Happy, happy birthday

I'm such a terrible wife. Lee's birthday was Thursday, June 12th. In my defense, we weren't home all day long, so I didn't have time to blog that day. We had a progressive dinner with the law firm Lee is currently clerking with. They were so sweet and had a birthday cake at the dessert house and sang and everything! I think he was a little embarrassed. Since we were busy that night, we celebrated Friday night with Alyssa and Sam by going bowling and to eat and then having cake and presents at our house.
Happy Birthday, Lee!!!

Lia graduated!!

We weren't there for the actual school graduation, which was just his past Saturday, but we were there for the senior recognition at church. We're so proud of Lia and all of her accomplishments. It seems like just yesterday she moved to Texas and HATED it...like cried every day about going to school. It seems now like she's been there forever, and she's certainly found her place. She's actually sad to be graduating! We're so excited she'll be going to Mississippi State in the fall and will be so close to us. We're excited to see what she's going to do there!!

Parker loved hanging out with Aunt Lia, and she was so sweet to make time to hang out with us.

Shopping til we dropped

Houston has so much to do, and one of my favorite things to do there is go shopping. So many fun places to go. Parker was a good sport each time we decided to go.

He was mesmerized by all the colors in the necklaces. He was so tired, but he couldn't make himself close his eyes.

He did finally give in.

My dad (PeePaw to Parker) went shopping with us on the last night there. He and Parker spent lots of time walking around while my mom and I hit some stores up for the last time.

Fiesta!!!

I'm adding more pictures of our trip to Texas. We've been running like crazy since we got back, so I haven't had time.

Lia and her two sweet friends, Barbara and Drew, decided to surprise their guy friends with a Mexican Fiesta. It was so cute. The girls spent a whole day shopping and cooking and decorating...and trying to keep this a secret. They picked the guys up and blindfolded them and brought them to my parents' house. They had so much fun. They even played Pin the Tale on the Donkey and busted a pinata! Too, too cute.


The whole group

They walked the guys down the street through the neighborhood in an effort to trick them.

Parker LOVED Andrew's hair. He kept trying to eat it!

Back in Texas

Parker and I have been in Texas for the past week. We drove back last Saturday with my mom and have been spending time with my mom and dad and Lia. We came because Lee had three trips back to back and wasn't going to be home, and I didn't want to be home by myself. He went fishing with his mom and dad, went to Seaside with people from work and is leaving tomorrow to go to the Coast for a few days. We've had so much fun and are sad it's almost time to go home. We're leaving Wednesday and flying back (Parker's first time to fly...wish us luck!), and as sad as I am to leave here, I'm really ready to get back home to Lee. We've missed him like crazy, and Parker really misses him. I put him on speakerphone when he calls and Parker just listens and tries to talk back. It's really funny. Parker's had a good time with Aunt Lia...he just laughs and stares at her...and I've had fun spending time with her and getting to know some of her friends. And my mom and I have had a GREAT time shopping. Parker's been a really good sport! Here are some of the fun things we've done. I'll post more fun pics later.

Parker was so good on the whole drive here...it took us 10 hours! He slept a lot and would wake up and play for a while. He was playing and then fell asleep still holding on to his toys. Bless his heart!

Parker started eating baby food this week. So far he hates sweet potatoes. He makes an awful face and is really dramatic about gagging.

We had a great time swimming in the pool and splashing!

Light at the end of the tunnel...

So, it's been a while. Lee has been studying for finals for what seems like the past year but was only about a month. I haven't had a whole lot of time to do anything on the computer because Parker's mine when I get home so Lee can hibernate. And he's had the computer the whole time!! He did finally finish last Thursday, and we're so excited. He has two clerkships for the summer. The first part will be with Baker Donelson and the second with Bradley Arant. We're grateful for the experience he'll have and for the money he'll make!! I have 10 more days of school before I'm out for the summer. We're in the middle of senior project presentations right now, which is exhausting at times and so rewarding at others. It's neat to see these kids do something they didn't even know was possible. They come out crying a lot, and we cry right along with them. But my feet hurt every day when I get home from standing in heels all day. I'm enjoying it, but I'll be glad when it's all over and I can be at home all day with my sweet boy.

Parker is not such a baby anymore. I found myself crying about it a few weeks ago, which is so crazy. I used to say I couldn't wait for him to be big enough to really do things with like play games and ball. But now I just want him to stay a baby. It's happening so fast! We've had lots of things going on in the past month. He had his second round of shots, went to his first baseball game, had his first cold, and started sleeping in his crib. I realize we're a little behind on the crib. It was just so easy to find excuses to leave him in our room! I've posted lots of pictures below because it's been so long. Hopefully I'll be a little more consistent with finals behind us. I'm sorry I've been so out of touch. I haven't looked at anyone's blog, so I feel out of the loop. But I'm hoping to get caught up this week!

Parker loves his swing. He just laughs the whole time!

This one makes it easy to see how big he's getting. We're going through clothes really fast because he's getting so tall!!

Parker has been on a few shopping escapades with Alyssa and me. We have set out more than once in the morning and not come back until late at night. He's always a trooper and hangs right in there. And sweet Alyssa is such a great person to go with. She hauls him around just like I do, so I'm able to get some shopping done, too. We have a really good time and normally spend way too much money because we convince each other that we "need" it!

This is soooo redneck. I bought these shorts because Lee has a pair just like them that he likes to wear around the house. I took pictures of both of them in them, but Lee made me swear not to post them. You can imagine!

Favorite thing to do on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Parker loves to cuddle up right next to Lee and take a nap.

This is what Parker has been doing lately when he wakes up in the morning. He'll wake up and look around, and before we can turn around, he's back to sleep with his hand over his eyes. It's so funny! I realize his head is hitting the top of the bassinet. We did finally move him out!

Parker went to his first crawfish boil a few weeks ago. We were in Pontotoc when Lee's brother had a crawfish boil at his parents' house, and he was nice enough to let us stick around. Parker wasn't very impressed with the crawfish, but we're sure he will be one day!! Here are some fun pictures from the weekend.

Parker wasn't loving the live crawfish.

Parker even had his own chair!

Pop and Parker had a nice long conversation.

Gran and Parker cuddled up next to the fire to keep warm.