Grandpa and Grandma Make a Visit

Last weekend we all enjoyed a visit from Grandpa and Grandma.
We decided to "shake-up" pool time with Elmo bubbles!

I Will Miss This

One of the many joys of summer vacation is waking up and taking it easy, no plans or schedules. This summer Lacy and I ventured out and planted flowers. Baker and I have enjoyed many mornings, picking fresh flowers. She loves to smell them and having them in her bedroom. She likes to blow them kisses from her crib before she goes to bed.

Baker's New Tricks!

Each day, Baker's personality shines a little more. To sum it up...Lacy and I have our hands full! Last night as I was playing with Baker, I told her that being her mom has been the toughest job I've ever had. She leaned over and gave me the biggest kiss! It's a moment I will always cherish! Baker loves coloring with markers and looking at herself in the mirror. She thought she was so silly with marker on her face.
No..I'm not making Baker do chores, not yet at least. She insist on helping me around the house, from sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, and taking out the trash.

She thinks she's so funny when she looks away from the camera. It drives me nuts!

Detox

This week we noticed how rapidly Baker's vocabulary had increased. She started saying her colors and will repeat what we say. Several times this week, I had to ask Baker to remove the bop-bop from her mouth so I could understand her. This really aggravated me and I didn't want Baker to learn how to talk with a pacifier in her mouth. With Lacy out of town for the weekend, I thought it would be a good idea to have a detox weekend of the "bop-bop." Oh my! It has been a vocal weekend. We are starting with only allowing Baker to have her pacifier when she goes to sleep.

I knew Baker was over-reacting because she is not allowed to have a pacifier at daycare and will take a nap at daycare without a pacifier. Her teachers tell me she never ask for her pacifier.

Just be thankful there's not video of this! Kota went outside.

Baker doesn't realize how hard-headed I am! I'm not giving in!

She's Got...

her own style! Yes, Baker is wearing Kota's collars. She loves to play with the buckles on them and enjoys wearing them around the house. She even checks herself out in the mirror.

Night-Night

We are all doing better, now that daddy is home!

Over the past few days, I've come across several pictures that would be wonderful if that "bop-bop" was not in her mouth. I've actually had dreams of getting rid of that thing. I'm dreading it!

Are We There Yet?

A few weeks ago Baker and I took a road trip to WV for a friend's wedding. All I can say is thank the Lord for my mom (she joined us for our road trip) and a DVD player. It was a trip to remember. We arrived in Morgantown at 2:30am. Our hotel room was not available. That's another story for another day. Let's just say we didn't get in bed until 4:30am! Baker did such a wonderful job. I was able to entertain her while my mom drove. Entertainment consisted of picking up her bop-bop, night-night (her bunny) and anything else she "dropped". I think she ate every snack in the car. After the 2nd showing, my mom banded the Dora DVD and broke down and bought some Minnie Mouse DVDs.
We had a going away dinner for Janae before she moved back home to Fairmont, WV.

There's nothing like cake for lunch! Mom and I found this delicious dessert shop for lunch.

Baker thought my necklace was a toy. It's a sign I don't accessorize very often.

Janae and Mike were married at High Falls (I think that's the name). It was a beautiful location!

This was the view Baker and I had of the wedding. She decided to be a little too "vocal" during the ceremony.

Mom was able to take some pictures while I tried to get Baker settled.

I had a difficult time getting Baker to understand she could not go swimming in the raging rapids! All she could scream was "wa-wa".

Oh...how Baker and I will miss Janae! I spent several years teaching with Janae and she was also Baker's babysitter.

It was wonderful to visit with my former principal.

The 1st thing Baker did at the reception was hit the dance floor!

All the dancing lead to a hungry baby! She enjoyed 2 cupcakes, thanks to Gigi (my mom).

Check out the "grocery store" feet!

WaWa

A recent trip to WV would not have been complete without swimming in the hotel "wawa". I can easily say that Baker is addicted to swimming. She plays in the "wawa" everyday. It's hard to say what she loves more: jumping in the pool, going under water, or being tossed in the air.

Grandy!

Today we said our goodbye's to Grandy. Lacy's dad, Andrew Williams, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 12th. Baker will hear many wonderful stories about her Grandy and how much he adored his family. We love you Grandy!

This picture was found in Andy's bible, that was on his bedside table.

A Visit from Bebe!

Bebe made a special trip to the Upstate to keep Baker while Lacy and I enjoyed our get-away to Atlanta. Bebe easily filled her visit with loads of fun for Baker.
Really Baker? Is it that bad?

I guess not!
Baker wakes up saying yum, yum and wa-wa! The girl loves to start each morning with food and swimming.

Bebe bought Baker a mud pie making toy. We've spent many days playing/cooking with mud.

She loves to put the mud pies in the pool after I finish "eating" her delicious treats.
At the end of the day it's hard to distinguish mud pie "drippings" from dog crap!

Nothing says summer like delicious pieces of watermelon!

Celebrating the 4th!

We spent this 4th of July celebrating with a great group of friends. On Sunday we joined some friends at the lake for a BBQ. The only way to get Baker out of the water was introducing her to the food table and meeting her new love the, ATV. Lacy took her on several rides and she never stopped grinning. She was also content just sitting in it, yelling "push-push" while pointing the pedal and saying "beep-beep".
I never knew how much sand that little bit of hair could hold!

On Saturday, we joined Kate's family for dinner and fireworks. Baker couldn't take her eyes off the fireworks. At the end, she clapped and cheered.

Road Trip!

This week, Lacy and I enjoyed a fun overnight trip to Atlanta to see the Braves. Our great friends, Justin and Chrissy joined us. It was nice to have a night without kids! The last time Lacy and I went to a game, I was 5 months pregnant.From our seats, we could see everything in the dugout. The only rule was, we could only take pictures between innings.