Dino Dash and Wedding

On the Saurday after Cannon was born, Matt and Parker went to Downtown LR to run in the Dino Dash 1K. I was going to bring Cannon and meet them down there and take pictures at the finish line but we had a mix up with the car seats and so it didn't work out that I could bring him. Matt said that Parker did great but it was really hot and they did alk just a bit and he even carried her just a little ways. After all, the distance ended up being about 12 blocks. Here is a pic of Matt and Parker after the race petting a snake. That night, Matt and Parker went to a wedding. He said that he took hre as his date and she said No, we are just friends!!! How in the world does she know that line already??!!

Smith Cannon McCoy Arrives!!

On May 26, 2009, Smith Cannon McCoy made his arrival. Cannon was born at 12:59pm. He weighed 7 lbs and 12 ozs and was 21 inches long. Everything went very smoothly for the day. Matt and I went in at 5:00 am for the induction and from there everything was really no big deal. Here he is freshly born. Matt went to pick up Parker after nap and she came to meet her new Baby Brother. She was super excited to hold him and talk to him. She even sang Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star for him. It was too sweet. We have it on video but it's on a different camera and I dont know how to load it on here.

Waiting on Baby

Just a cute pic of Parker out blowing bubbles on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.

Dancing at Riverfest

On Friday, Parker danced at Riverfest. She and her dance class did a great job. They got to wear their recital costumes and even got to wear makeup!! They danced to a song, I think, from High School Musical. This is Parker and her friend Auburn.

Friends from school: Lauren, Parker, Adison, and Auburn

Here is the video of Parker's dance. It totally cracks me up. This is a pretty big class made up of 3, 4 , and 5 year olds. The girls next to Parker are 5 and one is really good. At the end, Parker's shoe was starting to come off and she was trying to tell her teacher about it.

Random Friday

Just a random Friday. Nothing much going on. If we don't have a baby this weekend, then we will have one on Tuesday. Isn't that the most exciting thing ever??!! I have been sticking around the house this week and have been to work a few times purely as a form of entertainment and a reason to just get out of the house. Parker dances at Riverfest tonight so hopefully I'll get some pics of that up b/f the New Baby gets here. Otherwise, I don't know when it will be done. Anyway-- here are some pics before school this morning. Of course, it's Lunch Box Friday and she is also taking "The Jungle Book" movie to school today since they have been learning about the jungle this week at school.

Krispy Kreme

On Saturday, Matt took us to Krispy Kreme. I had never been to an actual location. There has been one out in West LR for a couple of years now but it's not like we frequent it often or make the trek out to Never-Never Land when we have about 3 donut places within about a quarter mile or less from our house. We really only go to get donuts about 3 or 4 times a year. Well- except this year. I think that we've gone for donuts about 3 times in May alone. Oh well- must cut back after New Baby is born!! Anyway, how in my 30 plus years could I have been missing out on the wonderful goodness of a hot-off -the -fryer donut. Ah, it was heavenly. I am soooooo glad that we don't live closer-- that would be so incredibly tempting. Parker's favorite donut is a chocolate glazed but she wanted one of those and a strawberry b/c it was pink, of course! They have a kids corner and she discovered the Hungry Hippo Game. We played several rounds and she is good. Really good. I think that I see a Hungry Hippo somewhere in our future.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day was pretty uneventful at our house. It was raining outside and I didn't really feel like doing much. But I did get the cutest present from Parker that she made at school last week. They gilded one of her old shoes and added the flowers and picture. It is so cute. The little pic is so funny. She is such a real little girl now rather than a baby!!

Dance Day at the Studio

Saturday was Dance Day at Miss Karen's Studio. Miss Karen usually comes to Parker's school to teach dance every Thursday morning. Parker loves dance class. Well- I think that she really love the tap shoes but she does enjoy the dancing part too. When she visits the studio, she absolutely HAS to have a pink dot to stand on- it can't be blue or green, it must be pink. I tried to get a little bit of video during the dancing. Notice how if she gets off her dot she has to look for it and get back on. Such a stickler for the rules!!

Pregs Update.

No pics again. Yeaaa! I am 36 weeks. My Dr. said he really didn't expect me to go past 38 and so we will probably induce at 38 since my doctor is on call all that week. I am finally ready and finally have a bag packed, at the stressing out of my friend, Summer and Matt. Matt is totally worried that he is going to have to go home and get all of my stuff together by himself. Well- I have it packed now so he won't have to worry about that. The room is ready. His clothes are washed and hung up. His car seat is in his room. His swing and other baby things are in there as well. Parker loves to go into "the baby room" and play with his car seat and swings. She will put her babies in them and she sometimes climbs into the bouncy seat or travel swing to hang out. She says that she is just taking a break for 5 minutes or she is just "je-laxing"-- not sure where she picked that up. hehe New Baby is probably around 6 to 6 1/2 pounds now. We don't have a final name picked out yet ... maybe this week. :)

No More Driving!!

For Parker, that is. We went to a birthday party last Saturday for a friend from school. CeCe came into town on Friday night to stay with us since Matt was going to be in Fayetteville for the weekend. The party was at a skating rink but the kids got to bring a push or pull toy to ride around on. Parker decided to bring her worm and her dump truck. Yes- she has a dump truck that Uncle Bo gave her and she loves it. She loves to sit in it and for you to push her around the house, and she also loves to push her babies around in it as well. Well- back to the driving. She and another friend from school, Braylin, climbed into someone's Escalade-type motorized vehicle and away they went. I was totally fine with that-- Braylin was driving and he is a tad bit older and he has one of these toys at home. He was a great driver. The next thing I know, I look up, and Parker is behind the wheel. I mean, the girl can't even steer her tricycle, must less something with power behind it. As I walk out to do something about her driving, she plows over a little girl on her tricycle. Great. I tell her that we need to let Braylin drive and she can ride. She was ok with that for a while and then 10 minutes later she is back at it. By the time I get there this time, they have run with full force into the skating wall. As I reach the steering wheel, she STILL has her foot completely down on the gas. I had to grab the vehicle and physically pull her foot off the gas. Luckily, it was time for the kids to eat pizza, and off they ran. I swear, it that continued, I could have had a heart attack or a baby or both!! No good pics from this week, but I'll try to do better!! :)

Soccer Practice in the Gym

Yesterday it was rainy/potentially rainy and the ground was wet outside so soccer practice was held in the gym. Imagine approximately 30 three and four year olds with their parents, all with their own soccer balls, attempting to kick them in the right direction-- all on one basketball court. It was a sight to see. Matt said that it was like trying to herd cats-- haha-- he was exactly right. Parker still looks forward to soccer practice but tires out after a while. But she seems to really like her coach and was asking about him before he arrived and as you can tell, she always likes to sit right next to him when he is telling them what to do next.

Tea Party and Disney on Ice

On Saturday, Parker went to a birthday party for a friend from the Big School. It was a Tea Party at a location where they allow you to dress up in their clothes and drink tea in china cups. The other mothers and I were looking strangely at the china placed in front of these three year olds but they all did great. Not a single broken dish or spilled cup. The head lady of the tea party gave all of these three year olds lipstick and blush to put on to appear like "real ladies." Oh great- lipstick. Glad I had wipes in my purse, b/c Disney on Ice was next. Near the end of the Tea Party, Matt had to pick us up a few minutes early so that we could make it to Disney on Ice. Parker's favorite character in the show was of course, Ariel- the Little Mermaid. She told me that she did not like that Big Ursula. The other characters were from Peter Pan, Lilo and Stitch, and the Lion King. I think that Parker's favorite part of the show was when the whole cast skated around and waved at everyone in the audience. She really thought they were waving directly at her. So, a big day for Parker and an exhausting day for the pregs mommy.

GrassKickers 2

Another soccer practice with the GrassKickers. Parker really likes dribbling the ball across the field and kicking it into the goals but she is not so much into working on the techniques of the sport. She has a lot of fun until they start working on kicking with the inside of your foot or changing from one foot to the next. I think she just kind of likes to do it her own way. Soccer practice lasts about 45 minutes and after about 20-30 minutes, she is really tired and just wants to hang out. 45 minutes is a long time to focus for a three year old!! Oh well- at least she is having fun.

Visiting the Lux Family

On Saturday, we visited the Lux family in Fayetteville with the intentions of heading to the Red/ White game. Well- it ended up being so drizzly for most of the day so we didn't even venture out with the girls. But Parker got to have a full day of playing with Vivi and she really enjoyed it. She especially liked squirting Play-Doh for Vivi to touch and look at. Matt and Damian headed out to the game and after the girls went to bed and the boys returned, we had a fabulous adult dinner-a wonderful night!

The GrassKickers Begin

On Tuesday, Parker started her soccer league. Her team is called "The GrassKickers." She was super excited about practice and was having a great time when we got there, kicking the ball from goal to goal.

After a while, she did get a little tired and wanted to take a break. Playing Soccer is hard work!!

And sometimes you can even get distracted counting your teeth while the Coach is talking. hehe. Overall, she had a fun first practice and we can't wait until next Tuesday.

Easter Weekend

On the Saturday before Easter, we took Parker to Hot Springs to the Races. We headed down from LR after nap time so we only got there by about the 7th race. The weather was awesome and it was lots of fun. We headed out ot the infield, which was really crowded and had a few snacks there. Parker loved watching the horses run and would cheer and clap for them as they raced by. After the infield, Parker wanted to go back to the other side so that we could see the ponies better. We grabbed a top seat on the outdoor bleachers and sat there for the next few races. It was a great view of the track and for people watching. Parker and Matt tried to count how many people had hats on and we got to hear the little band as they walked around and played. Here she is looking at me, annoyingly, as I snap away pics of her. Our pick for the Arkansas Derby was Papa Clem. He came in First!!! We cheered and cheered as he crossed the finish line. It was our best day at the races this year!! Parker P was such good luck!! On Sunday morning, we awoke to discover that the Easter Bunny had visited our house. Parker said that he came down the chimney like Santa Clause. :) He brought Parker lots of goodies for being such a good girl. Later that morning, CeCe and Pappy came to visit and we grilled out in the rain (Thanks to Matt, not for the rain but for the excellent grilling- hehe) and had a wonderful Easter day.

Pregnancy Woes

Here is my view of my feet at 32 weeks-- see how they are non-existent. haha. Just thought this was a funny pic. Things are going great and we are getting really excited about New Baby Boy getting here. At 34 weeks, I get another ultrasound and we are going to make sure that he is doing well and we will hopefully know about how big he is to this point. Parker was born at 38 weeks and my Dr. seems to think that he will be born around that time too. That will move up his arrival to mid- May. How exciting! Things I won't miss about being pregs: 1) not being able to turn at the waist. Turning around to give or get something from Parker in the car is tough. 2) bending at the waist. I swear that Parker's little socks are the bain of my existence. I ALWAYS manage to drop several (at different times) while folding clothes. They are so little and seem to constantly slip from my hands. Matt told me to leave them and he would get them. But seriously-- hey Matt, I know you are in the kitchen but can you come in here and pick up these three toddler socks. 3) bumping into things and getting stuck. I am constantly running into corners of counters or desks or doorways or practically anything where I am thinking that I totally have plenty of room and then I manage to knock my belly into it. Poor baby boy- he has had more wrecks in his "car." On the stuck side-- I seriously thought that I was going to get stuck in the pantry the other day. Ours is one where it opens the cabinet, and then there is a rotating shelf-like thing that swings out and then you can get food and items off of the back shelves. Well, I needed flour from the top back shelf. So, I SQUEEZED in-- I mean, really squeezed-- I was almost out of breath after getting in the cabinet. Barely was able to reach up and grab the flour and then barely able to rotate around to get out. And then I realized that I could not get out. I sat there for about thirty seconds thinking about how embarrassing this was going to be when Matt home and I was stuck in the pantry. I couldn't reach the phone. At least I wouldn't starve. hehe. Anyway- I sucked it in as much as I could and then barely managed to squeeze out. After that- it was funny, but for those 30 seconds I was horrified. Oh well- there are other physical things about being pregs that I won't miss but I am really rambling and better sign off for now. :)

Easter Festival

On Saturday, we had friends in town and headed down to the Clinton Library grounds to check our the Easter Festival and Egg Hunt. It was really crowded and the big kids had already hogged up all of the eggs so we just walked around the area looking at all there was to see. The weather was beautiful, and Parker really enjoyed getting out. They had a small petting zoo there, but Parker wasn't quite sure about getting so close to the animals. She had to watch them for while before she would even get the nerve up to touch their backside when they would turn around. On Sunday, the weather was great again and we headed out back to play with our chalk. The favorite letter of the week is "H" so Parker proceeded to draw lots and lots of Hs along the concrete. A fun weekend with the Henrys. I only wish that camera hadn't been acting so strangely and I had been able to get more pics of Parker and Holland. It was doing this shaky thing, but I think that the wind was throwing it off for some reason. Oh well- I will get more pics next time.

The New Mia Hamm

Parker was having her dinner last night and about 5 minutes into it, decided that she absolutely must have her sunglasses. Mommy, Mr. Sun is out, so I need my sunglasses, OK? She ran to her bedroom and found one pair, but they were not satisfactory. She located this pink pair and proceeded to put them on and eat the rest of her dinner that way. Strange! But I guess that I shouldn't be surprised, she is VERY into costumes and probably eats her meals costumed as a princess at least twice a week,. After dinner, we went outside to play a little more soccer. She got a new ball, shin guards, and new soccer shoes this weekend so I think that she really wanted to try them out. It was actually pretty cool. She was kicking the ball around like a real person, not like a three year old-- much better than I could anyway!! We were so impressed. So, here's a little clip of her "handling" the ball back and forth across the grass. We're just waiting for the Gatorade or Nike people to be calling any day now. hehe. :)

Three Year Checkup

Today, Parker went for her 3 year checkup. She has hit all of her milestones and is doing great. She is 31 pounds and in the 50 percentile for weight, and she is 37 inches tall and in the 55 percentile for height. Woo Hoo!! I would be so thrilled to be above-average for height but I don't think that is even remotely in her realm of concerns. She actually loves going to the Doctor's Office and when we told her that we were going she said Yeeeaaaaaa!!!!! Dr. Martin made the comment that Parker really does talk a lot, doesn't she. hehe. Parker did get one vaccination and only cried for just a second and then was thrilled to get a band-aid and a sticker. She couldn't wait to get back to school to show everyone her new band-aid.