I will earn my racing stripes!! :)

So, today, I had kind of a bad day...our yard sale got rained on, I have a sunburn from yesterday, we are all very tired and cranky etc...but boy how a day can change! Joe left a sweet message on the answering machine for me when I got home! That made me feel much better and at the end he said "and I am taking my baby to the race on Sunday"!!!!!!
Now that he is also purchasing manager companies are "wooing" him....so he threw some business to a company that was so pleased they gave Joe 2 free tickets to the Indy 500 on Sunday (great $90 seats too). I am so thrilled- I have always wanted to go to the race, ever since I was a little kid~ yay! Sunday will be a day when I can cross something off of my "bucket list"!! :)

Hanna is a graduate!!!

Hanna graduated from her first year at Apple House Preschool!! Although it is not her last year like most of the other children, we were still so thrilled that she did so well in her first school setting. So proud of her accomplishments and friendships! It was a year to remember! She will be spending one more year at Apple House because she misses the birthday cut off for kindergarten by 6 days. I think the extra year will only help her be more confident and prepared. Next year will be just as wonderful, not to mention my new position as Vice President, which I am thrilled about!

Here are some great pictures and video from my baby's first graduation!!

It's Official!!

The Walker Family Vacation has been booked!!!

We are so excited to take Hanna to Disney World this fall. Joe and I went there on our honeymoon and just love it so much, now to take our daughter there is so exciting! We are staying on site this time, which is something that Joe and I have never done. We also signed up for thier Disney Dining plan, we hope this will save both money and time and I love that we can go ahead and make all of our dinner reservations now!

We ordered the vacation planning DVD a few months ago , and Hanna loves to watch it, we have a list of things she would like to see and her most important one is Cinderella's castle! So, we decided to try and get breakfast at Cinderella's Royal Table inside the castle. Apparently these reservations are nearly impossible to get! There is a whole chapter in the book about how you have to call exactly at 7am 180 days before you wish to dine, and that most seats for any day are sold out by 7:02!! Yikes!!! So, this morning at 6:58 I began calling. The stars must have been aligned because I got the last breakfast table available! Yippee!!! Hanna will be over the moon~but I think I am going to keep it a surprise:)

Fun Spring Days!!

We are having some wonderful spring days here! Last week we had a lot to do...My favorite was Mother's Tea celebration at preschool. They made special surprises, tea and chocolate covered strawberries and even sang us songs!




We also went to the Indianapolis Zoo with my friend Kari and her kiddos Emilia and Peter! We are so lucky to live so close to an amazing Zoo and Children's Museum..we love it!!


The weather was beautiful and Hanna was beyond excited that the Butterfly exhibit was open at the White River Gardens. She must have smelled pretty sweet that day, so many butterflies landed on her and she loved every minute of it! We may sign up for a membership soon watching those smiles was priceless!!

Daisy loves Broad Ripple!

Last Sunday, we found ourselves home!!! (shocking I know!!) We all helped clean house and then decided to take a Sunday drive. Joe suggested we go to Broad Ripple. I love this area of town, very eclectic and cute! Joe has been wanting to go so he could try Union Jack's pizza. We have tried 6 different pizza places in the immediate area and they have all been mediocre at best. We were told by some of the preschool parents that Union Jacks was the best in town. They were right!!! It was amazing- granted it wasn't as good as our hometown favorite Maurizio's- but very close. Joe was a very happy man...if you are ever in the area try it out, we suggest the Chicago style- yum!!

After our bellies were full we walked it off around town, and Hanna was dying to stop in a very special store, Three Dog Bakery!
She just loves to buy things for Daisy. Even though Daisy wasn't with us this time, Hanna took careful time picking out a special treat for her. She ended up with an Almond Bark Cake. Daisy loved it....