Christmas 2011

This post is so late but oh well, better late than never! We had a great Christmas season. We have some little family traditions of our own that we have started, and it makes it really fun. Malea was so fun this year especially since she is a little older now and understands more. We of course went to see Santa (see previous blog post). We went to see the lights at temple square, which was really fun because we ran in to a sister missionary who is serving there who Keith knew from his mission in Malaysia! We also made lots of crafts and goodies, and had fun decorating. We also had so much fun at the annual Nu Skin Christmas party, and they never cease to amaze with their generosity! This year they gave everyone Kindle Fire’s!
Woo hoo!

Temple Square

Helping mommy make treats

Christmas jammies

Crafts & counting down to Christmas!

On Christmas Eve we went to the annual Christmas Eve dinner at my Grandma and Grandpa’s condo clubhouse in Provo. We played the most hysterical game….my cousin Travis took about 12 of us aside one at a time secretly and had us sing a Christmas song in to a tape recorder, but the funny part was that we had to disguise our voice! Then he played all of the songs in a row and we had to guess who’s voice it was. We were all rolling by the end of it! After the party we stopped by the Riverwoods mall for a minute to look at their beautiful lights, and then we headed home to make sure and leave out cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for the reindeer. Santa came and even left Malea and Isaac a letter! The main thing Malea wanted this year that she asked for from Santa was a Wuggle Pet. Her wish came true and she was so happy! She also got an art desk (since she loves to do crafts and anything artistic), a giraffe plush chair (her favorite animal), some My Little Pony’s, and some clothes. Isaac got a Cozy Coupe car (which he loves), and some little toys and clothes. I got Keith the first season of Star Trek on DVD, a Blu Ray set of all the different Star Trek movies, a BYU pillow pet (haha), and some clothes. I got a cute pair of boots that I’ve been wanting for a LONG time and that I love, a pair of Toms, and a couple of other little things. Overall we had a great Christmas! It came and went so fast as usual, but we have tons of fun memories.

(Christmas Eve)

(Christmas Day)

For New Years Eve we had some of my family over for the evening for soup and to play games. Isaac didn’t make it very long but Malea made it until 11:30pm!! I couldn’t believe it. We had a lot of fun ringing in the New Year!

Hope you all had a great holiday season as well!

Santa's Lap

So I am one of those mom's that makes my kids sit on Santa's lap, or at least get a picture standing next to Santa, each year even if they are scared to death. I know, I know....so mean. But I love the tradition and I love looking back at the pictures. This year we have actually seen Santa twice; once at my mom's work at the Smile Center dentist office and once at the mall. Malea was excited to see Santa and we even wrote him a letter. When we got to the office and walked in the door, Malea instantly clung to my leg and would NOT even get close to him. I kept telling her that if she didn't at least give him her letter he wouldn't know what she wanted for Christmas (which is a Wuggle Pet....if you don't know what that is, go here to see the commercial). I finally managed to get her to stand by him in my arms and I handed the letter it to him. Isaac just screamed and got away as fast as he could!

The next day the truth came out.....Malea told us that the reason she didn't want to sit on that Santa's lap was because he was the "real" Santa, and the one at the mall was not real (so funny, especially since the mall Santa has a real beard and looked way more authentic that the other one!). She said she still wanted to go see the mall Santa, so that's what we did. She went right on his lap, didn't cry (didn't smile either), and was totally fine. Isaac screamed bloody murder again. :) I don't know why she was more scared of the "real" Santa, but oh well!

Here's some Santa pictures from throughout the years :)

Merry Christmas!!!

The Banana Dance

I really need to get on here and do an update, but for the time being I just wanted to post this funny video of Isaac doing what I call "The Banana Dance"....there's not much to it other than he loves bananas and will do a little dance to get one :)

Christmas Card 2011

Merry Christmas!

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Where Did October Go?

Holy cow! October just flew right on by! I can't believe I went a whole month without updating the blog....that usually doesn't happen. October was a really busy month but so fun too!

Well October is a fun month for me because it is my birthday month! I turned 27 this year...sooo OLD, I know. For my birthday this year we did the annual going out to dinner. I usually like to go to Red Robin but this year I decided to spice it up and go to Olive Garden (yum!). Then we went back to the house to do cake & ice cream. I got a darling new purse from my mom (which I love!) and some gift cards to some of my favorite places! It was a great day!

(I just figured out how to do collages in Picasa, so this blog post is going to have lots of them! I took over 500 pictures in October alone!)


Not only was October busy just because of my birthday, midterms, and all the Halloween festivities, it was also busy because my younger brother Sam got married in the Logan temple on October 20th! My mom and I threw a bridal shower for his sweetheart Taylor at the beginning of the month, which was a lot of fun. We love planning parties :) I also had the privilege of making their wedding video, so that was keeping me busy too. I'm really happy with how it turned out. His wedding was so beautiful!

Taylor's Bridal Shower

Logan Temple 10/20/2011
Congrats Sam & Taylor!

Halloween is one of my FAVORITE holidays! I love that I have kids now because it gives me a reason to go all out! I'm going to be sad when they grow up and don't want to do all the fun festivities with me.

Here's some pics of all the fun things we did to celebrate Halloween! :)

We went and picked out pumpkins at Jaker's pumpkin patch in Springville


We made lots of different Halloween goodies!


I made my kids take pictures together in their Halloween-themed shirts and jammies (good memories, right?!)


I had a lot of fun decorating! This year I made the "Boo" craft and two different wreaths, as well as the little Halloween tree. Malea liked doing Halloween crafts too :)


I took the kids to Cornbelly's, they had so much fun!
(Keith was working hard at the Nu Skin convention that week so he wasn't able to come)

Pumpkin carving


Malea had pre-school on Halloween, and her teacher made it so fun for the kids! They all got to dress up, they had a party with treats, and then they got to go on a hay ride!


Trick-or-Treating & visiting family
Malea was Rapunzel and Isaac was a "busy" bee (fits his personality :))

Happy Halloween!

Family Pictures (Fall 2011)

Well with Isaac turning 1, I thought it would be a good time to get some family pictures done and pictures of the kids. Isaac was quite difficult but luckily we got some good ones!

Too Much Growing Up!

September 7th was a big day at the Walker home! Not only was it Isaac's 1st Birthday, but it was also Malea's first day of Pre-school! Needless to say, I was quite emotional that day!

Malea's First Day of Pre-school!
Age 3 1/2 years

Malea with Teacher Linda :)

Malea had a great first day :) She was a little apprehensive at first but had a lot of fun. I waited until I got in the car after dropping her off to break down and cry :'(

Isaac's 1st Birthday Party!
September 7th, 2011

Isaac showing us how old he is today :)

We had his party at Heritage Park in Springville (thanks to Grandpa Rick for helping us get the pavilion through his work at the city and for getting the park looking great for the party!)

It was a Sesame Street theme, Isaac's fav!

I made a slide show with pictures from Isaac's first year :) I can't hardly watch it without crying! I can't believe it has been a year!

Isaac's Cake

He didn't hold back!

Happy 1st Birthday Isaac! We love you so much!
XOXO