popsicle

horrible mother award goes tooooo

 me.

i gave park a lick of my popsicle.

but i'm pretty sure according to his face

i get the best mother in the world award.

yes i still eat popsicles

on a daily basis.

they have real chunks of strawberries in them

so they're good for ya!

please disregard the hot pink bra strap

and awful orange tank top.

yes we're still married,

minus the wedding ring from doing dishes.

he was teething.

it felt good on his gums.

atleast that's what i tell myself.

he's been teething for like 5 months now.

still nothin'.

but he gets sympathy and

 yummy licks from mom's popsicle.

yah for summer!!

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just because

here's some pics of my little man.

just because.

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clone

parker not only looks identical to danny,

he is beginning to act

identical to danny.

which is fine with me because i kinda like d....alittle :)

sweetest pic ever.

including the flat head

and mullet.

love him.

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jumper

cousin reid is being kind enough

to let sweet p borrow his jumper/bouncey thingy.

park is a pretty big fan of it,

but mommy loves it when she's trying

to get stuff done with two hands

and not a 15lbs leech stuck to my hip.



he's still a bit vertically challenged.

his attention span is approximately 30 seconds

but those 30 seconds allowed me

to switch laundry,

change his sheet,

go pee,

and brush my teeth.

yes, i'm that fast.

i don't lie.

thanks reid, dora and diego would be so proud you're sharing.

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it's been awhile

so i haven't posted in a few days.

i thought the world was coming to an end

last saturday

and figured why spend my last days blogging?

jk.

my real excuse is lack of internet.

our modem decided to stop working

for a couple weeks

and the day our service guy was supposed to come

the red light turned green and magically started working.

it's a christmas miracle.

so while i've been away,

we have sure been busy.

i decided to take parker camping

with my parents and i.

(d was outta town fishing w/ boyfriends)

and by camping i mean

visiting for the afternoon while they stayed and camped.

i'm not that crazy you fools!

can you find the baby?

reid got to enjoy a popsicle...

while park had sweet tators.

lots of stroller rides

and playing outside.

then we came home and slept in our nice

warm, dry, and comfortable beds :)

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wedding

a couple weeks ago

some friends of ours got married out of town.

it was our first night away from park.

i was alittle nervous about being gone for an entire 24 hrs from him.

but he was with my mom so i at least didn't have to stress about him

just if it'd miss him too much, you know?

well...we survived our time apart and

had some amazing adult / friend time together.

the wedding was outside

and the lucky couple couldn't have gotten better weather.

the beautiful bride and i used to work

together back in the day.

like back in the lifeguarding highschool days.

and the groom's been friends with danny since

they practically came out of the womb.
now that's small town usa. 

mr and mrs b!

 the 'ole one arm self portrait.

congrats to the happy couple!

thanks for getting married

so we could have a fun weekend away!

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mother's day

yet another first, folks.

it's amazing how much more you appreciate your mother

after you have become one.

the stress

the joy

the happiness

the entertainment

and the struggle

a child brings to your life

is far more rewarding than i ever expected.

being that d's mother has passed away

far before her time,

makes us appreciate our time together here on earth

that much more.

the day was celebrated with the other mothers in my family

at my cousin's boyfriend's family's cabin

(remember!)

i had a fabulous day.

perfect weather for a little

'minute to win it'

mother's day game challenge.

and of course

the boys had to fit in some fishing

thanks babe.

for making my first mother's day so memorable

and for the bracelet

and the new camera lense.

and changing all the poopy diapers.

and encouraging me to be the best mother i can

you're the best :)

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