A look back at 2010

I know this is a bit late, but I do this more for my own scrapbooking purposes, so years from now I can go back and enjoy some memories and God's wonderful blessings! I remember when I was pregnant with Parker, people told me to enjoy every single phase because time flies, they weren't kidding!! It's AMAZING how fast a year goes by! A quick look back at a very busy 2010...

JANUARY

Just a flat out cold month in Amarillo, TX. Not much to do but bundle up and play in the snow!

FEBRUARY

Still bundled up, also a very cold month...a highlight to this month was a visit from mom and dad!! Parker was just learning to crawl in this month.

MARCH

Parker and I escaped the cold and headed to warmer Dallas for mom's Spring break week! We had a fun and warm week, these pics are at the Arboretum.

APRIL

We had a very fun weekend at the Hickman's ranch with Brad and Heidi and Shane and Brie. We also celebrated Easter in Dallas!

MAY

Our little buddy turned one!! We had so much fun celebrating his very first birthday! Ryan, Carrie and Leah along with Mema and Pap joined mom and dad in coming out the ranch for the big celebration with the rest of the family! It was a special weekend.

Parker dove face first into his cake!

JUNE

Mom, dad and Lindsey came out to the ranch to play for a week, always a highlight in the summer!

JULY

The 4th was celebrated playing at the ranch! Parker and I also made a trip to Dallas and spent a week there...I got to go see the Rangers play early in their World Series season!! Then we sweated it out in Missouri at Kanukuk and Big Cedar!

July 4th weekend...lots of swimming and frisbee golf!

Hot, humid Kanukuk

One of my favorite places to be...on a boat!!

AUGUST

What a busy month...James and I left Parker for the very first time while we set sail on a Caribbean cruise. When we returned, I celebrated my 30th birthday with my sweet birthday club girlfriends and then Parker and I went to Madison, MS with Brie and Heidi!

SEPTEMBER

We celebrated our last hurrah of summer at the ranch over Labor day weekend. Then Neesie and Grandad came up for a fun visit!

We also went to Colorado Springs to the Broadmoor.

OCTOBER

Mom and dad came out to the ranch to play for a weekend. Parker was a cow for Halloween and got very into the role of trick or treating!

Trick or treating with Jack the lion at the law firm!

NOVEMBER

We had our first snow fall of the year and had a very relaxing Thanksgiving at the ranch!

DECEMBER

We started off with my cousin Kristen's wedding and ended with a fabulous Christmas celebrated with both families! AND we found out that Parker hates Santa! :)

Christmas in Dallas!

Whew, what a week we had last week! We had so much FUN in Dallas that we are having to take this week to rest up and get back in the groove of things! We had a blast shopping at North Park of course, seeing movies, eating out and spending some great quality time with the family! Thanks mom and dad for making last week such a treat for us! I think my parents need a vacation from Christmas vacation as Parker kept them super busy! ;) He is a full blown, active, all over the place toddler and we couldn't love him more!!

Starting off the week with a visit from Dede!

Monday morning we hit up North Park for the sales! Dad did an awesome job keeping Parker entertained at the "sliding planters" as I call them!

Leah even came out to join in on the fun!

By the end of it, Parker was pooped! Leah's like, "why are you just lying there"??

Love my sweet niece!

Neesie and Grandad gave Parker a bb goal for Christmas, P and L had SO much fun making baskets!

Sisters

We had our family Christmas Tuesday night once James came into town!

His very first choo choo train!

All the "kids"

Wednesday morning I met one of my precious Baylor roomies at the Galleria! Ashley has two little girls, Anna and Rachel, that Parker got to play with.  I'm leaving out the part about Parker throwing a tantrum in the middle of the mall on the floor...just picture lots of kicking and screaming and a sweet old woman coming over to me offering him a cookie.  :)  Fun times!  I'm glad Ash was there to give me an understanding look while I stood there and waited it out.  Is it possible to enter the "terrible two's" BEFORE they are two??

Birthday hugs to daddy on his 31st birthday!! I hate that I didn't get anymore pics on James's birthday, we did get to go out on a date night while Neesie and Grandad babysat!

This kid can make the shots...future basketball player??

Uncle Ryan and Parker

Parker loves to give kisses!

Leah practicing her driving! :)

And here we are back at North Park Friday morning...thankfully Parker was entertained by the fountain while we shopped some.

I did get to meet up with a sweet friend, Carroll, while we were there. She has a 2 year old, Anna, and is expecting a baby boy in March! Carroll and I went to Baylor, taught at Bradfield together and were in the same Sunday school class at Park Cities, she and Casey were such great friends to us while we lived there!

Parker was so happy to see Anna!

All boy!

They had so much fun running around together! Parker even did some "landscaping" for North Park while we were there. He uprooted some grass and plants that are planted around the little duck pond, awesome.

Me with mom and dad

The whole fam celebrated New Year's Eve at Mi Cocina...a favorite Mexican restaurant!

The "kid" end of the table...some pretty pictures were colored during dinner, that is,until Parker had a complete meltdown in the restaurant. James and I were quickly reminded why we never eat out with Parker! :) It was still fun being together with the fam though!

Carrie, Ryan and James

These two had more fun together! Neesie and Grandad babysat both one night and here they are eating Ritz crackers, a most favorite snack!!

THANKS mom and dad for such a memorable and fun week!!