Our Christmas at Home

Before we drove to St. Louis for Christmas, we celebrated our Christmas at our house on Dec. 22nd. Parker really loved opening all his presents and still wanted more. This is the first Christmas that he got excited about the decorations and of course the presents. He even wanted to open up his cousins gifts before we even left for St. Louis.

Parker wanted Legos this year and got many sets of them. Daddy has really enjoyed building them with him.

Granddaddy got Parker a big boy bike for Christmas. Boy has Parker really enjoyed his bike and riding all around our neighborhood.

Parker looking over his new bike. I think he was in shock.

Parker and Granddaddy hanging out of the sofa.

Next year at this time we will be having a 6 month old around the house. It will be very different to have another child (baby) around the house. We are all looking forward to it and I am sure Parker will love to open new babies gifts next year.

Parker's Class Party

Parker's Class Christmas Party was a lot of fun for me to see him with his friends. He really enjoyed having me in the classroom that day and was proud of the Christmas cookies that I made for them. Parker playing an instrument.
Playing on another one.

Parker sitting in his chair at the table

Parker with his friends.

Our House Decorated for Christmas

Here are some pictures of what our looks like from the outside all decorated for Christmas. Parker loves all the lights outside and was telling us where else we should put more. So we might just have to had more to the house next year. Parker small sled that is supposed to be an inside decoration, but he wanted it next to the other ones outside. He asked me to take his picture with it.

Parker standing in front of the sleds. He really hopes we can use them in AL, for when the snow comes. Only thing is we hardly ever see snow in AL.

Parker standing in front of the small trees in pront of our front porch.

Hopefully you can see Parker standing at the stairs. He wanted to make sure he was in the picture of the house whole. This is my favorite time of the year and it looks like Parker has gotten my trait with the love of Christmas Decorations all over the place.

Gingerbread House

Yesterday, Parker and I made a gingerbread house together while the baby slept. I told Parker that we would make it once Jace went down for his nap. Well Parker was at the table 10 minutes before I put Jace down for a nap and Parker told me to go put him down. Can you tell he was very excited to make a house out of candy and icing. A kids dream come true!!! Parker new pose when you ask him to take his picture.

An action shot of Parker putting the gum balls on the house. Gum balls are his favorite.

The final picture of our beautiful house. Parker really enjoyed doing this project on a non-school day. Later on we made more Christmas cookies together. He loves eating Mommies homemade goodies.

Parker's Christmas Tree

Parker is just like his mommy with "loving" Christmas time with all the decorations, lights and music. He gets so excited when we are out and about to see decorations. Parker was so excited to get the real Christmas tree this year.
He cried that we couldn't put the lights on the tree the first night we had the tree. So he decided to put some pillows on the floor and lay down to look at the tree from a better view.

This is Parker own Christmas tree in his room and the lights have to stay on all the time.

At Parker's birthday party we did a craft to make homemade salt dough ornaments. So Parker was able to hang several on his own creation on his tree this year and was thrilled. They were all bunch in the same area. Then I helped him put on other ornaments all over his tree.

Parker in action putting his homemade ornaments on the tree. He was very proud of them.

Parker's Birthday in St. Louis

On Thanksgiving Day it was Parker's birthday. We had two T-day meals that day, one at my parents house and the other with my sister, Rachael's house. We were staying with my sister and she was hosting her hubby's family Thanksgiving at her house. Rachael's mother-in-law got Parker a birthday present to open on his special day. He finally got the screaming banshee that he had been asking for over a month. Boy did he love it and not want anyone else to touch it. On Friday night we celebrated with the cousins the Fall Birthday's with one big party.
Happy Bithday Samuel, Henry, Will and Parker.

Will and Parker with Kate and Papa looking over there shoulders while everyone sings Happy Birthday to the boys. (Samuel and Henry were sick that night and stayed back at my parents house with their daddy)

Will and Parker blowing out there candles on the cake. They had so much fun together and playing no stop. Parker was very sad to leave St. Louis and is looking forward to going back to Will's house at Christmas time.