Parker's Birthday

 He's now 5.  We were pretty lame for the "party", but I think he felt celebrated.  The  biggest stumbling block of the day was that I had an infusion that afternoon and it took for.ev.er.

Finally that night we were all together and could focus on Parker.  He is such a funny kid.  He has a tough exterior, but an ooey gooey center.  He loves his family and does a great job of showing it.  I love his laugh, his twinkly smile, and his sparkly little eyes.

 Parker got to pick the dinner menu and he chose Taco Bell (Jamie could not have been prouder).  While he and dad went to pick it up, Aunt Cynth, Jacob, and I quickly decorated the house and yelled "Surprise" when he got home.  He was both confused and excited.  After dinner we  frosted some Parker cupcakes, sang Happy Birthday, and opened presents.  My favorite part was at one point he walked around the house looking at the decorations we had put up and said, "You guys sure surprised me".  It was a good night.

Polar Bear Plunge

In January our town pool had a polar Bear Plunge.  There was a free t-shirt involved, so Jacob was all in and I made Jamie do it with him.  It was freezing!  They jumped in the water, grabbed a rubber duck they turned in for a prize, and climbed right back out.  As you can tell, they were all business. 

This picture of them afterward makes me laugh every time I look at it.  Jacob's goggles were pushed too far down and he was shivering ... this was the result.