Parkinson Family: June 2009

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Lucky

Well, the big day has arrived, a day I have been waiting for for a long time!! I finally got a dog! When we first got married, we had the discussion about pets and had differing views but came to one consensus, and that was that someday I would get my dog. I grew up with a lot of pets- horses, a cow, sheep, dogs, chickens and ducks, and I raised mice, hamsters, gerbils, and rats. I also bred guinea pigs and sold them to pet stores. (Not all at the same time, of course.) So, I had my years as a youth when I was a pet lover. Times have changed and I don't ever intend to be that extreme, but I still really wanted at least a dog. I had kind of planned on getting a grown dog because it would probably be a lot easier to train, but the kids really wanted to get a puppy so that's what we decided to do. The decision on a breed was also a hard one because Aaron was set that it would stay outside but it had to be small so the kids wouldn't be overwhelmed by it and could love and play with it. We finally decided on a cavalier king charles spaniel, kind of like a mini cocker spaniel. They are really mellow, don't bark a lot, and great with kids. I found the one I wanted this last Saturday and we went and picked him up. His name is Lucky- it was an easy name to decide and we all agreed on it. Erika said, "He should be lucky because he is such a lucky puppy to have us as his family." And, he is right. I think he will have a good home here. Since he arrived, the kids have been wanting to hold him non-stop! The poor little thing has hardly had time to eat, nap, or pee, and this has been a challenge in training too so every once in awhile I have to tell the kids he needs a break. He is a pretty easy-going and mellow dog, an ohh so cute!! It has been fun to watch the kids get so excited about him! We love our new puppy and are so excited to have him in our family!

Monday, June 22, 2009

More Disneyland pictures...

DISNEYLAND

June 5-13, 2009- We went to California on a 10-day trip which included 4 1/2 days at Disneyland, one in Sea World, two at the Ocean, and two of straight driving. It was such a blast!!! We traveled with my parents and also my sister and her husband and two kids. My cousing Megan also came along and our friend and relative Julia visiting from Germany joined us. It was a very memorable time for us, one I will never forget. I will always remember that first morning heading into the park. The kids were sooo excited!! Erika's favorite event was meeting the real Sleeping Beauty (Aurora) and Kyle's was, of course, getting to see Lightning McQueen! He even got to see him driving down the street in the Pixar Play Parade! It was like a dream come true! Every day at the Park, we played hard and maximized our time there. At night, we were all so beat that we just fell right to sleep the minute we hit the pillow. It was hard to wake the kids up in the mornings to get going, until they realized exactly where we were and the exciting day ahead of them. My favorite rides were Pirates of the Caribbean and Star Tours.

We also enjoyed visiting Aaron's brother Thayne and his wife Raquel and adorable daughter Kaidynce in Torrace, near LA. We had such a good time at the Ocean! It was the first time ever seeing the ocean for most of us and it was so beautiful! We also really enjoyed our trip to Sea World. The kids were so excited to see Shamu! It was incredible! We are so grateful for their generosity in letting us stay with them for a few nights. It was a wonderful time and I am so thankful for the opportunity we had to go. Hopefully we'll go again someday when the kids are older. Until then, we will remember our time in California and look forward to new adventures.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Heidi's Second Birthday!

Heidi's birthday- Heidi turned two on May 25th, Memorial Day. I can't believe she's already two!! She is such a sweetheart- we love having her in our family. We had a fun day. I took the kids to the park with the bike trailer and they had a lot of fun playing. We frosted cupcakes and opened presents. Heidi didn't quite understand what all the excitement was about, but she knew that she was special and often clapped her hands in delight. We love our Heidi lou-hoo!

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Parkinson funnies

Nov 2012- Aaron was watching football on TV and Jared came out saying, "I want to go watch grass!"

Dec 2011- Heidi said one morning, "Mom, there's frosting on the house!" (on a cold day when frost was on the house).

June 2, 2011- Driving in the car Kyle said to his sister, "If you don't learn to talk, Jesus will make you talk Spanish." (He explained later that he actually meant sign language. That's how he thought it worked.)

Feb 28, 2011- Kyle said, "I don't like to have babysitters because they are only supposed to take care of babies!" Then we explained that they can take care of bigger kids too.

Dec 15, 2010- Kyle said, "I know how they make egg nog. First they dump in the eggs and mix them around. Then they put in the nog..."

Oct 20, 2010- Kyle said, "Mom, is some cheese blue?" I said it is called blue cheese but isn't really that blue. He said, "Well, then does it taste like blueberries?" I love all the questions he asks about how the world works- He's really trying to figure things out.

Oct 7, 2010- We were driving by Arctic Circle and Kyle said, "Is that the hamburger hut? I like that hut." I am wondering if he was remembering a time when we went to "Pizza Hut".

Aug 12, 2010- We were driving by a farm where there was a big fire burning up the field and Kyle said, "Dad, is that where the indians live?"

Aug 8, 2010- We were driving in the car and Kyle said, "Dad, I think I 'm truck-sick." "You mean car sick?" "No, truck sick- when you're sick in the truck."

Aug 2, 2010- We were headed off to a doctor's appointment for the baby and he was crying. Kyle said, "Mom, I think he's crying because you said he is going to get a shot."

June 28, 2010- The other day at dinner it was Heidi's turn to pray and daddy was helping her. She was just repeating everything word for word when he got to "Please bless it.." and said it 3 times. Finally I had to open my eyes to see what the hold up was. Well, little Heidi was just stuffing spaghetti in her mouth as fast as she could and it was hanging out all over. We all just bust up laughing. I guess she just couldn't wait any longer!

May 19, 2010- On the way home from the hospital after seeing their new baby brother, Erika said, "When I was born mom and dad said that I looked blue." Kyle said, "And when I was born I was pink and red. "

Dec 9,2009- The other day we were eating dinner and Kyle didn't want to eat. He said, "I don't like to eat aliens!" We told him there were no aliens in his dinner. Then, realizing what he was talking about, I said, "You mean onions?" He kept calling onions "aliens" and we got a kick out of it.

Nov 20, 2009- Erika lost another tooth at school today. Kyle said to her, "Erika, when my tooth gets loose and comes out, I'll give mine to you."

Oct 10, 2009- Today Erika said, "Mom, someday when I'm older, I want to get that recipe from you!"

Sept 9, 2009- We couldn't find our puppy anywhere and had driven all over the neighborhood to find him. Finally about 2 hours later Kyle showed up holding him and I said, "Where did you find him?" He said, "In the killer-box". "The what?" "The cooler-box". He had stuck him in a cooler in our backyard and forgotten about it. We were glad he was okay!! I felt terrible and gave him some extra TLC for a little while.

Sept 4, 2009- Erika said tonight, "You know what my favorite thing is about school? It's lunch... and learning... and break!" We said, "Isn't that the whole thing?"

Aug 17,2009- We were camping and had brought all our bikes. As we were leaving camp for a little while, Aaron commented that it might have been wise to bring a chain to lock up our bikes so they wouldn't get stolen. Erika said, "Or, we could have just brought a sign that said, 'DON'T STEAL!'".

July 12, 2009- Today at church Kyle looked at my Young Women's Medallion and said, "Mom, is that you on the necklace?"

July 3, 2009- Kyle had been sleeping down in Erika's room with some friends and came upstairs before we went to bed. He said, "Mom, there was some noise down there. I think it was the tooth fairy, coming to get the loose tooth."