Crazy Days

The past week and a half have been nonstop action in the Walker household. We got Richelle married off to Jamie. That was quite the event! We really had a good time, and the wedding was beautiful, but I am still exhausted! They have such great friends, which of course always makes the wedding so much more fun. We had lots of good laughs. All I could think of was how my parents must have felt after my wedding!

The rest of life is chug-chug-chugging along. The school year is coming to a close, and the weather is getting down right hot. Cookie Monster has his last baseball game of the season this Saturday. They don't even keep score in his league, but according to him they haven't lost a game yet! I guess that's possible...

Following the Baseball game we are going to go camping for the night with the Cub Scouts. This is a much anticipated event as it only happens a couple of times a year. I hope we survive it...

As many of you know the "Lot Situation" has been a very trying one. We are in the final hours of the whole thing and still don't know what is going to happen. We had given up on it altogether last week, and so I have really said my goodbye to that piece of property. There is a part of me that is holding out hope, though. Chris and I have come up with one central truth through it all--we are thankful for what we do have. We have a great family and where we physically live could never detract from that. Who knows where we will build No-No's house ultimately, but we will all live together there - with each other. That's the one thing we do know. And that's enough.

And my Nosey Posey...what a big boy. He is going to be in Kindergarten next year! My days are going to seem so strange without him. Luckily the school is only two blocks away. I can't believe he is 5 years old. He has grown so much in so many ways. He is such a great kid! I am truly thankful God chose our family for him to be a part of.

Comic Relief

While we probably all agree that "Cookie Monster" holds the record for being the most intense member of our family (and that's not an easy feat), and "Nosey" is the cuddliest child God ever made, "Tater Tot" is definitely the comedian. He is always wearing a smile, and is always doing whatever it takes to make us laugh. It's amazing how every member of the family has a special role.

My friend Rachel said to me while I was pregnant that this baby (a.k.a. "Tater Tot") was going to be so healing for our family. And, he has. In so many ways. He has redefined our family. He has helped us to see just how wonderful our WHOLE family is. He has helped me to see what a blessing EACH of my children are to me.

He is a pistol, don't get me wrong. He is all boy, and his craziness may put me in the looney bin. But his heart, his smile, just his presence in our family has brought us all together into a better family. He has given Cookie someone who thinks he walks on water and someone he can play chase with. He has given No-No a playmate and someone to be a big brother to - a different role to play. And he has given Chris and me a new definition of our family. 

When things in life are especially challenging (and they are these days), I feel really blessed to have my family.  

Everbody else is doing it so why can't I?

Much to many people's surprise I have decided to blog (at least every now and then) our lives. I figured that maybe somebody out there may want to know about what is going on in our lives.

Chris and I went out to dinner with Jonathan who was our "Knob" about 5 years ago. He is now a Chick-fil-A Operator in Denver, Colorado. We had a good time, but when we came home I could hear "Cookie Monster" upstairs crying his eyes out. I ran up to see what was the matter, and he said "Mommy I feel like a horrible person!" and I, of course, asked why. He said that he had killed someone! I decided to chase this one down really quickly, so I asked him what he was talking about. Ultimately, he was referring to an action figure that he had left out in the yard that had gotten chopped up by the lawn guy's lawnmower. Needless to say, I was relieved but also touched at just how soft-hearted he really is. He never ceases to amaze me.