Thanksgiving

Here are a few Thanksgiving pics

2011 Blake Bengal Poms Camp- Courtney Parker

2011 Blake Bengal Poms Camp- Kelly Parker

2011 Parker Family Halloween

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2011 Parker Family Pumpkin Patch Pictures

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2011 Girl Scout Camping Trip

The Girl Scouts had a great time camping this weekend. Click here to see the pictures.

Back to School

Courtney and Kelly went back to school today. Click here to see the pictures.

In memory of Charles T Cannon

Charles Thomas Cannon was born on the 18^th of February, 1921 to Earnest

Eugene and Betty Gates Cannon of Graves County Kentucky.   He attended South Fulton High School and graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in Agriculture.   After graduation, he was commissioned in the U.S. Navy.    During WWII he spent 3 1/2 years on a Mine Sweeper in the Pacific.  After the war he transitioned to the U.S. Navy Reserves and retired after 21 yrs combined active and reserve service. 

Upon returning to South Fulton, he married Virginia Ann Hill in 1947, who preceded him in death in 1993.  They have three children, Charles Eugene (Gene) Cannon (wife-Margie), George Thomas (Tommy) Cannon (wife-Ginny) of South Fulton, TN and Mary Jane Murphree (husband-Terry) of Paris, TN and seven grand children, Renee (Cannon) Parker (husband -Jim) of Silver Spring, MD; Claire (Cannon) Wolcott (husband-Jeremiah) of Edgewater, CO; Elizabeth Cannon of Oxford, MS;  Bonnie Cannon of Rural Hall, NC; Julie (Cannon) Riddell (husband-Michael) of Frankfort, KY; Mitchell Murphree (wife-Krista) of Murfreesboro, TN; and Mollie Murphree of Nashville, TN.  Charles has seven great grandchildren, Courtney and Kelly Parker; Abigail and Jackson Wolcott; Joseph Riddell; Cannon and Fineas Murphree.

He spent most of his life in the Twin Cities of South Fulton, TN /Fulton, KY in the insurance and real estate business (Cannon Agency) and farming.   Charles retired from the Cannon Agency after 31 years (1955 to 1986) and from farming (1947 to 1994) and moved to Mount Dora, FL.  He married Mary Ellen Lowe Simmons in May 1994.   In Mount Dora, he was active in Community Volunteer Service, Men’s Garden Club and the Audubon Society.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Virginia Ann Hill Cannon, his sisters, Rosa Ferrell of San Diego, California, Francis Lydia Cannon of South Fulton, TN and his brother Leroy Cannon of Memphis, TN. 

A few more vacation pics

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2011 Tennessee vacation

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Abigail sings the entire Yankee Doodle song

Abigail sings the entire Yankee Doodle song

Beach pictures

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pool pictures

Click here to see pictures from our visit to the pool.

Stripes

Bob and Oliver Parker

The Guys

Tim Ellis, Sonny Parisi, Dave Parker, George Piteira, Jim Parker, Matt Parker

Girl Scout camping trip

The Girl Scouts had a great time on their camping trip. Click here to see the pictures.

Union Family

Here is the picture we took on spring break at the Old Time Photo store.

Courtney ear pierce video

Here is the video of Courtney getting her ears pierced

Courtney- Betsy Ross presentation

Dee Martineau's 90th birthday

Thanks to everyone who attended Dee Martineau's 90th Birthday Party. Click here to see pictures from the party. If you have additional pictures, please email them to me so I can post them.

Courtney gets her ears pierced

We finally broke down and let Courtney get her ears pierced for her 8th birthday. Click here to see the pictures

Our first visitor to our new bird feeder

2 months ago, I took the kids to the store and we bought a bird feeder. The girls were so excited that they stared out the window for hours hoping a bird would visit. After weeks without any luck, we received our first visitor today!

I don't know how this squirrel climbed onto our window but you should have seen him  flying through the air after I scared him off the feeder.

Cloverly Elementary Family Dance 2011

The kids had a great time at the dance. Click here to see more pictures.

Courtney and Emma's 8th birthday party

The girls had a great time at Courtney and Emma's birthday party. Click here to see more pictures

warm weather

Courtney Parker's First Communion

Congratulations to Courtney Parker on her first communion and thanks to everyone who was able to share the day with her. Click here to see the pictures

Oliver Parker arrives

Congratulations to Matt and Katie on their new arrival.
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2011 sledding pictures and videos

We had a great time sledding today at Laurel Hospital.
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Family

We had a great time with the Cannon, Metcalf, and Mattie families last weekend. Click here to see the pictures.

Girls

The girls in their dresses. Courtney, Kelly, and Jocelyn.

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2010 Parker family Christmas photos

We had a great Christmas this year and enjoyed seeing everyone. Click here to see more pictures of Christmas at the Parker House.

2010 St John The Baptist Christmas children's liturgy

The girls were angels again this year. Click here to see more videos

Kelly and Santa

Santa visited Kelly's school this week!

Kelly being silly

2010 Picture with Santa

Cloverly Elementary Ice Skating night

The kids had a great time at Wheaton Ice Arena last night. Click here to see a few pictures.

Kelly, Mia, and Aubrey

2010 Disney On Ice Toy Story 3

The kids had a great time at Disney on Ice. We had 4th row seats! Click here to see more pictures.

2010 Halloween

Here are a few pictures from Halloween. Click here to see more..

Courtney and Kelly's school Halloween Party pictures

Courtney and Kelly both had great Halloween parties at school on Friday. Click here to see more pictures.

2010 Pumpkin Patch pictures

The kids (and adults) had a great time at Butler's Orchard picking out their pumpkin. Click here to see more pictures.
Courtney's pumpkin patch story
Let me tell you about me going to the pumpkin patch. First we got on our shoes. Then we went into the truck and drove to the pumpkin patch and found a parking place. Then we walked over to the farm. When we GOT THere WE GOT TO GO ON A HAY RIDE. WE PIcKED A MEDium size puMPKIN.THEN WE GOT BACK ONTO THE HAY RIDE AND TOOK MORE PICtures.WHEN WE GOT BACK, WE WENT ON A HUGE SLIDE. IT WENT ReaLLY FAST.THEN WE WENT ON TWO MOONBOUNcES. WE WENT TO THE TRUCK AND GOT OUR LUNCH AND WALKED OVER TO A TABLE AND Ate LUNCH. AFTER WE Ate LUNCH, mommy PUT THE lunchbox IN THE CAR AND WENT TO SEE THE ANIMaLS. AFTER WE Saw ANIMaLS, WE WENT on A TRACTOR. IN THE TRACTOR, THere WAS A SLIDE IN IT. THEN WE WENT IN A HAY MAze. THEN WE WENT IN A  barn WITH HAY ALL OVER THE PLAcE. THEN IT WAS TIME TO GO HOME and WE LEFt. THAT IS THE STORY OF THE PUMPKIN PAtch.
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2010 Cloverly Elementary 2nd grade butterfly release

The second graders are excited to release their butterflies that they have been raising for the past 2 months. Here are some pictures from the big event today.

2010 Burtonsville Fire Department open house

Courtney and Kelly had a great time at the 2010 Burtonsville Fire Department open house. Click here to see more pictures.

pictures of Kelly at school

Here are a few pictures of Kelly at Pre-school. Click here for more.

Bathroom and Bedroom remodel

The Official Parker Family website blog has not been updated for a month due to the fact that we have been remodeling our bathroom and Kelly's bedroom. We are so happy the renovation is finished and we are now back to having 2 working bathrooms in the house. Click here to see more pictures of the bathroom and bedroom.

2010 Burtonsville Day

Courtney's Brownie troop recently marched in the 2010 Burtonsville Day Parade. Click here to see more pictures of the parade.

Jim & Renee Parker's 10 year anniversary trip

For our 10 year anniversary, we decided to spend the weekend at Kent Island, MD. Thanks to Kevin of Trident Aircraft at the Bay bridge Airport for taking us out on a scenic plane ride of Kent Island, St Michaels, and the Bay Bridge area. We had a great time eating at the Jetty Dock Bar, the Red Eye Dock Bar, and Annie's. As you can see from the pictures, our hotel room at the Hilton Garden Inn overlooked the bay and Jetty's. It was nice to see all of the boats passing by while we were hanging out in the room. Click on the link to see more pictures from our anniversary weekend. Special thanks to Mom & Dad Parker for babysitting Courtney and Kelly. They had a great time in Ocean City. Next anniversary, maybe we'll have a boat and be able to spend more time on the bay.

Courtney and Kelly at the bus stop

1 more year of pre-school for Kelly. Next year, she will get to ride the school bus with Courtney.

Courtney's 1st day of 2nd grade

Courtney had a great day on her first day of school. Here is a picture of her and her huge backpack.

Kyde's birthday party

Everyone had a great time at Kyde's birthday party. The cookie cake was very good.

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Cloverly Elementary 2nd grade open house

Courtney is excited about starting second grade.

(mom looks happy too)

Courtney and Kelly playing in the creek

Courtney and Kelly at Meadowside nature center

go kart videos

We all had a great time on the go karts. Courtney and Kelly got to drive by themselves for the first time. Click here for more videos

cherry italian ice is sooooo messy...but soooo good

Kelly, Courtney, and Jim

waiting for our boat ride

Kelly at the beach

kellys chocolate cookie face. yummmm

courtney digging one of many holes :)