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!