Parkinson Family: Baby Contest Results

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Baby Contest Results

I just want to thank everyone who put their votes in for the baby contest. (See the April 1st post). Did you think it was fun? I had a lot of fun putting it together and also seeing what you thought. I was really impressed with how well you all did!! I thought I would stump you for sure because of how alike all our kids looked as babies. As they have grown, they have each changed a lot. But, I also realized how different they have been, even as infants. I, of course, can recognize them each immediately and I also took most of the pictures myself. Doing this post was also fun for me because it brought me back a little, to the sweet but challenging times with each new little one. They are only babies for a short time and it passes so quickly! We love them all.

Anyway, you guys did awesome on your guesses.

Here are the top 3: 1st Place: Candice Dennis (she got them ALL RIGHT!) I don't know how she did it! (she will receive a gift card in the mail for her prize).
2nd place: Vicki Parkinson- (only missed one)
3rd Place: Ollie and Carola Michel in Vietnam. (missed two)

Good job- you are so great! We love you so much!

If anyone wants to know, here are the correct answers:
1. Kyle
2. Erika
3. Erika
4. Amber
5. Jared
6. Erika
7. Jared
8. Heidi
9. Kyle
10. Jared
11. Aaron
12. Kyle
13. Heidi
14. Heidi

3 comments:

VickiMay 5, 2011 at 6:05 PM
way to go Candice.... I thought I was going to win for SURE!!!
It's a good thing the grandparents did as well as they did.
Sure love you guys.
Thanks again Amber for all your efforts to help us stay connected.

xo Mom
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elderandsistermichel.comMay 12, 2011 at 9:44 AM
I'm also glad that the grandparents made it into the the top three. I was happy to know I did as well as I did.
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The Dennis'May 14, 2011 at 6:56 PM
It was fun, thanks Amber! Of course I thought it was great, I won! ha ha! seriously though, even though I live very far and don't see your kids that often, I guess I pay close attention to their facial features and observe. It was fun to see and remember them as babies, at least Erika, Kyle, and Heidi. I have never met Jared, but that's why I was able to get him too, I looked at him and thought "I don't know this kid." Love and miss you guys! You have such a cute family!!!
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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."