The Month of July in a Nut Shell!

I have no idea where the time has gone...and that I haven't posted on here in a month!  So here goes our month of July in a nut shell!

My mom came out and stayed a week over the 4th.  She had a ton of one-on-one Parker time and vice-versa.  

 

Nana Sue bought a new pool, which Parker loves!

 We spent a day at Cottage Grove Lake.  Aaron brought the boat out, it was a great relaxing day!  

Complete with a nap for Parker and Grandma...

 

The Haircut

Aaron finally said he had enough and had our friend Bryan come over and shave his hair.  It looks great!  Not sure what Parker thought was going on though...

The First Outting on the Boat!

Well, we bought a drift boat.  Needless to say Aaron is in heaven.  He has been out on it a few times, Parker and I have been out once.  There will be more trips to come once Parker realizes that we can't go swimming all the time or just get off the boat.  But she did have a blast looking for fish!

 

A Little Bit of This and That...

The Oregon Country Fair is a few weeks away, which means Aaron and the posse have started working out there washing and hanging signs.  Parker and I have gone out to hang out and camp a couple times.  She's going to have so much fun out there this year!

And for fun...just a few random pics from this past month.  Parker is obsessed with what she calls "Happy Bear".  She will hide behind him like this (see pic) and say "uh-oooh!" until you respond with "oh no, where's Parker?!"

Eventually she tires of that game and decides to play on her computer...

Summer is not complete with out a pass to the pool down the street! 

The Little Lady Turns Two...

This past Sunday was Parker's 2nd birthday, so we threw her a little bash!  We had about 7 of her little friends over plus a bunch of the typical crew.  We ate, played with chalk, hula hoops, bean bags and just had a good time!  Parker did great sharing all her toys with the other kids- at first I could tell she was a little overwhelmed.  She kept asking if everything was still hers and looked a little worried!  But over all, a great time was had.

The morning started off with a little "Beauty and the Beast" and some snuggling with Orange.

 Then the party!

 Parker's friend Wesley...isn't he adorable?!

 She was sooo excited to eat her cupcake!

 Adelyn and Parker aka the green skinny jeans posse

Parker and Cameron were having a blast playing "school bus"!

 Opening all her presents...

 We asked her to close her eyes so we could bring her new bike out and this is how she did it...she kept peeking though!

 Her new Strider balance bike!

 The next day Grandma & Grandpa Rick sent some presents including what has now been named Happy Bear...which now is Parker's new best friend!

 Having a tea party with Happy Bear.

 Once again watching a little bit of Beauty and the Beast but this time with her new BFF.

Memorial Weekend

It was a nice, mellow Memorial Day weekend for us...we did get a TON of yard and house work done though!  One morning I took Parker outside and let her crush up and play with a bunch of egg shells I had washed and cleaned up.  At first she didn't know what to think...

Then she got into it...and was stoked!!

 She had to run and tell Daddy what 

 she had just done!

One day we did go out to our favorite winery, Sweet Cheeks, for some live music, a picnic and yummy vino!

On the way home we stopped at our friend's house who has a bunch of horses and dogs.  Parker was in heaven!!  She did get a little upset when we wouldn't let her ride the "ponies" though.  Nothing a quick stint in the stables couldn't cure.

Just a random image for you...whenever someone send clothes or a package to Parker and it's sitting at the door when we get home, she FREAKS out with excitement!  This is her going through a box of clothes my mom had sent her.  She sits and organizes everything over and over again.  It's pretty funny!

PPP 2012

It's that time of the year again...the annual Pole, Pedal, Paddle Relay Race!  This year Aaron and Annie did it as a team again...and they WON their division!!  First place!  It was an awesome victory and a fantastic long weekend in Sunriver & Bend.

Annie is finding a spot for her bike (she's in blue).

 Parker waiting for the event to start! 

 Officially started!  That's Aaron (center, red & white)coming down the first leg of the race...the downhill ski.

 He quickly changes into his Nordic ski gear, with the help of Annie and he's off!

 Waiting for Aaron to come in off the Nordic ski, Parker realized she can't wait to try downhill skiing!

 Coming up the home stretch of the Nordic...he then tags off to Annie and she's off on the bike!

 We were driving down the mountain to meet at the next transition when I spotted the bright pink Annie!  I snapped this photo of her HAULING down the mountain!!

 Meanwhile, Parker caught a quick power nap...

I missed all photo opps as Annie took off on the run...doh!  But after the run, Annie tags off to Aaron to kayak.

Lastly, Aaron tags off to Annie who is off on the final leg of the race...the sprint to the finish line!

This was our entire crew at the finish line.  We had three teams...a girl's team, men's team and a pair's team.  Not to mention Team Cheer- the most important of them all!