Jayden's 3 Grade Picture
7 years ago
THE CITY OF ROCKS
This was a pretty neat place to see. We had fun hiking around all the rock formations and look forward to trying out some camping there if Paul ever gets time off.
CADE LOST A TOOTH
...and he's still smiling! After hitting Cole's head with his mouth, Cade knocked his two front teeth loose. Unfortunately, one of them broke completely across near the root. It had to be pulled but so far his other tooth is hangin in there. It's still loose but it's tightening up and will hopefully stay in.
He was so excited for the toothfairy to come but he was a little confused when she didn't make his tooth grow back! We had to explain that it might take a couple years. In the meantime, he sure is looking older!
FUN AT THE FAIR
The tractors were a big hit!
Paul's Birthday
Daddy and his boys!
Paul came home to pickup more equipment for work so we decided to wake Zac up from his nap and have a little celebration since we didn't get to yesterday. Lately Paul has been gone before the kids wake up and hasn't gotten home until after they are already in bed so it was nice to have this half hour to spend a little time together. I don't think the boys would have lasted another day without lighting candles on the cake!
Having Fun at the Ward Campout
Testing out the zip-line.
Yeah, his butt scraped the ground a few times!
1st Preschool Project
The boys recently started a summer preschool activity class. They have been so excited to start school and I thought this would be a good way to introduce them to it. They attend Mondays and Wednesday for 2 hours and just that little bit of time has been an adjustment for them. Cade has continued to be excited about it all but Cole has had some tough days. All in all, I think it's been a good experience for them and shopping has never been easier for me having only one boy to keep up with!
Zac's 2nd Birthday
He loved his lion cake!
I can't believe he is two already! It's crazy to think that I was pregnant with him and the twins were his age when we moved to AZ. Now here we are in NM. Time has sure flown by.
Our Boys and All Their Injuries!
Cole's questionable broken nose.
Zac's goose egg.
Cole's black eye and split brow.
The re-injury just a day later.
Looking better and showing off those baby blues!
And Zachary's latest. Believe it or not, I actually have another one of Cole but it involves a shopping cart, metal shelving and his rear end. Probably not appropriate! I may start arming these boys with helmets and bubble wrap before they even get out of bed!!!
Railroad Days Celebration
This annual event just happened to take place about a week after we moved to Las Cruces so we thought we'd take a break from unpacking and check it out. Needless to say, the boys absolutely loved it! Anything having to do with trains makes them happy :)
Enjoying some air-conditioning.
The model trains were a huge hit. Many tears were shed as we dragged the kids to the car!
Zachary's 1st haircut!
Before...
and after!
Still adorable but definitely not my little baby anymore! At least I didn't cry this time so I'm pretty proud of myself for that :) He was way too busy checking out the squirt bottle to look at the camera. Such concentration!
We're moving to New Mexico!
Paul was laid off in February and was unable to find a job in AZ but we are really blessed that he was able to get a job as the office manager for Service Master Clean in Las Cruces. It's always hard to move but we are looking forward to going someplace new and know that the Lord will continue to bless us. So, here is the house we will be renting. I'm looking forward to having a single story house. I just hope all our stuff fits!
Our 1st gingerbread house.
I saw a gingerbread house kit at Costco one day and decided to by it. While Zac was sleeping, Cole, Cade and I decided to put it together. I thought Cole would eat more than he put on the house but somehow it managed to get quite decorated and the boys had a blast! A month or so later, Cole continues to ask about it so we just might make this a Christmas tradition.
Enjoying the fruits of their labor!
Picture taking.
So, trying to get three little kids to cooperate for a picture is a sure fire way to try my patience. We did manage to get a few half decent pictures but nothing as good as I had hoped for. I'm thinking by the time they will finally hold still for a picture, they'll still find a way not to cooperate, such as refuse to smile! Now that it's done, at least I can see the comedy in it all. I'm sure our neighbors had quite a show. Here are a few we decided not to put on our Christmas card:
Happy Halloween!
One of the boys favorite movies right now is a VeggieTales movie called, "The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's" so when I asked them if they wanted to dress up like the characters, they were so excited! We had some issues about who was going to be the tin man (apparently they both like that one the best) but we managed to work it out with some bribery! They had a lot of fun trick or treating & Zac even got into it. He couldn't quite say "trick or treat" but he did say "thank you". (or at least something like it)
Cole, Elizabeth, & Cade
I just had to add this cute picture of the boys with their cousin from our trip to California. They had so much fun playing together & stopped for an ice pop break.
Another Camping Trip
I don't know why but we have the worst luck camping! The first time we got snowed out, this time we got rained out! Our ward camping trip seemed to be the best but we could only stay one night. As you can see, the kids still seemed to have fun & keep asking to go camping again.
I took this picture right after a large rock was thrown in the river and splashed FREEZING water on me! Needless to say, I wasn't too happy but Paul and Mike thought it was hilarious. I'll remember that guys!
My favorite boys!
We recently went on a campout with our ward and as you can see, the boys had a ball! They pretty much needed a bath within the first 5 minutes but as my mom always says, "they're just being boys"! Fortunately, we only had one incident that required some first aid. The boys were throwing rocks and Cade managed to nail Cole right in the middle of his forehead, just above the hairline. There was quite a bit of blood but no need for stitches. Thank goodness there wasn't any snow this time but we did have a little visitor. The picture below is of a beatle the boys spotted that was dragging a tarantula. Needless to say, I wasn't real happy about that 10 feet from our tent! For some reason I always pictured tarantulas in the desert, not the mountains but we've had quite a few surprises since living here in Arizona.
All the Parrish Grandkids!
With much effort and little cooperation from my kids, we finally got a picture of all the kids. We had a lot of fun on our vacation to Idaho visiting my family. It was great to have us all together!
The boys get a haircut!
While on vacation in Idaho my cousin Teresa cut the boys hair. I'm happy we didn't lose all their curls and they're still adorable with their big boy haircuts.
Our long and curly haired boys!
We really are going to cut their hair soon but it's hard to cut off all those adorable curls! Cole's hair has always been curly but Cade's has gotten curly the older he gets. For some reason the front is still quite straight but the back is actually curlier than Cole's. They're just so cute I can hardly stand it!
I just had to add a picture of our other adorable boy. Is there any doubt who Zac belongs to? He's a daddy's boy in more than just looks.
Cade had a blast jumping off the rocks!
Cole loved to splash & climb on all the rocks!
Zachary loves the water too and was content to float around most of the time.
Becoming independant and messy!
Our Arizona camping trip!
Cole getting ready to slide
having fun
Cade had a great time
Monday, June 9, 2008
Zachary's 1st Birthday Party!
We had a little party last Saturday for Zac's birthday. Paul's brother Scott, his wife Natalie, their kids Owen, Drake, and Mack were there. As well as our really good friends Amy, Mike and their son Brian. The kids had a blast on a water slide we borrowed from Scott and it really turned out to be a great day. The boys really wore themselves out, which was great for Paul and I because we got to sleep in the next day until 8:30!
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