Happy Memorial Day

We had a great Memorial Day weekend.

 

The weather was beautiful, so Parker got to go to the pool for the first time.  He LOVED it!  He enjoyed walking around in the baby pool and floating in the big pool.

We've been busy lately.  We visited a strawberry patch where Parker devoured the delicious berries.

We've been swinging in the park

and playing in our baby pool.

We attended our neighborhood block party where Parker got a kick out of the balloons,

and we did a 5K with our friends.  Parker and Lily had a date at the festival afterwards.  Such cuties!

What a gentleman.  He wanted to share his leaf with Lily.

Last week, we had two sets of visitors.  First, Parker's aunt and uncle came and took him on many adventures while I stayed home and cleaned the house.  Parker ended up in the fountain (in his clothes!),

and he had a blast at the children's museum.  Auntie and Uncle are always fun. 

Later that week, my parents came to visit.  Within an hour or two of their arrival, they had worn him out shopping.

Now THAT'S tired!

Don't worry; Parker saved some good snuggles for my mom.  He's such a sweet, sweet baby.

Parker looks more like a toddler than a baby now.  He seems to like his new car seat.  It must be comfortable because he frequently snoozes in the car.

He's always learning new things and interacts with us more and more.  He's such a pleasant little fellow and gives the sweetest kisses.  Poor baby had a stomach issue this week, but he seems to be on the mend.  

He can now clap, wave, and splash on command.  He also understands the words Parker, dada, mama, cat, dog, eat, ball, and bubbles.   He recently started dancing -- sort of bobbing along -- particularly to the hot dog song from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  He can walk behind his dinosaur riding toy without our assistance, and he can pull up in his crib (but luckily, he doesn't do that often).

We hope you had a good holiday weekend.  I'll post again next week when Parker turns 10 months old.   (WHAT?!)