A & A Walker Family

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Palace of Beauty

I wanted to leave the last post up as the first thing you see on my blog for a long time, because I thought Abigail looked so cute and proper in those first day of school shots. But, let's be real. This is how she really wishes she could look all of the time.

She said she was on her way to "The Palace of Beauty."

Here are a couple more photos of Abigail showing her enthusiasm for all things silly. She and her friend, Kate, even got the baby into the act.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Off to Kindergarten

This morning began earlier than it has for a few months now. My little alarm clock (baby Nate) woke me up at 6:45--perfect timing for a feeding and a shower before needing to help my other little alarm clock, Abigail, get ready for her first day of school. Although she didn't need much help, because she was dressed and ready to go before I got out of the shower. We walked her to the bus stop at 8:00, and she was off to KINDERGARTEN! She was VERY excited, and I don't think she was nervous at all until the bus actually pulled away. Or maybe that was me that was nervous.

Monday, August 27, 2007

Soooo Big

Nate is 4 months old, and I can't believe how the time has flown by! Abigail took this picture of him a few days ago. I was very impressed, because not only did she capture a smile, this was the one and only shot she took!

We took him to the pediatrician for his check-up on Friday. For anyone who may be interested, here are his stats:

Length: 27 in. (94th percentile)
Weight: 14 lb. 8 oz. (35th percentile)
Head Circumference: 42.5 cm (51st percentile)

One of the ways we can get Nate to laugh is by doing "Soooo Big!" He just loves it for some reason. Alec can also get him to laugh by tickling him--which he especially likes to do to entertain himself during Sunday School. Soooo disruptive! ;)

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Fun in the Sun

The latest fun activity at our house is getting in your swimsuit, and getting wet! We don't have any fancy water guns or anything. So far everyone is content with just your run-of-the-mill squirt bottle and watering can. It didn't start out with such happy beginnings though. The first time they did this, they were in their clothes and I got really upset about how sopping wet they were. Then I asked myself, "Why am I fighting it?" (Do you ever realize you are a fighting a battle with your kids that is completely not worth it, and you don't know why you are fighting it?) So, instead of being such a grump, I decided to try my hand at being fun-loving. (: After lunch I get them in their swimsuits (or as Owen says it: "swimsoups"), let them drench each other, wear each other out, and them call them in for nap/rest time. This is where the fun and games end, however, because the mere mention of nap time usually elicits a reaction such as this....

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Treehouse Museum

I've been wanting to go to the Treehouse Children's Museum since I moved to Ogden a year ago. Last week we finally went! Alec got off work early, we picked him up, and drove the block and half to the museum. It was really a lot of fun, and I would definitely recommend it to any who may find themselves in the Ogden area. The museum was just moved to a new location about a year ago, and everything is bright, cheerful, and clean. Abigail and Owen had tons of fun playing pretend, making music, and climbing up and down the stairs of the giant tree in the center of the museum. Alec had fun terrorizing Owen with a buffalo hand puppet that he was really frightened of for some reason.

Owen seemed to like playing with the train sets the best. We could hardly tear him away.

This is Grandma Sophie. You can sit on her lap and listen to a story.

Abigail and I decided our favorite part of the museum was the music room. They had all kinds of instruments to try out, including these big drums Abigail is playing.