Starring "Thomas the Train" in...Trunk- or- Treating '08

This year's Trunk or Treat at our church was so much fun. Anyone who knows Walker, knows he is obsessed with Thomas the Train. So it was only fitting to get him this costume. He about died when I pulled it out of the bag.

This was the first time Walker actually got to understand the Halloween procedures of trick or treating. Poor thing. We underestimated the amount of candy he would get. His cheap pumpkin bag didn't hold that much at one time and the handle broke. Other kids were dumping their bags to return for a second fill up. Ha! No thanks. You can't imagine the amount of candy we took home. Everyone was desperate to get rid of their gobs of sugary candy.

Walker was in total disbelief that all that candy was going home with him. And sure enough...as soon as we got home, he didn't forget about it and begged for a piece. Maybe I shouldn't use the nice word beg... more like he screamed for it. Is this what I have to look forward to every Halloween? If so, I'm going to have to get clever in my ability to hide the candy.

I had to include a few pics of the decorated trunks.

This is Will. He's one of Walker's friends at church.

Thomas on the move...

Saturday we went to Chick-Fil-A's pumpkin patch. Walker picked out a cute and rather perfect pumpkin. I was proud. But most of all, I was proud of him overcoming his fear of people dressed up as animals. He has always been terrified of furry costumes. Let's not forget his birthday party a few weeks ago...Monkey Cheese! Well, the Chick-Fil-A Cow should win an award. As scary as that thing looks, Walker, for some reason, took to him. He wouldn't leave his side and before you knew it... Walker touched him. He even gave him a hug. WOW!

Thanks Cow!

Girls...Finally!

Although it was short lived, I finally got to see my girl friends. This week end was in the makings for some time now. Of course it flew by. Even though it went no where near as planned, I still had some good moments to remember. Thanks girls...hope we can do it again soon. I will leave it at that! War Eagle!

Zac spent most of his time trying to sell 4 tickets. Hmm... I wonder why no one wanted to buy Auburn/ Arkansas tickets.

This was one of his desperate moves to get them sold. HA!

Walker's 2nd Birthday Party..."Monkey Cheese"

Well, we had Walker's second birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese A.K.A. "Monkey Cheese." The plan was to have it at an organized place of business so we would not have to endure the pains of cleaning up. That part was wonderful. I thought we would leave there energized and ready to go, but that's not the case. We felt like we had run a marathon! There were tons of kids and parties there. What else should I had expected? Oh well, it was fun, even though it was a little traumatic and scary for the birthday boy! Walker was terrified of that rat. Party time was near and then...da da da...here came Monkey Cheese ... Walker put a death grip around Nana and me and held on tight throughout the duration of the party. Note to all parents...You might want to hold off on giving your TWO year old a party at a place where he's terrified of the main character. Other than that, Walker was happy to have all his cousins there to chase after. The rat...Monkey Cheese

This picture says it all. Walker was usually hiding behind someone in case the rat came off that stage.

Death grip victim #1- Nana

Cousin Kyle gave Walker a baseball glove. Walker loved it so much and had to put it on that second.

Cousin Cooper helped Walker open his gifts.


Granddaddy gave Walker his first bicycle with training wheels. He jumped right on it and actually took off. Although at home, he's not getting anywhere. He doesn't understand the peddles brake when you go backwards.

We really appreciate all the family coming over to Huntsville to celebrate his birthday. It was a great weekend overall. Uncle Blake came to stay and went to the Fiddler's Convention with us Friday night. I love the Fall season. This weekend we are leaving (on Walker's actual birthday) to go to Auburn. I can't wait!!!! I will be sure to post some pics from that soon.

Happy birthday sweet baby! I love you more than you will ever know. You are my life!

Trail of Tears '08

We finally made it to the Trail of Tears. I knew it was a must. Walker is in a stage of loving motorcycles. Nana joined us for the day. The long, and very loud, parade of motorcycles lasted about 35 minutes. I think Walker waved at them all! So funny! Enjoy the pictures...

We capped off the fun day with a Chick-Fil-A play date.