The Basels

2010

2011-01-01T13:14:00.001-08:00

So many things to be thankful for this last year! I don't want to forget one single day of it. Here are a few of my best memories of 2010......
1. Brooklyn Riley was born
2. Baker became potty trained and said goodbye to his binki
3. Brooklyn took her first and second trip to Seattle this year
4. Brooklyn got to watch her first nascar race on Valentines Day
5. Spent lots of time BBQing with amazing friends
6. Mommy went to seattle for her first night away to celebrate Nicoles upcoming Marriage
7. Baker had his first day at R-Kidz and loved it
8.Took an amazing trip to Maui with the Jones family
9. Daddy took Mommy to Quest Casino for her birthday
10. Celebrated our first Christmas as a complete family right here at home!

This list could go on and on. It was a wonderful year and its going to be tough for 2011 to compete!

Hawaii and Halloween

2010-11-03T14:55:00.000-07:00

Hawaii
This year we went to Maui for our family vacation. We have been planning this trip since Brooklyn was born and we were more then ready 9 months later when we finally got to go. The Jones Family went with us so that was great for Baker because they have a 3 year old boy, Kevin. Those two always have a great time together.
We left on a Sunday to Portland so that we could fly out early Monday morning. The plane ride was good and Brooklyn was way better than I expected and Baker slept on the floor of the plane for at least half the trip! We got to Maui around 2 pm Monday and Brooklyn was throwing-up by 3pm. The trip didn't start off the best since Brooklyn had the flu but 24 hours later she was feeling back to normal and our vacation could really start.
Baker loved the beach and we were lucky it was only a short 3 minute walk away. He spent as much time as he could running in the waves. Baker was not scared one little bit, which was scary at times. He would run into the water get hit by a wave, fall down, and then get right back up and do it again. Brooklyn liked the water the last day we were there and we wished we could have stayed another week. We really didn't do any activities with 3 small children planning anything was out of the question. So our vacation consisted of Beach, Pool, and Tommy Bahamas, which is where the Adults took turns going for drinks while the kids were napping. If you ask me it was a perfect vacation. The flight back was a complete disaster but I'm trying to forget that so that I will want to travel again with my children! We are seriously already planning our next trip to Maui!
Halloween
We got back from our trip just in time for Halloween. I love Halloween and am so happy that Baker shares the same love. He has been talking about pumpkins and trick or treating since we went to the pumpkin patch and still to this day tries to hunt down all the pumpkins while we drive around. He was Spiderman this year which seems to be a popular choice for 3 year old boys since we had a few friends with little spiderman's too. Brooklyn was a Pig which my mom wasn't to happy about at first but then she had to admit that Brooklyn made the cutest little pig ever. We had a great day with the Gisi's doing Halloween games and decorating cookies and finished up the night with some Trick-or-Treating. Baker carried around his trick-or-treat bag for a couple days after until it finally ripped. He was happy to trade all his candy in for some toys around the house. He didn't really care what was in the bag as long as it was FULL! I wonder how long I can pull that off? Overall a great month of October and I'm already looking forward to next year!

October

2010-10-19T16:10:00.000-07:00

I figure the only way to do a blog this month is to title it for the month and sum it all up in one quick blog. October has been very busy for us. With Baker in school and speech therapy it really feels like our time to do things as a family is cut in half. We go to bed early to make up for the early mornings, mommy is still trying to get use to, so it feels like we do less with friends as well. We did squeeze in time this month to do some of our favorite October traditions though. The month started off with a trip to the corn maze. We went with our good friends the Gisi's and enjoyed the maze for the first 30 minutes and then we were all tired and more then happy to find a group of people getting led out. We followed the pack and were out of there in no time. After the maze we decided to shoot corn out of cannons. This ended up being the highlight of the afternoon for both the kids and the dads. I'm pretty sure Baker got the closest to the target. Another fun activity we do as a family in October is the Pumpkin Patch at Klickers. This was Brooklyn's first year and she loved riding in the wagon with her big brother. Baker picked out pumpkins for each person in the family including Emiliano his cousin. So with 5 perfect pumpkins we called it a day. We decided not to carve the pumpkins this year since we will be leaving for Hawaii the last week of October anyway. Baker is happy with them all lined up perfectly on our porch. Today he decided to take the pumpkin he named "Brooklyn" to school for show and tell. He has become some what pumpkin crazy.
Brooklyn also turned 9 months on the 15th. Were did the time go? I know I say that every month but she really has turned into a little girl out of no where. She is moving around like crazy. Crawling on her hands and knees, walking around the furniture and even trying to take a step or two. She follows her brother everywhere and he seems to enjoy her at this point. I love the interaction between the two of them. He sometimes gets to rough but she holds her own for a little girl. She is just a shorty like her mom. She goes to the Dr. in 2 days and I cant wait to see her stats. She is waving good bye and saying Dadda and Momma every once in a while. She loves people just not holding her. She has become a mama's girl and if mommy's in the room then that's who she would prefer to be holding her. I have to admit it feels good to be loved. She is as sweet as candy and has a temper as hot as fire and we love her so much!

Our Kid to R-Kidz

2010-09-06T13:34:00.000-07:00

Preschool for Baker
Sept.1, Baker had his very first day of Preschool. He is going to the preschool that I use to work out before we had kids of our own. It is such an amazing place with lots of fun things for the kids to do. I have been looking forward to the day that Baker could go here since the day he was born. He had to be 2 1/2 and potty trained. We knew he would be ready to go on the first day of September. He was so excited when we woke him up that morning and explained to him that he was now old enough to go to the same school that Emiliano, his cousin, got to go to. I'm pretty sure he thought Emo still went there, but we didn't have the heart to tell him that Emiliano is now even older and gets to go to a even bigger school. We figured he would forget about that once he saw all the kids playing and all the new toys to explore and lucky enough we were right. Baker opened the door to the dino's room and started playing like he had been going there his whole life. I kept telling him "Good Bye Baker we are leaving" and got no reaction from him at all. So we walked over to him, gave him a quick kiss and left. I think he looked up for about one second said' "Bye" and went on with his day. I was a nervous wreck all day wondering if he was going to be able to use the bathroom by himself, if he was going to be able to explain what he needed from the teacher, or if he was going to hit another kid. Finally after a very quiet morning at home it was time to pick him up. I was so excited to see how he did. Tyson, Brooklyn and I went and spyed through the window and saw a very happy boy playing with some other kids and enjoying every minute of it. I went into the classroom knowing by the look on his face that he had had an awesome day. When I walked in I expected for have him run up to me give me a big hug and tell me about all the fun things he did that day. Instead I got a 3 year old who decided to throw a huge temper tantrum because he didn't want me there! "No Mommy, No Mommy!" I looked at the teacher and asked if he had been like this all day and she said, "No he has been great" So we exited quickly with a screaming 3 year old and decided to feel lucky that he liked it so much instead of totally embarrassed. After we got to the truck the tears stopped and all the stories of the day began. ahhhhh I made it through his first ever day at school and I'm hoping it gets easier and easier with each day to come, on me, since he is obviously fine with the whole thing!

Weekend with the Hintons

2010-08-03T21:28:00.001-07:00

We are so lucky to have great friends like Joe and Gina Hinton. I could go on and on about how amazing they are but this video pretty much sums it up. Gina you are the video Queen. Thank you so much for putting this together.

3 Years Ago

2010-08-03T20:47:00.000-07:00

Baker Samuel Turns 3
Today was a big day for us. I can't get over the fact that my little baby is 3. Where does the time go. 3 years ago I was sitting in the hospital looking into my babies eyes thinking he was the most gorgeous baby I have ever seen. Things don't change, today I was looking into those big brown eyes thinking I was the luckiest Mom around. Baker is full of energy and will always keep Tyson and I on our toes. He is a dare devil at heart and will try anything at least once. I am worried about this on a regular as he is always jumping off chairs or climbing up the highest thing he can find.
Baker loves to eat, especially breakfast foods. Pumpkin bread from Starbucks is one of his favorites but cereal, pancakes, scones, bagels or yogurt will do just find as well, as long as you don't forget the glass of milk.
Baker is an organizer. He loves to sort things by color or shape. He will put all his yellow cars together and all the blue cars together and then they will crash into each other. He likes things to be in some sort of order always. You cant just throw all the toys into a bucket they need to be sorted and then put into different compartments. This he gets from his dad.
Baker had his 3rd birthday party on July 31st and it was a Soccer theme this year. As always we had all the kids we knew over and really celebrated Bakers big day. Today for his real birthday we spent the day at Chuck E. Cheese. Here are a few pics from the party and Chuck E. Cheese. Yes he is wearing the same shirt both days, its a soccer jersey and he loves it and picked it out to wear today. Cant argue with him on his birthday. I have many many more pics to share and will do that soon.
Happy Birthday Little Man

Welcome to Chuck E. Cheese

Soccer Pinata time

And like usual the party ended with a movie in our room
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6 Months Already

2010-08-03T20:32:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn Riley
I can't believe that Brooklyn is already half way through her first year. So much has changed since the last time I wrote about her. She is weighing in at 16lbs 7oz and is 25 in tall. She can sit up really well and even has started crawling a little, or scooting I should say. She is super strong and would love for me to hold her hands and let her walk around all day. If she isn't walking then she wants me holding her and walking. She just needs to be moving.
Our little sensitive girl has turned from weenie to meanie in a matter of months. She loves to yell and scream at her brother now and yesterday decided to turn around and bite him. Lucky for him she has no teeth. I think she is going to give him a run for his money. Even after all the yelling and biting she still loves him the most. She wants to be just like him.
The bows that she use to love have become more of a chew toy then a headband, and she would give up any doll to play with some hotwheels. I'm not sure she is going to be the girly girl I was thinking she would be. She might just be a Tom Boy like her Mommy.

July is my favorite!

2010-07-05T12:49:00.000-07:00

July 2010
Its only July 5th and like usual it is my favorite month of the year already. We started July off right by taking the kids to Silverwood for the day. We drove up early in the morning, around 7:30 am, and got there around 11:45. It wasn't the best July weather but we didn't let that bug us. Baker was so excited to get in the water he didn't care what the temperature was. It was a little to cold for Brooklyn though so she happily watched her big bro from the comfort of her stroller. After about an hour of the water park it was off to the rides. Baker wasn't scared of any of the rides that he was tall enough to go on, even the ones mommy was a little worried about. He is such a brave little boy. After a long day at the park we headed back for Grandma and Grandpa Basel's cabin in Hayden for a good nights rest. Then early the next day we were off to head back home to celebrate Tyson and I's 5th year anniversary. We were so tired when we got home though that we didn't celebrate to much more than some popcorn and a movie with the kids.
4th of July is my favorite holiday and this year was exactly why I love it. BBQ, Family and Friends. We started off with the BBQ at my parents and then headed to our house for a couple hours of fireworks. All the kids did amazing and stayed up the whole time. I think we finally went to bed around 11 PM. Well everyone but Brooklyn who passed out around 8:30! Baker is so lucky to have amazing second cousins. All together we had 7 second cousins running around ranging from 8 years old to 5 months old. They all love each other so much!
PICTURE TIME:
Baker riding the big boy rides!

Brooklyn is already like her mommy! Enjoying the sunshine!

You gotta love this smile! Getting ready for the wave pool!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY
The kids did NOT want their pictures taken at all but Auntie Kristin didn't give them a choice :)

The only semi good picture I got of my two kids. This is the 10th picture we took and the only one that even kind of turned out.

She is one beautiful girl.

This is the swing set I made my mom and dad put up in their yard!

Baker was a little obsessed with the fireworks. He carried them around everywhere.

10 years ago!

2010-06-21T19:29:00.000-07:00

This weekend was my 10 year reunion. I was really looking forward to seeing all my friends from High School again. We are all so spread out that we rarley all get together anymore. Tyson probably got sick of me talking about it for the past month. The best part of the weekend was having my friends see my 2 best accomplishments, Baker and Brooklyn. The kids were showered with love all weekend of course.

10 years ago on graduation night

10 year reunion night

A weekend in Seattle

2010-05-18T14:25:00.001-07:00

This last weekend Brooklyn got to take her first long trip in the car, and where else would we go but to see the Hinton's! It was for our annual birthday trip (Hailey's and Tyson's). This year Hailey turned two and so far we haven't missed a birthday :) and they haven't missed one of Bakers birthday parties either. So we headed up Thursday morning and both kids did amazing. We only had to stop once on the way there in Yakima to get everyone fed and diapers changed and we were off again! Took us about 5 hours to get there but it was well worth the drive! Home cooked meals, Golf, Shopping, Birthday Parties, Games and most of all some quality time with some amazing friends!

Baker showing Hailey his Ipod or (mypod) as he calls it

Hailey giving Brooklyn her first of many big squeezes

Baker enjoying the gorgeous Snohomish weather

Baker loved Gina's cupcakes with homemade frosting

This was Hailey's very cool train cake which Gina also made

Happy 4 month birthday "B"

Hailey getting in one more big squeeze before we left

Baker and Hailey had a candle lit dinner the last night we were in town. Mac N Cheese and Milk :)

Peer Pressure

2010-04-26T14:30:00.000-07:00

Hairbands and Race cars
OK after my friend Gina got on me this weekend about never updating my blog I decided that it's way past due. So life is great, having a boy and a girl is an adjustment but I'm loving every minute of how different they are.
Brooklyn is 3 months old already and is complete opposite of Baker. She is super sensitive, its full out tears if Baker bumps her slightly. She gets scared easily and then its tears again. She loves to cuddle and be held, which I love because Baker has always been a go go goer and never wanted to be held. He was always happy sitting in his rocker. Brooklyn is a great sleeper. She already sleeps through the night. Last night she slept for 10 hours. Baker didn't do that until after he was over a year. She loves when I put headbands on her, all I have to do is pull one out and start to put it on her and she is all smiles. Baker likes to try and pull them out. Brooklyn is a really easy baby. She is a great nurser as you will all see in the following pics she is our chubby monkey. Baker wanted the bottle from the beginning and still has a Binky at night. She gags at the thought of a Binky.
Baker is 33 months old and full of energy. He is talking more and more and his favorite word is Race car! I hear that about 200 times a day. He is always pretending he is a race car or his toys are race cars or he wants to watch race cars on TV. I love every minute of it :) He got a new bunk bed this month and it is the coolest toy he has. He climbs up and down all day. He gives me a heart attack because he has no fear, but boys will be boys. He is a big Grandma's boy and I use it to my advantage everyday. When he isn't wanting to get out of bed I tell him "want to go to Grandmas" and he jumps right out of bed. Brooklyn on the other hand loves the men in her life! She gives Daddy a smile every time she see's him and she would let Papa Dan hold her all day if he would. She has definitely taken over the princess role! She is going to use her Blue eyes to get whatever she wants from her daddy and papa.

Brooklyn Riley 13 weeks

Baker and Hailey on their race car!

Brooklyn with her baby blues!

Gotta Love them!

Baker's Turn

2010-01-30T12:24:00.001-08:00

2 1/2 years!
Wow where has the time gone? My baby boy is about to be 2 1/2 on Feb. 3 and it seems like yesterday he was Brooklyn's size. I have been looking back through pictures of Baker when he was a baby to see if his sister looks like him at all, and I have to admit he was one adorable baby boy. He always has a smile ready for the camera and is so full of life. I sometimes wonder how we got so lucky. He brings joy to Tyson and I everyday.
Fun things Baker is doing at 2 1/2
* Can run so fast and likes to race everyone. Ready Set GO, he says!
* Likes to draw and is pretty good at holding a pen or pencil. We have been practicing circles and lines
*Loves to practice his colors and shapes and even though he doesn't have them perfect yet, I'm proud of how many he knows already.
*Is in speech class and is really starting to talk a lot. He loves his speech teacher and the toys she brings.
*Takes time to read books in his big bean bag chair daily. For a little boy who hates to sit down this is a big accomplishment for him. Tyson and I will find him in his room reading. Its so sweet.
*Loves his baby sister! He hugs her and loves her all the time. He likes me to hold her and doesn't like others to hold her. He is always asking where she is. It's so cute. I have a feeling these 2 are going to be great friends someday.
I could go on and on about what a great little guy he is. I love you Baker Samuel!
Did I mention he is a HUGE daddy's boy :)

And that makes 2...

2010-01-25T11:43:00.000-08:00

Brooklyn Riley

It's been so long since I have blogged anything. I feel like I have so much to say, but so little time. I decided today would be all about our new addition to our family, a precious little girl. I was due to have Brooklyn on January 25th but I was lucky enough to have her 10 days early on January 15th. The morning of January 15th I woke up at 3 am and had a feeling that it was time to have a baby. I didn't wake up anyone until 4:30 which now that I think about it was probably a big mistake. By the time I got Tyson up and called my mom and the Dr and got my parents here to watch Baker it was about 6:30 am and I was in pretty bad pain. I got to the hospital and the Dr. rounded up his troops because I needed to have a C-section since I had one with Baker. I just want to take a minute to tell all the mom's who have natural child birth with no pain medicine that they are amazing, a little crazy but amazing! Around 7:00 am I told the nurse that I felt the need to push, she had the Dr. come in and check me and I was at 8cm. Which sent everyone in to hurry up mode because they did not want me to get to 10 and I was going very quickly now. I also was in A LOT of pain and really really wanted some pain medicine. So to make what seemed like the longest 40 minutes of my life quick, they got me down to the operating room and I finally got my local anesthesia and felt so much better. Brooklyn Riley was born at a 7:43 am. She weighed 6lbs 10oz and was 19 in long. She was just a tiny little thing but full of life. She screamed and screamed which was great to hear. First thing I asked was "It's a girl right?" Tyson was the one to tell me that she really was a girl, and that she was perfect. So that makes 2 babies and 2 very blessed Parents!

Welcome to the family Brooklyn

2009-10-21T12:06:00.000-07:00

Pumpkin Days
A couple of weeks ago we went to our local Pumpkin patch. The last two years Baker has been really excited to see all the pumpkins. The first 5 minutes is usually him running around trying to pick up every pumpkin in the place and trying to get us to take them all home. This year we quickly picked out 3 pumpkins and than moved on to the huge slide that Baker could do all alone this year. He ran up and down this thing about 15 times. I was glad he could do it alone because Mommy tried one time and realized that I would not be climbing up to the top of the slide more than once this year. After all that sliding Baker was ready to go home take and nap and than Carve our pumpkins. We carved them a little early because one guy is completely falling in and the other one is molded so it looks like daddy will get to carve one more before Halloween.

Baker and .......... Brooklyn

2009-09-28T19:13:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn

We are so happy to be having a little girl! We were both in complete shock when the lady doing the ultrasound told us there was no little boy parts so she was pretty sure that this little tumbler would be coming out a girl. I was so set that I was just going to have boys and I had made myself Ok with that. So to find out we would have one of each filled our hearts with so much love! Cheesy I know but so true. We feel so complete. We already had a name picked out so that part was easy. Baker was actually going to be a Brooklyn if he was a girl. We still really love that name so thats what it is. Brooklyn Glory Basel. No we dont love B names it just worked out that way and actually if this tumbler was a boy we would have named him Parks. So see no crazy B thing. Tyson has actually let me do the nursery, which if anyone knows him is a huge thing for him to give over. He does the decorating in our house! So I have chosen butterflys and stuck with the oranges and greens that were in Bakers nursery but added a little pink. Ill have pics up as soon well actually not to soon. I think the crib and everything will be here in November so thats when we will be switching Baker over to his new room and finishing the nursery. So thats the baby update for you. The picture above is me at about 23 weeks. Im huge but feeling good. Baker keeps me going even when I don't want to... And with that on to

Baker

Time flys with this guy. Baker is about to be 26 months and is so big! He seems to grow an inch every day and comes up with more fun games to play than Mommy could ever think of. This kid has such an imagination, I have no idea where he gets that from. One minute he is stomping around like a big dinasour and than he is under the blankets pretending to hide from scary monsters. Baker has been very lucky latley, thanks to Grandma Dana working at Rancho Villa, Daddy has been home a lot so he gets double attention most of the day. We try and go to the park everyday or at least on a long walk because this kid has more energy than I know what to do with. I cant wait for him to start pre-school next summer and get a full day of action. He is very social so I know he will love it.

Baker has no idea that a baby is on the way, but he hasnt really seen to many little babies. I have no idea how he will react when she comes but Im hoping for the best.

Baker's best friend is his cousin Emiliano who he calls "mo mo" I have to hear him say that about 20 times a day. He is always looking for him and wondering if he is going to be at Grandmas when we go over there to visit. Emiliano is 5 and sometimes get annoyed with Baker's baby games but always gives him a hug and kiss when he leaves and that's good enough for Baker. Here is some pics of Bakers adventures latley. We had the fair and than we went to the corn maze with my cousin Jay and his wife and thier 2 kids. Baker had a blast at both.

2 and something New!

2009-08-09T11:46:00.000-07:00

First off I want to say Im sorry for taking so long to actually blog. I have been exhausted and am actually starting to feel like myself again. So I am hoping to keep everyone up to date better while I can!
So I think everyone knows but for you that don't.............We are having a baby :) I'm about 16 weeks pregnant and after a long road to get here we are ready to announce we are going to have a baby January 21st. Baker has no idea and could really care less at this point but Tyson and I are so excited and cant wait to find out if we are having a little boy named Parks or a little girl named Brooklyn. We really have no prefrence. We will keep you all up to date as we find out more details on the littlest Basel.
"2"
Baker turned 2 years old over the last weekend and like always I couldn't just celebrate with a simple get together. I tried to go all out and hopefully all the kids that were here had a great time. We had a monkey themed party and there were about 15 kids and there parents here to celebrate with some cupcakes, subs and a water slide! It was super hot, 103 degrees, but all the parents and kids stuck it out to help throw Baker a great party. Baker's favorite part was the cupcakes and listening to everyone singing him "happy birthday".
We couldn't have done it without the Hinton's who came and stayed with us for the weekend from Snohomish. They helped do everything from dishes to decorating to running around like crazy people trying to make sure everything was picked up and put up before party time. You guys are great friends!
Here is the important part.........Lots of Baker Pics :)

21 months and Mother's Day!

2009-05-12T11:27:00.000-07:00

21 months

Baker turned 21 months this month and I really just can not believe how fast this has gone. Even though I swear he is 2 by the way he has been acting latley. He is pretty spoiled and does not like to be told no or have to sit still for more than 2 seconds unless he is watching Handy Manny or Disney Playhouse, than he will sit forever if needed. Which does not help when we are stuck somewhere like a restaurant with no TV. Im thinking hold on Kristin this will get better. He will not be the worst child on earth forever. At the same time I always go to bed thinking just how lucky we are. He always seems to surprise us by how smart he is. And if he thinks he hurts his mommy he is always there to give me a great big kiss and a hug.

Tyson and I have been worried about his lack of actual words. He has NO problem getting his point acrossed and actually communicates with screaming very well. We usually know what he is trying to say. But where are the words, the real words. So I got out a pen and paper and followed Baker around all day and tried to count all the words that he really knows. I was surprised by the amount that he can say really well. It was over 30 which is normal for a boy his age. I didnt think he had 10 :) I guess I just forget he says words with all the screaming in between them.

Happy 21 months buddy even though I am a little late with this one.

Mothers Day 2009

I had a wonderful Mother's day with Baker and Tyson. We go to the horse races every mothers day because it is somewhere that I can do 2 of my favorite things in one place. Gamble and be a mom. Baker loves seeing the horses race and he even helps me pick out the good horses. He would sit up in the stands with me and yell "GO GO GO" thats one of his words he knows TO WELL. After the horse races we came home and Tyson cooked me a crab dinner and gave me a super cute cake that we ate in bed after Baker was a sleep. Being Bakers Mom is probably the biggest blessing in my life. He makes everday a great day, and loves me even when Im having a bad day.

Easter with Baker and a Recap

2009-04-16T09:58:00.000-07:00

I really haven't been the best blogger lately so I'll try and get as much info as possible in when I do decide to blog. Baker is 20 months now and time has been going by so fast. I can't even begin to process that my baby will be 2 in no time. It just doesn't seem fair. He is doing great and growing very fast. He weighs 27 lbs and is 33 inches tall. He is built just like his Daddy, wide shoulders. I'm starting to see why I had a C-section :)
Baker loves sports. You give him a ball and he will figure out some kind of sport to play with it. Usually its hockey, he will take any ball and any long object and hit it around the house. He doesn't care if its a baseball and a baseball bat or a golf club and a golf ball, it usualy becomes a puck and a hockey stick. He really has a great imagination. He plays with these little farm animals and really brings them to life with animal sounds and feeding time and than of course knocking them all down for sleeping time.
Baker has also been working on using the potty. He is pretty much down to underwear only when we are at home and pull-ups when we are out on the town. He still wears a diaper at night and when we are on trips. I haven't pushed him past using the potty at home. Except for those times he walks up to his dad super close and whispers "poop Dad" than we take him to the bathroom where ever we are. I'm so glad that he has dedicated his father as poop guy!
We were starting to get worried about Bakers talking ability's. His little friends seemed to be talking like crazy and Baker was stuck on the grunts and pointing to get his point across. He wouldn't repeat us even if we knew he new the word. We have a feeling that our little guy is VERY stubborn and will do things his way when he is ready. I hate to say it but I think he gets that from me. But good news is in the last couple of weeks we have taken away the Binky most of the time during the day, and he has started to say more words. Its so fun to hear him say things.
OK Ill end here with some really cute Easter pics. We took him to church Sunday morning and I have to say, he was the cutest baby there :) Worst behaved but for sure the cutest :)

The Day before Easter at the Basel's (Bakers 1st Egg)

His Scavenger Hunt ended on top of the Hay

Handsom Man ready for church

Strike a Pose

Daddy helping Baker with his Tie

From Sand to Snow

2009-03-08T12:52:00.000-07:00

Sand
Baker has been very busy the last couple weeks. We took off for Vegas at the end of February for Bakers first Nascar Race. We were there for 5 nights and Baker did amazing. Even though we have decided that isnt probably the best place to take a 1 year old on Vacation it really worked out great thanks to my parents! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Richards. We did find somethings Baker could enjoy in the city of sin, Fountains, Fishtanks, M&M's, and Nascar!

SNOW
We got back from Vegas and headed to the mountains. Baker got to show his cousin Erica the Basel Cabin and about 7 feet of snow. Baker had a blast sledding for the first time. Trying to keep him off the snowmobiles was a challenge but Daddy kept him busy by pushing him super fast down a perfect sledding trail.

A day at the park!

2009-02-18T16:52:00.000-08:00

It was a gorgeous day in Walla Walla today and we took full advantage of it! First he drove his truck outside with Daddy and than after a 3 hour nap we headed off to the park with some good friends! We are so excited for spring to be here so we can play outside everyday!

Baker and Nora

Best Friends

Baker's favorite toy at the park

Baker was so tired after the park we just layed him down fully dressed :) He is now quietly sleepng. 2 naps in one day we must have really wore him out today!

Baker grew into his birthday present

2009-02-04T19:26:00.000-08:00

So Baker got a very cool truck for his first birthday for his Uncle Justin, Auntie Brianne and Grandma and Grandpa Basel. He wasnt big enough on his birthday but today we put him in it for is 18 month birthday and he road it like a champ. He loves anything that is battery powered and goes super fast :) Ill post the longer video on you tube so check that out. Search for Baker Samuel Rides his ford. Happy 18 months Baker. Mommy and Daddy love you SOOOO MUCH!

So LONG!

2009-01-26T11:49:00.000-08:00

I cant belive it has been almost 3 months since I have blogged! I know I'm terrible, but I do have a 17 month old that is on the move! Baker has gotten so big and is really into everything. Its been so long I cant even think of all the fun things Baker has started doing. He tells hilarious stories that only he can understand, and than cracks up when he is all done. Which in turn makes everyone else laugh just as hard. He RUNS, hits a ball off a tee, climbs up everything or down everything, is down to one nap a day, Loves his cousin Emo, eats at the table with the rest of the family, eats everything, gives kisses goodbye when he is ready to go somewhere, rode on a snowmobile and loved it, is just a super duper awesome kid. I really could go on and on about how great I think he is :) But Im sure pictures will be more appreciated.

Baker playing his guitar. He really loves music

Baker showing all his teeth. He is up to 12 teeth now but his top k-9 teeth are poking out a little too.

Baker and Emo early moring before Church. These two really love eachother.

Bakers favorite toy. A box! But Tyson and I built him a big fort with boxes and he doesnt like it. He just wants one small box.

Batter up. Baker loves playing all sports. Baseball and hockey are his favorite at the moment.

Halloween 2008

2008-11-01T16:27:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone, Can you believe I am actually blogging and getting pictures up the day after I took them. I cant! I'm still a little surprised myself. But Baker looked so cute yesterday I had to post these quickly. Especially because all these other "Super Mom's" got pics up last night. Ok Kristin Get to the point.

Here are the pics :)

Baker with some of his second Cousins (Kevin, Baker and Jovie) They are all really close in age and I love that we all live in the same town!

Kevin and Baker trick or treating downtown Walla Walla

Baker is the Flash and his super hero cousin Emiliano is Iron Man. Baker couldnt keep his mask on

Flash as a baseball player :)

Baker was having so much fun in the leaves with Emo.

After a long night of being flash he decided to give it up and switch to superman :0)

And he finished the night with a little beerpong with dad!

P.S. I have a couple videos that I want to share but they take so long to upload on this thing that I am going to put them up on youtube. If your interested search Baker Samuel Halloween and you will find all Bakers famous videos :)

Thanks and I hope everyone had a great Halloween.

Fall Fun with Baker

2008-10-22T15:56:00.000-07:00

>Sorry everyone. I know its been awhile since I have blogged. Like I've said before I'm not the best at keeping up with things. I get stuck on myspace and next thing you know an hour has passed Baker is up from his nap and I don't have time to blog. But Baker has been doing some really fun stuff and I wanted to share them with everyone.
Jitterbug
Baker has started a fun music, dance, activity class that he does once a week. I get to do it with Baker so it is great bonding time for me and him and he LOVES running around and playing with other kids which we don't get much time for since he stays at home with me or Tyson all day. Baker is learning a bunch of new skills there. The teacher is great with the kids and teaches the parents why she is doing certain things. Its so much fun I wish it was more than once a week. Its the first class I have found that is for kids as young as Baker. I have been trying to get him into something so this was perfect. He plays music instruments (his favorite part) he does obstacle courses which he also loves, nursery rhymes and practices taking turns (not his favorite part) but he is pretty good at it surprisingly. He only cries when it is time to leave.:)
Dog park
We have also been going to the NEW dog park that got put in about a half a mile from our house. We take Baker and the "BOYS" down there as much as we can and let the dogs really run. The other day we went and there was about 20 other big dogs there. So I have to hold Baker most of the time. But today we went and our dogs were the biggest so we let Baker down to roam with the dogs :) He loved it and found a dirt pile to dig in so he fit right in with the dogs. He has just turned into a little boy all of a sudden. He is so much fun.
Here are pics from the park and videos from Jitterbug. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Baker playing at Jitterbug

We do our stretches at Jitterbug :)

Can't get much cuter than him :)

Baker with Fletcher and Bruiser "The boys"

Baker is excited to be outside. He cant get enough of it.

At the dog park. Baker has so much fun here. He loves all the dogs, but especially his!

Pumpkin Patch

2008-09-30T12:12:00.000-07:00

Tyson and I took Baker and Emo to the pumpkin patch this passed weekend. We usually wait until mid October to go out to Klickers but this year we decided to start Halloween early. We will never wait again. There were the biggest pumpkins ever out there. They were perfect. We ended up getting a 50 lb. pumpkin. We were pretty excited and we got some really good pictures of Baker.

Here is a video of Baker trying to pick up all the pumpkins if you listen carefully you can hear him say "Ball" He thought he was in ball heaven :) Man my baby is cute hahahah

Fun New Pictures

2008-09-30T12:01:00.001-07:00

Baker Rocking Daddy's hat

Silverwood with Auntie Bri. Baker went on his first ride. Daddy had a panic attack on the side line:) But Baker loved the rides.

Than he got to meet Garfield. Baker probably thought all the kids were looking at him. He loves being the center of attention.

Baker had a Slumber Party with Emiliano here they are playing the drums.

Here they are ready for bed. My two favorite boys!

Lots to Post

2008-09-08T14:26:00.000-07:00

First Coug Game

Baker attended his first ever Cougar Football game 2 weekends ago at Qwest Field. We are so lucky to have great friends in Seattle that let us stay at their house all weekend, the Hintons! We love you guys tons. Baker and Hailey had as much fun as Hailey could possible have being only 3 1/2 months old. Baker loved her a lot and talked to her in this really pitch voice. I think he was trying to be sweet but who knows. Baker really loved their dog Emma who is also a golden retriever and Baker felt right at home chasing her around. I know she was more then ready for us to leave on Monday. We headed down to the coug game Saturday Morning and had Baker all "couged out" he was adorable :). He loved the game and actually let us watch the whole first half without getting up once. I was impressed since he is only 1 and doesn't sit still at all! We walked around a lot the second half and showed Baker all the stuff at Qwest field. Also a lot of drunk Cougar girls wanted to take Bakers pictures so he really thought he was the star and loved EVERY minute of it. We had so much fun but were more then ready to get back to Joe and Gina's after the game. P.S. I don't recommend driving in the same car with a 3 1/2 month old and a one year old in Seattle traffic :)

Hailey and Baker getting ready for the big game

The girls and our babies! Except mine is a little heavier.

Baker hanging out at the coug game. Loving all the attention

One happy Cougar family

Bumbershoot
During the same weekend we were lucky enough to get tickets from some of Gina and Joe's good friends for Bumbershoot. (Thanks Ian and Julie) I had never been and had no idea what bumbershoot was. I soon realized it was a BUNCH of concerts going on in one local spot. It was like a high class fair I guess. At that moment I was remembering how much fun it was not to have children. I would have loved this place about 2 years ago. But pushing a stroller and a crabby baby around a very crowded place made it not quite the same. Non the less we saw some really great performers and had a good lunch and then drove back to Joe and Gina's and had some really great sushi. :)

Wine Stomp Weekend
After a long weekend in Seattle it was nice to stay home for a weekend and relax. Every year Tyson's parents winery has a grape stomping event for all the Basel Cellars Wine Members. No we aren't members but we got the family connection :) This is pretty much a fun wine party where half of the proceeds go to charity and everyone has a really good time. There is a band and appetizers and lots of grape stomping. This year baker got to get in on the stomping and loved it so much! We can't wait until next year!

Baker's first step into the grapes.

He loved it so much he wanted his clothes off and to sit right down in them.

People thought it was so cute they were helping me pose Baker.

And the result is a ruined onsie but believe me it was well worth it. He had so much fun.

Scarface Baby

2008-08-25T15:04:00.001-07:00

Bakers first major wound. Read blog below for more info

First trip to the ER

2008-08-25T09:46:00.000-07:00

Well Baker had his first trip to the Emergency room last night. He was playing with some of his friends and decided to take a running jump towards mommy, he tripped on a dog and did a face plant right onto the sharp corner of the couch. Pretty much ripping off his eyebrow in the process. I of course freaked out. I tried to wipe away the blood to see if it was really that bad or if the blood just made it look bad. After realizing Baker wasn't going to let me just wipe away the blood I made the decision to take him in to the hospital. He was fine other then the blood running into his eye. He stopped crying and wanted to run around the hospital. I didn't think the hospital would like Bakers Blood everywhere so I had to hold him which really pissed him off. Then his Binky fell on the ground and the nurse said that we couldn't use it anymore. AHHHHH come on no Binky.
To make a long story short we had 20 minutes of hell holding him down to apply the medicine (i said screw the nurse cleaned off the Binky and used that after about 10 minutes of screaming) Then the very nice Dr. came in and literally super glued the cut together. Its about a inch and a half long now and doesn't look pretty at all, but the good news is the Dr said in 15 years you wont even know it happened. Sweet 15 years huh. Anyway my camera's batterie is dead so I haven't got a picture yet but I'm hoping to by the end of the day. Ill post it soon.
P.S. Baker is doing great and spending the morning with his grandpa dan and grandma Dana :) They love the scarface baby even with the cuts :)

Seaside Beach

2008-08-22T11:09:00.000-07:00

This last weekend we took a 4 day trip over to the Oregon Coast. The weather was nice considering we could have been home in 105 degree heat or there in 60 degree fog. Either way we are super glad we went and spent the weekend with family. My aunt Debbi rented a HUGE beach house for everyone,,, which ment 4 kids and 8 adults. We love everyone very much but decided to get a hotel room to sleep and shower. My cousin Charlie and his wife came down and brought there 3 very adorable kids Jarek almost 7, Logan almost 4,, and Tea 2 1/2. They were all so sweet to Baker and Baker just loved all the attention.
We had a great time and even stoped at the Portland zoo on the way home. We cant wait to do it again. I didnt take as many pictures as I usually do so im a little disapointed but the fair is coming up and I will post tons then. And after that we get to go visit the Hintons and watch a coug game and I promise to post lots of pics.

BAKER EATTING SOME SAND

LITTLE TEA, I LOVE THIS GIRL

BAKER PLAYING IN THE SAND!

GETTING READY FOR THE ZOO

BAKER AND MOMMY BY THE FISHIES

Finger painting

2008-08-12T10:24:00.001-07:00

Grandma Dana got Baker a very cool table and chair set for his birthday, along with tons of fun stuff to do projects with. We started off with the baby markers and crayons and moved up to Fingerpainting. He didnt really understand the concept yet but it was super fun to try it with him. And he looked so cute in his smock! When he started eatting the paint I figured that was time to throw in the towel and try again at a later date :) Here are some pics of the differant project times we have had.
P.S. Having a one year old is SOOOO much fun.

These first two pics are us practiing with some little kid markers. I was a little worried about the paint so we decided to practie. The problem was those markers ended up to be more messy then the paint!

Ok let the fingerpainting Begin.

First off we got to but on this really cool smock. I mean this thing covers everything.

So as soon as he put his hand in the paint. The screaming began. He pretty much just wanted to run around outside. He didnt want to sit still and paint.

Ok mom if you wont let me down then I will just EAT the paint. Here is Baker with Paint all in his mouth. Awesome Baker that must taste good!
We will attempt the painting project again in a couple weeks. I will keep you all posted. :)

Pictures of the party

2008-08-05T12:08:00.000-07:00

Here are the tables. IM so happy with the decorations. It really was pretty!

Baker got so excited when he woke up from his nap and everything was decorated. He ran right for this balloon and stood there for about 10 minutes. It was so cute!

Tyson with all the kids and all the toys! What a good daddy!

The Baby Basel is 1 year old. I cant even believe it.

Thanks for the help Micheal! He was such a good cake feeder!

Unlce Justin and Aunt Bri bought Baker a Ford Truck with his name on it! Very Cool!

Bakers Birthday Cake! I loved it and did not want to throw it away after he was done with it!

Hailey and Baker hanging out downtown on Bakers REAL birthday

Baker's Birthday

2008-08-05T11:50:00.001-07:00

Baker turned 1 August 3rd! I can not believe how far we have come in the last year. I have no memory of 2 years ago when Tyson and I were struggling so hard to have a baby. The last year has been the most amazing time of my life! Being a mom is something you can never even imagine until you are one. You think to yourself that its going to be great but it is truely unbelievable.

We had a big party for Baker on Saturday and I can't explain how much it ment to us to have my family and friends there celebrating Bakers birthday with us. We had lots of friends some came all the way from seattle just to be with us on this special day! We got to have Joe, Gina and Hailey spend the whole weekend with us, which was so much fun! Gina took tons of pics so check out the HILTON blog for some really good pics of the party. Ill post what I have on this computer.

Family reunion/wedding reception

2008-07-21T11:39:00.000-07:00

Family Time
July 12th we had a great party for my aunt Donna who just got married! It was really fun and she was so happy, which of course was the plan! Baker got to see all his 2nd cousins and played and played and played. I thought I would post some pics and send the rest through email (grandma, grandpa and mom). We missed you Matt, April and Jovie :(

Baker and cousin Tea

Grandma and her girls

Emiliano and Jarek (yes this equals trouble) But they are such great friends

The happy couple!

Grandma and her Baker Boy!

Shots for the Ladies! (Its a Bellmore thing)

The 4th of July

2008-07-07T17:44:00.000-07:00

So the 4th is my favorite holiday ever. I think I mentioned this before but I totaly love it! So we always try and have friends over and bbq and just have a great time. Well this year it was extra special because I got to share it with my baby Baker! He loved it as much if not more then I did. Which makes me super excited! Ill get to the good stuff now and Post the pics :)

Baker getting ready for the big day!

Baker with the Gisi kids: Micheal and Nora (Bakers Best Friends)

We are all ready for the Fireworks Tyson :)

3 years, 11 months and the 4th

2008-07-04T10:24:00.000-07:00

3 years:

Tyson and I Celebrated our 3 year anniversary July 2. Man time flys. It seems like just last year we were getting ready to walk down that isle. The good thing is we still love each other and we have really accomplished a lot in the passed 3 years. We understand each other more and enjoy each other more. It is just an always growing relationship. I definitely have days I would love to strangle him :) But we do work together, live together and have a baby together. That's a lot of togetherness even for a married couple. But it works and we love each other no matter what.

11 Months:

Yes my baby turned 11 months July 3rd. He is like a big boy these days. He sleeps all night, he walks all over, he can eat real food and he doesn't even drink out of a bottle anymore. Its all sippy cups. I just didn't think all this would happen so fast. Tyson and I think everyday how lucky we are to have such a good baby. Do we even want to curse all this perfectness with another baby. Its really a scary thought. I didn't think deciding to have another baby would be so much worrying. I thought I new I wanted one and there would be no questions asked. But I just can't decide when or if. I know that if it happened I would be MORE then happy but just planning it again is a little scary.

The 4th:

My favorite holiday ever! I love the 4th of July. Its just a fun celebration. No need to buy presents or rush over to family homes. Its a get drunk, bbq and enjoy your friends kinda day. We are planning to have a few people over and just relax. I got to have 2 4ths this year because yesterday we celebrated with my nephew and brother at my parents and then today its all about friends! We have great friends and being able to sit back at our house and have people over is the best part of the 4th. I'm sure Ill have tons of pics of Baker with his little buddies up soon.

Hope everyone has an awesome 4th and a safe one as well.

Your It!

2008-06-27T09:13:00.000-07:00

I have been tagged by my friend menardness,
So here is little about MYSELF. And Like April said I understand everyone is only here to hear about Baker but a little Kristin wont kill you all :)
Here is how it works..3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/ collections, 3 surprise facts about you & then 3 people you want to tag!

3 joys:
1. Being a mom- I couldnt ask for anything better. Seeing Baker smile every morning when I go to pick him up out of bed makes me the happiest girl alive. Having someone love you that much is just the best feeling.
2. Laying in the sun - I cant get enough sun. I put Baker to nap and run out side to lay out for at least a half hour. It calms me. I enjoy swiming being at the river just anything in the sun.
3. Family - I love being with as much family as possible. Throw me into a room with all my aunts, uncles and cousins and my brothers and I am at piece. Its the people who really love you and would be there for you no matter what!

3 fears:
1. Staying alone - I hate when Tyson is gone at night. It has only really happened 3 times since we started dating but I freak out! I leave the TV's on the lights on and the dogs in my bed. I just hate even thinking about maybe staying alone
2. Being a bad wife - I dont cook, I hate cleaning, I barley make it out of bed in the morning. What the heck does Tyson see in me. I am always worried I'm not doing enough. I'm lucky he loves me for my looks :) haha
3. Losing someone I really love - I have been fortunate enough to not really lose anyone super close to me. Losing a Parent, Sibling, Child, Husband is something that I cant even imagine ever happening. Its something I have seen friends go through and thank god that I have been lucky enough to still have everyone close to me!

3 goals
1. Go back to school - Someday I would like to take some classes at CC and at least get my AA. I want to be able to say I finished school somewhere. Im still very interested in someday maybe teaching Pre-school.
2. Move into the home of our dreams - Tyson and I both have a goal to someday buy some land and build our own home. We want our kids to be able to go outside and ride motorcyles and 4 wheel and just run around everywhere. WE want to wake up and look out our window and see nothing but Mountains.
3. Have a little girl - I would love to have at least one more child. If its a girl I would be so thankful and be done. If its another boy I would be very happy and then think about adopting a little girl. Im not sure Im willing to chance having three boys :) I have such a wonderful relationship with my mom I really want to share that same relationship with a daughter.

3 current obsessions/collections
1. Bakers birthday party - I think about it pretty much all day everyday! Who is coming what are we doing. Would this be good, no this is better. I just want it to be perfect and I have to realize its going to be great. Baker is going to be one no matter what kind of party I have!
2. Golf - Well I cant do anything half ass. I either have to be good at it or I dont want to do it. SO since Tyson has decided to take up golf I can either learn to play or sit alone all day. I chose to play. I suck so I am now obsessed with getting better.
3. Amazon shopping - Oh gosh this is a great inventions. Everything you need on one website. I love it. I think between Tyson and I we get something from Amazon delivered to our house everyday. I get everything for Baker off there, from clothes to diapers to formula. Everything. Its really awesome plus we get free second day air on alot of things.

3 surprise Facts
1. Im not looking forward to a swimsuit this year. I am so worried about the day that someone other then my husband see's me I almost pass out when thinking about it. I have never been one to be self concious or worried about my body but after having a baby its just nothing is the same. Its really been hard for me.
2. I feel lucky to have my husband everyday! He is the greatest guy. He does all the things I hate to do and still loves me the same. He gets up early wtih Baker on the weekends to let me sleep and he doesnt even ask to go out with his frineds. He loves being a dad and staying home with his family. He reminds me how much he loves me everyday. He is the best!
3. I want to be pregnant again - I really feel like its time to start trying again. Baker will be a year soon and I really miss having a baby! I don't want to put any pressure on myself to try try try like last time. But I would like to be pregnant sometime by the end of this year. I want my kids to be close in age and not have a huge gap in time. I feel ready physicaly and mentaly.

3 tags
I have to do the only 3 people on my list that havent already done a tag blog.
Gina, Leah, and Susy.
April made me feel quilty so the rest of you should feel pressure to do it too since your my only blogger friends!

Camping and Birthday Planning

2008-06-23T12:38:00.000-07:00

Camping

So we attempted our first camping trip with Baker this weekend. The Richards Family had a reunion which as always was an awesome time. We went up to Harris Park so it was close to town and made for an easy drive there and back. Baker did great. He loves new adventures and also loves being outside so he was in baby heaven. Mom and Dad took my nephew Emo up and he had a great time too. We did get to take Grandpa's Motor home up so I guess it wasn't really camping but I did skip a shower Sunday so I felt like I was camping :)
Baker was loving all the attention he was getting. Uncle Mike tried all weekend to get Baker to let him hold him but Baker was just not having it. He loved watching him but didn't want to be held by him. Aunt Eva was really the only one that got him to actually relax and just be held. Now that Baker is walking he just wants to GO GO GO until he falls asleep. Overall great time and loved seeing everyone.

Birthdays

Tyson and I are trying to figure out what to do for Baker's 1st birthday. I never in a million years thought planning a 1st birthday would be so hard. Tyson wants something simple and I of course want to go way over the top and do everything perfect. So I guess we will have to meet in the middle somewhere. We have picked the date and that is about it. That was the easy part. August 3rd is his birthday so we figure we will do it that Saturday. I know we want to do it at our house. That was a compromise by the way. I wanted to rent a place to do it but Tyson wanted to do it at home so I said fine as long as I can do WHATEVER I want at our house. :) So now all the "FUN" stuff starts. Invites, cake, decorations, party bags. I just figured we can't overdue I mean you only get one 1st birthday. And I love parties and having tons of people around. So keep posted to find out more about Baker's First Birthday!

Starting from the begining

2008-06-18T10:44:00.000-07:00

Well since I didn't get to start this blog at the begining of everything I thought since i don't have anything new to write today that I would start at the begining and then kinda catch everyone up on our last 11 months.
Ill start with Baker being born. It was August 2nd 2007 4:00 in the afternoon and I began to have what I thought might be contractions. I was getting my hair done so I decided to push through the cramping and let Micky finish my hair so if I did go into labor I would of course look Beautiful. haha little did I know that isnt possible. So I get done with my hair and go home to my husband who thinks it isnt contractions and I'm just getting anxious. Again I had thought I was in Labor for the past 3 weeks so I understand his thinking. So finally after timing my contractions for 5 hours we decided it was probably time to go to the hospital. So we get there and they hook me up to the machines and call my Dr. Tyson still won't let me call my mom because for some reason he thinks they are going to send me home. Finally at 11 P.M. they tell me I'm here and Im not leaving without a baby. So I get to call my mom :) Mom and Aunt Debbie come down right away and we are all here its Midnight and the waitting process begins. And we wait and wait and wait. To make a LONG LONG story short. I got an epidural at 2 slept until 5 and waitted for the Dr to come break my water at 9 AM. Yes this is 12 hours from when I first checked into the hospital and Im at 6 CM. Then I go instantly to 10 when my water is broke and I start pushing at around 9:15 AM August 3. Push for an hour and a half and then realize this baby isnt going to come out. Rush down to C section and have him at 10:41 AM Ausgust 3, 2008. WOW that makes me tired thinking about it all again. But man was it worth it. He was adorable from the first second I saw him! And that is where it ALL began!

First Day of Blogging

2008-06-17T11:37:00.001-07:00

Ok so here I am blogging. Like I don't have 100 other things to keep up with. But Gina Hinton's little blog space was so cute I have decided to give it a try. I'm completly confused already but figured I have to just jump in and start posting and things will come to me. So give me some time and hopefully this will get better.