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.

Ahh.. Carter

I can't belive my little 7 lb infant is a big 4 year old! Carter has always been my most laid back child and a little lover. He and that smile can melt anyone! Carter turned 4 on July 16th and boy did he have a good time. We had 3 parties for him- my family, Keith's family and a little party with our immediate family. Carter seems to get the short end of the stick a lot so he was SO excited with everything. He didn't care about gifts. I know that will change, but wanted to have a party at the zoo. He just LOVES it there and always has. We even had to make a snake cake for him- thanks for the help Marcie! I think that Riley enjoyed the festivities as much as Carter- he kept asking if we could have another b-day party for him- no more! Thanks to all who attended and all the fun we had!

Update #1

This summer seems to be flying by so quickly and I have been very bad at updating- sorry. We enjoyed time with cousins during the fourth of July and really had a good time. Morgan and Lincoln (my cousin Andrew's little boy) are 13 days apart and seemed to really hit it off. Morgan tried to give Lincoln a hug and he was not so sure about that. We also got to see Shawna and meet her little girl, Ana. She is a cutie and Morgan really liked Ana's big brother, Gaines. She was all about him in the pool. Speaking of, Morgan is not at all afraid of water. It was cold and she loved it. She is going to be a little fish just like Riley. Carter prefers to lounge- he's too cool for the pool! We are all doing well- just a couple of medical issues (Riley had roseolla!) but other than that the kids are growing way too fast and I rarely have a moment to sit down. That would be why I haven't updated in so long! Please continue to pray for Marcie, Josh and Maeley. They just found out they need to prove Maeley is an orphan which will be very hard considering she was abandoned. Pray hard!