Thursday, June 3, 2010

WARNING: This is a long post.

I think it is pretty obvious that blogging has not even been on my priority list for the last six months. I guess I just haven't been interested, but I decided that it is finally time.
Nothing majorly exciting has really happened. Last week Kory and I went to Las Vegas and hung out. It was nice because up until then I hadn't been on vacation in TWO YEARS. Sad, I know. It was nice to get away and escape the constant rain and cloudiness.


As for Parker, she has sure grown a lot since my last post. She is 17 months- one more month until she can go to nursery! She is so much fun, and super hilarious. She is also super smart. But I have to mention that she sure does push her boundaries lately. I know it normal for kids her age to do that, but some days I just don't know if I can take it!

These are a few of Parker's favorite things:

Her very MOST favorite thing is playing outside!!!


She loves her "Baby Signing Time" videos! They have taught her so many signs and have tremendously helped her learn how to talk and communicate. When she is upset or wants something, she can always communicate to me what she wants and I never have trouble figuring it out, all because of Signing Time. I highly recommend them to anyone with a baby or small child. This is a short video of only just a few of the signs she knows. (All-in-all I think she knows around 40-50 signs.)




She loves sunglasses!


She loves hats! She turns everything into a hat: cups, bowls, pots and pans, and even the little tiny clear plastic caps that come on bottles of syrup and stuff. In this picture, she's turned my decorative hat boxes into hats for her and her daddy!


She loves to dance and listen to music. In this picture I found her dancing in my room to the radio and she had turned a diaper into a hat (like I said, she loves hats!)


She loves to play with toys, mostly stuffed animals lately. She is giving this giant bunny hugs and kisses!


She loves to make this scrunchy bug face!


I thought she would love playing in this teepee, which used to be mine. She did love it, but for only about 30 seconds.

Other things she really loves right now:
-being read books to
-watching her favorite channel Nick Jr.
-playing with fridge magnets
-playing with and in water, especially the toilet
-being sung to
-making messes
-making animal noises
-going on walks
-swinging
-being around kids
-not minding me (I think this might actually be her most favorite)