The kids and I went to DeBary this weekend while Terry was out of town. This morning we went to the church that I grew up in, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church in Orange City. My mom is still a member...actually not just a member....but the usher, the secretary, the treasurer...the list goes on. Everyone was happy to see the kids and I could tell my mom was happy to have us back. Attendance this morning was 19 including the pastor...which is normal in this tiny church. This morning as we were singing a hymn, as you can imagine the congregation acts as the 'choir', TJ decided to join in and sing...which was nice. Always nice to have the children involved. The only thing was...he decided to harmonize with the alphabet song. So while we were singing "Father I Stretch My Hand to Thee", TJ was in the background singing "A, B, C, D, E, F Gggggg!". Bless his heart. Time to get ready for the week. Until next time!

It has been TOO long since my last post. It seems the longer I go without posting, the more overwhelming it is to produce a post.   Lots has happened in the past month.   I flew to Virginia to visit my friends Valencia and Marcus over Labor Day weekend.  I first met Valencia while living in Charleston and we have kept in touch ever since.  She has a wonderful husband, Marcus, and a little one on the way.  They were awesome hosts.  I even got a driving tour of DC...it was my first time.  Of course since she's in her first trimester, we did a lot of resting and eating, which was right up my alley.  We ate lunch at Jackson's in Reston (can we say, Ozzie Rolls!).  

Look at my California Roll. It was so pretty, I didn't want to eat it!
Ate Sunday brunch at Georgia Brown's in DC (can we say, FRENCH TOAST!).  

I also enjoyed visiting her church and going with her to some real estate appointments.  It was a lot of fun, can't wait to see her next month when she visits Florida:)

Since I was gone for a few days, Terry's mom took the opportunity come visit for a few weeks to help out while I was out of town.  The kids loved having "Wan-ma" at home waiting for them each day when we came home from school.  She is on her way back today...she will be missed around here.  

As far as the kids go, they are growing up fast.  TJ has pee-pee'd in the potty 3 days in a row at school and at home (yesterday he did it 3 times!).  Olivia will probably fall closely behind.  That's how it has been with everything else ...walking, etc.  They absolutely love their pull ups with Dora and Diego on it.  I believe that is why they want to go potty so much, to "get a new Dora/Diego".  They are very much involved in picking out their clothes.  Olivia loves to wear dresses and the color purple (no pun intended, since she was named after a character in the movie "The Color Purple").  TJ still loves orange, specifically his "shark shirt" that he has on in the picture above.  They love to play together.  They love to play "rocket ship", which involves sitting on the "bench" (the couch) and putting the pillows over them.  They love to "sing songs", especially singing along with a new children's CD that we got the other week.  Their favorite songs are "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes", "Wheels on the Bus" and "Down by the Bay".  They have moved past daily dinners of oatmeal...we now love grilled cheese sandwiches and will even eat biscuits and oven french fries. It's nice having options:)

That's about all from the Parks household.  Hopefully I will do better at posting this month. Until next time...