Dear Cub...

Alright Cub. We are ready for you to come out. Any time now.... any time.... ANY time....



Here's a few things Mommy's tried so far to help you come out:

Bouncing on the ball....

Corny cheerleader jumping jacks...

Squats with your sister...

Just let me know what you want me to do and I'll do it. Just come out! We can't wait to meet you!!

-Mommy

ps- your sister learned how to do jumping jacks! Check it out--

Brinley's Play Yard

Here I am playing "catch up" again. One of these days I will be caught up and have nothing to blog about (right around two-thousand NEVER). 

A couple months ago Daddy decided that Brinley needed her own playground (and that he didn't want to mow so much grass). So he got to work on Brinley's play yard. The first thing we did was take a trip to Menards and picked out a cute little playhouse:

Daddy's fake smile while he is hurting bad :-(

On our way to Menards!

We got the lumber

She LOVED her new house!

Next was to dig out the sides of the play yard in order to place the lumber:

Brinley was a great foreman

While they were digging, Brinley found a grub worm. She thought it was cool until it attached itself to her hand and she couldn't shake it off. She was quite freaked out by them after that.

The grub worm

Then they had to lay the lumber and drill the holes for the stakes. I went in for a drink an came outside to this....

UH-dorable

She wants to do everything
Daddy does.

Brinley helped place the stakes

Finally, Daddy put up the fence.

Final pictures to come (I just haven't gotten around to it).

-The Bakers

Family Photos

I'm sure you have all seen these pictures on Facebook but I want to add them here as well. So here they are. Courtesy of Breann Hershberger (our very sweet and VERY talented friend):

Family Reunion

Every year, Grandma's family gets together for the "Annual Family Picnic/Reunion". People fly from all over the US to come see one another. It is quite a fun time. This year, Brinley and I decided to go. So off we went to Denver to spend the weekend at Grandpa and Grandma's house. Here's how we spent the weekend:

Helping Grandpa water his garden

Picking tomatoes

Sewing...

 

And then we were off to the Family Picnic...

Lots of "catching up" was done

Brinley's friend

She loves to look at pictures on the camera

Our cute little diva

Aunt Lucille, Grandma, Mommy, and Brinley

Aunt Lucille and Great Aunt Vicki

There is always a BEAUTIFUL scrapbook of the previous
years to check out

Brinley SOMEHOW talked Grandma into swinging
(it was nearly 110 degrees with a blaring sun)

Beautiful Aunt Sharon (Auntie Auntie)
does NOT like her photo taken

Vicki talking (again...still...neverending)

Tyson's beautiful little girl

After the Family Reunion on Sunday, Brinley and I stuck around Monday to attend the funeral of Steven Vegas (my uncle's brother). He was a dear man to many and we are excited to see him again in heaven. You are missed, Steve. VERY missed.

OH!! And did I mention that while we were in Denver we found out that "AUNT TRACY HAS A BABY IN HER TUMMY!!!" That's right, folks. I am an Aunt once again. She is due in April (We can't wait!!) Bring on the cousins.

My new niece/nephew

Well there you have it. Our weekend July 30th - August 1st. 

-The Bakers