People to see and places to go...

Kirk had a great time playing with Katy at the mall.  It was good to see Jill and Katy again.  Katy is a wild little girl and she wasn't afraid of anything!  For some reason, she thought Kirk was hilarious, and she fell down laughing at him!  Kirk had a great time playing, he gets braver every time!

Kirk and I went to bible school at Gramma Debi's church.  Kirk ran around like a wild man the whole time.   He really liked sliding on the "big slide" (inflatable) and he even went on it a few times all by himself!    Kirk had a great time, and really liked the food!  He still talks about eating his "popcorn with Gramma!"  He sure does love his Gramma; he tells me to call her whenever he's upset (usually with me!).  He says, "Call Kirk's Gramma!"  Haha!  I guess he knows she'll get him out of trouble!

Is that the Statue of Liberty?  Or Kirk?  Haha!

Kirk loved drawing on the big paper with markers.  He is a very intense little artist.

He wanted to eat his lunch by Driston.  He is beginning to eat his cupcake in this picture.  He already ate his entire hot dog.  When I ask him about going to Gramma's church, he says, "eat popcorn and cupcakes!"  

Kirk started working early this morning.  He sat down to draw "clues" in his notebook.  He keeps a crayon pushed into the binding of the notebook, so he can retrieve it quickly to draw "clues."  He sure does like Blue's Clues, and his handy dandy notebook is almost full!

Kirk's 2 year old pictures!

Kristi did a great job with our crazy toddler!  Somehow, after all the fussing and fighting, we managed to get some really good pictures!  We love them!

2 year old pictures preview

These are two of the pictures Kristi posted as a "sneak peek" of Kirk's two year old pictures.  

I REALLY like the football one below!

Big boy business

Kirk had his two year old pictures taken on Wednesday, July 13 at Heritage Station and Riverfront Park.  Kirk was not so cooperative, and  had his own ideas of what should have been going on, and smiling for pictures wasn't on the agenda!  Ugh!  I just hope Kristi was able to get a few shots, and that she wasn't too offended by Kirk's total refusal to do everything she asked!  We took some pictures in his MU football jersey.  In this picture, he is walking away, which he did a lot!  His jersey says "Walker  77" on the back (Daddy's football number).  Hopefully, we will take a lot more pictures wearing this jersey this fall!

We went to Lexington to visit the Gibson's on Thursday, July 14.  Kirk liked playing on the playground at the park near their home.  I couldn't get Kirk or Suzana to slow down enough to get a good picture, so I had to take this one when I caught Kirk off guard.  He is smiling, and the kids had a great time!  

All of Kirk's "cheesing" now involves closing his eyes.  This is a picture of him "cheesing" on the see saw.

"Baby Lee-lo" (as Kirk says) is growing so fast!  Look at those beautiful eyes!  He is such a good baby.  He watched all the craziness and just smiled away!

Kirk decided Suzana's baby bed was a good place to "take a nap."

I made some tub paint for Kirk to use last night.  He had a great time painting the tub blue.  He told me he was painting "lettas" (letters) and "mommy."  I didn't really see anything that looked like either, but that's okay.  He holds a paintbrush perfectly, and understands how to dip it to get paint on it and then spread it on the tub.  If you're interested in the recipe, it's super easy, and much cheaper than store bought tub paint.  Just mix about 2 tbsp. of cornstarch and 1/4 cup of dish liquid and the food coloring of your choice.  The color blue I used in the picture is from the neon food coloring collection which is usually right beside the regular food coloring sets in the store.  I got pure and natural dish liquid so it wouldn't irritate Kirk's skin.  I mixed it in a plastic container and gave Kirk a chubby paint brush, but kids could use their hands as well.  It worked great and washed off easy!  Kirk even helped me "clean up"....a little!  I think he is an amazing toddler artist!

Kirk's second birthday is coming up, and if you're reading this blog, you might care to "save the date" of his birthday party.  His party will be on Sunday, August 14th at 12:30 at Ritter Park in Huntington.  I will send invitations out soon.  Many people have asked me what Kirk would like for his birthday, so I thought I would put a quick list on here of some gift ideas!

Kirk loves:  Diego, dinosaurs, alligators, zoo animals, Blue's Clues (and drawing "clues" in little notebooks), painting, drawing, stickers, play dough, Sesame Street, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, music and musical instruments (he'd love a piano or guitar), Lego Duplo sets (he has the zoo and the tractor set, and we bought him a basic set for his birthday.), sports balls of any kind, puzzles, books, Yo Gabba Gabba!,  and race cars (and any other vehicle).  He wears size 24 month clothes (or 2T), and size 6 shoes.  He is also starting to pretend a lot more, and I think he would love any dress up clothes, hats, or shoes.  I'm sure he will love all of his "pren-sents" and he will be so excited when everyone says "Happy birthday to Kirk!"  He loves birthdays (especially cake!)!  It's amazing that he will be 2 years old in less than a month!  

A day at the museum...

We went to the Highlands Museum with Riley and Angel on Friday, July 8.  Kirk and Riley had a blast.  Kirk especially LOVED playing the big "pee-no."  He and Riley made beautiful music together!

Kirk and Riley playing in the train.  Kirk is wearing a conductor's hat!

Kirk loves to play in water.  He was naming all the sea creatures in the water table.

Kirk and Riley loved the coal mine tunnel.  Kirk kept saying, "It's dark in here!" every time he went in and came out!

Kirk loved driving the "bus" (ambulance)

Kirk fell in love with this cash register.  He loved pushing the buttons and taking the "moneys" in and out.  Jeremy and I already bought him one for his birthday!

Kirk in the race car (another thing he loves!)

Kirk and Riley driving the boat

Kirk loves train tables, too.  He loves pushing the trains on the tacks.

I think the McDonald's customers are in trouble, because all Kirk and Riley did was shove food in a hole in the counter!  

We had a great time!  It was a great trip for a rainy day.  Kirk follows Riley around and he even let her hold his hand a few times.  We ate lunch at Moe's afterwards, and Riley tried to teach Kirk how to drink out of a milk carton with a straw.  He did pretty well, but did spill a little.  Riley loves to teach Kirk new things, and Kirk loves to learn  from her.  He said later in the day, "Mama, Riley is my friend!"  Sweet boy!

Summer Fun

The Walkers went to Florida last week!  We spent a few days with my Gramma Sullivan (Kirk's Great Grandmother) and we visited Adam, Kate, and new baby Jax in Orlando.  We spent a day with my Gramma and Aunt Terry at Silver Springs, and Kirk loved looking (but not touching!) all the animals.  He was very demanding that I feed the giraffe, and he kept telling me, "Giraffes is hungry!"  

I included a TON of pictures below.  Sorry, I just couldn't choose!  

Enjoy reading about our trip and holiday weekend!

So Kirk was a bit obsessed with the carousel.  This is a picture of his first of many rides over the next few days.  He chose the elephant to ride on.  He wanted to ride it...again, and again, and again!  Jeremy finally told him it was the "last time" they would ride, and when it was over, Kirk said "More last time!"  Ugh!  It sure is tough having such a smart and vocal toddler!

Kirk and Daddy on the jeep safari ride

ANOTHER ride on the carousel....he wanted to ride the horse this time.  He kept calling the peacock beside him a turkey!  Ha!

Kirk liked looking at the alligators.  He asked Jeremy, "Are alligators hungry?"  I think he either wants to feed every animal he sees, or he's afraid they are going to eat him!

Kirk liked looking at the flamingos ("pink birds") until some other bird squawked at him really loudly.  He climbed Jeremy like a tree!  He was scared to death!

The Walkers at Silver Springs

Aunt Terry, Gramma Sullivan, Kirk and Mommy 

Kirk loves his Lego tractor from Gramma Sullivan!

Kirk waving to the monkeys at the Tampa Zoo.  He really liked the monkey with the "blanket."  He still talks about the monkey dropping his blanket!

How cute is this?  Kirk loved seeing "mommy and baby" animals.  I swear, they posed for this picture!  

Kirk is investigating the manatees.  He kept saying they were hippos.

Kirk hopped all over the wallaby exhibit.  He laughed whenever they would hop around!

Kirk said, "Pin-gins swim under water!"  He liked watching the penguins swim fast.

Thank goodness, we finally saw some "e-nuts" (elephants), and we even saw a mommy and baby.  He loved the baby elephant and said, "Go get your mommy!"

Of course, the zoo also had a carousel.

Kirk and Mommy on the train

after the zoo....all tuckered out...headed to Orlando to visit the Blacks!

Adam really wanted Kirk to wear his ATF helmet.  Too bad he wanted it back....haha!

Kirk, Daddy, and baby Jax

I was so happy to visit Downtown Disney with my baby boy!  We have just started our Disney education, so Kirk doesn't know all that many characters yet, but we WILL work on it!  We posed in front of the Lego seven dwarfs, and I think you can tell that I'm more excited than he is!  He does know all the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse characters, and he watched Finding Nemo a few times in the car on our trip.  It was so funny, the first time Marlin (Nemo's Dad) gets attacked in the movie, Kirk cried "No, no, no!" from the backseat!  Jeremy and I had to keep telling him that it would be ok!  Every time he saw Nemo at Disney, he would say, "Nemo is OK!"  

Kirk and I checked out the Lego Buzz Lightyear while Jeremy paid for our new Lego zoo! 

This is a picture of Kirk BRIEFLY wearing mouse ears...I told him he better get more comfortable wearing those, 'cause he's going to have a pair with his name on it in a few years!

Kirk and Daddy are working on a Potato Head at the Disney toy store

Kirk and Daddy watching the train at the toy store

Kirk is waiting patiently to eat at the T-Rex Cafe

After Kirk ate most of his meal clinging to my arm, we managed to get one family picture (thanks to our nice waiter!).  Kirk hid his head most of the time, even after he said a million times "I like dinosaurs!" before we went in to eat.  He of course asked us if the dinosaurs were hungry, and he asked me "Dinosaurs see me?"  (their eyes DID move!).  We laughed at how he looked at them and as soon as we left, he of course said, "I really, really, like dinosaurs!"  Geez.

Kirk and Daddy outside of the T-Rex Cafe

Kirk wanted to "push the button" on Buzz!

Kirk liked running through the letters at the rest area in Virginia

We went to Jeremy's family reunion on Sunday, July 3.  Kirk liked the water gun Gramma Debi let him play with.  He squirted everyone with it!

Kirk pushing his Thomas the Train "bicycle"

Kirk, Poppy, and Tanner eating outside on July 4th

Kirk loved fishing in Poppy's pond!  He talked about "catching a fish" all night.  He kept saying "I catched a fish!" and "I catched TWO fish!" 

We had a great trip to Florida and holiday weekend at home.  Kirk was a very good passenger in the car and slept well at my Gramma's and the hotels we stayed in.  He kept us laughing and it seemed like everywhere we went, someone commented on how well he spoke and how smart he was!  He started swimming very well while we were in Florida, and we were so proud of how sweet he was with baby Jax.  I can't believe in a few weeks my baby will be 2 years old!  He is growing up so fast!  He is such a funny little guy, and he comes up with something new every day.  He now pretends that he's different characters, and says things like "Roar!  Dinosaur is hungry!" before taking a bite of his food, and he says "Elmo say, 'La, la, la, la' " and pretends to play "pee-no" (piano)!  How imaginative is that?  He was looking at my Aunt Terry's hutch and the dark spots in the wood kind of made a paw print shape and he said, "Blue's clues!  Paw print!"  So funny!  He's using so many new words and phrases like "I think so.." and "I'm pretty sure..."  Jeremy and I laugh so much each day!