A Handy Man

Bren is such a handy man to have a round. A few months ago I was visiting my family and he was home a alone. So he decided to refinish a dresser that we had. I was so surprised to come home to see the finished product. We painted, added new hardware, and put a new frame around the mirror. I wish I had a picture of it before it was redone, but we forgot to take one. He really likes doing these sort of project and I really like thinking up these kind of project to do. I already have a few more in mind!

A hiking we will go.....

Brennon didn't have to work on Friday. So we decided to go hiking. The only bad thing was we had to go at 8:00 so it wasn't to hot on our hike. He wasn't to thrilled since it was his day to sleep in. I figured he gets up at 5:00 every morning so 8:00 was sleeping in.... right? We decided to hike the Y and we had a great time.

Glamour Shots by Bren

Addi is getting so big! She is crawling now and getting in to everything. We are loving the little person she is becoming. Lately, she has started to laugh to herself when she is playing. It is so cute. We'll have to get a video of it so you all can see. Addi will be a year old in a few months and since I haven't taken her anywhere to get her pictures done, we decided to take some pictures of her ourself. Here are a few of our favorites.

Heart and Seoul

For any of you that have checked our blog in the last while hoping to see some pictures of our trip to Korea, or to even just see what has been going on with us......well today is your lucky day. Yes, I know that it has been a while and Yes, we went on our trip over a month ago. But I am now getting around to it.
Brennon and I had a great time in Korea it was so fun to see where he had lived and served for two years. I had never been to another country and that in itself was great experience. Here is a recap of some of the thing that we saw and did.
We arrived late in the evening and where both exhausted after our long plane ride. We had dinner and then went right to bed. At dinner the first night, I had my first culturally shocking experience. Dinner was a little strange, sitting on the floor and eating at a little table but the bathroom was even stranger. After using the toilet I went to flush and didn't know what to push because there were several buttons. I chose the one I thought was right but instead water came shooting out toward me and soaked my shirt. I walked out of the bathroom and Bren started laughing. He informed me that I had accidentally started up the bidet.
The next few day were spent adjusting and figuring out what things we needed to see and what things we could do with out. We met with quite a few people that Brennon knew over there and one couple let us stay at there home for the duration of our trip. That was so nice of them and it definitely saved us some money.
We saw several historical places and did lots of other interesting things. Some of our favorites included: A 10 mile long man made river running right through downtown seoul, the park on youeido island, Kyeongbokgung (a 700 year old palace), The Hwaseong (an old fortress in Suwon), A traditional village in Yongin, Jeju Island where we went to the beach, saw some beautiful waterfalls, and saw an amazing bridge. We went shopping in famous areas like Edeh, Etaewon, Namdaemun, Dongdehmun. We went to the Seoul Korea Temple and went to the top of the Seoul NamSan tower. We ate a lot of delicious traditional food and even relaxed at a cool spa where we got massages and rested.
Brennon's favorite part of the trip was eating his favorite foods and brushing up on the language. My favorite part of the trip was shopping, and visiting the ancient stone wall in suwon. Overall, I really just loved experiencing another culture.
Our favorite part of the trip was being greeted by our little Addi at the Salt Lake airport. All in all, it was a very fun and memorable trip.

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.