Visit to the Aquarium

It was so cold on Saturday so we decided to go to the aquarium. Yes, some of you may laugh, because how cold could it be at the beach? Well, it never got above 32 degrees, the wind was brutal and we actually had snow flurries during the morning. That's cold people:)

This was our second trip to the aquarium and we all had so much fun. It gets better and better each time. Walker absolutely loves seeing all the fish. He would say, "Look Mommy, Look Mommy, big fish or baby fish or orange fish. He would also say, "Mommy, fish has tail".

Seeing things through his eyes is a feeling I hope I will never forget

Walker enjoyed the Lethal Weapon Exhibit

We saw boxing shrimp, an electric eel (generates a 500 volt jolt), a lethal snail and lots of other scary creatures that I hope we never run into in the ocean.

Walker was very hesitant of the giant jelly fish hanging from the ceiling

Look Mommy, Look Mommy

You can see his sweet finger pointing and telling me all about what he sees:)

We got to see a diver feed the fish

Walker loved walking through the tunnel seeing all of the sharks and turtles

This was his favorite part last year and again this year:)

Walker wasn't too sure about touching the sting rays

I love these two so much!!

This was the best part of the entire trip. We were getting ready to leave and Walker looks over and says, "Hug fish, Mommy" and he went over and tried to hug the fish...oh my...it just melted my heart!!

Three Amigos!!

To finish off a wonderful weekend we headed over to Peyton's house today for a play date with our best buddies. I love these three so much. They are so much a like, but so different at the same time. It has been so much fun to watch their little personalities grow over the last 2 1/2 yrs. They always have such fun together and really do get along so well. We look forward to our next play date. Thanks so much to Abby and Peyton for inviting us. We had a BLAST, like always!!

Now this is total T-R-O-U-B-L-E

Peyton, JD and Walker shooting Nerf guns in the same play room was very dangerous. They were shooting darts all over the place. I believe a Nerf gun is on our list of things to buy now:) Abby, Kristy, Allie (JD's little sister) and I were very lucky to get out there in one piece:)

Peyton telling Walker all about his kitty cat. Peyton has three cats:)

Allie, Peyton, Walker and JD..."The MONKEY'S"

5 Little Monkey's Jumping on the Bed!

They had so much fun jumping on Abby and Michael's bed:) Sophia a friend of Peyton's joined in on the jumping fun too. Sophia is 2 and so cute. It was nice to have 2 little girls in the mix. JD showed Walker a new trick...jumping off the bed:) I'm sure we will be trying this at home any minute now:)

These three are the best!

Giving a little love before we left Peyton's house!

Conner's Birthday Party

We celebrated this handsome little boys birthday on New Years Day!

Happy Birthday to our best friend Conner!

Walker and Conner have been friends since the day we all moved into the neighborhood, 3.5 years ago. Walker thinks Conner is the coolest kid in the entire world. Everything Conner does Walker wants to do. Remember me saying Santa brought Walker a garbage truck just like his friend Conner's....well this is Conner:) We helped celebrate Conner's birthday with all of his friends at Michael's (the craft store) and it was sooooo much fun.

We decorated crowns

Because Walker is the KING of this castle

We blew bubbles all over each other

And even the parents had a great time blowing bubbles.

Check out Rob behind me really getting into it:)

AAARRRR MATEY

This was the best part of the party. We decorated pirate mask and the Michael's teacher made an announcement over the entire Michael's store loud speaker.......

"Attention all shoppers in the Michael's store....please look out for the pirate's walking around the store.....don't be afraid to say hello and Happy Birthday to Conner". AAARRRR MATEY!!

Walker wasn't too sure about putting the mask over his face, so I helped him.

Okay, so maybe this was the best part...CAKE

Walker loved the cake because it was a John Deere cake

A group shot of the entire birthday party crew

We had so much fun at Conner's party. We are so glad we have such special friends like Tom, Edy and Conner. Hopefully, the weather will begin to get a little warmer so the boys can play again outside. These two love to share their toys. I think Conner and Walker are in a race to see who can have the most tractors and trucks:)

Christmas Galore Part III

We were so excited to get home from KY, because Papa, Moppy, Uncle Ben, Aunt Mandy and Logan came the week after Christmas for a long weekend. Since we were unable to see them at Christmas they decided to come see us:) It was so much fun and special. The boys absolutely love playing with each other and its such a joy to watch them together. Walker and Logan are exactly a year apart in age, so we Patrick and I get to see what Walker will be doing in a year.

Uncle Ben, Aunt Mandy and Logan arrived a day earlier than my parents, so we decided to take the boys to Broadway. It was a beautiful sunny day and they had a great time riding on the rides. We were in the car about five minutes and Walker was sound asleep in his car seat:) Thats a successful/good day folks!!

I am so mad at myself, why was I waving. If my stupid hand wasn't in the way it would have been a perfect picture. Logan rode the dog and Walker rode the tiger.

Then the boys hit up the motorcycles and Walker drove. These two look like TROUBLE! I can't imagine them turning sixteen and driving each other:)

Then it was Logan's turn to drive

They both were very intrigued on how the rides operate...boys for ya!

Just look how stinkin' cute these two are. I can only imagine what was going through their little minds. "Monkey See, Monkey Do". I think one time they asked "Where is all the fish mommy?"

Riding the whales and Logan pretending to fall asleep

Finally, Papa and Moppy arrived with all of the presents:) One of Walker's favorite gifts...a DRUM. Moppy what were you thinking? He loves his drum!!

Look at this happy boy...oh my...WE ARE SO BLESSED!!

The boys had so much fun playing together. Here is another one of Walker's favorite gifts. A play mat that is a construction site/road with dump trucks and tractors.

We had so much fun with my family. I wanted to say a very special thank you to my wonderful brother, SIL and awesome nephew for driving down and spending time with us. Aunt Mandy worked two double shifts at the hospital as soon as they got home. Also, a very special thank you to my parents!! You two are so special to us and thanks again for spending time with Walker on NYE while Patrick and I celebrated with friends. We can't wait to see you again in February. WE LOVE YOU ALL!!

Christmas Galore Part II

I found some pictures on my camera that I had forgotten about and couldn't resist posting. A little leftovers from our holiday trip to KY. I've got one more post from our Christmas with my family and I'm done with the holidays, I promise:) I'm just a little behind, but I know y'all understand and know what it's like to have a 2 1/2 yr old running around. It's very difficult to get anything done.

Boy it's tough sometimes to be me:)

He loves his garbage truck that Santa brought him. He really loves chasing poor Ribbie around the house with it. His friend Conner that lives down the street has one almost like this and it's always the first thing Walker goes after when we play together. I tell you what....Santa is so smart!!

Caught eating a Christmas cookie before lunch. I wonder who gave it to him??

A great friend of Pops and Jules, Dr. Bell hand carved and painted a growth chart to put in the bunk room to track the height of all the grandkids (if we are blessed with more). Pops and Walker had so much fun and what better way to chart Walkers height, than Christmas Day:) The first measurement was taken on 12/25/10.

Wordless Wednesday

Christmas Galore....

Merry Christmas 2010!!

Merry Christmas, y'all! We had the best time celebrating Christmas with Patrick's family in Kentucky. We left Tuesday before Christmas at 6am and boy we were dreading the ten hour drive with a 2yr old. Walker was absolutely the best in the car. We finally made it just in time to visit a little with Pops, Jules, Uncle Matt Matt, Aunt Sandra, Topper (Bad Dog), Spirit (Ribbie's sister), Tsavo and Ribbie before dinner. Having four dogs in the same house is rather amusing. We were all so excited to be out of the car and finally able to run around. Walker was sooooo excited to see everyone and especially the dogs.

Jules decided that each couple would be responsible for making dinner one night. Matthew and Sandra made delicious shrimp jambalaya, Patrick and I made spicy chicken pasta (Pioneer Woman) and Jules and Pops made homemade chili and Christmas lunch. We all snacked on left overs the rest of the week. It was such a great idea, because everyone was in the kitchen talking, laughing, drinking and just enjoying each other. I especially enjoyed Sandra teaching me new "cutting" tricks with the veggies:) Hopefully, I can cut an onion the new fancy way and not chop off a finger.

On Wednesday we hung out, prepared for dinner and the WKU vs UofL basketball game. Before the game Patrick's grandmother Beck, Uncle Harry, Aunt Elaine, Patrick's cousins, their friends and our friends from CCU came to the house for some yummy chili (made by Pops) before heading over to Diddle Arena. Unfortunately WKU lost, but it was so good seeing friends. We are not able to get back to many WKU sporting events, so its super fun when we have a chance. I was so mad at myself for forgetting the camera. I will brag a little about Walker during the game....he was so good and enjoyed watching Big Red and listening to the band. People commented on how good he was during the game. He is so used to the college football/basketball game atmosphere. I run a tight ship here people, because it's usually just me and Walker while Daddy is working on the field/court.

Uncle Harry and Aunt Elaine are so good to us. They brought Walker a laptop and a super cool remote control cement truck that he LOVES!! We were so glad to see them!!

On Friday night we went to a Christmas Eve party at The Ridley's house. Their house is absolutely gorgeous and they are such fun people. He was so good except for twice. Walker decided to pull his pants/underwear down in the middle of the living room floor. I thought for sure he was getting ready to pee pee on their rug. And then I looked over and he was carrying a vase to the piano. I almost had a heart attack...it's amazing how quickly they can pick things up.

We waited all day for the Christmas Eve snow and it didn't let us down:) It was so fun watching the snow fall. We decided to have s'mores in the outdoor fireplace while it was snowing. Walker had a blast and wanted to do it all by himself. Lets just say his marshmallows were black and extra crispy. It was such a special night making memories we will cherish forever.

Look at all of the handsome Ransdell boys melting marshmallows:)

Walker left Santa a cookie and milk, he left the reindeer carrots and we can't forget string cheese for Santa Mouse.

After dinner on Christmas Eve we toasted with a dessert liquor, but Pops left poor little Walker boy out. So we made him some "Milk Liquor". He thought he was so special.

Finally the big day arrived. Santa was so good to all of us. We had an amazing day filled with lots of love and laughter. I feel so lucky to be apart of such a wonderful family.

Checking out all the presents Santa brought him and then he found his stocking full of goodies.

He was such a good present delivery boy except he thought they were all for him:)

Thanks to Uncle Matt Matt and Aunt Sandra now Walker is able to work on a construction site and play in a band:) He loves his cymbals and tambourine.

And check out this super cool car Pops and Jules got Walker. He's officially ready to get his driver's license:)

A group picture of everyone who joined us for Christmas dinner. And yes, Walker thought hanging upside down in the picture with Uncle Matt Matt was great.

After opening all of the presents and eating homemade cinnamon rolls made by Pops we all dressed in our warmest clothes and went outside to play in the snow. It was so cold and windy. We have definitely gotten used to the warmer temps and it was even worse for Matthew and Sandra. They live in Tampa where it's always warm.

I could eat this sweet face up!!!!

The beach bums who were very ready to get back inside to get warm:)

Uncle Matt Matt showing Walker a little about baseball:) I thought the last picture looks like he just hit a grand slam and is watching the ball go over the wall.

Thank you Jules, Pops, Beck, Uncle Matt Matt and Sandra for making our Christmas one we will cherish forever. We love you all and can't wait to see you in 2011.