Baker Buzz

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

RJ's Room

Dave has been working for weeks on a painting for above RJ's crib. He put a lot of thought and detail into this piece that will be in our family forever and I think it is so special!! Of course you have to see the painting in the room to see how truly great it is, but enjoy the pictures! You will notice the Enterprise Rent A Car blimp in the painting ...That is where Dave and I met. You will also notice numbers on the jersey 73, 83, 00, 03, 10... and 26. Those numbers signify the years Dave, myself, Miles, Katrina and Boggs were born. The number 26 was Dave's nic name in college, a number on the back of his license plate on his college car, the date we were married in June 2010 and also there is a possibility the day RJ is born in June (his due date is June 25th!) Oh, and Wade Boggs from the Boston RedSox was #26 and that is who our dog Boggs is named after! HA!-We should play the lotto and play 26 every time!

working working working

final product!! Click picture to enlarge

so sweet above his crib!

on the back of the canvas, Dave wrote a funny and sweet note for him

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Missing My Nephews!

My nephews are growing up and getting bigger and bigger and I'm missing it! The hardest part about living in Oregon is missing our family. Though we are blessed to be able to visit them through out the year, we certainly still miss the Baker/Verweyst clans and nieces and nephews! Watching them grow up is the best and Finley, Amsden and Brogen are at their most fun ages!!! I MISS THEM! Check out the latest photos of these cuties! MISS YOU BOYS! Kisses from Aunt Heather and Uncle Dave- See you SOOOOOOON! XO!

Finley at the park near their home in St. Louis.

Brogen

Amsden

Finley

Amsden- I see you!

This is how my nephews and I hang out! Gotta love technology!

playing with shovels and rocks! BOYS!

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Dave turns 40!

Months ago, I planned a special 24 hour 40th Birthday Celebration Getaway for Dave as it's a BIG birthday! I wanted it to be memorable for him. He is such an amazing guy, husband and father! I thought a weekend at the Allison Inn & Spa would be perfect for us to celebrate. It's in wine country less than 30 minutes away from our home...not too close and not too far away! It was the PERFECT mini getaway for his birthday and we had a wonderful time. Our room was gorgeous (the pics do not do it justice), the couples massage in their gorgeous spa was awesome and the food was to die for! We had a lovely day together, spent a lot of time in the spa and then got ready for dinner. Dave thought him and I would be eating alone at our 6pm dinner reservation at Jory Restaurant... he was wrong!!! SURPRISE! Our Oregon friends joined us! We celebrated Dave with toasts, dinner, gifts and drinks. Everyone had a great time and I think it was a Birthday Dave will remember for sure.

Today when we got home, Katrina made a cake for Dave....AND she made dinner! With VERY LITTLE guidance she made pasta, salad, strawberries, set the table herself and made the cake! She did a great job! The cake was delicious! Enjoy the pictures!

Happy 40th Dave! We love you!!!!!!!!!

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