Christmas with the Ginthers

We traveled to Des Moines for 5 days to spend Christmas with the Ginthers. We had a lot of fun. Walt really liked that he kept getting toy after toy. Our niece Victoria is 2 and she is super fun and Walt loved playing with her. She is a big talker so walt picked up some new words while we were in DSM. Walt is now saying "Hi" and "Bye"- mostly at appropriate times. :)

The First Haircut!

Here are some before and after of Walt's first haircut. We decided to go through with it after Santa called Walt a girl. It was really hard to get used to the "new" Walt.

Walt has the best mom?!?!

These videos are from earlier in the month, but so funny! As I am trying to capture his young life, he is getting into "dangerous" situations.

walt and santa

Enjoying some mild weather...

This weekend has been wonderful. Saturday it was in the high 40s and today it got to the mid 50s! Walt has loved spending some extra time outside, we have been to the park twice. Yesterday we had breakfast with Santa at the zoo. (I will scan the pics and then upload them soon) Today our big event was going to the grand re-opening of HWY 64/40. I know it is a little weird, but we got to take the stroller on the hwy and take a nice walk. People had bikes, skateboards, and dogs. It was fun.
Here are some pictures from our walk yesterday and from the breakfast at the zoo.

Box and chair

A new gift! Thanks Nanny and Poppie!

The weather outside is frightful...

well actually the past 2 days it has been in the upper 40s. Walt and I played at the park on Monday after school, but tonight it has dropped into the low 20s. So Walt is ready with his new snowsuit (well actuall it is not new, I have to admit that I bought this patagonia snowsuit when I was probably 20 at the White Elephant Resale shop in Chicago) :)

spoon?!?!

SO I decided to try the ol' spoon tonight at dinner, he was using it great....until the camera came out. This video is not great, but I think it is funny.

Cousins R-O-C-K

Baxter really liked reading to Walt. What a great cousin.