Walker Family Blog

I have not blogged for a long time. So, I decided to do a photo blog of the last 6+ months. Some events will have their own blog, but I didn’t want to make a separate post for everything . Enjoy!

June, 2013 – Happy Father’s Day

June, 2013 – Camping with the Roger family is always an adventure, 7 kids and 4 adults, but what can be better than having the great outdoors as your playground.

 

Summer fun with friends, Belleview Park train ride and petting zoo.

Happy Birthday to my wonderful mom! We took her to an afternoon tea.

4th of July 5K race and kiddy race.

Tea at my house with some fabulous ladies. We had so much fun!

July 27, 2013 – Buffalo Bill Days in Golden, Colorado.

August 3, 2013 – 5K Color Run with friends in Denver.

August – Papa & Mimi’s visit/kitchen floor redo

August – Family vacation to Tin Cup, CO. This place is somewhat of a ghost town.  People only live there in the summer. The only place to eat in town is Frenchy’s Cafe.  Shaun’s Uncle Dennis works at the restaurant during the summer and asked us to come visit him.  The owner of the restaurant kindly gave us a place to stay while we were visiting.  Most of the traffic in town are 4-wheelers headed for a day in the mountains. There are no traffic lights and the roads are dirt. It was a neat place to visit filled with Colorado history.

August 19, 2013 – First day of School! Naomi 2nd grade and Esther K-5.

Fall in Colorado!

On June 6, 2013, Shaun and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. The Lord knew what He was doing when he gave me Shaun, he’s perfect for me. I’m so thankful for Shaun and everything the Lord has blessed us with. I look forward to many more decades together.

We were blessed to be able to go away for a few days during our anniversary. My parents watched the kids and we headed to the mountains to stay in a little guest house. It was wonderful and we had a lot of fun together. White water rafting was the highlight! I have never been rafting in Colorado, and the water was really high. We were rafting through class 4+ rapids. I was scared at first, but we had a great guide and we all stayed in the boat. It was a wild ride and my muscles were sore the next day from hanging on so tight. I hope we get to do it again next year! On the way home we stopped by the Royal Gorge bridge and park. We rode some rides and walked across the bridge. What a lovely time we had together!

Our trip to Michigan was quick, but we were able to do a lot. It was a busy weekend!! On Friday night we had some friends over for dinner and celebrated Naomi’s birthday a little early. On Saturday we ate breakfast at Big Boy’s, went to a baby shower, rode horses, and enjoyed a senior piano recital. I’m so glad we were in town to attend these special events. On Sunday we attended Ann Arbor Baptist Church in the morning, and FaithWay Baptist Church in the evening. Ann Arbor Baptist Church is my home church, and I grew up there. I attended FaithWay’s school when they had a Christian school, and I also taught in their school for two years before I got married. I wanted to be able to see as many people as possible since this was probably my last trip to Michigan. The Lord answered prayer and I got to see many friends.

 

At the beginning of May, I was able to travel to Michigan with my kids to say goodbye to the place I grew up. After 30 plus years of living on the farm, my parents were able to sell and they are moving to Colorado! I’m so glad they get to be here with us and my kids get to have grandparents close by, but I will miss the farm. The Lord answered so many prayers in allowing us to go back and visit one last time. Traveling with three kids by myself was a little scary, but we made it, I only lost Ethan once (I’ll tell you that story later.) We had a wonderful visit and I took a lot of pictures.

Here are some things I want to remember from the month of April. Can’t believe June is just around the corner.