Boy I'm bad at this

So, it seems as if I am as bad at blogging as I am at journaling. Or maybe it is that every day is so repetitive that I just don't imagine anyone else would want to have to suffer through it as well. Life continues on at the Walker household. Things are starting to settle after moving. Scott and I both got callings in church and are now the 14 and 15 year old Sunday School teachers. I am excited about this, and have been preparing my first lesson all week. It is amazing how many things I don't know about the gospel even though I have grown up in it. We were also asked to talk about the Creation on July 13th. That is a surprisingly hard topic. Not because the material is necessarily that difficult, but because everyone has heard it a million times. I am trying to think of a way to present it that will be interesting, but it might just be another Sacrament talk that people fall asleep during.

We have started our weekly field trips, and they are even more fun this year than last. Although it is harder with Ben, it is nice that Wendy lives close enough to go now. Before it was sometimes hard to blend the other kids, and Katie got left out a lot. But this year she is much more able to keep up. We went to Classic skating last Thursday and it was a lot of fun. The kids played hard and we watched. Ben was so funny. He would dance and dance. He has my natural rhythm. You will see him next on Soul Train. Sean was really good on a scooter, and he just went around in circles. Katie was Katie, and she was kind of everywhere.

Scott struggles with his job. He is not very happy in it right now because his company is being dumb. I feel bad when he is unhappy at work, and it sometimes makes home life a little harder, but he is planning to apply for other jobs, and hopefully he will find something that makes him happy. It is important to me to have him feel happy and fulfilled at work. He is much happier at home when he feels that way.

I quit the Children's Place and am happy and sad about that. I really liked the people there, but I missed being with my family. It seemed that I was working whenever something was going on, or at least it felt that way. I also felt like I should be doing something more productive. Anyways, I am hoping to find my niche, something that makes me feel a little bit more like there is still part of me instead of just Mom and Wife. I don't quite know what that means, but am hoping that I can figure it out.

I also just went to Book Club. I absolutely love it. Scott jokes that we are just like The View, and that we don't even read books, we just pretend. That might be the case sometimes (Diana was the only one who read it last time and she didn't even pick the book), but I really enjoy my friends, and feel really happy about being there. The next book we are going to read should be really good, and I am going to make a real effort to read it.

Anyways, like I said, life goes on...

Back from Disneyland

Well, we made our 6th trip to Disneyland, and it was interesting. The first day was way too hot, and we were neglectful. So of course, the next day Ben got sick. He puked in the entrance of Disneyland. Someone came to clean it up, and he asked if we needed a nurse to come check him out. We laughed and explained we travel with our own medical team (Nurse, EMT, CNA, and just in case a lifeguard). Later he pooped all over Scott's shirt and he had to go buy a new one. Then Ben didn't eat well for about three days and I was worried. I think he lost weight too, because he keeps walking out of his pants. The last two days it rained. I don't think we will be going in May ever again. It was just too crowded (lots of school kids) and the weather was really unpredictable. Katie was so proud of herself, she rode Splash Mountain, Soarin' Over California, and Matterhorn. She liked all of them and wanted to ride them again. Hopefully we will get her up to liking all the big rides, although I think she will always love "Singing Dollies" best.

Sean got to fight Darth Vader again, and then he had to use The Force to push back two stormtroopers. He loved it and it was so fun to watch. We did a character breakfast again too, and Scott and I both thought that Ben would love it, but it was when he was sick and so he was just too sad. He was also a little afraid. It was funny though...Scott asked Captain Hook to take his picture with us and he dipped me and gave me a big kiss. I was embarrassed and Scott pretended like he was mad. There were great pictures though. All in all, I had fun, although not as much as I usually do, I was just too worried the whole time. We did get to see the electrical parade, which was really cool because it had been probably 15 years since I saw it last. All in all, another wonderful time at Disneyland, "The Happiest Place on Earth."

Sean--Evil Knievel reincarnated

Sean is crazy. The saturday before Mother's Day he was playing around on his bed (it seems all the really bad accidents happen there) and he nearly bit his tongue off. It was bleeding everywhere and we didn't know if we should take him to get it looked at. We opted against it, and now I am afraid that he is always going to have this hole in his tongue. Take a look at the great picture Scott took. I swear that kid is going to kill himself one day. He just has no fear about anything. He makes me want to close my eyes about half of the time so I can't see his stunts.

T-Ball

Well, we just started T-Ball 3 games ago, and boy, can they play. It is so much fun to see Sean run around with his friends trying to play. No one is good. They all act surprised when they hit it, and they don't really know what to do in the outfield, but it is fun. It is also great to be able to go and just visit with my friends. The only thing that would make it better was if the weather would be good once in a while. I am really getting sick of this cold weather. I am ready for it to be sort of warm. I don't want it to be hot, just warm.

Scott is the coach along with Drew. He worries that the parents will not think that he is doing a good job, but I just tell him that most of them are probably just glad they did not have to do it themselves. I don't think people expect much. At least hopefully they don't.

Katie is struggling with the idea of not getting treats at the game. She doesn't quite get that she is not on the team, and doesn't understand why they are not for her. Life sometimes gives you tough lessons to swallow. She has fun running around with the other little sisters though, so that is good.

It reminds me of when I used to play ball. I miss it sometimes, although I doubt that I am coordinated enough to do it anymore. I just got lazy I guess. But, I played for so long (10 years) that it brings back memories watching these kids.

Sundays

Well, we had church yesterday...I guess it is hard to get used to anything new. I miss my old ward and my friends there, and that makes it hard to go. I just feel like an outsider, which I guess I am since this is only our second week. Last week Sean said, "I don't think I am going to have any friends here," and I knew what he was talking about. Sean and Katie seem to be doing well though, and they both came home with friends. Scott keeps telling me I just need to give it a little time, and then I will be happy there too, but it is hard in the meantime. It is also hard to get used to going to Gospel Doctrine and Relief Society because I haven't done it in so long. Oh well, I guess I just need to keep going and see what happens.

Other than that our Sunday was pretty relaxing. We went to Scott's moms and had dinner. My kids love to go over there, and she is a good grandma. We came home and I went through some of our boxes that have not been put away. My old pictures and yearbooks were there, and it was a nice trip down memory lane. Sean and Katie buried pictures in the sandbox, and then Scott and I spent about 20 minutes trying to help Sean find his. Oh well.

Disneyland here we come!

As you can tell from our opening picture, we are a Disneyland family. We love it. We go there a lot for someone who doesn't live close. We are planning a trip in about three weeks and we all are so excited. This will be our sixth time in two years. I know that doesn't seem like too many times to some people (and to others it seems just a little crazy) but we live in Utah and so it is a 12 or so hour drive. Sean is trying to bulk up so that he will be big enough to ride Indiana Jones. He thinks if he eats his meals he will grow tall enough and I allow for that because at least he eats. His favorite ride is Tower of Terror, but he likes anything that is fast. He also LOVES the Star Wars Experience. He got to fight Darth Vador last time we were there and he practices now just in case we are ever overun with Storm Troopers. Katie has promised to try four new rides this time. She is going to ride Soarin Over California, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, and Grizzly Bear Rapids. We will see. Her favorites as of now are Winnie the Pooh and "Singing Dollies" (otherwise known as It's a Small World) but we will see after this next trip. We took her on Tower of Terror when we went in October 2007 and she made this horrible hyperventilating noise the whole time she was on it. Now she says she hates it and she thinks we tricked her. Sean has to be the one to convince her to go on rides because he is the only one she trusts. Ben recognizes Mickey Mouse and all he does is point and get really excited, but I am happy to see that he is one of us. Scott and I love to go to Disneyland because we enjoy getting away and being together as a family. We have fun watching our children have fun, and that is the reason we go all the time. Needless to say, you will probably see a lot of Disneyland posts on here as we learn even more secrets on how to navigate The Park.

New to Blogging

Well, I thought that I would finally jump on the bandwagon and start my first blog. As I sit and listen to Ben cry I can tell that this is going to be a fantastic idea. Really, I don't know how people who actually have lives have time to do this. Good thing I don't.

Also, I don't know how people think of things to write about. I mean really, who wants to hear about how today I woke up and changed poopy diapers. Talk about exciting. My joy in the morning is a bowl of Honeycombs and maybe five minutes alone without fighting.

I guess the best place to start is a little about my family. There are five of us now. Scott, who is now a nurse doing home health care, and believe me he has some gross stories. He works really hard and I think he usually likes his job. He also is a great dad and loves his kids. Kelley (myself), I spend most of my time cleaning up other people's messes, which is really fulfilling. I enjoy being a mother most of the time though. Sean looks exactly like his dad except with missing teeth from a bed jumping accident last year. He is in training to become like Evil Knievel. Katie is my princess, and she lets you know it too. She is smart and very helpful. Finally, there is Ben. Ben has just turned one and he is so strong willed. He knows what he wants and you better comply.

We just bought our first house and it is nice to have something that is ours...So nice to have to replace flooring, fix leaks, add air conditioning, clean, paint, replace broken windows, etc... I just love it. No really, I am happy to have a house, but I will be more happy when it is up to par Scott is really good with stuff like that though, and it should be done soon. I just wish we had a yard for the kids to play in.