A Backwards Post...

I know what you're thinking...why did I have to post about New Year's before Christmas? Well, it just so happened that the New Year's photos were the first to come off the camera, so here it goes...

First, we went to the Olsson's (it seems so strange to say that now) to start off the evening.



Even though we had a great time, we failed to take a whole lot of pictures there, so on to the Schroeders.

The group shot:

We danced.



We talked (and played with balloons).


And played with more balloons.

The New Year arrived and Dad got ready to make a bang.

So did Eva.


BANG!


The moms (don't they look good?)


"A toast to 2010!"



All-in-all, 2009 was a great year. Don't you agree?

O Christmas Tree...

Hello again! I thought I'd quickly do a VERY short post to keep you updated on things at the home....

The first opportunity after Thanksgiving, we always get our Christmas tree. Tonight, Corey and I decided to take a few pictures of it in full lighted splendor.

The tree.























The lights ON the tree.























This picture is really neat, taken by Corey:
















Well, that's all for now...

Casey

Ok... So here is part dos of the 3 part trilogy "Walk(er) through the past" or whatever I called it. Oh, and if you're wondering why these photos are such poor quality after they're uploaded, so am I. When I figure it out though, you'll be the first to know.

12 years old, and a giant. I don't get it... I was 5'8 at 12 and grew 6 inches in that year and now almost 5 years later, I've only grown 3 inches and Corey's about to pass me up. What's the deal with this?


This is normal for Corey...

This is not normal for my dad. He just finished a pie eating contest.

Casey learning how to get out of taking a shower.

And in the almost frozen Lake Tahoe. Brave? No, more like foolish.

The Tower of People. This was Case's Tenth birthday I believe.


Oh chocolaty goodness.


So the guy holding the baby is me, but you'll have to be the one that figures out who the baby is. Bonus points to whoever does.



Now to the good ol' pics (cough). Here's one of my mom's record finish for pie eating.

When I first started playing guitar I never wanted to put it down.... shown by the fact that I used to take it every single place we went.

These next 3 photos are from my nephew's birth. A long 19 hours in a cramped waiting room.


And the final ending pic... If you can't tell, this is Christmas with the Hectors. We're singing our traditional "Twelve Days of Christmas" with motions, in case you were wondering about the goofy antics.

Until next time when the oldest of the old get scanned in,

Kevin

A Walk(er) through the Past

So I wanted to come up with something original and breathtaking for this blog post. But... I'm lacking originality and breath-taking thoughts tonight so I stole the Hectors brilliance. Anyway, like I promised, here's a walk through the past.

Sports... Until about 3 years ago, basketball, soccer and running were the consistent three along swimming.

Casey looks like... I don't know what he looks like.


Soccer can definitely make you thirsty.


Corey spent some of his exercise hours like this.


Daily life on the field...


Birthdays were a part of normal life in the Walker household as we all aged pretty consistently.


And a BIG part of birthdays is ice cream. Apparently Case had a little too much. (Alright, this wasn't a birthday, but it is a great pic!)

If you're wondering where my mom and dad are in these pictures... bad news. They were always taking the pictures and usually never got into any themselves. But here is a couple that they did manage to get into.

I'll let you guess where this one was taken.


This one was taken on a ferry going away from the Magdelan Islands.

A couple of bro pics from ages and ages ago.

This one was to scare the dentist away... Muhahaa!
Had to throw a couple of Hawaian photos in here. A lot of our week there was spent in building ginormous sand castles. Here is the start and finish of our first work of art.



Here's Corey's personal mud pit.


And my one time of surfing... In December.


He's getting in the groove.


And now to end with a couple random pics.

The wars will never cease.


Extraordinary days deserve Extraordinary food...


Now if this isn't scary I don't know what is.And keep checking up for the part "dos" of a Walk through the Past.