Just The Girls!

We are a little crazy :)

Capri and Tori-Cousins

All The Girls and The Babies

The Bows-Thanks Ranell!

Mom's Cinnamon Rolls-The Best

The Rolls before being baked-Dont they look yummy?

Ranell and I making bows

Cute Capri

Melanie and Tori

Grandma and her Babies

Ranell and Capri



This weekend was soo fun! Justin was gone and so my mom, sisters and Capri came to visit us. I was so excited to have them come down to ST. George even though 2 days was just not enough. They got here late Friday so we just hung out at home and watched TV/Movie and played with our babies :). On Saturday we got up and got ready for a fun day of shopping. While we were getting ready my mom and sister made the best cinnamon rolls. I think it was my grandmothers recipe and has always been a family favorite! Once we were done getting ready we headed out for the day. We were mainly lookin for supplies for craft projects, and I have to say we weren't very successful. We did find picture frames and did some grocery shopping though. Once we were done we went and ate at Iggy's (my mom and sister Mel had never been there before-I think they liked it).
We headed home and once we got there it was time to make some bows for our babies. Ranell is so creative and helped me make mine. They turned out so great and colorfull. I think Tori has one to match every outfit. While we made bows my mom made one of our favorite meals- Cheesey Poato Soup-Amazing!! Once bows were made and food was devoured everyone was tired and it was about our bedtime.
Today they went home :( I was sad to see them go-time just flew by. I feel like we all had a good time though and hope we can get together more often. Sometimes you just need a girls weekend!! As for the boys...They missed being around us!

Random Photos That I Love!

5wks-6 days old- Gizmo loving his Tori

Tori and "Auntie" Jordan hanging out

? 5 weeks old- lifting the head :)

All Smiles

Tori all dressed up- Daddy picked out the outfit and bow-Awesome job babe!

Tori and Giz

Making faces at papa- Justin loves to play this game with Tori

I still can't believe that I am a mom- I love this job and am not ready to go back to my other one! I am so enjoying the RANDOMNESS of motherhood, although it isn't easy for me (I am such a planner and with a baby that's hard to do).
I enjoy seeing Tori change and progress from day to day and hope that I will be a good mom. Justin is the best dad and loves to play with his baby.
I hope I can be as good of a mom as my mom was/is too me. I try to look back and think of all the things my mom has done for me and the list is endless and still continuing. She gave me a book last mothers day that is just so cute and I found a poem that I will strive to be like...

There's No One Like Mom

So who is the woman who thinks so much of us that she would stand on the corner in the rain, wearing reindeer slippers and Dad's overcoat just to make sure we get on the right school bus? Who is that lady who cheers the loudest during an awards ceremony because we won the Most Improved Student certificate---so loud you would thing we'd just received the Nobel Peace Prize? Who is this unheralded chef who can make macaroni and cheese taste like a gourmet meal and who chauffeurs us to ball games, youth group meetings, and piano lessons, never once asking for a tip?
Mom, that's who. Whether you refer to her as Mom, Mother, Mommy, Ma or Mama, one thing's for certain: These ladies are a class unto themselves.

Tori's Tubby Time

Tori after her bath. We just loved her little tushy!

Torrance after her jacuzzi bath.

Her first full bath after the belly button fell out :)
It seriously took like 2 1/2 weeks!

A little water in the eyes maybe?

Lovin her first bath

Papa washing her hair when she still had that darn belly-button.

Well i hope this girl learns to love the water cause we sure love bath-time, at least for now. I am sure it gets more difficult as they become older and more squirmy. It was fun to give Tori a bath in her little jacuzzi that her great grandpa gave her for Christmas. Who knew they made such things but they are awesome. It has a little jet and also has a little showering hose. On the days we don't do a full bath Tori still gets her hair rinsed, which I think is her favorite part!! She is always so calm during that process and is just wide-eyed. We love to capture these moments because she only has her first bath and first jacuzzi once :)

Daddy's Little Princess

Family Photo!

It's hard to picture her feet being so tiny.

Tori and Daddy

Tori and Mommy (I love the cheeks)

Tori being a girly girl

This is one of my favorites!! She just looks so peaceful.

I am so happy that we had these photos taken. They will be great memories!! Annette Belnapp from Little Gems Photography came to our home and took these amazing photos. She did such a great job and I think Torrance just looks precious. I guess now it's just time for mama to start scrap-booking again.
Photos are always great to have and look back on. We all know they don't stay that sweet forever, although we all dream they will.
Torrance really is a blessing in our lives. Justin loves her so much and is so good with his daughter!! He will be leaving us soon for 4 weeks (To go work) and we will miss him so much:(!!!! I know Tori is going to be bigger when he sees her next so I will be catching all the moments on camera or video so that daddy doesn't miss out anything!! In the mean-time I know he will cherish all these lovely photos.

Tori & Gizmo

Before Torrance was born Gizmo was the baby. I am still not sure how he feels about the whole thing but I think he is a little jealous and likes to sit alone and pout sometimes. We still love him and I can't wait to see how he interacts with Tori once she is old enough to pull his tail... :) Also I think he will be her little guard dog even though he is somewhat of a sissy!
Torrance is our everything but Gizmo means alot to us. In fact...a little story-
About 3 weeks ago I was taking out some dirty diapers to the trash. I came back in the door and as I did that I was talking on the phone. Shut the door(at least I though I did). I went back to the bedroom and started feeding Tori. Then I realized Gizmo wasn't around so I assumed he was by the back door ready to go potty. I asked Justin to let him out and before I knew it Justin was running to get dress and said "you left the front door wide open" (it had probably been 20 min since I had taken out the garbage). Gizmo had fled the house. I just couldn't believe it. Justin drove around the neigborhood looking for him for about 20 min and still hadn't found him. I was home with Tori so I did what I could to help. I called every animal shelter in town. As I did that I was bawling. The worst part was he didn't have his collar on so anyone could have taken him. After about 30 min Justin finally returned home empty handed. He came in the door and saw that I had been crying so he went to the back door and in ran Gizmo. Justin had tricked me. He found him 1 block from our house and Gizmo ran straight to his truck once he heard Justin's voice. That was quite an ordeal for a recent pregnant woman to go through. Anyways he is a special dog and we love him.

4 Weeks Old Today!!

Well...I just can't believe our little girl is already four weeks old. It feels like just yesterday I was going into the hospital to see if it was time to give birth. She is already growing so much and will not likely fit in her new-born cloths much longer. Some days I wish I was still pregnant but then I think I am so glad I have finally met this sweet little girl. I could not picture my life any different now although it still doesn't feel like I am a mom. It's almost surreal!
Our little baby girl is doing great and is such a sweet baby. She is starting to make fun little faces and does cry(not very often though, which is such a blessing). Her papa loves her so much and is so good with her. She is his little princess and already has him wrapped around her little finger. It's funny because if he even hears a little squeak out of her he runs right to her side. He is already such a great daddy. One flaw though is that he can't handle changing her diapers;) Yes he gags...which usually gets him out of changing them and puts me on diaper duty.
Torrance has already had many great moments and I plan on posting plenty of them. She had her first professional photos taken yesterday and they turned out sooo cute. I hope to post them soon!!

A Good Old Wyoming Christmas

The boys and their babies on Christmas Eve

Justin Christmas morning at 5:00 am

Capri and Tori

Grandma George and Tori at Christmas Lunch. We love her big smile!!

Torrance and Grandpa Moon

Torrance in her Mom and Dad's best Christmas Ever shirt;)

Christmas Eve Kisses

Gizmo and his Christmas Bone

I love Christmas time! To me it's not about the presents or spending lots of money...It's about being around family and having a good happy spirit!! This Christmas we had so much fun and got to spend it with both of our families. We were up in Evanston for 1 1/2 weeks. It felt great to just relax and enjoy the season.
This year we got a special gift! It was our sweet little princess Torrance. She is such a special gift and we love her so much...So does the fam and even though she won't remember this Christmas she definitely was spoiled. She out-did everyone.
We decided to do Christmas Eve and Christmas morning at my parents house which was fun cause we did my family traditions and everyone was there. On the eve we watched family home movies, got pj's from the elves, played games and ate my holiday fave..little smokies. Then we decided to keep the tradition alive and wake up at 5:00 am (I love doing this just because I am so excited. It makes me feel like I am 10 yrs old agian, also my dad has never not woke up at 5:00 on Christmas morn so we just had to).
We spent christmas evening over at Justin's and just relaxed. It was also nice because we got to spend time with Justin's grandpa Ted (whom just adores Torrance) and his cousin and his wife. Also we got to see our friends Megan and Zack. It was a great time and Justin's mom is a great hostess (she loves to make drinks for everyone and always offers to make me one but virgin style).
Christmas is just a great time of year and I just can't believe it is already over!! It always makes me a little sad but at least I have next year to look forward to and I think it will be alot more exciting with Torrance being a little older!!!!!!!

Our sweet baby Torrance

Torrance Sue Walker- Born December 9th, 2008.

These are some photos of Torrance "Tori" her first few days of life. She is such a beautiful girl and we are so blessed and great full to have her in our lives. She is definitely already Daddy's Little Girl and already has him wrapped around her precious little finger!!

This little lady was not so little. She was 8 lbs 4 oz at birth and had the chubbiest cheeks ever. I love them although they have gone down since birth. I guess you could say she has got those famous "George Cheeks"!

Snow in St. George

Snow time in St. George is usually very limited. That is why we were so excited when it snowed for two days and actually stuck. Justin was so excited to build his first snowman here in St. George (something he has never done in the 5 1/2 years we have live here).
Justin is very creative and had a nice "robotic" take on the original snowman. I added the celery stocks for ears or antennas to finish it off. I even think Gizmo enjoyed the first snow and his first snow man. Torrance and I on the other hand watched from a distance because we preferred to stay nice and toasty inside! This definitely was an unforgettable December winter in St. George.