Paris First Painting

Today was Paris first experience painting on canvas. Brody helped Paris learn the art to getting ready to paint. How to hold the brush.

 Then when mom is finally ready we begin. 

Oops we forgot to tell you not in your mouth.

 Oops not on your face. And also not in your hair. 

 It is looking beautiful!

 Yes it does get on your hand sometimes.

 Painting the tray is also fun.

She learned the word picture, but wouldn't say it on the video. But she does stick her tongue out when you say picture. For some reason the boys also taught her you make silly faces in pictures. She also wanted to "see" during the video. What a cute girl and it was so fun painting with her today. I can't believe that she turns 2 years in less than 6 weeks.

Couple more pictures of painting

Paris finished product!

Brody finished product.

Hike

On Monday Chris didn't have work and we wanted to do something with Grandma and Grandpa. We had to drop off Chris car first and we hadn't made any plans just some ideas. After we dropped off the car Grandma decided she wanted to try a hike she heard about, but wasn't sure exactly were it was. Lucky we found it pretty easy. Because we didn't plan, we were only kind of prepared. Brody was in flip flops and we didn't have any water. But it was lots of fun.

 The boys loved climbing the mountain and on all the rocks.
Brody and Grandma both fell down one time. Not bad I was expecting more falls especially from Brody in flip flops.

Because the boys were climbing all the rocks Paris wanted to join in the the fun. Every little rock we passed on the ground she wanted to sit on so she could be just like the boys. Paris ended up doing so great and walked by herself for most of the hike. Which some parts did make me nervous and I tried to hold on to her hood if she wouldn't hold my hand. Most the time she would swat my hand away. A very independent girl.

It had parks around the hikes. They enjoyed the slides and swings. While at the park Gavin wanted to keep hiking so Grandma and me took him on another trail around the park, but I had to remind him we still had to hike back to the car.

 I told Chris we really need to do hikes more often before it gets hot. All the kids had lots of fun. Then we all went to lunch at Chili's.  

 I was very tired that night.

Removing Trees

I decided I wanted the trees in our backyard gone. So the kids helping Chris and I dig out the trees. Always so helpful when it includes mud.

Happy V-Day!

Happy Valentines Day!

Love You! The Parkers

Preschool

Brody preschool posts a blog about them. This is a field trip that we took to paint pottery. They tried to fit as many as possible into a little house after painting.

A funny story about preschool. She says they get tired of cutting with scissors. This was during that time.

Kamden: "Mrs. K., I think we should eat snack. I am pooped up"

Brookie: "Eeewww. Where's the poop?"

Mrs. K.: "There's no poop." "Kamden, do you mean you are pooped out"

Kamden: "Yes, I am"

Brody: "Won't that be stinky?"

Mrs. K: "Have your moms or dads ever said, 'I am pooped'?"

Class: "Nooooo."

Mrs. K: "When you say, 'I'm pooped', it means you feel tired."

Eli: "But poop is still stinky."

Mrs K: "Time for snack"

Brody Preschool was having a contest for the funniest picture reading a Dr. Seuss book in the silliest place. Brody picked to read it in a box. He read "Green Eggs and Ham" so he could say "I won't eat it in a box". He knows the book so he turns the pages and says what he thinks it should say.

Gavins Moments

Again!!!

Tooth #7 has come out. Gavin has lost 3 teeth in a week.  Paris likes to be in all the pictures and she is a mess in this picture, she just finished eating. You can still see the blood from Gavin's missing tooth, that is kind of gross.

Gavin's loved baby string aka "blankie" is finally getting thrown away. I convinced him because it stinks and will not smell better even after being washed. It is also not really even a blanket, but just knots. It was made by Grandma Barrett when he was a baby and he continually asked Grammy Parker to fix it when it would break. It was unrepairable. Grammy has made him some new ones, but this was his favorite from being a baby. But it is gone now. He has decided that he will take a new favorite one that Grammy has made. What a funny boy to be so attached. 

 He does have a smile, but he said this morning that he cried last night because he missed it.

Sad Day

Today was the last day of Gymnastics before we take a break. I am very sad and want to cry and the boys including Chris is happy. Gavin wants to do other sports and I finally decided to let him mostly because I am not dedicated to paying as much as we do for gymnastics. Right now it cost $300 a month and when Gavin gets on team another $300 a month and keeps going up the longer they go and then Paris going. My dream for the boys being in the Olympics is over and Chris thinks I am silly. When we get busy in other sports I will get happier. Soccer starts in April and the boys want to do swim. Really I want to put a pool in our backyard. Maybe next year, a goal to work towards.

Tooth #6

Gavin lost tooth #6. Crazy two teeth in two days. It was the one that was pointing the wrong way. I was flossing his teeth and got under it just right and it pooped right out. He didn't even notice and then he thought it was "awesome" so much better than last night. Love the headband we got styling tonight. I asked if he wanted to give it to the tooth fairy or if he wanted me to give him a dollar. He picked me and was excited to have another tooth to have for a day until he loses it.

Tooth Fairy Sick

Well the tooth fairy forgot to come last night. Gavin got up this morning and first thing he said to me is "Mom the Tooth Fairy is sick". Oops, I asked if he wanted me to give him a dollar or if he wanted to try again tonight. First he said he wanted to try again then he changed his mind. So I gave him a dollar and he was happy. Then he said "This is cooler mom because I get a dollar and get to keep my tooth". But then he lost it just a couple hours later crying and saying "it is just to little not to lose". He can make me laugh.

Tooth Trama

Gavin can sure be dramatic at times. His loose tooth keep bleeding and wouldn't stop. I told him it needed to come out. Usually Dad takes care of that because he doesn't spaze out as bad with him. Dad was gone, so mom on call. Everytime I touched the tooth he would scream "What are you trying to do kill me" and screamed "I am dying I am really dying". Finally after 10 min of me fighting with him to let me try to take it out and a roll of toilet paper that he needed to stop the bleeding by himself. He finally let me try and it came out in two tries. I told him "see you didn't die". Gavin responed "I did a little bit". We have a dentist appointment in a three weeks. Courious to see what they will say with his teeth coming in crocked and one at the top is sticking straight out toward his lip because of being pushed around so much. We have lost 5 teeth in 7 months.