Helmet

Now that Parker is a wild-man we decided to go "safety first" and get him a bike helmet!

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He loves his helmet and even wears it around the house when he is feeling extra silly!

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Push-ups

We could only get a very short video of Parker working out with Daddy, but it was pretty hilarious!

Daddy's Play Date

Parker's Daddy couldn't travel through Kentucky without a stop at the Maker's Mark Distillery - it is Daddy's favorite bourbon after all!

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Parker was too distracted by the bubbles in the mash barrels to pose for a photo.

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It grossed me out a bit but you are actually allowed to put your finger in the different mash barrels to taste the mash during its various stages - Daddy and Parker did it - I did not.

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Checking out the barrels of bourbon in the warehouse - notice the cool new cup from the Railway Museum!

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While Daddy tasted bourbon, Parker tasted Nerds!

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Daddy even dipped his own Whiskey Bottle! When I asked whether that meant the bottle would stay unopened I was informed that was not the case...Great field trip for Daddy!

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A new photo from my phone - Parker sticking his hand in the beer!

Kentucky Railway Museum

Parker has been a GREAT traveler the last few days on our trip NE towards Washington DC. So, when we saw that the Kentucky Railway Museum was on our way to our hotel we knew we HAD to stop! It was a great little museum - especially since it was practically underwater during some flooding in 2010!

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Parker made a beeline for the back of the main exhibit room and what did he find?

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That's right - THREE Thomas the Tank Engine play tables! Poor kid was overwhelmed with Thomas!

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If you look close you can see his little mouth saying "Chugga Chugga Choo Choo!"

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Parker was even kind enough to put the trains back in the station when he left. The only way we got him to leave the play area was to promise a new Thomas Friend when we left (from the gift store stocked with Thomas of course!).

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With Daddy up on the "big trains".

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Look how little I am compared to those BIG wheels!

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In case you notice the sign on the right - remember that a 2 year-old can't read...

Daddy's Last Day as a Commander...for a few years at least...

Parker's Daddy handed over his second battery command on April 12th. It was a beautiful day for a ceremony.

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Daddy received another Army Commendation Medal for his hard work with HHB 75th. It is his third medal of this kind - we are very proud!

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Parker was a great boy during Daddy's ceremony - he sat with Joselyn and even shared the Lucky Charms that Mommy brought along!

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Daddy's final moments as the commander.

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After the Change of Command with his buddy Joselyn - what will these two do without one another?

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Easter!

Parker had an action packed Easter with his friends!

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He started off the weekend with an Easter Egg Hunt that was put on by the housing office here on post. They mark off a portion of a field and throw out eggs for the kids. The 0-3 year-olds went first. We stayed exactly long enough for Parker to fill his little bucket - there were some CRAZY people out there!

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Sunday morning started with brunch with our good friends the Klatzkos! Josh specially requested Eggs Newport (our old family recipe) for Easter Brunch and I was happy to oblige - Josh then took all the leftovers home for his late night snack!

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Our friends the Heebners had us all over for an Easter Potluck on Sunday afternoon. They even had a bouncy house! Parker was a little reluctant to get in at first, but warmed up to it eventually. Unfortunately a little while into the party the bouncy house tripped the breaker and started to deflate - Parker was outside the bouncy house when it started to go down and would NOT go in for the rest of the day! "Bouncy House Fall Down"! LOL...

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Our friend Amy tried to convince us that where she is from in Texas it is a tradition to buy eggs filled with confetti. I think that it was just Amy's way of getting to smash eggs on people's heads. Parker and the little kids liked to throw the eggs on the ground and then step on the shells...the grownups had a lot of fun with other crazy egg smashing tricks!

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The Daddys were put in charge of scattering the Easter eggs for the hunt later in the afternoon. Some of the Daddys were very well-behaved. Some Daddys "scattered" eggs by throwing them at other Daddys...we will give you one guess to what kind of Daddy Parker has.

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Parker loved the egg hunting, he even found some of the really hidden eggs like in holes...

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And on fences...

And on bricks...

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Parker loved opening all the eggs, but was super excited about all of the eggs with stickers in them - those we are saving for a long car ride in a few days...

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Amy also had a pinata for the little kids. Parker loved to "hit the bunny", it was great excitement!

Parker really had a great time with all of his friends, we are so lucky to have so many great people in our lives here in Oklahoma. What a great Easter!

Thanks Grandma Culver!

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Grandma Culver made this awesome Watermelon Blanket for Parker. It is great for naptime! All snuggled up...