Play Time at the Park!

Across the street from our house is a great little park. We finally took Parker there for the first time and she loved it! We took her on everything the park had but she LOVED the swing! She is now officially 9 month old.

Aaron started off barely pushing her...But that soon changed once he realized how much she loved it!
Teeter-totter time!

Next up...the slide!
Going through the tunnel

Last but not least was the merry-go-around! I think I liked it more than Parker...but she still dug it!

Good ol park sand. She was fascinated by it on her hands (which quickly went into her mouth)!

8 Month Old Photo Shoot

It has been so beautiful outside lately, so this past Sunday we decided to have a photo shoot with Parker. Here are some of our favorites!I had to do some shots with a tutu!And one of her cute little feet with our wedding rings...

Some Randoms...

Last weekend there was a huge parade and gathering for the Ducks football team since they had such an amazing season. We headed down to check out the festivities!

This is Parker's favorite sitting position. A future track star? Hurdles?

And thanks to cousin Claire for my awesome dress!

Parker now loves blueberries...obviously.

We all went out bowling last weekend...I think we have a future league bowler on our hands, Parker loved it! Well, she loved all the lights and brightly colored balls...so we'll see if it develops into something or not!

This was attempt #4 of trying to get them both to look at me at the same time...Aaron's just as bad, if not worse, than Parker.

A Good Start to 2011!

Happy New Year! New Year's Eve was a nice, low key, fun evening. We went out to dinner with friends downtown and Parker was such a trooper. She just chilled and eventually fell asleep in Aaron's arms. She must of been exhausted from her big meal she had before we went out!

New Year's Day was spent brewing Aaron's first batch of home brew! An Irish Red Ale. We can't wait to try it out!!

Parker is officially getting her first tooth in! You can sort of see it popping through on the bottom. So far it doesn't seem to be bothering her all that much, let's hope it stays that way!

Christmas 2010!

This year for Christmas my family all came out to Eugene...even Jaime surprised us all (except Aaron- he knew!) by flying in on Thursday night. It was a great long weekend filled with a lot of presents (Parker has an entire new wardrobe), cooking, board games and hanging out!

I bought Aaron a home brew kit (finally- he says, he's been wanting one for a few years). So Friday he is going to start brewing his first batch!

Aaron got me a fisheye lens for my camera! Jaime, Dave, Aaron, our friend Bill and I started off Christmas Day by hiking up Spencer's Butte! Great way to start off the day, didn't feel so quilty eating all that turkey, ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes and pie that evening. Grandma Sue and Parker spent the morning going through her pile of new clothes she scored!Parker couldn't wait to get out of her Christmas dress...she's a casual type of girl!
I gave Aaron a bean bag toss game! A friend of mine made the boards but we still needed to make the bean bags. Aaron took to the sewing machine with the supervision of Sue. Parker fully enjoyed watching Daddy sew!
We were a little down after everyone left so we decided to change in to our tutu and cheer up!

5K

I did it. I ran my first ever organized race! A 5k up in Portland called the Holiday Half. It was a blast! Aaron and Parker ran it with me, as well as our friends Mike and Rochelle. Our friend Annie ran the half marathon. All in all it was a great way to spend a Saturday morning. Parker did great during it! Aaron pushed her in the stroller and she just looked around smiling the entire time. Whew!

Here comes Annie down the home stretch!All finishers! Parker is wiped out after her big run.