Kevin and Renae’s Blog

While Kevin was in Targhee getting some vertical in, we decided that Addie should start early as well and get some of her own vertical in…we went sledding!  Nanna J joined us at Camelsback Park for some sledding and playing.

Weeee...

All bundled up

Sledding w/ Nanna J

Addie loved it!

Hailey chased us...

Then we played on the slide

And played Peek-a-boo

And ran around

And finished at our favorite spot -- on the swings.

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Kevin went on a ‘guys’ weekend with some buddies to Grand Targhee for some cat skiing.  They got dumped on, got in about 16,000 vertical feet / day and plenty of beers to wash down a wonderful day on the hill.  A few pictures of the trip below:

The Group

Lifties

Beautiful

Kev and group loading onto the CAT

Epic conditions (The Wolff)

A Good Day -- Apres Ski Anyone...

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The three of us went to our local tree guys at the bottom of Bogus Basin and were greated by the “Tree Amigos” who helped us search out and find our perfect Christmast Tree for 2010.  Addie also found a few treasures outside of just the trees :)

The tree search 2010

Addie getting a candy cane from one of the Amigos

Mesmarized by her candy cane

Addie found the tree she wanted

Loading up the perfect tree

 Once home, Addie changed into her Christmas PJ’s and was a big help in decorating the tree this year, complete with putting the Christmas topper on the tree!

XMas spirit filled the house

Hailey helping Addie figure out the lights

Tangled in lights

Excited to help Dad

Topping the tree

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A few of the pictures are below:

Addie playing photographer setting up her tripod

Gino & Addie

Sasa loving the company that was her height

Sitting down to our Thanksgiving feast

Suzie & Ellie

Dad reading to Addie

Sasa enjoying being pampered

Our Wonderful Hosts

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Cheese...

An even 'cheasier' "CHEESE"!

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The 5th Annual Friends Thanksgiving was a blast!  Dana and Frank threw another exquisite party, complete with fall decor, themed “Love” quotes from everyone to share with everyone, free-flowing booze and keg stands!  Here are a few of the pics. 

Pause for the camera at the Walter's House

The girls

Kevin & Jay

Happy Turkey Day

Our Hosts

My annual silly shot of Cody

Nicole (Nikki Heat), Nooner and Carmal

Brian, Mike, Ben & Sara

Friends Thanksgiving!

Love, The Walters

Quotes submitted by the Walter family:

Life.
Family.
Friends.
Puppies.
Giggles.
Sunrises.
Powder Days.
Running.
Fall. Spring. Summer. Winter.
Happiness.
A good game.
Girls night out.
My husband.
Our babies.
You. You. You. You. You…….
Friends Thanksgiving.
- RENAE WALTER

I love my Wife, My Children (born and unborn), My Family and My Friends.  I love a good meal with a great conversation. And…. I love a beer in the sun after a hard day of skiing.
-KEVIN WALTER

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The 2nd Halloween w/ Addie had us dressing up as another bug…we went from 2009′s Bees to 2010′s Spiders!  This year was a test of my sewing abilities as I took on making our costumes.  I think they turned out OK for a first-timer :)

We visited Hallows Eve’s Favored Street once again this year, along with making some key stops at our friends house on Harrison.  We started at the Thornton’s and hung out for a while, got a turn to pass out candy and see all the great costumes and Kevin was made accustom to Tim’s traditional liquor shots (I got the pass this year, whew).  Then we made our way down to the Thompson’s where we finished out the night with a chili feed, cupcake decorating and kid madness (I think they outnumbered the adults this year!). 

Kevin as Spider-Web-Man, Addie and I as Spiders

You can kinda see the spider legs on her outfit

Posing with the pumpkins

Grammy & Grampa came down to see the outcome of the homemade outfits (the master sewer, Grammy was complimentary :)

Halloween Laughter

Aunt "Noonie" as Addie calls her

Justin & Jess (I mean, Mr. & Mrs. Balboa)

The bats strike again!

A seriously scary Joker!

Ditters Sr. as Raggedy Anne and Andy

The Crums

The Thorntons

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The Saturday before Halloween we joined my brother and his family and my mother for a fun-filled afternoon of Boo at the Zoo. 

Kevin chasing Addie through the tunnels

Merry-go-round with Aunt Melanie

Machayla and Gramma

Machayla in the Tree

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Yes, you read that correctly.  Kevin and I are in a bowling league, but as you can tell, nobody there really takes each other seriously…part of the fun of it!  We dress up every year for halloween and it only seems to get better every year!  The quote from the bowling leauge master is as follows:

Best Team Costume – The Sore Peeps.  It was a very close call, but the ball factor pushed the Peeps over the top.  The league is still investigating how nobody vomited when the leotarded gentleman did their rally dance.
Best Costume Timeliness – The Chilean Miners.  The outfits were spot on and as far as I could tell the only departure from reality was Slaughter’s name tag.  I don’t recall any Derr T. Sanchez being among the miners trapped underground.
Best Costume Team X2 – The polygamists.  In any other year, this would have probably taken the top spot, but the fact that two teams showed up with the same costumes raised some eyebrows.  Was their collusion?  Did one team steal the idea from the other?  Was Saver’s having a blow out sale on handmade dresses?  If two male polygamists are involved in the homosexual relationship, do all the Sister wives get angry OR is it more like a multi corporation merger, where ALL the assets of both parties are merged in an effort to drive synergies?
Worst Costume Individual – Tom Mogensen.  I have to say that it is hard to pull off Mr. Chow from the hangover when you forget your shiny track leisure jacket, your Chinese accent and look more like the commissioner of a lawn bowling league.
Best Costume Individual “It’s Like Looking Into the Future” – Frank Grinnell.  The comb over, beer belly and jacked up teeth was like looking at Frank circa 2020.  Dana, you are one lucky lady.
Best “Playing Their Characters” Team Costume – Three Fingers.  Between the backspins, worms and stripping the 3 Fingers really got into their characters.  With one more strike I thought we were going to see panties.
Best “Is she even in costume” – Sister wife Dana Grinnell.  Dana for the pious look you were a natural.  If the spine gig goes south you may have a lucrative second career selling bibles at LAX.

Group Photo

The Chilean Miners

Polygamists - Group 1

Polygamists - Group 2

Hodge Podge of Outfits

Star Wars

All the Single Ladies - SNL's Version Anyways...

The Hangover Cast

Miner Men

Miner Ladies

The Miner w/ One of His Mistresses

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My mother host her annual pumpkin carving event this year in the Walters garage because of the rain-out weather.  It was a very fun event filled with pumpkin guts, spider cookies, apple cider, Dahlberg chili and some pretty cool looking pumpkins to show for it!

The pumpkin patch

Its carving time!

Mike & Keaton working on their pumpkin

Dad & Addie working on the pumpkin

Addie helping Mom get the guts out

Keaton, Yale, McKayla and Addie

The Walters (and a few helpers)

McKayla, Melanie, Addie, Judy and James

2nd Annual for Nooner and I

Kevin proud of his work (and also the receeding hairline pumpkin - I think this is directed towards his brother in good fun :)

Debbie & Yale

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On Saturday we went to the pumpkin patch out near Kuna with the Dahlbergs and Chrismans.  It was amazing!  They thought of everything from a ‘corn box,’ to pony rides to hay rides, to fair swings to trains (pulled by an old school tractor) — it was quite an experience! 

Educating Addie on corn...

How it grows and why we care.

Getting ready to swing

Feeding the animals

Camel -- Kevin's really not tugging on his ear, but scratching it and Mr. Camel loved it so much he was leaning into Kevin.

Our first pony ride! Addie enjoyed it while we were sitting there -- she wasn't to sure about it once we got going.

Happy to be finished with her pony ride

Searching out the perfect pumpkin

Found it!

Kiddos

The Walters Pumpkin 2010

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This friday was a leisure night with some hangouts around the house and good, mellow times with the family. 

Getting ready to stroll to the park

Addie being the driver of her Radio Flyer

Explaining how to push her correctly... :)

Getting tickled...

The attitude starts!

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A few close friends of the Clooners got together to throw them an engagement party for the memory books! 

The lavish party consisted of everything Italian (going along with the theme of Clayton’s heritage and some foreshadowing of their wedding ideas) from a family-style dinner to Italian music, Chianti, tirimisu, Italian almonds and…a slideshow of how they became the Clooners (not so Italian, but very friends appropriate).   

I think I’m joined by all of the Clooner’s friends when I say we can’t wait for your big day!  We love you guys!!!

The CLOONERS - Happy Engagement!

Family-style tables and beautiful flowers

Chianti, Crafts and Brews

Fellow party throwers - Colbi, Dana and Cody

Nooner and her wedding party (myself, Nooner, Christie and Kristen)

Special thanks to the other co-planners: Cody Human, Colbi Ditter, Dana Grinnell, Kristen Thornton and Mark Rivers

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We have become frequenters of all Boise parks as Addie loves the slides and crawling around on the newest and different equipment each park has to offer.  This was just a lazy afternoon at the park this year.

One of my favorite pictures ever! Kevin running around and Addie laughing histerically because of it.

Excited she has a ball

Taking a water break

Slides! One of her favorite things!

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