Mary Kay

Well, I went to a Mary Kay party at Emily Rodarte's house and loved everything...I went a little crazy. So, then the sales consultant that did Emily's party asked me to host a party. It was really fun, and nice to have my friends come and feel pampered and away from the kids for a little while. Scott and I talked a lot about it, and I have decided to sell Mary Kay. I am hoping to help support our family, and also really looking forward to having fun and the challenge that this will present to me. I am excited to try something new. So, if any of you who read this decide that you want to host a party or see some of the stuff that Mary Kay has, let me know. If you decide to host a party you get some cool free stuff, and then a discount if you decide to buy anything. I have a website if you want to take a look at some of the product.
www.marykay.com/kelleywalker

Disneyland Yet Again!

Okay, last post today (and probably a while.)

We are back from Disneyland again. It was wonderful, of course, and we had a great time. We went with Darla, Joe, Alex, Brianne, Aliesha, Kamrin, and Hallie. On our last day we were there by ourselves. Sean and Katie had a "private talk" and decided they like it better when Kamrin and Hallie are with us. So, I guess that means we will have to plan another trip together.

I got sick while we were there, and Aliesha called Chris, who had a doctor call in a prescription for me. I had an ear infection, and I was so dizzy I could not stand up straight. So, thank you, you saved my vacation.

It was perfect weather and not crowded at all. All in all, it was a great trip. We Love Disneyland!

Here are many, many pictures of our trip...

Here we are with the man himself...Mickey Mouse!

It rained the first morning, so that is why we look like drowned rats. But, how cool was the Halloween stuff.
This is Katie in Drawn to the Magic. She got a picture of Cinderella, and here she is doing her best princess pose.

Sean is showing off his Mickey ears he made himself. Also, he is showing how gum fits through his missing teeth hole. Nice.

This is waiting for the Princess Faire. We got lucky and were there early. We only had to wait 20 minutes instead of 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Ben has figured out how to smile for pictures. He is so funny.

This is after our Critter breakfast. Not as good as the one in the park, but still great. Look how cute these cousins are.

Unfortunately, no one could pull the sword from the stone, I guess no one will be King of all England.

Sean and Katie are plugging up the hole in Goofy's hose.

There is a lot of muscial talent up there.

Katie really likes to pose for pictures. Here she is waiting for Sean to get off of Big Thunder Mountain.

Sean is posing in front of the statue by the castle.

This is the new Pixie Hollow. How cute is our family!

Look at these Goofs!

Here is our entire group. Other than the fact that it looks like Alex and Brianne don't really like us, I think this is a great picture of the family. I think Pluto just might have to take Chris's place.

That's it on the picture front (we actually took 849, but no way will I subject you all to that.) It really is the Happiest Place on Earth...at least for the Walker Family.

Christmas

So, I know that it is a little bit early, but if I don't do it now, it won't be done. Plus, I love Christmas and Christmas music, and it makes me happy. I have this theory. Listening to Christmas music (at least the good kind) makes me focus my life more on my trying to be like my Savior, and my heart is in a better place. So, anything that will make me nicer, why not? So, if you don't enjoy the Christmas theme yet, wait a couple weeks and you will be there too.

Viva Las Vegas!

Okay, so I haven't posted for a while, but that has been because we have been pretty busy. We had to make an emergency trip to Las Vegas. Scott's brother Alex told us on Tuesday October 21st that he was getting married Friday, October 24th. Wow, not much warning. So, we figured out a way to go, and off we went Friday morning to Vegas. We got there and hit traffic. We were afraid that we were going to miss the whole thing. Fortunately, we did not. They looked great. Brianne was beautiful, and Alex looked so happy. I took about a million pictures, so here are a few.

Here are the kids, don't they look so cute! Everyone looked so nice!

Hallie cracks me up. She doesn't really care for me too much, but I think she is so funny.

Aliesha will probably be mad, but I thought this was a really cute picture.

This was Ben's favorite part. All the kids played in the fountain. He got really, really wet.

We turned around and came home Saturday morning. It was tough, but we were really glad to be able to be there. Congratulations Alex and Brianne! It was good practice for California the next week...

Here We Go Again!

Yea, I am so excited. Only 3-1/2 more weeks until we are off to Disneyland yet again. I am so ready. The great thing is, is that everyone, including Ben, is excited. Scott has the kids watch the parades on YouTube on Saturday morning every week. Ben laughs and waves at the people on the computer. So, to prepare for our trip, I am going to put on a bunch of Disneyland pictures past and present. Hope this doesn't bore all of you...but, you have got to figure we do this a lot and so it is kinda a big deal at our house.

This is just outside of Baker. It is on the way to a Ghost town. We stopped here the first time we drove, and now we stop every time. Here is the first time (actually the second time to Disneyland, but we flew the first time).

Here is the first time (actually the second time to Disneyland, but we flew the first time).Can you believe how big they get. It seems to go by so darn fast.

This is one of my most favorite pictures at the big D. Sean loved Eeyore at the time, and we got him one that he used to have to take everywhere. Wow, this is making me feel nostalgic.

In 2007 we went to Disneyland with my Mom and Dad, and Scott and Shirlee. The kids absolutely love them. Sean would not let go of Scott's hand. They bought matching sweatshirts and Katie got a Minnie Mouse dress that was way cuter than any princess dress.

When we went for Christmas in 2007 it was so fun. It was the first year they decorated Sleeping Beauty's castle and it was so cool. They were also doing a Snow White thing, and although Sean protests and says he does not want anything to do with those princesses, he is always there getting an autograph.

May was our last trip, and it has just been too long. This time will equal 7 for the family. It is Ben's third time (fifth if you count while he was still waiting to be born). We are very excited, and can hardly wait. Like I said...Here we go again!

Do We Have Suckers Imprinted on our Foreheads?

So, yesterday we were attacked by a door to door salesman...Scott is a big sucker for anyone selling something that way. He has purchased cleaning supplies this way, and now we are proud owners of a home security system. Yes, I know what you are all thinking, and yes, I probably think it too. Scott changes his mind from feeling like it is a great thing to a horrible thing three or four times a day. Who knows what will happen. The benefits I see from it are when we are gone on vacation, or wherever, and someone will be watching our house, and when I am home alone at night with the kids. I don't get nervous during the day, but at night sometimes it bothers me. We have a very dark little circle, and really if someone wanted to break into our house it wouldn't be too difficult. As a matter of fact, I have broken into our house with a credit card in less than 30 seconds. The security system was installed for free and it was activated for free. We have to pay a monthly fee to keep it connected to emergency services, but that is it. The only catch is that we have to keep a sign for it (which is small) in our front yard, but I would think that you would want to do that anyways to work as a deterrent for people breaking in.

Although I am not as susceptible to door to door salesman, I am a sucker for infomercials. I want everything I see on them. Especially if the person doing the infomercial is that guy from the Oxiclean commercials. I think about buying whatever he is talking about. Whats his name, Billy something.

So, if you really want to get some money out of us, come by the house and sell something, I don't even know if it matters what you are selling, just have something, and we will probably buy it.

School Days

Well, back to school to prove to dad that I'm no fool. (Yes, here again is my penchant for movie trivia. I don't know why my brain can fill up with useless movie quotes and then I can't remember important things for the life of me. Oh well, back to what I was really going to talk about.) Sean and Katie both started school this week. Sean's first day was yesterday. He was so funny. I asked him beforehand if he wanted me to take him into his class. He said "No." I asked if he wanted me to walk him to the door, and again "No." I asked him what I was allowed to do and he told me "You can wave at me from the car." Isn't that flattering. Then he conceded and said I could "get out and wave." That little monster. Once we got there though he wanted me to walk him to class. He was not anxious at all when I left. I was.

Katie is getting ready to go to school right now. She is all dressed and she looks like a hippie. She is such a pretty girl. She is really excited and keeps telling me she is going to be late. She is really excited and not nervous at all either. I guess that is good. It just seems so much harder for me than for either of them.

They also are going to start swim lessons tonight. Again. They love it. I love that they are having fun. Hopefully they will learn to be good enough swimmers that they will always enjoy the water. Scott wants to sign Ben up for a parent tot class as well. We will do that soon. Ben already likes to blow bubbles in the bathwater. He is so cute and funny.