2010 Bike A Thon

Last week Parker's preschool had their annual fundraiser, the Bike A Thon. Parents (& grandparents...wink, wink) pledge an amount per lap, the kiddos bring their "bikes" to see how many laps they can ride & voila! the school raises money to purchase supplies, curriculum, etc. I think had Parker pedaled his Harley (instead of walking it around the track) we could of raised a bit more money for the school, but I was still really proud of him & his 4 laps!

At the starting gate:

Hey Emma!! I like your princess bike! Do you like my Harley??

Wanna Trade??

Okay!!

Taking a break from all the non-pedaling....

Parker's cute class: The Green Room

Such Fun!

Birthday posts coming soon!!

What's New Round Here??

What's new around here?? Not much. Still pregnant. Still 2 years old. Just keeping busy with our usual routine....but all of that's about to change! Parker will be 3 on Monday!! We're celebrating with a Diego/Gymnastics party on Saturday. Parker is so excited about his birthday and so am I! I can't believe he's almost 3. I really feel like we brought him home from the hospital yesterday and now he's a real little boy. Time is flying!!

Baby "Roger" will be here in no more than 22 days! I'm feeling pretty good. We found out last week that he's breech and doesn't have a lot of room to turn. I'll be having a c-section anyway so it's not a big deal. It just makes things a little more uncomfortable. Dr. T had predicted a 8.5 to 9 pound baby and I think she's right. He certainly feels big! (See side of blog for updated giant belly pic!) I have an appt with Dr. T on Thursday. We'll see if there's any news to report. Andy & I finally finished "Roger's" Nautical Nursery. I love, love, love it! (In case you were unaware, I have a LOVE of all things nautical. If I could pick up DFW and move it next to the ocean, I would in a heartbeat!) Here are some pics of "Rog's" Room:

I think all we have left on our Roger to-do list is putting his real name on the wall & washing all of his clothes, towels, blankets, etc. Oh, and buying diapers....lots and lots of diapers....

Fun Times in Ft. Worth!

One sunny Saturday we decided to head to Ft. Worth for a day of fun. We've been trying to squeeze in some fun activities before Bambino's arrival. We hit the zoo, Joe T. Garcia's & had a ball! Here are some pictures from our day:

Parker & his ticket to the zoo

Here he is planning out our route...

Mommy, Parker, Bambino & the Elephants (always Mommy's favorite!)

Parker's favorite: the Komodo Dragon! Their starring contest lasted along time!

This wagon was also a big hit!

Last but not least, Parker rode the carousel with Daddy.

After that we hopped on the zoo train, had some ice cream before lunch & headed to Joe T. Garcia's for yummy mexican food. A good time was had by all!

Next on the list? The State Fair, a Dinosaur Exhibit, the Aquarium, & the Pumpkin Patch!

Hopefully we can fit it all in before November 11!

Growing Dinosaurs!

Lately Parker has been OBSESSED with Dinosaurs!! It started sometime over the summer, when he saw Ice Age: Return of the Dinosaurs. Then Nana & Mimi provided some Land Before Time DVDs & dinosaur toys....sprinkle in a few books & episodes of Dinosaur Train and Voila! You have a crazy almost 3 year old, who pretends to be T-Rex about 60% of the time.
One day I stumbled upon a "Grow your own Dinosaur" kit. It was a huge hit with Parker! You drop the egg in a container of water and let it sit for 3-4 days. Your baby dinosaur grows & hatches slowly out of the egg. I was very impressed with his paitience. We checked on baby-saurus several times a day & Parker wanted me to take pictures of his new "baby."

Day 1:

Day 2:

Day 3:

Day 4:

Ta-da! A new baby something-saurus!

I'm wondering how long this obsession will last... While I enjoy his impersonations, which are surprisingly accurate, I worry that the roaring, stomping & mayheim will be disturbing to his baby brother. We have purchased a powerful sound machine for baby to drown out Parker's antics and Bambino's coming home outfit now has dinosaurs on it. Fingers crossed the baby has heard enough inutero roaring that he'll be unfazed.

Oh well, such is the life of a second child :)

The Big 30!

Andy recently celebrated his 30th birthday! We had several nights of fun to comemorate the occasion. We started by celebrating with our friends. This group of five has been friends since jr. high and they all have birthdays within days of each other. Their wives thought this was a great excuse for a group birthday party. We had a fun patio, drink specials, the hamburger man and cupcakes. What more could you ask for??

Here are the birthday boys: Chase, Andy, Arfeo, Kyle & Brian

Their party planners/wives: Amanda, Holly, Jennifer, Megan, & Shelby

Yummy Cupcakes!

Me & My birthday boy!

The next weekend we celebrated with our family.

I realize now that we both wore the same outfits to both parties....

Not sure what that means... For me it's that I'm running out of things that fit & For Andy probably that he wears the first shirt hanging in the closet ;)

Parker giving Luke some love.

The kids singing "Happy Birthday"

Opening Presents....

Surprise!! It's an iPad!!

The next night (in different outfits) Andy & I went on a date to the new Gold Class Cinema Movie Theatre. It was great! It'll be hard to go back to a regular movie theatre.

I'd say Andy had a great birthday & it's well deserved. He's such a great husband & father. Parker & I are so blessed!! It was so much fun to help him celebrate this milestone. Can't wait for the next 30 years!

Singin' & Dancin' in the Rain!

What do you do when you get caught in a monsoon on the way home from Gymnastics??

Put on your Thomas boots, go outside & play in the rain!

If you're Parker, you sing & dance...watch out Fred Astaire!

Singing...

and Dancing...

in the rain!

Oh, how I love this little guy!

Firsts...

The last half of summer flew by and I can't believe it's September!! Yesterday was Parker's first day of Mother's Day Out. We were both really excited! When we got to school, he became a little shy and wanted to go to last year's classroom. I was worried there might be a melt down in our future, but he did great. Here's a few pictures from the morning: Getting ready, walking into school & getting sidetracked by the "tickle bushes." I didn't get any photos of him in the classroom. I was too busy trying to get him settled.

After dropping him off, I headed to meet Andy at the Dr. for a bambino check up. Everything looks good. Bambino's heartbeat is strong and steady. He's a busy boy! We could hear lots of movement on the heart monitor. (And I feel lots of movement all the time!!) We think he's a big boy, too. I'm 29 weeks, but measuring at least 30, if not 31. I passed my glucose test, but am a tiny bit anemic. Overall I feel pretty good. We scheduled our c-section for November 11, 2010 at noon. At first it was at 5 am, but we pushed it back a few hours. We figured it's our last chance at a good night's sleep for a few months. :) Bambino will join the party 10 weeks from today!

In August, Parker started taking Gymnastics. I'd been looking for air conditioned activities that would burn lots of energy, and there's a gym not far from our house. In the beginning it was a parent participation class. Being 7 months pregnant and wrangling a 2 year old through the course was a bit of a challenge. Luckily for me, Parker was promoted to the 3 year old class! Now I get to watch while Parker follows Coach Chris' directions. Today was his first time on his own. It went really well and I finally got to take some pictures of his class!

Between MDO, bambino & gymnastics, it looks like we'll be staying busy this fall!