Denton Diaries: 2008

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Thanksgiving at Nonnie's House

I'm so glad we made it to Nonnie's house for Thanksgiving. This was Sawyer's first time here - and only Parker's second time at her new house! Jerod pretty much cooked the whole meal while the rest of us played with the kids. Drew and Damian came over, and they have grown so much. The night before Thanksgiving, we hung out by the fire pit and roasted marshmallows and hot dogs. We also went for walks and played at the park, and the boys got lots of Nonnie love.

It Had to Happen Some Time

Funny how each relative's house is a completely different experience. ... In the big town of Des Arc, we headed to the outdoors and spent the day at deer camp. Parker learned to shoot a gun (with a silencer), which was great fun for him and ... well, you can imagine how I felt! Actually, I shot it myself a couple times and hit the target. Apparently, I'm a natural. :)
We did not shoot any deer. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
We rode four-wheelers, roasted marshmallows and hot dogs over the fire, and shot guns. I actually took a nap at one point inside the cabin... until a fly buzzed right into my ear and woke me up.

Oh, and our minivan was the first ever at deer camp.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Thanksgiving at Grandma and Grandpa's House

We spent two days with my Mom and Dad for an early Thanksgiving, which was so much fun! The kids had a great time. Mom worked too hard in the kitchen to feed us, but I can't complain. :)
Jerod and Parker watched Star Wars together, Parker tried the mandolin, Sawyer practiced pulling up and made every attempt to eat dirt out of the house plants - and both kids got lots of love and cuddles from the grandparents. It was a great visit, just too short. (Oh, and I had pink eye the whole time. But no one else caught it.)

Yes We Can!

Just a picture of our Obama sign, in honor of our new president-elect. Yes, we were in the minority here, but we were proud to let people know where we stood.

Parker the Arteest

Parker used to have little interest in drawing, but lately he has really started to become a little artist. He draws involved pictures that usually include monsters, aliens, cars or some kind of machine. (One of my favorites was a series of pigs, which I'm still planning to frame.) But this one just stands out to me because of all the happy people. It is a picture of Uncle Mark (the big blue guy with all the toes), Aunt Patti holding baby Paker (to his right, with the little green ponytail on her head). On the far right is Nonnie with fluffy hair saying "Oh Parker, you are so cute!" At far left is Daddy smiling. And there is a big rainbow, clouds and giant snowflakes!

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Parker at School

Parker's school had a little fall festival in his classroom recently, and all the kids wore pajamas. (Parker wore his new dinosaur jammies from his grandma ... Thanks Grandma Tucker!) Here are a couple pictures. I love the one of him sleeping on his cot. I arrived just before he woke up, and he was sleeping hard. :)

Fun on the Farm

We went to a pumpkin farm again this year to pick out pumpkins, and it is always so much fun! There were lots of activities - a corn maze, slide, a maze through a barn, pumpkins, tire swings and more. Here are some highlights...

Little Superheroes...

Here are some belated Halloween pictures. Parker was batman (again... he loves Batman), and Sawyer was Spiderman. (Parker picked out Sawyer's costume.) We went trick-or-treating around the neighborhood, and there were lots of kids out this year. The weather was great - just a little cold - and Parker filled his Batman pail to the brim with treats. Parker trick-or-treated with his friend Cameron. It was a little past Sawyer's bedtime, but he was a trouper and just hung out in the jogger.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Milestones

At 8.5 months, Sawyer can almost crawl, and he can officially scoot all over the place and sit himself up. Yesterday he ate three whole containers of baby food, so I think a growth spurt is in progress. And tonight we're lowering his crib to the next notch down, because he is starting to try to pull himself up on the side of the crib. He's babbling a lot, and we're working on some sign language (eat, milk, more and all done). He hasn't made any signs yet, but it will so cool when that happens.

This is such a fun age. I really can't believe that our little sweet pea is almost 9 months old!

Walk in the Park

Here are some pics from our walk in the woods today at a nearby park. I love these breezy October weekend days!! Sawyer hung out in the Kelty on J's back and looked sleepy; Parker and I played chase on the paved trail. Then we all headed to Sonic for some big drinks.