Father's Day Weekend

Four generations of Parrott men

Connor sitting in his Great-Granddaddy's lap

Weston, Great-Grandaddy, & Connor

Daddy & his boys on Father's Day

Connor, Anna, Weston, & Grandaddy

We went to Georgia for Father's Day weekend.  The boys had fun swimming in Anna's pool and picking blackberries with Granddaddy.  They also got to hang out a lot with their cousins, Kayla & Emily.  On Father's Day, we went to visit Nanny & Great-Granddaddy at their home.  Nanny was in the bed, but she woke up a few times to see Weston & Connor talking to her.  Great-Grandaddy was glad to see the boys and visit with them.  I took a picture of all the Parrott men, so we had four generations together.  We told Great-Grandaddy that we were naming baby James Everett after him, and his reply was, "That's a good name".  Everett is the middle name of Great-Grandaddy, Grandaddy, Will, and now our baby boy that is due in September.

Relaxing Beach Trip

Connor (2) & Weston (4) on the beach

Brothers hugging

Connor, Mommy, & Weston

Will taking a picture of the whole family

Daddy & his boys

Connor, Will, & Weston

Being silly on the balcony

Having a great time

Swimming in the pool with Daddy

Connor chillin' with his Daddy

Weston running in the surf

Connor playing on the beach

Connor in his beach chair

Weston & Daddy jumping over the waves

Cute little freckles on Weston's face

The boys hunting for seashells

The boys playing in the surf

Covering Weston with sand like a mermaid

Dressed and ready to go play putt-putt

Two handsome boys

Mommy & Weston

A picture Weston took of Will & me

Me & my boys

Pure joy on Weston's face

Daddy helping Connor with his first shot

Weston celebrating his first hole-in-one

He got 2 hole-in-ones

Our golfers

Brothers and best friends

 In May, we got the chance to go to Orange Beach for a long weekend when Mimi & Grandy's condo was available.  We had the most relaxing and fun time.  Connor doesn't sit still often, but he loved sitting for hours on the beach in his chair or in Mommy or Daddy's lap.  Weston had a blast hunting for shells and playing in the ocean.  Both boys loved swimming in the pool, too.  Connor mostly stayed on "the porch" of the pool, as he called it (the bench seating in the shallow end), while Weston practiced his "reach and pull" swim strokes.  We ate at LuLu's one night, which the boys always find very entertaining.  We also went to what Weston calls "pirate golf" to play putt-putt.  Weston lucked up, and he scored 2 hole-in-ones!  Mommy & Connor each also scored a hole-in-one.  It was nice to slow down a bit at the beach from our fast-paced schedules.  There is some of the best family time at the beach.  Next time we go, we'll have a third baby boy with us to add to the fun.

More Spring Happenings

Weston's FUMC Choir program

At the microphone for his first speaking part

Connor dressed up for a friend's Pirate & Princess birthday party

Connor listening to Sara Berry read The Pirate & the Princess

Spring program for school

Connor singing "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"

Weston's group getting ready to sing

Weston & Mommy at the Mother's Day Tea

 

Showing off the work he made for me, which included a drawing of me

Singing and blowing kisses to the moms

Weston's First Tee Ball Game

At Opening Ceremonies waiting for their team to be called

Team buddies: Weston (#10), Walker (#16), & Jacob (#20)

Jacob & Weston

Coach Daddy & Connor

Weston posing for his individual picture

The Land Bank Pirates

 

 

 

Weston at his first bat

Posing on first base for all the grandparents, Mommy, & Connor to see

Running to 2nd after helping the other team field his teammate's ball

Running home for the first time

Lingering on the plate while his family praised his efforts

Posing again on first base, & so proud of himself

     On April 13, Weston played his very first tee ball game.  He was so excited about finally playing on a team.  He was eager to both hit and field every ball that came his way.  His first hit landed him on first base.  Then, as the next batter hit, Weston left first base to go help the other team field the ball, then he ran to second base.  It was hilarious!  He was so proud of himself every step of the way.  Nana, Granddaddy, Mimi, Grandy, Connor, & Mommy were all watching him play, while Daddy helped coach.  It was good to see Weston so happy about playing his first team sport.  Today, I signed him up to play "Soccer ball" (as he calls it) in the Fall.  Will really wanted him to get to play this year, since he had played soccer growing up.  The first game is around mid-September, perfect timing for James Everett to show up, right?  Well, I really hope I'll be able to be present at his first soccer game.  I don't want to miss it! 
     During tee ball season, the teams were scheduled to play two games per week.  The games were during supper time (either 6:00 or 7:00), so it shook up our meal time routine a bit.  It was hard finding a good rhythm of going to games on Mondays and Thursdays, having small group on Wednesday nights, and just enjoying being home together for meals on other nights.  I love that our family sits down for meals together most nights, and we often have family devotion at the dinner table.  This is such a special time that we have together as a family (that unfortunately, not every family has), and I want to protect that time as much as possible.