I haven't done much of an update on Parker in forever other than his birthday party so I thought I'd share some things about him!
If you couldn't tell by his Lego birthday party, he is really into Legos!
Not only does he like playing with them, but he loves building the sets! Many of the sets he has, he built by himself! I'm so impressed that he can read the instructions and get the creations built right! There are some pieces he usually needs help with or figuring out the directions but otherwise he is really good at Legos!
He also likes building his own creations with just a bucket of bricks. For his birthday, I bought a cedar chest from Goodwill, sanded it, and painted it. Grandma Gail bought some Lego plates that I glued to the top of the trunk, in addition to a bunch of extra plates for just building.
He loves playing outside and we are both so glad the weather is better! We love going to the park, having picnics, playing on the playground, going to the creek, taking walks, and going for bike rides.
We got a new wagon that is much comfier for two!
A little selfie video action in the bike trailer :)
Being at home this year is nice, because I got to sign him up for the daytime class! It is so much calmer during the day and the class is small.
He also did swim lessons at BDHS in March. He did well but it kind of was a chaotic session. I will probably look somewhere else next time.
Parker also loves working out in the basement, mostly with daddy but sometimes I get in there too. He can certainly show us a move or two ;)
Earlier this year I started checking out preschools and found one in Avon that I really liked called Apple House Preschool Cooperative. I was just a bit late on finding it because his age class was already full. However, he is the first kid on the waitlist so I am pretty confident he'll make it in. We took a tour a few weeks back and although he wanted to stay in the car while I went it, he ended up really liking it!
Parker has always been a big book lover! He really enjoys reading alone and also now with Beckham.
Now just some hodge podge pics and vids...
He LOVES helping cook!!
Clint has been working in Bloomington for a while so we met him for lunch and visited the Wonderlab. It was a lot of fun!
Parker loves to use the filters on Snapchat and this is one of my favorites:
I can't believe how fast he is growing and changing!
If you couldn't tell by his Lego birthday party, he is really into Legos!
Not only does he like playing with them, but he loves building the sets! Many of the sets he has, he built by himself! I'm so impressed that he can read the instructions and get the creations built right! There are some pieces he usually needs help with or figuring out the directions but otherwise he is really good at Legos!
He also likes building his own creations with just a bucket of bricks. For his birthday, I bought a cedar chest from Goodwill, sanded it, and painted it. Grandma Gail bought some Lego plates that I glued to the top of the trunk, in addition to a bunch of extra plates for just building.
It came out pretty good!
Lately Parker has been really into writing and crafts. He loves to write cards for people. I bought a ton of blank cards and he has written many! He loves writing on the magna doodle, drawing pictures, painting, and cutting. He is obsessed with spelling lately! He wants to know how to spell everything! He loves cutting too.
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| He made crowns for him and Beckham. |
He loves playing outside and we are both so glad the weather is better! We love going to the park, having picnics, playing on the playground, going to the creek, taking walks, and going for bike rides.
We love Hummel Park for the creek and bike trails!
We got a new wagon that is much comfier for two!
A little selfie video action in the bike trailer :)
(He's in the blue shirt.)
He has always been pretty adventurous! I was glad to see him socializing with other kids too! He can be shy at times.
He loves his brother!
He did gymnastics at Westside last spring and he was interested in going again this year. So I signed him for the 2nd spring session which ended last week and again for the first summer session. He really enjoys it and he is getting better!
Being at home this year is nice, because I got to sign him up for the daytime class! It is so much calmer during the day and the class is small.
He also did swim lessons at BDHS in March. He did well but it kind of was a chaotic session. I will probably look somewhere else next time.
Parker also loves working out in the basement, mostly with daddy but sometimes I get in there too. He can certainly show us a move or two ;)
Earlier this year I started checking out preschools and found one in Avon that I really liked called Apple House Preschool Cooperative. I was just a bit late on finding it because his age class was already full. However, he is the first kid on the waitlist so I am pretty confident he'll make it in. We took a tour a few weeks back and although he wanted to stay in the car while I went it, he ended up really liking it!
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| He went straight to the name writing station when they started free time :) |
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| They planted seeds that day and let Parker do one too. I cracked up at how he wrote all the letters backwards because he had to write it vertically! |
If you remember when we redid the bedrooms last spring, we bought Parker a new bed that was actually a bunk bed. We had the intentions of putting them together once Beckham was bigger. Well, Parker really wanted them together now. He really thought Beckham was going to be able to sleep on the bottom since he can stand in his crib but we explained that he's still too small :)
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| yep, just a tad too small ;) |
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| He fell asleep watching me sit in the rocking chair :) |
Now just some hodge podge pics and vids...
He LOVES helping cook!!
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| Cat jammies made by grandma Laurie |
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| reading with his friends and granny |
Clint has been working in Bloomington for a while so we met him for lunch and visited the Wonderlab. It was a lot of fun!
Parker loves to use the filters on Snapchat and this is one of my favorites:
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| clean teeth! |
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| celebrating daddy's birthday! |
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| Hanging out with grandpa before they moved. |
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| indoor park day |
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| Batman!! |
I can't believe how fast he is growing and changing!
