411 The Walters Bunch

  I can't believe he's almost here! First off I am sorry I am a little behind in posting. First we had the craziness of getting ready for last week's party. Originally our Aunt C was going to be there and everyone was coming to see her, but unfortunately they ran into trouble on the way down here when their trailer brakes and lights suddenly went out. It took 4 days to get everything sorted out and back on the road so they weren't able to come and we decided to still go ahead with the cookout and turn it into a mini baby shower for C & H. Aunt C did make it a few days later and we spent a couple of days just enjoying having her and her husband here. It had been 7 years since we had seen her and it was really nice having her here. Immediately after Aunt C left, we had the official baby shower to get ready for.  We had such a great time visiting with them! Unfortunately, D had to work so he only had about 30 minutes each night to visit. A has been waiting to see Aunt ...

  H, C, and Baby Wesley  Back in the day it seemed we had parties all the time. Just having family come over to celebrate with us yielded almost 20 people. Unfortunately through the years we have lost grandparents, let go of others, and had health issues effecting the mobility of others. Our parties are now about 10 or so. We use to have birthday parties for all 4 kids, Easter get togethers, Christmas celebrations, and July 4th cookouts. The kids have since grown up so there aren't any birthday parties, COVID took out most of our get togethers and they never really came back. The past couple of years we have sort of started to throw a couple of get togethers, but nothing like we use to. They are more small, simple affairs, which is a lot less stressful and I feel like I can enjoy the moment more with our loved ones. I always enjoy seeing everyone and it feels like we never really get to spend a lot of time together so I treasure the time that we do get. This weekend we planned...

  I did not plant these Morning Glories, but I really like them. I think they are beautiful. The summer heat has FINALLY subsided. This September smashed the record for number of 100 + degree days, by double! I was still running the misters for the animals until this week. I have NEVER in a decade of having the farm animals ever had to have the misters up until October! This week finally brought us some seriously needed rain and much deserved cooler temperatures. Unfortunately, we have had 7 inches of rain in 3 days with 6.23 being in about 5 hours. It has turned our pasture into a quick sand mud pit.  Unfortunately, our little sweet donkey hurt her back leg trying to pull it out of the mud so I am dealing with that. Hopefully, she'll pull through. She's not really wanting to stand up now or really eat so I am going out every 4 hours to give her some mush I make with her pellets. She seems to like that plus I can hide her medicine in it 😂 We are now down to about 12 chickens....

  Tyler is supposedly the rose capital of Texas. We went in March and there was barely any blooming and now in September and there were none really blooming.🤔 D and I were really looking forward to our first trip out. We decided to bring Axl with us since T had school and other things going on. We didn't want to drive through the city with the trailer so we decided to take the long way around to get to Tyler, which turns a 2.5 hour trip into about a 4 hour trip. We will drive through big cities sometimes, but prefer to not if that's an option. We planned to leave on Sunday after D got back from church since it was his turn to play during the service. I stayed behind to finish packing and get everything finished for the animals. We did our pre check on Saturday night when he got back from work and surprisingly had to change a flat tire. We didn't notice anything on the actual tire so thought maybe it was a valve stem issue. No big deal though, we put the spare on and decide...

A at her Vet Conference in San Antonio  I remember when we started referring to ourselves as the Bunch. It was originally the Walters Bunch and just eventually shortened to the Bunch. We were a crazy busy family of six being pulled in a million directions at the same time. Life was chaotic on a good day.  As busy and tired as it was in the moment I knew one day it would all be over and I would miss my little babies.  I spend a lot of time either by myself or with D and to be honest it's been really hard for us adjusting to that. I am so proud of my kids! I absolutely love watch them tackle the world, but I also really miss reading them books and relaxing with them while we watch a movie. 😂 Ok, we actually just did all that  this summer, but you know what I mean. I miss the cute little kids who always want to do stuff with us.  D and I are going on our first solo trip next week. We have traveled alone before, but just usually when the kids are all at camp. This ...