Parker's first Hunting trip

Parker finally got to go with his Daddy hunting and boy was he excited. Parker is such a boy and loves everything that boys are suppose to love. He just has not gotten a chance yet to go with his Daddy hunting until today. I just love that Parker and his daddy have golf and now hunting to have some father/son time! They saw some deer but none big enough to shoot. Parker still had a blast! One thing too this week...Laney was sick! I took her to the dr Friday and she had the Pink Eye, Sinus Infection, Ear Infection and Chest infection! All that and no fever! She is going to be like me and not run fever when she is sick. She looked awful but she is better now. Also enjoy the pictures below. They were our Christmas card pictures! Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and remember the reason for the season!! JESUS!

Parker and Daddy getting into the hunting truck to go on the big hunt!

Parker about to go hunting!

My two precious babies!! They are my heart!

5 year old wisdom

These are some funny Parker stories I wanted to write down so I could remember them. REad on if you want! Parker lastnight for some reason started talking about burping. Probably because my child has always been advanced in this and sounds like a full grown man sometimes! He at least says excuse me after he burps but still working on that we don't always do this so loudly in public. Anyway, I asked why people burped. He said you burp after you eat. I said why. He said because your body makes you. I said why..he said "would you stop asking me why"..oh payback is not fun is it my little Parker! Then he went on to say "because the food mixes with the other food and you burp." LOL! A little while later Parker said something about if I saw angels and that they were dead. I said no, angels are not dead they live in heaven with Jesus. I went on to say and you know we have angels up there like Grandaddy Bryant and Uncle Joseph and.... before I could say anything else he looked at me and said, "Momma, where is Uncle Joseph's stone that says his name" I knew exactly what he meant. I said "Paris, TN" He looked at me all confused and said "Under the Sea?" I could not help but laugh. I guess Paris, TN does kinda sound like Under the Sea if you have never heard of it before! This happened last year at Christmas but I was reminded of it while putting up my tree this year and I had wished I had written down the event so I could have remembered it better but here goes this story. I had a very pretty big bow at the top of the tree. Parker had a FIT! "Momma, our tree is NOT a girl tree." I said "What?" He said "It has a big hair bow and our tree is not a girl tree. A tree is suppose to have a STAR..duh." So I had to go buy a star. Thank goodness Wal Mart had a tasteful pretty star that matched my pretty gold ribbon. So because when Parker was 4 and had a fit that a tree had to have a star, our tree will have a star on top with the bow too!

First Trip to the ER for Parker

I don't even remember now what night that was...Monday night I think. It started at about 12 Laney was up crying for some reason and finally we got her back to sleep. About 2 we hear Parker in his room coughing a croupy cough and Jason and I both look at each other like Ugg not again we are never going to get sleep. I go in Parker's room and start the drill. He got the croup several times when he was really little. So I go turn the shower on to make his bathroom a steam room and go get some cough syrup. I come back to give him the syrup and he is coughing and crying and gasping for air and wheezing. Ok, that is not normal. I start to panic a bit and pick him up to carry him to the bathroom hoping the steam will open him up and he just continues to struggle to breathe. At this point, I am convinced he is having an asthma attack. He has never been diagnosed with Asthma but given that my Dad and Jason's brother Joseph had asthma and my Mom has it, I have always knew it could be a possibility. I called for Jason and he came in there and tried to calm Parker down after he freaked out a bit himself. I did not say anything to Jason about I think we need to take him to the dr but I was thinking it especially after I thought his lips looked a little blue. Jason told Parker we were going to get dressed and go to the dr. So they left me and Laney there. I am in tears just wanting to be with my baby boy. I knew my Mom would come over in a minute and would probably be mad at me the next day for not calling so I did. Of course she came right over to stay with Laney so I could go to the hospital. My sister of course then knew about it and had to come with us to the hospital. By the time I got there Parker was breathing much better. They gave him a breathing treatment, steroid and antibiotic shot. He did have the croup and it was just really closing his airways. So glad it is not asthma. He also had a respiratory infection. We got to leave the hospital at about 3:30. It scared the mess out of me that Parker was struggling to breath. Thank goodness he got better and sleep till 11 that morning! While he was taking the breathing treatment my sister said I wish I had a camera. I wish I did too! He did so good and thought it was fun because we said he looked like someone from Star Wars!

We have our tree up and we are all getting ready for Christmas! Parker got to wear his pjs to school on Friday to watch the Polar Express. Wish he could wear pjs everyday! It was so easy getting him dressed. Check out his pjs too! They have cute red/white striped pants that go with it. Anyway, here are a few pictures.

Parker decorating the tree

Parker in his pjs for school. Can you read what they say? "Dear Santa, It wasn't me!" Ha, so Parker!

This robe thing was something my Dad had, we have it for days at school when he has to dress up like someone from China or something. Anyway, from time to time he puts it on and lounges in it. We call him our "little Hugh Hefner" when he wears this around! LOL!

Laney looking at the tree.

Ut Oh. Do you see that blanket and toys back there? That is where she was when I left her for 2 minutes.Parker had to wrap Mimi's present. He did such a good job!

Children are such a Blessing

I know I say this all the time but where does the time go. The past 8 months have been just awesome having our new addition to the family. She is not yet on the move but it will be soon. She is rolling all over the floor and is starting to try and get in the crawl position. This past month she finally got the bottom 2 teeth. Her vocabulary is mostly baby talk but she does say Momma and Dada and sometimes bye. She will wave that backwards bye bye. It is so cute when they do that. I know it is backwards but think about it...that is what they see so they think it is right. I think her favorite foods so far are pancakes and mac n cheese. She is doing so good picking up food and eating it herself. Half ends up in her lap but she does get a good bit to her mouth. She is truly a blessing to our family!

I don't have a new picture this week of her. Well I do but it is for the Christmas cards and don't want to share that just yet! Look for them coming to your mailbox soon..hopefully before Christmas!

The only thing besides work this week that happened was Parker had his Christmas Play at school. He was so cute. He kept trying to find us by putting his hand over his eyes looking for us.

Parker and some of his classmates getting ready to sing. He so looks like his Daddy when he is serious looking!

After his performance. He is such the model! Look at him posing!

The last week a bunch of families have been heavy on my heart. Please pray for the following families...

Little Jacob Carver the nephew of my dear friend Dawn was diagnosed with Eye Cancer in both eyes. It has a name but I can't remember it right now. He is 6 months old. Please see his caring bridge site. I know St. Jude will take good care of him.


http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jacobcarver




Then in the same week..2 babies here in this small town we live in died of SIDS. They were both little boys one was 2 months old and the other about 3 months. I don't know either of them or their families but they have been on my mind. Please pray for these families.


Then a friend sent me a site about a girl she went to highschool who recently had her twin girls at 26 weeks. They are fighters and seem to be doing well last I checked. Just pray for those families that have babies in the NICU.

I could go on about the families on my mind latley who have lost little babies or are going through some health issues. They just all have been in my thoughts and prayers lately.


All these families just remind me how special and what a true gift children are from the Lord. I want to take a minute and thank the Lord for all of the new miracles he gave this year to my friends! I know we spend a lot of time praying for those in need but I also want to Praise the Lord for these sweet babies that were born this year! I tried to list them in birth order and good grief a lot of my friends had babies!! I hope I spelled all their names right and that I did not miss anyone! Thank you so much Lord for these Sweet babies!!!!


Mitchell Holder-The newest little addition! Welcome Mitchell!!! Congrats Clay and Tara!
Kendall Abraham
Elizabeth Smith
Doty Scott
Brett Gant
Keirney Himmerick
Samuel Turner
Jacob Carver
Vera Dycus
Hayes McCarra
Laney Harris
Ann Reece Warren
Lucy Kate Johnson
Bryant Johnson
Graham Potts
Darba Cheyanne Holcomb
Eloise Johnson