A Tonka Truck party!

I can't believe I'm blogging about Parker's 2nd birthday party, it doesn't seem like it's been a year!  Time goes by too fast!
He doesn't turn two until the 29th, but since we'll be at the ranch over Memorial Day weekend, we had his little friend party today.  Don't worry, I'll do another party for the family out there!  :)
You can tell from the pics that it was a total success!  Fun was had by all!!  We are blessed to have such wonderful friends!  Happy early birthday sweet Parker, we love you so much!  Get ready for picture overload!

 My big two year old!

 The food table

You can't tell from the pic, but the pb&j sandwiches are in the shape of dump trucks thanks to a cookie cutter I ordered online!

The mommies had "creamy chicken salad" sandwiches from Cooking light...SO delicious!

 The "dump cake"!

This was SO delicious and EASY!!!

I got the recipe here.

 We did another picnic -style party in the backyard, it always works out perfectly and thank you Lord for nice weather!!

 Maddie and Molly on the slide.

 The bounce house was a hit as well!

 Heidi and Jess are the two in the middle and will have new babies in July!

The kids had fun eating together at the tables!

Parker's two little buddies, True and Jack! By the way, True wears his hard hat all the time, love it!!

 Here we are singing "happy birthday"!

 Meanwhile Jack was mowing the sidewalk!  :)

Cute boy!

 Once the cake was served, the chocolate faces began!!

Here are True and Parker digging in.

 Charlotte didn't get too messy!

 Chloe did!!  :)

I just love these sweet little chocolate mouths!  

 Opening presents.  Parker's friends were more excited over his presents than he was!

 Miss Molly

 And when your toddler starts doing this, you know the party is about over and it's NAP TIME!!

I think they all took a really good nap this afternoon!  :)

The best day!

What a perfect Saturday!  Temps in the 90's, NO WIND, and it was finally time to plant our flower beds!!  We started the day early and stayed outside until evening...the best kind of day!!
 I LOVE planting flowers and James shares the same love of landscaping.  We had so much fun as a family being outside all day long working in the yard!  Thank you Lord for such wonderful weather!!

 Starting the day off fixing broken sprinkler heads!  I love my handy man!

 Parker was right there to help!

 Results of my handy work!  :)  Planting flowers is one of my favorite things to do!

 Having fun!

Parker loves his tricycle, but he rides it standing up!  He basically straddles it and walks it down the sidewalk!  :)  

A boy and his truck

Parker and his dump truck are inseparable!  He takes it everywhere he goes outside!  I even have to put it on top of our jogger to take to the park with us...it's a funny sight I know!  :)  Just for a laugh today, try to picture a bright yellow and black Ironman jogger with a toddler inside, a dump truck on top and a dog leading the way!  

It even makes a nice place to sit for a second!

Every good dump truck is filled with grass and sticks!

Easter!!

I love Easter so much!  I love the week leading up to it and remembering all the events that led up to Sunday morning and the fact that we get to say..."He is risen, He is risen indeed"!!  What a blessing! We went to Dallas on Thursday to spend Easter with my family.  We had so much fun soaking up family time and the warm, humid air!  James and I even scored two date nights because mom and dad were so sweet to keep Parker for us!  I love that time with just my hubby!! Here are some pics from our weekend...

 My baby on Easter Sunday

(after church and already in the dirt)

 An attempt to get these two to smile for a pic!

 Neesie and Grandad and their grandkids!

 The "kid table".  Leah was waiting so patiently for her food as Parker inhaled his plate in front of her!

 Playing outside

 Parker's signature look...a stick in hand.

 Ryan and Carrie and their precious family

 Our little family

 Uncle Ryan and Parker

 Aunt Sissy teaching Parker how to do handstands.

 Parker in my little rocking chair from childhood.

 The beautiful birthday girl!  We had a cookout Saturday night for Lindsey's 26th b-day!

 Lindsey and her boyfriend Trey...isn't he cute??  We love him!

 Parker and Leah got to open their Easter baskets from the grandparents Saturday night!

I didn't get a pic, but they both got these Croc sandals that look like alligators that have eyes and everything, hilarious!  

 Soaking up some time with baby Ty!

 Parker is obsessed with baseball and golf.  He has excellent hand/eye coordination and can hit the ball so far, whether it's on a tee or on the ground!  Future athlete!  :)

 Collecting more sticks!

 Friday we spent the day at our favorite shopping spot, Southlake Town Square.  Grandad kept Parker busy at the fountain!

 Throwing coins in the fountain!

 My love!

A lovely day!

The weather has been so warm lately and we are soaking it up!  In fact, Parker and I had another picnic yesterday!  He loves them as much as I do!

He LOVES it when airplanes fly over!

Just relaxin'

He decided to move his plate from the blanket to the grass.  I guess it's more manly to eat on the grass!

Cutie pie!

Milk does a body good!  :)

Weekend fun!

We had such beautiful weather this weekend so of course, we were outside!!  We played at the park, worked in the yard and even had a cookout!  Since Saturday was so gorgeous (minus the wind), we had our sweet friends, Shane, Brie and Blair over for  hamburgers.  There's nothing like the smell of burgers grilling to put in you in the mood for summer!  :)  While the adults had a great time, Blair and Parker had some major fun as well!

These two had a hard time waiting on the food.  They'd play and then stop at the fridge and want to open it!

Being silly in the floor!

They ran around with their push toys all over the house.  Parker was sweating by the time dinner was ready!  They're growing up so fast!  :(