What Walter Thinks

Class Valentine Party

2012-02-13T17:14:00.000-06:00

We had our class Valentine's Day party Monday morning. We had a breakfast and Mommy got to stay for my party. We also passed out our Valentine goodies, although I had to wait until I got home to eat my candy and get all sugared up!

Do Bull Riders Giggle?

2012-02-11T20:08:00.004-06:00

We went to a fun birthday party this afternoon. Mommy and Sydney enjoyed the slides and I liked the mechanical bull and playing with my friends!

Getting Ready for Valentine's Day

2012-02-10T20:18:00.000-06:00

We're having a Valentine's party at school on Monday, so I spent some time this afternoon making my valentines. I had to write my name 11 times on the cards, and let me tell you it was grueling work! It will all be worth it when I get to pass out my goodies to my school friends!

Just Hangin' Out...

2012-02-09T20:14:00.000-06:00

...in the rocking chair, reading a book...

...in the shopping cart...

...in the playroom, watching the pool being built...

...and on the cul-de-sac with friends!

18 Month Check-Up

2012-02-07T15:54:00.002-06:00

Sydney and I went to see Dr. Pielop today for her 18 month check-up. It was a great visit because nobody got a shot!

Sydney and I had fun playing with the toys in the office, and the visit went really well. Sydney was not a fan of being weighed and it took a few attempts. Dr. Pielop won her over with a lollipop and managed to check her weight while she inspected her goodies! I'm already a fan of Dr. Pielop, but he scored a few extra points when he gave me an Angry Birds sticker!

Monster Truck Jam

2012-02-05T18:45:00.002-06:00

Daddy and Paw Paw took me to Monster Truck Jam last night. I was on the edge of my seat the whole show. Daddy knew I enjoyed myself when I asked him if he'd like to go watch the monster trucks jump and roll over again tonight. Unfortunately he said we'd have to wait a whole year.

Sydney's 18 Month Word Count

2012-02-04T10:44:00.005-06:00

When I was 18 months Mommy listed all of my words. She figured she should do the same thing for Sydney so she has been diligently making a list. Sydney is 18 months today, so here is the published list (with some translations)!

Nee Nee- Sydney
bow
eyes
nah- nose
belly
shoes
socks
ba ba- her lamb
nigh nigh
hi
bye bye
duck
chick
baby
boom- blocks
ball
ca- car
peen- plane
ngog ngog- milk
nack- snack
nake- snake
book
bee- bird
bah- balloon
up
dah- down
no
me me me- mine
mama
dada
bath
uh-oh
outside
EIEIO
yes
hat
cheese
plate
box- juice box
wah- Walter
mammy- grammy
tree
that
diddle diddle- candy cane
beads
eat
dog
mouh- mouth
clock
whoa
seese-toothbrush
deer
cheese- macaroni and cheese
chin
dah- dart
whoa
vroom- any vehicle
banana
shirt
trash
phone
fruit
ses- glasses
bottom
teeth- teeth/toothbrush
stuck

We had almost 30 words in common, but our lists ended up being pretty unique to each of us.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

2012-02-02T23:15:00.000-06:00

Gunite It

2012-01-31T11:22:00.000-06:00

The next phase of the pool construction was spraying the gunite. It was cool, but I think the grown-ups were even more enthralled that I was! Everyone stayed glued to the window most of the day.

BeyBlade Mania

2012-01-31T11:16:00.000-06:00

My favorite thing to do with the kids on the cul-de-sac right now is play BeyBlades. They are tops that you send zipping into the stadium to battle each other. The last one still spinning is the winner!

Winterfest (or as I like to call it...Snowland!)

2012-01-28T21:03:00.000-06:00

I was so excited when Mommy told me we were going to play in snow today! I could hardly wait to get to SNOWLAND!

One of the first booths I spotted had a paintball gun! Forget snow, I wanted to get my hands on that gun!

It was just as awesome as I had imagined. You got to shoot at some targets down range. I couldn't help myself and took two shots at the clean outside wall.

Then it was off to find the snow!

This year, I graduated to the big kid hill! I was just tall enough if I stood up super straight next to the height requirement sign!

WHEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Then it was Sydney's turn on the baby hill...

She tubed like a champ!

The lines were a little longer this year, so we only got to tube one time each. We didn't really mind because the next activity was playing in the snow!

I am an awesome snowball maker and got to throw a couple at Luke and Daddy!

This was Sydney's first experience with snow and she LOVED squishing it in her hands! In fact she wouldn't even look at the camera because she was too interested in the snow!

Let's Dig

2012-01-27T21:20:00.000-06:00

BEFORE!

I've been eagerly anticipating the day the pool building would begin. They showed up at 7:00 this morning to start digging. When the dump trucks and bobcat showed up Mommy knew there would be no school for me today.

I couldn't stay away. I was enthralled with the whole process and spent most of the day outside watching the action.

Even Sydney was glued to the action, although her seats were not as good.

AFTER

(This is actually Saturday's picture...They dug the hole on Friday and did the rebar on Saturday.)

I'm starting to get an idea...

2012-01-26T14:50:00.003-06:00

I've been noticing lately that Sydney is not such a bad playmate. She'll do pretty much anything I'm doing and she thinks I'm awesome. Another interesting thing...When I do something against the rules solo, I get in trouble. Same activity with Sydney, suddenly it's cute. Hmmm...this could be really good info to keep in mind.

Swampy Fun

2012-01-26T14:41:00.001-06:00

Yesterday's rain left some really wet areas in the backyard. Sydney and I found these mud puddles first thing this morning. Lucky for us, Mommy's first instinct is always to grab a camera (and not something to beat us with)!

Super Slide-y Fun at Stomping Grounds

2012-01-24T14:07:00.004-06:00

We met some of my friends at Stomping Grounds this morning. We had so much fun playing, but the best parts were the slide races...

...well, actually, the best part was the pile up after the slide race!

Even Sydney got in on the slide action!

Her favorite part was the big yellow balls she discovered while exploring!

Fun at the Park

2012-01-14T12:34:00.001-06:00

My Big Boy Room

2012-01-13T15:26:00.004-06:00

Mommy finally finished my big boy room. She has a blog dedicated to decorating our new house. To see my new room, click the link!

http://projecthousetohome.blogspot.com/2012/01/big-boy-room.html

Tornado Drill

2012-01-09T15:22:00.000-06:00

Mommy recieved an e-mail from my school that due to the bad weather they conducted tornado drills. The e-mail stated some of the children were frightened while some were excited. As soon as we got home I demonstrated the tornado position and told her all about the strong winds that could rip my school off the ground. In case you're wondering, I was one of the excited ones!

How to tell you're from Texas...

2012-01-07T15:11:00.001-06:00

In Texas, not only can you attend an outside birthday party, but you can play with fall leaves...in JANUARY!

My First Report Card

2012-01-06T17:10:00.002-06:00

Mommy says it comes as no surprise I excel Play, Gross Motor and Language/Communication! Coincidentally, we are also working on following directions at home as well.

Hopefully this ball pit lasts a little longer than the last...

2012-01-06T14:14:00.000-06:00

17 Months Old

2012-01-04T19:20:00.001-06:00

Sydney is 17 months old!

Some new words: dog, deedle deedle (candy cane, or any kind of tasty treat), boh (juice box), beads, outside, plate. She has nearly 50 words!

Sydney knows most of her body parts, and can name eyes, nose, mouth and belly!

Some of her favorite things right now: dogs, balls, rubber ducks, dolls, and her Little Mermaid push toy.

Every time Sydney sees a picture of herself or her image in a mirror, she says, "NiNee!" She must think highly of herself because she says, "Ninee!" and points at the TV whenever the commercial with the Gerber Baby comes on!

SK8R GIRL

2012-01-03T17:10:00.001-06:00

New Year's Eve Block Party

2012-01-01T17:12:00.000-06:00

Happy New Year (Noon)

2011-12-31T16:05:00.002-06:00

Our playgroup rang in the new year at noon again this year. We had a brunch at our house and my friends came over to play.

Right before noon, we got duded up in our wildest new year wear and counted down. At 12 o'clock (noon) sharp we blew our horns and popped our confetti poppers!