July Fun!

Fourth of July Celebration at Pleasant Hill UMCBaker got to ride in the wagon parade.Ridin' in patriotic style...

Slip 'n Slides will be around forever!

Baker had a blast riding at Nana's and Granddaddy's. Head 1st!

Pure excitement!!!

Mickey even got to ride.

Oak Mountain Petting Farm with Daddy

"Look, Horsey!"

Friday backyard fun.

Baker and I are always looking for something fun to do on Friday afternoons. We didn't have to look far this day. It started with a red popsicle. Yummy!

Then we needed to clean up the sticky.

Baker's ready to ride...the Mickey Mouse sunglasses complete the outfit.

Deer Farm Petting Farm, TN

Okay, so I've got alot of updating to do. In July we got to spend a long weekend with the Baker side of the family. Most of them were meeting Baker Baswell for the first time. We stayed in Pigeon Forge and had the opportunity venture in some fun activities like whitewater rafting, visiting a petting farm and picking blackberries. Baker loved the petting farm. Here is some footage from his conversations with the animals.

Yum!

Baker enjoyed a mid-afternoon yellow and pink cupcake at his friend, Ava's birthday party. I love the icing beard!

Some July splashin' fun!

Our backyard has quickly become "splashtown". However, lately Chief's pool has been getting more action from a certain little boy. A couple of days ago Baker was in the backyard "helping" Eric work on the lawn mower and decided Chief's pool looked like lots more fun. He was completely clothed - socks, shoes, clothes, real diaper. He had a ball!!!!

Below are some pics of a Baswell "splashtown" afternoon with Baker and Kate. They had so much fun. Takes me back to the days with Water Willy...remember...it was like this bug that you hooked up to the hose pipe and his hair was made of tubing that would squirt everywhere. Those were the days...sprinklers are awesome!!!!!

These 2 are best buds! Does it get any sweeter?

Corn on the cob...gotta love that fresh summer produce!

We are really enjoying the fresh produce this summer has to offer. You can tell that Baker is diggin' it too.

Corn on the cob and a biscuit - could it get any better.

June has been a busy month so far!!!

So, a couple of "firsts" I wanted to blog about this from the month of June...

1.We are now in the "big boy bed" a.k.a. toddler bed. This happened after Baker escaped his crib during nap time one Sunday afternoon this month. So far, so good. He really seem to like it.

2.First trip to the Zoo! We went to the zoo with Shanon, Carson and Mary Ellis for Baker's first time. He LOVED it!!! This may have been in May, but anyway here are some pics.

3.First Luau! April hosted the 1st annual Cahaba Heights Luau. Baker had so much fun and really enjoyed the pool!

4.First Hike! We went to Cloudland Canyon on Father's Day weekend w/ my parents, newphews and Grandmother. We had so much fun(except when Eric got sick - boo)! We hiked down into the canyon. Baker got to ride, but he did a little hiking when we started off with his walking stick that PawPaw made for him. That way, he could earn his Cloudland Canyon badge for this stick for real!

Off they go! See you at the bottom!

They made it! Luke, Eric and Baker are taking a break and looking for bugs under rocks...boy stuff.Happy Father's Day, Paw Paw! Eric, don't forget the yellow fish.Luke, Wyatt and Sallie on the cabin rock.

Also, I got to spend last week with a group of our Trinity kids at Camp Fletcher for Day Camp. We had so much fun!!! Canoeing, ropes course, swimming, arts and crafts and Bible time in the hot AL heat...what more could you ask for? These kids are great and I feel blessed that I get to hang with them!

And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation." - Mark 16:15

We know our colors!

Baker has been practicing and wants to show off his new knowledge. I think he is pretty proud of himself. We are proud of him too.

Check it out. Baker at 20 months old...eating raisins and talking about colors.