Walt daydreaming caught on camera

We were out on a walk the other day and I caught Walt in a wild daydream about his future. In case you didn't know it already, we live very close to a giant "bakery" (as Kathryn puts it), although this bakery bakes beer.

I wonder what Walt was thinking.......

More Gavin and Walt!

We went over to Nik and Kelly's this weekend to watch the NFL draft. I know we are football geeks! Gavin and Walt both took long afternoon naps, but when they were up, they were loving on each other a little! Gavin was giving quite the love to Walt! Gavin also loved to tease Walt with toys that Walt wanted. Gavin thought it was very funny, Walt was unsure of this method of playing. Gavin is now 20 months and lil Walt is 7 months.

Gavin and Walt

BFF to be.....

Baptism

Walt was Baptized on Sunday April 20. It was a really wonderful celebration. At our church, St. Vincent DePaul they do a personal mass for the baby to be baptized. We processed in at the beginning and then Jessica (the godmother) and the 3 of us went up to the alter to be blessed. Walt was eating his tie the entire time. The priest thought it was so funny.

Then after the homily we had his actual baptism. He was so cute, he was down to his diaper, and was eating his toes! He loves water so he just smiled. Then I had to run and change him into his gown. The gown he was wearing has been in the Ginther family for 100 years this year. It was worn by my dad's uncle Milton in 1908.

Walt was so tired by the end of the Mass, he fell asleep when we got home and slept for his entire party.

These are some pictures that Diane took for us.

Down to Cape!

Walt and Bob had a great trip down to Cape for Saturday and Sunday. Sara went up to Chicago to see our friends Cari and Tim sing solos with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (big time!). Nanny, Poppie, Baxter, and Aunt Jennifer took really good care of both boys this weekend.
Walt got to meet Bruno, Nanny's new puppy. I guess they were fast friends. I am surprised that Walt didn't try to eat Bruno :)
Walt still just has the 2 front bottom teeth, although they are too short to photograph, and he seems to be somewhat shy about showing them.
He loves to eat, so far we have not found a food that he does not like. :)

Busy Busy

Well, we can't believe that it is already April 8! The month is going quickly. Last weekend my parents came into town from Des Moines. My choir sang the National Anthem at the Cardinals game. So Walt went to his first game and the Cardinals won! Walt slept through innings 3-6, Aunt Jessica's arms got a little tired.

He has been such a good boy! (like always!)

sara

Nanny and Poppy come to town

Walt has been having a great week, first Amanda and baby Claire came to visit and now Nanny and Poppy came up for the day. Nanny made Walt laugh and laugh. She brought some fun new toys including Walt's first laptop. And in true Walt fashion he tried to eat it!

He is still loving solid foods, he has tried applesauce, peaches, peas, and sweet potatoes. He just wants more and more.

Here are some pictures from Nanny!

Baby Claire comes to Town!

So we are on Spring Break this week. (well bob only took off Friday) Our good friend Amanda had a baby on Valentines Day and since she is still on maternity leave she came to visit with her baby Claire. They arrived on Tuesday and left today. It was a really fun visit, but A LOT different than visits of old. We did take the kids to the mall to shop on Wednesday. That was fun. Walt and Claire did not spend much time caring about what the other was doing, although at one point Walt was crying and Amanda sent Claire down to kiss Walt. It did distract him enough to stop crying. So I tried to video tape it. He actually smiled a little more, but I stopped the tape.

Walt's other news is that is teeth are still really bothering him. He loves those frozen teethers.

Happy 1st Easter

Yesterday was Walt's first Easter, he was dressed to the nines and such a well mannered "man". We went to 9am Mass and Walt fell asleep on Bob's chest (which bob thinks that he has never done before with him). He slept through almost the entire 1 hour 15 min service. He was wearing some of his cutest clothes to date. We have been so blessed to get hand-me-downs from friends.
Grandma and Grandpa Ginther were here so he was thoroughly spoiled.

I forget if I mentioned this before but 2 bottom teeth have poked up from Walt's gums. When they in a little more I will show them off to the blog readers.

Fun Fun Fun

Hello Friends and Family,

So after my 6 month birthday celebration I got a horrible virus and was sick with a fever for about 4 days! My mom and Dad were a little worried so they took me back to the Dr. I was excited to see Dr Schmidt again so soon. He just said that we needed to wait it out. By Saturday my fever left and I was feeling better. My parents took me up to Chicago even though I was sick because they said that they could be miserable at home or miserable with friends up north. I did actually really well and it was not that bad.

Today, Drake University played in the NCAA tourney. So my Grandma Ginther (she has been in town taking care of my since Tuesday night) and Aunt Jess and mommy and I all went to J.Bucks (a fancier sports bar) to watch the game. It was close and then Drake got behind big and then Drake tied it up and it went into overtime. Unfortunately for my grandma they lost in the last second. She was sad, but I was quick to smile to cheer her up. Here are some pictures from the game.