Wednesday, October 09, 2013

Walker Family Trip to Europe

Day 1 continued 10/07
Cambridge 

We spent the afternoon exploring Cambridge university.  We stopped for ice cream and enjoyed seeing the wonderful architecture and beautiful gardens and grass areas.  

Driving here proves to be a bit of a challenge and an interesting cultural experience!
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Walker Family Trip to Europe

Travel to London
Day 1

We left Seattle at 7:00 pm Sunday 10/06.
We arrived at London's Heathrow airport at 12:00 pm Monday 10/07 after a 9 hour flight and an 8 hour time change.  We were all pretty exhausted.  The kids enjoyed watching a movie and eating both dinner and breakfast on a 747 - a unique flying experience in this day and age!  

We rented a "7 passenger mini van" which does have 7 seat belts, but is only about the size of a small SUV - it's a little cramped, but it is a diesel and gets good gas mileage.
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Kindergarten Thanksgiving Family Breakfast

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Jacob's Kindergarten class had a "family thanksgiving breakfast" this morning. The kids have been baking all week for this event (muffins, cakes, etc). This was Emily's first official outing. Jacob has been so EXCITED for us to come to his school, and Jacob was especially thrilled to show off baby Emily to his teachers. Don't worry about Emily being out...I kept her covered and had my Purell handy. Oh... sometimes I relate to "What about Bob" a little too much. I'm going to make my kids into germaphobes if they aren't already. This swine flu thing hasn't helped my case.

Simple pleasures

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Jeffery loves cars, trains, and motorcycles. Which is perfect because after having already had a boy, we have plenty of these things around. In fact, Jeffery is pretty content most of the day to tinker with his vehicles. Here is Jeffery at work this morning. And when he's not playing with these, he's snooping around in the refrigerator.

When the cats away, the mice will play!

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So..since having Emily, I’ve resolved to be better at updating our blog. This is what happened when I attempted to update our blog today. Jeffery discovered the cool whip in the refrigerator. (I didn’t really want to publicize what the inside of our refrigerator looks like, but maybe you’ll look past it and only see his adorable, mischievous face. Maybe this entry will win me some compassion for why I’m not so good updating my blog or emailing. My kids get VERY curious when I’m distracted or have any connection with the outside world (phone, computer, email, conversations with other adults, etc.). Jeffery told me that the cool whip was “really good.”  I feel the same way about frosting from the container, which is why I don’t buy it!

 

 

Friday, November 13, 2009

Bringing Emily Home

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Because of the Swine flu outbreak in Rochester, the kids couldn't come to the hospital to meet Emily. Fortunately, they could say hello and share gifts for her through Skype after my delivery. Because of this, our greeting in the car when the family came to bring me home from the hospital was very exciting. Can you see their excited grins? Jeffery laughed the whole way home. Now, when the kids come home from school, I'm lucky to even get a hello or a hug. Everyone is running in to look for Emily. She is our newest and greatest distraction. Everyone is thrilled to have Emily home. I'm thrilled to no longer be disturbed by the nurses, residents, doctors, and medical students in the hospital! Four kids is nothing compared to that!

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Emily Jane Walker is Here!

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Emily Jane Walker
Born 11:45 pm 11/11/09
7 lbs 5 oz 21 inches

Everyone is doing great!


-Ryan

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Happy Halloween!

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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Jeffery

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Jeffery is very happy. He has a contagious smile! Jeffery will even tell you when he's ] "happy"...like when he's eating berries or ice cream. Can you see his grin? He loves books. He follows me around with books most of the day. And when I simply don't have time to read to him, he'll sit and look at a pile of books on his own. Jeffery loves to pretend, which allows him to play well with Jacob and Grace. Even though Jeffery is a happy, easy-going little boy, he definitely has a strong WILL. He also has learned some quick defense tactics to protect him from Jacob and Grace.