Hats

Sam and Jonah with their hats that gramps brought them from Israel.

Israel

The Dead Sea Scroll cave.

Egypt

Steph's dad took a trip of a lifetime to Israel and Egypt. Here is a shot of the Pyramid. Notice the tour bus at the base of one of them.

Piano Recital

Hannah did really well in her piano recital.
And is quite the piano player.

Sam likes to build things with Legos, and he felt particularly proud of this creation. I don't remember what it was. Oh well. He looks cute regardless.

Sam was slightly excited on his birthday. It can be hard to have a birthday shortly after moving, but he seemed to manage just fine.

Fun in the backyard

Katie

I know we already have a picture of the kitties, but this one is just too cute. It's hard to believe they were this little. They both look pretty much the same. We can only tell them apart by the color of their collars and sometimes by the color of their eyes. They have been lots of fun.

Fall

Fall colors in Sardine cayon this fall

Beautiful

Beatiful Sunset over our house

the Base

We had a good time at Hill Air Force Base's Museum

Jonah

Jonah's first day at school, wahoo!

New cats

Kate and May Belle, a lot easier than a dog.

Birds

Some birds that were in our yard this summer

Jack

Well, after several stiff reprimands from more than one person telling us off for not blogging more often, we decided to figure out how to get a picture on again. Switching the computer and computer program that we store pictures on threw us for a loop, but we think we've gotten the hang of it again (sort of).
As far as this picture goes, it is a pic of our long-anticipated dog, Jack. Unfortunately, he bit a neighbor boy three weeks after we got him. He is now in doggy heaven, where we're sure he's having a great time. We'll update more soon.

Another shot of this amazing country.

Soggy bottoms

This was a rare moment in our family's history of picture taking. Not one of them is pulling a weird face! We were so proud.

Bear Lake

So while I was slaving away in Wichita (not really), the rest of the gang went to Bear Lake and had a great time. Figures.

Our new digs

Well, here is a front shot of our new place. We're still settling in and probably will be for a long time, but that's okay because it's not student housing. More pics to come.

Growing up

Notice Abby's ears. This was taken on her birthday (in April), and she had just gotten her ears pierced. Wahoo!

graduation

I am a horrible parent. I keep forgetting the camera on special events, so little documentation has happened. In lieu of a picture from last night's graduation ceremony, here is a fabulous picture of Hannah. She's within an inch of my heigth, unable to wear most of my shoes anymore, and as awesome as ever. Congratulations, Hannah!

Jonah's birthday

He is getting so big. This year Jonah had his first friend birthday party, and yes, we all survived. I was glad to have Jeff there to help, though. That many five-year-olds can be a handful!

Sam's science fair

I love the kids' school. Sam was part of a science fair (obviously) and chose to compare the amount of water used to take a shower and a bath. He did a great job; we are very proud of him. (But he would still prefer to take a bath.)

Moab #whatever

This was the view from our dinner table. Not bad, heh?

Moab #3

So Jeff and I rented a Jeep for the day and went exploring/four-wheeling. This was our first real hill and boy was it fun. It was a bit intimidating at first, but we ended up going over this hill three times because of the thrill. It's funky to be driving up a hill and see only sky. This said, we realized we were a bit old (or fuddy-duddy-ish) to drive on some of the roads that jostled, jerked, and jiggled us to no end. At the end of the day, we were grateful for the pool and hot tub we had access to at the lodge.

Moab #2

That small white spot is Jeff. He obviously has no problems with heights.

Moab #1

Okay, so this isn't the most flattering picture; however, seeing as I get a bit dizzy when looking down from high places, it was the only option if I wanted to see some of what Jeff was telling me about. Our trip to Moab was fabulous and further testified to me that Utah is one of the most environmentally diverse places ever. So cool.

Kids

The awesome Walker kids

Shreddin Sam

Today was a perfect day for rippin up the snow!