Introduction to James, Elias, and Cora

It's birthday season in the Walters' house. First comes Tobias, who turns 32 today! Then my birthday is on the 23rd. James will be 1 on November 2. One year old! It is so exciting! Everything is more fun with Tobias around! I think Tobias can find fun anywhere. Plus, James is fearless, so they have lots of fun! While Bandit may not be my mom's favorite dog, James loves him. It's kind of hard to tell since the picture is so dark, but James has Bandit's leash. James is getting so strong. He walks about half the time now! Hi James! Just a picture of James playing on the stairs and waving to me. James is showing off his new cars Daddy bought him last weekend. He is getting so big! This is a super sweet picture of my mom and James playing. My mom came down to visit us this week. She arrived late Thursday night and left Saturday morning. It was a short but fun visit. James playing around with the jogging stroller. He is such a happy kid, especially now that his dad is aro...

Tobias finally made it home about 8pm on Friday! James was so funny on the ride home. He just kept saying, "Dada" over and over again. We are so happy that Daddy made it home safely. We missed him. Tobias' first order of business was to get rid of those gorgeous curls James was sporting. I love his expression in this one. He looks so unsure, but willing to see what's going to happen. Can you believe all those curls?! How handsome he is with his new haircut. Before. After. To celebrate the first haircut, Tobias treated James to his first ice cream. They shared strawberry ice cream. You can kind of see in the ice cream running down his chin in this picture. This is just a funny picture of James chewing on a chicken bone. It's funny, plus it shows off his beautiful eyes. Story time with Daddy is so much fun! Look at James standing - so big! Tobias has been great with James. They spent all day Monday together and are just two peas in a pod. James has become really ...