We had lunch with Papa Henry and Grandma Audrene today at the the Cheesecake Factory. It was great to catch up and show off how big Parker has gotten. Of course he flirted and flexed =) Papa Henry held Parker's hands and they walked from the table outside, Parker really thought he was something. Great times!

Geoff took work off on Monday to spend time with Parker while I went to the office. While at my desk this picture was emailed to me with the caption, " Mommy come home, Daddy is crazy." Needless to say the boys had a lot of fun!

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Parker and I spent the weekend at the farm while Geoff went up to Seattle for boys weekend. Parker woke up before the sun had risen and we greeted the sunrise with awe. If I am going to be up before the sunrises then being at the Farm is the best! During one of Parker's nap this weekend we heard this woohooo over the monitor. I go check on him and Parker had taken off his pants and was swinging them above his head like a lasso, he was so proud of himself! I still can't figure out how he got his pants off but the socks were still on. His crawling gets faster and faster everyday. Today he spent 30mins. just crawling around and exploring his bedroom. It's fascinating watching him learn and discover. Such a joy! Tomorrow Geoff took off work to be at home with Parker, Daddy/Parker day. =)

Yay! Parker is crawling forward! Just the other morning Geoff and I were getting ready for the day and Parker decided to crawl out of the bathroom, we couldn't believe it. All of a sudden it clicked and now he can't be stopped. Watch out Parker is on the loose! Yesterday we had cousin Avery for the day and they had so much fun together. The picture of them sleeping is at the end of the day, they played so hard. Don't worry they weren't in the pack n play the whole time that was only to feed them one at a time, respect to Mae Mae who watches all 3 Grandkids at once, she is amazing!

Who wouldn't want this face looking up at you?! Parker is becoming a boy before our own eyes. All he wants to do these days is hold onto our hands and walk everywhere. The instant you set him down he gets mad, I think he could walk a mile. He is also finally starting to crawl forward, he lunges forward really fast and crawls 3 steps it's hilarious. He is as sweet as ever and becoming a little bit of a Mama's boy of which I don't mind =). We've started feeding him more solid foods, some he can feed himself. Parker has also decided he likes to stand up in his crib 10 times a night, we have finally had to play the tough parent card and let him cry for a while so he can figure out how to sit down on his own or stop playing his parents. He's too cute to be tough on! I'm sure we will have lots more stories in the next few weeks.

Parker at the pumpkin patch! He was a little tired this day since he didn't take his afternoon nap, I think he was excited for the pumpkins. He was some what interested in what was going on, he would hit the pumpkins and try to eat them. We bought Parker a big pumpkin that we will carve later this week with him or Geoff will watch him while I carve =) Just today Parker is now officially pulling himself up. Mae Mae found him standing up in his crib and he had pulled the mobile down, watch out Parker is on the loose now. He is still crawling backwards but he can sure move around a room. He has been so funny lately and he knows it. He will wait til you look at him then he will give you this intense muscle flex and of course Geoff and I just laugh and he does it again. He is such a joy! We love him so much and are enjoying all these new things he is learning.

We went to visit Grandma aka GG and Grandpa Dave in Roseburg. We had a blast! Parker instantly was entertaining everyone with his muscle flexes, laughs, and funny noises. Parker discovered frozen cherries which he loved. GG spoiled Parker and gave him 4 bags of cherries to bring home. We love our GG and Grandpa Dave, thank you for everything (even the 5lbs) we love you and miss you!

Parker got new toys today and he was soo happy!

Parker is almost 9 months old! His head size is 95%! Height is 90% and weight is 75%. He is our big boy and getting bigger by the minute. He is crawling but only backwards. He is starting to pull up on the couch or Geoff and I. He wants to be walking, we think he will walk before he figures out how to crawl forward. He has two teeth now and by the looks of his drool a third is on the way. Parker has been very busy, we've gone to Seattle, horseback riding, met a new girlfriend, and had a bad cold. Parker continues to be the joy in our lives and we love him more and more. His personality is just shining through and he is soooo much fun!