Baby Dedication

The day after their birthday, Parker and Sydney, were dedicated to Jesus. This is where the Pastor calls us in front of the congregation and he says a special prayer for them and for us in raising them. Parker let Pastor Kevin hold him. They also received their first Bibles.

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Here are some pics of them waiting in the lobby for Pastor Kevin to call our names.

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After church, the kids took a ride on their new trikes. Parker can't reach his pedals but that doesn't stop him from getting around.

Sea World Fun

Parker and Sydney turn "2"

March 21st, Parker and Sydney turned two. It worked out this year that their birthday was on a Saturday so we were able to have their party on their actual birthday.
We had a pretty normal day to start. When they went down for their nap, we did the decorating so when they woke up there was Elmo everywhere. The kids actually helped make some of the decorations. It was a BBQ with some friends and family. The kids favorite part was the bounce house/obstacle course. We really are so blessed. Our friends, Kenny and Monique's little boy, Kristian just turned 1 in December and his grandparents bought him it for his birthday. They were so generous and let us borrow it for their party. THANK YOU! All the little ones in attendance were ecstatic.
Parker and Sydney played in that thing until it was dark.
They received so many great gifts and enjoyed eating cake and ice cream too. Nana, MeeMaw, and Papa bought them tricycles so they have been very excited to use those.
You can check out more birthday pics in the slideshow.

Sea World

Here are some pics from our recent trips to Sea World.

The kids LOVE it.

They love the animals and just spending time outdoors. They can't get enough of the carousel and they got a chance to ride on their first "big kid" ride, Jazzie Jellies!

Parker was devastated when he found out that he couldn't ride on the roller coaster. He says, "Ride roller coaster?? Circle, Circle. Weeeeeeeee!! "

Getting SOOOOOOOO big......continued

The kids will be two tomorrow. I just cant believe it. As exciting as it is to enter each new stage I do find myself wondering where the times has gone. When did they become kids? What happened to my babies?
With each new day the kids show off their knowledge and skills.
They continue to be so different yet their bond keeps growing stronger.
They love to play together AND fight together.
They chase each other around. They play ring around the rosies. They laugh. They bounce in their cribs.
Parker is a non-stop talker these days..two, three, and four word phrases. Talk Talk Talk!
Sydney can practically dress herself and puts her own shoes on. She is talking to using two word phrases.
They both know how to identify all kinds of shapes. They see shapes in our everyday world and let you know it. They can even tell you what shape a stop sign is. They can tell you that a red light means stop and green light means go.
They both like to count. Parker can count to ten by himself and can count a little in spanish too. Sydney can count to ten with very little help.
They both feed themselves quite well.
Sydney is the neat eater and Parker a messy eater. HAHA.
Parker is picky and Sydney will try and eat almost anything.
Sydney holds a marker, pen, and crayon like a kindergartener.
Parker memorizes poems, songs, and nursery rhymes and tries to say them with you when you read or sing them.
They love singing and dancing any chance they get.
They are so much.
I am so ready for the big party.

Getting SOOOOOO big

During our visit to New Hampshire, Auntie Erica set up her home studio and took some great pictures of the kids! Thank you, Auntie Erica!!! If you click on the picture of Parker and Sydney in black and white on the right side of the blog, you can see a slide show of more pictures.

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Lots of exciting events in the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned....