Tummy Time Fun

Although Parker is not a fan of tummy time, we make sure to incorporate it into our day as often as possible. His neck is getting so strong and he is now able to turn his head from side to side without any assistance. When he gets really angry about being on his stomach, he will forcefully roll himself back over. Although we are so happy about his accomplishments, he is growing up way to fast!

I Love That Smile

Over the past couple of weeks, Parker has become quite the social smiler. If we are sitting in front of him playing, he will give us a big, gummy grin. It is absolutely precious and melts my heart. He will also smile when Collin gets down on the floor to play with him. He already adores his big brother! Parker is such a happy and sweet baby and has brought so much joy to our family.

Easter 2011

This weekend the Hardy family was all about celebrating Easter. On Saturday morning, Collin and I made some Easter cookies together. Collin absolutely loved them! As soon as they came out of the oven he thought he needed to sample one of each design. I think he had about four before it was all over with! That night, Mommy and Daddy got really brave and decided to let Collin dye Easter eggs. We put out six cups of dye and let him decide how he wanted to design each egg. He took each one and literally threw it in all six cups of dye until they were all a shade of green or purplish-brown. I am shocked the eggs remained in one piece since he was throwing them like they were baseballs. His fingers will probably be green for days to come but he really loved it!

On Sunday morning the boys awoke to find lots of goodies for them from the Easter Bunny. As soon as Collin walked in the playroom he looked at the baskets and proclaimed, "the Easter Bunny came!" He looked through his basket to find two Thomas Aquarium trains, a Color Wonder "Toy Story" coloring kit, a Noah's Ark toy with tons of animals, and some candy. Parker also got some goodies including two new Blabla rattles, Inchbug bottle bands with his name on them, and some formula since Collin tells everyone all Parker likes is bottles. After we played for a while, we ventured out to the yard for an egg hunt. Collin ran around the yard grabbing eggs while Parker hung out with Mommy in the Baby Bjorn. All in all it was a great Easter weekend spent with the boys celebrating the holiday.

Easter Egg Hunt

Today Collin's preschool class had an Easter egg hunt for all of the children and he had a blast! As soon as Miss Tina and Miss Laura led the class outside to the playground, Collin took off running for the eggs. Forget the fact that Miss Tina had not passed out the baskets yet, nor told the kids to go, Collin was simply too excited! After I ran and redirected him back to the group, he grabbed the bucket the teachers made for him and was off. He ran all around the playground grabbing eggs and counting them as he went. Once he had twelve, he decided he was ready to play. He took his bucket full of eggs and went up and down the slide a dozen times. He had a wonderful time and especially loved all the yummy treats he found inside his eggs once he got home.

Easter Bunny 2011

Today we took Collin and Parker to see the Easter Bunny at the Avenue Forsyth. Collin was not too sure he wanted to sit with the Easter Bunny, so Mommy had to get in the picture too. Parker, on the other hand, slept the entire time.

Spring Carnival

Today Collin's preschool had their annual Spring Carnival. Despite the windy weather, he had a wonderful time. We bought him a wristband this year so he could participate in all of the activities without having to worry about running out of tickets. Boy did we get our moneys worth! He played a few games, rode the train twice, and played on all of the inflatables. He created quite the scene when he decided he wanted to get on the inflatable meant for the bigger kids where they dressed in a Velcro suit and then jumped and stuck to a wall. Since the suit was too long, he was not able to run and jump, but Daddy picked him up and stuck him to the wall and he loved it. The whole crowd busted out in laughter and Collin ate it up! Afterwards he got to sit inside a firetruck and ambulance which he thoroughly enjoyed. Once Mommy and Parker left, he got to go and see a reptile show with Daddy and touch a turtle, lizard, and snake. Daddy said he was Mr. Fearless and wanted to feel everything the presenter took out. He even let him put a huge snake around him which freaked Mommy out! Let's hope he does not ever see a snake in the yard and decide to pick it up too. All in all I would say he had a wonderful day!

Barney Live

Last night Mommy and Daddy planned a very special date for Collin. Since he LOVES Barney we decided to take him to see the "Barney Live" concert at Phillips Arena. He was so excited about seeing the show and getting to spend some alone time with Mommy and Daddy since Parker was staying at home with MoMo. The whole way down to the show he was naming all the cars and trucks we passed. As soon as we got into the city, he was in awe of all the big buildings he saw. Once we got to the Arena, he chose Chick-Fil-A for dinner and then off we went to see the big purple dinosaur. We told Collin he could get one souviner to bring home and he chose a Barney ball since it was the only thing they had with his favorite character Riff on it. When the show started, Collin got so excited. He quickly jumped into my lap and watched with the biggest smile on his face. That smile alone was worth all the money in the world! He sat and watched them sing and even danced along with them to some of the songs. It was definitely a night he will remember and I am so happy we could share this special memory with him. We love you, Collin!