Mickey Mouse in the house

I debated whether I should post this here, but it got some good laughs from those I have already shared it with, so here it goes...

Yesterday Tyler was taking care of business on the potty. He was sitting backwards on the seat looking down into the toilet, and he suddenly pointed into the potty and exclaimed, "Mickey Mouse!" I looked in, and sure enough, his little creations looked like Mickey Mouse shapes. And then he said "Another one, Mickey Mouse!" It was very exciting! (hahaha)

Kids and their imaginations...gotta love it!

Colton found his feet, SuperTyler and some other fun stuff

Some recent activity at the Walker house....

Colton found his feet Sunday night. He loves to grab them all the time now, which I find irresistably cute.

Tyler watched a favorite character pretend to be a superhero the other day and has since wanted to be a superhero himself. Here is SuperTyler in action.

My boys having some tummy time together.

Carpenter Tyler

I just can't help but smile at this face. (And I'm happy that I was introduced to the photo mosaic maker today!)

Mosaic me

I saw this on two friends' blogs (thanks, Laurie & Stephanie!), and I thought I'd try it out. It's a mosaic of images that are supposed to represent me. Hmmm...maybe so?

To make your own:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.
d. When finished, save to your computer to upload to your post.

The questions:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One Word to describe you.
12. Your flickr name (or your blog name or handle or whatever)

Colton is 4 months old!

Colton had his 4-month check-up today and weighed 19 lbs. 8 oz and was 27 inches long. That is the 97th percentile for weight and 94th percentile for height. And I'm pretty sure he is off the charts for cuteness. Doctor says he is a big, strong, healthy boy. What more could you ask for?

Busy weekend

Another good weekend. Friday night we tried out a new frozen yogurt place -- very yummy! Back at home, Colton got his first mowhawk. Proud Mom that I am, I took a picture of my handywork.



Tyler had gym class Saturday morning. Class ended with a medal ceremony for the kids, just like the olympics, complete with a podium and olympic music. Jeff says it was really cute. He didn't have a camera with him, so here's a picture we took at home. Tyler is very proud of his medal and has continued to wear it through the weekend, even taking it to bed with him!


As the morning went on we realized Tyler was getting pretty sick. Runny, gooey nose, crabby, sensitive, tired, and you could hear the congestion in his voice. We had a family BBQ to go to for his playgroup. I was disappointed thinking we couldn't go, but Jeff suggested that Colton and I go and he'd stay home with Tyler. So that's what we did, and Colton and I had a great time. I'm so happy we went. I love our playgroup! Here's a picture Jenny, the host, took of Colton playing with her daughter Samantha, who will be 1 in a few weeks.

Not long after we got home, Colton and I crashed on the couch. Apparently Jeff took a picture, which I discovered this morning when I went to upload the others.

Now here it is already Sunday. Tyler and I are supposed to get together with my friend Heather and her son, Leland, for a playdate, but with Tyler being sick, it looks like we'll be staying home. Colton had a stuffy nose through the night and a runny nose this morning. Let's hope he's not getting it, too!

So I think I'm caught up now...

I just made several posts to cover all of our recent activity. From this point on I vow to keep this page updated, as things occur! (If you see me slacking, you have every right to give me a nudge!)

Daddy's little helper

Tyler loves to work out in the yard with Daddy. Here he is fertilizing the yard this past weekend.

Colton is growing up fast

Colton will be four months old this coming Saturday, the 16th. He is getting so big and really starting to do a lot of things. He grabs things and pulls them to his mouth, giggles, "talks" to us, rolls over, and I believe he is nearly 20 lbs! He has his 4-month check-up next week, so we'll find out for sure then. He recently enjoyed his Bumbo seat and exersaucer for the first time. He is so big and round that his belly fills in the hole on the Bumbo, so it holds him up rather nicely. :)

First baseball game

Jeff's regional meeting is this week, and part of the week included a Rivercats game. Rivercats are Sacramento's minor-league baseball team. I don't think we even watched one minute of the game. Tyler decided it was playtime and didn't want to sit. I think baseball is too slow of a game for an active two-year old! So we hung out in the back, then took Tyler to the kids play area, which included a bounce house and sandbox. In all, a fun evening.

Jeff's 29th

Jeff turned 29 on August 2. We celebrated his birthday at home, as it was just Tyler's second day potty training. It was a good day though. We celebrated a lot -- birthday and potty. I guess we had a "birthday potty" (ha!). Tyler woke Jeff up by bringing him a couple balloons, and for dinner we had beef tenderloin, baked potatoes, garlic bread, southern-style green beans, corn and Jeff's favorite b-day cake, strawberry cake with cream cheese icing. Tyler helped sing and blow out the candles.

Tyer is potty-trained!!

On August 1, Tyler decided he did not want to wear diapers anymore. He wanted to be a big boy and wear underpants. So I marched him upstairs, put him in underpants, explained what that meant, and we began potty training that day. In a little over a week I was able to proudly say that TYLER IS POTTY-TRAINED!! Way to go, Tyler! He is very proud of his "accomplishments," as are we! Here is a picture of him with his potty training buddy, "Puppy." Also a picture of him with his new Lightning McQueen remote control race car - a reward from Daddy for going #2 all on his own for the first time.

Pretty feet

After taking Cory to Claimjumper for dinner, she and I sent the boys on their way and finished off the evening at Bellagio for a super-relaxing spa pedicure. Cute toes, huh?

A vist from Cory

My sister, Cory, came to visit us July 23-30. We had a blast. We took her to Tahoe for a relaxing afternoon cookout at the beach, had an exciting day at Funderland, and she and I went to San Francisco for a day. We loved having her here. Tyler loved hanging out with his Aunt Cory and still asks about her every day and says her name AT LEAST 10 times during his bedtime prayers and goodnights!

Brand new to Blogger

I set up this blog a long, long time ago and am just now playing around with it and trying to get it set up. I am hoping this will be a fun way to keep family and friends up to date on our lives, as we are far away from so many. Check back now and then to see what's new with the Walkers.