Penny and Boggs....Best Friends Forever

My neighbor and Friend, Emily, has a dog named Penny. Penny is in love with my rescued Terrier, Chihuahua!! They have play dates quite often! Yesterday was quite a muddy one, so we threw them in Emily's bath tub for a photo op moment. Look at these sweet bubbly photos.  

Penny and Boggs

Baker Baby, Boggs, Bath Time!

Below is a video of them playing...They could play like this for hours!!!

Miles~Choir Concert~Art Literature

I have been helping Miles class a lot this year with different things such as Art Literature once a month which has been really fun. They study one artist each month. Yesterday was a CLAY day and it was a lot of fun. The kids made clay faces. One child asked "Can I make Snooki?!"...I laughed. Here are some pictures from Miles class in Art Lit.

Miles Teacher Mrs. Gassner...She is having a baby any day now!

Miles Clay Face!

Miles 4th Grade Choir Concert

Katrina watching on....

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Miles~First Official Baseball Game of the 2011 Season~A WINNER!

We missed Daddy tonight at Miles first baseball game. Miles played great! He pitched two innings and did a fantastic job, especially being the first game. He played short stop the remaining of the game and does a great job covering the plates. He has a very powerful arm for making great plays...They played a team who had a lot of great hitters and were in the lead the first three innings but Miles team came back for the win!! A fun first game and a great way to start the season!!!



Miles Baker~ Baseball Season!




handsome man!





Katrina's sidewalk chalk artwork while at the game....It's ME! Too funny!

Below is a video of Miles pitching.



Never Grow Up~Makes me think of the kiddos~

This song will always make me think of the kids! Katrina and I go to Taylor Swift (gift for her 8th birthday!) in a couple months! We are so excited..she is thrilled! This song is dedicated to Miles and Katrina Baker. I will NEVER forget Katrina singing a Taylor Swift Song at our wedding!!!!

"Never Grow Up"
Your little hands wrapped around my finger
And it's so quiet in the world tonight
Your little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming
So I tuck you in and turn on your favorite nightlight

To you, everything's funny
You got nothing to regret
I'd give all I have honey
If you could stay like that

(Chorus:)
Oh darling don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little
Oh darling don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up
It could stay this simple
I won't let nobody hurt you
Wont let no one break your heart
No one will desert you
Just try to never grow up
Never grow up

You're in the car on the way to the movies
And you're mortified your mama's dropping you off
At 14, there's just so much you can't do
And you can't wait to move out
Someday and call your own shots

But don't make her drop you off around the block
Remember she's getting older too
And don't lose the way that you dance around in your PJs getting ready for school

(Chorus:)
Oh darling don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little
Oh darling don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up

It could stay this simple
No one's ever burned
Nothing's ever left you scarred
Even though you want to, just try to never grow up

Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room
Memorize what is sounded like what your dad gets home
Remember the footsteps, remember the words said
And all your little brother's favorite songs
I just realized everything I had is someday gonna be gone

So here I am in my new apartment
In a big city, they just dropped me off
It's so much colder than I thought it would be
So I tuck myself in and turn my nightlight on

Wish I'd never grown up
I wish I'd never grown up
Oh I don't wanna grow up
Wish I'd never grown up
Could still be little
Oh I don't wanna grow up
It could still be simple

(Chorus:)
Oh darling don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little
Oh darling don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up
It could stay this simple
Won't let nobody hurt you
Won't let no one break your heat
And even throuhg toyu want to, please try to never grow up
Don't you ever grow up
Just never grow up

A Spring Walk

Dave, the kids and I went on a walk last night. It was a beautiful evening. Sure, it rains a lot in Oregon, but when it is beautiful, it rocks! The last week we have had a bit of rain but also a lot of sun in Tualatin! It's funny because you'll look out 10 miles and it will be raining ....Anyway, I took a few photos of the beautiful blooming plants last night on our walk! Boggs always enjoys a nice walk with her favorite people, the kids have endless energy and Dave and I can always stand to burn a few calories!!

Katrina, silly face...happy to be outside!

Easter Weekend 2011

See last post ....The kids have changed a lot in one year haven't they?!

We had a great weekend filled with wonderful weather, baseball, parks, egg hunts and Easter Sunday! Friday night we took the kids to see HOP! It was a fun evening with them and the movie was...well, it was ok...cute! Yesterday there was an egg hunt for 8 years old and under at the park around the corner from us! Miles was too old for the hunt but he had baseball practice, so I took Katrina with her friend Ella. The girls had fun and enjoyed the nice weather! We spent today (Easter Sunday) with friends filled with Easter fun. It started with brunch and egg hunts, Mimosa's and Bloody Mary's, sticky buns and quiche. Tons of eggs and lots of laughs....We played games, drank wine, had great conversation and hung out most of the day. This evening we made a wonderful dinner. Emily, Mary and I planned a Ham dinner with all of fixings, including green bean casserole, a huge salad, garlic bread and asparagus. We topped the evening off with a strawberry pie!!! I am exhausted to say the least and the kids are asleep...(8:26pm) as I type. I missed our families today, but we have a great friend base that made the day great!!!

Happy Easter

Katrina and Ella at the Egg Hunt Yesterday!

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Dave and I had a date Saturday! We had a great dinner in Lake Oswego...great night

Lake Oswego

THE BAKER MORNING LOOK!

Miles, 10

Katrina, 8

They love eachother!

Miles

Katrina

Dave and Miles after the Egg Hunts at Emily's for brunch!

Emily and I

Mary and I

We have had a crazy, fun, and busy weekend! I am zonked out!

Easter Sunday, One Year Ago...

As you will see in these photos, the kids have changed so much in just one year! Last year on Easter we were in St. Louis with my family. Below are photos from one year ago. I will post pictures from this Easter weekend after our festivities and you will see how WE have all changed! It's fun to look back and think about everything that has changed, just since last Easter! Huge move across the country, new friends, new city, UPS and DOWNS, and everything in between. I am so thankful Dave and I have each other and the kids are happy, healthy and doing great! I can tell you after the last three and a half years, but especially the last 4 months or so, I live with the strongest, most resilient kids and husband in the world!

Happy Easter Weekend to our friends and family! Though we have a lot of fun stuff planned this weekend, it won't be the same with the missing pieces! Love you all!

 Enjoy photos from one year ago!!!

They have changed so much in such a short time!

Finley's First Easter

Sister and Grandma...love them.

kiss kiss kiss

David and David (Funny my sister and I married David)

Easter Meal Last Year

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL SPRING WEEKEND ...We plan on it!

A Great Weekend with Pop and Gran!

Jay and Mary Ann came to Portland this weekend!!!! It had been way to long since we'd seen them! It was great to catch up for all of us, especially the kids, and to spend quality time with them! From the moment they landed we stayed busy! We tried a lot of restaurants that Dave and I had never tried in Portland; had a delicious dinner each night at Jake's Steakhouse down town, Richardos Italian in Lake Oswego and a fun dinner at Oswego Grill....We had a great brunch at wonderful French place one day too! We shopped on 23rd Street, a place called Nobb Hill, which we had not done yet! 23rd Street is now my favorite street in Portland!! Such a neat place. They got to see Miles play two baseball games which was fun and we dyed Easter Eggs and played games! We had a very enjoyable, relaxing time! We are so happy they came!!

Thanks for a great weekend Pop and Gran!!! Enjoy a few photos from the fun!

Katrina, Posing Pretty!

Beautiful Day for Shopping! Katrina and Gran on steps to a fun little shop!

We thought these were fun...

Katrina playing in a store..."Hello, this is Katrina"

Cool Dudes...Pop and Miles...

Miles and an "interesting sign"

The kiddos

shopping shopping and more shopping

Three generations. The Baker "Men"

Playing Cards and Apples to Apples (best game ever)

Easter egg times!

Paper reading time and some relaxing after a day of walking and shopping

We love our Pop and Gran!