Happy Happy 5th Birthday, Part II

On Monday we kicked off the birthday week celebration with a bicycle ride to the fire station. The fireman are always so unbelievably nice. Walker always asks them a thousand questions, usually the same questions over and over and they patiently answer every single one. Walker just walks right in like he owns the place. They are used to us always stopping by. It just so happened they were washing the big fire truck. So, they put him to work and he loved it!

Learning how to clean the big tires!

Then later we headed downtown for lunch on the river and then a trip to the USS North Carolina.

It was our first visit touring the battleship and Walker loved it. He had so much fun touring the inside of the big ship. He scored a super cool USS North Carolina for his bookshelf to always remember his trip. Thanks Jules!!

Yay for Jules being here for birthday week!!!

It was a super fun day together!

What a great way to kick off this special little boys birthday week!!

On Tuesday afternoon we headed down to Carolina Beach for family night on the boardwalk.

We ate at a super cute bar and then headed over to ride all the rides. It was our first trip to ride all the rides and Walker had a blast!! He didn't want to leave, but we were all so exhausted:)

I think he had the most fun on the slides:)

Riding his very first roller coaster with Daddy!

Jules was the only one that was brave enough to ride this with him.

We had just finished dinner with full bellies and this ride goes around and around super fast if you know what I mean. She made it out alive barely!!!

Having a ball..........

We finally convinced him it was time to go home, so he could get to bed and wake up for his birthday. Thanks Jules for being here and enjoying such a fun night. We will be able to look back on these pictures and remember the huge smile on Walker's face the entire night:) What a great way to celebrate turning 5 years old!!

Happy Happy 5th Birthday!!! Part I

Happy Happy 5th Birthday to our handsome big boy!!

I just can't believe he's already five. Just seems like yesterday I was holding him and rocking him to sleep. Where or where does the years go...I would do anything if I could stop in time and get back those baby days with him. He is one of the coolest, most funniest and happiest five year olds I know. This year he wanted his birthday to be at one of his favorite gymnastics gyms. I was so thrilled he wanted to have his party at the gym. Everything was so easy on this mama- I hardly could contain myself. All the kids had a ball running, jumping, climbing, swinging and etc. And one other special treat we had a special visitor that joined us all week to celebrate Walker's birthday...JULES!! Thank you Jules for being apart of our special birthday party celebration.

Flying off the rope into the foam pit!

This is the reason he wanted his party at the gym. They have this SUPER cool three seater swing that goes super high and fast. The kids had a ball as you can tell.

Playing in the foam pit.

Jumping on the trampoline with his friends!

 They had a ball running from station to station.

It was so hard to get a good picture:)

Some of his sweet buddies....

Ella Mac, Peyton, Walker and Jack

Awesome action shot:)

This is what it's all about!!

Thank you to all of his sweet buddies for coming to celebrate such a special birthday boy!!

Singing Happy Birthday to you!!!!

Make a wish sweet boy!!!

Then we headed home after the party to open presents!

Thanks to his sweet friend Peyton....we are now the proud owners of two African Dwarf Frogs. He named them Walker and Owen. They are pretty low maintenance in this little EcoAquarium only feed them twice a week. Let's see if we have better success with frogs:)

Happy 8 Months Old!

Happy 8 Months Old to this sweet baby girl! 

She's just the sweetest most happiest baby and we love her so much. She's not showing any interest in crawling, which I'm totally okay with. We are working hard on teaching her how to wave. She's mastered all foods, so now we are gradually introducing her to solids. On Father's Day she ate french toast without the syrup of course. We tried whole green beans, grilled chicken and mashed potatoes. She had a difficult time swallowing the green beans....she hoarded the beans in her cheeks:) We are working on a sippy cup- so let's just say we are working on a lot of things. She's still sleeping like a champ usually 7pm-8am. I couldn't ask for a better sleeper. I just hope she keeps it up unlike her early riser brother. She still has two teeth on the bottom...we call those "puppy teeth". You put your fingers in her mouth and boy you are risking a whole lot:) She loves to be outside watching her brother and Ribbie play. She loves the pool and probably more than anything loves to EAT.  She also does this super cute thing with her head- she will hold her head sideways at you and just smile. She especially loves it when you hold your head sideways back at her:)

It's getting harder and harder to take the monthly photos because.....

She's too busy attacking the blocks......

 We probably snapped 25 photos trying to get a smile out of this little girl, but her focus was getting the blocks. This was the best we could do:)

Just the sweetest thing in the whole world and boy she loves her Daddy!!

Hanging out at the pool in FL.

And we painted her toe nails for the very first time:)

The Nifty Fifty!

Walker's K4 end of the year program was last Tuesday night. I was so excited to see what they had been working on for a few weeks. It's so hard to believe he is finished with preschool. Just seems like yesterday he was a little guy starting K3. He has grown so much and we are so thankful for his school and the teachers and administrators who have been such a big part of our lives the last two years.

We are so thankful for his teacher. Just look at her so beautiful inside and out. She will always have a special place in my heart. She went above and beyond her "teacherly duties" to help Walker when his leg was broken. We will be forever grateful for her. This was an incredible year for all of us.

The Nifty Fifty

George Washington, Uncle Sam and Abe Lincoln

"The Nifty Fifty"

These three stole the show!! 

I have always been so proud of Walker in everything he has accomplished, but this was on a whole different level. 80 four years olds each dressed and representing the Fifty States some with partners and some without all memorizing their lines and standing up in front of a crowded audience. All I can say is wow!! The program was amazing!! 

The Nifty Fifty started off the program by saying......

"We would like to thank our moms and dads for their support this year. We hope you enjoy our program." The Nifty Fifty!

Uncle Sam started off with The Pledge of Allegiance.

Uncle Sam represented the state of Connecticut.

He said, "Representing the Constitution state. My state song is Yankee Doodle, My State bird is the Robin. I am Connecticut".

He then lead off singing the song "Yankee Doodle" with his friends joining in.

He memorized his parts and did such an awesome job!!! 

He sounded like the sweetest little boy!! Way to go buddy we are so proud of you!!!