Fall is here

I apologize that I haven't updated recently. It has been very busy around here with school in full swing and Morgan walking everywhere! Actually, we have gone right to running! As for my sister and brother-in-law, they are home with my niece! She is beautiful and all the cousins seem to bond well. In regard to Keith's family, all is almost well. We had a great time with all the cousins and they really enjoy being together. Jodi, our sister-in-law, took these AMAZING photos of the kids and some of just Morgan. The bummer thing is that Keith's mom broke her hip and had to go through a partial hip replacement. I am happy to say she is home and doing a little better everyday. We love you grandma! More to come!

GREAT NEWS!

Okay for all of you who have kept up with the Baker Blog you know that my sister , Marcie, and her husband, Josh, have been trying to adopt a baby from Vietnam. Wellllll, God has blessed our family and next week, yes next Thursday, they will be traveling to Vietnam to get their baby girl. Maeley is now 7 months old and ready for her mommy and daddy. I cannot even begin to explain how hard this whole process has been for them ! We are SO excited to welcome Maeley Bao Hydrick to the family. We love her so much already!

Morgan turns one!

I can't believe that I am saying this... Morgan wil be one on Sunday. What an amazing blessing she has been to us and I thank God every day for my amazing and beautful family. Morgan's arrival was one of anticipation and one of new hope. God called grandma home 2 days (a year ago today) before Morgan was born. This was all God's plan, but trust me when I say it was FAR from easy. Grandma was our teacher, our mentor and, for myself personally, a true friend. Morgan Margaret Suzanne Baker brought a smile to many faces during this very tough time. She is a tiny tot (unlike her brothers) who loves baby dolls and is proving to be a girly girl. She ADORES her brothers and looks out the window every day calling for "dada". She is also a TALKER! Anyone who has called knows how that girl can talk (aka-babble)! She is hysterical! The boys are VERY protective of her and love on her all the time. She is wonderful. Here are few pictures from this year so you can see how much she's changed.

Happy Birthday my little Suzie-Q!

Baker Vacation #2

We have been all over the state in the past week! It has been so much fun seeing new places and visiting family and friends. We started at the Detroit Zoo (the boys absolutely LOVE zoo's as many of you know) and went from there to my Uncle Terry and Aunt Peg's condo in Lexington. It was gorgeous! We were right on lake Huron and work up every morning to God's magnificant sunrises. What a creator he truly is! The weather wasn't exactlt on our side, but we had fun and made due. The kids got very creative with things, especially because we had no media sources. Morgan wasn't so sure about the sand but she loved the freezing cold water. The boys, as you can imagine, loved the sand and I was cleaning up sand the entire time! I know the pictures don't do it justice, it was so pretty.

Baker Family Vacation 2008

We decided that we would go to Frankenmuth and stay at Zehnder's "Splash Village" with the whole indoor water park. We had a GREAT time. All 3 of the kids now permanently smell like chlorine they were in the water so much. Morgan is not afraid of the water at all. She was getting splashed on, including her face, and just wiped her eyes and kept going. She really enjoyed going on the lazy river with her daddy and almost fell asleep. Carter was hysterical. He was so timid around the water, but no more. They have 2 large water slides that you go on with while in an inner tube. I don't know how many times we went down it! He just giggled all the way down and it was pitch black! Riley became independant and went down all by himself over and over again. It was hard to get a picture of his because he wouldn't stay still for a second. He had such a good time and proves to be just like Keith, he LOVES the water. To finish our trip we went to a small zoo nearby. It was amazing to see this beautiful lion so close. This picture just doesn't do justice. So, we all survived as a family of 5 and had a great time.

Class Reunion

Keith went to his 20 year class reunion. He had a great time and was really glad to see some friends from the past. In this picture is John Baker, Tim Hayes, Keith and Kim (?). Keith was Tim Hayes' best man and Tim was Keith's. Tim now resides in Chicago and John is in Idaho. They all had a great time.

I should be up to date now!

As you can see Morgan is loved by all, actually all of the kids are loved by all. We are so lucky to have the support and love shown to our family by so many. I can't thank our families and friends enough for all they do and all the love they share. We are so fortunate to be blessed in so many ways.