Juliette and Luca

Juliette ate her first solid meal yesterday. She looks so cute in the big chair. Here is a side by side of her and Luca when he was about her age in that chair.

Butterfly House

We went to the Science center and to the Butterfly house yesterday. Luca thought it was beautiful! Luca also like seeing the dinosaur exhibit and loved the show about fire (combustion). Luca said the presenter was a good fireman!

Daddy's little girl

sleeping baby and teeth!

 Juliette fell asleep feeding while we were waiting to go somewhere. So sweet as she rarely falls asleep in my arms these days!

Do you see those top two teeth? She has to on the bottom too! so cute and she is loving to eat already!

pumpkin patch

We went on a birthday party field trip with the buddy school this morning. Naomi was the birthday girl and all the kids had fun picking out a pumpkin (Luca's is 17 pounds because he wanted a giant one), jumping in the bouncy house, (thanks to my 39 week pregnant  friend Jamie who went in the bounce house with Luca and the other kids), 2 hay rides, and a pumpkin cupcake muffins.
The bummer of the day was we had to go to Children's hospital afterwards because an essential clip on Luca's AFO broke off last night. He wore his old Tweety bird boot at the pumpkin patch on his right foot but his jungle boot had to get fixed today! Anyway, that added 2 hours to our day and I got home exhausted at 3 pm.

pumpkin patch

8 month Juliette

Sweet Juliette turned 8 months old a few days ago. She is growing and changing so fast. She can now crawl all over the house and is pulling herself up to try to stand. She has four teeth. She sleeps soundly through most nights and likes to eat bananas, yogurt, mum-mums, and pears.
Luca has learned quickly to run away if she comes near him because she likes to grab clothes, faces, and hair! She loves climbing all over people too!
Luca cheers for her nearly every time she crawls and seems to be as surprised and we are that she can do it. He says, "she is crawling...good job Juliette, come here Juliette!"
She has also acquired the nickname, Juju. But  she is still called Juliette more often than not. She defiantly knows her name! We are all loving her big smile, social nature, and her laugh! We are getting more comments that she is looking a lot like her daddy! Certainly her blue blue eyes!
Luca continues to love school and the school bus ride! John and I are soaking in the rest and quietness it brings 4 mornings a week! He told me today that they had a fire drill, sang songs, hear a story about a not so scary monster, and had kixs and goldfish for snack. We are so grateful for this positive school experience!

Betsy and Sophia

Betsy and Sophia  came to visit this last week. They left on Sat. and it was a great time together. Here are a few pictures.

school picture

Here is a picture of our family at the open house at Luca's school. So cute! We are all so happy about his school!

Juliette starting to crawl

School

Sorry not to update in a while...Luca is LOVING school. We are so grateful. He loves riding the bus, his teachers, all his new friends, and everything about it. John and I are LOVING Luca in school and having some time in the morning (whoever is not at work). Juliette is taking a solid morning nap too so all around wonderful.
Work is busy for me right now with the fall programs beginning. I sometimes wish I could just work fill time for a few weeks to get it all done but I can't. Pioneer Club is off to a great start with about 70 kids and MOPS starts on Tues! But then the days I am home I feel like a full time mom so I guess i am just both.
Still sunny and beautiful these days. I hope to start running again more regularly. John has a sprint triathlon this weekend and signed up for the Seattle 1/2 marathon!!! I am so proud of him! I will post pictures!

OH, Juliette also cut her first tooth this morning! That is the update from the Walker's house!

32nd Birthday!

I had a great birthday, John was home, Jamie made a delicious chocolate cheesecake, I went for a evening run with Mari plus pushing Luca (in the moonlight as Luca said) then and a few friends came over to take a sauna! Here are a few pictures!

Juliette 7 months and a bit

Juliette is such a cutie-pie! She is sitting on her own, reaching for everything possible and completely entertained by her brother, Luca!

First day of school at Boren preschool

 Looking for the bus, "I can't see it yet..."

 Luca, "Mom and Dad, my bus is here!"

Luca, "I am so excited to ride the school bus and go to school"

Luca began school at Boren today. Boren is an elementary school with one preschool classroom for kids with special needs and a few typically developing peers. Luca will receive OT and PT services there as well.  Luca was outside this morning before the bus came, so excited to start the new year! I (Katie) rode on the bus with him and spent the first morning helping out in the classroom. It was great to meet the teachers and other kids. Luca is going to have a great year. Wonderful teachers and kids. He has a friend from church, Lily there too, as a peer model which is so great. The school is only 2 miles from our house. This week they are learning about transportation! When the teacher said, "As anyone been on an airplane before?" Luca said, "I have, lots of times, I went to Germany on an airplane." A few heads turned...this kid is hilarious!

sneak preview

(hard core fireman)

I got Luca's a fireman costume yesterday at a garage sale for $1! It is so cute and hard core! He wore it all afternoon yesterday (even though it was 75 degrees). Now we just need a fireman helmet and we are set! I think he will have fun dressing up in it all year long!