Random Pictures

Sorry I haven't posted in two weeks. It's bad when I get emails from friends/family wondering when I'm going to update the blog. It's really hard to find time because we stay outside all day and come inside barely in time for bath and book time before bed. When we finally get settled down we are so exhausted. I wouldn't change it for the world, but man Walker is a busy busy almost 2-year old:)

Daddy found a little baby turtle in the road and thought it would be fun for all three of us to walk to one of our ponds in the neighborhood and let it go in the water. Well, it was a great idea until Walker freaked because we let the turtle go and he couldn't see it any longer in the water. I kept saying to him that it was okay because Mr. Turtle needed to go back to his home where he is safe and go night night....nothing was working. He screamed all the way home and kept saying, "Turtle, Turtle, Turtle. Maybe we will save another turtle when Walker can understand we are helping Mr. Turtle:)

I never go to Dollar General, but my neighbor found this adorable horsey there, so I HAD to go buy one for Walker:) Patrick and I were talking in the kitchen one afternoon while Walker was playing in the living room. The next thing I realized was an almost naked little boy galloping through the house laughing hysterically while Ribbie chased him. I could hardly take the picture we were laughing so hard at him. And don't ask me....I have no idea why he doesn't have any shorts on.

I just love this picture. I think his face is priceless. Hmmmm, what are we going to do next mommy? Before the CCU spring football game last weekend they had a Kids Fest that was so much fun. Lots of fun inflatables, clown people making balloons, a fire truck, face painting and lots of other stuff.

Walker got to hang out with Rachel and Megan for a little while. He was more interested in playing with the balloons. He will probably look back on these pictures and think he was a very lucky little guy:)

This is pretty much where we hung out during the Kids Fest. The nice firemen gave Walker a hat (which you saw him wearing while galloping through the house) and a coloring book. They were so nice to let him sit up in the "BIG SEAT" and he LOVED IT!! I asked them if they were trying to confuse the kids with a white fire truck....he said that they use this fire truck at night because its easier to see then a red fire truck....not sure how you would miss the sirens and flashing lights on a red truck at night, but whatever. Walker had a BLAST driving and that's all that matters:)

After the spring game we hung out at the baseball field. Instead of watching the game Walker found a "tractor" to play on. He was so content and Daddy was happy too because he could see the game from the "tractor".

We are so excited because Moppy comes on Friday for a few days!! Yeah!!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to all of our friends and family. We hope everyone had a fun filled day just like us. We were up bright and early to see what the Easter Rabbit hopped in and brought Walker. Walker was a very lucky little boy this morning and received lots of fun goodies in his basket.

He had so much fun checking out all of his new toys. Daddy and Mommy really enjoyed watching him and seeing the excitement in his eyes.

Yes, he did wear shoes to church, but before we could get home he took his socks and shoes off in the car. We managed to get a few good pictures of us. We couldn't leave our baby girl Ribbie out of the Easter pictures. Walker and Ribbie love to hunt for lizards around the yard. Walkers sound for lizard is "cccccc" which means Lizard. We are working hard on trying to say the word "Lizard".

After a nice nap after church we went outside and hunted the eggs the Easter Rabbit brought Walker. He had a hard time understanding that you have to unwrap the foil off of the Reese's cup before you eat it. We had such a great time today. We have a little boy who refuses to spend any time inside. After our nap today we spent 4 hours outside. Daddy and Mommy are absolutely exhausted tonight and are looking forward to relaxing on the couch!! We might should start calling Walker the Energizer Bunny.....he NEVER runs out of gas:):) He just keeps going and going and going:)

Daddy made his Annual Easter Rabbit cake. He worked so hard on it and Walker absolutely loved it. We are so sorry we didn't get to spend this Easter holiday with our loved ones, but we look forward to seeing all of you really soon! Love to all!! Oh, just for fun and to see how much Walker has grown....here is Walker and the Easter Rabbit cake from last year:)

Nemo, Shark are his two favorites

Jules arrived last Wednesday to stay through the weekend. Walker loves when Jules comes to visit because he loves staying home from school with her. They were able to enjoy the beautiful weather outside on Thursday and Friday. They found a huge sand pile to run up and down, watched the concrete trucks in the neighborhood and listened to the construction workers use hammers and saws to build houses. Actually, on Thursday when we finished up with his bath the water was brown. You know its been a good day for a little boy playing outside when the water is so dirty:):)

On Saturday we headed to the aquarium. "Nemo" and "Shark" were Walker's two favorites at the aquarium. We had so much fun watching Walker run around taking in all the exhibits. Our local aquarium is nothing spectacular, but perfect for an almost 2 year old.

Walker's famous fish face. They have a large fish exhibit when you walk in the doors. He did not want to leave the fish. I knew the visit was going to be a blast seeing his first reaction to the fish:)

Here he is trying to touch one of the sting rays. I think if Daddy would have let him he would have jumped right in the water. Not good with a pool of sting rays.

He loved looking for the sharks. At one point he was calling everything a shark. On our way out of the aquarium Jules stopped by the gift store and bought Walker the cutest little stuffed shark. He calls him "Shark"...imagine that and he loves playing with him!!

Walker loved riding on the "magic carpet" through the aquarium. In this picture he is trying to figure out how he is moving....so funny!!

After we left the aquarium Walker wanted to show Jules what a big boy he is and we rode all the rides again. He rode the motorcycles, the boats, the cars and the whales. He is not tall enough, so Jules accompanied him on the whale. As you can tell they had a great time:) We love you Jules and can't wait to see you again. We were hoping you would turn around today and come back.....we are still waiting:)

Adventures in the Spring Time Sun!!

Now that Walker is getting bigger and able to do more we are looking for more ways to explore. One of the great things about living here is you really never run out of things to do. Now is the time to really enjoy it before the vacationers arrive. We decided to go to Broadway at The Beach last Saturday. It was a gorgeous day and we had such a great time together. We walked around, ate lunch and watched Walker enjoy the rides.

Daddy and Walker are too cool for school in their sunglasses. Look at my two handsome boys......what a lucky girl I am:):) Girls, don't get any ideas....they are both taken:)

Walker loved the motorcycles, but he wouldn't take his hands off the handles for anything. They actually moved pretty fast and went up and down and he LOVED them.

He was much more relaxed driving the car. Probably because they just moved around in a circle. He would smile, wave and blow kisses at us:) He definitely thought he was big stuff.

He loved going on the boat ride and ringing the bell. He also loved riding the frog with Daddy. We had such a great time and look forward to doing it again really soon. Jules is here now and we plan on taking her on a new adventure this weekend. Where will we go....stay tuned!!

P.S.- Did you notice his big boy haircut? I hate it, seriously I hate it and Patrick loves it. Of course, we can never agree on his hair. I promise it will not be this short again for a long time. Patrick was out of town when we went to his appointment and when Daddy saw him for the first time he said, "I love it, you look like a 4 year old".....my heart fell in my stomach...a 4 year old....no way, not again!!

Happy Spring!!

Wow, it's finally Spring and we have hit the ground running. The weather has been so nice and it's staying light outside until 7:30pm...Yippee! We've had so much going on lately that I have not had a chance to blog in two weeks. I will try to do a little recap over the last two weeks....more will come in the next few days. We had another busy weekend at Broadway at the Beach and a fun play date at the park.

Moppy came to visit us for five days almost two weeks ago. We had so much fun with her. It's always nice when she comes. Lots of shopping and yummy food is always prepared...especially the desserts. This trip she made us her famous chocolate miracle cake and chocolate oatmeal cookies...yummy!

These days its so hard to get a good picture of Walker, because he is always too busy. Moppy was able to grab him for a quick shot before she left. We were sad to see her go, but we also knew we were headed to her house the following weekend. We tried to get her to stay the rest of the week, but she had to go back to work. Walker really thinks Moppy should retire:) so we can all spend more time together:)

Moppy brought Walker his first Easter gift. Donald Duck is one of his favorites. Donald Duck sings and waddles around. So cute and Walker loves him:) Thank you Moppy for visiting us and we can't wait for you to get back here in April!! There is always such a special feeling when Moppy comes to visit...less worry and lots of love!!!! We love you MOPPY!!!

Moppy was baking again when we arrived at her house. Walker loved pulling up the chair and watching Moppy make her yummy pound cake and he patiently waited to lick the batter:) We went to Moppy's house to help her host a baby shower for my Bestfriend, Megan last Saturday.

We had so much fun last Saturday. Megan and I have been friends since meeting in middle school a very long time ago:) I am so excited for her little girl to arrive in April. Walker can't wait to meet his new girlfriend:) Megan received so many wonderful gifts to help her get ready for the arrival. Walker also attended the shower and I was so nervous about him being there, but I might say I was sooooo proud of him. He did absolutely wonderful and I enjoyed watching him visit with everyone.

It was so nice to catch up with old friends too. I was surrounded by pregnant women...let's just hope I don't catch the bug:) We were missing one of our dear friends, Diana. Diana just gave birth to a beautiful little girl, Anna Claire and could not attend.

Finally to end the weekend we stopped over the see Diana, play with Mason and meet Baby Anna Claire:) We look forward to The Hall's visiting us at the beach this summer. Anna Claire is so precious and the boys played so well together. A little "MINE" was said, but Mason was so good at sharing his toys!

March Madness

The month of March so far has been total "Madness" for us. I feel like we haven't stopped to take a break the entire month. Yes, we have only been in the month for two weeks, but we have been very busy little bees. CCU hosted the Big South Basketball tournament this past week/weekend. Unfortunately, CCU lost in the championship game. We have also started baseball season. Walker loves to go to the games to see the mascot, watch the band and D-A-N-C-E. He loves to stand on my legs and dance with his arms and shake his head. He is totally obsessed with our mascot and band. If you ask him what the band says and he will say "Toot, Toot, Toot" while shaking his head and smiling....so cute!! We've been to so many games the past few months that if you ask him if he wants to go to a basketball game, he goes immediately to the door. I have to make sure I'm 100% ready before asking him:):)

He LOVES to play on the court after the games. This was the first time he actually got to play with a basketball. The basketball is almost bigger than he is:) He knew exactly what to do with it, especially watching the big kids play. A few weeks ago we were at Dick's Sporting Goods and we kept trying to buy the smaller basketball for him, but nope he wanted the BIG basketball. We didn't get it for him and you would have thought we were killing him trying to leave the store without the basketball:) Daddy and I learned a big lesson very quickly.

I don't believe I've introduced you to the BEST Babysitters in the entire world:) This is Rachel and Megan, who we absolutely adore. The top picture is Rachel and she babysits for us on a weekly basis. Her sister Megan some times comes along too. Walker LOVES when both of them come over, because he gets twice the attention. We also get to see them at all the games. We are so blessed to have Rachel and Megan in our lives. The reason Walker looks upset in both of these pictures is because you can't stop him from playing on the court:) It is so cute to hear him say their names...he tries so hard:)

He had so much fun on the playground last weekend at the baseball game. It's going to be very difficult to get him to sit and watch a game. He and I might only go to a few games this season. I think Daddy is hoping he loves the sport just as much as he does. Daddy tried to teach Walker the correct way to swing a bat this weekend using his tee ball set. I think Daddy is a little obsessed and I'm sure it will only get worse...haha!!