Fires...

So if you've watched the news lately, you would know that Fairfield/Napa has had fires. Sunday morning we woke up and the sky was a pinkish color and it smelled really bad. Parker's voice was hoarse because we had kept the windows open the previous night. You could look in one direction and see how thick the smoke was and look the other way and see the blue sky. There was ash in the air and it was just nasty. Today, it's still the same. Not as bad, but it still smells and I haven't been able to take Parker outside. I'm just grateful for the firefighters who have been working in this environment. Lucky for them, it hasn't been "too hot" temperature wise.
Parker is sick today. He had a fever yesterday and it still hasn't broke. He woke up really early this morning and was screaming. I ran to his crib and saw that he had thrown up everywhere. Poor kid. We got him in the tub and then I went and cleaned everything and sanitized his crib. He has never thrown up (other than when he was a baby and it was spit up) and man it was disgusting! I feel bad for my parents because I used to throw up ALL the time! Oh well. The joys of being a parent.

Been a long time

So it's been a long time since I have updated the blog. Not a lot has happened. We are busy finalizing a bunch of things for school and it has been stressful. I have looked for a place to live for 2 weeks now and it's driving me crazy! A couple of weeks ago, we celebrated my 24th birthday! Wow, I'm old!!! Jer and I actually went on a date. We haven't done that since before the baby was born so it was nice to get out. We went to a fancy restaurant called "The Dead Fish"...yes I know it sounds disgusting but it's a cool place. It was on the water and the view was awesome! I ordered crab legs while Jer ordered some fish. It was so good!!! It was fun to get out and spend some time with my husband without Parker. And I was good because I did NOT call the babysitter once! lol. I had a hard time at first but started to enjoy the "adult" company. It was really fun!

Father's Day was fun too! At least for me. Unfortunately, Jer had to go to his usual Sunday morning meetings so the breakfast that I cooked was a little cold when he got home. He still enjoyed it! Parker gave him the cutest 1st Father's Day card-which he signed...and his present that I ordered is still not in. I hope it comes soon. But we have been busy doing a lot of work trying to get things in order for us moving in August. Wish us luck!

Parker's hair is really long! Jer sprayed some water in his hair and took lots of pictures when I wasn't home. And don't worry, we are going to cut his hair on his birthday. I can hear some people say why haven't you cut his hair yet? My response: don't even worry about it. He's my son.

Red Sox Game!

Saturday was so much fun!!!! We left around 3:30 to make sure we would be there in plenty of time in case of traffic. Well there was none so we got there in good time! It was a little chilly that day so we had to wear long sleeve shirts. Parker was so excited at first because there was so much to see. Jer got awesome seats!! We were practically in the field! We were able to see the Red Sox warm up and Jer took Parker down a little closer to take some pictures. I was hoping they would sign a ball for us but it looked like we got there a little late. It was fun though!! I felt bad because Parker is not used to loud noise and everytime something happened, people would be screaming and Parker would start crying! He was tired by the end of the game. I felt so bad! But we had a lot of fun!!! Jer and I will have to wait a couple of years before Parker will enjoy the game.

Finally!!!

We heard back from BYU.....finally. No Jer did NOT get in. Oh well! It would have been a miracle if he got in because it is a tough school. I'm just glad that we know now. So as of right now it's looking like we're going to Ohio but things could change. We are still waiting for Gonzaga and also to see if Creighton might give a scholarship or something. And yes it is annoying that we still aren't 100% sure but hopefully we will know by mid June.

Parker is growing so fast! He has outgrown his clothes and I had to go shopping the other day. I bought so many clothes! He is a tall kid too. I didn't even bother buying 12 month clothes and went straight to the 18 months. Parker is almost 11 months old! lol. We are taking him to his first baseball game on Saturday. Cross your fingers that he won't have a meltdown! The game starts at 6pm and he usually is in bed by 7:30. I think he will be fine though! Bring lots of snacks.... I took some pictures of Parks during bathtime because I realized that I didn't have any. He loves to take a bath!

Most talented kid

We heard back from Marshall Law school in Cleveland, Ohio. They are putting Jer on a wait list because he took the test at a later date so his application wasn't "early." Instead of taking it in October, he took it in December. Well since he did that, they received applications early and accepted people. Several schools said that in their letter of how if he had taken the test in October, he would have gotten in. Oh well.

So for some reason I was watching Oprah yesterday and she had a show on world's talented kids. And yeah they were. There was this little boy who played the piano and could read music upside down. There was a 3 year old who played the drums...etc. Well then I started thinking of how Parker is going to be the "most talented kid in the world". Parker does like to "play" the piano (it really is more like hitting his hands on the keys) but that's how it all starts. Curiosity. So I will continue to let him bang on the piano and do what he wants to.

Still no answer...

Ok so everyone keeps asking where exactly we are moving to. And the answer is still, "we don't know." We did hear back from Seattle and they declined but Creighton wrote Jer a letter asking him to apply to their school. I guess this particular school was on Jer's list to apply but as he was narrowing the list down, he didn't. And no we STILL have not heard back from BYU. I am actually annoyed at this point with them because we were supposed to hear back on April 15.

Parker is walking! It is crazy but he walks everywhere!! He is very proud of himself too. I had a good Mother's Day also. We went to church and gave chocolate to all the mothers in the ward. Then in Primary, the kids recieved little Jelly Belly boxes to give to their moms. In our class, we made a heart shaped card where the kids could write a thank you note to their moms. It was fun! Later, we went to dinner at a friend's house. It was a good day!

I forgot I had this picture, but this was a couple of weeks ago when we took Grandma A. and Aunt Kori to Jelly Belly. This was Parker's 2nd time going on the tour. He loves going there, probably because it's very colorful there!

Swimming!

We took Parker swimming on Saturday. It was over 90 degrees this weekend and we actually had to turn on the air conditioning. Let's just say that he was not fond of the water. I think it was too cold for him and that's why he freaked out. He even freaked out when Jer went into the water. That night during bathtime, he was upset! He did not like it too much. It was kind of funny!! He has officially started to walk! He has been taking steps now for a while but he is starting to actually walk! He is so big!!

On Friday, we were able to go down to Oakland and see the extended Stinocher clan. Scott got off his mission and his family came to pick him up. It was so good to see them! I had not seen them for 3 years and they are my "original" cousins. I mean that those 3 were the only ones we had for the longest time. My uncle remarried and had 3 more and my aunt married Steve who has 2 kids. It was really good to see them!