Little MD

Kate has decided she wants to be a Dr. She told me I should be a Dr. too and get a new job. I told her I would have to go to a lot of school for that.

She told me, "I know what to do because I have been watching Dr. shows. I know all about Dr.'s. I don't have to go to Medical school. I can be your teacher." Since she is learning from Dr. Greg House she probably does know a lot. Let's just hope she doesn't pick up his bedside manner.

John's Mini-me

Baby Benjamin looks just like his daddy.

John and his Mom, Judy

John and Grandma and Grandpa Walker

John and his uncle, Jim Walker

John and his brother, Trade

Not a good comparison picture, just very cute.
John and his dad, Dale

Sibling Revelry

Kate and Jonas love their new brother. When we were in the hospital they were not allowed to come and see the baby because it is RSV season. Kate was very disappointed. She kept asking me when they were going to "deliver" the baby to the house.

I ended up staying in the hospital for the full 2 days because the first night I was really nauseous. The second day Kate sent me a sucker that she got for me at her pre-school. She wanted me to have it because I was sick and she thought it would make me feel better.




Kate is constantly asking to hold him.



Jonas kisses his forehead all the time, so Benjamin always has kind of a greasy sheen to his hair. He also tries to pet his head. We are not really keen on this because his hands are generally slimy and he doesn't have the capacity to be gentle.

The other night when we were saying prayers and Jonas thought my eyes were closed, he reached over and sneaked a few pets.

Welcome to the world Ben!

I am filling in for Katrina on this one as she has a small sleeping baby on her chest.

Everything went extremely well with the delivery. Benjamin Lewis Walker was born this morning at 11:59 am. He weighed in at a whopping 8 Lbs 1 oz. Mom and baby are doing fine.

Here are a few pics of the new little guy:

New Red Underpants

When Jonas usually runs it is more of a gallop. Of course he won't let me get a good sample of it on video. This is the best I could do.

Kate's first day of Pre-School

Kate went to her first day of pre-school on Monday. Sniff. . . sniff

She was soooo excited. For the entire week before the day she begged me to let her pack her back pack.

She packed it herself that morning with 2 outfits, several books and her stuffed monkey.





Jonas was a little confused when we left without her. As we walked back to the car he kept saying "Kate! Kate! Kate?"



When Kate came home she told us all about it.

"I looked at the fish. I played with the magnets. I drawed pictures. I learned about sharing and being nice. And I played with a magnifying glass. I think I had a snack. And I think that was it."

Our Last Trip to Disneyland

Our passes are up Nov. 9, so this was probably our last trip. Unless we get crazy and take one month old boy (So ya, we still haven't picked a name).

Riding the train



We went around 2 complete times. John and I were pooped and needed a break.





Watching the parade.

Little Dancer



Waiting for the Bug's Life 3-D movie, which Kate hated.



After Kate's first time on Grizzly River. She has grown at least 2 inches this year. In February she was still too short to go on this.



Jonas chowing on his lunch.



Waiting in line for Small World. (We spent most of this trip waiting. Ahh! Summer at Disneyland.) Not really sure what Kate's pose is all about. She was doing that on purpose, I didn't just catch her at an awkward moment.



So I took pictures and video of the Electrical Parade because I love it. Probably boring pictures for the rest of you because they didn't turn out all that well and there are no cute kids in the pictures.

Kate's favorite princess










Jonas on the Carousel during our little mommy and son time. Kate and John got to go on all the fun rides and Jonas and I spent quite a bit of time waiting for them.





Getting on Peter Pan. 45 minute wait - 2 minute ride.





Waiting in line again. This time for the Haunted Mansion. Kate's favorite ride.



The one character Kate saw. We mostly tried to rush past the characters and hoped that Kate didn't see them. The lines were long, it was hot, and she has seen most of them before.