All About Parker

My Parker, *smile*

Parker is now 6 years old and LOVES life, he is our third son. He has white hair like his daddy and is as stubborn as his mommy (but we blame it on his Grandpa Bullock). What do you think?

Oscar (Daddy)

Parker started kindergarten in the fall and is doing an amazing job. His teacher was very proud of all the things Parker knows. She did comment how Parker has a gift for telling you how it is. I already know this and how embarrassing it can be in public. *sigh* She mentioned how he loves story time when she is reading the longer more in depth stories. He really is showing signs like his big brothers did at their ages, especially Lil O, with his 'smarts'. We are very proud of him.

Parker also started soccer this past fall and really liked it. He thought it was so COOL to have his Daddy as his coach. I had laughing fits on the sidelines and a couple of mental head slaps (especially when he tucked in his winter coat into his shorts for one game). He is starting to get the hang of the whole concept of soccer as is his whole team, it's really fun to watch them.

Some of Parker quirks are ALWAYS tucking his shirts into his pants. I mean ALWAYS! This gets very annoying at least once a week, but comes in handy for Sunday. He also insists on wearing his moonboots to school everyday, even when there is no snow and it is 60 degrees outside. One thing he likes to do is wear shorts during the winter, but he promises me he will change when we have to go outside. So he comes out of his room with pants on, but the shorts are also on over the pants. (Mental head slap). It is almost always pointless to argue with him about it, so it's become one of those 'choose your battles' scenarios.

Its amazing just how many 'choose your battle' scenarios we have with Parker, another one is his hair. I'm sure I've mentioned before how we had to make a deal, he gets to do his hair during the week, and mom does it on Sunday. Example....

He loves to draw, play the computer, play the playstation, play hide-n-seek, or hide the golden plates, and make up his own games. You will always see his art work taped to different walls or doors throughout the house, maybe he'll make a living at it some day. His daddy has nicknamed him 'Random Man' because he will usually blurt something out that makes absolutely no sense or has nothing to do with what we're talking about. He also loves to make up his own jokes, and laughs hysterically at himself while the rest of us just smile and shake our heads. Mason has now picked up this talent too. *smile*

He has also learned how to ride a scooter recently and he seems to think he should be able to do everything his older brothers get to do. For example he now just today, right before bedtime wanted to learn the rubix cube. He was able to get one row all the same color and went to bed with a huge confident smile.

He has a huge fascination with numbers, time, and age. So if he ever asks you how old you are just go with it. He is always saying 'So when I'm 12, Mason will be 9?" Or "Mom it's 7:54 we're gonna be late for school". He always exaggerates the time too like, "I went to school for 18 hours", or "I was only playing for 60 minutes" (when he has been playing for 30). It's not uncommon to hear him say off the wall numbers like 'Seventy Hundred Minutes/Hours'. He just recently started wearing a watch to school and is constantly looking at it, or reminding me what time it is. He also knows how old he will be when he reaches certain milestones in his life. When I'm 8 I get to be baptized and go to scouts, when I'm 12 I get to go to the temple for dead baptism, and when I'm 19 I'm going on my mission. He is always very happy and proud each time he tells us.

And of course he is always trying to learn new things and try to catch up to his older brothers. I keep telling him he needs to slow down a little, but he doesn't get it. We love him all the same, the good days and the frustrating ones. I always pray that his determination and 'stubbornness' will point him in the right direction in his life, that it will be a benefit to him.

And that's my Parker.