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On February 6th Parker turned 2. I can't believe how grown up he is. He definitely isn't a baby anymore. He is so sweet and has a mind and opinion of his own. Parker loves to watch Maddie and Lauren and do as they do. He is talking a lot and he makes us laugh with the things he says. His birthday was a pretty relaxed day. He woke up as usual at 4 am and went down for his nap around 10 am. He slept most of the day away so when he was done with his nap we went out for an early dinner at one of our favorite California restaurants.......BJ's Brewery. YUMMY!! Then we had cake and ice-cream and opened presents and that was that. Thanks everyone for the gifts, phone calls, and birthday wishes. Also, thanks to grandma who was able to make a quick trip and spend the weekend with us.

Parker 2 years old

Parker 2 hours old

We are so grateful Parker is with us.

He gave us a good scare!!!

2 weeks old

The train was a hit. He loves it and

plays with it all the time

Parker loves ice-cream. He doesn't wait for

a bowl and spoon....he just digs in

I attempted an Elmo cake and it

turned out more pink than red

but it was YUMMY. Good job me!!

Dinner at BJ's

Parker even got his own birthday Pizookie

Below you will find some of my favorite

pictures from the last year

I can never decide what to post

so there's lots of pictures. ENJOY!!

Photo shoot with photographer Annie

I LOVE Parker's baby blue eyes!!

Parker fell hard and scraped his nose pretty good

Nothing like a little "Tool Time" with dad

Drinking from the tub is MUCH better than the toilet

Cereal off the floor....this is a

regular occurrence at our house

Lunch time is always happy time

The long car ride from Utah

Parker loves his ipod music

Playing dress up with Lauren

The only way to truly enjoy the beach is

to be totally covered with sand

Praying for his playdough. He always

hides his eyes. It's fun to watch

Parker's signature wink

Too cute for words

During a lengthly stand in line at Disneyland,

Parker discovered his pockets. He had his

hands in his pockets all day. So grown up!!

Riding the scooter with Grandpa in the snow

It was so much fun!

LOVE THIS BOY!!

No mORe MOnKeYS

If you are an Allred child, it is in your genes to not sleep in. Parker has been getting up at 4 am for the past 4 or so months. He is simply done sleeping so he gets up and decides it is time to eat breakfast. I have done everything in my power to get him to sleep in and have had no luck. I decided that getting him a "BIG BOY" bed might possibly help him sleep better and longer. He has outgrown his crib and was climbing in and out so I figured now is a great time to make the switch. We got him a queen size bed so he would have plenty of room and I would have plenty of room in the event that we ended up sleeping together. It has been one week with Parker in his new bed and his sleeping has improved only slightly. However, Parker now has a new source of entertainment.....jumping on the bed. You can only guess what happened....

The big boy bed

The first "war wound" from jumping on the bed

Forehead meets window sill

I freaked out and there was tons of blood!! Parker was

screaming, I was crying, Maddie grabbed the first aid

kit, and Lauren was a bit confused. I am

SO THANKFUL that Jeff was home to act fast and know

exactly what to do. Stop the bleeding, close the

wound, seek medical help. Jeff and Parker were

soaked with blood. This picture was taken after

all the blood was cleaned up

Our home teacher is an ER doc so he saved the day

and super glued the head together. Thankfully we

avoided the ER wait and went straight to the

Dr.s house. After watching him glue Parkers head I

decided that Jeff and I could easily do it on our own

next time we have a cracked open a head. Parker was a

very good boy and we left with a very cool

pirate band-aid

Parker wore himself out with all the crying

and took a great nap

He wouldn't leave his wound alone so we

wrapped his head. He thought it was fun!!

We now have a very white trash window sill. I fixed

it with a towel and duct tape since Parker still

jumps on his bed no matter how hard we try to keep

him from it. SILLY BOY!!