fall photos

a beautiful afternoon means picture time!

and look who's here to visit!!

fall fun

two weekends ago we ventured out into the cold and rain

with the yg to the 

pumpkin farm!

we were supposed to do the corn maze

but when we arrived we realized that the maze was made of sunflowers...

most of which were dead :(

we explored the world of pumpkins!

disclaimer: i wanted to take parkers picture amoung the pumpkins but it was cold and rainy...and he was sound asleep in the baby bjorn :)

2 months!!!

yup that's right, parker is two months!

11 pounds 11.5 ounces, 22.5 inches tall 

:)

pretty cute if you ask me!

feels like home

its almost been two months since we have moved into our new house

we have been working on unpacking, moving things around,

working on cleaning the yard up,

getting things just right....

while there is still a lot of things we would like to do

(oops...i would like to do)

 this new place is feeling like home.

its nice to wake up these fall mornings and have toasty floors

(yup, radient heating- i love you)

walk into parker's room so see him sleeping so sweetly

(or screaming) in his cute bedroom

to walk down the stairs and see family on the walls

to light candles that smell of fall and make everything cozy :)

even to hear the rain outside...

it's nice to have a home and be there.

 

we are so blessed!

8 weeks!

parker was born 8 mondays ago!

so crazy!

its hard to think that 8 weeks ago we were waiting for parker 

and now we can't imagine life without him!

here's a quick look at this past week in picutres :)

 the eyebrow look...used frequently!

 beautiful fall weather!

 new favorite way to be carried by dad

 nap

 napping

 eating is tough work...so we nap

 smiles :)

love the colors

the sweetest thing

i've always loved babies

the way they cuddle, bable and coo

the way they curl their little fingers around yours and hold on tight

i love how they depend on you, their parents, big brothers and sisters for everything

i even love when babies cry...mean, i know, but the squawking noise is

just so cute

now that i am a mom i still find all those thing cute and oh so lovable

but boy oh boy can parker melt my heart (and brandon's too)

from the way he curls up by my neck

to the way his lower lip slightly pouts out when he starts to get upset

i love it

i love it even more when he gets a new expression

and this week practically sent me over the edge

we were sitting on the couch...me looking at him, him looking at me

a pretty classic monday

he was looking pretty serious

and i had been sticking my tongue out at him 

(you know the game...stick your tongue out, pull it back in...over and over until the baby begins to stick out thier tongue...so fun)

i was just about to give up and i gave him a smile

he looked at me and very slowly

gave me the sweetest and biggest smile!

i then of course got all excited, kept smiling, saying do it again!

he looked at me like i was nuts.

but it was the best thing ever.

i love it.

and him :)

The Many Faces of Parker Louis

parker is getting more and more animated each day!

it's so fun and exciting to see him trying out new things!

haha!

sure!

 tell me that joke again!

 riding in the baby bjorn...on the bus!

 you woke me up :(

 ooooh!

parker has been awesome at sleeping, too! alothough as i write this i am still recoving from being woken up at 4...someone failed to fall back asleep after eating!

oh well...in general he has been averaging 5 to 6 hours of sleep in a row! which makes brandon and i very happy :)

 

fall is here

can't believe another week has gone by!

we have been keeping busy...

 football games, youth group, yard work, chilly mornings, stroller rides...fall is here!

 packer game on monday night...disppointing finish!

 lounging with dad in bed

blowing kisses

 aunt allysha came to visit Saturday morning!

parker showed out his new screaming skills, weight gain and snuggles

smiling at dad is my favorite!

 go packers!

 packer loves cheering and watching his team!

resting up after a long weekend!