weeks ago...it is hilarious. And not very attractive! He scrunches his nose all up and makes a very obnoxious nasal whine. It makes us all laugh so hard. Here he is making the face in the kitchen sink while getting a not-so-enjoyable cool bath! He got a little throat infection and had a 102 fever for a couple days. We tried just about everything to get it to go away. You can tell by the face in the second picture that he didn't care for it much at all. He was on antibiotics for a little over a week and is now feeling WAY better. He is surely back to his old tricks.




We were supposed to go camping with Trav's side of the family in Ellensburg over the weekend of July 24th-26th. That ended up getting cancelled...so we headed to Snohomish for the weekend so that we could still hang out with the Guion clan. Parker absolutely loved Grandma Jammi's (and Grandpa Lee's...I hate to leave you out Grandpa...even though I know it's not really your tupperware) tupperware drawer. Who needs real toys anyway??? He also impressed everyone with his walking (using his new car that he can push around). He isn't quite walking on his own...be he is so close! We had a blast visiting with family and getting to see everyone. Before we knew it, it was time to head back to the Tri-Cities. Thanks for everything Guion/Duncan Family!!! We had fun visiting.



Don't you just love the butter tub as a hat??? I think it's going to be the new "in thing" and we should all make sure we have one to wear around!

We have been doing a lot of boating lately. Which has been great since it is so flippin' hot outside here in the Tri! Plus...my nephew Caleb (who is almost 5) decided that he wanted to wakeboard after going on the wakeboard with Papa KevO. And what does every 4 1/2 year old need...their very own wakeboard of course!!! Check out my sister's blog to read more about that (CLICK HERE). Parker loves being on the boat. He especially loves the wind blowing in his face! Our dirty little guy loved playing in the sand too! It will be nice when he can actually walk around like Drayson and not have to crawl through the sand! He didn't totally mind being dunked up to his sholders to get the sand off either. I was shocked because that water is COLD! Not quite as bad when it is over 100 degrees outside though!


Don't mind the food in his mouth...just look at how stinkin' cute he is!

Here we are...being our goofy selves...not much else I can say in our defense!




On a side-note...we took Parks to his new pediatrician last Friday. He is now 20 lbs. 12 oz. and about 30 in. long. Growing well and doing great!