Woo-hoo!
Walker brought his new gas powered quad with him to Nana's and he gave Chris a ride. Chris actually was the navigator, telling Walker where to drive. They had a blast and were so adorable watching them ride. They loved riding circles around my mom's waterfall. We think they loved going down the hill next to the waterfall, but because the accelerator had a switch on it to control how fast Walker can go, we have it turned down to it's slowest capability. With Chris on the back, that little quad really had to work hard to get both boys back up the hill so they could go down again. It was a lot of fun to watch how much fun they were having. And for all of you wondering, there are very strict rules about how and when Walker is allowed to ride his quad. In fact, he and Erik are outside now doing practice drills. AND we did invest in a very good helmet for him. So far he's pretty happy just riding it on the driveway and occasionally into the flat part of the yard. I'm thinking I'm going to not have much grass this summer!
Will anticipates the day . . .
Will was watching Chris & Walker ride the quad and you could see on his face he is anticipating the day he is the one riding the "big" quad!
Walker naps
The children fell asleep on the way home form the outlets today after our trip to my mom's, then Buffalo, then back to Butler. They were so sweet.
A visit w/ our friends
We traveled to near Niagra Falls the 27th to visit with our dear friends, the Moore's while they were visiting family in NY. We had a blast getting to visit with them, although we were stuck in the house all day . . . The wind was gusting at 60 mph +. For a while, we thought some trees might come down on the house. We had a great time and were reminded of how much we miss our friends in day to day life. Walker got to play with his best buddy, Joshua, and was so sad to say goodbye. Now he keeps asking when we are going to travel to Illinois to visit them again.
Living Room
I stuffed my ferns inside the fireplace to hide the fact that it still has no floor - just sand - although I did take some of the bricks that came off the chimney outside and stuck them over the sand to create some barrier. Not much, but for now it works. We just hung a shelf on the fireplace to simulate a mantle, but we have a huge barn beam we'd like to put up someday. It's getting there!
My dining room
I wanted to take some pictures of the house decorated for Christmas Eve festivities. It's really starting to come together. A little more work (like finally getting the support post wrapped in oak, and coordinating the furniture a bit more and I'll have a cohesive look . . . finally.
Walker's school program
The lighting was bad but I managed to get a few pics of the Preschool portion of the program. They used sign language and sang "Jesus Loves Me" for part of their act. Very cute.