Conner is 7 months old!

Wow how time flies. Conner is almost eight months old now. He is doing so good. He just barely started sitting up. He is starting to move around. Not quite crawling, but I'll post a video of it when I get one. It is so funny to watch. He is so much fun and loves to just babble. I love to watch him smile, but he smiles even bigger for his brothers and sister. They just absolutely adore him.

Catching up!!!!

So I haven't really posted anything since Christmas. We really haven't done much. Just hanging out. Although we did paint and redecorate our living room. Tyson is in scouts and loves it. Eric loves school and his friends. Ella wants so badly to go to school. Conner just learned how to sit and is learning how to get around, not quite crawling. He's kind of funny to watch.

Christmas!!!!

Wow we were really spoiled this year. We had such a great Christmas together. Ella was the first one up and she woke her brothers up. Jeb and I attempted to stay in bed for a while, but I think that we were just as excited for Christmas morning as the kids were. We relaxed all day and stayed in our jammies all day long too it was so fun. I love just to sit back and watch the kids and all their excitement. After they opened their presents they sat and showed each other what they got. I truly felt blessed Christmas morning for all that Jeb and I have been given by our Heavenly Father.

Conner wide awake for all the excitement

Tyson reading all his instructions

Ella in her princess fairy costume

Eric was super excited can you tell?

The day after Christmas we went and spent it with my Mom and Dad. The kids are at just the perfect age where it is so much fun going to Grandma and Grandpa's house. They ask on a weekly basis if we can go see all of them. I just wished we lived a little closer to my parents to go more often.


Eric always has a huge smile on his face.

Ella absolutely loves this doll she takes it everywhere with her.

Grandpa and Conner.

Chrismas Eve

So on Christmas Eve we spent it with Jeb's family. We visited, ate, opened presents and played games. It was a ton of fun. The kids especially had a ton of fun with their cousins. We played a way fun game called Curses. I just watched, but man I laughed so hard at the rest of them.
Ella and Kinlee

Ashtyn playin with Conner

Uncle Collin holding Conner



Conner's dog he got with a blanket.

Tyson couldn't be happier he was just dying to get Bakugan.

Eric wore the batteries out on this within the first two days.

Ella's baby doll toys



All the kids in their jammies from Grandma and Grandpa Baker
Jaxon, Tyson, Skyler, Eric, Ashley, Conner, Kinlee, Ella, and Ashtyn.

BYU-I Military Ball

OH MY GOSH!! So much freaking fun! I have not laughed or smiled this much in a long time. By the end of the night my cheeks were so sore from all the smiling and laughing that we did. It was a new experience, but so much fun. I am already looking forward to this next year. A night away from the kids and all dressed up and feeling good. There was something there called the grog bowl and boy was it fun watching some of the guys drink from it. A lot of them almost vomited. I don't know what all they put it there but it was gross. It was funny watching people come up with infractions to get the guys sent to the grog bowl and hearing their limericks to get out of drinking from it. After last night I really want Jeb to keep this job. I love the group he works with and the cadets are really funny. I didn't take too many pictures cause Jeb kind of stuck us in a corner so I couldn't see too well. The DJ was awesome. He took four guys into the kitchen and made them put different hats on and then played the YMCA. They came out dancing. It was so fun to watch. I haven't had this much fun in a really long time.
Jeb in one of the skits

Me and Jeb

The YMCA guys

Getting Christmas trees

The Saturday after Thanksgiving we go and get trees with Jeb's family and then go swimming afterwards. It was a lot of walking around holding Conner though. He's light until you have to hike through snow with him in your arms. We had fun though.

Thanksgiving!!!

I can't believe that the holidays are here. I love this time of year. I am so grateful for so many things. I am grateful for our families and the bonds that we have and are building together. For our health. For our newest member to our family this year and our older children and the fun and challenges that they bring into our home. I am ever so grateful for the gospel in our lives. I think we would be so empty without it. I do hope that everyone out there had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I love to get together with family. My Mom and Dad watched all the grandkids while the parents went out Black Friday shopping. I love doing it. I have so much fun dragging Jeb everywhere. We missed two little brothers Chris, who was in California, and Alex, who is in Argentina. My oldest brother Ben is getting ready to leave to Brazil so we will miss him for Christmas. But we did get to spend time with Jus, Pao, Lucas, Ben, and Mom and Dad. We had so much fun playing games and just chatting.


Conner after Thanksgiving dinner.

My sweet little nephew Lucas