Is he not just the cutest?!

Although I was sad to cut his hair I'm so glad I did because now i can see his darling little face better.

This week his favorite word is "MINE" - a true indication that we have officially hit toddlerhood.

He also hates it when I hold, touch, kiss, pet, or even approach any other young children. He is very possessive of his Mama. And, lets be honest, I don't really mind a bit! 

the brotherhood

Parker adores his big brother.

He wants to do everything Big Brother does. He follows Landon around the house mimicking his every movement. In the morning when they're both brushing their teeth Parker tries to spit into the sink (despite the fact there is no toothpaste on his brush) just like Big Brother does - except the sink is two feet taller than him so he just spits down the front of his shirt. 

I have to give Landon credit for really having so much patience with his Little Brother. He's already a way better Big Brother than I ever was a Big Sister. He often includes Parker in games and helps him fill his water cup. He likes to teach Parker things - such as shooting baskets in the yard or how to convert Transformers. 

But, of course, they fight. They fight over Mama. Parker is particularly nasty when he feels like Landon's getting a bigger portion of Mama's lap during story time. Landon (naturally) is infuriated when Parker destroys his Lego creation. During wrestling matches someone is inevitably hurt, angry and crying every time. Parker bites and Landon hits. Its not unusual to hear Parker screaming in anger when Landon swipes his toy or Landon yell, "You are a bad baby" when Parker rips his book. They are brothers trough and through. 

But, they really do love each other. And seeing moments like overwhelm my heart with gladness and joy. It is such a big prayer in my heart that they would always be friends.

Little Lost Moments - 10am

I'll admit this is a bit harder to do while on our road trip. For one thing my phone is typically off during the day and I'm taking photos with our big camera. And I also tend to forget more easily! But I'm still going for it! Here's a few photos from our life at 10am-ish. 

At the little local aquarium (glorified fish tank) with friends

Pouting bc Popsicles are not allowed before lunch 

The slide hill on the last day of preschool for the year

Riding bikes our first full day in Colorado

 

Little Lost Moments - Week 3 (9 am)

I forgot a few days this week but still managed to catch the drift of our regular routine around 9am at our house:

tending the new veggie bed with dad

preschool drop-off

sweet, pudgy baby feel

excited to have share bag at school

"helping" daddy 

This upcoming week I'll be setting my alarm for 10am but if you feel like joining along you can capture any time of day on any given day - there are no rules! #littlelostmoments 

Little Lost Moments Photo Series 8 am

A few scenes from around our home at 8am this week:

doing worksheets with Mama while brother sleeps

our roommates while at grandpa and grandma's house

he's still my snuggle-bug

a good day is a day that starts with land cruisers, dirt piles and pj's 

getting on the floor and playing trucks

finding ripe strawberries in the garden

Don't forget to follow along on Instagram @twocentsparrow or #littlelostmoments

Photo Series: Little Lost Moments

For the past few weeks I've been mulling over a photo series. I've been enjoying my iphone camera so much. It's amazing what a few good apps and some tutorial reading can do. Of course, I'll always love my big camera but exploring my iphone has been so rewarding. It's making me want to make more pictures. 

And what I really want to do is be better at capturing the everyday, unposed, somewhat-mundane moments of our life. I want photos of my kids eating their breakfasts, playing with legos, and melting down over broken toys and bad snack options. I'm afraid those are the moments I'm going to forget when I'm old and gray and wrinkly; the real moments that make up our life right now.

I've come up with a plan to help me document the small "insignificant" happenings in our days. For twelve weeks I plan to TRY to take a picture a day. Each week will represent a different hour. 

For example:

Week 1 will be 7:00 am. 

I'll set my iphone timer to 7am (because I need reminders of it just won't happen!) and then snap a pic sometime during the 7am hour. 

I will do that for a week and then switch to 8 am for week 2. And so-on-and-so-forth. 

Therefore, capturing our everyday life from 7am-7pm over the course of 12 weeks.

You can follow along on Instragram (see button to the left if you're not on Instagram or find me at @twocentsparrow). I'll also post the pics from the week each Sunday.

And if you want to play along use the hashtag #littlelostmoments and then be sure to somehow caption the hour too (such as #8am). And don't feel like you have to join in everyday for 12 full weeks. Lets be honest - I'll probably miss a few day myself. There are no rules; just fun! 



I'll feature my favorite photos from friends each week too. 

I hope you'll join me! We start on Monday!