Walker Family Photos

This summer, the Walker extended family had a photo shoot. There are a lot of people and a lot of grandkids, so it took quite a while.  By the time our photographer was able to take Elise's individual shots, her hair was messy, her clothes were dirty, and she was definitely tired and hungry . . . .

 . . . . as demonstrated in this "Grandkid picture":

But in spite of all of that, I think I like how these individual pictures turned out.  Elise's personality seems to be captured, and let's be honest, in every day life, Elise's hair and clothes are usually messy, and she is frequently tired and hungry.

Oh how I love this little girl.

Visiting "D"

This past summer, I was so lucky to get to visit my parents in New York.  Elise loved my parents and called both of them "D", as if they were a unit in one.  Both Elise and I were spoiled while we were there.  

Elise LOVED this rocker from the moment she saw it- it was her perfect size. 

I was also doubly lucky because I also got to then visit my sister, Debbie, in West Virginia.  Again Elise and I got so spoiled.  Debbie's children, Alex and Jospeh were so sweet and cute with Elise.  I loved watching the tenderness of these two boys with her.  Elise and I soaked up every minute of our trip back east. 

Joseph (8), Alex (12), Elise (1)

The dress Elise is wearing in these pictures was given to Elise by them- it is from Guatemala, where Debbie's husband, Otto, and his family grew up.