Rejoice!
We have so much to be thankful for, including the birth of our savior Jesus Christ.
Merry Christmas from The Parnell's
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Merry Christmas 2011!
The season is upon us!
Rejoice!
We have so much to be thankful for, including the birth of our savior Jesus Christ.
Merry Christmas from The Parnell's
Rejoice!
We have so much to be thankful for, including the birth of our savior Jesus Christ.
Merry Christmas from The Parnell's
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Summer Fun!
The boys had so much fun exploring all the new parks and playing outside in a new yard this summer. Jacob also learned to swim AND ride his bike with no training wheels this summer. Joshua learned to ride on his tricycle and scooter. These boys are all about things with wheels!
The boys had fun playing in the backyard with the hose and anything else they could find!
Jacob practicing his "arrow arms" at lessons over the summer.
Jacob with his swimmate Jacob. They were quite a pair!
Biking at a local school the first day he learned to ride with no wheels. He has no fear!
Jacob has also fallen in love with the iphone.
My cool dude Josh. He got these glasses for his birthday because he kept saying the sun was so bright! Yes the sun shines here in Central Oregon!
Hanging out at the park this summer.
The boys had fun playing in the backyard with the hose and anything else they could find!
Jacob practicing his "arrow arms" at lessons over the summer.
Jacob with his swimmate Jacob. They were quite a pair!
Biking at a local school the first day he learned to ride with no wheels. He has no fear!
Jacob has also fallen in love with the iphone.
My cool dude Josh. He got these glasses for his birthday because he kept saying the sun was so bright! Yes the sun shines here in Central Oregon!
Hanging out at the park this summer.
Happy Second Birthday Joshua!
We were so excited to celebrate Joshua's 2nd birthday! He has really grown up this past year. He has put on weight like our pediatrician wanted him to and is learning something new everyday. We also took the opportunity to invite all David's family out from Idaho for a visit. It was great to catch up with all the Tappens!
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Lone Pine Farms
Today we braved some not so great weather and went out to Lone Pine Farms. They have a great fish pond a playground and GOATS!
Josh on the Merry Go Round
Nana and Jacob playing tether ball
And on that farm he had a cow...
Baby Goats are so cute! Mama goats are not so much...
GOATS! Josh was very excited to see the goats but was afraid to feed them...aren't they cute!?
This was a beautiful pond...Josh and Jacob had fun feeding the fish
Josh on the Merry Go Round
Nana and Jacob playing tether ball
And on that farm he had a cow...
Baby Goats are so cute! Mama goats are not so much...
GOATS! Josh was very excited to see the goats but was afraid to feed them...aren't they cute!?
This was a beautiful pond...Josh and Jacob had fun feeding the fish
Saturday, May 7, 2011
OUCH! Our first experience with stitches :(
So it was a nice sunny warm day the first week of April. I was trying to get ready to go running. David was taking out the garbage. He left the garage door to the kitchen open. Josh slipped and landed right on the edge of the door! YIKES! I was right there, he ran behind me as I was working at the counter and it was LOUD! I picked him up and blood was gushing down his face. Oh it was bad! He was crying and blood is running in his eyes and I am racing around trying to find something clean to put on his forehead. Jacob was playing in the backyard and I am yelling at him to come in as we run to the car. Luckily Josh stopped bleeding rather quickly and he was SO brave while he got his stiches put in...and out a week later.
He looked a little like frankenstein with the blue stiches hanging out of his forehead.
Still a smiley guy
About 2 weeks later...hopefully it will fade with time?
He looked a little like frankenstein with the blue stiches hanging out of his forehead.
Still a smiley guy
About 2 weeks later...hopefully it will fade with time?
Saturday, February 26, 2011
My Joshy B.
I realized the other day that I quite possibly have never in the past 21 months made a post about just Joshua. Here goes...
He is currently into Batman in a major way! He loves playing with the batman set and we have been watching old Batman episodes online. He bobs his head up and down to the theme song and says "MatMan" The other day I saw a t-shirt that had the Batman logo on it and I could not resist. I venture to guess that his second birthday party will have a Batman theme.
He is a dare devil to be sure. He climbs all over and up and down everything. Yesterday at the park he even slid down a climbing wall that you are supposed to climb UP. David said he had the biggest smile on his face and went and did it again! He also went down the tallest slide by himself several times. I of course was not there to see all this or I would have for sure had a heart attack.
I think I have created a potty monster! The other day I had him sit on a training chair for a bit when I thought he had to go the bathroom. Now he wants to try all the time! He eagerly ask to sit on the potty now and whenever I have to use the facilities I can be sure he will want to try also :) Of course we have yet to produce anything but I am glad he is excited!
He has a sweet tooth like his mommy and daddy. He knows where we keep our stash of sugar and points to it and says "Nandy, Nandy". I have gotten in the habit of getting him a donut every Sunday evening to try and fatten him up a bit. He likes a glazed old fashioned just like me :)
And of course like most younger brothers he loves to imitate everything he sees his older brother do! Josh now requests to wear underwear "Undy, Undy" under OR over his pants. He tries to climb up the railing, jump off the bed, swing on the swings and thinks he really must ride a bike.
He is currently into Batman in a major way! He loves playing with the batman set and we have been watching old Batman episodes online. He bobs his head up and down to the theme song and says "MatMan" The other day I saw a t-shirt that had the Batman logo on it and I could not resist. I venture to guess that his second birthday party will have a Batman theme.
He is a dare devil to be sure. He climbs all over and up and down everything. Yesterday at the park he even slid down a climbing wall that you are supposed to climb UP. David said he had the biggest smile on his face and went and did it again! He also went down the tallest slide by himself several times. I of course was not there to see all this or I would have for sure had a heart attack.
I think I have created a potty monster! The other day I had him sit on a training chair for a bit when I thought he had to go the bathroom. Now he wants to try all the time! He eagerly ask to sit on the potty now and whenever I have to use the facilities I can be sure he will want to try also :) Of course we have yet to produce anything but I am glad he is excited!
He has a sweet tooth like his mommy and daddy. He knows where we keep our stash of sugar and points to it and says "Nandy, Nandy". I have gotten in the habit of getting him a donut every Sunday evening to try and fatten him up a bit. He likes a glazed old fashioned just like me :)
And of course like most younger brothers he loves to imitate everything he sees his older brother do! Josh now requests to wear underwear "Undy, Undy" under OR over his pants. He tries to climb up the railing, jump off the bed, swing on the swings and thinks he really must ride a bike.
Second Annual Valentines Day Pirate's Treasure Hunt
This was the second year that we hid chocolates and goodies for the boys at Webster Park. David goes and plants them and "steals the map from the pirates so we can steal their treasure" and then comes back to get the boys and I. We made a map for Jacob to follow and David gave hints. This year Jacob wasn't so sure that we had stolen the map from actual pirates...but he knew for sure the chocolate gold came from the pirates :)
Just arrived at the park, ready with our swords...just incase we run into pirates!
arrrr!, where's the treasure?!?!?
Josh on the trail...
Jacob checking the pirates map
Treasure hidden behind the old smokehouse!
Woo hoo and Richard Scarey Numbers Workbook...
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
Just arrived at the park, ready with our swords...just incase we run into pirates!
arrrr!, where's the treasure?!?!?
Josh on the trail...
Jacob checking the pirates map
Treasure hidden behind the old smokehouse!
Woo hoo and Richard Scarey Numbers Workbook...
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
Saturday, January 29, 2011
wolf lodge trip 2011
So it was sssssssssooooooooo cold we had to get away to somewhere warm ... florida would would have been nice but wolf lodge was closer! we made a return visit to our little slice of Canadian happiness this week and it was great!
josh reading
Jacob painting in "cub club"
in "cub club" the happiest boy on earth
in the "this is slightly warmer than bath water" hot tub
david and jacob during story time
the set for story time in the lodge
the huge bucket that drops water every 2omins
The boys at the storytime tree
at the waterpark
a happy boy
our room
walking down the hall to the waterpark
having a snack on the couch in our room before we went to the waterpark day 1
jacob after he opened his valentine from Papa and Nana
josh reading
Mirabella Christma
left to r My sister Laura, half of her husband EJ, my neice Jessica on his lap, my dad and sister Gina
Nephew Oliver and Jacob playing
Josh sporting one of Jessica's headbands...so cute!
I had to force this smile out of her but it was worth it :)
Jacob talking to Nana
beating dad AGAIN in sequence
a serious game of sequence
my cuddle bug <3
David and Jacob dancing in the kitchen
can you say cabin fever?
getting ready for the park
sledding at webster park..it was COLD
my love
David getting beat again by Jacob
bible memory game
josh reading
Jacob painting in "cub club"
in "cub club" the happiest boy on earth
in the "this is slightly warmer than bath water" hot tub
david and jacob during story time
the set for story time in the lodge
the huge bucket that drops water every 2omins
The boys at the storytime tree
at the waterpark
a happy boy
our room
walking down the hall to the waterpark
having a snack on the couch in our room before we went to the waterpark day 1
jacob after he opened his valentine from Papa and Nana
josh reading
Mirabella Christma
left to r My sister Laura, half of her husband EJ, my neice Jessica on his lap, my dad and sister Gina
Nephew Oliver and Jacob playing
Josh sporting one of Jessica's headbands...so cute!
I had to force this smile out of her but it was worth it :)
Jacob talking to Nana
beating dad AGAIN in sequence
a serious game of sequence
my cuddle bug <3
David and Jacob dancing in the kitchen
can you say cabin fever?
getting ready for the park
sledding at webster park..it was COLD
my love
David getting beat again by Jacob
bible memory game
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