San Diego Vacation

Parker had a blast in San Diego. He got to go Legoland, the zoo, Sea World, and the beach. There was a ton more to do there, but we will have to go back.   Here are some pictures:

Parker also got to check out the Sheriff's museum. That was really cool as well. 

Learning about film

The other day Parker and I went to the Johnson Space Center in Houston. I brought my old Minolta film camera. Parker loved taking pictures with it, but at first didn't understand why he couldn't see the picture after he took it. I think he will make a great photographer one day. 

Block letters

Parker wrote me a note in block letters the other day at school. His teacher took a picture of it and he then decorated it with glitter glue. His teacher, Mrs. Frishman, was very impressed that he tried to sound out and spell Seattle without any prompting or help from her or the other staff at school.

Shake it like a permanent picture!

A while ago I showed Parker my fun Polaroid 300. It's the newer version of the old school Polaroid instamatic cameras where you had to "shake it like a Polaroid picture". Of course, you don't have to now, but the phrase was popularized by Outkast in their now iconic song Hey Ya!  Well, I didn't remind Parker of that, but when he took a picture of me the other day while at the zoo, he grab the photo and said...

Parker may be the next Dr. Seuss

Parker tried his hand at drawing a page out of a Dr. Seuss book. Pretty good, I'd say. But I'm probably a little biased. What do you think? Leave a comment on the blog. 

Parker's first Mardi Gras parade

Parker witnessed his first Mardi Gras parade today in Galveston. He had a blast catching beads. By the end of the parade, he was a real pro.

100 days of school

Tuesday of this past week was 100 days of school. Parker made this shirt with 100 things on it all by himself.