Baby Pics

Life flies by at an astonishing pace. Little Parker is no longer a newborn! He is so fun to have in our family. I can't imagine any baby being more adored than he is.

I finally brought up the baby swing and put it in the kitchen, which has been very handy. Now he feels like part of the family while we're making or eating meals. And occasionally, he's just too tired to care....

Naptime together... Dakota loves Parker too. Though I try to keep him as sanitary as possible, once in a while he gets a great big doggy kiss on his face!

These big brothers are so funny! All they have to do is smile at him and he starts laughing.

I realize I'm not much of a photographer, but I had to try and capture the two cute little hands together. Spencer gets such a beautiful tan each summer!

I have to laugh when they discover their hands (especially when they go cross-eyed). When's the last time you studied your hand like this?? They really are quite a miracle, if you think about it. All those tiny muscles, bones, and tendons.... People are a long, long way from developing anything that nearly resembles the delicate movements of a real human hand.

I think he has a few more years to grow into the firefighter boots! (That's probably a good thing since I know a 4-year-old who would be very upset if his little brother wore his favorite boots.)

Spencer is 8!!

Spencer was born at just about the hottest time of year. For his birthday he wanted to go to the zoo, but it was close to 100 degrees that day, so he conceded to go to the aquarium instead. Whew!

Are you as tall as a penguin?

I am SOOOO glad there are not real frogs this size!

Presents! Spencer fell in love with the LSU Tigers football team last year (mainly because they wear yellow uniforms). I found this t-shirt online for him. He was quite pleased.

He also got his own scriptures with his name embossed on the cover. He was impressed. "How did you get my name on it??" he asked.

A little friendly football game between the brothers....

No birthday cake this year, just a birthday donut. This is per Spencer's request. He won't be able to do donuts much longer--not enough room for all those candles!

And the culmination of the birthday week was Spencer's baptism. It was a little bit of heaven on earth to see them both dressed in white together. Andy is a great dad!

Fair

One of my favorite things about summer is going to the county fair. Not only do I get my cotton candy fix, but I also enjoy seeing the animals, the booths, and the interesting people who seem to come out of the woodwork for events like this.

The petting zoo is always a favorite for me, but apparently my boys are not as excited about it. This year was especially fun because there was a baby zebra, a camel (wow!), llamas, and a tiny Shetland pony. So cute! For the record, zebras have very soft fur.

This is the stuff they get excited about...army trucks!

We attended the rattlesnake show, which was more hype than anything. Parker was bored, as you can see. He was a very good boy though.

This was spontaneous brotherly love. Spencer takes good care of Carson.

They each got to choose a couple of rides, so Spencer went on the airplanes.

Carson chose boats, and of course Spencer had to wave right as I took the picture.

Carson doesn't like onions, but I still cook with them anyway. One night he noticed them in his last bite and gagged a little. The episode dredged up a memory for him...

Carson: "Remember that night when I throwed up on my pillow?"

Me: "Yes, that was a long time ago."

Carson (getting tearful): "Yeah, that was a really sad night!"

I guess it's still sad after all this time!