Introduction to James, Elias, and Cora

I finally have some time to do a new post - Spring Break is here! While most of my friends from nursing school will be off traveling to fun places, I'm just going to stay around here and enjoy lots of time with Tobias and James. Since it's been a while since I updated the blog, here are some new things about James. Favorite pass time - reading books. He'll grab a book and bring it to you and then sit in your lap. Sometimes he'll "read" to himself too, which is pretty funny to watch. He also enjoys playing duets with Grandma Lorrin on Saturday nights! Favorite book - Touch and Feel Farm. We're reading The Wind in the Willows aloud right now and he seems to enjoy that one too. Favorite food - he enjoys any type of fruit, but loves grapes. This past week he's tried kiwi for the first time and it was a big hit! While he really enjoys fruit, James also enjoyed a homemade cherry pie sent by Grandma Walters! Best friend - Daddy with Bandit (our dog) in a ...

Tobias' parent's, Jim and Edie, are here visiting from St. Francis, KS. Tobias left to attend training in Maryland a couple of weeks ago, so he is missing out on the fun down here. James is sure enjoying his time with Grandma and Grandpa. Grandma Edie and James after bath time. Grandpa Jim and James color with James' new crayons. Cuddle time with Grandpa Jim. These pictures make me laugh - they were taken on different days. Do you think James tired Grandpa Jim out?? While I was at school, James, Grandpa and Grandma went to the Jacksonville zoo. Grandpa Jim even showed James how to brush the Pygmy goats at the zoo. What fun!! While there is plenty of love for Grandma and Grandpa, I've been lucky to steal a couple of hugs from James too. He's such a sweet boy!

Our new year is off to a great start. James is busy learning and playing! In early January James and Tobias planted a little herb garden for me. The plants have sprouted and in just a couple of more weeks I should have some fresh basil! Tobias was off for the first part of January so he and James spent a lot of time playing together. This picture was taken while James was helping Tobias wash Bandit, our dog. Before things started to speed back up with school and work, we squeezed in a couple of play dates . Here is James playing with his best buddy, Clayton! I love this picture! The sun was right behind him, but you can still see his beautiful smile! The past couple of weeks have been so cold for us that we had to break out James' winter coat. Here he is brushing his teeth before I take him off to school. Cold weather also means warm flannel pjs . This was taken on a chilly Saturday morning. Here's a picture of my beautiful mom who visited us last weekend. It was great...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Walters! We enjoyed a wonderful Christmas and I think James enjoyed it too. On Christmas Eve James helped me cook in the kitchen. He's our official taste tester! After we had made our dinner preparations the three of us went to the park to play for a bit. James really enjoys running and I enjoyed chasing him down! When I took James to the park earlier this month we stayed away from the big slide. Tobias was along this time - so the only slide James went down was the big slide - and he loved it! While James enjoyed the slide (and the sunshine), he really enjoyed the water fountain! After the park we cleaned up and headed to church. After church we celebrated with our Sunday School teachers and their families. Christmas morning was so much fun. Here's a picture of James with his presents. Our families and friends were so generous. Only three of those presents are from us! James figured out how to open presents pretty quickly! James real...

Christmas is just around the corner and we're just about ready. Our tree is up, presents are under the tree, and stockings are hung. But before I go into Christmas, I should update on what we've been up to for the first part of December. We traveled to KS. James even got his own seat on the airplane. It was a hard trip - we left Friday morning, flew to Denver, and then drove 200 miles to St. Francis, KS. We came home on Sunday. We wouldn't have done such a trip for anyone except Crystal, Tobias' sister. Crystal was an absolutely beautiful bride. Their wedding and reception were a blast and we were so thankful to be included in her special day. Tobias and James were ushers and I was a bridesmaid. James and Tobias escorted Grandma Edie down the isle and were so darn cute! Tobias, Kyle (the groom), and Josh (Tobias' younger brother) at the reception hall. What a handsome group! This is a really funny picture to me. It's Tobias and his youngest two siblings,...