HAPPY BIRHTDAY MY SWEET TORI SUE~

After the Birthday fun!

Cake...It was awesome how she dug right in :)

Wasn't sure what to think at first.

Oh my...she is one. CRAZY!!

I am so happy she still has some of the cheeks!

Hating the hat after I tried putting it on while she was sleeping.

Sleepy baby resting up for the festivities!

A little decor... And the tree cake that I made. Not sure if I will atempt that again. I lack in the artistic dept but she didn't care!

Really...Do I have to wear the hat?

My Sweet BABY!!

She know who's Birthday it is.

Well Tori had a great first birthday and made out very well. It started off as a long day because we move to a new area the night before and due to the weather...the next day we woke up with no power. I was stressing cause I still wanted to do shopping and come back and make the cake. Well it all turned out but we didn't do cake and presents until about 7pm.

Torrance was so cute and happy. I really think she knew we were celebrating her. With a little help from me she opened gifts and of course like most lil ones she loved the paper. Her most favorite gift though was a purse with bracelts in it that she got from her grandpa Moon. After presents we did the cake. Us adults had the cupcake tree and she had her own lil cake. It was so fun to watch her dig in. Once she had that first bite she was hooked. She def loves sugar :) After the cake...it was bath time. Our family was still over and she was angry at me for taking her away from the part. SHe really knew she was the center of attention. So funny!!

All I can say is that this year has flown by. My baby is one and is walking, and getting an attitude. I love this little angel and have no idea where I would be or what I would be doing if she weren't here. Justin and I love our lives with Torrance in it. It's sad how fast time flies once you are a parent but I love seeing her progress and learn. I hope I can teach her to be a great girl who has morals, personality with tons of humor (which I lack but a quality I love in others), the smarts :) and so much more.

Happy Birthday Torrance Sue Walker...Mom, Dad and the whole family Love YOU!!

Almost hitting the 1 year milestone..AHHHHH!

Torrance is 11 months old today.

I am getting so big. I am such a happy baby. I like to explore many things...ie walking, the trash can, the dog food/water and dad's shoes. It's almost my 1st Birthday and then I will be a toddler. Wow does mom and dad sure have alot instore for them... :)

Happy Halloween~

Halloween..almost over and ready for bed.
Stay-at-Home Football fans.
Got out of bed, but on our game shirts, got the remote and chips.
READY TO GO!!


Family Photo

Torrance and her 1st Pumpkin. She liked the ears (thanks dad for the awesome ideas that I use over and over in the art of pumpkin carving).

I made pumpkin soup and little mummies for dinner.

Pretty Yummy.

Making Scary faces at daddy:)

All ready for Halloween. Wish I could get rid of the stinken binki!!

Little buddies playing. Love the matching shirts.

Few days prior to Hallowee Torrance helped my carve the pumpkin. I gave her a taste. She liked it for the most part. HAHA!

Halloween was so fun this year. Usually I am a party pooper and don't dress up but this year I did it. Made Justin dress up too. It wasn't too crazy but we had fun. Tori was my Halloween Princes (I couldn't find a costume I liked so we just threw some stuff together and I made the ever so trusty TUTU. Hopefully next year we will find the perfect costume!)

Walker Happenings...

Daddy & Tori at the Fair

Walking Gizmo on a nice fall day!

Mommy and Tori just hanging out.

Daddy finally getting Tori to sleep~ She cried and cried :(

Learning good habits early. YAY!
I think she likes the taste of her toothpaste.

Dirty faces are just so dang CUTE!
Hates baby food..Ready for the good stuff.

She attepts to eat dog food too. I tell her its "yucky" but she doesnt want to believe me.




So time has flown by since we have been out here. Also our little girl is just growing so fast..

1) She went from army crawl to big girl crawl to crawling up stairs (and falling down), now she is taking baby steps with help of course but she really wants to walk on HER OWN!!

2) Going from no fussing to some fussing...dont get me wrong I couldn't ask for a easier more mellow baby but she has some tantrums and usually wants me at those times. I got the crying pic on my phone but not on my camera so I guess you just get to see the happy faces :)

3) Tori has become so independant and persistant...no more baby food. She wants finger food so she can fee herself. Also she has to hold the leash when we go on our daily walks. Anger stikes if I dont allow it!! Cracks me up. If I taker her down the stairs, she goes back up.

**There is so much more but those are just some of the highlights!

As for Justin and I we are doing great. We love our new little home(Trailer). Justin has become an opperator which has made his life alot easier on the pipeline. It definately makes for a much happier daddy when 5-6 pm roles around, but for those of you who know Justin he is almost always happy (he is the optiamist, which he always reminds me of..HAHA) and rarely complains. I am loving the stay-at-home mom thing and being with my little lady. We try to keep busy. My new thing is Jewlery Making (Tori sometimes breaking). Also I finally got a Cricut and it is amazing.

Happy B-day Justin

So it was Justin's Birthday on Sept 28th... I tried to make it special but there is only so much we could do since he worked all day. I made one of his favorite dishes Fetuccini Alfredo and then we had cheese cake for desert. Yummy! He bought himself a new Xbox last week so his gift from me was a movie. Very exciting :( We did enjoy our time together and thats all that matters. I think he was happy that he got off of work a little earlier which was a birthday gift in its self. Saddest part is I didn't even take a 25th B-day Pic of him. I will post some updated pics of us soon. I love you babe and please don't feel like 25 is old. I feel the same about you as I did when you were 18... HAHA.

9 months... WOW!

Labor Day @ Daytona Beach~ Learing to Boggie Board
At Ripley's Believe it or Not behind the Magnifying Glass

Gizmo Bite!!!!!!

Playing in the Sand and Trying to eat it too.

Torrance Sue Walker

Such a big girl!

1st time at a beach~ Love Tybee Island!

1st Tooth SEEEEE

The dreaded stairs!!

My little girl is growing right before my eyes. I love this little angel so much. I am so greatful to have her and her daddy in my life. I am so happy to be able to see and be with her all day everyday. She is def. a moma's girl and hates when I leave the room. It makes me feel loved but we need to break her of that habbit :) She has changed so much the past few months.

1) Army Crawl

2) 1 st Tooth(still her only and she has had it for almost 2 mo)

3) Big girl crawl

4) Standing up and holing my fingers so she can walk

5) Crawling up our entire 2 stairs~Had 2 falls so far and it breaks mommy's heart!

So much more...

30 Hour Road Trip...Statesboro here we come!

Packed to the brim!
Makin baby as comfortable as possible :)

We crossed many states lines~ We missed a photos of a few due to the location they were in (way too close to traffic)...

In a small town in Nebraska. Nebraska is filled with many corn fields.. Very pretty!

I wanted to get to Statesboro as quick as possible~Jordan wanted to stop and sitesee...

I think Tori was sleeping so she didn't get in many of the state line photos.

Jordan loves Superman and so we had to stop in Metropolis and see the big statue despite my hesitation...I guess I owed her :)

Not sure what was up with my camera but I didnt get one good photo of Tennesse!

Never stay at the cheepest motel!!! We saw at least two cockroaches~ Ya I didn't sleep much...they finally got some sleep as I packed the truck. We were almost there!!

Tori and Her Daddy~ After 2 whole months. SO SO Nice!

Helping us unpack into our new little home :)

It has almost been 1 month since we made this journey.

For all of you that don't already know we drove 30 hours to Statesboro GA to be with Justin while he is working on the pipeline.

Also for those of you who know how much I hate to drive and the fact that I usually fall asleep in the car about 10 min. into the trip, will find the fact that I made it unbelievable.

I have to say that Torrance was the best baby. She got a little fussy but did great considering we left Evanston on a Wednesday morning and got to Statesboro Friday late afternoon.

One big plus was that I had Jordan (my sis. in law) there to help drive, entertian Tori and keep me awake. I don't think I could have made it with out her, especially having Tori, Gizmo and all our stuff!

Now, I miss all my family and friends but I have to say so far this has been an amazing little adventure! We have already seen so many new places...the beach being one of my favorite! But most of all we are all together again...and that is what matters most. Hope to see everyone soon!!