Cali:) and Late Easter...

This not what I expected to see in California but so beautiful!!

Fresh Fruits stands everywhere... this one was awesome...could have spent all day there~Casa De La Fuita(I think that was the name)

Bubba Gumps is awesome. If you love seafood. If not just order an Avocado and Smoothie and you will be great. Just ask Tori :0

Ok..yes it is a leash. And yes I think people that have their kids on them are crazy but...I have turned into a crazy mom. She wants to walk and doesn't like to hold hands sometimes so this is what works. I can't believe it but YES.

Monterey Bay. We didn't spend much time at the beach because it was slightly cold but we all enjoyed it anyways. Brandon Butters, Paul Newby and my Honey ( in the photo)

Gotta have a family photo and remmeber all our adventures :)

Starting the long journey to Cali.. Gustine/ Santa Nella is the town we are living it. It is not a big city Like Fresno, San Fran or LA but it seems nice. But, lets just say we are definately the minority here.

***Sorry so late but this was just a few photos from our little Easter fun***

The bunny arrived...

These girls are so sweet together and we hope they will grow up to be very good friends. What fun they had during this special season!

Loves the chocolate...but what can't she have anymore? Cause she will turn out like mommy :) Sad to say but I don't deprive her. She does get some Choco every once in a while.

Day before Easter Egg Hunt. Inside due to bad weather but they had a blast and oh the mounds of candy they got. Lets just say momma did help eat it.

Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa G for all the fun. They definately spoiled the girls and made the day enjoyable for all of us!

Love our family soooo much!



* More updates soon from our new town Santa Nella, California*

March Funness...

Sunday before Easter~Such a girly girl!!

Potty Training..Kind-of

Little Vaca to Mesquite/St. George

Result of all the fun we were having at the Casa Blanca Pool :)

She will kill me someday when she sees this but I love it!

Project Completed! Grandpa Moon made this amazing Toddler Bed for Tori.

He did an amazing job and it will be something we can treasure forever!!

March was fun month for us. More Funness to come!

Walker Update~

Tori is getting so BIG and Smart!!!

15 months tomorrow...and here are some updates.

• Letting me finally put on her jewlery...braclets :)
• Saying "plesss"(please in such a sweet soft voice), "cado" (Avadcado), "shos" (shoes) "Dad" not dada :) "ape" (Justin is teaching her that and I remind her it's Momma :) "sacks"(socks).
• Still loves her shoes and her favs are Pink with furr at the top! Yes she picks out her own shoes. Most of the time.

All Dressed up~ No place to go but lookin good. These are the favorite shoes. I love them. They click all around the house while she walkes. I think TOri likes them cause she makes noise and gets lots of attention.

Visiting Grandma G at work...If it's nice we take a short walk. Grandma got somewhat of a kiss for giving Tori a sweedish fish.

Having a blast while visitng the Whicker family. Aren't they the cutest lil cousins??

I hate to admit this but she is starting to get the Cheesey Grin her momma has :)

Hanging outside on a nice Evanston day.

Also, TOri loves sidewalk chalk. She doesn't use it but loves to carry it around. She wont drop it until she gets something sweet...ie mm's.

In Star Valley~Trying on Great Grandma Hoopes's shoes.

Happy Valentines Day!!!

I swear they look more a like each and every day.
I will post more pics. soon that show this...the profile is crazy :) At least I think so.

Took Tori to the Ice ponds. Such a bad idea. She had no fun!!! Slipped!! and got a small Split lipVery sad...We learned our lesson!



Anyways....life goes on and we are all growing, changing, having fun, seeing family and planning new Adventures. LIFE IS GOOD!!

My Beautiful Girly Girl~

Time is flying by. Tomorrow my Torrance Sue will be 14 months. I can't believe how fast she is growing. I love to experiance life with her every single day. She is always doing new things that surprising me. How can such a little angel be so smart? I don't know. Although she doesn't say many words she understands most everything(not sure about the word "no" yet though). She knows that when I say, "go throw that away", she should put the item in the garbage. She loves to throw away her dirty diapers... Or when I say, "which foot should we put the sock on?" she will put one foot by my hand. My favorite though is when I say, "that is hot!" She will hold out her hand and very quitely say "hot" (at least that's what I hear.) And it really doesn't matter what I say is "hot". That word works well for out-lets :) Also when she has a stuffy nose and I say,"lets blow...blow" she grabs a tissue usually and blows. Somtimes a sock works or just her hand but she knows it will clear that stuffy nose.

Also Tori is such a girly girl. She has loved her purse since 12 months. Now loves necklaces but doesn't keep them on long. Loves to try on shoes that are by the front door. She also loves her bright pink crocks that almost fit. And loves the sweets! One great thing about it though is she loves not only chocolate but also fruit.

Oh and last but not least...she loves pop. Ya, not a good habit to already have but it's true and she knows when you've got it. She is such a guzzler :)

So much more.....

The Holidays are over :( But here is some footage

This holiday season was so fun. We got to spend some needed quality time with our entire family. After being gone for about five months we couldn't wait to celebrate. We did alot of going back and forth from my families house to Justins but it was def worth it. From Christmas Eve movie to the PJ's from the elves...to opening presents @ 5 AM (so fun to see what Tori got, we enjoyed that more then her), to FOOD FOOD and MORE Food...to the day after sleding. We certainly had a blast.

Sad part was Justin went bak to work on the 29..he will be gone about a month...hopefully not longer. While missing him we went and hung out with the girls..and brandon. Tori and Capri sure had fun together. We enjoyed the laughs and cries they had while playing...

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!!