Guess what the Baker Family is doing tonight!?? Cheering on our St. Louis Cardinals!!!!
GO GO GO GO GO CARDINALS!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, October 28, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Pumpkin Carving~ Fall 2011
I honestly cannot believe we carved pumpkins tonight! Next thing you know, it will be Christmas!!! Time seriously does fly when you're having fun! Tonight we had pizza and salad, poured a glass of wine, turned on the music and started carving. I mainly supervised while pumpkin guts and seeds were splashing everywhere! The kids had fun designing their own pumpkins and Dave and I's pumpkin is appropriately a StL Cardinal Pumpkin! (GO CARDINALS!) Enjoy the photos from our fun Fall/October night!
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| Cleaning the guts out! |
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| Silly Pumpkin Guts Face |
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| CHEEEESE!!!!! |
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Miles and I decided to have a photo shoot with our Boggs!
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| Miles and Boggs |
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| Boggs Supervising Pumpkin Carving by the fire |
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| Katrina's Pumpkin! |
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| Glowing Cardinal Pride |
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| GO CARDINALS!!! WORLD SERIES PUMPKIN! GOOD LUCK! |
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| Miles Pumpkin Glowing |
Monday, October 24, 2011
Our Lock of Love
This summer while life was crazy hectic (we were officially moving out of the St. Louis house and into our new Portland Oregon home ) Dave traveled to Germany for business. He was gone over the 4th of July holiday, we were meeting tons of our neighbors and having a great time. There is a never a good time or perfect time for your husband to be out of the country on business but it has to happen; it's part of the job! We are always bummed when he is traveling. Dave came home from Germany with a very sweet surprise.
The story goes:
Dave has a very romantic side to him and is always very thoughtful and considerate. Our engagement trip to Table Rock Lake, Big Bear Lodge was planned wonderfully and he did an amazing job. The long weekend was filled with so many fun memories and a Diamond Ring to top it off! Our engagement site was beautiful, at sunset, near a gorgeous garden and a really cool gated & locked fence. Behind the fence were two rocking chairs and it was a unique setting and feeling. I took pictures of the locked fence as kind of a fun memory and symbol of where we were engaged and the meaning behind a lock! A lock to hold strong and a tight...kind of like our relationship.
SO when Dave came home from Germany with souvenirs for the kids, a cute white German watch for Katrina and a Stein to hold beer for Miles, he explained he left my gift in Germany and he felt really bad. I said, it's ok, don't worry about it, it's not a big deal. I was just happy he was home! I was going about my business when Dave called me in to the computer room to see the pictures from his trip. He showed me awesome pictures of Cologne Germany, the beautiful Cathedral, and a famous bridge called Hohenzollen Bridge. He explained that the bridge was amazing and is filled with locks that people have inscribed their names on proclaiming their love, leaving the lock on the bridge and taking the key. The pictures Dave took are really neat. All different men and women's names with different anniversary dates. Dave showed me the pictures and handed me the key to our lock he had purchased!! We will go back to Germany some day and locate our lock which he claims he will be able to find! Even if he is unable to find it, we will know it's there!
I know, I know, enough already....all I can say is, he rocks! I am so lucky! The picture of the lock and the key mean the world to me and is one of my all time favorite gifts! HOW ROMANTIC! :)
The story goes:
Dave has a very romantic side to him and is always very thoughtful and considerate. Our engagement trip to Table Rock Lake, Big Bear Lodge was planned wonderfully and he did an amazing job. The long weekend was filled with so many fun memories and a Diamond Ring to top it off! Our engagement site was beautiful, at sunset, near a gorgeous garden and a really cool gated & locked fence. Behind the fence were two rocking chairs and it was a unique setting and feeling. I took pictures of the locked fence as kind of a fun memory and symbol of where we were engaged and the meaning behind a lock! A lock to hold strong and a tight...kind of like our relationship.
SO when Dave came home from Germany with souvenirs for the kids, a cute white German watch for Katrina and a Stein to hold beer for Miles, he explained he left my gift in Germany and he felt really bad. I said, it's ok, don't worry about it, it's not a big deal. I was just happy he was home! I was going about my business when Dave called me in to the computer room to see the pictures from his trip. He showed me awesome pictures of Cologne Germany, the beautiful Cathedral, and a famous bridge called Hohenzollen Bridge. He explained that the bridge was amazing and is filled with locks that people have inscribed their names on proclaiming their love, leaving the lock on the bridge and taking the key. The pictures Dave took are really neat. All different men and women's names with different anniversary dates. Dave showed me the pictures and handed me the key to our lock he had purchased!! We will go back to Germany some day and locate our lock which he claims he will be able to find! Even if he is unable to find it, we will know it's there!
I know, I know, enough already....all I can say is, he rocks! I am so lucky! The picture of the lock and the key mean the world to me and is one of my all time favorite gifts! HOW ROMANTIC! :)
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| Dave and Heather~ during dinner before our engagement |
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| the lock, two rocking chairs, next to site we were engaged! |
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| Part of Big Bear Lodge, where Dave and I vacationed on our engagement |
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| Cologne Germany, The Cathedral and The Bridge where the locks are located |
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| SO SO SO MANY LOCKS OF LOVE! |
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| our lock! |
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| our lock on the right (red) |
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Katrina- STAR STUDENT!
Last Week Katrina worked so hard on her "Star Student" Poster. Star Student week is her time to shine and let her class mates know who she is! The poster hangs in her classroom all week. Katrina picked out all of her pictures for her poster which included everything about who she is.
KATRINA BAKER: Loves Taylor Swift, Loves to sing, Loves to play soccer, Loves her dog Boggs, Loves her fish Frankie, Loves her family, Loves her best friend Ella, Loves trips to Cape Cod with her cousins etc.
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| she spoke so softly and was shy at first, she opened up at the end |
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| a closer picture of the poster |
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| Showing the class, she loves her American girl doll from Gran |
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| wearing her Taylor Swift Concert T shirt to prove she was there :) |
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| STUDENT STAR!!!!! 3rd Grade! |
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
A Midwest Kind of Weekend!
This weekend, I traveled to St. Louis to visit friends and family and attend a dear friends wedding from college. Friday Night involved sweet time with my nephews, Aunt and Grandma, had a great Mexican dinner with Katie, Tom and my sister and watched the Cardinal Game in Kirkwood where my friend Amy joined us! Saturday I drove to Pilot Grove Missouri where my friend DeAnn, married Tony. She was a beautiful bride. It was funny driving thru Columbia, MO. where we met in College blaring Country music in her honor like my college days....De was raised in Pilot Grove, MO. and I saw a few cowboy hats and wranglers at her wedding! Love her! Happy Honeymoon De! (they are in Aruba!) I visited with friends I had not seen in years and it was a great time. Sunday I made my way back to St. Louis where I spent time with my siblings, grandparents and nephews! My sister's boys are so awesome and ADORABLE! She is a busy busy Mama and always impresses me with how she handles three boys under the age of two years old. Let's not forget the big Cardinal Baseball games this weekend which I did not miss! How exciting...WORLD SERIES BOUND! Finally my friend Katie's newest nephew was born on Monday morning and I got to see him before she took me to the airport! I love her family. She is one of 6 children and this is their 7th niece and nephew addition! Enjoy the pictures from my weekend! It was a wonderful time, but I missed my people! Coming home to them always brings a smile to my face!  |
| This was by my suitcase the night before I left to be packed...The note on the frame says, "please pack in suit case so you can think of me." - So Sweet & Started my trip off right |
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| Katie and Tom- next to be married! |
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| Katie and I at Amigos Cantina- Friends for 16 years! |
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| Katie, Amy and I at PJ's Tavern flooded with Cardinal Fans! |
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| Kendra and I before De's wedding reception. A wonderful person and friend since college |
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| Kendra and Max...Sweet couple |
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| Newlyweds Tony and DeAnn Prettyman! |
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| De and I. She was a lovely bride |
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| Kendra, De and I |
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| College Girls! |
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| Erin and I...also college friends and she married two weeks ago! Also a newlywed! |
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| DANCE DANCE DANCE! |
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| Brogen! |
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| Ashley Holding Amsden! |
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| Finley at Grandma's....getting so big! |
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| Brogen loving corn on the cob |
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| Amsden also loving the corn |
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| Finley, sweet boy |
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| Amsden corn face! |
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| Rau Sisters waiting to see baby Reese, their newest addition |
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| Katie's sister Stephanie with her sons Dane and baby Reese! |
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| Dane is the Big Brother! Congratulations Dane! Be good to your Brother! |
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