July in REVIEW!

Where, oh where has the summer gone? We have been B-U-S-Y! Here's a recap of our July:

**July 1st -- play date with Oliva + Bailey, Parker's friends from New Horizon Academy. They loved the splash pad and soaked up the summer sun.


**July 4th -- soaked up the St. Joseph parade with our good friends Sophie + Jess. And spent the rest of the day at their family cabin out near Freeport. Parker loved eating the watermelon!









**Tuesdays in July -- were spent on the T-ball field. Parker *loved* playing! He's already asking me to sign him up for next year. The coaches caught on pretty quickly that he was good hitter, so they PURPOUSLY placed him up last to bat so he could "run" in the other kids on the bases. He recites this often: Hands together, Feet together, T, muscle arms up, step, turn and throw!


**July 13-15 -- I spent 4 days in Chicago for work. My travel partner, friend, and co-worker Jess and I had a really good time "being" together. I miss her now that she's not my cube neighbor and at a different location. I am *THANKFUL* for our friendship! We at at 2 awesome resturants: Heaven on Seven and Frontera...they were both YUMMY! I can't wait to go back soon and visit again. I love that city.


**Thursdays in July -- parker participated in Gymnastics at a small little studio in St. Cloud. He loved the bar! He's quite the little tumbler :)



**Sundays in July -- Sartell splash pad. Parker calls this the fountain one. He loves being a little fish in the water. And keeps asking when HE can do swimming lessons. Classes are full until next year, buddy.

**July30 -- Parker went on his first "official" photo shoot for Proctor + Gamble. Stay tuned for his appearence in an advertisement for Crest/Oral B!

happy 4th of july!

Miss Dolly Video

Miss Dolly had a baby who was sick, sick, sick
She called for the doctor to come quick, quick, quick
The doctor came with his bag and his hat
And he knocked on the door with a rat-a-tat-tat
He said "Miss Dolly, go straight to bed"
He wrote on a form for a pill, pill, pill
I'll be back in the morning with the bill, bill, bill

Wehmann Modeling Site

Just look at this cute boy!!!



Parker's photo is up on the Wehmann Modeling site -- go check it out :)

It's summer already!

We are beaming with excitement for Graham & Kellsey!!! Congrats to the newlyweds :) The wedding was a success -- slight delay due to rain, but nothing we couldn't handle. Were still gathering photos from the big day and will post once compiled. I'm so proud of my sister...not only for who she is, but who she is about to become. MRS. RUPPEL, love ya! And we couldn't be more proud to welcome Graham into our family. Love you too, buddy. In other news, Parker started T-ball and loves it. He hit a home run tonight. But, the coaches wouldn't let him run the bases. Gotta wait for the player in front of you to advance only one base at a time buddy. Next week, let's bat you last, boy! And he started Gymnastics. What a little tumbler he is. His favorite thin is the, bar...imagine that. He can do V-ups, swings, and the whole caboodle!!!

10 days until the Ruppel wedding!

SO EXCITED - can hardly bear it! T minus 10 days until GK are married :)

I have started on my "MOH" speech...Kels, I think you're going to be proud of me!

Parker is officially breaking in his brown sandals for the wedding. He asks to wear them to school every day - and follows up by saying "Mommy, I promise I won't wreck these for Kellsey's wedding. And I won't whine about it". Too stinkin cute!

Had WAY too much fun at the Bachelorette party. What a wonderful group of friends Kels has...you are all so beautiful and special in so many ways!!!

Growing

It's been TOO long since I've posted.

Parker loves to play outside - I'm getting really good at fielding the balls he hits :) He is signed up for T-Ball for 6 weeks in June and can't WAIT. He even asked me if he could be the first one to bat. I had to explain to him that the other kids will probably needa "tee"...he proceeded to tell me that he wants his coach to PITCH to him. No tee. Got it, buddy!

In other news, we went to a really neat studio in Minneapolis on Saturday morning: to get Parker's photos updated for modeling. They will be up on the Wehmann site in a few weeks ;)

I am hoping to get some photos posted - Parker keeps growing and growing and growing. He's grown so much in the last 7 months that his glasses are too small. His new ones are on order (small adult size frames I might add)...and of course they had to have "blue" on there. It's his favorite color, he tells me that daily.

We're counting the days for the GK wedding . It will be here before we know it!

:)

Parker is 4!

Happy Birthday, to my favorite boy EVER! And he is 4 :)

No more CANCER!

We are so excited that Kels has received word that she is CANCER FREE!!!

We have been so BUSY lately. It's a good thing. But it reminds me that I need to take time every day and just "live".

Parker's birthday is on Monday. I feel like I have so much to do. But, I have Speed Racer presents for him and now that I think about it...that will pretty much BE the excitement for him!

He is writing his first AND last name at school now. We go tomorrow for pre-school screening. I'm confident he will do great. So hard to believe he's growing up so fast and is crossing the "school" bridge...where does the time go.

I'll post photos soon - it's been too long!

24!!!

Someone VERY special has a Birthday today!

We love you much and can't wait to celebrate with you tonight!