My 28th Birthday

I'm not starting to feel old until I see people I thought were still teenagers getting married. Oh well this is me at 28!

Sweet Bryson got Sick

His first real cold is a whopper. The doctor stated he not only has a Croupy cough but RSV to go with it. This is no fun for him. He barely makes a sound other then "mouse" sounds. Tiny high pitched, can barely get them out squeals. Here is to us praying he gets better quickly.

Halloween 2010

Tyler was proud of his pit crew costumeMy little monkey
My little Jedi

Cookie Sales and Zach's Hummer ride

Zach did well this year for his first school fundraiser. He can not thank family and friends enough for his little adventure he got to go on.

Zachary's 6th Birthday

We spent Zach's 6th birthday in Washington. I was a bad mom and let him miss a whole week of school. It was soooo worth it. :-)MY brother tried to escape with Zach's present. We all LOVE legos.

It was an incredible party, I think Tyler loved it the most.

Seattle

We were able to go to Seattle for a week back in September. It was amazing. Thank you so much for my mom and brother for such a fun trip. Here are a few of my favorite highlight pictures:

I have decided that Seattle is such a beautiful city. Everything was green and the skyline was gorgeous. We are so grateful to see such an amazing place and be with those we love.

Life as I know it

Now, I know it has been forever. For this I am sorry. We are all alive and well and a lot has happened for us. Zach started Kindergarten and loves it. He talks about his teacher and her son daily. He pokes at speaking spanish often. He says his teacher loves to teach him Spanish. All of his progress reports have been incredible. I am very grateful for a smart boy who loves to learn. He has lost 5 teeth total, one after the other. This last one I was finally brave enough to help him pull out. I know I am kinda wimpy on inflicting extra pain on my kiddo's. I womaned up though and helped assist the last one out as it was hanging by a strong thread.

Tyler is good. He saw a neurologist after his 3rd seizure he had while we were flying down the airport runway in Seattle back in September I am a nurse but when I see each of his seizures my heart just worries that I might lose him. I love this boy so much even though he is my craziest child yet. Day in and day out I wonder if the two of us will survive the day but then I realize that my boys truly are my best friends. I could not imagine a life without them. Anyway, the neurologist sent him for bloodwork, and MRI and an EEG. He was a trooper through all of this, he acted like nothing was scary (a blessing). Blood work and EEG came back normal. The MRI showed a small part of his brain similar to cerebral palsy children but since the doctor says he shows no symptoms of this there should be nothing to worry about unless he shows decreased development. She said he is very smart and not developmentally delayed (good to hear). She also said his ADHD is completely normal for his age as he turned the lights on and off as he stood up on the examining table...I thought this was funny. Love him.

My bryson, Kenny calls an Angel. He was the easiest child from day one. When he was born it was so quick I had no clue all was done and well. The doctor was so happy he was okay because he had a full not in his umbilical cord. He has been very quick to pick up all of his milestones. He loves to stand now and laugh at his brother Zach, Tyler he is still unsure of. We did find he is somewhat allergic to Johnson and Johnson babywash but we fixed that problem, he is our fancy soap boy. LOL.

My sweet husband is awesome. He got an amazing job as an auditor working for his bank. Its a training program that he loves and the job is challenging. This job was such a blessing. We had been praying for a job that I could go back to being home more and the next day he got a call for an interview after almost a year and a half of applying for jobs. After three stressful interviews and 400 applicants he was chosen out of 2 people. I know that my Father in Heaven watches out for us. :-)

As for me, I graduate in 6 weeks. I have severe senioritis. I told my professor I hit a wall and she laughed and said it was normal. I will have my BSN soon and I am thrilled. I know it is just a degree but I have seen this education bless my family, members of my ward, and those I meet. I know in my heart that this was the road I was supposed to take and I have grown as a person because of it. I work as a registered nurse doing wound care a half hour a day seven days a week. Its a pretty sweet job. The best part is I can come home and still be the mom I need to be for my children, you know the chef, chauffeur,teacher, nurse, nosepicker, diaper changer, lego builder, dietitian, clown, dental hygenist (when they wont brush their teeth)....and the list goes on for all the moms who know how this goes.

I know this is unlike me to post only words but truth be told, I appreciate all of you who have supported my little (getting kinda big) family. We are who we are today because of you. I will post pictures in a few day.

My friend Heather's Newborn Pictures

Who Knew someone who was born at 8lbs 4 oz could share so much love so young.

Heather has only sent me five of these but I am so in love with them I had to share them!

I will add more as soon as get them! Heather you are the best!

Bryson Daniel Parker

Bryson came on Monday, May 10th! He came on his own the day before my induction was scheduled. Boy am I glad he did. It was the fastest labor I have had yet and I kept thinking there was more to do but everything happened so simply and he is wonderful.

Belly Pic at 30 something weeks

My friend Heather is amazing. She has decided she would take my pregnancy pics this time around. Here is one of my favorites. I will add more later.

We are alive.....

I just have not been taking pictures....until today. My two boys as of today are getting big! Tyler turns 3 a week from Tuesday! We are extremely excited for boy number 3 to be coming soon. I hope to update more often now. :-)

My friend Heather and I went to the park and took lots of pictures

Have you seen my cupcake???

At our ward's Christmas Party Tyler cried for an hour after the party because Kenny ate the rest of his cupcake. He thought that Tyler had been done....and he wasn't. Well, today we made some cupcakes....I think he was satisfied.

The announcement

So Back in August we found out we were pregnant with Baby #3. Some people really hoped for us to have a girl. Well, here are the pictures of our newest little one....no profile this time around couldnt get a steady picture. These pictures always look alien to me but hey peek a boo is a fun game.

And the gender is....without a doubt.....

A boy! Hopefully he will forgive me for displaying his manhood on my blog! We are way super excited though!!!! I can't make hairbows but I can play football later with my boys.... I will take that any day.

Zach's thankful list

We made Thankful rings today. After I was done I asked Zach to name things he was thankful for and wrote them on the rings. This was Zach's list in reverse order:

1.Family
2. Snow
3. streets
4.Black car
5.Park
6.Christmas Star
7.Maddie and Katie
8. Brig
9.Blue
10. Hockey sticks/sleds
11. climbing trees
12. Backyard
13. Percy/Thomas
14.Church
15. Missionaries
16.Candy Canes
17.Beds/Pillows
18.Bushes
19.Pictures
20.Lights/ornaments
21. Grandma in Washington
22.Nani Betty
23. Mac truck/lightning Mcqueen
24.Rockin Chairs
25.Chairs
26.Grandpas
27. Books
28.Grandmas toys she has for me
29. GraNDMAS
30.Paper
31. Cutters
32.TV
33.Popcorn
34.Temple
35. House
36. Kitchens
37.Music guitas
38.straighters for clothes
39.Bells
40.Christmas Presents and trees
41. Cheese
42. Markers and highlighters
43. Grocery Stores
44. Fruit
45. Pencils
46. Juice/drinks
47. Zachary
48. Daddy
49.Mommy
50. Tyler
51. Turkey
52. Ham
53. Cars

Tylers List:
Park
Black Car
School Buses
Food

My List
Family
Church
Education
FOOD
Books
Accomplishments
Faith
Friends
House
opportunity to live
Car
Money to pay bills
New baby in tummy
An amazing husband
Golden spoon
Chocolate
Backyard for my kids to play in
The scriptures
a PHONE
Exercise
A healthy body
Music
Facebook so I can communicate with family long distance
Games
Candles
Humidifiers so I can breathe at night lately
Opportunities to Teach and serve
Missionaries
Christmas Lights
Trials
My talents
People who teach me daily
opportunity to be a mother and stay home with my kids

Of October's Past

Their First Halloween Picture October 2007

October 2009 My how Time changes things

More Week of Fun

I went to the library and got the Free City Pass to use one the days of Desert Botanical Garden's Pumpkin Festival. We went and had fun. We paid a few dollars to see the Monarch Butterfly Exhibit. Very Neat.

My little Pumpkins

They loved to pick their own pumpkins for free

Then we decorated them

Don't forget the Hayride

The kids loved the games

And I loved the ButterfliesOverall, it was a blast! We have to think of something free and cheap for tomorrow :-)