Parker James Hepworth, 5 months on October 2nd!

Parker at 5 months!

He may have been little when he was born, but the boy has grown like a weed!  Not only is he in the 90% percentile for both height and weight, but he also weighs 20 lbs.  Yep ladies and gents, he is huge. 

But its not only his rolls that are getting big, so is his personality!
Parker likes what he likes, and he'll let you know it.  He smiles like crazy, laughs and giggles,  give kiss attacks, and is quite the show off.
 
His new trick... he opens his arms out wide as far as he can... looks at you to make sure you are watching... and then snaps them in and looks at you as if to say "Did you see that?!!?" and he expects a reaction. (a smile, a surprised look, a sound)   Then he repeats.  Its seriously hilarious, and I love it. 
Other tricks,  rolling over, playing with his toes, sitting up (but he falls to the side after a while),  Kisses and snuggles, reaching and grabbing, eating rice cereal from a spoon, helping to hold his bottle in his mouth, and pounding on his bottle like its a drum.

I love this little guy more and more every day!  I'm one lucky mama.

Rocket Booster Explosion!

ATK Rocket Booster Explosion!

    Every year, since I was a little girl, my wonderful dad has asked us to go out and see them test the rocket booster.  Every year, something has come up and we haven't been able to go.   Recently, the space program has made some dramatic changes, and ATK will most likely not be buildling rocket boosters for much longer. 

   My dad called me and let me know there was going to be one last rocket booster test,  and I knew I HAD to be there.  Not only because I wanted to see it, but also because it was important to me to support my dad. 

   IT WAS AWESOME!  The explosion was big, the sounds were loud, and the mushroom cloud just keeped getting bigger and bigger!!!  Why in the world did I wait this long to go and see this awesome explosion?  And the best part? being there with my awesome dad.  He is an amazing guy, and works so extremely hard for our family.  I've never met someone who didn't love my dad.  He really is the best.

Loved the show, loved the company, wish I could do it again.