Christmas Day

We had such a fun Christmas morning...and then afternoon at our house! Parker was present-ed out by about 10:00 so we had to take a little break and then finish later! I wish everyday could be Christmas because we had such a fun time watching the man get so excited about everything!

I hate videos of myself (especially first thing in the morning with no make-up), but here's one of Parker's reaction to all the gifts.

Trying out his new chair from Grandma and Grandpa Scholl

Opening a present, granola bar in hand

Of course he wanted to play with each gift after he opened it. He loved his train from Great Grandma and Grandpa Best

The aftermath

That evening we headed over to Jim and Terri's house for Christmas dinner. The food was delicious, so was the company, and Parker continued to be spoiled!

Opening more presents with daddy--I think by this time he had had enough!

With (my) Grandma Scholl and Aunt Vicki

Some of the crew at dinner

Our first Christmas on our own was definitely a success!

Christmas Eve

This was the first year we spent Christmas away from either of our families. I think it was a little bittersweet for us. We definitely missed our parents and siblings, but also really enjoyed spending so much time, just the three of us! Ashley's extended family in San Diego also took good care of us and fed us on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!

Christmas Eve we spent some time at David & Solveig's new house, where Parker received his first round of gifts!

A new airplane from Great-Grandma Scholl

Later that evening we opened our traditional Christmas jammies. Parker was really getting the hang of ripping off the paper.

I wanted to take a family picture by the tree, but Parker was not having any of it. Here are some I snapped while trying to set up the camera.

After Parker was in bed Sam and I enjoyed some peace and quiet, and fondue!

Then we got to play Santa!! I told Sam that setting up all the gifts made me feel like a parent for the first time!

Free Music!

Did you know you can download a whole holiday album for FREE on iTunes? It's not totally lame either!

Check it out!

Brunch

I spent last week in Texas to celebrate my good friend Kristin's wedding to her beau Adam. The morning before the wedding Bridget, Jenny, and I hosted a brunch in her honor. We had fun visiting and playing some Kristin themed games! :)

A glimpse of the decor

BFFs

The hostesses

the Willardson ladies

Costumes!

Isn't this costume UNREAL? Check it out and cross your fingers that I win it!

Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland Costume Set GIVEAWAY!!!!

Messy

I L-O-V-E watching my kid eat. Seriously, every meal time I just sit and watch him stuff his face. He's so stinkin cute. Don't you think?

Big Boy

Seeing the Man with his first skinned knee made me realize my baby's a big boy now! I can't believe how fast it went.

"Cheese"

Recently Parker has learned how to "smile". I have an old disposable camera that's full (can't wait to get that developed), that Parker likes to play with. I pretend to take his picture and he hams it up. Here are some smiles I captured with our real camera.

Now can someone please tell me why all my pictures are blurry when I upload them here??

Splash Park

There is a cute little splash park near our place that I've been waiting to take Parker to (been waiting for him to walk--did you know he was walking?) A couple weeks ago we finally made it and have been a few times since! Surprisingly, he liked it best the first time. He was absolutely fearless--walked right through all the little fountains and just got soaked. He's been a little more cautious the couple times we've been back--not sure why. Either way, he gets super excited when we go! Here are some pictures I snapped. Sorry they're so bright; apparently I didn't adjust any settings on my camera.

Psych

Do you watch this show?

No? Well you should! Sam and I love it. It's really funny AND clean--not a combination you find in many TV shows today. Friday nights (we're losers). USA Network. Do it.

Expecting

Meet our new little man!

Due February 11, 2010

PA

I've been putting this off, but I'm sure everyone's been wondering how our trip was :) Once we finally made it there on the right day and everything we had a great time! Parker and I spent a few days in State College visiting with old friends. Sam and I moved just a few weeks before Parker was born, so it was fun for him to meet all the people who knew him in my belly!

This is my old manager and friend Patty Treaster and her girls Payton and Talia.

We were also able to visit with some friends from our old ward. Lauren Christensen and her daughter Isabel and Megan Baylis and her daughter Sophie.

The three kids "playing".

I just liked this picture of Parker.

I spent LOTS of time with my good friend Kim (who I miss dearly), her husband Troy, and their new baby boy Cole.

Me and the two boys

Kim and my man.

After our visit to State College, we drove back to Philadelphia to spend some time with Sam's parents. While we were there we met up with Rob and Amy Edwards and their baby Logan who we also knew in State College, but have since moved. It was so fun to see them. Their little guys was SOOO cute and such a happy baby!

Amy, Logan, me and Parker!

Rock Star

My brother Drew put this up on his blog today. Love it!

Leaving on jet plane...almost

For a couple of months I have been planning a trip to Pennsylvania with Parker. We selected the dates (July 8-14), made hotel reservations, and let friends know we were coming in town. Tuesday we (I) did laundry, packed, and bought food and new toys for Parker. Yesterday morning we loaded up the car and headed to the airport. We were almost inside when Sam realized we forgot the car seat in the car, so he dropped us off to stand in line and went back to get it. While he was gone I began checking in at a kiosk. I swiped my credit card, selected my destination city...Cannot retrieve your reservation. Hmm, I must have done something wrong, so I swiped and typed again. Cannot retrieve your reservation. By this time Sam was just getting back with the car seat. I was about to ask an agent for help when it dawned on me. July 15th. I pulled out my phone, and found the email with my itinerary. Sure enough, the departure date was July 15th-a week from yesterday. I had looked at my email confirmation a couple of times in the past few days checking times and whatnot, but had never realized that Sam booked the wrong weekend! (Yes, I'm blaming it all on him :) ). Needless to say it was very embarrassing. At that point I was glad I hadn't made a big deal about it to one of the agents. At least we could walk quietly away and not make a big scene.

Funny story now, definitely not funny at the time! I'm just glad our trip was a week late and not a week earlier!

Zoo

Recently we headed to the San Diego Zoo with our friends. We had never been before and had a great time! The zoo is beautiful (this coming from someone who doesn't really love zoos).

Here are Parker and Addelyn. It was cute, they were holding hands in their strollers right before this picture was taken.

The zoo has double decker bus tours that go around some of the animal exhibits. It was fun when Parker noticed the giraffes and LOVED them!

The zoo has a children's zoo which has a petting area with goats roaming around. The kids definitely were not afraid. They went right up and pet (or grabbed) them.

Addelyn chatting with a goat.

This was my favorite part of the kids zoo. Our little bugs!

Sam and Parker

Sam's favorite part was the reptile house. There were ENORMOUS snakes.

Checking out the monkeys.

Here we are with the hippo. Parker was very interested in it!