Walker Family Photos 2011

It has been a while since we last took some formal family photos.  As in, Sam looked like this:

Since our family has changed so much since then, I thought it was high time to get some new pictures taken.  A HUGE THANKS to our friend Angie Beesley, website found here, who so graciously agreed to do a family session for us despite the fact that she is going to have a baby in just 2 weeks!  She is really amazing.  Also thank you thank you to my friend Rachel who helped me put together our outfits and best of all came over at 7:30 in the morning to do my hair.  I would have my hair in a ponytail if it weren't for you Rachel :)

Anyways, ON TO THE PICTURES!  I had a hard time choosing my favorites, so I posted almost all of them.

FAMILY

BROTHERS

SAM, AGE 2 1/2

AUSTIN, AGE 6 MONTHS

Music to my ears

Austin is starting to talk and his first sound is...wait for it...MAMAMAMA!  Hahaha I love it.  Yes, I know he doesn't really mean me, but it is fun to pretend anyway.  Here is a little taste of what I get to listen to everyday:

Yeah, he is pretty much the cutest baby on the planet.  (In my totally unbiased opinion, of course.)  PS Did you hear the roaring lion/dinosaur in the background :) ?

Ryan's Latest Addiction

...is DISC GOLF!  He loves it.  Anytime it is not raining (which is more often now. Yay!) he wants to head out to a nearby disc golf course to play and improve his technique.  When asked why he likes it so much he replied, "It's Fun!  And Frustrating.  And FREE!".  There you have it.  The 3 F's of why Disc Golf is awesome.  It must be super popular here, because there are always lots of people at the courses.

Here are some pictures of us at the closest course to our house.  It was a gorgeous day!  Plus I have my NEW camera to take awesome pictures!  Hooray!!!

Ryan throwing a disc.  Mostly I was focusing on the beautiful scenery behind him.  (No offense Ryan.)

Sam taking a shot at the hole (Basket?  Net?  Not sure of the lingo yet.)

Best pals.  Sam loves going golfing.  He will follow Ryan around holding a disc for most of the time we are there.

Then, once he gets bored he will wander off and find things to get into.  One stick.

Two sticks.

Three.

My handsome little baby likes to hang out in the stroller and enjoy the sun and fresh air.  Could he be any cuter?

Now that you know how awesome (and cheap) disc golfing is, go try it!  Thanks Matt & Mickie for introducing us to it!

I hope they call me on a mission...

"....when I have grown a foot or two...."

Today Sam told me he was a missionary just like his Uncle Chris and Uncle Carson.   He grabbed my scriptures and carried them around the house for a while.

Look closely.  Yep, he even has a name tag.  He found some label stickers in a drawer and put one on his shirt just like a missionary.  (While I watched in shock and awe.)  What a righteous dude.