Fun In The Sink

Lately, Parker has enjoyed playing in the sink with his toys. It also gives him a chance to practice standing up on those skinny little legs! :)

Pool Time!

This spring Chad & my dad went to a garage sale and found this pool for $5! Since Parker loves the bathtub we thought he might like it. He's a fan once he gets used to it. While he was in it, Eli decided he wanted to go for a swim too. Parker didn't really care to share the pool with him and was much happier once Chad got him out!

Testing the water...

Eli checking out the pool

After a lot of circling, he finally jumped in!

And as if it wasn't entertaining enough to watch Parker playing in the pool, Grampie decided to join him! After Chad put him to work this week, I guess he needed a break!

Grampie, Aren't you a little too big?

This is fun!

A Weekend Of Many Firsts

At the beginning of May (I know, I'm terrible at keeping up with our blog...I have said many times that I will do a better job so my family can keep up with what we're doing and it just doesn't seem to happen. Good thing we talk and Skype a lot! Sorry, Dad!) we went camping at Badin Lake with Art & Kari. Chad & I were a little apprehensive about the trip since it was Parker's first time camping and we had just gotten Eli a few weeks prior. We decided either it was going to be a good time or we were never going to want to camp again. But aside from the ticks (all of us had one on us except for Parker and they loved the dogs, especially poor Eli) it turned out to be a great trip! Parker loves being outdoors so I knew he'd enjoy it. We hiked around the lake Saturday and he was perfectly content for most of the time in the backpack. He didn't sleep all that great but he doesn't normally when we go away so that wasn't a surprise. There was no good place for him to nap Saturday afternoon since it was about 100 degrees in our tent so Kari & I tried to take him for a ride in the car. Unfortunately he waited until we were about 5 min away from our campsite to fall asleep. We left him in the car when we got back but he only slept about 15 minutes.

Eli was so good! He followed Scooby around all weekend and we never had to put him on a leash, even when we went hiking. This was a total change for us since we were used to keeping Sadie leashed, otherwise she would have taken off and we'd have never seen her again. He was happy running the trails and swimming with Scooby. It was pretty entertaining watching him try to keep up with her, especially in the water.

We're looking forward to our next camping trip, hopefully very soon!

One happy camper

Inside our new tent...I'm not sure the person who designed
this was thinking about how to fit a pack 'n play and air mattress in it!



Our home for the weekend

Doesn't he look like a little fawn?

Ready for our hike! Why can't Mommy ever remember

my hat that actually fits me??

Taking a break

Mommy & Parker

Aunt Kari & Parker...what a face!

Eli & his new best friend Scooby

Packing up to go home...it's always so much more fun setting

everything up than taking it all down!