Christmas 2013

Our boys were so good this year that they got two Christmases!  Before we headed to Larned on Chriatmas Eve, we picked Cal up from daycare early and went sledding.  Well, Davis and I stayed in the warm car, but I got some cute pics of my guys.

 

Silly kid.

Papa Gatt got back from Green Bay (after a flight cancellation and an unexpected extra day in Denver) on Christmas Eve.

Uncle Tony and his new nephew...

As if no time had passed since their last visit, Cal quickly reclaimed Uncle Tony as his play mate. 

He was pretty excited about his new K-State blanket from Great Grandma!

 

Cal helped everyone open their gifts on Christmas morn.

Davis and Mimi

Great Grandma still thinks she sees some blue in his eyes!

Ollie wanted to snuggle, too.

While I put Davis down for a nap, Cal and Mitch watched Cars for awhile.  New fave!

 

Christmas 2013

 

Ollie was bracing Dad....Ollie the Anvil.

Mimi helped corral Cal one morn by making Marshmellow Snowmen, aka Sugar Bombs.  :)  Hey... I ate like that when I was a kid and I turned out ok!  Cal loved it.  He named each body part as he devoured the candy.  "I wanna eat the eyes."   (M&M's)

 

I took him to Barber Mike, who gave Tony his first haircut and still cuts dad's.  Cal did great and loved watching the cars, snow plows, and big trucks drive past.

This is his favorite way to go #2 lately.  The iPad is a savior and a curse! However, if I'm holding Davis, I need a way to keep him on the potty while I am busy.  Don't judge...it is effective!

House Rule:  Cal can only wrestle Daddy and Uncle Tony.  They did a lot of wrestling!

 

While D was napping, Cal and I played in the snow.  We got his dump truck out and scooped and dumped snow....cold, but fun!

 

Cal loves to read and listen to stories, especially when Uncle Tony reads them!

Davis likes to face outward and have his legs pumped.

 

 

Look at Davis's face in this pic....and then look at his middle finger. ha!

 

"I no need a nap, mommy." 

 Mmmmmhmmmm.

 

 

My sweet boys

 

 

 One month old and MAD!

.....nursed and happy again. 

He really liked the monkey!

 

 

 

 While we were in Larned, Mitch was in AZ for the K-State bowl game.  Goofy guy.

He fell asleep before we left Larned.  The holidays wore him out!

 

 

Baby smiles

I caught some of Davis's smiles on camera today.  What a sweetie!!!!!  He is very expressive and when he is sad, his frown will break your heart.  His little chin even starts to quiver.  Sometimes when he sleeps, he goes through a range of facial expressions: happy to sad to startled, etc.  He makes so many noises while he sleeps, but lately I've realized that he also sleeps with his eyes open at times! 

For Dad's 60th, we got him tickets to a Green Bay game.  He and Tony went this weekend and got an authentic experience.  The wind chill was 8 degrees and it snowed about 5".  He actually got the better end of the deal because if he would've been in Larned, he would've had to shovel 15" high snow drifts off the driveway in negative temps!  Unfortunately for mom, she got to fill his shoes.  :)

 

 

 

SNOW and SANTA!

Cal was sharing his red car with Davis one afternoon.

 

Cal and Daddy were playing with the camera one day and took some funny photos!

 

Every morning before Cal goes to school, Cal has to say hi to his little brother.  "Hey little fella....I'm here!"

 

All of the Walter boys!!!

 

Yep, Cal....that bassinet was meant for you. 

 

Again, Caligator was saying hi to his little bro before heading to school one day.  He loves him and is such an adoring big brother.  I love watching them together....it melts my heart.

 

Davis is starting to be more alert throughout the day.  We still cannot tell what color his eyes are, but we think they may turn brown.  They're definitely a dark blue/grey right now.....a very pretty color.

 

 

On Saturday the 21st, Wichita got about 4", which we were thrilled about, but Larned had the highest total in the state with a whopping 15"!!!  We are headed that way on Tuesday, so we know we'll have a white Christmas, errrr, by that point it might be a grey, dirty snow Christmas.  :)

 

 

 

Santa came to our house last night!  Cal was pretty excited to see that Santa ate the cookie and that the reindeer nibbled on the carrots he left.  He had a hard time moving on from the first toy he opened.  It was hard to beat his big Police Car that Santa gave him, but we eventually made it through the rest of the gifts. 

 He wanted to leave him a note so he scribbled and he spelled (I wrote) his name. 

Lately, I usually have Davis in my arms or on my lap, so when I can pull my Caligator in for a cuddle session, I love it.  He is such a sweet kid and understands that baby Davis needs my attention right now, but it doesn't mean that his mama doesn't miss snuggling with him.

 

Cal is a fan of dinosaurs and magnets, so this gift was a big hit!  Thanks Gpa and Gma Walter!!

 

 

Davis took a long snooze while we opened gifts and ate our French toast.  He awoke to watch Cal open a few gifts for him.

 

 

As I made lunch, Mitch took Cal out front while he shoveled the driveway. Cal wanted to help, so I gave him a scooper of his own.  He quickly lost interest when he saw his good friend, Vada!

 

 

This sweet boy and I stayed inside and cooked while the other boys played in the snow.  Cal eventually ran inside screaming that his hands hurt.  His poor cotton mittens were soaked through and his hands were freezing cold.

Even though Cal came in, I looked outside to find Mitch making a snowman.  It made me laugh out loud!

 

He gave up after awhile and came in to get warm.  After Cal napped, I took him out and we finished, or attempted to finish, the snowman.  We failed because the snow wasn't wet enough, but at least we put a face on him. 

We came inside and Cal began dancing to the music on his new police car.  I think it looks like he's doing yoga?!  Funny kid. 

 

We're headed to Larned on Tuesday.  We are wishing a MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of our family and friends!!