Walker's New Cousin

This Christmas was especially great, because Walker got to meet his new Cousin, Hernán David. Here's HD hanging out with his parents:




Walker and HD weren't sure what to think about each other at first, but they warmed up pretty quickly.

Walker's Christmas Hat

This Christmas has been especially wet and cold, so Walker was happy to have the warm hat he got from Granny and Granddaddy!

Tickling and Laughing

Here's a video from earlier tonight. After two days of traveling and not enough napping, Walker was tired and slap happy when we tried to put him down. Hilarity ensued.

Walker's Christmas Gifts

For Christmas, Walker got a toy walker with blocks! Here he is pushing it around the living room.





He also got an awesome cloth book from Sam and Vanessa.


Walker enjoyed unwrapping his Christmas gifts.


He especially loved the tissue paper.

Where's Walker?

Walker loves playing after dinner. Here he is playing "Where's Walker?"

Christmas Performance Photos

More photos from Walker's Christmas performance!

Magic Wand

This video is from a couple of months ago, but it still makes us laugh. Thought y'all might like it too.

Walker's Christmas Performance

Last week, the kids in Walker's daycare performed a couple of Christmas songs for the public. Since many of the kids are too young to know the words (or even speak for that matter), it was mainly the adults singing, with the children ringing their jingle bells. Or crying incessantly in the case of one kiddo.

We apolgize that we have not had time to edit this video. But we know you all want to watch 5 minutes of him anyway, right?

What is the Secret of Your Power?

Papa Gator made Walker this cute hat to wear at Thanksgiving.

Another Dinnertime

We seem to have a lot of photos of Walker during dinnertime. It's probably because it's one of the few times during the day when he stays still long enough to get take some good shots. This night, he was especially sleepy, and was sucking his thumb and rubbing his eyes between bites. The result was one of the messiest dinners so far.



For dessert, he tried some frozen raspberries. They may have been a little bit tart.


Time for a bath!

Reading with Mama

Walker hasn't quite mastered how to hold a book while reading it. Apparently, he thinks that feet are somehow involved.

Walker's First Longhorn Game

Even though it rained the day before, the tailgate before the Kansas game was so much fun. Sean brought some mulch to lay down on top of the mud, and we ate tacos, beans, rice and queso. It was cloudy and chilly, but we were all bundled up and enjoyed the cool weather.



Walker usually goes home while we go to the game, but he decided to join us this time. He loved cheering on the Horns, and he especially enjoyed watching the pom girls and their chaps.



We stayed to cheer Colt, Jordan, and the rest of the Senior Class. On the way out of the stadium, we stopped for a photo in front of the orange-lit tower.

Cruising in the Cart

Walker has gotten big enough to ride in the shopping cart at HEB!

Walker and Mom

All clean after a bath!

Walker Loves Mangoes!

Here's a shot of Walker eating mangoes this morning. He's been sick the past couple of days with a virus. High fever and lots of poop! So it was nice to see him smile a little bit this morning.



We've gotten some great photos over the past couple of weeks but haven't had a chance to post them. We'll try to get more on here this weekend.

Photos

Here are several photos from our trip to Fort Worth a couple of weeks ago.

Walker smiling at his Mama.

On the swing with Papa Gator.

Leann riding her mom's new bike. (See, we do occasionally post non-Walker photos!)

Hanging out with Mama at Richard and Mary's house.

Trying to get out of his pod.

At the Playground with Andrea

Andrea and Walker hung out at the playground, enjoying the swings and slides.



The static electricity made Andrea's hair stand on end!

Beautiful Weather

The weather has been beautiful recently. This photo was taken in Andrea and Larry's backyard in Fort Worth a couple of weeks ago. Walker got to crawl around in the grass with his friend Quin. And he crawled all over dad, trying to get the camera!

Monkey Boy

We're sorry it's been awfully quiet on the blog recently. We're beginning to realize that as Walker gets older, we seem to have even less free time every day. Rest assured that we have some great photos from the past couple of weeks, and we'll be posting them soon. Here are a couple of photos of Walker in his monkey costume this weekend.

The Great Escape

A quick stop-motion video of Walker making an escape. He's gotten good at this.

Drying Off

After a nice long bath, Mom dried Walker off with a hooded towel made for him by our friend Katie. Walker has already pretty much outgrown all of the infant hooded towels we have, and this one fits perfectly.

Bathtime!

After an exceptionally messy dinnertime, we took Walker straight to the bathtub. He absolutely loves taking a bath. He's good about holding still while we get him cleaned off, and then he splashes and plays until almost all of the water has splashed out of the tub.



Tomorrow night: cute photos of Walker in his hooded towel, drying off!

After-Dinner Mess

A few nights ago, Walker was extra sleepy during dinner. When he's tired, he tends to rub his eyes and flail his arms. He also likes to suck his thumb between bites. All of these facts added up to a very messy dinner time.



Click on the images to see all of the squash-in-the-eyebrows detail, and stay tuned for tomorrow's post to see how he got cleaned off.

Daddy Reading to Walker

Spencer was reading Where the Sidewalk Ends to Walker the other night. Walker was laying so still, sucking his thumb, and concentrating on the book, so I went to get my camera. But, as soon as I got back, Walker started crawling around. So, instead of a sweet picture of father reading to son, I got this "drunkin' elf" picture. But, he's still cute!!

Walker and Uncle Tio

A couple of weeks ago Matt came to visit Walker. Here they are in matching shoes.



Thanks for playing with me Uncle Tio! I love you!!