Family Portraits

I am finally putting our family portraits up. It seems like it is time to take some more. Tuck has changed so much since we took these. He is finally starting to chub up, and he is eating real food along with sitting up. Toby is talking more every day, and he shocks me with the things he knows. He can be a little trouble-maker. He is definitely related to my father.

Addi is just waiting for these last few days of middle school to be over. It is hard to believe my sweet little girl is going into high school. For that matter, my Tate will be transitioning into the Youth group. Not yet, though. We have one more summer.

End of April

We have been enjoying the weather here in Texas may it be sunny or cloudy/rainy. We love watching the clouds roll in and out. The kids (all four) enjoy the outdoors, and we try to eat outside any time we can. Someday we will put in a patio and table to make it more convenient, but we love it anyway.

I am looking forward to Summer when the kids will be home to play all day. I enjoy the trip into town, but it will be nice to have a few pajama days with the big kids too. And, we all can't wait to go swimming at the Cherry Park Pool.

Two More Weeks = Huge Tummy

I plan on putting a picture in here, maybe tomorrow. I am bigger than I have ever been with one of my pregnancies (and there have been a few). I am not quite ready for this pregnancy to be over, but I am ready to be done with the illness and backpain. I would say sleepless nights, but I know that won't happen for a while.

The kids are terribly excited about Tucker's arrival. Addi talks about it almost every day. She cannot wait to hold him and tell him how much she loves him. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful daughter.

Getting back to school

I can't believe we have less than a week of summer vacation left. The big kids start back to school next Wednesday, so we have been in prep mode. Buying school supplies (jeers to the parent's club that has decided not to do that for middle schoolers) and taking them to practices (Cheerleading & Football pics to come)...where did our summer go???

So, as we prepare the kids for school, we are once again reminded that with season's change, our family will be changing as well. 5 weeks from Monday we will greet Tucker Ray Baker. We look forward to all of you meeting him.

The Big Kids Return

Addi & Tate have returned from camp. Every summer they come home a little darker, a little more independent, and a little "older." This year is definitely no different. I couldn't wait to pick them up from the airport and just spend the entire day with them. I really miss them when they are gone!

Toby's Birthday

I can't believe my baby is two. We had so much fun celebrating his birthday. He was able to have a couple of friends over, and they all just played in the water all morning. His favorite movie character was the star of the day...NEMO! And, I believe his favorite "toy" was the balloon his dad bought him at the Party Supply store.

July

I can't believe we are over half way through July already. We have had Toby's birthday party and the kids have been gone. It seems like summer always flies by. I definitely miss my friends, but I am hoping to develop some new relationships in the future.

The baby is growing and will be with us in just 10 weeks...so I guess we had better start getting ready!