The Balloon Release...It's A.....

We decided to do something different to reveal the gender of Baby #2. Since the most common way to surprise guests is by revealing the gender inside the cake (pink or blue), we decided we wanted to do something else. We had all of our guests come outside to watch us reveal the gender by balloon. Whatever color we were left holding would reveal the gender. We each started with a blue and pink balloon (4 balloons total). I went first and released the Pink balloon. So I had one blue balloon left and Preston still had a pink and a blue balloon. Then Preston went next. He let go of his blue balloon.....

At that point, I had a blue balloon and Preston had the Pink one....

...Ooohh the suspense. We stalled for a little while as our guests waited in anticipation....

....Then...I released the Blue Balloon...which means the only balloon left was...PINK!!!

....Here are the three balloons released in the (cloudy& rainy!) Sky. Yes, the weather dampened our plans slightly. But it still was really fun and super exciting to finally reveal the gender to our families.

Parker wanted in on all the fun too.

Woohoo....mommy's got a shopping buddy!!!

Parker was so excited (haha) He celebrated by having a piece of cake after the reveal.

ITS A GIRL!!

Suprise...

A few weeks ago, Preston & Parker sent me these Beautiful flowers at work Just Because. I was so surprised. They are one of my favorites Ive ever gotten (But I always say that!) I thought it was a really unique arrangement. I love the fact that he never sends me roses! I Hate them!

Kalahari Water Park

This summer, by brother invited our family and my sister's family to Kalahari Water Park. We had a lot of fun and Parker was exceptional.

Daddy's Boy

The whole gang, minus by brother in law who wasn't able to come.

My Sister with her kids, David and Lauren. They had a blast!!

Surfs Up Preston!

Slushy

He spotted the "Slushy" drink

Taking a sip from the big boy cup

Believe it or not, he is sleeping in the water. By the end of the day, Parker was so tired. However, He refused to go to sleep. For the most part he will not sleep anywhere but his crib. My lil man was so exhausted that when my sister held him in the water he fell asleep.


So sleepy. So Precious. My Love.

Outdoor Fun

Fun swinging

Playing with the hose...

Taking a drink...

...and spitting it out!

..My attempt at a festive fourth of July Cake.

Park

We spent a little time at the Park the other day. Parker is such a Mr. Independent. He doesn't want any help on the jungle gym, slide etc... He likes to do everything for himself lately. The problem is, is that nothing really keeps his interest for very long, leaving two very tired parents from chasing him around the jungle gym.

Zoo Trip

New Baby Elephant at The Zoo

Parker enjoyed the play ground more than the animals.


We took a trip to the Zoo a few weeks ago. Shockingly I did not take very many pictures. We spent the majority of our visit searching for Lemon Ice stand(!)....but we never found one : ( Is that so much to ask for? However the morning we went, all the lemon ice stands were closed! Maybe next time.