Our Little Artist

Ice Cream

Parker got a special treat the other night.

He got to eat some ice cream right out of the container!

Yesterday he helped me make ice cream for Aunt Noelle's birthday.

My Love

I love my husband more than words can say! He is incredible! My parents watch Parker for us each week so we can go out on a date. They are incredible too! I love our time together. He just got back from a school conference in Atlanta. Parker and I missed him so much. I don't think we will let him leave again without us!

These are the flowers he surprised me with at school last week!

Big Boy Bed

I snuck in and took a few pictures of our precious boy the other night.

We moved Parker into his big boy bed earlier this month. He was a little sad to see his crib go because we had to take it apart right in front of him. We thought we could just roll it out of his room, but it didn't fit through the door. He is loving his new bed now! We make sure and tell him how proud we are of him! It makes me a little sad because it is another sign that he is growing up, but I know he has to and there are so many fun things about his age right now! I sure do love him!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Metzger Visit

Brady, Julie & Owen came to visit this weekend!

This was after Owen gave Parker a hug.

It was very sweet, but Parker thought it was "owie".

These little boys had so much fun playing together!
So did the big boys! Here's the super group shot we got.

Sweet boys in their jammies.

Zoo Boise

I have the best mother-in-law in the world! One of our Christmas gifts from her this year was an annual pass to Zoo Boise! My goal is to go at least once a month. I'm sure we will go more than that. We tried to go in January, but it was too cold. So we'll have to go a few times in February. After I went to coffee with my sisters on Saturday I was driving home and it was super sunny and I thought it would be a great afternoon to take Parker to the zoo. We had the best time! It was not crowded at all so I could let Parker run around without worrying about him getting lost in the crowd. So many animals were out and about. It's not a big zoo, but it's the perfect size for a 2 1/2 year old. Here are some pictures of our time there.

We spent a lot of time watching the penguins swim around.
It was so cool to be so close to the lions. Parker really wanted to be in there with them, but I told him we were safer on this side of the glass.
He enjoyed driving the jeep. Beep beep!

Here's a picture of my big boy climbing to the top of the giraffe slide. He wanted to go up all by himself (snif, snif).

"I did it Mommy!" He was so proud of himself and I was proud of him too of course!

We enjoyed being prairie dogs for a while. I'm pretty sure he was trying to pick his nose while I was taking this picture.