Happy Halloween!

For Halloween this year Parker was a cow.  We decided to stick with the "animal" theme because it's really cute.  The cow was an easy choice, mainly because when asked, Parker can tell you what a "cow says."  We began our Halloween festivities at school.  Her class had special snack, art projects, and photo ops on the hay.....Parker enjoyed all three!

Tonight we went over to a friend's house for chili and trick-or-treating.  It was VERY cold but Parker had a blast!

Momma Loves You

This post is for my lovely husband who says, "you've really been slacking on the blog".   I tried to explain to him that he too could update the blog....you can imagine how that went over! 


John left for rotation this past Wednesday, so Parker and I have spent this week getting back to our usual schedule of school and work.  By Friday we were both in desperate need of some extra sleep and attention, luckily we're both good at giving/getting both!  We have slept in until 9am, ate muffins for breakfast, and played with every toy in the house (I have the mess to prove it!).  This morning while eating our blueberry muffins Parker was in an especially good mood, so I grabbed to camera and took advantage of her smiles :)!


And, as for the title, Parker has taken to telling everyone that "Momma loves you".  I guess she does listen to what I tell her!

A Visit from Home and Parker's 2nd Birthday

Last Wednesday Ebby, Kitty, and Papa came to visit.  This trip has been planned since we moved to Germany and it was highly anticipated!  Parker and I met them at the airport in Munich and as soon as Parker saw Ebby she started yelling "Ebby" and running through the exit gates.  It was SO cute.  I wasn't sure if she would recognize them or not, but she sure did!  I feel sure that it made Ebby's day :).  We spent last week traveling around our area visiting different towns and just enjoying time together.  

We decided to do Parker's party a week early due the family being here and John leaving for rotation on the 5th.  So we rented a bouncy house (HUGE success) and invited a few friends and neighbors over for hamburgers, hotdogs, cake and ice cream.  It was by no means a big party, but we all had fun, especially Parker!

Parker's school will be closed on Friday (her actual birthday) so I decided to take cupcakes today for her class.  I'm not sure if Parker understood that it was her birthday, but I know that she enjoyed the attention and cupcakes!