All in two days...

Whew! What a weekend... I am pooped! On Saturday and Sunday we were non-stop so I was thrilled for a relaxing Monday with no plans. Here is the past couple of days in collage form (click on each one to make it bigger):

It started by propping the boys in front of the computer for a few Buzz and Woody clips so everyone could get ready. Remember, the Toy Story movie is no longer allowed due to words that toddlers should not be saying!

Next, we headed to Azusa where Uncle Aaron's tennis team was playing. He's a coach at a university here in Southern California. Isaac got to hang with the team and cheer on the Lions! Can you tell which picture was the last one of the day? :)

Like usual, Parker just went with the flow. He enjoyed being outside, eating, watching big brother run all over the place, and taking a long nap on mommy (in the baby wrap that Auntie Nichole made. I use it all the time now. Thanks for teaching me how to use it!).

At church on Valentines Sunday, we had Parker dedicated. It seems like it was only yesterday that we were doing this with Isaac. Just like I wrote when I blogged about Isaac's dedication back on October 12, 2008: This was a time for Shaun and me to realize that we have been given a gift, a very fragile gift that needs to be handled with the greatest love and care. Yesterday, in front of our whole church family, we made a promise to God that we will raise Parker with Christian discipline and instruction. Children grow in steps and stages and we acknowledge that their spiritual growth is a part of that process. Shaun and I don't believe there was anything magical about the ceremony that took place. It didn't reserve a place for Parker in heaven, that is his decision to make someday. However, we did commit to teaching Parker about God's love so that one day, by the grace of God, he will understand what it means to become a follower of Christ.

~Some promising verses for parents~

"i prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord." I Samuel 1:27-28

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6


We love you Parker James!!!

Not done yet... After the boys took a nap, we headed to Chuck E. Cheese for Nicholas' 2nd birthday. Isaac loved that it was a Lightning McQueen party and that Chuck actually came out to visit.

Finally, what kind of weekend would it be without going to the "gun" show!? Isaac definitely has the muscles to scare anyone away!