Congratulations to the LaFollett Family!

Congratulations to the LaFollett Family. On Tuesday, November 20, they were joined by little Kate! We can't wait to meet her.

Zachary and the Spoon!

Today was a big day for Zachary. Today he braved a new world of cuisine.

Hello Zachary, meet Rice Cereal.

How did this new meeting go?

I think we have a natural eater. Zachary wanted to know why we waited so long for this introduction. Solid food and Zach are now fast friends.

Here is Zachary's first meal! We hope you enjoy it as much as he did!

With the help of Mimi and Mike (we are still working on a name, any suggestions, please let us know) he loved it all!

On a side note, we also had a great visit with my parents today. We went to Brent's Deli, where we lunched with my friend Brad Garrett from Everybody Loves Raymond and even ran into Chris Meyers, from Fox Sports. I was happy to realize that my celebrity sighting drought has been ended, along with the part of the California drought, keeping with tradition that it only rains in California when we have company.

If you too would like to help with the California drought, we are accepting reservations daily at Casa de Walker.

Trip to the Grove!

On Friday night we went to an LA shopping hotspot the Grove to see some California snow and Christmas show. Somehow we only managed to see some shops, as the snow was not on display nor was the Rockette-esq Christmas show. There was a Christmas Tree, flying reindeer and a minature version, Bellagio inspired water and light display that Zachary seemed to love.

Mimi and Mike were also flying into town tonight! Zachary will be more than loved this weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving!

So we are a few days behind in updating this, but Thanksgiving is more than just one day, or at least it should be. And doesn't that sound like a good excuse for my lack of posting!

Mr. Turkey!

What a year to be thankful! We have been blessed every year but this year was especially wonderful.

Why you ask?

Well for this little guy of course!

Zachary is the most amazing addition to our lives and we are thankful everyday that he is healthy and for all the joy he brings us. I am also incredibly thankful to have Doug as my husband. He not only makes me laugh everyday, he also makes me feel loved and appreciated.

I am thankful for my mom, dad, Erin, Mary, Mike, Kelly and Thomas. I truly believe Doug and I have a huge support network that could work miracles (if we needed them, and thankfully(!) we haven't had to call in for any of them!).

Despite being so far away our family is there for us at any given time. And we love and appreciate that.

I am thankful for all of our extended family. We wish we saw you more. Please know we think of you often and love you very much.

We are thankful for our friends who make us laugh, smile and feel special. Thank you all for your friendship, you make our lives more complete.

And we are Thankful we got to spend Thanksgiving with Michele! It was an extra special Thanksgiving having her visit with us. Love you so much!

And of course we are thankful for our health, happiness and all the other gifts we have received from God.

And we are thankful for the Internet, digital cameras and videos! So we can share the simplest of moments like this for you and for our own memories.

Thank you for all of you. We love you and are thankful for you everyday.

Happy Birthday Kelly!

Happy Birthday Kelly. I can't believe we missed your birthday celebration too! Please know we were thinking about you and sending happy thoughts and well wishes your way (along with about 10 birthday cards!).

We look forward to celebrating on our Holiday trip home.

We love you.

Happy Birthday Thomas

Sorry we missed the celebration. We love you and miss you.

New Day, New Hike

Yes Zachary, you have a question?

When are we going hiking again you ask?

How about today!

Today we met good friends Luck and Doris (aka Luke and Dori) in Malibu to check out a new beach hike at Point Dume and Zuma Beach. It was a beautiful day and moderate Hike. One of the most difficult parts was dealing with the sand, it's always more difficult to walk in sand. Sand and an incline, a much harder mix.

We also got Zach to check out the ocean. He seemed to enjoy it too. I think there will be many beach trips in our future. I also think it was sensory overload between the hike, beach and other sights (as you will soon see) as he slept from 5:30 pm on. It may be a long night for me.

We saw a few things today that were of interest. First a few mountain climbers traversing a flat wall of the mountain, two weddings being set up along the beach..............

Amazing views,

a woman preparing for a "ritual" along the water (we didn't ask for details),

Doug almost falling off the cliff,

and the highlight of the boys day...........

a bikini shoot.

Though the best part of it all is, of course, having time together.

Make sure you look at the sky tomorrow night. The Leonid meteor shower will be seen. We are hoping it will be clear in Ventura for us to see it.