My little soldier and smiley boy.

Ryan had a military symposium one day and was dressed in his blues and when he came home we put his hat on Rafe and taught him how to salute. It was so cute! Finn has been a smiley baby from the day he was born and he smiles more and more each day. He is such a happy baby. I am so blessed to have such wonderful boys and I love them so much!

Aurora Reservoir

Last Wednesday we went to the Aurora Reservoir for our play date. We had so much fun and it was so beautiful. I felt like I was in a different state, maybe Maine, although I've never been there before. It had a nice breeze, clear clean water, and beautiful buildings that where white with blue shutters. Rafe had so much fun playing in the sand and swimming in the water. Thanks Jill for introducing us to this beautiful place.

Finn's Baby Blessing

The Garden of the Guys...I mean Gods

Rafe got to see Bob the Builder at Elitch

Finn's first Carousel ride

We were so blessed to have so many family and friends at Finn's Baby Blessing. My Mom, Dad, Grama J, Jess, and Jordan drove from Utah. It was so fun having them here with us. We went to Six Flags Elitch Gardens and had a great time there as well as went to the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. It was hard to say goodbye as always but we enjoyed their company. We are extremely blessed to have little Finn in our lives and part of our family. He is such a sweetheart and a little angel. We all love him very much. Rafe loves his little brother so much. I have two great little boys and a WONDERFUL husband!

Finn's Baby Blessing Photo

Finn Michael Parks

To Be Blessed Sunday September 6, 2009

Strawberry Thief

I was feeding Finn one afternoon and I had cut some strawberries up for Rafe to have with his lunch and left the rest on the counter. Well, I was tied down feeding Finn and then I noticed this hand reaching up to the counter and snatching strawberries and then the whole container was pulled off onto the floor. I went into the kitchen and saw this.....

My Boys!

Rafe loves to hold his baby brother and give him lots of loves and helps momma take good care of him.

Summer Vacation

Rafe and Dad roasting marshmellos

Finn's little sleeping nook. He probably slept the best out of all of us.

Good Ol' Faithful


Rafe LOVED his smores!


Funniest picture EVER!

Hiding under a tree to get our of the rain at Hidden Falls

We got soaked hiking to Hidden Falls by Jenny Lake but my little Man stayed nice and dry and warm. He was my little heater.

Dragon's Mouth

Rafe took his cousin Sawyer's hand and walked over to play in the water. It was the cutest thing ever!

Over the 24th we went on a summer vacation with my family. My parents rented a large motorhome and my family, with the exception of Logan, Amanda, Jed, and Landon, went to Jackson Hole and Yellowstone. We had a good time and saw so much beautiful country. It was the first time we had all of the little cousins together. Evin, Sawyer, Rafe, and Finn all had a chance to play with each other and get to know each other. We went to see the Bar J Ranglers and loved it like we always do. We saw the Mud Volcano, Dragon's Mouth, and Old Faithful. We went and saw Lower Falls and a bunch of other parts of the river. And of course we saw the only thing Rafe cared to see......."BUFF-I-LO." It was a beautiful as it always is. While we were in Utah my Grama Smith had a Great Grandson picnic at the park. It was so much fun being with family. Finn was a great little traveler. We were on the road a lot and he was a little trooper.