Thanksgiving Day

These are all out of order, but oh, well! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day with my family! It was just one of those days that was perfect. We ate at my sister's in laws (The Jones) house out in the country. It was so much fun and nice not to have to worry with all of the cooking! The Jones have tons of toys and open space and the kids had a great time running around, riding in the jeep, riding the four wheeler and riding the horse. We got to spend some quality time with my brother. I just love him so much and was so glad he got to come for Thanksgiving. Edward, Allison and I went to see Four Christmases tonight and it was hilarious! We had such a good time together~just the three of us, something we haven't done in a long time.
Will with Uncle Edward. Poor Edward, Will has not left him alone all day!

Len and Walker watching the Titans game. Go TITANS!

My sweet, handsome brother and my beautiful sister. Doesn't she look great?!!

Me and my sis.

My dad took this picture of Walker this morning. He has found a new love~biter biscuits. They are so messy, but so worth the look on his face and the sounds he makes when he's eating them.

The whole fam trying to get a Christmas card pic for my parents.



Walker had to much excitement and was out!

Turkey craft for the kiddos.

Walkie with Ford and Cope

I'm Thankful for these three!

Our Christmas Tree

Will took this picture of us.




It was a little hard to get in the spirit because we got our tree so early, but we did it. It took a few days but it's done now. I am one of those people that loves to put up the tree the day after Thanksgiving, but we are usually traveling somewhere for Thanksgiving so that weekend is gone. With Thanksgiving being so late this year, we decided to do it a week earlier than usual. We started out the morning at Starbucks. It was so much fun. Will and Len got a donut and hot chocolate and I ordered the Pumpkin Spice Latte (which I highly recommend) yummmm. We headed over to Lowe's to get our tree. That sounds really "Christmassy" doesn't it? We did make some fun Christmas memories and hopefully traditions for years to come. We put the tree up that morning but didn't start decorating it until Sunday night. Will and I also made cookies that night and he added the sprinkles.

Nene and Papa's House

Ann Welch and Will. Pictures can be very deceiving, they look like they actually get along in this picture. :) If they don't kill each other first, they will be great friends one day ;)

Will, Walker and Nene. This was the best picture I could get.

Four of the five Donahoo cousins.

Ann Welch holding Walker.

This weekend we took a girls and kids trip to visit my grandparents in Tuscumbia. We had a great time and it was so much fun getting to see my grandparents. My mom is trying to go up there every other weekend because they are getting to the point where they just can't take care of themselves very well. My grandmom isn't allowed to drive anymore and it is so sad. She told me that she feels like she is in jail. It broke my heart to hear her say that. We went to the Palace to eat milkshakes and cheeseburgers, a tradition we have when going there. It was too cold and rainy for the park. We missed Ford who had to stay home because he is just so busy! We went to visit my aunt Kay and took the kids to see Madagascar. Here are a few pictures from the weekend. I think my sister got better pictures then me but I don't know if she has updated her blog yet.

Another video of Walker

I have been trying to upload videos forever and I just now figured out that you can only upload 100 mega somethings so I just tried to make them shorter. Excuse the mess in the background. We always have toys on the floor in our playroom.

Oh, Boy and Walker is 7 months old

I was cleaning out Walker's closet the other day and sat him in his bed and I looked up and he had pulled himself up into a standing position...Oh boy..I think I am in for some T.R.O.U.B.L.E. He is proving to be much more active than his big brother was at this age. My mom was here last weekend and told me that I needed to pull up his rails because she thought he might be doing this soon and I just shrugged her off and thought "no way." Well, aren't moms always right?? I'm sorry this is sideways. I took this video from our camera because our regular video camera broke (don't get me started on that). I didn't even think about not being able to turn it around so if you are even interested in looking at the video, you will have to turn your head.
As of today, he has started scooting across the floor with his feet when he is on his stomach. If he sees something he wants, he is going to get to it.
I guess I will go ahead and make this his 7 month post even though it is a couple of days early.
At 7 months Walker is
pulling himself up when he is in his crib.
lunging at anything which makes him mad because he can't get back up in a sitting position.
scooting across the floor.
still doesn't have any teeth.
is bashful. He will smile at anyone but as soon as he does, he buries his head in my shoulder.
has the BEST disposition.
responds to his name.
is so happy and really only cries when he is hungry or tired.
refuses to eat anything except for milk.
has said mamamama, but only when he is crying in his bed. I don't really think he has said it, but it sounds like it.
is starting to belly laugh, which happens to be the sweetest sound in the world.
really looks like his daddy and I think he has his personality too.
still spits up quite a bit.
stares at Will to get his attention and is very amused at anything Will does (except for when Will "accidentally" pinches him.
is back to waking up in the night. He usually goes to sleep at 7, wakes up around 10 to eat, wakes up at 1 and then at 5 but always goes back down. He is usually up for good at 6:30, along with Will. Can I just take a minute to brag on my sweet husband? I just can't help it. He gets up at 6 and takes a shower and then takes both boys downstairs, gives Will his breakfast and lets me sleep in until 7 or 7:30 when he leaves for work. I'm sure this will change once Walker starts sleeping through the night and I don't have to get up with him, but it is the most wonderful thing and I'm so thankful for him. Even right now, as I type this, Len is bathing the boys so I can blog! I had them by myself all weekend and he told me I could have the day off to take a bath and blog. Thank you Len! I love you for many many reasons!

Len and Will put a pirate hat on Walker and it was the cutest thing in the world. He didn't even try to take it off.

Halloween

Lots of sickness going on around our house since Wednesday...... yuck is all I can say. Walker, then me. Len had to come home from work because I was so sick and I called my mom and she got in the car and came up. She has been so helpful. I thought we were in the clear Friday and we went trick or treating and Will woke up in the night and threw up all over me. I thought it was just to much candy but he threw up again this morning. NO FUN!