Have a cow!

My sweet son is beginning to do and say the funniest things!! First of all he only speaks if he feels like it. Most of the time he does not care if what he is saying is considered 'English' because he knows what he is saying!! His favorite thing to do is make animal sounds. Instead of cockadoodledoo, it's 'coodoo' he says 'ra ray' for a doggie and 'yowyow' for a cat!

My favorite yet would be the cow story! One day my mom was over at our house. She went to the restroom, Luke followed her and was not okay with we shutting the door on him- he started throwing a fit. She looked down at him and said 'gosh Luke, have a cow - okay you can come in' he immediately said 'MOOOOOOO' as if he was having a cow.... Oh the things kids say'n can't wait to continue to post more and more stories of lukey!!

Beach Day! Mommy and Lukey

Today started like any other day! My little guy wakes up around 845, I change him and then we climb back into my bed for our morning cuddles! At around 930, Lilly is whining to be let out so we get outta bed! I ask Luke if he wants a banana and he excitedly says 'BA BA BA' (his version of banana). I then tell him to sit in his chair and I'll go get his his banana! He climbs up in his highchair and proceeds to clap asking for his favorite fruit! After he eats his banana and waffle - we play a little around the house, he helps with dishes, and folding laundry! I then ask him 'Luke do you want to go to the beach!' he immediately turns around an says 'Beach! Beach!' lol I pack us up and here we are!

We have been at the Beach since 1230, it's 3pm now and lukey has now fallen asleep on a towel, ON the beach! But as he was playing I kept watching him in amazement... What an amazing gift I've been given!!! This awesome little kid who I get to hang out with everyday! Who I've been entrusted with by God to raise!

I am in awe of his greatness as I stare out at the ocean and here is my prayer
'Dear God, THANK you for always being bigger than my problems, bigger than my battles, bigger than my obstacles!! You are a Loving God who has never left me!! Please help me to be the best mother I can be to my son, so that he is raised up knowing YOUR love..... Thank you for my son and for my husband... They truly are my life! AMEN'

Until next time!
SP

Cookie

I've decided I'd update the blog with small yet memorable stories from time to time!

So today Luke and I decide to take Kahlua and Lilly to the park! Before we go I decide to give Luke a peanut butter cookie (kinda like a nutterbutter)... While I am putting on Lilly's leash I notice Luke laughing, playing keep away from Kahlua! Then I say 'let's go to the park' he still has half of the cookie in one hand and half in the other... Now we have been at the park for over 20 minutes and Luke is still walking around with the cookie... Every once in a while I notice him put a little bite in his mouth...

Talk about holding on tight to what you got while you have it! Love this kid! Everyday I learn new life principals from him :-)

Until next time!

Been an awesome year!

Well, it has been now over a year from my last post! And to be honest, it's like I forgot about my wonderful, fun Blog! Well here I am! Updated WITH an amazing iPhone app! Making it perfect to blog while I am at the park (across the street from my house) while my dog and son run around together in the beautiful Florida sun!!

Where do I pick up? After reading my last post I smiled! A year ago, I was trying my hardest to be that 'over achieving hard working mother' when at nights I would cry myself to sleep! Why was it so bad? A LOT of moms do it! Why couldn't I? Was I not strong enough? Why couldn't I trust daycares to love my son the way I did? Why was MY job so overwhelming? All of these thoughts and many more entered my head almost everyday.... When finally I laid in bed one night and prayed so hard my head hurt. I remember waking up the next morning with an idea... I went into the living room and grabbed a pen and paper and started to make a 'plan' (My parents always taught me that before I made any big decisions to make sure it made sense first) SO, that is what I did, I was so motivated to make MY life changing business/mother/wife decision that I wasn't going to let anything stop me! The next few months were trying, I remember doubting my plan and my dream. But I also remember the determination that had been placed on my heart to do what I felt was TRULY best for my family and myself! I remember praying to God 'I am in YOUR hands, please help my husband and I to make the best decision'.

THEN comes the hard part, sitting down with my husband to propose this plan! I remember being so nervous because I really wanted to be 'super mommy' and not disappoint my husband but quickly realized 'super mommy' is described in a million different ways! No surprise, my husband couldn't have been more supportive of this dream of mine! After a few months of 'business planning' and laying the foundation - I was able to leave my job and start my OWN company!

Which is where we are now! www.sarahparkerphotography.com is now my parttime job, and I am a FULL time stay at home mommy and hometakercarerof'er! Lol!!! (my own word)!

Phew! Well, I am looking forward to updating this blog once a week with new stories about Luke's development and fun Parker Fam stories! If you are reading this then you must care about our little family, so thank you and God Bless!

Mommy Parker