The Parker Family: May 2012

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

We're moved in! (Mostly.)

But no pictures because my camera/camera card is acting strange. More later.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

The Pool

"'Fwimmin' Pool!" -Ty

"No, Ty, SWimmin' pool." -Cate

Excited little girls:

Nothing fancy about this pool, but it is big and watery- all we need!

The family fish:

After some initial panic, Cate got the hang of the arm floaties and did a great job "swimming" on her own!

Ty loved the water too, but he was ready to get out and "eat Ty's supper!"

We had to remind Halle that we WILL be back. She (and Cate) did not want to leave.

Friday, May 25, 2012

The papers are signed, the scrubbing and boxing and moving is in full swing, and we're living life in limbo between two places for a few more days. I am already tired. But it's a beautiful kind of tired. A thankful kind of tired. (More on the new house later, when I have some pictures.)

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you who have been praying with us!

And more good news: The college's swimming pool is fixed and open for the summer!! Last year it was "being repaired" all summer long, and honestly we had sort of given up hope that it would ever be back. But HOORAY!! we were wrong! And we'll be living only a mile away... :)

*The pics are from my phone from last Saturday.

Monday, May 21, 2012

What we did today:

The doctor's office. The slow doctor's office. (It wasn't THIS slow, though.)

I swiped some paper to make a race track...

Ty has grown FOUR inches in six months. He's between the 85th and 90th percentile now in height- quite a growth spurt! :)

It was t-ball night tonight too.

Supper at the ballpark:

Halle's batting form has drastically improved from last week:

A little extra practice goes a long way (when she's into it.) Even Ty has been talking about "squishing the bug." :)

Dance Recital Weekend

Saturday night was the girls' big dance recital. JD parents got to come to watch it. UNLIKE last year, I didn't mess up the video camera! Here is a little bit of each routine-

The Muppets Song(s):

Do Re Mi:

At the end all participants paraded across the stage with their trophies:

Both girls did a great job and had SO much fun. And they were ridiculously excited about their little bouquet of flowers JD gave them when they were done (no pics b/c it was after 9 and we were hurrying home!)

Halle's costume loses feathers everywhere- we're still finding them on the front porch!

GranGran, Cate, Ty, Pepa & Halle:

The crazy man who lives in our house:

Sunday we spent some time in Memphis with JD's parents (shopping and golfing) before they headed home. A little lunchtime competition:

(A late night means THIS kind of thing happens frequently the following day:)

The Parker Men:

Thanks for coming, GranGran and Pepa!

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Picture Day

DIRT!

The {Tampa Bay} Henderson Pest Control {Rays}:

During the games, Ty shares his glove with a little girl that doesn't have one. And it does not make him happy. Here he is, pouting, and stealing Cate's chair:

(Which didn't make her happy...)

Stuck in my head:

You're welcome.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Princess Tea Party

Halle and Cate have been looking forward to their end of the year Princess Tea Party at church for a long while now. They displayed the manners and etiquette they've learned along with the Bible verses and poems they've memorized.

Official place settings:

It was a "fancy event" that they were supposed to invite their grandmothers to.

I was their stand-in choice.

At the last minute Halle wanted to invite their choir teacher (and our friend) Mrs. Beverly:

What princesses eat at tea parties:

Both girls chose a glass of mint tea. And after tasting it, promptly asked to go back for lemonade instead. :)

I am so thankful that they have such wonderful teachers at church. While pinky-princesses and fancy tea parties may not be MY idea of a good time, those little girls eat. it. up. And the Truths that they are being taught are beyond worth.

And just because I think it's funny sometimes to point out that my kids don't always smile and cooperate to take pictures, here is what most of our pictures looked like today: