Best Christmas present ever!

She's here!!!! If any of you have been reading Randy's blog then you already know that Kendall Noel Walker is here. In case you didn't hear, here are the stats. She was born on December 10th at 10:01 pm. She weighed in at 6 lbs., 14 oz. and was 20 inches long. She is so tiny!!!! She's just beautiful!!! Everyone is doing very well. Bella is enjoying her new little sister and seems to be adjusting to the change well. She loves to kiss and hug her and pretty much always wants to give Kendall her pacifier. Right now, we are enjoying having Kyle home for awhile since he is able to be on vacation until the new year. We are definitely looking forward to our first Christmas with our 2 little girls!

Thanksgiving weekend fun

I have been checking everyone's blogs and am glad to see that everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. We also had a nice Thanksgiving weekend. We spent Thanksgiving Day going from house to house as we do every year. We started off at Grandmom and Grandad's celebrating with the Walkers. We then headed to my grandma's to spend some time with my dad's family and then to my mom's house to end the day. It was a busy day but we enjoyed ourselves.

The rest of the weekend was spent spending time with family and decorating the house for Christmas. I included a picture of 2 of our trees...yes, that's right, 2 of our trees. We have 3 this year, one main tree and each of the girls has their own for their ornaments. I think having kids is just a really good reason to have more trees...I love Christmas. Call me crazy...

On Saturday, we had a girls afternoon and Kathie, Alison, my mom, Bella and I went to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular with the Rockettes. Bella loved it! I was a little nervous about taking her and her having to sit through the whole thing but she did really, really well. She loved all the lights and the dancing and music. The only time she felt like she needed to talk was to tell us when Santa was on stage.

Last but not least a baby update and some pictures. I went for my 36 week appointment last Wednesday and I was already 3 cm dilated so we were on baby watch all weekend. I have been having pretty strong contractions since Sunday but no baby yet. We will be sure to tell everyone when she arrives! A belated Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Another Disney trip

Well, we got back from Bella's 4th trip to Disneyland yesterday. We had a great time as usual. This time was especially fun because it was the first time that Bella was really crazy about all things Disney. She is in this phase right now where the greatest thing in the world is Mickey Mouse and all of his friends so she had a blast. She had a great time meeting all of the characters and riding all of the rides. We were able to do 2 character breakfasts and 1 character dinner. It was nice because she got to see all of the characters up close and personal. She also enjoyed lots of rides. The teacups and It's a Small World were her favorites. She is just 2 inches shy of being able to ride some of the more grown up rides so we will save those for next time.

Other than that, not a whole lot else going on. Two more months until Kendall's arrival! That's exciting. I think that's about it for now. Here are some pictures...

It's time...

So I figured it was time to post and comment a little. I have been reading everyone's blogs and I am glad to hear everyone is doing well. I am glad that Randy is starting to feel better and that Kathie will be home from Texas tomorrow...yea!

Let's see...what is going on in our little world in Queen Creek? Not a whole lot. We have been spending time with family and trying to get our house ready for the arrival of the next little one. We found out that we are having another girl so we will be adding to the growing brood of Walker family girls. We are pretty excited about that! Kendall Noel Walker is set to arrive on December 19th but I am hoping she will show up before that. I am already starting to go through that whole nesting thing and have way too many projects that I want to get done. I think Kyle is losing his mind with all the projects I keep starting for us. The nursury is nearning completion though so I am happy about that. Bella is officially in her big girl bed (that's what she calls it, it's just a little toddler bed). She loves it and the transition was very easy so we were grateful for that.

Other than that, not a whole lot of news. I will leave you with a few pictures of our little chatterbox.

Yes, we are alive

Ok, I'm gonna be honest. I cannot guarantee that I will post again for the next 6 months, I'm just bad about it what can I say. Since I haven't posted for about 5...this is probably not a surprise or a disappointment for anyone reading this. However, I would like to say that I have switched our account over to the new blogger or whatever you call it and so I can leave comments on the blogs that I have been reading. Yes, I have been reading...congrats on the baby girl Aaron and Kara. Love the new house Lindsay. Lauri and Caleb we can't wait to see you in Ouray (along with everyone else). Katie, I'm bummed you guys aren't going...we still haven't met! And Brenda, Emily is adorable. Anyway, a lot of things have changed for us since I last posted so I thought I should do a quick update.

Bella is getting so big. She is almost 15 months now and she is getting smarter every day. She is saying so many words, it seems like she says something new every day and is getting very good at imitating whatever we say. She is, of course, walking...well, I shouldn't say walking...more running than walking. I swear I never could have imagined she would be this much fun! We took her to Sea World with Nana and Pops and Aunt Ali this weekend and she had a blast! She loved the shows and the dolphins and especially the beach. She's really into animals and animal sounds lately so Sea World was good for her. The only thing was that she thought all the seals were dogs and kept barking at them and thought all the seagulls were ducks and kept quacking at them. At least she is getting the general idea...

I guess my last piece of real news that is pretty noteworthy is that we are expecting another baby! I am due December 19th. We are very excited and are looking forward to having a playmate for Bella. Well, I guess that's about it for now...see you in 6 months. Just kidding, I will try to post more regularly and if all else fails...we will see most of you in Ouray!

Life in the Sticks

I was trying to set a record for longest run without a post...how did I do? Well, Caleb left me a comment saying it was time to post, so here it is. It's been so long that I don't even know where I left off...oh yes, I remember...our unfinished house. Well, our unfinished house is now our finished house. We moved in about 2 months ago and we love it! It's finally decorated and all our own. We have room to move around and then some. The only drawback is living out in the middle of nowhere which results in endless commutes to pretty much everywhere, including the grocery store...I'm not even kidding! We can't complain though because...We have a house! We are thoroughly enjoying entertaining family and friends in our new domain.

In other news, Bella is growing like a weed. I'm a bad parent with no pictures to show because of my silly camera but Randy is a good Pops so you can check out some pictures over there. She's talking like crazy, her favorite phrase is shouting "Right there" while pointing to pretty much whatever is in her sight. It's lots of fun. Most of what she says is intelligible but we like to think she knows exactly what she's saying. Also, she's a giant...no, really, it's true. She's in the 110th percentile for her height and just keeps getting taller. I think it's the pickles we have been feeding her. It's hard to believe she is almost one. On St. Patty's Day Baby Bella will be one! We will be celebrating with her old pals...Nana, Pops, Grammy, Uncle Casey, Uncle Nathan, Aunt Ali and some friends. Can't wait, any excuse to go to Disneyland, right?

Oh yeah, Kyle and I are alive and kicking too in case anyone was interested. I will try to post some pictures later, let me work on it for a couple more months.