What a great year.

So we have come to the end of yet another year. And it has been another good year. Walker has continued to be a great blessing to our family. He has such a personality all his own, and he is ALL boy. He is starting to walk on his own, and one of his favorite things to do is tackle his sisters. Emma is in her last year of pre-school and is loving all of the new things she is learning. She turned 4 this year and she thought that was a great day. She loves playing with her brother, and helping when ever she can. Abby started the 1st grade this year and she is still in love with school. She does not complain when it's homework time, or about getting up at 6:30 in the morning to catch the bus. She is starting to show an interest in cooking and can make a few simple things on her own ( I see breakfast in bed in my future). Troy is still Troy, except for all the facial hair he has grown. Now he truly looks like the lumber jack he wishes he could be. Troy truly is the best, in August he surprised me with a 5 day trip to Cancun. He took care of everything down to the child care while we were gone. It was a fabulous trip!!! Just to spend some time together without the kids was amazing. What a great guy I have. We have truly been blessed this last year. We have a great family, and great friends. And we wish you all the best in the New Year!!!!

Walker is ONE!!!!!

What a difference a year makes!!! My baby is ONE.

He has been such a joy for the last year. His personality

is all boy too. He loves to ruin his sisters' things, and beware

if you lay on the floor with him, he will steam roll you ( I think he

gets it from his Dad)!! He didn't want anything to

do with his cake...until he got hold of a butter

knife. Then he was all smiles. I am so grateful to have

this little monkey in our family!!!!

Abby turns the big 7

It is so hard to believe that my little

snuggle bug is 7. Abby has always been

a terrific daughter and I am so blessed

to be able to call her mine. Abby doesn't like cake

very much, so when it is her birthday, she wants

me to make her pancakes for breakfast (her

most favorite) and then put candles in the pancakes.

She is getting so big so fast!

Thunder Mountain Pumpkin Line

We took a ride on the Thunder Mountain Train in October and the kids a a great time. Emma kept asking if we were going on a "real people train". The train left the station and took us to a pumpkin patch and the kids all got to pick out the best pumpkin they could find. I did have to remind them that they were in charge of getting their pumpkin back to the car, so of course no one picked out the biggest. And at the end of the day it was to much fun for Walker. This boy will never EVER sleep in some one's arms, so he had to be tired. What a great time we had!!!