Parker and Cousin Alex

I caught this sweet moment at the end of a long day of fun at Mimi and Niki's house. Alex was reading to Parker so carefully, and Parker was listening so quietly and patiently. The next time we visited with Alex, Parker wanted Alex to read more books to him! Now that's some quality play time :)

Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!

Parker was feeling pretty animated at dinner, and surprised us by suddenly reciting, out of the blue, one of the stories that we read to him all the time. He loves his "Baby Bug" books, and I've discovered that he has pretty much memorized every single story in them--he can fill in the blank/missing line of any story that you read to him from those books. In case you can't decipher it, this one goes, "Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm going to the moon! If you want to take a trip, climb aboard my rocketship! Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm going to the moon!" Seriously, this kid has a stunning memory.

In Our Wildest Dreams

It's hard to imagine right now that Parker will actually be potty trained one day! At least he's got the whole bring-a-book-along-to-keep-you-occupied concept down already.

Relaxing With a Good Book

Sometimes, the house gets very, very (eerily) quiet. A quick peek from the kitchen discovers that Parker has climbed up into this big chair all by himself and is sitting very quietly "reading" to himself. It's wonderful!!