Moppy & Papa's House

Walker and I spent last weekend at Moppy and Papa's house. We had so much fun and it was so relaxing. It was really nice to have some extra hands to help with dinner, bath time and especially the mornings. Thank you Moppy for letting me sleep in to 9am every morning:) Moppy and Papa you are the best and we love you both so much!!

We did lots of hanging around!

We spent lots of time outside playing with Moppy.

Walker loved pushing the wheelbarrow and helping Moppy.

Such a big helper.

Pretending to be a monkey swinging in the tree.

Thank goodness for Aunt Patsy to make sure Walker didn't swing to high:)

Aunt Patsy was so hungry, so Walker served her a hot dog, ice cream cone and a coke.

That sounds like a darn good lunch to me and especially with good service too:)

We love you Aunt Patsy!!

We are so glad we got to see you!!

Walker absolutely adores his cousin Logan. We were able to spend almost all day on Friday with him. They are so funny and have the funniest little personalities. They found sticks, so Logan said, "C'mon Walker lets go fishing". I love their little imaginations.

Ugh oh, watch out!

Walker found a really cool new toy. The Gator!

Only one problem, he doesn't like to steer the Gator.

Mom was running beside him screaming, "Turn the wheel, Turn the wheel"!!

This is a very scary thing to think about.

These two driving off together can only mean T-R-O-U-B-L-E:)

Also, proof that Walker does not watch where he is driving. (he doesn't take after his mommy...I think more like his Pops while driving:):)

I love these two so much!!

We are so lucky that they are so close in age. We love you cousin!!

On Saturday Me, Mom and Walker headed to Charlotte to celebrate a very special little girls birthday. It's so hard to believe sweet Lillie turned 1 yrs old this week. She is so sweet and so beautiful...I mean look at her....I don't see how she could get any cuter. She gets all of her looks from her Mommy...my dear friend Megan. We have been friends since middle school and I couldn't ask for a better best friend. We had so much fun seeing you all and can't wait for you all to visit us this summer.

Walker absolutely fell in love with Megan's niece, Addison. They had so much fun running around playing chase. He wouldn't leave her side for most of the birthday party. They were sitting together so nicely for about 2.2 seconds while Lillie opened her presents. They kept asking, "Where are my presents"!

Best Boys in the Entire World

THESE THREE LITTLE BOYS

ARE

ABSOLUTELY

AMAZING!!!

On Sunday we went over to the Harbaugh's house to have a cookout and let the boys play together. And let me tell you they had an absolute blast together. The weather was gorgeous and the Harbaugh's have a great fenced in backyard, so they played their little hearts out! It was fun for the Mommy's too because we knew they couldn't get out of the backyard, so we were able to relax a little:) Walker, JD and Peyton are truly so much fun to be around. They love to do everything just like the other. They all wanted to run around bare foot, they all tried to run faster than each other, they tried to scream later than each other and etc. They have such a special bond, it's just AWESOME!

Checking out a golf ball in the yard.
Allie, JD's sister wanted in on the fun too.

Helping Peyton get around the yard even though it was motorized.

They even wanted to have a picnic just the three of them on the patio. I'm not sure how much food was eaten, because they hardly could stand being away from the 4-wheeler.

The BIG 4-wheeler was the hit of the day for the boys. JD was so good about sharing with his friends. Walker was very hesitant at first, but really took over once he realized how much fun he would have driving the 4-wheeler. This 4-wheeler is definitely a "machine" and quite scary for a 2 1/2 yr old to drive:) We had a few accidents....Allie was in a head on collision with her brother and Walker got ran over too. I can't tell you how many times we all said, "WATCH OUT"!!

JD got his new toy for doing so well on the potty. We are so proud of you JD for doing such a great job on the big boy potty. Welcome to the club:)

They had a blast driving around the yard on the 4-wheeler!

This picture of the boys will be my favorite forever!!

Check out the three little fingers digging into the icing:)

Little did I know, but my sweet friends Kristy and Abby had something up their sleeve for the play date/cookout. They surprised us with a cake that said, "We will miss you" and a photo book of the boys together the last 2 1/2 years. I was so surprised and had to fight back the tears. The photo book was such a thoughtful gift that I will cherish FOREVER! Thank you girls for being such sweet friends!!

They boys eating their chocolate cake!

Mr. Dave (JD's Dad) chased the boys around like a giant monster.
They had the best time running away from him giggling and screaming just like little girls:)

We had such a fun time and are truly so lucky to have such great friends! Thank you Harbaugh's and Grizzles for your thoughtfulness!! We really do appreciate you and love you guys!!
We can't wait to have our first play date of the spring at the beach during Easter weekend.

Surgery & Fun at the Playground

Gosh, I love this sweet face so much!

We had a tough week here at the Ransdell's. Walker had tubes put in his ears when he was seven months old and those have since fallen out. He's had about 4 ear infections since the tubes fell out. We made the decision on Tuesday for him to have surgery to have tubes placed back in his ears and have his adenoids removed. So, last Wednesday was the big day and Walker did fantastic. Our ENT was wonderful and said he had an excessive amount of fluid in his right ear and his adenoids were extremely enlarged and most likely causing some of his problems. It helped a little knowing what to expect, especially when we saw him in the recovery room. Coming out of the anesthesia is rather an experience and Walker acted the same way both times...CRAZY! It was pretty funny when we first arrived at the surgical center. They gave Walker some relaxing medicine that made him very loopy. Patrick and I actually asked if we could take some home with us:) Poor little guy couldn't even walk he was so loopy.

Everyday after school we go to the neighborhood playground for an hour before its time for dinner. Walker loves it so much and most times its difficult to convince him its time to go back home. Almost everyday our friends Mrs. Jenn and Miss Keeley join us for some fun.

It's such a special treat when Daddy joins us for some fun:)

Walker loves to swing.

He usually says, "Mommy, push me higher, I'm a big boy".

And yes for some reason he has his shoes off at the playground.

Walker and Conner had a blast throwing the ball to Ribbie and watching her swim to get it. I think both of the boys would have liked to go swimming with her:)

I wonder what was so funny??

Walker absolutely adores Conner. He wants to do everything Conner does. We are so lucky to have such great friends who live in our neighborhood.

Ribbie enjoying her day of swimming!

Just hanging out....

Don't you just love Walker boys morning bed head...LOL!

In February and March we had both grandparents visit us and we loved it! It is always such a special treat when they come to stay with us. Jules sent us a truck cookie cutter and Moppy decided to make pancakes with it for us one morning. Walker loved his truck pancakes.

Walker loves showing all of his tricks on the guitar. He usually runs wild around the house playing his guitar shouting Yee Haw, Yee Haw! Can you tell Ribbie absolutely loves her life....check out her face.

In February Jules and Pops came to visit us. WKU played CCU in baseball and what perfect time to come visit us. Walker enjoyed a little popcorn during the first game. Say Hi to Jules in the background.

Pops and Jules also brought one of Walker's Christmas gifts with them. We couldn't fit this in the car with all the other presents, so it had to stay back in Kentucky. Walker was so excited to get it and he calls it his "race car". It's a motorized car...I just wished it went just a little bit faster:) It takes us forever to get any where and he's not the best at steering.

We drove the race car over to one of the construction sites in the neighborhood to watch the bulldozers.

Thanks to Moppy, Jules and Pops for coming to visit us. We are just waiting to hear when you're coming back. It's just not the same when you are not here. We love you all and can't wait to see you again, hopefully, sooner than later.

Aquarium With Our Favorite Nugents!!

A few Sundays ago we met our wonderful friends who are also our neighbors at the aquarium. We had such a great time walking around with them. Chris and Jenn are so funny...Don't tell Chris, but I think he's pretty hysterical. Their little girl Keeley is almost 1 1/2 yrs old. We call her "Miss Thang". She is cute as a button and always dressed adorable. I mean look at her little fur boots and vest. This picture was taken at the end of our visit. Miss Keeley was ready for her nap.

Walker loves going to the aquarium and seeing all of the fish.

Both of them are checking out the sharks. This is Walker's favorite area because of the giant sea turtle swimming with the sharks.

Checking out the crabs.
Right after this picture was taken, I accidentally stuck Keeley's feet in the water...oops..luckily her mother forgave me for messing up those fur boots:) She's so lite compared to Walker and I didn't realize she was swimming with the crabs...oops!

Next we moved on to the sting rays. Each visit Walker gets comfortable touching the sting rays. Probably the next time he will jump in head first with them:)

Look at that sweet thing, oh my! Boys watch out!!

I wouldn't want him driving my ship:)

Showing Keeley how its done:)

We had such a great time at the aquarium and can't wait to go back!! Thank you Nugents for inviting us, we had a blast!