Walker Kirkland

Happy 2011!!

2011-01-04T11:22:00.004-05:00

Happy New Year from the Kirkland Family!!

Ringing in 2011 (at 8:30pm!) with my buddy Henry!

Here's to the best year yet!

Christmas Day

2011-01-04T11:07:00.012-05:00

Christmas morning finally came and, wow, was it great!! Santa found our house and brought some great loot!

First, there was "the jeep" I asked for -- a Big Wheels Pick-Up Truck just like Poppy's!!

I climbed right in to make sure it was a good fit!

Santa ate most of our cookies and Rudolph at our carrots! We were out of milk (oops!) but Santa seemed to love the applesauce squeezer all the same! :)

Whatcha think? Wanna ride?

I spent most of the morning outside cruising in my new ride!

Then it was on to Aunt Lanie & Uncle Roger's house for a yummy breakfast and more goodies!

After a quick nap, we opened more loot at Mimi & Poppy's!

What a great day!

And it was a White Christmas on top of it all!

What a blessed Christmas we had with our family!

Pink Pig

2011-01-04T11:00:00.008-05:00

The week before Christmas, Mommy and I headed down to ride The Pink Pig -- an annual tradition in our house! After waiting over an hour in line, we made it and loved the ride!

SO excited to finally be to the front of the line!

Sweet Children & Cookies

2011-01-04T10:52:00.008-05:00

We cruised down to Rayna's house to bake cookies before Christmas. I was so excited to get things started and bake some yummy sweets!

Cute little bakers

Looks good, don't you think?

A few of the finished products...with some help from the mommy's!

Enjoying the sweets of our labor -- YUM!

Christmas Program

2011-01-04T10:44:00.008-05:00

I had my first Christmas Program at school this year. Mommy, Daddy, Mimi and Poppy all came to watch me sing! And, while I didn't do much singing, it was a fun morning!

Making my grand entrance -- show off anyone?! :)

I stood next to Will Bellows, who was in my class last year, and boy did we have a great time!

I made it, Mommy! Didn't I do great? :)

Santa Came to Town

2011-01-04T10:26:00.009-05:00

We headed to Phipps' Plaza in early December to see Santa! I was a little nervous about how I'd like him this year, but I surprised everyone and even smiled! :)

Practicing my smile with Daddy...

...then Mommy!

Getting my list together

It wasn't too bad...even managed a little smile!

Wahoo -- I made it! Love the candy cane!

Hope I get what I asked for! :)

Thanksgiving

2010-12-09T20:50:00.015-05:00

As is our annual tradition, we headed to Florida for Thanksgiving! It was a great trip filled with family, food and fellowship!

We started off the trip with a day in Jacksonville and Cousin Ollie!

We're so silly! :)

Then headed back to Macclenny for Thanksgiving Day...

and nothing says turkey like a morning run on the lawnmower!

And a ride on Kiwi! :)

Gotta love Thanksgiving Day in SHORTS!

(It was 80 degrees!)

Our sweet little family

Aunt Tina, Daddy, Papa, Cousin Jamie and Uncle Ryan

With full bellies, we all lounged...ahhh!

Before we headed home, I baked Christmas cookies with Granny.

So fun...and yummy! :)

Happy Boy!

So particular with the sprinkles

Aren't these yum, Daddy?

And who says cookies are enough?!

A creamsicle and a movie make for a great ride home!

I look forward to visiting again soon, Granny & Papa!

I love you!

Halloween

2010-11-01T20:37:00.014-04:00

First of all, Mommy is SO sorry that it's been forever since she's updated the blog--not quite sure where the time has gone lately! There are other pictures that need to be posted but she decided to start with Halloween and add the others (hopefully) in due time...

Halloween this year was a BLAST!! It was the first year I ventured out the trick-or-treat & I loved every minutes of it!!

What? Oh, it's time to go?

We gathered at the Harris' house for play, pizza and fun...

...before heading out! I wasn't nervous at all and didn't need a parental escort!

Mommy and her precious Woody!

Isaac and I were hot on the candy trail!

Trick-or-Treat!!

Woody, Jesse and Buzz pitched in to push the cooler wagon --

they made us work for our candy!!

CANDY -- PURE JOY!!

Back to pushing...

Trick-or-Treat at my house -- still plenty of candy left!

This was the BEST NIGHT EVER!!

Isaac and I loaded up in the wagon to head home...

Happy Halloween!!

Day with Mimi & Poppy

2010-09-13T21:15:00.004-04:00

While Mommy and Daddy headed to Clemson to watch the Blue Hose play on Saturday, I spent the day/night with Mimi & Poppy. We headed to the Yellow Daisy Festival at Stone Mountain and had a blast!

The Zu Zu Pet table was a hit -- they've already been added to my Christmas list!

I picked out a cool, handmade tractor (and must have temporarily lost my shoes!) :)

The day ended with a relaxing bubble bath -- the perfect day!

Labor Day Fun

2010-09-13T21:06:00.007-04:00

Mommy, Daddy and I visited the Atlanta Botanical Garden on Labor Day. The weather was gorgeous and it was the perfect day to be outside!

All of the plants there are gorgeous--look at the size of this fern!!

Daddy and I were in charge of the map

Of course that meant we toured the kid's area first! :)

The Wiggles!

2010-09-13T20:58:00.005-04:00

Mimi, Mommy and I went to see The Wiggles a few weekends ago and it was great!! I had never been to a show like that and loved the music, dancing and seeing them up close!!

Mommy and I getting ready to see Anthony, Sam, Jeff and Murray!!

Toot, Toot, Chugga, Chugga Big Red Car! :)

Jeff came into the audience!

It was such a fun show!!

Boone

2010-08-10T15:11:00.008-04:00

On Saturday, we headed over to Aunt Anne's house to meet her new puppy, Boone. He is so cute!

After a quick ride on UGA, I went to find Boone (Boon-EE, as I pronounce it)

Trying to get the boys to look at the camera...

...well, one out of two isn't too bad! :)

Stargazing

Night-Night kisses to Boone...see you soon, sweet boy!

Beach

2010-08-10T14:46:00.018-04:00

A couple of weeks ago, we packed up the cars and headed to Seagrove Beach with the Cox family. We had a great time -- as always -- and hated that it went by so fast!

Best buds headed to the beach after supper to find crabs

I loved jumping the waves with Mommy!

The Kirkland boys headed off to sea...

One night, we drove over to Panama City and hit the go-cart track...thumbs up!

Thumbs up for the bumper boats too!

Jackson is ready!

We played at the pool a lot, too.

Mommy's little GQ model...

Daddy, your muscles have to be this big to enter the pool, k?

Happy Boy!

I loved jumping off the side to Mommy!

Relaxin'...

Enjoying seafood & the view with Jackson before we have to head home...

look at how bronzed we are! :)

What?? We're have to go home?? Only if you promise we'll come back soon!

Thank you for having us, Coxes! We had a wonderful time!

THREE

2010-08-10T14:22:00.017-04:00

I turned THREE on July 20 and celebrated a few days later with a party at Hammond Park Gym. It was so fun to run, tumble and play with my friends!

Let's get going!

Listening to our instructor while Rayna is obviously distracted by my good looks & charm! :)

SO CUTE!

Daddy had a great time too -- he sat in on most of the games! Mommy, should we reserve the gym for Daddy's birthday next year? :)

Told you -- look at that leg extension!!

I hardly stopped moving the entire party!

Acting like snakes, I think...

Getting ready for cake

Enjoying my Diego cake and dreaming about what the next year will bring...

Thank you for helping me celebrate! So far, being 3 is GREAT!!

4th of July

2010-07-06T21:19:00.014-04:00

We had a fun, family-filled 4th of July weekend!! We saw Toy Story 3 (my 1st movie in a theater!), spent an afternoon at the pool, enjoyed food & fun with great friends and saw fireworks!

Happy 4th of July!

Saturday night we headed to Norcross for a bbq/party with the Cox family...as usual, Jackson and I worked up a sweat running around and loved the trampoline!

An action shot!

So fun!

Never a dull moment with these two!

Daddy joined in on the fun!

It's a bird, it's a plane...

...it's W Man & J Man!!

BFF's and Partners in Crime!! :)

We walked to the Norcross Square for fireworks

Anxiously awaiting for them to start...

Beautiful!!

Monday morning, we headed into Dunwoody for the parade.

It was a great time (and HOT!) but a lot of things to look at---the marching bands were my favorite!!

Waiting patiently...

What a FUN weekend!!

Granny & Papa's Visit

2010-06-23T13:38:00.014-04:00

I was so lucky to have Granny & Papa come visit from Florida this past weekend! We had a great time cooking out, playing and even managed to check out Stone Mountain.

Papa and I cranked out a special Stone Mountain penny---definitely a collector's item! :)

Before we jumped on the gondola to head up to the top!

We made it!

King of the Mountain!!

Once we made it down the mountain, we headed over to check out the quarry.

One, two...

...threeeeeee!!

Then it was time for dinner at Mimi & Poppy's!

Daddy and I supervised Poppy as he cleaned out the pond. Aren't we good helpers?

Happy Father's Day, Daddy!

I love you!

Whew, what a fun day...I'm exhausted!!

Bedtime

2010-06-23T13:36:00.002-04:00

There's nothing more relaxing than a good bath after a hard day!

Hey, Good Lookin'!

2010-06-09T14:45:00.003-04:00

A friend of Mommy's from high school, Domenica Grant, came into town recently and was so nice to take pictures of me.
Please head to her website (http://www.sundaygrantphotography.blogspot.com/) for a few more shots of me, as well as more great work by Domenica. I am so thankful that Mommy has such talented friends!! Thank you, Domenica!!

Willie B.

2010-06-09T14:37:00.002-04:00

Mommy and I headed to the zoo to enjoy a beautiful Monday! She didn't get too many pictures (we were pretty busy seeing all of the animals and riding the merry-go-round & train!) but was able to snap this one of me and Willie B!

Chopsticks

2010-06-09T14:34:00.002-04:00

Tomahawk Chop

2010-06-09T14:29:00.002-04:00

Last weekend, Mommy and I headed down to Turner Field with the Cox Family for my 1st Braves game. We had a blast and the Braves won! I can't wait until the next game!

Fannie Bradley's 1st Birthday

2010-05-19T21:05:00.009-04:00

Our dear friend, Fannie Bradley, had her 1st birthday party on Sunday and it was a blast! It was held at Aunt Anne's house and everything was perfect!

From the adorable banner at the front door...

...to sweet FB starting in on her cake!

She loved it! :)

Everyone had a great time!

I managed to make a friend, too.

"Can I splash a little, Mommy?"

"How'd I do??"

Happy Birthday, Fannie Bradley! Thanks for having me at your fun party!

End of the Year Party

2010-05-19T20:57:00.006-04:00

Monday was my last day of preschool for the year - wow, how time flies! We had a great party on the field...bubbles, popsicles and friends!

I wouldn't sit still long enough for a picture with Hannah Blanche and Amelia...

I've got things to do, ladies! :)

Such cute girls!

Charlotte and Will posing with their popsicles

Two of my girlfriends, Anna and Amelia.
Love them!

Happy Summer!!

Summer Fun

2010-05-19T20:53:00.002-04:00

Rayna and I are already enjoying the start of summer with our favorite afternoon activity - popsicles! It's so much fun to have such a good friend live just down the street! Here's to a FUN summer!

Falcons Fever

2010-05-10T17:40:00.007-04:00

On Saturday, Daddy and I headed up to Flowery Branch to see the Falcons. A very good family friend of Daddy's from Florida was picked up by the Falcons during the draft. We were so excited to see Bear Woods, #45, in action!

Bear fits right in on the field

All of the running around made me hungry!

And I sported my Matt Ryan jersey...until they start selling one for #45! :)

The whole Woods gang came up for the big weekend!

We sure hope to watch Bear play for our home team!!

ZOO

2010-05-10T17:22:00.014-04:00

We headed to Zoo Atlanta last weekend and had a blast! I loved seeing all of the animals & can't wait to go back soon!

Always start at the flamingos!

I was so excited to point out all of the cool animals!

Hanging out in the bird nest

I loved the goats in the petting zoo!

Fun with Daddy on the merry-go-round

Then we were off for a train ride!

My long, gazing stare while sitting on the lion meant it was naptime...

I look forward to many more zoo trips!

Lemonade Days

2010-04-19T15:31:00.011-04:00

On Sunday we headed to one of our favorite annual events, Lemonade Days! The weather was perfect and it was a great way to spend the afternoon!

I traveled in style to the big event...

Jackson and I loved riding all of the rides...we started with the catepillar!

Then onto the teacups...

Daddy and I took a spin on the train...

Ashly chaperoned us on the elephant ride

I always love the petting zoo!

Here's to a FUN-filled family day!!

Half Marathon

2010-04-19T15:28:00.003-04:00

Mommy and Ashly (my BFF Jackson's Mommy) ran the ING Half Marathon on March 21! They ran the whole way AND finished in just over 2 hours -- yahoo!

Spring has Sprung

2010-03-23T13:30:00.005-04:00

The weather was so nice this past weekend (minus Sunday) and I was able to wear shorts for the first time this year! Here's to pretty, blooming trees & more warm weather!

Dentist

2010-03-23T13:27:00.003-04:00

I had my first trip to the dentist a couple of weeks ago and it really was fun! Dr. Bill was so nice & gentle--he was able to check all my teeth, clean them AND take x-rays! Everything checked out great so we'll keep up the good brushing! :)

Yellow River Game Ranch

2010-03-02T21:25:00.015-05:00

We headed to the Yellow River Game Ranch this past weekend and had a great time! I'm a huge animal fan and, boy, were there some cool animals! And they came up SO close---amazing!

Who's ready to see some animals?!?

Okay, well hold on...I have to ride on the "horsey cart" first!

Sending some food down the tube to the bears...they loved the peanuts!

The donkey took a break from his loud "Hee-Hawing" to eat a few carrots!

Can't believe he ate them right out of my hand!

The pacing cougar

Pretty peacock

Mommy was really excited to see the goats...I was looking onto the next thing!

I loved feeding the deer Saltines. How cute is it that I'm opening my mouth while I feed him?? Such a big boy!

While on that side of town, we swung by Stone Mountain for a quick trip up the mountain.

It was pretty windy (aka, very cold!) but a great view. Another two thumbs up!

Don't let my expression fool you--I was having a great time. I think my face was just frozen.

(Don't worry grandparents, we headed inside immediately following this picture!)

What a fun family day! Now bring on Spring! :)

Little Drummer Boy

2010-03-02T21:22:00.002-05:00

I absolutely love music! I sing all of the time and, lately, love drumming a good tune too...clothing optional! I heard Mommy mention something about this being shown at my rehearsal dinner, anyone know what that means? ;)

Valentine's Day Date

2010-02-14T14:31:00.006-05:00

After a homemade (and of course heart-shaped!) pancake breakfast, Mommy, Daddy and I headed to Northpoint Mall to ride the carousel. I had a hard time choosing which animal to ride (especially having just seen a lot of them at the circus!) but I settled on the zebra.

Daddy and his Valentine

Mommy and her Valentine

(Wow, we love this boy SO MUCH!!)

Mommy thinks this picture is funny...I'm pointing with such authority!

Happy Valentine's Day to you and your loved ones!
We are so thankful for our sweetie!
xoxo

Under the Big Top

2010-02-14T14:06:00.019-05:00

After the snow covered us on Friday, we still managed to head to the circus on Saturday morning! We were all looking forward to it and could barely contain our excitement!

We had to start out at Waffle House--no seeing animals on an empty stomach!

Our family surrounded by the circus fun!

Mimi and I checking out the toys

Once inside, we were able to go onto the arena floor. There were clowns, acrobats and even an elephant! It took me a while to warm up to things...notice the grip I have on Daddy's jacket!

We ran into the Owings and my buddy, Dock!

Asia, the elephant, before the show

Ready for the show to begin with my tiger light-up toy---so excited!

It's starting!!

Waving to the elephants---my eyes were glued to the action!

Horses and zebras---another one of my favorites!

Dog tricks, too!

Stunning Mommy with my light toy!

More elephants--I loved all of the animals!

Tigers!

I'm going to train Tigger to do some of these tricks at home! :)

These guys made Mommy's hands sweat---they were going so high & fast!

The finale!

I had such a great time at the circus and look forward to making it a family tradition!!

It really is the greatest show on Earth!!

Winter Wonderland

2010-02-14T13:54:00.010-05:00

We had a major snowstorm on Friday--hard to believe these pictures were taken in Atlanta, right?! It was beautiful and I had a blast playing in it!

Our house and yard were covered in white!

We headed out to play with our neighbors, Rayna & Alec!

Ms. Grace showed me how to make the perfect snowball

Look at our impressive snowman!!

The final product!

My table was covered too!

What a fun way to start the weekend...too bad most of it melted by Sunday! :)

SNOW!

2010-01-19T14:05:00.006-05:00

We had a dusting of snow a couple of weeks ago and it was SO FUN! Jackson came over to play for the afternoon and we enjoyed watching the flakes fall! (Although, in reality, we were outside about as along as it took Mommy to bundle us up!) :)

Best Buds!

Trying to catch the flakes

There's no telling what this conversation was about...so cute! :)

We managed to build a baby snowman and it lasted several days!

The snow was fun but our household now says,

"Bring on Spring, please!"

Big Boy Room

2010-01-03T20:32:00.002-05:00

While Mommy is still working on getting the rest of our Christmas pictures on the blog (they're on Mimi's camera), here are some pictures of my new big boy room! It's still a work-in-progress but you get the idea...no more crib! And how 'bout my racecar bed---isn't it the coolest?! I'm doing so well with the change, too. I LOVE my bed (won't let anyone else in it!) and stay in it during nap & bedtime. It's so nice to have extra room to move around. We're working on getting things on the walls, etc. but so far so good! :) Mommy and Daddy can hardly believe I'm old enough to be in a big bed---time is flying by too fast!

Christmas Morning

2009-12-28T15:19:00.008-05:00

Santa visited me and, WOW, he brought great toys!! Look at all of my loot!! :)

He even ate the cookies and milk I left for him!

I must have been a good boy!

He brought me the doggy that I asked for...I named him "Charlie"!

See, only crumbs...

Granny and Papa sent me Lincoln Logs...I can't wait to build tons of fun things!

Before heading to Grandmother and Granddaddy's, I watched the Disney Christmas Parade & waved at all of my favorite characters!

More pictures to come...

Gingerbread Fun

2009-12-28T15:00:00.007-05:00

Mommy and I built a gingerbread house last week! It was our first time and I think we did a great job! What do you think?

Getting started...

Look at my gingerbread man!

SO FUN!

The finished product!

Merry Christmas

2009-12-23T13:57:00.003-05:00

A very Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Christmas Cheer

2009-12-16T13:44:00.008-05:00

Today was my last day of school for the year and what a great way to end it -- a Christmas party!

It's hard to catch me looking at the camera these days...

Am I the sweetest reindeer or what?

A few of my sweet girlfriends...Amelia, Amelia, Charlotte and Elli

I had fun playing with Elli's older brother, Carter

Reindeer candy canes for everyone -- YUM!

Santa Baby

2009-12-12T21:58:00.001-05:00

Naptime at Mimi and Poppy's is always fun!

(Needless to say, I'm moving into my big boy bed over Christmas...my crib's getting a little crowded, don't you think??)

Fun with Grandmother

2009-12-12T21:44:00.003-05:00

Grandmother and I are the best reading buddies...especially with Christmas stories!

I love you, Grandmother!

Curious George

2009-12-12T21:00:00.011-05:00

Mommy, Daddy, Mimi and I headed to the Children's Museum today and had a BLAST!! There is a Curious George exhibit there through January and it was great---George is one of my favorites!!

My official "George in Space" picture

I had to hug George as soon as I saw him!

And then there was a "real" George...not so sure, but I made it through!

There was a Christmas train display--also one of my favorites!

The moon sand is always a hit!

Mimi helped me check-out my groceries

Hard at work

Today was SO fun!! We finished the morning off with lunch at The Varsity...needless to say, I took a great nap! :)

Thankful

2009-11-29T20:48:00.009-05:00

We had so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving and to celebrate we headed down to Florida. It was a great visit with Granny, Papa and the whole Kirkland clan! The weather was beautiful and, after we ate lunch, spent the afternoon outside.

Giddy Up, Cowboy!

Cousin Ollie and Uncle Lance played on the tractor

Then it was my turn...

Our happy family!

I love the open space of the farm!

Aunt Tina, Ollie and Uncle Lance

Granny and Papa

Papa, Aunt Tina, Daddy and Uncle Ryan --- so good to have everyone together!

Laurel and Daulton saddled up the horses again...

Sweet Cousin Bailey!

We had such a fun time playing together!

Laurel and Kiwi make a great team!

I am so thankful for my family and our visit to Florida. We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and ate LOTS!! :)

Ho Ho Ho!

2009-11-24T15:00:00.005-05:00

Our family can hardly believe it's that time of year again---time for Santa! We headed to Phipps this past Saturday, where I visited with the big man himself! I wasn't quite sure what to make of the entire scene but managed to make it through without any tears, which is such an improvement from last year!

Trying to warm up...

He even looked at my list!

Here's hoping he remembers my trains, trucks and doggy...

(the last item was my own idea, can you believe it?!)

Comin' Round the Mountain

2009-11-18T21:19:00.008-05:00

After the Holiday Festival, we headed up to Aunt Anne's house in Highlands, NC. The weather was gorgeous and we had a blast!

SO excited to be in the mountains!

Lounging...

Jackson and I discussing the bears on the tree...they were so cool!

Watching the sunset...the perfect end to a perfect trip!

Thank you Aunt Anne!

My Little Pony

2009-11-18T21:01:00.006-05:00

I had so much fun at the Holiday Festival at church this past Saturday! I played on the playground and, most importantly, rode a pony!! I am still talking about it---how fun!!

Waiting on the ponies with Daddy and Mimi

Safe in the saddle

YEE HAW!!!

Bye Bye kisses to the sweet pony, Licorice!

Cool Cutie

2009-11-04T13:46:00.003-05:00

Have your people call my people!

(Wonder where I've seen this before?!?)

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-04T13:41:00.003-05:00

I hope everyone had a Happy Halloween! We didn't go trick-or-treating this year (rain plus a cold sounded better spent inside eating chili & greeting kids at the door!) but I did dress-up with Jackson. Aren't we the cutest?!?

You can see I'm saying "Happy Halloween!"

The puppy and the monkey hugging! :)

Monkey'n Around

2009-10-27T20:47:00.013-04:00

Today I helped Charlotte celebrate her 3rd birthday at Monkey Joe's! It was a great time and a perfect day for a party, considering the monsoon outside!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Charlotte!

Yee-Haw!

Clayton and I driving the ice cream truck

Some of the party even posed with Monkey Joe himself!

(I was clinging to Mommy at this point!)

Jumping Amelia

Action shot!

We then enjoyed a yummy lunch and cupcakes!

Making her wish!

What a fun party, Mommy!!

Pumpkins

2009-10-27T20:29:00.007-04:00

Mommy and I visited the pumpkin patch at church last week and, boy, was it fun! So many pumpkins to see! As you'll see in the pictures, I move pretty quick these days and definitely don't take too much time to look at the camera! Oh well, hopefully we'll get some good pictures sometime soon...

PUMPKINS!!

Sometimes a look is all you need...

Taking a rest...

I know my eyes are closed but I was SO excited!

Happy Halloween!!

Four Little Words

2009-10-18T20:34:00.008-04:00

I'm so glad I said four little words to Papa last week! "I love you, Papa" was what I told him over the phone and, thankfully, he boarded the next plane to come visit! :) We had a great weekend and I can't wait to head to FL over Thanksgiving. I love you, Papa!

Going in for a kiss

Eskimo kiss

Butterfly kiss

Papa's Boy

I had so much fun with you, Papa!

Like Father, Like Son

2009-10-17T13:05:00.005-04:00

I always hear how much I look like my Mimi (I'm SO lucky to hear it, for sure!) but we might have a new comparision. The picture below is of my Daddy, probably at age 3 or 4. Doesn't it look exactly like me?!?!

This isn't the best picture to use as an example, but can't you see it in my eyes and that gorgeous shaggy blonde hair? :)

Chill in the air

2009-10-03T20:26:00.012-04:00

Well, we're finally updating the blog--sorry for our absence! Mommy "misplaced" the charger for our camera battery and we've been pictureless for several weeks.

But, what a great way to get back to it---a morning at the park! Ashford Park is one of our favorites...riding toys, cool playground, tennis courts and a train passing a couple of times an hour! And with the Fall weather, we could stay outside all day!

After finishing my breakfast, I was on the move!

The BIG train--so cool!!

Couldn't be any sweeter...

2 going on 16!! :)

Another First

2009-09-09T12:45:00.007-04:00

Today was my first day of preschool for the year and it was great! I'm going MWF this year and my teachers, Ms. Anne Marie & Ms. Kristen, are so nice! Here's to another great school year! :)

Bag packed, ready to go!

Seriously? Haven't we taken enough pictures?

Best Buds

2009-08-24T14:20:00.012-04:00

Saturday morning we headed over to Piedmont Park with the Cox family (after a bust trip to "Donuts & Dinosaurs" at GPB...really, it was a huge bust! There were clowns & life-sized characters. To say Jackson and I were scared is an understatement! I'm still talking about the clown---"no like it"!) Anyway, the park was a wonderful outing and the weather was gorgeous!

Catch me if you can!

Checking out a helicopter

Looking for ducks

BFFs

Always on the move

Lovin' the twisty slide at the playground

Jackson and I comandeered the fire truck

We LOVED getting dizzy on this spin-around thing!

(And yes, somehow Mommy got to sport that good-looking camera backpack all morning!)

Thirsty boy!

Thomas Tent

2009-08-21T14:10:00.005-04:00

Mommy bought this great Thomas the Train tent (for $5!!) at the consignment sale and it's the best thing EVER!

Who knew you could watch The Wiggles and eat popcorn all from the comforts of your own Thomas tent?!?

Hey Mommy, this is THE life!!

It's a bird, It's a plane...

2009-08-15T09:02:00.003-04:00

...it's ME in my new Superman jammies!! My namesake sent me these awesome Superman pj's and I love them!

Playground Fun

2009-08-15T08:52:00.006-04:00

Thursday afternoon Mommy and I met some old friends at the playground. Catherine and Domenica were in town & it was great to catch-up and play!

"Cheese"...with a mouth-full of goldfish!

Jack and I had a great time exploring!

Sweet BellaRose enjoying a snack

Cat and Jack

Dom and BR

Thanks for a great time! Come back soon!

Friends + Fish = FUN!!

2009-08-09T20:09:00.019-04:00

Mommy and Daddy's friend, Christie, came to visit this past weekend with her two children, Ella & Beckham. We had the best time--spent one day at the pool, played till our heart's content and, on Thursday, headed to the aquarium. I see something new everytime we visit and loved sharing the experience with Ella and Beckham!

The group was ready to see some fish!

(Daddy came too but took most of the pictures...he's our favorite paparazzi!)

The Kirkland Boys

Ella couldn't believe her eyes...so many fish!

Mommy and her favorite boy

Ella is such a model! Cheese!

So much going on in this picture but there was evidently something above us that was cool!

FISH!!

Having such a good time!

Sibling love ;)

The 3 Amigos

Ella and Deepo

Nothing completes an fun afternoon like a trip to The Varsity. YUM!

"Hey Beckham, wear it like this!"

"Like this? Are you sure? It's pretty dark."

"Silly boys--I'm sticking with the french fries!"

I'm really going to miss Aunt Christie, Ella and Beckham! What a fun weekend we had---y'all come back soon!!

All Aboard!

2009-07-27T17:24:00.018-04:00

We spent the Saturday at the Southeastern Railway Museum. It was SO fun---there were choo-choo's and buses galore! I look foward to going back & recommend it to all of my friends! :)

Mimi and I looking at a choo-choo

Fun with Mommy, Uncle Brady and Daddy (Mimi took the pic!)

Ridin' the rails!

More trains to see!

The driver on the bus says...

...move on back!!

I had to stop for a juice break---it was pretty hot and there was lots to look at!

We finally got to the indoor exhibit (that had AC!) and I loved the train set!

Whew, what a fun day!! :)

Big Boy

2009-07-27T17:20:00.003-04:00

Terrific being TWO!

2009-07-20T13:41:00.024-04:00

I can hardly believe I'm 2 years old today!! As I think I said last year, time flies when you're having fun! :) Speaking of fun, I had a small party last night to celebrate my second year and it was a great time!

I played in my new sand & water table with Henry

I played with the helicopter that Jackson gave me

(he also got one for his birthday...you'll see a trend shortly...)

Abby & Humberto Jr enjoyed some items from the grill

Sam loved the bubbles!

Of course I had to show Grandmother & Mimi my new helicopter!

Singing "Happy Birthday"!

Jackson helping me move things along! :)

A birthday hug from my girlfriend, Rayna

Playing helicopter with Aunt Anne...

...and Poppy!

Can you guess the toy that never left my hand?!? :)

A birthday hug from my best buddy, J

I love my new golf set from Granny & Papa!

Watch out, Tiger!

**A note from Mommy...Sweet Walker James, we love you. You have no idea how much joy you bring to our lives! Your daddy and I can hardly believe it's been 2 years since you were born--seems like just yesterday we were headed to Northside in Friday 5 o'clock traffic (thankfully we live right around the corner!). We are amazed by your sweet ways, your quick learning and just what a loving boy you're becoming. We are so thankful that God chose us to be your parents. Here's to the best year yet for you & our family!

Happy 2nd Birthday!

We love you, sweet boy!

Jackson's Birthday Party

2009-07-20T13:22:00.011-04:00

Saturday was Jackson's 2nd birthday party at the PDK airport--it was SO fun!! The weather couldn't have been better and the playground & planes made for a great morning!! I'm so lucky to have Jackson as my best bud!! Happy Birthday, J!!

Jackson and I riding the bouncy plane

Waving bye-bye to the planes that were taking off

Look Mommy, no hands!

Jackson and his mommy were SO excited about the birthday cake! :)

Mommy and I enjoying the breeze...

This party is great, isn't it Mommy?

Sweet Jackson and his beautiful mommy!

4th of July

2009-07-06T21:11:00.019-04:00

We enjoyed the Dunwoody 4th of July parade on Saturday morning. The weather was great and there were so many things to look at---I look forward to making this an annual trip! :)

Anxiously awaiting the start of the parade

Loving on Mimi (aka, my twin--I'm such a lucky boy!)

The mayor of the new city of Dunwoody

Two military helicopters flew over us!

Enjoying a lollipop----there was a lot of candy!

Mommy and I were both excited about the toy store float; it was covered with my Sesame Street friends!

Taking a break...

Loving on Poppy

Not sure about this guy...at least he was festive!

A cool firetruck completed the parade!

Hope you and your family enjoyed a safe & happy holiday!!

My Gym

2009-07-06T21:03:00.009-04:00

Mommy and I head to My Gym on Monday's and it's such a blast! Lots of singing, playing and jumping---all are right up my alley!

Stuck the landing!

Happy Father's Day, Daddy!

2009-06-24T20:22:00.011-04:00

We spent Father's Day afternoon/evening at Mimi and Poppy's for a yummy dinner and some water fun!

Happy Daddy's Day, Daddy! I love you!

(sorry I'm not looking at the camera, I was tending to the animals!)

Fill 'er up!

Like my hat?

Relaxing with a popsicle...life is tough, I tell ya!

Viewer Discretion Advised

2009-06-24T20:17:00.003-04:00

Mommy and Daddy headed to a movie on Saturday night and I enjoyed an evening with Mimi & Poppy. We started out playing with the hose and, before I knew it, I was ne-ked!! Mommy can only post a few of the photos that Poppy took...look at your own risk! :)

Bronzed beauty!!

Birthday Fun!

2009-06-24T19:55:00.014-04:00

We went to Lila's 2nd birthday party on Saturday and, boy, was it FUN!! She had a petting zoo in her backyard and the animals were great!

I first made friends with the bunny...

...then onto the goat...

...Wheeler and I then checked out the pony.

This is great!!

Do you believe this, Mommy??

Petting the pig

Enjoying the animals with the birthday girl herself! :)

Woah Baby!!

I enjoyed a very special treat---juice!

Kissing Horses

Cooling down with Mommy in the AC!

YAHOO!!

We loved spending time with our old PC friend, Kevin Nolan, and his precious daughter Caroline!

What a wonderful Saturday!!

Random Cuteness

2009-06-24T19:48:00.004-04:00

I'll be filling Daddy's shoes before we know it!

Please excuse the "straight-across" hair...I just had it cut & they've yet to understand "No straight-across the front, please". Oh well----still CUTE!

Buddies

2009-06-09T22:06:00.004-04:00

Papa came into town this weekend to visit...and, help with the kitchen renovation! It was SO fun to hang out with him & be his "right hand helper"!

Do you need me? I'm working.

Really getting into it

Of course we had time to play around too!

I love you, Papa! Thank you for coming to visit---next time we won't make you work so hard!!

Cool Treat

2009-06-03T21:43:00.005-04:00

Mommy and I spent the afternoon at the pool today. Thankfully, the ice cream truck came by and I was able to enjoy a popsicle! A Red, White & Blue Bomber, no less! It was messy (to say the least!) but so refreshing and yummy! Here's to many more popsicles this summer! :)

Pure Happiness

**A note from Mommy: I apologize for being MIA on the blog posts lately. We're remodeling our kitchen--so exciting but distracting & busy. I promise to be better---things are wrapping up with the kitchen and our FUN summer is just beginning! :)

Just like my Daddy

2009-05-17T20:11:00.006-04:00

I turned over quite a big leaf this weekend...I wore a hat on my head! For longer than 1 second! I'm not sure if it was the helmet I had to wear as a baby or what, but hats have not been my favorite thing. However, I loved Daddy's hat this weekend! So, here's hoping it continues---the summer is bound to be hot & a hat would help shade the sun! :)

So Handsome

Mother's Day

2009-05-14T13:28:00.008-04:00

Mother's Day was spent at Grandmother and Granddaddy's house for a yummy BBQ lunch and an afternoon of games. Unfortunately, I had a 103 degree fever and spent my time sleeping---but, I'm feeling better now! :)

Mommy, Keri, Kim and Meg

Let the games begin! The group played Redneck golf after lunch--so fun!

Meg and Mimi talking about their strategy.

Look at that form!

Mommy and I did take one picture...even though I was buring up and she looks exhausted!

Happy Belated Mother's Day to all of the mommy's, grandmommy's, etc out there! We hope you enjoyed YOUR day and know how important you are to those in your life!

(I love you sweet Walker James! I won't go on & on, even though I could :), but I couldn't imagine my days without your smile and adorable conversations. You've made me the happiest Mommy in the world!)

Falcons Fever

2009-05-14T13:22:00.005-04:00

We headed to the Falcons mini-camp practice on Saturday afternoon. I spent most of the time exploring the grounds and the bevy of people, but it was fun to watch some football too! :)

#2 - Matt Ryan - in action!

Outdoor Fun

2009-05-14T13:14:00.008-04:00

Daddy's artistic shot of the fern

What's in there?

Bird eggs!

We hosted the Cox Family for dinner last Friday...

a cute shot of Mommy & Ashly!

And, Daddy and Greg...go figure! :)

Tea for Two

2009-05-05T12:27:00.005-04:00

Or, at least children that are two-ish! Today we had a Mother's Day Tea at school. It's always a blast (and wild!) when the mom's come to our class. We had a special snack and enjoyed time with our mommies. What a fun morning!

As usual, I was on the move!

Me and Mommy...can you tell that I'm trying to escape? :)

(I'm sorry that the pictures are blurry...my camera just doesn't move as quick as sweet Walker does! :) )

Monday at the Museum

2009-04-21T13:36:00.015-04:00

We took a fun trip to the Children's Museum yesterday. It was my first visit and, boy, was there a lot to see and do!

I spent some time driving the truck...

... and picking carrots.

I really wanted to tag along with the kids from Thurgood Marshall Elementary but I was too little!

Fun at the water table!

Peek-a-boo!

Budding artist!

(Not sure where he's seen this before! Probably Mimi! :) )

YUM!

Daddy and I had blast playing with the "choo-choos"!

Such a fun day at the museum! Can't wait to come back!

(The wind was blowing in our faces, thus my hands!)

Couldn't go home without lunch at The Varsity!

I hadda' Naked Dog and fries! YUMMY!

Lemonade Days

2009-04-18T20:54:00.018-04:00

The weather was gorgeous today so we headed to the Lemonade Days festival at our local park. Whew, was it a fun day!! Mommy, Mimi, Uncle Brady, Kim and I had the best time!!

We started out on the merry-go-round...or the "neigh", as I called it!

I love Mimi!

(Sorry for the random tiger-shirted fellow!)

Uncle Brady is so fun!

Then we were on to the Elephant/Dragon ride...quite a combo, I know!

Weeeee!!!

So sweet

Just when I didn't think it could get any better, we saw the petting zoo.

I was a bit hesitant at first...

...but I warmed up pretty quick!

Hello Mr. Sheep! "Baaa!"

Lovin' on the goat!

(Don't worry, there was plenty of hand santitizer and we scrubbed extra hard at bathtime!!)

Mimi, do you see this turtle?!?

Whatcha doin' down there?

Today was really the BEST day!! Thank you spending such a fun time with me, Mimi, Uncle Brady and Kim!! I love you!!

Easter

2009-04-13T12:48:00.017-04:00

Easter started with a visit from the Easter Bunny---he brought some great stuff!

The new Tigger & Pooh movie and a fire truck!!

After church, we played outside for a minute before heading to Mimi & Poppy's for lunch...

I wouldn't let go of my new fire truck and airplane!

Easter pictures were taken at Mimi & Poppy's...

Uncle Brady and Kim

Our sweet family

Posing with Mimi and Poppy

Mommy and Kim

I made a couple of phone calls in Poppy's office before lunch...

...and sent a couple of emails.

Such hard work!

Almost looks too good to eat...almost!!

Loving on Poppy

We hope you and your family enjoyed a very Happy Easter!

He is Risen!! Hallelujah!!

Our very own Hansel...

2009-03-31T21:05:00.014-04:00

We had playgroup at Emerson's house today and, boy, was it fun! There was a theme---wear your "most unique" outfit. I think I might have won, what do you think?? :) Uncle Ryan brought me these lederhosen from Germany before I was born and today was the first time I've worn them. They were pretty comfortable but I am thankful that I don't have to wear them everyday!

After playgroup, Mimi came over to play and was very impressed by my outfit.

I showed her my hat...

How does this look??

Have you ever seen anything cuter?!?

I don't think so!!

It's almost like I'm in the Alps--

The hills are alive with the sound of music!!

Would you like a flower, Mimi?

It smells so good!

I love you, Mimi and wish you didn't have to go home!

Thank you for coming over to play!

Family Beach Shots

2009-03-31T14:04:00.007-04:00

Our last night was spent on the beach----WITHOUT RAIN----taking family photos.

Are J and I the cutest or what?!?

The beautiful Cox family

Thank you for hosting us at your beach house, Cox family!

We love you dearly and look forward to many, many more fun times with you!

SUN

2009-03-31T13:57:00.007-04:00

We did have one sunny day--our first day at the beach. We headed to Rosemary Beach and ran around...Jackson & I had the best time! We would have stayed longer if we had known we wouldn't see the sun for the rest of the week!

Mommy, do you see the water?!?

It was a bit windy...

Rainy Beach Trip

2009-03-31T13:50:00.007-04:00

We headed to Seagrove Beach, FL last week with the Cox family and the Russell family. It was great to get-away but it rained most of the time. What do you do with two 20 month old boys in the rain?? Eventually, you let them play in it! :)

We also headed to this cool toy/Build-a-Bear shop in Seaside one afternoon.

Jackson loved his monkey!

Walker, on the other hand, didn't love the experience...