The Andersons: 2011

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

4th of July

Wow. I can't believe it's been 4 months since the last post. A BIG appology to those of you looking for updates. We've been keeping busy with work, school, and family. Shane is continuing his Information Technology program at University of Phoenix and is doing well. We're both still enjoying our jobs. Parker is the highlight of our life. He is so full of energy and we love playing with him.

Sorry we don't have many picture. We've been looking for a new camera with audio videos so you can hear Parker's adorable voice.

These pictures are from the Fourth of July. I had my good friend from work, Korttney, and her new boyfriend, Chase, over. We had a BBQ, played games, and set off fireworks in our front yard.

Here is Parker being concerned with the fireworks and wondering what the heck we're doing.

Looking for me to make sure he's supposed to be there.

Found Dad.

My beautiful friend Korttney.

Shane, Chase, and Korttney.

Shane lighting fireworks.

Parker watching Daddy. Isn't he getting so big? It's nice to see his hair finally coming in.

This was Parker getting ready for church back in June, I think. He is such a handsome little man.

Parker is finally in nursery and is really enjoying it. He loves to run and climb on things. He can now climb onto the kitchen table and the bathroom sink. The doctor says he's tall and skinny for his age. His favorite things to say are: "ready, set, GO!", "Please!", and "Bye". He waves and gives great hugs and kisses.

He's showing some signs of being ready for potty training so I bought him his first potty just to get used to seeing it in the house. It took all of five mintues for him to figure out how to take it apart. He loves to help me clean. We bought him a little vacuum and broom. He likes to crash his vacuum into mine and he still prefers the big broom. Such a silly boy.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Some Updates

The other night, while Shane and I were eating dinner, Parker started crying and reaching for our plates. I didn't understand what he wanted because he was eating the same thing as us. Finally I realized that the only I had, that he didn't, was a fork. As soon as I gave it to him he was happy.

Here's a picture of him eating his french toast with a fork. Since then we bought him some baby utensils. He loves them.

He is a very curious boy. He likes to get into the kitchen drawers.

Shane celebrated his 27th birthday on February 24th. I took him out to dinner the night before and a movie the weekend after. Happy Birthday Shane! We love you!

Parker enjoyed the cake... a lot.

During the Christmas holiday I worked hard on different art projects. Here are some of them:

My coworker, Alma, had me paint this picture for her husband. We traded and she watched Parker so we could have a couple date nights.

A lady from the Thanksgiving boutique I took part in hired me to paint this picture of her son. Below is a picture she gave me to draw of her baby. Below that is the drawing I did for her.

Here's Parker wearing his winter gear he got from Grandpa Anderson. He's such a cute boy.

Parker updates:

Parker is 15 months. He has 14 teeth. He is average for weight and head size, slightly above average for height (hopefully that will continue). He loves to talk his little baby language. His favorite real word is "uh oh". He understands a lot. He knows what binkie, blanket, bottle, kiss, and brush teeth means. When we need to leave for the babysitter I say "I need my baby" and he runs over and holds his arms up so I can pick him up. He eats everything except for cheese and tomatoes. He runs now instead of walks. He can climb stairs. Sometimes when he's hungry he'll go and sit in his baby chair. He thinks it's funny when Shane or I say the dinner prayer. He likes to pet animals and babies. And he just started to be cuddly again. We love our Parker. He is such a fun spirit to have as a part of our family.