Category Archives: Parenting

A baby

May 13, 2013

Ten weeks, taken two days before the tear I grew up as an avid journal writer. I started when I was five and something about it really clicked with me. When I first heard about blogs and how personal people were on them I was shocked to say the least. You mean to...

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Michelle
I have always been impressed with your journals Camille. CONGRATS! So excited for the Walker family.ReplyCancel
Noelle
I’m glad things are okay! What a scary experience. I’m also grateful for priesthood blessings, and I understand the hesitation in being so optimistic! Congratulations on the pregnancy, hope it’s happy and healthy from here on out!ReplyCancel
Eliza
Although your experience sounds/was frightening I just love what a beautiful story of faith it is as well~ a testament to the Lord’s hand in our lives. Congratulations on your sweet growing baby Camille!ReplyCancel
Kelsey
You scared me! I didn’t know the outcome of this story until the end. ha. But I’m so happy that you’re doing okay and Baby W is fighting hard! Love you Camille!ReplyCancel
breana
How exciting (and scary) at the same time. i am so happy for you and will be thinking of you every step of the way. Please, Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you. Also when you are up to it, I would love to get together with you guys. We miss you. Take care, and again I am so over the moon for you.ReplyCancel
Roxey
Wow. What an amazing story! You are amazing. So thankful things are going well, and pray it continues. Much love <3ReplyCancel
Camille
Thank you Michelle! I feel bad that I haven’t been writing in them as well as I should. Always appreciate your support. 😉

Noelle~I couldn’t agree more. It is a literal power of God here on earth and I feel so lucky to know that I can have access to it in times of need. And I know you understand, I am so happy for you too! <3

Eliza~Thank you! I love seeing your sweet little lady growing too. You are a great example of a Mother!

Kelsey~ Sorry to scare you Hon! Thanks for the love.

BreAna~ We miss you guys too! I am sure we will have to have a least of few bbq's at Dave and Em's house right? Thank you, too.ReplyCancel
Kristina
Yay! I’m so glad I read this AFTER I already saw you looking cute and pregnant today. So glad everything worked out. I hate that stupid statistic. I miscarried with my first at 12 weeks when I was traveling in Israel and that was one of the first things the doctor said: “don’t worry, it’s normal. One in 4 women miscarry!” Um…. Thanks? It was fun to meet you today, I really wished I had more of an opportunity to talk to you some more!!ReplyCancel
- Camille Walker
  Thank you! It was so good to meet you too!
  
  Sorry to hear of your miscarriage too. It is an experience I wish wasn’t as common as it is. Hopefully we can get a chance to talk again soon!ReplyCancel

BRAVE Women’s Retreat St. George,Ut

April 9, 2013

B.R.A.V.E. stands for : Beautiful…Real…Amazing…Valued…Enough We are BRAVE Women when we look our deepest fears, insecurities, struggles and trials in the eye and say: I am BEAUTIFUL. I am REAL. I am AMAZING. I am VALUED. & I am ENOUGH!!! Here it is, all the details you need on our first ever...

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The truth about pregnancy, life and body image

April 8, 2013

Hi, this is me. Not my typical tightly cropped, ultra flattering image, but the real deal (also, not the image from my profile page, conveniently taken prior to me starting fertility and getting pregnant with the twins.) I’m not saying it’s terrible, but it’s certainly not where I want to be. I would be lying if...

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Camille
Thank you for the “real” post cass. I agree that going through the roller coaster of weight gain and pregnancy can be so overwhelming!

A new top goes a long way and girl you look amazing. Trying to gear up for the whole process again. It’s like a mountain isn’t it?

You are an amazing, hard worker. You’ll get there lady. XoxoReplyCancel
- Cassia Denton
  It’s true, but I’d be lucky to get to where you have gotten post pregnancy! You are awesome girl!ReplyCancel
Melissa
Thank you Thank you for this wonderful post. That is truly one of my biggest struggles.

And of the short time we were in the same ward, I always thought you looked so beautiful.

Keep it up. 🙂ReplyCancel
- Cassia Denton
  You’re so sweet. And thank you so much for reading Melissa!!ReplyCancel
Kali
You look great Cass. I am not just saying that to say it like I would write in someone’s yearbook “Have a fun summer! We should hang out sometime…..” NOT. You really do look good. You are beautiful inside and out and I have always thought that. I envy your dimples. I LOVE the outfit. I don’t have a real sense for fashion, but I know enough to know how good it feels to wear clothes that fit-no matter what size I am. It really does make a big difference. Totally agree with you there. Good luck with your weight loss journey. You have done it before and you will do it again.ReplyCancel
- Cassia Denton
  Thanks so much Kali! And thank you again for all of the great recipes!! I’m totally loving all of them!ReplyCancel
Mandy
So proud of you Cas! And I couldn’t agree more with everything you said in this post and I also completely agree that you are pretty awesome 😉ReplyCancel
- Cassia Denton
  Girl, I just miss your face. I hope you felt better about where you’re at seeing where I’M AT!! ugh. lol (not that it’s good to compare) Thanks for always reading!! you’re the best!ReplyCancel
Chriss
Hey there lady!
I love reading your posts!
I too struggle with the weight issue. I start two weeks ago getting back on track, when all my recently bought clothes started to get tight. Heck I loved being able to get smaller sizes and that feeling WHAT AM I DOING EATING ALL THE CRAP!?

Anyways one of my favorite recipe sites is http://dashingdish.com/
Beware she loves things a bit too sweet so I back off all the stevia and usually use a little honey instead.
I love her shakes and her easy Cheesy Burritos (my kids even eat them with the beans in it!!). You should definitely check her out!

Good luck lady! I know you can do it. You are amazing!ReplyCancel
- Cassia Denton
  Thank you so much Chrissy! I clearly know how you feel. And I LOVE dashingdish, thanks for sharing!! I can’t wait to try some recipes out!!ReplyCancel
Karie
We believe in being honest… And thank you for that! Thank you for helping to motivate me… AGAIN to keep working on the ever going battle of the bulge. Unfortunately family genes play a big part in this battle, but it can be won. It has before and will be again. Just NEVER give up. All of my girls are beautiful! ( they get it from their Dad!)ReplyCancel
- Cassia Denton
  It definitely has been won before and WILL ABSOLUTELY be won again! And I get it from my mama!! 🙂ReplyCancel
Michelle
You look lovely! Nothing more sexy than a lady who has created life.
“I like me. I think I’m pretty dang awesome actually. However, I really hate this one thing…my size.”
That is EXACTLY how I was before I stopped nursing and was able to lose the weight. Thanks for posting about this hard subject.ReplyCancel
- Cassia Denton
  Michelle, you are so fantasic! I cannot believe how incredible your weight loss has been! You always were and still are totally AWESOME! Thank you for reading…it’s hard to put stuff up like this, but harder if no one cares. 🙂ReplyCancel
Amanda
I love this post! When I got married I put on the lbs fast! Then I got my disease thang and the medicine made me gain even more weight! I always joke, I’ve never had a baby but I look like I just had one! I’m always struggling with my weight. I’m currently in the on going process of losin it and liking what I see! I agree with you, fitting fashion helps. I don’t like the thought “when I lose weight I’ll get clothes that I love” no way! Love your clothes now and it will certainly help how you see yourself. Anyway, I’d more than love to do the journey with you! I was just talking to Blake like an hour ago saying I want to make toning and conditioning my hobby! Something I enjoy!ReplyCancel
- Cassia Denton
  I remember reading about that on your blog. That must have been really hard. I will say, that your efforts to lose the weight and get healthy even amid the chaos was really inspiring for me, especially since I was in the middle of losing the weight from my first pregnancy.ReplyCancel
Jax
I love the personal posts! And you are so right about body image being universal for pretty much all women; I’m tiny but still struggle with loving my body too. But I agree, clothes that fit really do make a big difference:) And while you may not be happy with where your body is now, the one thing we don’t see when we look in the mirror is how we look when we interact with others. So you don’t get to see the sparkle you have, and the way you “glow!” And that is worth so much more than what size we are.ReplyCancel
- Cassia Denton
  Thanks so much for reading AND for your comment! You’re seriously so sweet, and so right. 🙂 And You are so small, but like I said, even my tiniest of friends have at one point or another expressed dissatisfaction with their bodies.ReplyCancel
Aleesha
What a completely applicable post TO EVERYONE. I don’t care if you are 10 lbs or 100 lbs overweight, when you feel un-attractive, you have a tendency to dress that way and the cycle just perpetuates itself! I looked at a picture of myself the other day and went HOLY COW! I have seriously put on like 10 lbs in the last MONTH because its been so stressful around here, and I have found myself putting on the raggedy yoga pants and oversized shirts- but I am going to take your advice and work harder on dressing pretty for MYSELF! AND losing weight. Because I don’t feel healthy and after 4 babies my body just won’t jump back into shape! I would love some support group to motivate and share…however only if I am not predjudiced agains because I am not overweight- just unhealthy…and isn’t that just as bad?ReplyCancel
- Cassia Denton
  Um, yeah. Definitely too tiny to join. lol Just kidding. But kind of not. 🙂 I think aiming to be healthy is always the best goal to have! Not “thin” but HEALTHY!ReplyCancel
Janae
Perfect Post Cassia! I have gained and lost a total of 500 pounds over the past 16 years! And, the weight I gained from the adoption of my son, is the weight I haven’t been able to totally get rid of….go figure. Stress eating? age? I’m not sure, but it’s a battle for everyone living in this day and age with all the crap in our foods – and we don’t have to go out and hunt it with a bow and arrow. No calories being burnt as I sit in the McDonalds drive through 🙂 hahaReplyCancel
- Cassia Denton
  Girl, you’re like seriously my inspiration! (And ps: Stress eating is HUGE!! ugh!)ReplyCancel
Whitney
This post is sooo applicable to my life right now! I was shopping in Target with my husband and mother-in-law when I found super cute, cheap, colored capris! Immediately I thought, no way. I am pregnant, and will grow, am growing, and I only ever wear the same comfortable thing everyday. Not only that, but I’m a stay-at-home mom. Where do I go to be seen in such pretty things? THANK GOODNESS for my MIL who encouraged to buy them anyway. I did and I feel great and LOVE them! Oh thank heavens for pretty clothes!! And supportive families 🙂ReplyCancel
- Cassia Denton
  I’m so glad you did!! You’ll look so HOT especially preggers! Ow Ow!! Thanks for always reading Whitney! You rock.ReplyCancel

The Accident

March 21, 2013

Are you still coming out to my house tonight?” Ally asked “Sure! We will be there in about an hour for dinner.” I promised. We had decided to get our families together and have pizza, while Jon helped clean their carpets. I looked across the expansive lawn, toward my cousin Ally. Our grandma’s house on...

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Hannah and Bacterial Meningitis

March 20, 2013

Here is a picture I took of my sweet three-month old baby girl on February 13, 2012. She was babbling and sweet and I couldn’t help myself, I had to snap a picture. It was probably the 45th picture of her I had taken that day. Who am I kidding, it was probably the 110th...

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Cassia
Oh my goodness, I’m still wiping away the tears as I type this. It gives me such anxiety to know that something so life threatening can happen so quickly. And you are so right! We mommies are BRUTAL on ourselves and our guilt. I can’t even imagine how terrible this all must have been for you.

She is such a beautiful little girl!! Thanks for sharing and for your incredible spirit.ReplyCancel
kelsey
Miss, I still remember visiting in the hospital and how much you amazed me. You were so strong and held yourself high. Your courage helped everyone around you face what was going on. Even when there were rumors that Hannah might have to have her arm amputated, you didn’t budge. I’m so proud of you and have such respect for everything you’ve gone through. And I’m so happy I every time I see the cute girl’s face.ReplyCancel
Janae
Ohhh boy. Thanks for sharing. It was beautiful. We all need a reminder to take it a little slower and enjoy the journey. On a side note, I just saw the song artist perform this last week, and I decided if make a sideshow with it! So happy you did, it’s perfect.ReplyCancel
Eliza
Thank you for sharing such personal beautiful feelings. I had a friend lose their 2 year old to bacterial meningitis and it was heartbreaking to say the least. I am so happy to hear that your sweet Hannah is doing so well.ReplyCancel
Camille walker
You are a strong, amazing woman Melissa. Thank you for sharing such a tender, personal story with us. Completely made me cry. Love you.ReplyCancel
Danielle Garza
I know exactly what you went through. My son was diagnosed with bacterial menigitis at 1 day old! He is now a healthy 20 mth old toddler.. I’m sooo happy to know ur beautiful princess is doing very well. 😉ReplyCancel
Jada
You’re story is exactly what I am going through at the moment. Watching my baby girl sleep in the hospital, I took moment and started reading around!! Thanks for sharing your amazing story!! It is truly amazing at what the power of prayer can do and our good Lord!! My daughter had her adenoids removed and some other small ENT procedures (ears cleaned out, so her tubes she had earlier in the year could be visualized and also her upper lip attachment snipped and stitched). We came home and my 17 month old was completely normal running playing talking. 12 hours later her fever began and the vomiting and her laying lifeless. Everyone thought it was a stomach virus, me being a nurse I should have recognized her symptoms. But being a mommy is first and you think that your healthy children won’t endure something like this! Everything went down hill from there. We received out diagnosis Fri, now waiting her PICC and recheck lumbar puncture. I can’t help but read stories and recoveries. I pray that my daughter can regain most of what she was before. She has certainly already made major progress with therapy and sitting and standing with support. Thanks again for sharing your story!!ReplyCancel
Beth
My Daughter developed bacterial meningitis at 2mo it was the scariest thing I’ve ever experienced. I still can’t look at pictures or tell her story without tears. She turns two in April and I’m so thankful to still have her here. ReplyCancel
- Camille Walker
  These experiences we go through with our kids change us. It is certainly something that sticks with you forever as a parent. Sending so much love.ReplyCancel

Laces for Love, donate your shoes to help a family grow

March 19, 2013

Guess what?! We are in sunny St. George and loving it! As I made the five hour drive I was thinking about this last week and how I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a Women’s (Relief Society) conference that focused on the sanctity, the blessing, and the great imporance that we have as Mothers. What environment are...

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Kids Suck

February 17, 2013

Kids are freaking jerks. We drew these in the tub, and without any solicitation, my son told me I was the big one. It’s true, but he’s still a jerk. 🙂

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My Take on Keeping the Fire Alive

February 14, 2013

I have started (and stopped) writing this post many times. I mean, if there is one thing I have learned about staying married and keeping the romance alive for the past nearly 17 years, it’s that there isn’t just one way to do it. What works for one Jack and Jill, isn’t going to work...

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Keepin’ the Romance…

February 12, 2013

This subject is funny to me and also incredibly important. I’d like to start this post by illustrating my point. As a woman, there are certain expetations I tend to have when it comes to things of romance. But, with being a woman, those expectations adapt and change. One night in particular I was complaining...

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Keepin the romance alive…

February 11, 2013

I’m sure everyone has their own special way to keep the romance alive in their marriage. Here’s my story… My amazing husband Ryan and I are coming up on our 10 year anniversary in May and I can’t believe how far we’ve come and how much I’ve grown to love him more and more...

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