Finally! Daddy's Shoes.

First it was Mommy's shoes. Then Gram's shoes. But finally! Parker's found interest in Daddy's shoes.

Daycare Anecdote

"Parker is really starting to enjoy playing more and more with his friends. One activity he seems to like is to push Lucas in the wagon around the classroom."
---Ruth

Daddy's First Haircut

Parker applauds, thanking Daddy for giving him such a great hair cut.

I gave Parker his first haircut but the second attempt, on a more active Parker, proved to be too much for my limited skills. Chris, however, has been watching his hair stylest for a while now...waiting for this moment. So when he stepped up the the plate and took control of the scissors, he looked like a pro. And the haircut looked pretty good, too!

Disneyland Again

Parker's third trip to Dland. This time we headed over because Aimee was running the marathon and, while we didn't want to head over that at 7am to witness the actual run, we figured we could still congratulate her at the more civil hour of 9:30ish. (Hello! Toontown doesn't even open until 10am!)

This time, Parker's more mobile. And he's more responsive to everything that's going on around him. Here's Geoffrey and Thommy introducing Parker to their favorite Disney character, Pluto.

Midway in the day Parker pooped out...and so did Thommy. But that allowed us to continue into the night for the fireworks, during which Parker, once again, fell asleep.

Hello. Bye.

Hello! Bye!
Originally uploaded by Car2nGrl.

Parker loves my phone. More interesting...when he plays with it (with the keypad locked, of course) he says, "Hello. Bye." And then "click", he closes the phone. Very funny. But then it makes me wonder, am I on the phone that so much where he's mimicking me? Evidently.

Help! I can't reach the pineapple upside down cake!

Pineapple Upside Down Cake!
Originally uploaded by Car2nGrl.

Thommy and Geoffrey came over for diner and we decided to have a healthy meal of burgers, onion rings, and a pineapple upside down cake for dessert. Oh yeah, we also had a salad. And Miss Vicky's pickles...can't forget those.

BTW, that tower in the center of the table is the onion rings. It's so tall you can bare see Parker at the other end of the table!

Couch Potatoes

Couch Potatoes
Originally uploaded by Car2nGrl.

All the little babies are chillin' with their daddies.

Jasmine & Parker

Jasmine & Parker
Originally uploaded by Car2nGrl.

Parker hangs out with cousin Jasmine.

Hey Lady! Watch it! That's my hand you're running over!

Ken and Jasmine made it down south for the Dive 'n' Movie, which gave Parker the opportunity to play with Jas. That meant lots of running around, coloring, and running over each others hands with toy cars and trains.

First Annual Dive 'n' Movie

All hail the dive 'n' movie! I'm pleased with how the event turned out. First of all, the projector that I got off of eBay not only arrived in time but it also worked! Plus, Chris was able to put together an awesome screen. And the picture quality...for my amateur eyes...was SWEET!



Also, I always seem to spend most of the time in the kitchen for these shin-digs but this time I was able to get in the water with little P and relax poolside, witnessing Geoffrey's awesome, air-sucking, water-shooting-20-feet-(or more)-into-the-air cannonballs.

I hope the birthday boys, Eric and Gerry, (and girl, who knew our neighbor Cathy was also celebrating a birthday) had a good time.

To those who made the party -- thanks for coming! To those who couldn't make the party, you were missed...but don't let it happen again! :o)

Here's a shot of the the movie in progress. The red pool light was an added bonus, courtesy of Chris.

Time for Intervention

Time for Intervention
Originally uploaded by Car2nGrl.

First it was Mommy's shoes and now Grandma's? Parker, I think it's time we had a talk.

In the Driver's Seat

In the Driver's Seat
Originally uploaded by Car2nGrl.

Parker finally got his chance behind the wheel of the tractor. He liked it for a few minutes and then I guess he became overwhelmed because he soon wanted off. That's okay little guy...so long as you stuck to it long enough for mommy to snap a shot. :o)

Baby's First Happy Meal

Baby's First Happy Meal
Originally uploaded by Car2nGrl.

Parker's favorite part...the fries. His least favorite part...the Chicken McNuggets.

Lunch Anyone?

Lunch Anyone?
Originally uploaded by Car2nGrl.

There's nothing like a little authentic Thai Chinese food after shopping at Goodwill and Smart & Final.

Explosive Opportunity

Another classic clip from The Daily Show. You've got to love the quote, "You can't get hummus with out mashing some chickpeas!" Not to mention the 9/11 analogy -- tough day, great opportunity.

On another note, from the during the Condi press confrence where the clip in this clip was taken, she mentions how the Chinese character for "crisis" is made up of two other characters..."danger" and "opportunity". For a while it bugged me because I had just read that somewhere...it's not from "Any Bitter Thing." Could it have been from "Citizen Vince". Damn! I just returned that book to the library. After another day or two, though, it occured to me...it was in the Al Gore book, "An Inconvenient Truth." Now I'm sure many people have probably used the crisis/danger/opportunity bit -- sounds like something professors like to expound on to their students or phd candidates like to metnion in their doctorial thesis -- but I can't help wonder if Condi saw the Al Gore movie (or read the book like me) and picked it up from there especially since Bushies tend to avoid content (i.e. "Brokeback Mountain") that might show them another (convincing) side of an issue.

Fire, Fire, Put It Out

Fire, Fire, Put It Out
Originally uploaded by Car2nGrl.

Well, you can thank Geof for this shot. (And I thought we were going to make it through the summer without a fire.) Chris saw this yesterday and thought it was a car fire. (Of course) He had to go check it out and Geof went with him. I guess it was actually a house fire. (Across the street from the house that had the brush fire last year.) Evidently, there was ammunition in the house because it was doing off in the fire. Bonus! Driving by the house, today, I can see that it was totaled...very sad. I can only hope no was caught in the blaze.

Kisses!

Kisses!
Originally uploaded by Car2nGrl.

So Parker has been working the crowd for awhile now, throwing those kisses. I guess now, though, he wants...no, demands a little love back. Now, he'll put his hand over your mouth and then will do the kissy sound. Mmm-mah!

He's not just doing this to people but to Frankie and his stuffed animals.

Oh, and while we're on the subject of kisses. Parker's also started to kiss us on the lips. Work it, baby!

More Teeth

More Teeth
Originally uploaded by Car2nGrl.

Well, Parker's been working on a few more teeth and I figured it's about time I show them off. Unfortunately, it's hard to get the little guy to stand still long enough to snap a shot. Here's one of the new molars. There's another on the other side. I haven't had a chance to hold him down long enough to check out the top but if they're not there I'm sure they're not far behind.

I Heart Leftovers

"What?" thought Parker. "Where's my dinner?"

"You finished," replied Mommy. "So I boxed it up for tomorrow."

"Boxed for tomorrow? That's weird. I can hold it up in the air but not spill it. That's amazing! I can't resist. I LOVE LEFTOVERS!"

Flight of the Conchords

Here's something to perk up your Monday. I first saw Flight of the Conchords when they were promoting their HBO special on Conan O'Brien. They've only made one CD back in 2002 in New Zealand...but word is they've signed with Sub Pop and may have an album late this year. Keep your fingers crossed! I guess right now they're working on an HBO show...but since I don't have HBO, I'll have to focus my mojo on the CD.

In the meantime, here are more FotC songs:

• Jenny
  
• Albi The Racist Dragon


• Gangsta Folk Battle


• Frodo, Don't Wear the Ring


• The Humans Are Dead
  WARNING [FOR AIMEE]: This song contains robot voices.

And remember..."There ain't no partay like my nana's tea partay!"

Failure

Well, the sick day home with Gram didn't work. Parker still has a fever -- not as high as yesterday but he's still running hot and is not in the best of moods. So he'll need to stay out of day care another day. Luckily, Gram is able to come down again to watch the little guy.

Another failure on the mommy front...sleeping on our bed, Parker edged past the pillow barriers to the edge and then off the bed entirely. I heard him from the other room, making a weird (breathing?) sound but I only got there in time to witness the event. A moment too late. I feel awful. A tumble off the bed in addition to his lingering bug -- it hasn't been a great evening for our little guy. I can only hope we've hit the low and he'll start bouncing back soon. Did I just write "bouncing"? I mean "recovering soon."