Off to Vollmer Farms we went...Happy Fall Y'all
We found three perfect pumpkins and came home to read "just one more time" The Great Pumpkin! :)
12 years ago
Thursday, October 6, 2011
The Great Pumpkin
Nanie, my grandmother, gave the girls The Great Pumpkin last week during our weekly get together. It is one of those books with the sound panels so the girls have loved to read the book over...and over...and over. So Instead of reading it "one more time" last Sunday we decided to go out in search of our very own Great Pumpkin.
Off to Vollmer Farms we went...Happy Fall Y'all
Off to Vollmer Farms we went...Happy Fall Y'all
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
She's One!
My sweet girl how are you already one? You are such a blessing to our family. You will be forever my clown. My giggler. My smiler. My never ever serious girl. My climber. My Mischief maker. How I love you Phia Phia!
Monday, October 3, 2011
"August Twenty"
It's been awhile...
Between several beach trips, birthday celebrations, enjoying the girls and just the plain craziness of summer life I but the blog on hold. But I'm back!
Isabella turned 3 on August twentieth or as Isabella likes to say "I'll turn 3 on my birthday August twenty". The things that come out of her mouth crack me up....and seeing that her mouth is constantly moving you can imagine the hilarity in our house.
I'm not a huge fan of big b-day parties. It's just so hard to enjoy the reason you are celebrating. So when Isabella told me all she wanted to do for her special day was go to the Life and Science Museum with Sarah and Reagan (our nieces) and have Bojangles I was thrilled. It was such a low key day w/ Aunt Kim, Uncle Jon, Nina, Pop, Sarah, and Reagan. Derek and I got to really enjoy and celebrate with her.
A couple of days before her birthday we had a mini-celebration with Poppy, Yaya, and Aunt B since my parents were leaving for an Alaskan vacation on the 19.
Enjoy the pics of our three year old princess!
Between several beach trips, birthday celebrations, enjoying the girls and just the plain craziness of summer life I but the blog on hold. But I'm back!
Isabella turned 3 on August twentieth or as Isabella likes to say "I'll turn 3 on my birthday August twenty". The things that come out of her mouth crack me up....and seeing that her mouth is constantly moving you can imagine the hilarity in our house.
I'm not a huge fan of big b-day parties. It's just so hard to enjoy the reason you are celebrating. So when Isabella told me all she wanted to do for her special day was go to the Life and Science Museum with Sarah and Reagan (our nieces) and have Bojangles I was thrilled. It was such a low key day w/ Aunt Kim, Uncle Jon, Nina, Pop, Sarah, and Reagan. Derek and I got to really enjoy and celebrate with her.
A couple of days before her birthday we had a mini-celebration with Poppy, Yaya, and Aunt B since my parents were leaving for an Alaskan vacation on the 19.
Enjoy the pics of our three year old princess!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
One Step at a Time
One step at a time has been the motto at the Parker homestead for quite some time now. There are so many things we want to do but so little money. :) So we have tried to prioritize them...which mean the babies come first. We spend 85% of our time outside...I say 85% because it is starting to get so hot that you can't breath out there between the hours of 12 and 3. The pics. below are of our backyard which is our biggest project. We now have sod in most of the playing area thanks to my wonderful father-in-law! We have a B-E-Autiful patio which Derek, Dad, and Mr. Sanders finished last weekend! Awesome work men!
Next thing to accomplish in the backyard:
~ cut down some trees
~ make a retaining wall behind the fort
~ fill the playing area with small rocks
~ finish putting sod around the patio
D has been working so hard. I try to help when Phia is taking a nap or is content to sit for awhile but he has done 90% of the work. It looks FABULOUS! Just to give you a little background our backyard was nothing but trees, leaves, roots, dirt, and a whole lot of other junk when we moved in. After you see the pictures you will understand how hard Derek has worked to make the backyard a place for our family to be together.
Our back yard when we moved in.
Our back yard now!
The girls fort...this was given to us by one of D's co-workers! You can't really see but there are two swings beside the pink on. For Isabella's b-day we are getting her a glider to go on the end.
The left side of our yard. We put this bed in this Apirl. The rocks you see help our yard drain since the back is higher then the front.
From the back door this is the right side of our backyard.
We put this flower bed in last year.
Before the patio...
...After!
Early b-day present from my parents.
Love these fun chairs and table!
Next thing to accomplish in the backyard:
~ cut down some trees
~ make a retaining wall behind the fort
~ fill the playing area with small rocks
~ finish putting sod around the patio
D has been working so hard. I try to help when Phia is taking a nap or is content to sit for awhile but he has done 90% of the work. It looks FABULOUS! Just to give you a little background our backyard was nothing but trees, leaves, roots, dirt, and a whole lot of other junk when we moved in. After you see the pictures you will understand how hard Derek has worked to make the backyard a place for our family to be together.
Our back yard when we moved in.
Our back yard now!
The girls fort...this was given to us by one of D's co-workers! You can't really see but there are two swings beside the pink on. For Isabella's b-day we are getting her a glider to go on the end.
The left side of our yard. We put this bed in this Apirl. The rocks you see help our yard drain since the back is higher then the front.
From the back door this is the right side of our backyard.
We put this flower bed in last year.
Before the patio...
...After!
Early b-day present from my parents.
Love these fun chairs and table!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Mother's Day...the reason I get to celebrate
The reasons I get to celebrate Mother's Day!
Mother's day is a celebration, but for me it’s not the Mom we celebrate it’s our babies. We would not have the title of mom without our sweet little ones. This day is to celebrate them. As a mom we promise to protect, to love, to laugh, to smile, to encourage, to disciple, to play, to go without sleep. We promise to make our world revolve around our sweet blessings. We promise to teach, to listen, and to cry. We promise to learn from our mistakes. We promise to do our best even when we feel our best is never good enough. We try to go about our day without making a mistake but when we do we acknowledge and apologize to our babies. We promise to be compassionate and we try not to get angry. I fail daily but I love my girls so I wake up the next morning and try harder. Being a mom is a full time job. To all you mommies that work …you have my utmost respect.
Becoming a mom is not easy. Weeks spend where the bathroom is your most favorite place. For the few minutes you think it’s safe to move to another room something sends you running back. Water and food became my worst enemy. Then once the bubonic plague lifts you get to experience all the neat things only a mom is privy too. The first look at the baby growing inside you, the little butterflies, the first little kicks , you tummy changing and the first time your tummy shifts. These things make the back pain, the labor, the sickness, and the weeks without sleep worth it. It’s all worth it.
To my girls with love:
My Dearest Isabella Kate,
You are becoming such a little girl. No longer my baby. I love to watch you put your puzzles together in the den. It's almost as if I can see your little brain working. I love your facial expressions. I love the way you love your baby sister…your Phia. I love that you love all your friends. I love how you crave to be outside as much as possible. I love your need to be surrounded by books…my little bookworm. I love the relationship you and Poppy have. I love the conversations you have with me. You are my constant chatterbox. I love the way you insist on wearing shoes and a dress as soon as you get out of the bath. I love your new found independence… I love that you already have a mind of your own. This may not be so in a few years but at the moment I am enjoying the sweet innocence of you finding out who you are. This list could go on for miles...with all that I have I love you!
My Sweet Sweet Sophia Madelynn,
My newest little one how you have rocked my world. I love that you challenge me daily with all your sweet needs. From the beginning you have always been such a peaceful soul. I love that you want to snuggle as much as possible. I love when your laughter or squeals reach me in another room. I love your little two teeth smile…it transforms your entire face. I love that you are my sleeper… what a napper you are. You have surprised me with your persistence to get on the move. I love that you want to be right beside your big sister at all times. I love to watch you as you speed crawl across the floor set for one destination….Isabella. I love that you are so inquisitive. I love that you want to be with me…what a momma’s girl you are becoming. Many mom's wonder how they could love more than one baby …the answer is very simple, you just do. With all that I have my Phia Madelynn I love you.
I love taking pictures...my husband not so much. But when Mother's Day comes around he gets behind the camera because he loves me. I joke with him all the time about the pictures he took at the hospital when Phia was born. Many of them are one big blur...or as I call them pictures in motion. I cherish the few pictures he willing takes...here are the three from Mothers Day. :) Thanks D for loving your girls...all three of us!
Mother's day is a celebration, but for me it’s not the Mom we celebrate it’s our babies. We would not have the title of mom without our sweet little ones. This day is to celebrate them. As a mom we promise to protect, to love, to laugh, to smile, to encourage, to disciple, to play, to go without sleep. We promise to make our world revolve around our sweet blessings. We promise to teach, to listen, and to cry. We promise to learn from our mistakes. We promise to do our best even when we feel our best is never good enough. We try to go about our day without making a mistake but when we do we acknowledge and apologize to our babies. We promise to be compassionate and we try not to get angry. I fail daily but I love my girls so I wake up the next morning and try harder. Being a mom is a full time job. To all you mommies that work …you have my utmost respect.
Becoming a mom is not easy. Weeks spend where the bathroom is your most favorite place. For the few minutes you think it’s safe to move to another room something sends you running back. Water and food became my worst enemy. Then once the bubonic plague lifts you get to experience all the neat things only a mom is privy too. The first look at the baby growing inside you, the little butterflies, the first little kicks , you tummy changing and the first time your tummy shifts. These things make the back pain, the labor, the sickness, and the weeks without sleep worth it. It’s all worth it.
To my girls with love:
My Dearest Isabella Kate,
You are becoming such a little girl. No longer my baby. I love to watch you put your puzzles together in the den. It's almost as if I can see your little brain working. I love your facial expressions. I love the way you love your baby sister…your Phia. I love that you love all your friends. I love how you crave to be outside as much as possible. I love your need to be surrounded by books…my little bookworm. I love the relationship you and Poppy have. I love the conversations you have with me. You are my constant chatterbox. I love the way you insist on wearing shoes and a dress as soon as you get out of the bath. I love your new found independence… I love that you already have a mind of your own. This may not be so in a few years but at the moment I am enjoying the sweet innocence of you finding out who you are. This list could go on for miles...with all that I have I love you!
My Sweet Sweet Sophia Madelynn,
My newest little one how you have rocked my world. I love that you challenge me daily with all your sweet needs. From the beginning you have always been such a peaceful soul. I love that you want to snuggle as much as possible. I love when your laughter or squeals reach me in another room. I love your little two teeth smile…it transforms your entire face. I love that you are my sleeper… what a napper you are. You have surprised me with your persistence to get on the move. I love that you want to be right beside your big sister at all times. I love to watch you as you speed crawl across the floor set for one destination….Isabella. I love that you are so inquisitive. I love that you want to be with me…what a momma’s girl you are becoming. Many mom's wonder how they could love more than one baby …the answer is very simple, you just do. With all that I have my Phia Madelynn I love you.
I love taking pictures...my husband not so much. But when Mother's Day comes around he gets behind the camera because he loves me. I joke with him all the time about the pictures he took at the hospital when Phia was born. Many of them are one big blur...or as I call them pictures in motion. I cherish the few pictures he willing takes...here are the three from Mothers Day. :) Thanks D for loving your girls...all three of us!
Mother's Day Tea!
The Thursday before Mother's Day Isabella's preschool class hosted a tea. It was such a sweet hour that I got to spend with my girl and her little friends. The kids sang us a song as well as give us a poem with their hand print on it. There was music playing and the tables were decorated...the teachers made it very special for us moms.
Isabella's art work. She was very proud of this...needless to say we have put it in a frame.
Isabella and her class singing a song. The infamous CJ is the cute little guy in the madras plaid pants and yellow polo. If you have ever talk to my child you know all about CJ. They adore each other!
One of my presents! Those are Isabella's thumb prints!
They yummy food...what a treat.
Isabella's art work. She was very proud of this...needless to say we have put it in a frame.
Isabella and her class singing a song. The infamous CJ is the cute little guy in the madras plaid pants and yellow polo. If you have ever talk to my child you know all about CJ. They adore each other!
Monday, May 9, 2011
Way to go our Citadel Man !!
WOOOOO HOOOOO!!!
This past weekend, thanks to my sweet sweet parents, Derek and I got to go to Charleston for Jerry's graduation. Jerry is my cousin and has always been very special so I was excited to get to celebrate with him. D and I left Thursday afternoon and got to spend that night with just Jerry and his Shannon. We had a blast. Friday everybody else joined the party...nanie, papa V, boompa, pam, Aunt C, Mark, Uncle Joe, Sha (jerry's sister) and Aunt Mary. What a day Saturday was! The weather was beautiful and the ceremony was worth the feeling I lost in my bum! :) I love you Jerry and I am so proud of you!
p.s: not really sure why some pictures are smaller than others...hope you can still see them.
This past weekend, thanks to my sweet sweet parents, Derek and I got to go to Charleston for Jerry's graduation. Jerry is my cousin and has always been very special so I was excited to get to celebrate with him. D and I left Thursday afternoon and got to spend that night with just Jerry and his Shannon. We had a blast. Friday everybody else joined the party...nanie, papa V, boompa, pam, Aunt C, Mark, Uncle Joe, Sha (jerry's sister) and Aunt Mary. What a day Saturday was! The weather was beautiful and the ceremony was worth the feeling I lost in my bum! :) I love you Jerry and I am so proud of you!
p.s: not really sure why some pictures are smaller than others...hope you can still see them.
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