HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY!!!

WOW....where did the time go?

We celebrated Parker's 2nd birthday today!  It really just feels like we were bringing him home from the hospital.  He woke up this morning to a huge elmo balloon and a number 2 balloon.  He was super excited about his surprise! We had cinamon rolls and sang "happy birthday" to him to start his day.  For dinner, nana and papa came over and we had cake and of course sang to him again.  He opened his gifts and played hard. 

Parker has truly been a blessing to our family.  He is full of energy, into everything and sweet as can be.  He has a laid back personality(when he is not mad) and he loves to play.  We cannot imagine life without him!!!

I am posting his birth picture, 1 year and 2nd year in this post and will post some pics from his actual birthday and his party this upcoming weekend.

Date Knight!

Chick Filet hosted Date Knight for mother-son's on October 5, 2011.  Josh came home a little early so Landon and I could head our for our date.  When Josh got home, he and I were talking and the door bell rang.  When I went to the door, Landon was standing there with flowers for me...too sweet!

                                                        The flowers Landon brought me!

They had the restaurant decorated Medievil, people were dressed up and there were activities for us to do together.  We had a great time and I look forward to MANY more dates with him.

Alexis and Alex's Wedding!

Josh's cousin got married a few weeks ago in Ohio so we packed up the car and off we went for the wedding.  Landon was the ring bearer and has been waiting for a year for the big day! 
We left on Sept. 28th, 2011 and drove halfway.  We drove the rest of the way on Thursday.  The kids did much better in the car than we anticipated, especially Parker.
We were able to check the area out, went to a zoo type place where you could feed the animals and of course enjoyed the wedding festivities. 
The wedding was Oct. 1st and despite the rainy, cold weather, the wedding was beautiful and Landon did an awesome job!!!

Congrats to Alex and Alexis!!!

Hockey has started...

Well, technically it started a few weeks ago but I am behind on the blog.  Landon absolutely LOVES hockey and has actually proven to be pretty good at it.  He plays every Monday and is enjoying it....we will see where it takes us!

Hockey...

Landon has wanted to play hockey for the last year and a half.  He has gotten pretty good at roller bladding and is always playing hockey in the driveway.  We found out about roller hockey and have finally caved.  Landon will start playing in September and he is beyond thrilled!  He and Josh went yesterday to be fitted for his gear...wish us luck!

Last lake trip for the summer!

We took the kids to the lake last weekend for our last trip of the summer!  Landon absolutely LOVES being there.  He would live there in the the summer if he could.  He was able to swim, boat ride, ride the golf cart and hang out.

Parker has grown to like being at the lake as well.  He loves the baby pool we put on the deck and really enjoys riding the boat!

Here are a few pics....until next summer!

Mini beach trip!

A few weeks ago we all packed up and headed to Myrtle Beach!  Josh had a conference he had to attend so the boys and I went to play.  We left on a Wednesday and came back on a Sunday.  The hotel was beautiful and we had great weather! 

We played on the beach, swam in the pool, ate good food and went to Medieval Times.  Parker had a rough time sleeping b/c he could see us in the room.  Landon and I spent lots of time sitting in the floor and hiding so Parker could not see us during nap time....it was quite comical. 

Parker was scared of the ocean at first but quickly warmed up to the idea.  Landon loved the ocean and went out pretty far this year.  He attempted to surf and got some use out of his boogie board.  The Faulkners were there as well so he really enjoyed having 2 other boys to play with.  Josh did have some time to play outside as well!

All in all we had a good time but we learned that hotel rooms are not ideal for an almost 2 year old!!!