Saturday Night September 18, 2010

Fun unplanned times. Tonight Jim decided he was going to go to Prairie Meadows to bet on the horses and eat at the buffet. I was kind of in the mood to just stay home as it was rainy and cold outside. We went and after eating we walked out to the track and ran into friends (pictured). Today was Tonia's birthday and yesterday was Sue's birthday. They were watching the horses and then going to eat. It was cold outside (40 some degress and it's suppose to be 85 on Monday). Crazy. We had a fun time. Glad I didn't stay home.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

A big week for Caleb. Thursday after work Leah and I went to Target. While in the shoe aisle, looking for a pair of shoes for Caleb, I walked one-handed with him down the aisle, let go of him and he took about 10 steps by himself. He's taken one or two before, but that's not enough to count as "he walking!" But 10 steps counts! (three days short of being 11 months). We spent the rest of the evening, trying to get him to perform. He did pretty good. Friday I picked him up at the babysitter and took him back to my old stomping grounds for work and he would not perform. We most of wore him out. I kept him for a short time on Friday after work so Leah could pack to head north to the Clay County Fair for the weekend. He also pumped the handle on the above top for the first time by himself. That excited me about as much as his walking. Like all children, he has grown up too fast.

Labor Day Weekend

A busy but very enjoyable weekend at the Walker compound.

Friday night went out for pizza with David and Alicia to celebrate Jim's birthday.

Saturday, Mary Ellen, Dalton and Mallory arrived. That evening we joined good friends "the Ponders" for supper at Roberts Creek West campground. The grill only shows a small part of the great food we ate. Later it was smores around the fire. The weather was perfect. Finally enjoyable days without heat, humidity and rain.

Sunday was the family dinner for Jim's birthday. Jim made beef and noodles and we ate outside even though it was extremely windy. We tried to get a picture of all the grandkids (definitely not a professional shot). From left to right, Finley, 3 1/3, Caleb 10 1/2 months, Mallory, 8 3rd grade, Payton 6 kindergarten, and Dalton 12 7th grade. John and the kids stayed overnight to sleep in the camper, but the weather was really weird. We tried to have a campfire but it kept spitting rain. They did sleep in the camper but left early Monday morning.

It was an overall great weekend for spending time with family. Wish we could do it more often.