Welcome Oscar

We have a new member in our family, Oscar the turtle (Oscar is a girl).  Grandma Thomas passed away this month and the family asked if we wanted to take Oscar, her desert tortuous, home with us for Parker to enjoy.

Grandma found the tortuous in 1986 in Nevada and I have memories of Oscar walking around my Grandma's backyard.

So far, it is going well.  We built a turtle run in the side yard of our house and let her out in the evenings to roam around and get antiquated to his new home.  

 Just a side note - Chris posted this picture to Facebook and people commented on how cute of a picture it was of me.  Guess I need to pose next to a prehistoric, wrinkly animal more often.  I joked that his shell brought out the green in my eyes.

Row Row Row Your Boat

Our family has a Saturday tradition. 

Chris wakes up early and goes for a 25 mile bike ride.  Parker and I meet him at Fitness Rangers, our gym, at 7:45.  I do bootcamp for an hour and Parker plays in the Little Rangers room and the gym equipment.  Parker and I then head home, Chris does a bootcamp class and then rides home.

It is a great ritual and I love that Parker sees Chris and I working out.  I have memories of roller skating and riding my bike while my mom jogged.  And Parker is learning how to use the rowing maching, the TRX and he can even turn on the treadmill.  

Watch out Fitness Rangers...Parker is coming.

 

The 28 minute attention span

Parker is going to love Karate, but at the old age of almost 3 years old, he would rather run around on the mats than learn the ABC's of Karate.  Chris participated in Parker's class field trip to Kovar's Karate.  After 28 minutes, he took the restless preschoolers into a side room and let them run, tackle one another, and kick the punching bags.  Parker was one of the many to want to do everything BUT what the instructor wanted.

It is fun to see Parker have field trips with his classmates and it is even more fun to participate!

California State Fair

We went to the California State Fair.  

Parker loved the corn dogs, rides and the Monorail (or train).  

We even managed to get a family picture.

 

4th of July

The 4th of July.  A time to celebrate our independence, eat BBQ and decorate our bikes for the Land Park annual parade!

Parker helped decorate his bike this year.  He rode it to the end of the street and then decided to walk the parade, waving at everyone watching from the sidelines.

We are blessed to live in such a wonderful neighborhood with so many friends on our street!

Graduation

Our little wizard graduated to preschool today.  It is so hard to believe that he will be three at the end of September.  CRAZY!

His Montessori did a great celebration to wish all of the kids well on their new adventures.  Many of Parker's friends were heading off to Kindergarten.  Three years and that is where we will be. 

Parker loved his costume, especially the moons and stars.  Thank you Ama and Didi for making his costume.  He still was not so sure about being on stage.

 

Summer fun

Ama and Papa bought Parker a play house equipped with a microwave, dishes and food.  When I ask him if he wants to go home he says, "No, I want to go to mommy's house, Karker's house is at Ama's."

He loves to make us hot dogs and take naps with Papa.