The Parry Family Blog

AS of last week, Mommy's car was the only car that had the boys car seats in it. Kian (14 month old) and LJ (2.5 year old) were each riding in a Britax Marathon CS. Since we needed to have another car seat for LJ (Daddy takes LJ to preschool in the mornings) we had to buy a new car seat so that we wouldn't have to constantly juggle and shuffle car seats in and out of cars. Its not hard but its NOT EASY AND can make you break a sweat and have to be in all kinds of awkward positions. OK. so it basically sucks having to move around car seats. It was time to go shopping. ONLINE SHOPPING THAT IS! We decided we would get LJ a booster car seat. His weight and height are well above his age so he fit the requirements. We finally chose one. Why am I saying we? ME. Daddy did not help in the research department. Which is fine by me. I love making decisions :) I spent 3 days doing research. Safety, Price, Durability...Basically I read so many REVIEWS that I was dreaming about car seats....

Being a working mom and wife of a football coach who's working 15-18 hour days, a lot of the daily chores become very difficult when you don't have both parents around. Especially in the evenings when dinner, dishes, baths and cleanup come into play. After 2 weeks of having to learn how to juggle two boys and the evening routine, I think I'm finally at a point where I'm comfortable and got a relatively good flow going. Watch I probably just jinxed the crap out of myself for tonight but oh well. When boys get hungry, its no joke. If I don't have dinner ready by 5-5:30pm, all hell breaks loose in the Parry House. I have two crazy boys screaming and the screaming makes momma tense and nervous and a clutz. To avoid making nasty meals due to the time crunch (and yes I have had to throw some meals away because they were yucky) I have tried to plan evening meals with more organization and planning. Boy I am learning a lot about cooking as a mom, its totally different t...

Last week the UC Davis Aggie football coaching staff and players held a clinic for all the women who follow aggies football, moms of the football players, wives/girlfriends of the coaches and anyone else who wanted to pay to attend! The festivities had 2 awesome things: We got to play football and we got to play football WHILE drinking unlimited quantities of wine and beer. A group of us girls (coaches wives) got together for the event. Below is a short 3 minute clip from the event. My girl Valerie and I made the cut and although I get schooled by her, its still pretty funny. Check it out: http://www.ucdavisaggies.com/allaccess/?media=258993 Overall I was drunk for most of the event but I honestly had SO SO SO much fun playing football. I loved hitting and jumping and doing a touchdown dance. What I found to be hard was wearing the helmet and trying to throw the ball. THAT WAS SO FREAKING HARD. Guess I have a whole new respect or players and helmets! haha... Enjoy the pics belo...

My posts are sporatic and today's post is well overdue. So whats new with the parry clan. Well lots of exciting stuff going on... First the most exciting news: Kian is walking! My little moosh moosh is chuggin along all over the house, making it known that he's now a fully functioning WALKER! He gets frustrated when I try to push him to sitting position and he gets so excited sometimes he stumbles (and cries). I'm not sure how Leonidus feels about his little brothers new found ability. He has mixed emotions. Sometimes I see him excited and say "LOOK KIAN IS WALKING" and other times I catch him pushing him (or trying to get him to crawl). I guess its natural to feel confused but I find my boys interactions to be oh so fascinating (and sometimes frustrating). In other news I am still trying to learn how to cope and emphasize with a growing, active and opinionated 2.5 year old toddler. Leonidus is a fun-loving toddler boy most of the time. I absolutely LOVE this ...

Back in the good ole days, our families schedule allowed us a nice wake up call... usually around 7-8:30am. But lately, with the many changes upon us with Neil in the heart of football, myself and my new job/schedule and LJ starting preschool come fall, our sleep has been significantly impacted For the past 2 weeks, we have been waking up around 6am...average I'd say 6:30am. With this new time, our days seem like FOREVER. Honestly its amazing how much more you can get done when you wake up that early! I am liking it but I am getting SO sleepy by the time 10pm rolls around. I could barely keep my eyes open during big brother lastnight!! haha... my favorite show! Today LJ woke up at 4:30am and he did not want to go back to bed. He wanted noodles and meatballs by 9am (theoretically this would be his lunch) and was in bed by 11:30am for his nap (normally between 12:30-1pm). Kian was very similar but since he's 1, he slept in until 7am which was nice. On average my kids sleep...

For original article, click here . 2010 Record: (6-5, 3-1) 2010 Postseason: none Coach: Bob Biggs (136-71-1, 136-71-1 overall) Returning Leaders: Rushing: Nick Aprile, FB, 389 yards Passing: Randy Wright, QB, 2,432 yards Receiving: Anthony Soto, WR, 344 yards Tackles: Jordan Glass, LB, 66 Sacks: Byron Gruendl, LB, 2.5 Interceptions: Byron Gruendl, LB, 2; Jonathan Perkins, CB, 2 There should be some pretty high expectations at UC Davis after the Aggies fought through a tough schedule in 2010 and ended up with a winning record. Eight starters return on each side of the ball and Coach Bob Biggs is looking to make UC Davis’ last year in the Great West a memorable one. The Aggies, along with fellow current Great West members Cal Poly, Southern Utah and North Dakota, will all move to the Big Sky in 2012. Strengths: There are plenty of talented players on both sides of the ball, but it is the offense that garners the most excitement. Quarterback Randy Wright had a great fres...

Last night the UCDavis football team hosted "Senior BBQ" at Coach Bigg's house. The event was small, just coaches, football staff, senior players and all of the wives/girlfriends. The event was "no kids" so finding a babysitter where we know very few people proved to be difficult. One of the coaches knew a trusted babysitter and so myself and two other coaches wives/mom's left their kids with this sitter. I was super nervous because not only had I not left the kids with "your typical teen babysitter" but my boys both had diarrhea for the past 3+ days. After changing my 20th diaper of the day, I was a bit looking forward to 1-2 hours of adult time. I just prayed that they wouldn't have too many blowouts during their time with the sitter. Since double days are in full swing all the coaches were going straight from the practice facility to the BBQ. The backyard get together was nice and coach's yard was gorgeous. It was so nice finally mee...

I was never one to nap but today... I heart naps. Why? Well both Kian and Leonidus slept for 3 hours. Its hard to predict and prepare yourself for days like this. I had plans to go to a 4:30 class at the gym but the boys got up around 3:45... by the time i fed them a snack which is a must before we go to the gym and got them dressed, it would be too late. So now, I am allowing them snack time and then we will be OFF to the gym for some kidsclub for the kids and some cardio and weights for mommy! Speaking of working out, I am loving my new membership at California Family fitness. The gym is really cool. They have an awesome KidsClub with a mini basketball court and playground for kids and activities all the time. The people that work there are SOOOO nice and make me feel better when I leave my boys there (and Kian is screaming crying for me). I recently spoke to one of my friends who's a personal trainer and a badass body builder. She gave me some tips on losing weight and build...