The Deur's

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

14 months

first of all, sorry its been pretty quiet on the blog front. i've been doing battle with two cameras...neither will let me download the pictures onto the computer :(

i'm super bummed about that...especially since there are some cute ones from the farm!

anyways! parker turned 14 months on sunday! man, time is flying....it feels like he just turned one!

well, here are some cellphone pictures of him in the chair ;)

and some stats!
likes: playing with balls, mega blocks, grilling spatula, yelling and walking, chasing dad around the house, the washer, high fives, you give hugs and kisses! love the park, playing with friends, shaking maracas, reading books
dislikes: being told no, morning naps (down to one :( )
food loves: hummus, pita sandwiches, bananas, fruit, cheerios, anything mom and dad are eating
food dislikes: eggs, brussel sprouts
teeth: 12? you wont let us get a good look!
height: getting taller! you can't stand under the kitchen table anymore
weight: about the same
words: mama, dada and lots of gibberish...and yelling

Sunday, October 6, 2013

giggles

we had a fun day yesterday.

hopefully I'll be able to download the pictures soon!

in the meantime...a little boy was super tired and giggly all during dinner :)

Monday, September 23, 2013

six years.

yesterday brandon and i celebrated six years of marriage!

well, by celebrated i mean...we slept in til 7:45 (thanks, parker), drank coffee,

went to church, ate greek food, and sat on the couch all afternoon!

it was good for a rainy anniversary day :)

six years.

it's been good. we got married, moved, moved multiple times in the seattle area, we've celebrated, cried, celebrated others marriages, mourned loss, rejoiced in new life,

traveled, taken looong road trips, camped, made new friends, reconnected with old,

celebrated holidays, changed jobs, watched a lot of sports, ate lots of good food, food made by brandon, food in tasty restaurants, bought a house, bought a car, and not to forgot the most important things....

we loved each other and expanded our family.

six years....it's been so great. i'm so excited for the next 6 and 60.

Friday, September 6, 2013

one year old.

we finally had the 12 month doctor appointment.

whew...shots and crying get worse as they get older.

we survived!

parker loves. loves. loves the fish tank in the waiting room.

stats:

height- 29 inches

weight- 22lbs 8 ounces

head circumference- 46.5cm

this puts him in the 25% for weight, 25% for height, and 50% for head

sorry kid...you've got a big head ;)

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

labor day.

ahhh. we survived.

brandon and i spent the weekend camping with the jhyg.

parker spent the weekend with the borsts.

we were re-united on sunday afternoon and spent monday relaxing and enjoying the sun!

we headed over to the ballard locks post morning nap.

we were hoping to see some salmon in the fish ladder.

no luck.

just one lonely fish.

parker was excited about the water though.

and pretty pumped about the water/lots of boats combo!

Monday, August 26, 2013

birthday fun...continued

first birthday party.

yesterday we celebrated parker turning one.

hooray!

we had some folks over to celebrate and eat cake...yum!

mom...is this okay? i just ate the blueberries...what is this white stuff?

yum!

tunnel fun!

new toys!

I'm one!!

this was my first attempt at a real cake! it was white chocolate blueberry cake with white chocolate buttercream frosting!

so tasty but whoa! next time i'm going to try and cut down some of the sugar and butter ;)

parker loved it but was super hesistant at first. we had to cut the cake before he would even try it!

it was an awesome day spent celebrating our little guy with friends!

Friday, August 23, 2013

pure michigan and pure illinois?

first of all, is there a catchy illinois commercial?

i don't think so...it might need one ;)

wow...end of august! crazy! this month has been a blur of family, youth group, friends, flights, car rides, pontoon rides, water, sun, food...

ahhh it was good!

we started off by heading to chicago for a mission trip with the hsyg.

i recommend reading all about here.

some posts are written by the youth...way better than i could have done!

parker spent time with grandma and grandpa schuster.

(i really hope parker comes up with some cute names for the grandparents because writing out and saying grandma and grandpa schuster...deur each time...its too long. just saying....)

post mission trip/fun time with the grandparents, we traveled to michigan to celebrate the marriage

of jillian and drew.

what an amazing wedding.

makes me want to do it all over again.

then the whole deur clan went up to the cottage.

i already posted some pictures from that earlier.

landon and parker...

they are going to be best buds

and get into a lot of mischief

i just know it and can't wait.

brandon then had to fly back and support the family.

what a guy!