Class of 2000

This weekend I met up with a couple other members of my highschool class. This is Yosi (they adopted her from guatemala) and Rylee hanging out on the couch. Yosi is the cutest thing - she was quite excited to hold Rylee and wondered by Rylee couldn't play with her :)

Yes, there were only 5 members in my class and only 3 of them were at the reunion. Unfairly, David and Lyndie are married so I made the trip up. Hahaha! It's all good. Had a great time. Can't believe 10 years can go by so fast.

Quilting Post

Step 1 - Have your strong hubby move the kitchen table into family room. Turn on a documentary and set up your supplies.

Step 2 - Put two squares pattern side together. Drawn a line from corner to corner. Sew 1/4" from the line on each side.

Step 3 - Cut on the line creating two squares.

Step 4 - Open the squares - iron the squares open.

Step 5 - Sew squares until you can't sew anymore :o) 150 squares later....

I was way too tired to iron them so they are still sitting on the table just like this.

Girls Night Out!

Amy and me at my first hockey game - I had a hard time keeping track of the puck. I figured if I just watched the guys I could find it but so many of them were hitting each other against the glass it was hard for me to keep up!

The goofy crew - Sheree, Tara, Belinda, Amy and me.

Baker weekend

After 3 weeks without my doggie, we finally got Bullwinkle back. We were gone each weekend and my parents thankfully were able to take him. He had a blast with his cousins. Jay bought him a new bed and he is already sitting in it just a few minutes after he brought it out to the car from Walmart.


Little Maverick was so happy that the pictures were almost over.

Cj and Kristen acting goofy.

Tyler and Maverick

Me and Jay (and our little Irish blessing :o)

Little Maverick

John Mark Baker family

The whole Baker clan

Aaron Baker family

We had a great weekend together in Nashville, Indiana. My first time there. Cute little town.

Getting ready for VBS 2009

Me and Jay - waiting for our Italian pie to arrive.

Here it is! Pizza ingredients in pie form...very thick. I can only eat one piece! I can eat several pieces of pizza, but this is a whole different story.

I spent some time rolling pennies tonight at the church and thought I would test out my camera. This is unedited and the focus and blurring are all done by the lens and camera.

The set up for VBS 2009 - God's Army - notice the helicopter on the platform. The rotor on top does go around!

Another picture using my new camera. He almost seems fake huh? I assure you he is real.

Lots of work this coming week, both at my regular job, second job and VBS :o) But thankfully, I have Friday off at the jail and VBS is over on Thursday night.

Lazy Saturday

Me and my little dog, Bullwinkle. He is such a cutie!

Jay is manning the new camera. I think he did a pretty good job.

I think he wants to smooch!

I love his big chocolate eyes!

He is even cute with his tongue sticking out!

Friday

Bullwinkle enjoying a bone almost as big as he is.

Flowers from my honey. He is such a sweetie to think of me on my due date.

A great remedy - Chonda Pierce. Kris was so kind to invite me to go with her. It worked out so well. We were supposed to have something go on with the church, but it was cancelled! Kris and I laughed a ton! "Ain't that precious?"

I look a little more wired than I actually am!

Smoky Mountain Getaway

Walkin' all the dogs. I really enjoyed walking them in the woods in the Smoky Mountains.

Jay waitin' for his "Po' Boy Shrimp" sandwich at Bubba Gump's Shrimp restaurant, downtown Gatlinburg. Good food!

Dad playing with his buddies

Dani got them to pose just right...L to R: Bullwinkle (my dog), Dudley (Ally and Dad's dog) and Bilko (Dani's dog)

Ally's Massive Loaded Potato from Tony Gore's BBQ restaurant

Aunt Kim playing "How Great Thou Art" at Gaither's Family Fest in Gatlinburg's convention center. It was pretty neat.

Sitting down during intermission at the booth with Aunt Kim and my Mom.

Collingsworths singing Tradin' A Cross for A Crown. It's kinda hard to tell, but Brooklyn has her back to me, but her face is up on the screen.

Signature Sound and Gaither Vocal Band singing - LOUD!

Helping Dani (Collingsworth's office manager) with the booth

Sunday Fun

One of the junior classes singing Apple Red Happiness...it's been a long time since I have heard that song!

Then we learned a little math, multiplication to be exact (you never get bored at Falmouth Wesleyan!) Jay explained that when we arrived in August of 2008, there was one teenager in the entire church. He brought her up front and gave her two pieces of candy. With one of those pieces, she was to pick someone to 'bring to church' and then they joined her up front. Then Jay gave them both another piece of candy and they were to pick someone in the congregation to 'bring to church.' Eventually we had 32 people standing up front. From that one teenager in August 2008 to May 2009 we have increased to about 20 regular teen and kid attenders on Sunday morning. This morning we had 46 in Sunday school which is awesome for our little church. God is good!

Here Jay explains that he wishes he could give all 32 people another piece of candy and get 64 people standing up front. Unfortunately we aren't there yet but we are headed that direction. Then he poured the rest of the candy on the floor and there was a mass scramble by the kids to get it :o)



After church, these two ladies, Jamie and Bethany, assisted me in the kitchen, where we coooked, baked and prepared the Sunday meal for 6 people. (Dani, recognize the top?)

Of course, after the meal, Jay along with the teens left for a service at the nursing home and this was the aftermath :o) Reminds me of meals at mom and dads when we were kids, except we had to clean it up. This time it was just me, but I didn't mind. See Dad, I can cook...kinda....