Ben's favorite current pass time is to build block 'bridges' they are really more like garages, as he puts the cars under them and builds HUGE towers on top! He was particularly pleased with this one!Thursday, August 26, 2010
Block Bridges
Ben's favorite current pass time is to build block 'bridges' they are really more like garages, as he puts the cars under them and builds HUGE towers on top! He was particularly pleased with this one!
Morning Hair
This is what happens to Clara's hair during the night if I take her bows out but forget the elastics! She kind of resembles Pippy Long-stockings!Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Ben's Buddies
Ben likes people, for the most part, and he warmed up to everyone in Texas really fast! sorry these are not necessarily in chronological order. (Lis if I have your friend's kids names wrong, let me know!) But here is Ben hanging out with various new friends!
This is Samantha (thanks Lis!) and he was sure he needed to show her what was in the boxes! This was at Zilker Nature Park, which he really dug!
This is also at the nature park. This was a common sight that is the backside of Ben and James. Whatever James did, so Ben did. Imitation is the highest form of flattery!
This is also at the nature park. This is Jack. Jack and Rose belong to JL and Lisa's good friends from Round Rock. We just met them that morning at the park, but Ben was sure they were life long friends!
Ah, the Auntie Muggs! She is the best! The entire trip all of the kids were talking her into doing all sorts of things. This was a dinosaur digging pit at the nature park. The other kids were uncovering the bones, but Ben was convinced that he should be burying the bones! To keep him from starting a brawl in the other pit with his cousins and friends Auntie Muggs took him to the other pit and helped him bury a dinosaur! Good Times!
We went to a park that has a HUGE play area that looks like an old west fort!! there were tunnels and slides and cat walks. Ben LOVED it! here are Ben and James checking things out!
This is Matt finally convincing Ben to get off the boat and try the water! We spent a lot of time on Lake Travis on JL's boat. IT WAS AMAZING!! (skiing pics to come!)
Ben hung with Auntie Muggs for a while on the swim deck before getting brave enough to go out in the water with Matt.
This is one of my favorite pictures. Ben and two of his cousins all sitting on Matt's lap. He is the favorite Uncle/Parent!! How sweet!!
This is Ben and Isable trying to play side by side on the table with Grandma Steadman keeping them from hurting each other! She dressed a lot of princesses, so did Grandpa for that matter!
This is Grandpa Steadman telling the boys about the cattle auction we were watching. They were facinated! Grandpa was a cattlemen in an earlier time! This was all after we ate Barbque at Snow's in Lexington,TX. What a great day!!
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This is Samantha (thanks Lis!) and he was sure he needed to show her what was in the boxes! This was at Zilker Nature Park, which he really dug!
This is also at the nature park. This was a common sight that is the backside of Ben and James. Whatever James did, so Ben did. Imitation is the highest form of flattery!
This is also at the nature park. This is Jack. Jack and Rose belong to JL and Lisa's good friends from Round Rock. We just met them that morning at the park, but Ben was sure they were life long friends!
Ah, the Auntie Muggs! She is the best! The entire trip all of the kids were talking her into doing all sorts of things. This was a dinosaur digging pit at the nature park. The other kids were uncovering the bones, but Ben was convinced that he should be burying the bones! To keep him from starting a brawl in the other pit with his cousins and friends Auntie Muggs took him to the other pit and helped him bury a dinosaur! Good Times!We went to a park that has a HUGE play area that looks like an old west fort!! there were tunnels and slides and cat walks. Ben LOVED it! here are Ben and James checking things out!
This is Matt finally convincing Ben to get off the boat and try the water! We spent a lot of time on Lake Travis on JL's boat. IT WAS AMAZING!! (skiing pics to come!)
Ben hung with Auntie Muggs for a while on the swim deck before getting brave enough to go out in the water with Matt.
This is one of my favorite pictures. Ben and two of his cousins all sitting on Matt's lap. He is the favorite Uncle/Parent!! How sweet!!
This is Ben and Isable trying to play side by side on the table with Grandma Steadman keeping them from hurting each other! She dressed a lot of princesses, so did Grandpa for that matter!
This is Grandpa Steadman telling the boys about the cattle auction we were watching. They were facinated! Grandpa was a cattlemen in an earlier time! This was all after we ate Barbque at Snow's in Lexington,TX. What a great day!!
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Clara's Peop's
Clara is pretty sure that everyone is Her person. While we were on vacation she made sure to spend some quality time with all of them! Here are some of those moments. Some how I don't seem to have a picture of her with Grammy or Auntie Lisa, but believe me, she left no lap un-warmed!
This is the mascot from the express game. Clara had to have Auntie Muggs act as buffer on this one!
This is Clara and Wyiie playing with the same truck! Grammy is also in on the action
Here she is hanging with Uncle JL and Cousin Izzy, she found both of them quite fascinating.
Great Grandpa and Grandma Steadman were able to come and visit. This was the first time Clara had met them! But they were instantly on her list of favorite people!
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And of course Auntie Muggs, there was a lot of quality time with Auntie Muggs! they seem to understand each other!
This is the mascot from the express game. Clara had to have Auntie Muggs act as buffer on this one!
This is Clara and Wyiie playing with the same truck! Grammy is also in on the action
Here she is hanging with Uncle JL and Cousin Izzy, she found both of them quite fascinating.Great Grandpa and Grandma Steadman were able to come and visit. This was the first time Clara had met them! But they were instantly on her list of favorite people!
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And of course Auntie Muggs, there was a lot of quality time with Auntie Muggs! they seem to understand each other!Monday, August 9, 2010
I'm Back
Holy Smoly! It has been a long time! I can't believe I only posted 5 times in July! We spent a week in Texas with J.L. and Lisa's family and then I have been sick the last two weeks. I am finally getting better so I will be trying to get some updates done! For now here is one of my favorite pictures from the trip to Texas. These are Grandma Parker's 5 grandbabies all together! What a blessing!
The Parker Posse
Left to Right: James 4yrs, Benjamin 2yrs, Isabel 2yrs, Clara 7months, Wyatt 6months.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Independance Day
We kicked off or Independence Day holiday by joining a run/rally for a local fallen soldier. Izzy Obryan, he left a wife and one year old son. Sg. PJ Kellogg ran from Newburn Tn to Jackson Tn, 50 Miles! Matt and Aaron ran the last 8 miles with him and the kids and I joined them to walk the last mile. It was a wonderful experience! After the run we had some barbque, bonus here was all sales went to a scholarship fund for the Obryan boy! For the weekend festivities I got us all new flag shirts from Old Navy, it was awesome because they were only $5 and for each one purchased the are sending one to troops! 
We had been out in the heat for around 2 hours at this point, it was starting to wear on the kids! But they were good sports and hung in there!
Later in the day we went to a Jaxx game with the Raabs, Yarbroughs, and the Cygans. It was a lot of fun and Ben was a sport! We even made it all the way through the fireworks!! All and all it was a successful celebration weekend!
We had been out in the heat for around 2 hours at this point, it was starting to wear on the kids! But they were good sports and hung in there!
Later in the day we went to a Jaxx game with the Raabs, Yarbroughs, and the Cygans. It was a lot of fun and Ben was a sport! We even made it all the way through the fireworks!! All and all it was a successful celebration weekend!
The Streak
What can I say... I let him run around in his diaper all day most days because it is sooo blasted hot! Well, on this day he took it off while I was busy in the kitchen and went for a naked horse back ride! Good thing he has a saddle!! 
Apples
Clara LOVES food! She is getting tired of just soupy strained foods, but she has NO teeth! This is odd for me because Ben broke his first tooth on the first day of his 5th month! and then he got 3 with in the next 6 weeks! Last week I sliced an apple nice and thin and took the peel off. She really liked gnawing on it! 
When Ben found he there were sliced apples, he had to have some too! They are soo cute!
When Ben found he there were sliced apples, he had to have some too! They are soo cute!Thursday, July 8, 2010
First Stake Youth Dance
A couple of weeks ago Matt and I helped Aaron and Rachel chaperon/DJ a stake dance for the youth. Originally Melissa was going to keep the kids for us, but then schedules changed and she had to be at the dance also. We decided to just take the kids with us and see what happened. It was A Lot of fun!! Ben was doing the conga, and break dancing! He had a group of kids cheering him on as he busted a move and did some "mixing" unfortunately I have no photos of that. But this is him crashed out in my bed at 9am the next morning! yup he is still in his clothes! The kid parties hard!!
In contrast to Ben's exciting and very active night, Clara ate some dinner, laid down on her blanky and promptly went to sleep at normal bedtime!! She is sooo sweet. She played with some toys for the first hour we were there before the dance started. Then I gave her a bottle and a jar of food, changed her diaper and set her back down with her toys. She acted sleepy so I laid her down and gave her her favorite blanky. Next thing we knew she was out!! she was laying on the stage behind the speaker and slept there for the entire dance! she only woke up briefly when I transported her to the car! Do I have awesome kids or what!!
In contrast to Ben's exciting and very active night, Clara ate some dinner, laid down on her blanky and promptly went to sleep at normal bedtime!! She is sooo sweet. She played with some toys for the first hour we were there before the dance started. Then I gave her a bottle and a jar of food, changed her diaper and set her back down with her toys. She acted sleepy so I laid her down and gave her her favorite blanky. Next thing we knew she was out!! she was laying on the stage behind the speaker and slept there for the entire dance! she only woke up briefly when I transported her to the car! Do I have awesome kids or what!!
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