Fun and Fajitas

This evening we had one of Jered's co-workers, Nicole, and her son, Dale, over for dinner. The boys enjoyed playing, and we had some yummy fajitas for dinner.

Muffins, Mulch and a Mess

We started our morning off by making some banana muffins. Parker loved snacking on the batter while the muffins baked.

When Jered got home after a quick trip up to the clinic, it was yardwork time. Parker always wants to help Daddy with everything.

Parker had to get in on the mulch spreading action.

He eventually got tired of the shovel and just used his hands. In the process of helping with the mulch, Parker became one big mess. Check out his face in this picture!

25 Weeks and Counting

I simply cannot believe that I'm already 25 weeks through this pregnancy and that Ainsley will be here in a little over 100 days. We have so much going on this summer that her big birthday will be here before we know it.

**On a side note, I have got to start taking these pictures at the beginning of the day instead of right before bedtime!

Already an Ice Chomper

Those of you that know Jered well know that he is a major ice chomper. He attributes this addiction to never having had a cavity...until last month. This afternoon Parker wandered over to my glass of water, grabbed a piece of ice and began crunching.

Here's to many more years of plugging my ears!

Conkweet Truck

Parker loves pointing out concrete (he says "conkweet") trucks in his books and puzzles, so this morning when there were tons of concrete trucks at the new construction across the street, he was thrilled. Daddy took him outside to watch, and before I knew it, Jered and Parker were climbing in this truck. The nice driver obviously saw how interested Parker was and invited him inside the truck. I snapped this picture right before I left for the grocery store, and as I was driving off, I saw Parker sitting in the driver's seat.

Impromptu Playgroup

This morning we had an impromptu playgroup at the zoo. Since none of the tots are back in MDO until the end of the month, we have to get out of the house and keep them entertained!

Creighton, Parker and Tristan getting a close-up view of the elephants.

Parker's favorite part of today's zoo trip was the slide that goes through the otter tank. As usual, the otters weren't in there (we've seen them one time!), but the slide didn't lose any of its fun.

High Flying Mickey

A few weeks ago while at Wal-Mart Parker spotted a Mickey Mouse kite. If I haven't mentioned it before, he loves Mickey! We left the store with the kite and waited for the perfect evening so Daddy could help us fly it. For a $1 kite, we were pretty impressed.