Funny Conversations

While playing catch:
Kris: "put some heat on it buddy"
PK: "put meat on it daddy"

Sitting down to eat supper:
Me: "look at all that good food, yum!"
PK: "All done!"

Amazing Memory: Calliou (IDK TV show on PBS) comes on TV
PK: "Gramma, car, Kamdan, seat, Calliou" (I'm guessing Bev has a DVD in her van that they boys got to watch last time he was back).

Just sitting around:
PK: "where Carter go?"
Me: "I don't know bud, he's probably at home"
PK: "no, park"

Yelling with Daddy (repeating what he says while yelling):
Kris: "puppy!"
PK: "puppy!"
Kris: "I love mommy!"
PK: "love mommy!"
Kris: "Grandpa!"
PK: "Papa!"
Kris: "John Deere!"
PK: "Tractor!"

Kris & I in kitchen:
PK: walks into living room, puts bear down on couch, "watch tv bear, toy room" (watch TV while I go back to the toy room)

These are the moments I regain some sanity in this crazy life... slow down and watch a toddler sleep... ahh.

Just Chattin

Sandbox!

A couple weekends ago we spent all weekend building PK a new sandbox.  We were pretty excited about it... He wasn't.  He wanted to play in the "dirt" beside the sandbox where we'd dug it out.  This is one picture I have of him in it.  I have more pictures on my good camera of how we built it.  It's behind our shed and has a "lid" on it that can be secured to the building when it's open.  Maybe next year... ...

State Fair 2013

First stop - tractors!

Checking out all the controls

The pigs before they decided to check out PK

Learning Center building had pig hats, he was pretty excited about it

Family pic

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Cheesing by the tractor

Last Monday night we made our trip down to the State Fair.  We spent about two hours there and probably saw enough for Parker to handle.  We made sure to stop and see the tractors, get to the animals, Varied Industries building, Learning Center and eat a corn dog on our way.  He wasn't so sure about the animals.  We actually had him in the stroller; the pig and sheep that we pushed him up to see were both overly anxious to meet him.  They both stood up abruptly and came towards him anxious to be petted or something.  Both scared him and created quite a melt down.  He was fine watching the horses from afar tho. PK now thinks that every animal moo's like a cow.  I guess he couldn't quite differentiate what the different animal sounds were towards him. 

Racin'

Watching Papa race with Grandma on Friday night

4 old sprint cars outside our camper in the morning

Hmm who does this look like?  Straight leg jeans, puma shoes and John Deere sweatshirt... He's growing too fast.

Yelling about something

Had to get the shades on to drive the race car

Last weekend we camped up at Webster City to watch my dad race old sprint cars in an "Old Timers Race".  It was our first time taking PK to any dirt track racing.  He seemed intrigued and really enjoyed the race cars.  On Friday night they had a "test and tune" run and wanted to keep the cars at the race track so they could work on them the next day.  They decided to just park them beside our camper overnight.  When we got up and PK saw the race cars outside he was bound and determined he was going out!  He kept saying "race cars", "outside", "shoes on" over and over.  We got some clothes on him and got out there and he determined the yellow one was "Parkers car".  The red one was "Papa's car".  It was so fun to be able to have the cars there for him to check out and watch them work on all day.  He was a worn out little man! 

Daddy Duty

Cuddling with mom before I had to leave

PK's "spot" with all his favorites



Pic sent to me that "my cowboys missed me"

We've had quite the week... Monday morning I could tell PK wasn't feeling well but thought it was just a cold similar to what Kris had (sore throat and runny nose).  So I peeled his blanket away from him and made him go to daycare.  I got a call about 9:15 that the poor guy had thrown up :(  I basically sprinted out of the office on my way.  When I got there he'd been quarantined to the high chair so that if it happened again it was an easy clean up :(  Well, it just so happens I was to fly out to Denver for work on Monday evening.  So Kris was on full-time duty.  Sounds like they got along pretty well with a few clean-ups along the way.  When I got home they were glad to see me and feeling better!

ER trip #2

We made our 2nd trip to the ER a few weeks ago.  PK got taken out at daycare playing Ring Around the Rosy.  His ankle got twisted and he fell on it.  Right at 5 o'clock; about fifteen minutes before I got there.  So it was a little crazy when I arrived.... He refused to walk on it and fell every time he tried.  So after supper off we went.  Decided we would go straight to ER this time since last time we waited for a couple doctors who ultimately sent us to the ER.  We got there about 6:30-7.  Waited for xrays.  Had them done about 8, told us someone would be in with results.  So we waited, and waited, and waited.  Doctor came in to check it out; said she would be back after results. We read these two books over and over. The wheels on the bus and the story of baby Jesus can only be told so many times before you start to go a little crazy! At 9pm a nurse finally came back and said that no one would be able to look at the xrays until the next morning. To say this mama was hot was an understatment. Nothing was broken, thankfully. He limped for a few days and still complains that it hurts, hopefully it's just out of habit now!

Daddy's helper

You've got to have your own tape measure when going to the hardware store

And push large carts around; he insisted on pushing it all of the way to the door.  There was a nice man who had to take it back to it's place...

More 4th

Visiting Pella; not so sure about the shoes

Guys, get me out of here... I'm not impressed!

Just making some phone calls (mostly to Papa)

Both boys wanting in the wagon... at the same time of course.

Fun at G&G's House!

Everyone in their own seat for some cartoons!

Mustaches :)

Digging for potatoes with Grandpa Keith - everyone anxious to get the next one for their bucket

Parker was so excited when it was his turn to put them in his bucket

Maya driving PK around on the Gator; hold on buddy!

Zoo!

Checking out the Rhino

And the giraffes

Watching the crazy monkies chase each other!

Giving Armor a ride

Climbed in the tunnel then we couldn't get PK to come out!  It was a little crazy trying to get him out of the tunnel with all of the little kids trying  to get in... Kris had to crawl back in to get him.

Armor wanted to give the goat hugs

Kept trying to crawl through the hole

Brandon and Armor down the slide

Choo Choo Ride!

Here they come!

Tank You

Just a memory I want to remember... Last night around 3am PK woke up crying, I'm not sure how long he'd been crying by the time I snapped out of it. I just heard "mommy, mommy!". I went in there and rubbed his back and grabbed his favorite blankets for him and covered him back up. The minute he had his favorite blanket back in possession I heard a muffled "tank you". Such a sweet boy.

Pool Time!

Filling it up so we could use it the next night

Playing in the Dirt

Armor came down on Friday night and immediately sat himself down in the wagon

Boys with the tractors; looking for some dirt



Hmm, Uncle Brandon said there was some around here somewhere



Found it

Armor wanted in on it too

See Armor - grab handfuls like this

Yup, you got it!

Let's stand up and try this out

See we throw it on each other like this!

I think they caught us!

You got it Armor; just keep going, they will never notice that we are dirtballs!