Holidays are Here!

Been a little while since I last posted.  Things are a little busy with all the holidays here.  For Halloween we had a 2 day celebration.  First night we were able to go to our church for the Fall Festival.  Ethan had a lot of fun with the games, Bible walk, and bounce house.  Ethan of course went as Buzz Lightyear.  Last year we could not get a costume on him and this year we could not get it off!  Funny how much 1 year can make. 

 Playing Games

 His Favorite part was the bounce house.  He would have stayed her all day if we allowed.

 Mouth full of Kit Kat!

 Papa, Ethan, and Nana

 Every year I make a basket of goodies instead of candy so he had toys to play instead of a ton of candy he does not need.

 On Halloween we went trick or treating with his little cousin, Easton.  They had a lot of fun.  The boys thought they needed to ride to every house in the wagon. 

 Uncle Jessie letting them get ALL the candy they wanted. 

 Since the girls were not there, they came by later to get a quick picture.  

 Ethan loves the outdoors and with the new time change, we are struggling to find the time since it is already dark when we get home at night.  One of the down sides of a working mommy.  Ethan enjoyed some time outside one Saturday afternoon, early in November. 

 The weekend before Thanksgiving we always put up the trees.  Ethan has been talking about a Blue Christmas tree for weeks.  Nana went to buy him his own tree which Ethan decided to put in the living room.  He had lots of fun decorating this in all Toy Story and Cars!

 Ethan with his tree.  (Please forgive the no pants.  Ever since getting potty training he does not want to wear pants at home so he can easily go to the bathroom on his own.)

 Later that night he helped with the family tree. 

 

Hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving. We are truly blessed with loving family and friends.  We are looking forward to all the upcoming festivities for Christmas.  Love you all, Parrish Family

Fall Fun

October has been a busy month so far and we have not even reached the holiday fun.  At the beginning of the month Ethan's second cousin Kennedi came up from Texas.  We were able to go to Great-Grandpa's house to play.  Kennedi is a year older and they had a ton of fun together.  Wish she lived closer so we can have more play dates. 

 My Cute Little Man

 Time to start preparing for Fall so we went to a Church Pumpkin Patch. Ethan was so excited about going.  He kept telling us he wanted a little "pupkin" like him.  Little did I know how little he meant.

 This was the compromise as he wanted even smaller pumpkins then these.  So in the end we got one tiny pumpkin, a little one, and a big one. 

 Papa had been wanting to go to the 45th Infantry Museum for a long time now so one Sunday we went.  Ethan managed to hang in there but it was not as much fun as he had hoped. 

 Ethan and his Papa.  Ethan had got to get a small tank like this one.

 Big News in the Parrish home... Someone is Potty Trained!!!  On Oct 13th a light bulb in that little boys head just went off.  We asked him to use the potty and from that day on it has worked.  I am so impressed with how well he has done.  Very few accidents since he started using the potty.  On his first full day at school with no accidents we asked what he wanted for his reward and he told us "Blue Ice cream" so that is what we did.  As you can see, he has lots of stickers on his shirt from all his successful potty trips that day!

 On Oct 23rd we had family day at Orr family Farm.  Ethan had a lot of fun exploring the farm.

 Petting Farm.

 Ethan's favorite part was the large sand box.  I should have known this since he loves the sandbox at home.

 Once again Ethan wants to pick out the littlest pumpkin he can find!

 With his "little pupkin"

Hope everyone is enjoying their fall. 

Lake and Fun at the Fair

Well September has come and is about to be over. We had a lot of fun enjoying the outdoors and getting ready for the Fall.  In the beginning of September Mike and I celebrated our 5th Wedding Anniversary.  We spent a few days in Dallas together.  Ethan stayed with Nana and Papa.  I will post pictures of his weekend once I get them.  Of course Nana and Papa spoiled him rotten and had his days packed with all kinds of activities.  It was nice to have some time together but it was hard being away from Ethan.  This has been the longest I have been a way, yes only a few days.     

 We were finally able to go back to the lake this month.  All summer it was too hot so finally we had a nice weekend ad took advantage of it before OU football started.  Ethan absolutely loves the lake.  The entire week leading up to the lake he is so happy and continues to ask when we are going.  The night before I always think we might just have to sleep in the camper as he is so ready to go.  I think he would live at the lake if he had a choice. 

 Ethan with his Nana.  he just adores her. 

 Ethan wanted to push momma.  Such a helper.

 What I find so interesting is typically Ethan does not want to be dirty.  But at the lake it is a total different story.  He is all boy there and will sped the entire day digging in the dirt, throwing rocks and anything else he can find to do. 

 Ethan love going for walks and he pretty much has his Papa trained in this area.  He makes Papa walk him to see the water and explore the area.  This particular walk he made Bubba (my brother) go as well.  Ethan loves his Bubba.  You would think they are brothers the way they fight with one another.  They love to tease one another, over everything!

 So peaceful when he naps.

 Of course September means the Fair is here too.  I was super excited to take Ethan this year as he would be able to do so much more.  He was very excited to go and once he arrived he loved it.  There was just so much to see.  We actually made 2 trips this year.  The first trip was with Mike's cousin and her little family.  Ethan and his cousin, Easton.  We are so happy these 2 have one another.  Mike and I both grew up close to our cousins so we want the same for Ethan.  They are finally getting to an age they want to play with one another. 

 Ethan loved playing games. He would get so excited when we stopped to play something. 

 Throwing rings at the bottles was by far his favorite game.  I think he just liked throwing something.  He would get so excited and wanted to stop every time he saw this game. 

 Family Picture

 A few nights later Ethan and I went with my parents while Mike was at work.  Ethan was happy to go back.  This time he was able to eat more of the food since it was dinner time.  He really enjoyed the chicken on a stick, lemonade, popcorn, and cotton candy. 

 He also enjoyed seeing all the farm animals. 

Hope everyone is having an amazing month.  We are very excited about the fall and all the holidays approaching.  We bought a pumpkin this week and everyday Ethan gets home he announces he has a pumpkin.  He continues to grow and learn everyday.  We are still obsesses with Buzz lightyear.  He is so independent but loves to help me with things, especially putting laundry in the washer/dryer.  Ethan's vocab continues to increase and he will talk your ear off.  I love getting him from school each day as he tells me all about his day, and if he got in any trouble, which is typically for running or not wanting to come back inside.  He has little friends, Brooklyn and Parker, that he talks about all the time too.  Hope everyone is doing well.  We love you all!