And the Oscar Goes To...

Today Parker's first grade class put on a play of Jack and the Beanstalk. He was the silent star of the play as the Beanstalk. He was so funny to watch because he wouldn't even look up at us. Parker gets soooo embarrassed being in front of people.




The highlight of his career as a beanstalk came when the giant, played by his good friend C.J., had to "climb" down him and Jack, played by Collin, had to chop him down.





Parker fell dramatically to the ground in beat with the music. How could we help but not giggle? The kids did a great job. It is hard to believe they will be leaving the first grade in 2 days.

Our Newest Addition

No baby yet...sorry to disappoint you. Our newest addition to the Jeffs' family zoo (1 daschund, 1 crested gecko, 1 water frog, 1 ghost shrimp, and too many fish to count) is a mudskipper named Skippy. He is a fish that can live in both the water and on land so our fish tank inside the house now has a floating island. He technically breaks my pet rule of a land animal having at least but no more than four legs, but how could we resist? He is so ugly he is cute!

Puppy Love

Parker was in heaven on Saturday taking care of Nana Ann and Papa Swing's new baby--a chiuaua puppy named Mimi. The puppy really took to him, following him everywhere and even crying for him.



Papa took these pictures of Parker and the puppy. We had a good laugh once we noticed the positioning of the sun dial behind Parker's head!





When he wasn't taking care of Mimi, Parker was busy pushing Aunt Vicki and Papa Swing in the pool.

Baseball Season Ends

Saturday was our last baseball game. It is hard to believe how quickly the season went this year. Parker's team had a couple of really nice plays their final game. It ended on a sweet note with Katie, his teammate with Down Syndrome. She was the final person to bat and had the biggest smile on her face as she rounded the bases to come home. Afterwards, we went to Cold Stone as a team and passed out their medals and team balls. Parker is already counting down to playing next year!

Parker's First Ball Game

Friday night we went with the Gray Family out to the Stockton Port's Baseball Game. They are the minor league team affiliated with the Oakland A's. The seats were great and the stadium was really nice. It was fun for Parker to watch how the big boys play up close. His major fascination though were the food vendors. They had all of his favorites--hot dogs, nachos, snow cones, churros, etc. The game ended with a fireworks display.

The Real Reason I Moved Back to Brentwood...

So I told everyone we moved back to Brentwood to be closer to family, but the REAL reason occurs for just a few weeks between May and June--Cherry Season! Maggiore's Fruit Stand opened Friday morning and I was there by 8:45am and the only reason it took me that long to get there is that I had to stop and get cash out. Baby has been craving cherries for 3 weeks now and I thought I would just about die before the cherries came on. I ate at least a pound between the fruit stand and home. Over half the container was gone by lunch time and my tongue was fuzzy from the acidity but it was soooooo worth it! The cherries and I go back a long time. They were just about the only reason I didn't hate my parents 100% when they moved us from Fremont out to this little hick town called Brentwood when I was the fun age of 13. It became an annual tradition for my dad and I to go and pick cherries and now it is something that I have passed on to Parker. He is a cherry fan now too!

Diaper Duty

Never say never...tonight Parker learned how to change a diaper and swaddle a baby at our hospital's sibling class.



He actually did a really good job and only carried the baby around upside down once. We got a little tour of the hospital and watched a video on becoming a big brother or sister.



His favorite parts were the huge chocolate chip cookies they served and the blue hospital bag they gave each child. 34 days and counting until the real diaper duty begins!