James - 13 Months

James at 13 Months

James started walking on January 1, 2015!
He now walks about 75% of the time.
Got his top two molars, which has caused a lot of drainage and an ear infection. He also caught a little tummy bug, which was then passed to Daddy and John.
He has become much more vocal and likes to say "no" and "hold me" a lot.
It's really cute when he says "hold me" because he has these puckered lips.
He has become extremely opinionated about eating. He especially likes "tooties (cookies)" after a couple bites of eating real food.
Started going to CLC at Prestonwood twice a week.
James prefers to have John's water cup. But after getting him a similar cup, he still wants John's cup!
He likes to read lots of books, but flips through the pages and is then onto the next book. He could read for ever, especially books that have sports ball in them.
Loves to sing and dance. He will move to the music when he hears it.
Says "cheese" when there is a phone or camera.
Likes Daddy to put him to bed at night lately. Will ask for Daddy when Mommy puts him to bed.
Has the cutest little smile with dimples.

John - 30 Months

John at 30 Months

John is becoming such a big boy!
He talks a lot. He likes to explain how things work and the order in which things will happen.
He of course loves to do things himself.
Enjoys helping Mommy in the kitchen, cook, clean, and put dishes away.
He likes to have tasks to do. He is very orderly and process oriented.
He's a big helper when cleaning up toys at the end of the day.
Likes to say "no" quite a bit and has taught James to say "no".
Came down with a stomach bug and wheezing episode this last month.
Been much more clingy to Mommy and Daddy lately and wanting us to hold him more.
Loves to eat and now asks for specific items, like pizza or chicken nuggs ("nuggets").
Loves to wrestle with Daddy.
Can throw a ball really hard.
He recognizes backhoes, bulldozers and cranes when we are driving.
He will also say "go", the light is green at stop lights.
Still loves to watch Daniel Tiger and has been singing lots of the little songs from the show ("Have to Go Potty" and "If It's Bad").
Was told at church one Sunday that John was a big helper during clean up time and he is very easy and chill in the classroom.
We are potty training...each day gets better. We went to get a potty at the store and John picked out one that "flushed". He liked it for about a day and then decided that he prefers the "big" potties. He started out having accidents when in pull-ups, but now keeps pull-ups mostly dry during awake hours and tells us when he has to go potty. He is really good about keeping his underwear dry when he is at home. When we go to the mall he likes the family bathrooms that have the "baby" potties. He still won't go potty at school, but that will come in time.

Christmas 2014

Christmas 2014

We did a lot of Christmas celebrations this year! It was a lot of fun to see the boys enjoy the tree, talk about baby Jesus, open presents, and spend time with family. Here are pictures from Christmas 2014:

Our Christmas, Saturday, December 20:

James received a trampoline and John received a soccer goal.

John got a Romo Cowboy jersey. Just like Daddy!

Matching Father/Son jerseys doing crafts.

Gentry Christmas, Sunday, December 21:

Parsons Christmas, Tuesday to Sunday, December 23 to 28:

Extended Gentry Christmas, Thursday, January 1:

We had a very nice time celebrating our Risen Lord and enjoying the generosity from family and friends!



James' 1st Birthday Celebration

James turns ONE

We had a "Curious George" birthday celebration at our house with family. James wasn't too much into the presents, but did LOVE his cake! Here are some pictures from the special day:

CURIOUS GEORGE DECOR

JAMES LOVES CAKE

FAMILY

Baby #3

Baby #3

Baby #3 is arriving June 8, 2015! We are very excited about this addition to our family. We will have three under three for a month before John turns three. Our family will be a little bit crazy and hectic for a while, but we couldn't be more blessed.

On December 22, 2014 we found out baby #3 is a GIRL! We will name her Grace Ann Parsons.

We have liked the name Grace since before we had John. It means:

Ann is a family name on both sides for our family. It is Julie's middle name, Elizabeth's middle name, Barbara's (Mema's) middle name, and Jacqueline's (Meema's) middle name.

We are very excited for both our boys to have a little sister!



James - 12 Months

James at 12 Months

James was having so many ear infections, so we got tubes in his ears on December 4, 2014. Since getting tubes his speech is developing quicker.

Words he likes to use: ball, dada, book, wawa "water", vroom, cho cho, no (while shaking his head).

James plays pretty independently with balls or books.

He likes to go to his room and read in the little nook area.

At dinner time if he doesn't like a food he pretends it's a ball and throws it on the ground, looks at it, then says "uh oh".

He took his first steps on January 1, 2015 at Mema and Bill's house for Christmas with the Gentry's.

Everyone clapped for him when he walked, so he stopped and clapped for himself too.



John - 29 Months

John at 29 Months

John is staying healthy this year, which is a big change from last year when he got tubes in his ears.

He has started using the phrase "I don't want to".

John will go potty in the big potty before bath time. Will try to start potty training after the new year.

Still loves to eat, but has become a little more picky. He has his go-to foods of chicken nuggets, pizza, chicken/cheese roll-ups, veggie straws, fruit packs, and waffles.

He is becoming more and more independent. Likes to put on his own shoes, get in the car himself, open/close doors, get his own plate, plays on the playground with little assistance, plays in the backyard or upstairs with James for about 20 minutes at a time.

John speaks in sentences and really wants you to understand what he is trying to tell you.

He remembers everything. Things that happened months ago he can still tell you the details.