Randomness

Just a few random tidbits of the Parker Life. Emily is growing large and in charge. We think she's teething because she hasn't been herself lately, especially at night. Mary started to let her cry through the night, which worked for a couple nights. But then came the runny nose, rivers of drool, and the biting of everything she can get her hands on. So she's either teething or getting sick, both of which impede the progress of all night sleeping. Aside from all that, she's a great baby to have. She loves to roll around and is getting up on hands and knees these days, getting ready for crawling. Personally, we would like her to wait as long as she can for all that.

As for Natalie, she's turning into quite the girl. She loves to play with her friends and have a good time dressing up as princesses, and all that girlishness. Then she balances it out by going and catching roly-poly bugs, and looking for spiders (She caught a baby lizard last week after church in the parking lot all by herself! Makes this Dad proud!) So she's a well rounded sprout. She's learning all sorts of new things, and gets better at reading every day. She loves to eat ice cream, and just about anything chocolate. We enjoy our time together at the pool, even though she's still afraid to go under water. (She says she has to be four before she can do that) She loves to help out with anything and everything, and takes great care of her little sister. She still loves her tattered old bear and takes him just about everywhere. We're glad to have these great little girls in our family.

Mom and Dad are doing well, staying busy. We've been blessed with illustration projects that keep the income coming in. It's nice to be able to work at home, though it can be trying at times. Once we get these projects done we'll post some for the curious to see. We get to the beach as often as we can. Mom is teaching primary still and Dad just got called to be the 11 year-old scout leader. School starts up again in a month, which means this next year will fly by. All in all, we're happy out here in sunny Southern California.