The Fabulous Baker Blog

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Pinewood Derby!

So Aaron started helping the boys with their cars, but then he had to go on the road, so that left me to help finish the cars, including drilling holes and adding weights to them to make them go faster. I didn't really know what I was doing, so I just hoped that they wouldn't come in last.
Turns out I didn't have anything to worry about. Riley's car came in first in a couple heats, and Connor beat Riley in one heat. I thought Riley was going to place higher than Connor in the standings, but apparently Connor's car was more consistent, and he ended up with a third place medal!
They did a great job and I had a great time helping them. Rachael came with to cheer them on as well.

Here are some pics:

Monday, December 20, 2010

Christmas Tree

We returned to Mott's Christmas Barn in Vicksburg this year to get our tree. A little bit of snow on the ground translates into a snowball fight every time!

Happy holidays!

We hope the holidays find you happy and healthy and full of the joy of the season!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

The Baker Boys' Christmas Concert

Aaron was traveling (to Whistler, in British Columbia, poor baby) for a sales meeting, so I recorded the boys Christmas concert for him. I edited it down, but even so, it was the shortest Christmas concert I had ever been to, the perfect amount of time. The boys were too cute, and I think they were actually singing this time! My favorite part is when Connor is done singing, he looks around for me and starts to get sad because he can find me. Then he realizes I am in the front row!

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Meagan and Jared

Just a couple cute pics of Meagan and Jared before the Winter Formal at K-Central.

Flow Yoga Holiday Parade

Today the Flow Yogis made an appearance in the Plainwell Holiday Parade. It was a blast! Betsy and I, some of our students, Sheila, our friend and instructor, and the boys all marched down Main St. in Plainwell, throwing candy and handing out coupons. The boys hadn't been too excited about it, but they did a great job and managed to score a bunch of candy from the other floats that passed by after we were done!

Connor and the Fire Station

Last week we took a trip to the fire station with cub scouts. Riley decided he didn't want to go, so it was just me and Connor. He got to sit in the fire truck and try on all the fire gear, including an air tank that weighed almost as much as he did!

From the mouths of babes....

"You stink of meanness."
— Connor, after I complained about his incredibly stinky feet.

Aaron: "Garter snakes don't bite."
Riley: "Well, maybe if you take some of the stuff they're guarding..."

"She's cute, like a mouse."
—Riley, talking about Connor's "girlfriend," Calihan.

"Horses don't have armpits. They just have legs."

—Connor, once again spot-on.

"Do brown cows spray chocolate milk?"
—Riley, inquisitively, at dinner one night.

"If you just open up this door, we won't kill you."
—Connor to Rachael. He and Riley had chased Rachael into her room and she had locked the door.

"Life is very good."
— Riley, while eating dinner after a long day of playing and swimming in Key West.

"This music is making my brain fall apart."
—Riley, while listening to "First Noel" on the way back from picking out our Christmas tree.

"Mommy, you buy the best corn dogs in the whole universe!"
— Riley, enjoying the pseudo-meat bought in a moment of weakness.

"Mommy, I don't think I need any more candy." —
Connor, obviously delirious, on Halloween night.

"Hey mommy, you know what? You're the best mommy in the whole world."

—Obviously this is my favorite! Connor, while we were on a bike ride, just the two of us. And no, I didn't pay him to say it either!

"That's a lot of poop for just one man."

—Connor, just observing his bathroom activities.

"Hey Mommy, you're a pretty good juice girl. That's what we call people who give us juice."

—Riley, always giving compliments.

"What the hell is a bad word?"

—Riley, just looking for clarification.

"Hey, why are you just sitting there taking a break instead of making pancakes?"

—Connor, wanting to know why Grandma didn't jump when he snapped his fingers....

"Mommy, you forgot socks. I'm really, really mad at you!"

—Connor, complete with teary voice and finger wagging, after he realized in the morning that I had forgotten to put socks on him before bed. These are the times when I find it hard not to laugh at my children. Hey, at least he is using his words, right?

"I want to watch Annie Annie Joes!"

—Connor's request to watch an Indiana Jones movie.

"Mommy, how does grass stay up?"

—A rather thoughtful question from Riley, 4:42 a.m. Apparently burning questions like these keep him up at night.

"You guys are driving me nuts!"

— Connor, while riding in the car and trying to talk over a conversation Riley and I were having. I can't imagine where he got that one from ;)

"What is all this crap over here?"

— Connor talking about a box of junk in our entryway. Now I KNOW this one isn't my fault!

"No date for you!"

—Thanks to Dad for reminding me about this one. Connor turned into the Date Nazi because he was upset that Aaron and I were going out.

"You know what Mommy? I want to marry you."

—Connor, right before bed. Riley also chimed in and said he wanted to marry me.

"Daddy, come in here. We had an emergency! I didn't make it to the toilet!"

—Oooo- I can't wait to see what that means! (It means a lot of paper towel)

"When I get bigger, I am going to be a mommy and be in charge of all my babies and kids!"

— Riley, at dinner last night. They are on a big kick of wanting to be "bigger" so they can do things we don't let them do. He didn't really have a good explanation as to why he wanted to be a mommy instead of a daddy though.