Amongst a busy November schedule, we were able to squeeze in a few opportunities to celebrate Parker's Golden birthday (13 on the 13th)! We had family birthday dinners at Hibachi and Mexican and lots of gifts to open at home. He was excited about all his gifts and is looking forward to celebrating with friends soon!
Physical Stats
Weight – 98lb (43rd percentile)
Height – 62.6” (62nd percentile)
Nicknames – Park, P Dizzle, Parksie
Likes
Favorite Food – Fried Rice
Favorite Activities – Sports
Favorite Color – Red
Favorite Toy – Play Station
Favorite Animal – Lemur
Favorite Thing to Wear – T Shirt
Favorite Book – My Life As series
Favorite Game – College Football 25
Favorite Song – All My Life
Favorite TV Show – South Park
Favorite Activity at School – Play 4 Square
Favorite Activity Outside –Play Sports
Favorite Sport to Play – Baseball
Favorite Movie – Rookie of the Year
Random Facts
Best friends – Liam, Hudson, Jackson, Parker M and Brendan
What do you want to be when you grow up – Architect
What do you sleep with at Night – Blue Bear
What makes you happy – Friends
What makes you sad – Being Alone
If you could go anywhere in the world – Hawaii
Least favorite food – Shrimp
Least favorite things to do – Eat
Family Facts
Favorite thing to do with Dad – Watch Sports
Favorite thing to do with Mom – Board Games
Favorite thing to do with Avery – Play Video Games
Favorite thing to do with Carter – Play Video Games
The kids split up for Halloween this year which was fun for them but the sad end of an era for mom/dad. Parker dressed as a character from the movie Sandlot and went out with some friends from school.
October was beautiful out and with not a drop of rain all month in Atlanta we spent plenty of time outside with baseball for the boys, tennis for mom and gold for dad. With a few trips, school conferences, multiple sport seasons and Halloween, it was a lot to juggle but we made it!
Avery (10 years, 2 months) - Avery has kept up her tennis lessons and is enjoying the low-key commitment. She continues to love signing up for all the things at school including dad's club and an optional 4H presentation she gave her class on Sullivan's Island.
Parker (12 years, 11 months) - October has mainly about baseball for Parker. He had travel tournaments 3 of 4 weekends and playoffs started for the rec team. He got in a ton of reps and continues to love playing baseball. His highlight of the month was likely pitching in the championship game during one of their tournaments. He went 4 innings giving up no hits, no runs and 1 walk. He also scored one of his team's 2 runs to win the game. Wrestling started mid-month which Parker has been loving but he is definitely ready for Fall Sports to end.
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| P added a message to his rec hat |
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| Parker and Andrew - future coaches like their dads |
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| Parker and Jack |
Carter (14 years, 5 months) - Fall rec baseball season was super fun with the boys playing on the same team. The Riverdogs made an improbable run late into the playoffs playing 7 games in 15 days an ultimately coming in 3rd place. They had a number of come from behind wins which were fun to watch. Despite some occasional sibling squabbles, the boys had a great time playing together. It was a fun season with a great group of families so we are sad it's over. But Carter is onto High School Wrestling this Winter and has been really enjoying it so far. The commitment is a substantial jump up from Middle School but he has been embracing it.
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| Fun trip to Fright Fest with the boys |
Siblings - These was sibling baseball time overload this month. The boys were fun to watch and Avery was a great cheerleader. She and another sibling even dressed up in their brother's uniforms for twin day at school.
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| Parker wasn't impressed with Avery's imitation of him |
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| Parker on 3rd, Carter coaching 3rd |
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| Parker pitching, Carter catching |
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| Parker pitching, Carter catching |
