411 The Walters Bunch

Love the views from the deck We had a nice and quiet Easter. It was probably a little too quiet for D. He has been dealing with hearing loss completely in one ear and partially in the other. The ENT is so busy this allergy season that it actually is taking a few days to be able to get in to see the doctor. We usually go to my in laws and have a nice lunch, but with D's ears and other stuff going on,  we decided to have an Easter closer to home. We did make the early service at church. This is the first time in a long time we went to service on Easter Sunday. It was insanely packed. It took almost 30 minutes just to leave the parking lot. L only dyed 8 eggs so D and I could each have 2 eggs to dye. It was so sweet and we had fun doing it! L's eggs T spent about 30 minutes dyeing eggs, compared to the 3 hours the girls spent on their eggs. I think they still turned out cute, but the girls' eggs were incredible. A's eggs Her favorite egg, a

Love the beautiful sunsets T is so sad that he will not continue on with the Boy Scouts. He always bugs us with wanting to stay with his friends. I feel bad for him and would love him to still see his friends, but we just do not have time for Boy Scouts. They go on camping trips every month (like stay in a tent after hiking in 5 miles camping trips) and we play sports on weekends. Also we love hiking, but  sleeping on the ground, with bugs, and rain.....ummmm no thanks. When T used his little tent to camp in the backyard, even he came back to get a mat to put under his sleeping bag.  This was our last outing for him to see his friends and have fun before we leave the group. The campouts are always so much fun (except for the high humidity in the fall campout). The kids play and ride bikes the whole time. Everyone gathers for skits and dessert; on the last we morning we have a big breakfast and church service together. It is so much fun. We absolutely love it.  This time we would

As you all know for some reason every year L's bday extravaganza gets extended into multiple events. I do the same thing for all the kids, but hers seems to go on forever. Each child gets a special outing that we go on as a family, a small outing/spend the night for friends, and a big party to celebrate with family. It usually works out that A and T have their family party together. T usually invites his friends to that and A is rather anti-social and could careless about friends coming over, but occasionally does invite a couple. L, on the other hand, is a complete social butterfly. She loves planning parties. As a result, it seems her birthday "month" goes on forever. We have now completed her family outing (which was NOT on her "real" birthday since daddy was working), her actual birthday (where she gets control of the tv remote and meal planning for the day), the big family party (which was Great British Baking Show themed) and now all that is left is her