4.6.08

We took these picture of Addi today. She is looking so big. She will be 8 months old on the 17th .

March in a Nut Shell

We haven't been doing much lately so I haven't had much to post.....but here are a few pictures from the past few weeks. They are a bunch of random pictures.

Hayden and Addi on Easter weekend. They look so cute snuggled up together.

We finally got our high chair. We have been waiting for a long time to get it. Addi seems to like it.

Addi and Brennon having a little guitar lesson.

Addi and her cousin Lexie over Easter weekend.

Tag #2

Two names you've gone by: 1)Hill 2) HillBill
Two things I’m wearing right now: 1) Sweatshirt 2) pj bottoms
Two things I want (or have) in a relationship: 1) laughter 2) Love
Two of my favorite things to do: 1)Sewing (thanks to my new sewing machine) 2) spending time with my family
Two things you did last night: 1)hung out with Brennon 2) filled out Tag #1
Two people you last talked to: 1) Dad 2) Brennon
Two things you’re doing tomorrow: 1) Hopefully something fun 2) just being mom
Two longest car rides: 1) From Idaho to El Paso TX 2)
Two favorite holidays: 1) Christmas 2) Easter
Two favorite drinks: 1) Water 2) I enjoy an ice cold Jarrito every now and then
Two things about me you may not have known: 1) I'm afraid of heights (thanks to my fall from the hay stack 2) I LOVE Indian Food
Two jobs I’ve had in my life: There has been many1)concession/cashier at the Movie theater 2) Nanny
Two movies I would watch over and over: 1) Father of the Bride I and II ( Nic we should have a movie night some time) 2) cheaper by the dozen
Two favorite foods: 1) Mash Potatoes and Milk Gravy 2) Brownies
Two places I’d rather be right now: 1) with Brennon 2) In some warm weather
Two people I tag: 1)Mindy Payne 2) Kelsie Driscoll

I've been Tagged

I was tagged by my friend Abby so here we go....

HUSBAND TAG

What is his name?Brennon Wade Baker

How long have you been married? It will be 2 years this August

How long did you date? Well off and on for 6 months....Brennon would say off for 5 months, on for one month.

How old is he? 23

Who eats more? I would say Brennon does. My mom is always amazed at how much his skinny body can put down.

Who said I love you first? Brennon

Who is smarter? Brennon
Whose temper is worse? That would be Brennon.

Who does the dishes? That would be me

Who does the laundry? I do. Every now and then he throws in a batch.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Hmm..I guess it depends on what direction you are looking at the bed from. He starts the night on the right side of the bed and somehow ends up angled across the whole bed. Its a touchy subject..I'll go no further.

Who pays the bills? I do

Who cooks dinner? I do

Who drives when you are together? Brennon does

Who is more stubborn? I would say thats we a both equally on this one.

Whose parents do you see the most? Well they both live in the same place so we try to split our time the best we can

Who proposed? Brennon

Who has more friends? I don't know on this one

Who has more siblings?We both have 4 and both 1 sister and 3 brothers

Who wears the pants in the family? I would say Brennon probably does. but we always try to discuss our decisions together.

I TAG Nicole A, Shyane H. and Ali M.

Addi's Tap Dance

Addi's Grandma Lisa gave her this bouncer. She seems
to like it, but she doesn't know how to bounce. Instead she
taps her feet like she is doing a little tap dance.

Addi Update

Just thought I would post a few of the things that Addi is doing right now. She is sitting up, eating solid food,and loving it! (might I add).... I sometimes can't get the spoon from the bowl to her mouth fast enough. Here are a few pictures that explain it perfectly. I can't believe that she is 6 months already. She is getting the cutest little personality. I love that I get to be home with her....and who wouldn't love those chubby little checks to kiss on all day.

Not Much Going on in Our Neck of the Woods.

Well there hasn't been much going on with us. So therefore not much to post. I went to visit my sis on Friday and got some cute pictures of Addi and her Cousins Trae, Brody and Gracee. Thanks Mind for letting spend the day with you.

Sew Happy

I got a new sewing machine For Christmas and I am truly "Sew Happy". I thought that I would share my first creation with all of you. Thanks Santa for the sewing machine........ it was such a great present.

A Shoulder To Lean On

Everyone Needs a shoulder to lean on right? I was doing my hair and getting ready for the day while Addi was lounging on my bed. She seem to like to play on her Belly there. Lately, she has really started to like this cat that I made last year, so I gave it to her to play with. After a few minutes I looked over and found Addi resting her little head on Purr-cy ( this was what Brennon named the cat when i made it). It was too cute. So I took a picture. I added a picture of the Cat just in case any of you were wondering what it looked like, because you can't see it in the picture with her.

Happenings from the Holidays

We had a great time over the hoildays.....We started our break by going to the Voicemale concert. Ashley and I had bought tickets for Craig and Brennon for an early Christmas present. It was a lot of fun and I think that they enjoyed it. We are really going to miss you Craig and Ash.
We then headed to Idaho to spend Christmas with our Families. We spent up to Christmas Afternoon with Brennon's Family and we had a great time.....It was filled with last minute shopping, projects, parties and caroling. We opened present with Bren's Fam Christmas morning and then headed up to my house to talk to Elder Spenc. After that we went back down to have dinner with Bren's family. After Christmas Brennon went back to Provo for a few days and I stayed at my Parents'. My sister and her kids also stayed. We had a lot of fun.
For New Years Eve we got together with some friends at the Allphin home...we had treats, played the Wii and games and just talked and laughed in the New Year. New Years Day was the Jones Family Ball Bash. At the end Brennon and Matt went head to head in a Dunk contest. Well sorry if that was more details then you wanted to read about.....we just had too many fun things to note.

Winter Wonderland

We decided to take some family pictures after church. The new snow was just too beautiful to pass up. Thanks to Ashley we have some great pictures. I love the way the pictures of Brennon and Addi turned out.

Weekend Fun

Our weekend started with Bren's Flag football game on Saturday morning. It was the championship game and I'm sad to report that they lost. They all seemed to have a fun season though. Way to go Hornshwaglers (this was there team name)! After the game we loaded up and headed for Salt Lake. We had called and invited our friends the Allphins to come down. The boys went to the BYU vs. Michigan State game, While the girls visited a few shops and drove past all the really cool old houses in Salt Lake. After the game we went to temple square. The boys had met up with some of the guys that we went to high school with, so they joined us. We even took a fun picture of all the boys. It was a fun time had by all. Thanks Bill and Nic for making the trek down in the snow.

Bren's Birthday

Thanksgiving

Well....we weren't very good in the picture taking department....but we managed to get a few fun pics. The first is of Trae and I on stuffing duty. Trae was a pretty good helper. He was having a great time tearing up the bread. The second picture is of Gracee (Addi's new cousin) and Addison. There sure is a size difference between these two.... We're a little concerned Addi is not getting enough to eat...what do you think? :)

Our Sweet Addi

Tonight we went to Brennon's flag football game (they won by the way). When we were putting Addi back in the car, she was fast asleep in this postion. I couldn't help but think what a sweet little gift that we were given. She will be 3 months old on Saturday.....time sure does fly.

Murder Mystery

I know that Halloween was a while ago.... But I still wanted share our Murder Mystery Dinner pictures. On Halloween we got together with some of our friend at our house. I had never done a murder mystery dinner before, so it was a fun experience. Brennon was a Judge and I was a fashion designer from France (hence the beret). We started with some chili and bake potatoes thanks to Melissa. Each person,was given a character to portray in the murder mystery along with information about the characters background and relation to the victim. We ended with some yummie dessert. It was a great time had by all.

For all you Peanut Butter Lovers!

Well, about a week ago Brennon had a bad day. So I decided to make his favorite cookies.... Peanut Butter. I decided to find a recipe on the internet to try. I found this recipe, and decided to try it....Well bren took some cookies to have on his way to school. He called me a few minutes after leaving to tell me that these peanut butter cookies were that best that he had ever had. If you are a peanut butter cookie lover. You should give this recipe a try. Let me know if you like it.

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1 1/4 cup flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

1 Cream the butter for 2 minutes. Add the sugars, cream for 2 more minutes. Mix in the peanut butter and egg. Mix together the dry ingredients - flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir into the sugar butter mixture.

2 Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate at least 3 hours. ( I refrigerated for only about 2 hours and they worked out just fine.)

3 Preheat oven to 375°F. Shape dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten in crisscross pattern with a fork. Bake until light brown, 9 to 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for a minute; transfer to rack to cool completely.

Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

For chewier cookies, bake at 300°F for 15 minutes.

The Quilt

Well, I decided to share some pictures of my finished quilt, for Addi's room, with everyone. I would say I did pretty well for my first quilt. I finished the quilt before Addi was born, so it's a bit late. Better late then never though.

This is One Sweet Lemon!

Last Sunday Addi wore the new Lemon outfit that her Grandma Lisa bought for her. It's a little big on her, but the way she grows, she'll be too big for it sooner than we know.

You Know What They Say....The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree.

On Sunday, Bren was taking nap and Addi had fallen a sleep after her feeding. So, I layed her next to her Dad. I went in a while later to check on her, and found the two laying in the same position. What a cute duo!