Oregon Baby!

We have found a new love! Oregon is SO beautiful! We would love to live there one day...P.A. School in Oregon?!? :-)

We decided at the last minute that we wanted Parker to finally meet his great-grandparents in Oregon, so we left last week to spend a week with them. We got mom, dad, and CJ to come with us too. It was SO much fun!

We got to go to the coast one day, and Parker loved it! (until he got too cold)

Aunt Cherie getting some Parker time.

I buried Parker's legs in the sand. He didn't know what to think about it. Haha...I love this picture.

Chillin' with cousin Benny!

Family picture at the Newport Bayfront. The seal docks were gone, so it wasn't as cool as last year. Parker got to see a couple seals though. :-)

Pictures on the Canby Ferry.

Parker with his new cousin Ashton and her puppy Cash. First time riding in a wagon!

Parker loves his Uncle CJ

Parker with his cousin Lydia (Tyler's cousin)

Parker's grandparents were kind enough to let Ty and I go on a date while we were in Oregon. Tyler convinced me to go catch some Crawdads in the river. It was a blast!

I refused to catch one in the water, but I had a blast pointing them out for Tyler to catch. He made me pick one up for a picture though.

Parker wanting to see the crawdad.

Chillin' by the fire while Ty cooked the crawdads.

Parker had all kinds of fresh fruit while we were in Oregon. Here he is eating blackberries. He really did love them although his expression doesn't show it. He just wanted more and more and more. I had to stop before he got the big-D. haha. He had raspberries, blueberries, grapes, and cherries. He is a fruit boy! He also discovered that he loves Great-grandma's apple-pear sauce. She sent a big jar home with us. He was so spoiled this week!

Parker pulled himself up to a stand in his crib before we left for Oregon, but he hadn't done it again since. He pulled himself up on this stool at great-grandma's house. We were all so proud!

Saying bye-bye to great-grandma and grandpa.

Parker's first time in a special cart at the grocery store. He had to have one hand on each steering wheel. So cute!

Drivers Ed

We went into Pocatello today and found some fun things for Parker to do. The mall had little vehicles that you can put 50 cents in and they will rock back and forth. Parker loved it! We put him in the tow truck first, and he immediately grabbed the wheel and smiled great big out the front window.

I love this video because he keeps turning the wheel...so cute!

It is so much fun watching Parker grow up, but it is really sad at the same time. We sure love him! :-)

More fun pictures:

Growing Up

Parker is learning so many things lately! I can't believe how fast he is growing up. He started clapping and waving on the 21st. His new favorite thing is to walk around. Both in his walker and with help from anyone. He loves being at Grandma's with such a large area to crawl and walk around in. He is such a champ dealing with this terrible cold. He is really enjoying the time he gets to play with Daddy too. He is talking even more lately, and it sounds like he says "hi" and every now and then he says "momma." Of course he is constantly saying "da-da." He calls Grandpa "da-da" too. haha

To show how good Parky is getting at walking in his walker

Parker got his first boo-boo on the 27th. We were freaking out because we noticed blood dried on his chin. We were worried that he had been coughing up blood. Then I noticed that his fingers were all bloody too. I wiped it off and, luckily, he only had a small cut on his finger. We had to create a little bandaid for him. I had to take a picture of his first one! :-)

I love my boy!!!

Paramedic Pinning

We are so proud of Tyler! He has finally finished the academic portion of the paramedic program! I got to "pin" him at his pinning on the 21st. It was such a cool experience! The Idaho Falls Fire Department had their Bagpipe Corps there. Tyler received his badge and he also got wings for his shifts he did on the airplane for AirIdaho.

The 2011 Paramedic Program graduates


Great work Tyler! We are SO SO proud of you! :-)

Sunday Drive: Canada Edition

We decided to head for Waterton after church Sunday. We had a lot of fun enjoying the beautiful scenery.

Parker with Grandma Duce

The most adorable picture of Ben...EVER! :-)

Parker with his new Aunt Julie!

Great Grandpa Adams gave Parker some licorice. Haha! Love this picture!

We saw a couple bears on our way out of Waterton. This one is a grizzly!

Swimming in the pool with Ben & Conner on Monday.

Parker splashing with his feet.

Parker riding a horse for the first time!!

O Canada!

CANADA DAY

JULY 1, 2011

Day began at the Raymond Parade at 10 a.m.

Our favorite "float." HAHA!

The Duce clan riding in the parade:

L-R: Grandpa Adams, Uncle Tracy, Dad, Jacilyn

We then hit the Raymond Stampede Rodeo at 2 p.m.

He really was happy to be there...I promise ;-)

Sportin' his new belt buckle and his boots from Great-Grandma and Grandpa Little. One good-lookin' cowboy!!

It was a fun day, but we were all too tired to stay up for fireworks. Bummer. Oh well...more pictures from our trip thus far:

Hugs from his cousin Alex

First time holding a bunny--hanging with Aunt Jacilyn

She is definitely not my sister... haha.

Parker and Conner on Aunt JJ's lap. Jessica decided that 'Jacilyn' is too hard for Alex to say, so she is now Aunt JJ. Jacilyn doesn't mind. She is still obsessed with JJ Reddick. haha