my bathing sweathearts

Nothing melts my heart as much as these sweet smiles and playful spirits at the end of a busy day.  Bathtime! A perfect moment to unwind for the day and enjoy what truly matters in life....these sweetie pies!

Now, time for bed...Sweet Dreams!

Love, mommy

summer has begun!

At least in California! This weekend we got to go to our first swim party of the summer and we had a blast! The weather was perfect and the kids had a great time in the pool while mommy and daddy had fun chatting to friends.  

Thanks Adornette Family for the invite, and Happy 5th Birthday to the birthday girl Samantha!  May you get that birthday wish!

Love,

the Parkin Family

A tent, A daddy, two boys & a million stars

Friday night the boys had a camp out with daddy in the backyard!  Wasn't sure how Kyle would do, but daddy said everyone had so much fun and they even got a little sleep.  The boys had a blast. They are soooo lucky to have such a fun daddy.

introducing...

We've got a new baby to share with you...

Madeline Paige Nguyen

born April 12th, 2008

Isn't she precious! Good work Aunt Michelle and Uncle Tony.  

We are so excited to have her in our family.  

Party Day!

This weekend we were able to enjoy a party with our good friends. It was our little friend Mia's first birthday! It was great to visit with our friends and Jack and Kyle had a blast playing, coloring, hitting the pinata and of course eating sweets!

Here is the little birthday Princess Mia and her mommy Queen Rose

Our little friend Robin getting her face painted

Jack with his friend Cory

Samantha and Julie (aren't they cute!)

We feel so blessed to have such good friends!  You are all the best!

Valentine's....YUMMY!

This blog thing must be working, because here is what I got for Valentine's Day from the hubby. YUMMY! Too bad I couldn't eat them all because I am on a diet, but I had a bunch of drooling boys that did just great at gobbling them up!

My Gymbo Baby

We've enrolled in Gymboree! Kyle that is. And I am really having fun getting some one-on-one time with little Kyle. I appreciate getting to know this little sweetheart's personality and cute characteristics. He's determined, athletic, a little helper, a little shy, happy and full of giggles! 

Here are some of his Gymboree tricks!

He can go up...

He can go down...

Through a tunnel...

Slam Dunk! 

I sure love this little guy!

xoxo, mommy

{ daddy's home }

My boys LOVE their daddy so much. And everyday Jack comes in and asks what day it is. He always says "I want it to be Friday because my daddy doesn't have to work." And during the week, they constantly ask when daddy's coming home. Towards the end of the day, the boys have a ritual.

Here is the Monday - Thursday ritual:

4:30 - 5:00: Kyle wakes up
5:00 - 5:30: Mommy, Jack & Kyle sit on the couch and read books or watch a show.
5:30 - 6:00: We hear the garage door open. Both boys immediately jump up, run towards the stairs and start making (I guess you could call them) elephant noises until daddy meets them at the top of the stairs. After daddy comes home, nobody wants mommy anymore.

My boys sure love their daddy....so do I!

xoxo, Mommy

{ smiles }

Just thought I'd share some smiles from a day out with our friends.  Thanks for sharing!

MONSTER JAM!!!!!!!

For Jack, Monster Jam is like Christmas morning. He got up in the morning asking what day it was, and when we said Saturday, you should have seen the smile on his little face. He just couldn't wait to go with his daddy to see the monster trucks. His all-time favorites are Grave Digger & Jurassic Attack.

Daddy, Jackson, Kyle, Grandpa Bruce, Uncle Billy and J.T. braved the rain and went to the Monster Truck Races. They had a wonderful time. Boys will be boys!

Gotta love that face!

dino discovery

Today we made a discovery....

I want to help....

Here is our dinosaur!

chick flick

"27 Dresses" Gotta see this movie, in theaters now.  A great chick flick.  How many bridesmaid dresses have you worn?  I am at #5...not bad!  Click here to see my latest!!!!