2011 UPDATE

Henson [8 months]: he is our mini-energizer bunny; he keeps going… and going…and going and is on the move CONSTANTLY! To make matters that much more interesting he began crawling at five months and is now quickly moving onto walking (along furniture and with mommy and daddy holding his hands). Also he has had his wanting eyes on real food since he was three months, and for the past two months he has eaten banana baby food more like a baby chimpanzee than a human.
His favorite past time currently is playing Peekaboo with his mommy. Henson adores watching Baby Einstein’s; in fact it is difficult to “unglue” his eyes once an episode has begun. He continues to amaze us every day with his keen mind and joyful spirit; as a matter of fact he actually started waving “Hi” and “Bye-Bye” this past week, and it is A-DOR-A-BLE!!!!
Emmett [2 yrs]: YEE-HAA, is that Billy-the-Kid or Doc Holliday…NO WAY…It’s EMMETT: the fearsome super hero that sometimes is his secret identity “Cowboy Emmett,” the rootinous tootinous gun slinger and horse rider in the West. This little boy is in some serious need of real cowboy gear! Other times he is “Super Emmett,” the cape-wearing, high flying, extremely strong crime-fighting hero of Lehi city. For Halloween this year it was a very hard dramatic decision for little Emmett: Super Emmett or Cowboy Emmett. Mommy ended up making a Super Emmett shiny blue cape with a big red letter “E” on it with lots of yellow stars and a mask to match. Emmett would not be away from his cape and mask for anything other than bathing and church for weeks. Both of which were so agonizing to him; it was the cutest thing ever! If you can’t tell, Emmett’s favorite game to play is dress-up. He loves to pretend and has a vivid imagination. We love to watch and listen to his “performances.” The only problem is that we have had to teach him that he CANNOT FLY for real. Too many times we have had our hearts stop as we frantically stop him, or when too late, catch him. Emmett has such a passion for animals of all kind (sea, desert, jungle, farm, etc.). You can ask him to make the noise of about any animal that exists……Just be prepared, he will not only tell you, but will completely get into character! As you could guess, his favorite place to go and hang out is the Zoo, or any stinky farm (Lucky for mom).
Dallas [5 years]: We were lucky enough to have Kim’s brother Sam out to our home from Boston. While here he asked me who wore the “pants-of-the-family,” Kim or I. To answer completely honest…neither. Though “SELF-APPOINTED,” Dallas definitely loves to run the show at the Walker home! He is our future Bruce Lee; he loved the Little Ninjas class he was able to attend this summer and dreams about one day receiving a black belt. He is a strong little fighter for sure, not only did he break his first board, but survived a severe case of swine flu, MRSA, infection of the blood, and a harmful allergic reaction to an antibiotic, ALL IN THE SAME HOSPITAL STAY!! He is a strong little guy, both physically and spiritually! Lately he enjoys his 2nd year of preschool (especially his classmate Melayna, who he says he is going to marry). Dallas also loves riding his bike and says, ”Mom, I can’t get enough wind behind me…I’m trying to be sonic fast”!
Desirae [11 years]: This year Desie has “grown up” profoundly in maturity. She is our big helper and a “little mommy.” Her help is a breath of fresh air at times and a vital necessity at others. This January she begins her Babysitter certification course through Lehi city. In addition to her love for babies and caring for them, she is crazy about dancing, singing, running track, hanging out with her many friends, and making up small neighborhood concerts with those friends. Some of her most exciting spot-light moments were: a 4th-of-July block party “THRILLER” dance performance, cheering at a high school football game, and the many activities she participates in through school and church. Desie is enjoying activity days and working towards her Faith in God award. Though Desie enjoys her time with her friends, she also adores baking and spending time with Kimmie in the kitchen whether it is decorating fresh made cookies or just making macaroni and cheese.
Spencer [12 years]: He loves being in the 6th grade and “ruling” the school. Spencer enjoys the company of a few close comrades. They soak up as much time as possible to play X-Box, Wii, Legos, and field games(i.e. ghost in the graveyard). Spencer is lucky to have an awesome scout leader who helps us by lending equipment, mentoring him towards his Eagle, and at times taking Derek’s place (When he works) for weekend over-nighters. Spencer adores the outside and relishes each camping trip. He is quite the flashlight-tag competitor. Spencer has always had an eagerness to learn more about anything and everything, and likes to read books of all shapes and sizes. He is a good older brother and is caring to all around him. We are so proud of Spencer for taking one of life’s “BIG” steps this past October. He was ordained a deacon and is truly a special young man(It was spiritual experience that we and he will treasure forever). One of the most amazing things about Spencer is his ability to build things, such as buildings, vehicles, and other structures. Mostly he uses Legos, but he also does it with other mediums. He has a remarkable ability to see what he wants to make, and then use what he has to make it. We always call him our future engineer or architect.
Kimberly: She absolutely loves being a full time mom. Nothing has ever brought to her life so much pure joy and pleasure! She says her family members have been her examples and has learned so much from them, and continues to learn from them each day. There are such precious moments right now in this stage of motherhood that her heart, at times, feels like it’s going to explode. She also loves the fulfillment of being a wife for her sweet heart! Kimmie enjoys serving in the boy scouts (Wolf Pack) and being able to teach her scouts the skills and life lessons that they will need and be able to use throughout their entire lives. Kimmie is still shooting hoops occasionally at the gym and still loves to go for a good run.
Derek: The most cherished treasures in his life are his family. Most, if not all of his time each day is spent either being with them or serving and working for them. Derek is a child at heart and has fun and holds dear every moment spent with his children. Whether the time is spent playing, dressing up, fixing toys, doing homework, and anything/everything else, he always thirsts for more. Derek looks forward to date night with Kim and holds dear his small, but precious time with her each day. He is so thankful to Desie for being willing to watch Henson and Emmett almost every day so he can spend time with his beloved wife. Cooking, going for a walk, cuddling on the couch, talking about the day, even if it was just cleaning together a room, he enjoys nothing more than her company. He also values his position as a Sunday school teacher of the 11-year-old boys. He is hoping to finish of the last of his B.S. of Nursing courses and to start looking for Family Nurse Practitioner programs to apply for.

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Henson Michael Walker

Henson Michael Walker April 2nd 2011 @ 10:36pm 6lbs. 2oz. 18 inches

Labor Summary:

*OFF and ON contractions/Pressure (NOT-PAINFUL) 3-5 days prior to delivery

*April 2nd at 9:20-30pm Feeling REAL LABOR CONTRACTIONS

*I told Derek it was the time to go to the hospital (pain is starting to pick up intensity)

*Hospital- LABOR AND DELIVERY @ 10pm

* Nurse says im 100% efac'd and a 10!!! AHHH"""

*No epideral (missed that window- got a pain shot instead) Pain shot did help!

*Henson born @ 10:36pm (36 minutes hospital help w/labor)

*Hard real Labor 9:20pm-10:36pm. ~Yikes! "not complaining :)"

Spring 2011

6 days after this picture was takin i had my Beautiful baby boy HENSON

8 months along with Henson

Emmett 2 yrs old on the bug HUNT:)

Dallas 4 years old (February 2011) in Hospital with SWINE FLU, BLOOD INFECTION-cause of blood infection was a skin STAFF "MERSA"...also had a BAD ALLERGY to "SEPTRA". SEPTRA was one of the medicines for his STAFF. ALLERGY REACTION was causing more BLOOD AND HEART PROBLEMS! This was such a HORRIBLE experience:(

Winter 20!0**

Our FaLL**20!0**

OUR SUMMER

* Like most of you know we ended up moving to a bigger place. After finally getting settled in, we no later than 3 months get asked by our land lord to please vacate because of city ZONE-ING reasons. Neways i wont get into details unless you ask (LONG STORY). so grrr. right>?!! well i was searching for same price range, same county...just about to sign a contract with a place i was not satisfied with and then i thought ill try ksl one more time tomorrow morning before i finalize everything. i get on KSL first thing that next morning and there was that home i was hopeing and praying i would find, and seriously it was listed for no longer than i believe 6 minutes. i called the person (that land lord), found out i was the 1st caller. Well went and checked it out. Turned out i LOVED it like i knew i would. so now here we are in a better place from when we started!

* Derek finished his RN program at UVU with all A's and one B!!!!!

-----Fyi...more updates to come, im so out of time. the pictures are so out of order (im so sorry) but its better then none right;)

this picture above is at SUNDANCE

these next couple pictures below are more of sundance

my brother thinks he is next Mr. olympia...but then heres me Trish the Dish!

Dish say's he's got nothing! lol jk dale love you xoxo

my brother Dale with sister seraphina

i love it so much it hurts =)

spencer loves and misses his auntie!!!

this is my A~mazing (younger) sister Seraphina!

she is so much fun to be with, so helpful with everything, and so funny....(i was seriously laughing the majority of the time she was here!!

She flew in to Utah from Boston for 2 weeks to just hang out, shop n'play :)

I love this timne of the day SO MUCH

One night Dallas fell asleep on my bed just like that watching curious buddies (nick jr.dvd)

i just thought he looked so darn cute :]

Emmett loves to know he is getting in his high chair...cuz its eating time :)

sketti~~~

they are so darling with eachother

* Emmett/Desirae*

Dallas loves his boat and takes it swimming EVERY-WHERE

desirae-ray

Rachel, Laura, and me

We always have such a great time letting our kiddos play,

while we laugh, hang out,and catch up on life.

my baby **muwahhh emmett!!

Palisades

with the family

daddy and emmett sat in the water as the little fishy's swam around them,it was tricky but with daddy's mad skill's he caught emmett one in a cup to show him up close and personal :)

derek was so cute...aftre emmett having a fish u kno all the kiddos needed to have one of there own for a min. too...derek being the fisher man of the day did just that.

Way to go hunny!

(then we let them go all free)

loveing the sticky wet sand

Jason, Jenni, and mom Parker

Zakari (vanessa's little one)

1st time sera and me ever scene the MANTI LDS TEMPLE.

GORGEOUS

we saw this on the ride up to Palisades

Our yard just finding ...bugs?!

..riding bikes, and playing in the water.

emmett just adores him

catching bugs n'such

my lil baby emmett

my DESIRAE, is growing up to be just so BEAUTIFUL inside and out

Bath time every single night is a feild trip to splish splash

laughing mountain :)))) i really love it!

here is more Sundace ...

more rec center water fun

makin icy'ies

the wind was blowing soooo strong..it was actually funny

carnival fun over the 4th

I love Desi's hair in this picture ;)

I must say for Dallas's age he is soooo BRAVE

girls having a little fun

Random pictures... but they are so cute

Emmett's washing the car

Alek and SpenC

emmett kept getting himself in the face on acciedent...

it was so funny to watch him!

zak and emmett

Spencer is such a GOOD older brother, he really look's after his little brothers

and younger sister.

Such a good young boy!!!!!!

(im so proud to be his mother figure in his life)

We really have alot of playing area, riding bike area...

it's really turned out to be a blessing!

(we live at the end of a street where there's NO through Traffic, so I love to just put my portable gate up, and let the kids use that as to where the line is to where they can not pass).

DARLING THESE 2 ARE