baptism and an anniversary

The last two weeks have flown by and I find myself more and more busy every week. Is there really only a month left before school starts again!!!!

This past weekend Bridger was baptised. It was beautiful and we were lucky enough to have some family there to watch it. Bridger is so lucky to have his Uncle Bill and Aunt Becky as his godparents.

 Mass was at 5pm, we all went and Bridger did well. Cousin Audrey was right by his side holding his hand and getting his binky for him anytime it dropped. She shh'd him when he would get fussy and made cute smiley faces at him to make him laugh a little out loud. I caught daddy looking over and giving us the eye followed by a quick "put the pacie in."

 The good thing about our church is that a few squeals of delight are okay and the people around us were pretty captured by our little guy and all his giggles and smiles.

 Once mass ended we had the baptism. Bridger was amazing he never once cried and was very interested in the deacon and all he had to say. At one point when the deacon was blessing him Bridger was full of smiles and leg kicks, there was no doubt that god was ever so present.

 Next it was off to the house to spend time with all the family.

The weather was changing and it quickly turned from sunshine to dark clouds and wind.

We spent time chatting, playing, and lots of laughter. Bridger's cousins were so excited to play with him and he was excited to play with them too. Lots of reading, playing with blocks and watching Nat do gymnastics. That girl has no fear!!!

Everyone took off and we headed downtown for the Twilight Criterion.

We didn't make it to the girls race but we were able to catch the guys.

 Ben and I went last year when I first found out I was pregnant and so the tradition continued on this time I was able to go the beer garden and enjoy some local brews!

Grammy had a blast and enjoyed all the people watching.

Since Grammy was in town we had a chance to spend the next few days hanging out and enjoying each others company. We visited some local eateries and spent many of evenings watching the sunset on the back patio. There is nothing better then to have Grammy in town. One quick plug, we went to Brick 29.....AMAZING!!!!! I haven't had a dinner that good in a VERY long time. The service wasn't the best since they were packed, but the food was delicious. (Thanks B. for the recommendation).

Bath time was extra special this week since Grammy was here!

Yesterday was Ben and my 2 year anniversary, originally the plan was to have grammy babysit but since she did that all morning so I could go into work and then go get a hair cut ( I took a lot off :) (no pictures though) I wanted to make sure that I got to spend a little more time with her before she had to leave. So for Ben and my anniversary we all went out to a little Mexican restaurant and enjoyed some margaritas and Bridger's belly laughs. Where the belly laughs came from is beyond me, but I definitely think he was putting on a show! I was given a wonderful little boy and I couldn't ask for anything better! He is an absolute blessing to us and we look forward to many more years of joy and happiness. 7/17/10

Our wonderful little weekend with grammy wrapped up today when we had to say our goodbyes. Never easy to do, but we look forward to seeing her soon!


A few things to note about Bridger (7/18/2012 (4.5 months old):

• lots of squealing and talking
• loves baths more and more
• offically out of 0-3 month clothes but can wear some 9 month clothes too.
• still hates long car rides
• loves being read too
• loves dancing with mom to country music in the living room
• rolling in all directions with NO assistance
• his favorite toy is a stuffed animal that sings the ABC's
• tried rice ceral last week FAIL!!!

• LOVES to hang out with mom during laundry day

This is what I caught on Saturday morning.... son like father!!! Love my boys

 

milestones and memories

Happy 4th - Parsons Style!

Sidewalk chalk contest!

Amazing!

Yesterday was the fourth of July and normally at this time we would be up at Bull Trout camping over the fourth with Ben's family, but since the forth fell on a Wednesday we all stayed in town and celebrated in Boise. Ben and I didn't have much plan but by the end of the day we were in bed by 9 and completely exhausted.

Off to the parade.

Bridger's first parade.

It was a beautiful morning, the weather was great and we had a wonderful time... hope this starts a new tradition!!!

 What's a parade without firetrucks. Every little boy loves trucks.

 Awesome - a bar on wheels!!! Boise needs this!


Off to Grandma and Grandpa's for bbq and ice cream. While grandma and Ben worked on making homemade ice cream, Bridger and I found a nice comfy chair and took a good long nap.

 Next it was off to the Ann Morrison Park for a little 4th of July celebration with sidewalk chalk. The pictures that the artist created were amazing!!! Even the youth division/amateur group was great. Bridger was all smiles and did such a wonderful job.

 Lastly it was time to head home. The weather was hot and we all wanted to get back home to enjoy the ice cream waiting in the freezer.

July 4th 2012 - The Parsons

Homemade vanilla and raspberry ice cream.

 Milestones:

We started off by trying to implement a new schedule for Bridger since he is now 4 months old. Back to the book that my sister-in-law loaned me. So it was up at 7am eat, play (run to the bagel shop), back home to lay the boy down at 9am in his own crib in his own room. I didn't have high expectations since the last few times I had tried I failed miserably. I rolled up two receiving blankets, laid him on his side and he slept without waking till 10:45am.

Bridger has been taking ALL of his naps in his crib. I can't believe it!!! Way to go Bridge.

At Grandma and Grandpa Bridger finally completed the roll. He now knows how to make a full roll!!! He was with Grandma Parsons when he used the blanket to get some leverage and pushed himself over to complete the roll. There were alot of cheers and clapping.

Lastly a few updates from the doctor:
Bridger had his 4 month well baby appointment he is doing great and the doctor said great things.

Weight: 15lbs 15oz ... 70th percentile
Height: 25 1/2 inches... 71st percentile

He had to get more shots today and it is so tough to watch your baby cry. Glad we don't have to do any more until the next check up in two months.

Hope you had a great Independence day! God Bless.

Olympic Swim Trials

The vacation continued and we headed to the Olympic swim trials. He enjoyed watching the little kids ride on the mechanical shark!!

  Since the swim trails were sponsored by Mutual of Omaha Grammy took us down to the Aqua ZONE during the day

 Bridger was a great trooper and did very well.

 This picture is taken outside of Mutual of Omaha. It was a HUGE statue of a swimmer coming out from the lawn. It was AWESOME.

 Grandma even managed to strike a pose in the atrium under Mutual. Mutual did a wonderful job decorating the entire building for the swim trials!! It was a lot of fun.

While at Grammy's work we got to meet all of her co-workers and we even managed to run into Ms. Lori. I love Ms.Lori, I have known her for 10 years and she is so spunky and energetic!!! I was so glad that she got to meet baby Bridge.

love!

Birthdays

Happy 4th of July!!!

My little sister today turns 21 and my grandma turns 98 today!!!

Since we couldn't be there with them today we thought what better way to celebrate long distance then to get up and take a family photo and give a morning wake up call to Auntie K.K.

Bridger's greatgrandma...happy 98th birthday!