Mother's Day...

I would SOOOO rather be on the other side of the camera -

but, wanted to get a picture with my mom on Mother's Day - as well as my sisters!

I am so blessed to have these 3 in my life!
I love, respect, and admire each of them soooo much!


my sister sent me these quotes on Mother's Day.... thought I'd share:
"if life gets too hard to stand, kneel."--Gordon B. Hinckley
"choose your friends with caution; plan your future with purpose; and frame your life with faith."-- Thomas s. Monson
"you have not failed until you quit trying."-- Gordon B. Hinckley
"you can't plow a field simply by turning it over in your mind."-- Gordon B. Hinckley
"true love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of ones companion."--Gordon B. Hinckley
" in all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to b enjoyed, not just endured."--

Gordon B. Hinckley
"the principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility."--Thomas S. Monson
"on occasion we need to make a second effort- and a third effort, and a fourth effort, and as many degrees of effort as may be required to accomplish what we strive to achieve."--

Thomas S. Monson
"without hard work, nothing grows but weed."--Gordon B hinckley
"what did I learn at my mothers knee? These four words: She believed in me."-- Pat Baldwin
"it was easy to confuse my mother with my guardian angel."-- Dennis Soams
"when things get tough, I could always run to her. Years later, I still can."-- Cat Lane
"be everything you can be," she would say, " be anything but mediocre."-- June Martin
"She made me laugh when I thought I would cry."-- Ann Elizabeth
"My mother is a woman who speaks with her life, not merely her tongue."--Kesaya E. Noda
"She was my bridge. When I needed to get across, she steadied herself long enough for me to run across safely."-- Renita Weems
"She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer."--

Gail Parent
"Mothers love is always open arms."-- Leo Buscaglia
"I would have to say, first of all she is my Mother, with a capital "M," she's something sacred to me, I love her dearly... She is also a good friend, someone I can talk openly with if I want to."-- Sophia Loren
"children will not remember you for the material things you provided, but for the feeling that you cherish them."-- Gail grenier Sweet
"What my mother did and said, gave me the courage to look ahead."-- Ron Burton"... She is my anchor. She is my compass..."
"Mom, you have been my light, my friend, my teacher- then and now- and more than that, my inspiration."-- pat covina

Calling all WALKER cousins.....

Just a reminder that we are going to have an amazing family reunion this year!

Sandra will be there!!!

- YAY -

and hope ALL of the rest of my AMAZING cousins will be there too!

Sandra will also be in the Boise area the 1st week of August -

we want to get together then! - who wants to join us???

email me: dianebphotography@gmail.com

and then when we decide when and where we are getting together,

I will be able to let you know!

now, since a post is more fun when it includes pictures.....

enjoy these:

(Jessica is creating an album of over 100 pictures from past reunions- for "the Vernon Walker Family" facebook page.....check our family page out on facebook if you haven't yet!)






who could stand to miss out on a performance by Elvis???


or magic tricks???
or the dancing???

or the rubber band rope???

how about...."that Dumb nut"??? -

Aunt Loa we are so excited to have you home!

will you PLEASE perform for us - my kids don't remember the story!

ahhhh - swimming!
and one of my FAVORITE of Grandpa!

- he was watching all of us dance!

now - are you in the mood to come to the reunion? - Hope so!!!

HaPpY bIrThDaY RYAN......

FINALLY THE BIG DAY IS HERE..........

RYAN HAS REALLY BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO HIS BIRTHDAY!

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO,

RYAN WAS COMPLAINING THAT HE HAD NEVER HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY???? -

WHAAAAT?

NOT SURE WHERE THE CONFUSION CAME IN? BUT, I SHOWED HIM PICTURES FROM THE PAST 6 - AND HE FELT BETTER! - WE MADE "MONSTER COOKIES" TO TAKE TO SCHOOL TODAY- AND TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO ROAST HOT DOGS & MARSHMALLOWS OVER GRANDMA & GRANDPA'S FIRE PIT -

(THESE WERE RYAN'S REQUESTS - PRETTY SIMPLE!)
WE LOVE THIS BOY!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY.....

MARY

we love you!


HOPE YOUR BIRTHDAY IS GREAT!!!

Medallion, Easter Dresses, Rosettes.....

Jessica received her YW Medallion today!

We are very proud of her!

I love how they added a ruby to the necklace...

"who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies(Proverbs 31:10)

also from the Young Women Personal Progress book:

"Give me a young woman who loves home and family,

who reads and ponders the scriptures daily,

who has a burning testimony of the Book of Mormon.

Give me a young woman who faithfully attends her church meetings,

who is a seminary graduate,

who has earned her Young Womanhood Recognition Award and wears it with pride!

Give me a young woman who is virtuous and who has maintained her personal purtity,

who will not settle for less than a temple marriage,

and I will give you a young woman who will perform miracles

for the Lord now and throughout eternity."

Ezra Taft Benson

Keep up the good work Jessica - we appreciate the example

you set for us and your younger siblings!!!

these are the Easter Dresses that I made the girls this week!

I got the idea of adding the ROSETTES from D.E. Basic's dress called "Sunday Best" -

I am really happy with how they turned out!

If I was a cool blogger like some of you -

I would do a little tutorial on how to make the rosettes.....

but, since I'm not - you can google it-

there are tons of instructions out there - or, come on over

I'll just show you how -

WARNING:

making the 6 rosettes took about as long as sewing both dresses!

I might make two more to put on a headband for their hair -

(the one in Nicole's hair was my experiment - before I googled how to make them,

so, I'll have to make her a new one for her hair)

the wind was not helping us out today......

but I wanted to get some pics from this special day!

Thanks Grandpa & Grandma

Thanks for inviting us over for dinner last night!

We had tons of fun cooking over the fire!

The kids haven't stopped talking about it -

and can't wait until next time!

WE LOVE YOU!

(mom you'll have to send me the pics you took)