Family

 

Meet the Parkers :)

It has been 10 years since writing so I'll introduce these sweet humans!

This is my guy, KP, and I love him more and more each day. He is the friend most people only dream of having. He is 100% a team player with the underdogs best interest in mind. We have 26 years of living our story together. His "dad jokes" get more funny each day. How have we gotten to that stage already?

Eliza Eve, born March 18, 2022! This little lady makes life practically perfect. She has her very own language and knows how to communicate. It is SO easy to love her! Always contributing to conversations, little Eliza is going sharing ideas wherever she is! She is lucky to have Mr. Suzuki already helping her hear and appreciate beautiful music.

These are Eliza's parents, JP and Miriam. They are such a great team. They just moved from Boston to Florida and we are more than a little happy that they are a quick flight from Nashville! They are friends to all and sprinkle happy wherever they are. Eliza is happy and secure because she senses the love they have for each other. They are planners and seem to fit in everything! Not sure how they do it!

Alyssa and Hailey all grown up now!

Alyssa is at Vanderbilt and half way through a PhD program in Genetics. Yes, she is going to make things happen in this world! Alyssa always has us laughing with her "once upon a time" stories and home made movies. 

Hailey is the last of the original "littles". Lucky for her she gets our undivided attention ;) She is an early riser, self motivated, take charge kind of gal! Her moto as a little girls still holds true, "I do it self!" What will we do with ourselves when she leaves us?

Tanner is the handsome guy on the left. He just got engaged to be married in November! Tanner speaks the ever popular language, Romanian a long with sibling Obb! His quick smile and light heart make others feel accepted and valued. All the kids play music but Tanner is the first to compose a song. I could listen to him play the piano forever. He has lots of hidden talents that are developed but not on display.  

Landon is far far away in Singapore but we get to facetime every Sunday. He LOVES everything about being a missionary. When he was a very little boy he talked and talked as if we could understand him. He even used intonation to let us know what he was trying to get across. Those early skills seem to be paying off as he now daily speaks in Chinese and Malay. We miss being around the fun that always surrounds Landon! He is a gatherer of people.