Catching Up!

I am going to try to be a little more disciplined in my blogging. For one thing, my son is just that cute. I need to share more about him! True, but not totally honest. I have ulterior motives that I will share at a later date.

I do want to share about my uber-cute son. First of all, we have celebrated our first Halloween. I think Evan is still working on forgiving us for that one. It may take awhile. Why, you ask? We dressed him as a penguin. He was so adorable, but we really don't think he appreciated it. You be the judge...


He's lamenting his situation with a nearby kid at our church's Costume Carnival.

Caught in the act!

Getting some Daddy comfort.

The best photo we were able to capture. He's a penguin on the edge!

Help me Grandma!

Back from Vacation.

Robin, Evan and I recently got back from our vacation to Pennsylvania. It was fun, but not as nearly restful as we had hoped. We even planned in time to rest, but we didn't get too much of that done.

We got to visit with the McNaughton clan and a bunch of various friends from where I used to work. It was totally awesome seeing Stacey, Trish, Linford, Jadon, Ann, Stray, Melody, Evie and Heidi. I was especially excited to meet Evie (she's a little older than Evan) and to get to see how Jadon has grown (he's FOUR... as he would tell anyone who asked).

We also got to travel to Gettysburg to visit the battlefield and other fun spots. Robin was doing some research for his next book. I'm not giving any details. It's not about Gettysburg, but we did some research there anyway. You'll just have to wait to find out.

We also were able to find out how great a little traveller our little guy is. He was super in the car and staying at various strange places. He got used to Grammy and Grandpa's house after a day or so. He LOVED hanging out with them.

All in all, it was a good time, but I can now use a vacation from my vacation, and I wish I could have hung out with my friends longer, but gas prices and time would not allow it.

Here are just a couple of the multitude of photos Robin & I took. Robin has a bunch of his up on his Facebook account, and I'll be adding mine soon.


This was Evan's 'Fall Pose.' He didn't really know what to make of the hay bale and the pumpkins, so this was the best we could do. I was really hoping to get a photo of him in the middle of a pumpkin patch, but Robin just didn't want to stop along the highway to plop him down in the middle of one. I just don't get it... :)


This was taken at Evan's first trip to an IKEA. It was very exciting for him. He even had Swedish meatballs. It may have been a little overwhelming, but I think he enjoyed it.

Like Father, Like Son

I'm trying to get caught up on sharing the news in the Parrish household, but there's just too much going on, so instead, I'll share this great photo (and a few others) that we took of Evan's new adventures in beverage consumption.


No, he didn't REALLY drink the WHOLE bottle of Cheerwine (ok, not any) but his Daddy was proud of him for wanting to!

Look, Mommy! I can hold my sippy cup all by myself! I'm SO BIG!

I LOVED my first taste of Krispy Kreme.

Like I said, like father, like son... loves his Cheerwine and his Krispy Kreme. Lucky for all of us, he also loves his oatmeal, fruits and veggies.

I have a tooth!

Exciting news in the realm of babydom. Evan has his first tooth! Bottom right incisor! It's all very exciting.

We've been expecting this for quite some time, and it's finally here! I came home to check the status and stuck my finger in Evan's mouth to feel his little gums and there it was! A sharp little tooth right on the bottom!

In other Parrish household news, Robin & I are celebrating our 3 year anniversary tomorrow (Sept. 10th). We'll be celebrating at Macaroni Grille, thanks to our parents (all of them)!

Here's our little guy at his first church picnic!

Thanks for the food, Mommy! I LOVE you!

Pancakes!

Ok, we're getting a little adventurous in the food tasting now. We're not going crazy or anything, but the other night, we went out to IHOP, and Evan got to try pancakes for the first time. Not syrup drenched pancakes. Just the bread part. He got a tiny bit of syrup right at the end. Again, nothing crazy.

Here's a minute long video that we took of him 'enjoying' the pancakes. Even with the faces, he did keep asking for more, so we're pretty sure he liked them.

Our little giggle box

This is one of the cutest things... EVER! He does take on a little maniacal look, but he's a cute little maniac!

Oh, he's up to SOMETHING, you can tell...

Our little guy had quite the night on Saturday into Sunday. I won't complain too much, because he really is a good sleeper, but this night... he was not.

At 2:15am, our little boy woke up and promptly started screaming at the top of his lungs. Mommy got up with him, though Daddy was also awake, and tried to calm him down for about 45 minutes. When I couldn't take it any longer, Robin got up... and it was ON. Daddy would not be defeated, but Evan's will proved stronger than Mommy's AND Daddy's combined.

All he actually wanted was to lay down in our bed and sleep the rest of the night. There was nothing WRONG with him. He just wanted to scream for 2 hours straight until he got his way.

Bless his little heart. We are parents UNITED! He won't get away with it again... we really hope.

You can tell he's up to something in this photo, can't you? He's plotting... I just know it...