Parker LOVES Christmas!!!

Well, the holidays are here and I'm pretty sure I have never seen Parker soooo excited about anything in his whole entire life! We put the tree up yesterday and he was such a little spaz! He was starting to get annoying and I had to keep reminding myself about how exciting this kind of stuff is for a little kid haha. He doesn't easily take naps on the weekend anymore so I bribed him by telling him that if he took a nap, when he woke up there would be a present under the tree. Big mistake. He misunderstood....he thought if he took a nap, he could OPEN a present when he woke up. So the last 24 hours, he has asked if he can open a present about once every 15 minutes. :)

We went and saw Santa today, too! He was also very excited about that and stood patiently in line. When he sat on his lap he became shy and told Santa he wants a truck. When Santa asked if he wanted anything else, he said he wanted a car, too. (Little does Santa know that he was more than likely talking about a real truck, not a toy one). haha

Below are a couple of pictures of our family kicking off the holiday season. I'm sure we will have lots of fun stories to tell about Parker over the next month. :)
Merry Christmas!! :-)

13 months old - and Thanksgiving!!

Dear Camdyn,
In just a couple of days, you will be 13 months old. You are now a toddler! You have been a toddler for a month now, according to babycenter.com! :)

A lot has happened since I posted on your 11 month birthday. For one, you have taken your first steps!!! You took your first steps on Friday, October 14th and you are progressively getting better! You still prefer to crawl because it is faster but the last few days you are starting to become more confident. I LOVE watching you toddle around because I can tell how proud you are of yourself. You remind me of Bambi. Your stiff little body and your little arms sticking straight up in the air. It is the cutest thing ever! 

We had a great princess birthday party for you at our house. I was actually very sad about the whole thing. I just can't believe how fast your first year went. I feel like one day I was in the hospital with you and the next day you were sitting in your highchair eating your chocolate baby cake! :)

Yesterday was your second Thanksgiving. It was your first Thanksgiving that you actually enjoyed, though. Last year you slept through the entire holiday, snug in your carseat. You just got out for a couple of pictures, but you cried through them. Yesterday everyone was so happy to see you (and Parker, too, of course). You ate as much as I did, I swear! And you got to eat your very first piece of pumpkin pie, which Aunt Cassie made. :)

Now for your stats... :) You are still in size three diapers. You are wearing size 12 months but when I buy you clothes now, I have been buying 18 months because as much as you eat, I'm sure those 12 months clothes are going to be getting snug soon. :)

Below are a couple of pictures from Thanksgiving yesterday. I love you very very much Beanie!! Happy 13 month birthday!