Disney and California

We took a trip to Disneyland and California this year and had a fantastic time. We spent 4 days at Disneyland and visited the Princesses and took in some of the rides. The park was good but the girls tired out by early afternoon, so we spent some time back at the hotel pool. The girls were extremely impressed with the Pirates of Caribbean ride and immediately rode it again. The other highlight was dining with the Princesses at Ariel's Grotto. They visited with Ariel, Cinderella, Aurora, Snow White, and Mulan.


After we visited Disneyland we spent some time at the beach. We were at Long Beach, Laguna, Dana Point, and Huntington Beach. The kids loved it! The beaches were very quiet and there were not too many locals in the water. However, Jenna and Brooklyn couldn't get enough of it.

Nolan was an excellent traveler for only being three months old. He did great on the plane and spent his time between the baby carrier and the stroller.

All in all, it was fantastic. I would go back tomorrow. I guess that is a sign of a great vacation.



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Brooklyn turns 3!

Brooklyn turned 3 at the beginning of March. She celebrated with her little friends and had a great time. I think we have a future party girl on our hands. Here are some pics. Enjoy!

Christmas 2009

Another Christmas come and gone, but a good time was had. We were lucky to have Grandma Marsha and Grandma Brenda here. Mandy also arrived from Mexico. Jenna & Brooklyn were happy to have all the company. Christmas is a busy time for them as they were busy baking & eating, making gingerbread houses and ornaments for the tree.

We had a very relaxing Christmas day. The girls opened their presents and played with all the new things. Jenna was a little perplexed and wondered why Santa didn't bring everything on her list (and she did have a long list). Nolan spent most of the day sleeping. He got a swing from Santa and really enjoyed it.

Once our company was all gone, it was kind of quiet and the cold weather did not help. However, the last couple of days have been beautiful. We were at the toboggan hill both today and yesterday. Both days ended with Jenna taking a bump to the chin. Her chin is going to be a little bruised for school tomorrow.

Nolan is doing well too. He is 6 weeks old this week. Brooklyn can't keep her hands off of him and is always petting him. So far, he doesn't seem to mind. He is still getting up twice through the night, but goes right back to sleep, so that has been good as I don't feel too sleep deprived.

Anyways, here are some pictures. Hope you enjoy!

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Nolan Edward Walker

We are very pleased to introduce Nolan Edward Walker. He was born December 1 at 10:57 pm. He weighed in at 6 lbs 12 0z and 20 inches long. A perfect little bundle. We are all home safe & sound, and considering the weather, we are all very happy about that.

Jenna and Brooklyn are very pleased with their new brother. He has been a sleepy little boy, but I am sure that once his appetite picks up in the next few days he will some more noise.

Here are some pictures to enjoy!

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School and Halloween

Here is a picture from Jenna's first day of kindergarten. She has been in school for almost 3 months now. She is really enjoying and loves snack time ( obviously she takes after me). Brooklyn was very upset the first couple of weeks that we dropped Jenna off. However, Brooklyn has adjusted as well. She gives Jenna a big hug when we drop her off and a big hug when we pick her up. The sisterly love usually ends quickly after that and they resume to their fighting and arguing.

The girls love making and decorating suguar cookies. Here they are decorating some Halloween cookies. I am not sure what they enjoy more, the decorating or the eating.

The Princesses (Brooklyn referred to herself as Queen Brooklyn) are off for a round of Trick or Treating. The weather co-operated, which was nice. They made most of the crescent before calling it quits, however, it was enough to fill up their treat bags. They did enjoy handing out candy to the other Trick or Treaters that stopped by. They even still have some candy left!

We took in the Canadian Finals Rodeo a couple of weeks ago. Jenna and Brooklyn dressed in their cowgirl gear and really cheered on the cowboys. Brooklyn was so excited she kept asking to ride a horse. She didn't get her wish. She has ridden miniature horses before but not a horse. From where we were sitting the horses didn't look that big. However, I am sure her enthusiasm would have changed once she saw how big the horses really were.

Enjoy the pictures!!

August is a great month, first we celebrate my birthday (which is getting less fun to celebrate each year), and then Jenna's birthday. Jenna turned 5 this year. She had 3 celebrations - one at my Mom's when we went for a visit, one on her actual birthday, and a party day with her friends. To be honest, she was a bit confused as to why there were so many "birthdays". However, she did get a scooter, which she is very excited about. She has wanted one for some time. However, when Jenna takes her scooter out, Brooklyn insists on pulling her Dora suitcase with wheels. Most people we encounter on the paths find it rather humorous. I find it humorous until I am carrying Brooklyn and the suitcase home because she has tired herself out!

Here are some birthday celebration pictures and a few others - we like to have a picnic down by the river and the girls like the throw rocks into the water. We also went to Calgary one weekend and stayed at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino. They have a great waterslide - for anyone going to Calgary, we highly recommend it. We have been there twice and had a great time both times. However, we don't find too many people hitting the waterslides at 8:00 am, so we usually have the whole pool to ourselves.

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First half of summer

It is the beginning of August and summer is half over. We have had a trip to Fort Edmonton, a couple of camping trips, and a trip to the Capital Ex, among other small outings. It has been very busy. Here are some pictures. I hope you enjoy as much as we did.

Fort Edmonton

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June & July

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