Hide and Seek

Found him!

Curly

We took lots of photos this weekend, and this one is our favorite. Findley's hair is getting so curly.

Bluebonnet Photos

It's a beautiful day today, so we tried to take some bluebonnet photos. Unfortunately, it's a little too beautiful, because the sun was either in their eyes or making terrible shadows. But we still had fun seeing the beautiful flowers.

Pledge of Allegiance

We love how he places his hand on his stomach.

Findley's Faces

We love these two photos of Findley.

Hairstylin'

Walker's hair has gotten so long that we can make it stand up when we wash it. Lately, he wants us to make it stick up and take photos.

And of course, Findley has to do anything that her brother does.

Musical Kids

Mama made Walker an awesome drum from an old plastic tub and a belt. He likes to march around the house with it.

Findley loves to play the piano on Mama's Kindle.

And of course a post about our musical kids wouldn't be complete without a photo of Walker's impression of Matthew McConaughey.

Backyard Fun

It was a beautiful day yesterday, and we spent all of our time between work/school and dinnertime in the backyard. And of course whenever we're in the backyard, we swing.

More Drumming

As we've said before, Walker loves to drum. And he's getting pretty good at it. Here he is playing on his cousin Zoe's trap set.

Our Recent Lives

It's amazing how we get so busy and suddenly it's been weeks since we posted anything here. Without further ado, here is a tiny glimpse at what we've been up to lately.

Walker took swings at a pinata:

Findley enjoyed eating the candy from the pinata:

Walker hung out with his buddies Reece and Cooper:

Papa Gator protected Walker from a bear at the Stock Show:

Findley ate at home:

...and at restaurants.

The kids had fun together at the park...

...and the museum.

And we brushed our teeth every day.

Cute Girl

This is one of our favorite recent photos of Findley.

Recent Photos

Here are a couple of recent photos, in an effort to keep this blog fresh and updated.

Findley loves to wear Mama's sling and carry her baby doll around the house.

Pa Gator recently made Walker an awesome superhero costume.

Singing Songs in the Morning

We got to the kids' school a little bit early this morning, before any staff had arrived. So we sat in the parking lot and sang songs.

We sang all of our usual songs (Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain, Rocky Raccoon, The Eyes of Texas, Unknown Legend, Don't Pass Me By, etc.) and then we started on some songs that Walker learned at school (Hermie Wormie, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Down by the Station, etc.).  When we had run out of songs, I decided to try She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain:

Me:  She'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes.  She'll be comin' round the...

Walker:  Dad, who's comin' round the mountain?

Me:  She is.

Walker:  Who?

Me:  The girl in the song.

Walker:  What song?

Me:  The song that I'm singing to you right now.

Walker:  Oh.

Me:  She'll be driving six white horses when she comes.  She'll be driving six white horses...

Walker:  Dad, who's driving six white horses?

We continued like this until the school staff got there to open the doors for us.  Findley sat watching and listening to us with a little half smile on her face.

Walker and the Uncles Tio, aka La Famindlia

Walker and Uncle Tio have been jamming out the past few times they've hung out. Uncle Tio made some drums for Walker and they get into a groove of 12-bar blues. Walker is already learning the rock-and-roll lifestyle... watch him take a shot of milk halfway through the set. Thanks to Uncle Tio for producing this video!

Christmas Fashion

For Christmas, Findley got a great pancho from Tía Natalie and Tío Nan.  She also got a new backpack to take to school.  Once she got both of them on, she could barely keep her balance as she teetered around the room.

True Love

Walker and I spent some time outside last weekend.  I said, "Walker, I love hiking in the woods.  It's one of my favorite things.  Do you like it?"

"No," he said.  "I just love trains."

Dancing Spiderman

Last weekend, we went to Byron, Tiffany, and Cooper's house for dinner and fun. Walker loved playing Just Dance, and at one point he put on a Spiderman mask and watched himself in the mirror as he got his groove on. Here he is dancing along with Tiffany, Andrea, Cooper and Reece.

School Photos

Why can we never get them to smile like this when we take their photos?

Findley Loves Spaghetti Night

Believe it or not, most of the spaghetti eventually ended up in her belly. Unfortunately, most of it touched her face before it got there.

A Visit with Santa

Walker and Findley had the opportunity to sit on Santa's lap last weekend. Somewhat surprisingly, they both freaked out and wanted to have nothing to do with him. Even though Walker has been talking constantly about Santa Claus over the past couple of weeks, he was absolutely not interested in going anywhere near the big guy.

Marmee wasn't scared of Santa, though. She sat in his lap and told him what she wanted for Christmas. She remarked that she felt like she had known Santa for a long time....

We were able to get a photo of all of us by making sure the kids couldn't see Santa.