The Kate Box

It's raining, and I am recovering from the 12-hour overnight drive, so I'm just going to post pictures for right now. This was my spring break, and it was the best ever. I was reminded of how much my family means to me, how extremely blessed I am, how much I love them, and how much fun we can all have together.

Out to eat at Beau Jo's in Boulder.

AG enjoying s'mores time on the back deck.

Uncle Wes and Ben roasting marshmallows.

Our mini ski trip to Aspen/Snowmass.Benton and Whit at Steuben's in Denver.

Today I woke up so happy to have been able to sleep in until 8:15...3 hours later than I wake up during the week! One of my many motivations for getting up and going in the mornings is a great new routine I have with Emmett. After I shower and check email, I go in to the kitchen to wake up E-dog. We go outside to the backyard so he can potty, and then as soon as we go back inside, he darts to the front door and sits. I open the front door, and he is on a mission...to get the newspaper from the driveway. With a wagging tail, he grabs it, brings it in and back to the kitchen where I am waiting for my morning read. He drops the paper at my feet, and I give him a rub on the head, a "Good boy!" and a treat. The funny thing is that at other times in the day, he seems to think it's time to get the paper. He either runs to the front door or if let outside the front door, searches for it all along the driveway. What a good pup. By the way, I think he is about 35 pounds now.
Wes and I have been in a cleaning mood today. With the light rain and the spring flowers starting to bloom, we felt like doing some good ole cleaning. We have cleaned the ceiling fans, washed all the sheets in the house in one fail swoop (we do have visitors coming tomorrow!), dusted the entire house, changed the dining table decor, put up old decorations and brought down Easter ones from the attic, and just tidied up a bit all over. All of this spring cleaning talk makes me want to get back to it. So, that's all for now. I just noticed it had been two weeks...so there you have it. Nothing dramatic happening here at the Walker house. Just staying BUSY and getting excited for our spring break trip to Colorado next week!!
Off to vacuum...

In the last few weeks, I've experienced deaths and births. Mammaw went to be with Jesus a few weekends ago, and the celebration of her life was wonderful. All of the family got together and shared stories about how she touched each one of us. I was blessed enough to get to speak at the funeral, and I will always consider that a great honor. Sam, my family's golden retriever, went to doggy heaven today. I'm thankful that I got to play with him last weekend, and I'm also glad Emmett got to meet such a great ole' boy. I am sure going to miss seeing him when I pull up the driveway. On a lighter note, I'm celebrating a couple of really important births today! Dad's 59th birthday is today, and I send my love to him! He was able to be sitting with Sam when he passed away this afternoon on the back deck, petting him and telling him what a good dog he was. Next year is a big one, so I'm going to get to planning now! It's also Whit's 3rd birthday today! Fortunately, Jayme and Bret were able to take their girls to Colorado for the week and make tonight's Dora party! I so wish I could be there, but Wes and I are looking forward to visiting over spring break! Last Sunday, lots of our close church friends got to welcome another little one to our group, too! Owen is here, and I am so excited to watch him grow up.
Here are some pictures from the last few weeks around here...
Emmett in his infamous "sit" pose.

8th grade teachers on "What NOT to Wear Day."

Awkward pose

We have fun around here.