What's happened in 2010!!!

2010 has been a crazy year already. Not too many big things have happened, but we've still been pretty crazy around here. James and I went on the 7-day soup diet earlier this month. He lost 19 pounds in a week whereas I only lost 7!!! It was probably the longest week of my life!!!! But it has helped me to stop eating so much at each meal and to quit snacking!!!!

Anyways, here are some pictures to let you know the last of what's happened with us lately. After this, I will be completely updated!!!!!

Jan 21- Sometimes Jenna just can't wait until naptime. Once she's full from lunch, she's out!!!

Jan 25- Our little Eeyore

Today was Jenna's first horseback ride. She had a fun time being outside and getting to be on Uncle Reid's horses.

It's amazing how much Jenna loves being outside. (Most kids probably do, I guess.) She just loves walking around outside and looking at things.

Finally an update!!!!!

I'm so sorry everyone for being so horrible at updating this thing!!!! I haven't updated our blog since Jenna's birthday in October so here are some pictures to let everyone know what's been happening in our little family (in chronological order from here down):

Last day of potato harvest-Oct 17

Halloween

State Cross Country Halloween

James & Niki's vacation to Washington DC and NYC

November 16-23

Washington Monument

Air & Space Museum

Arlington Cemetery

Capitol Building

Hope Diamond at Natural History Museum

View of Manhattan from Central Park

Manhattan Temple

Statue of Liberty!!!

Washington DC Temple

Jenna's Christmas dress

This is Jenna playing with Grandma Baker's Adding machine (for the farm books)

Our Little Accountant!!!!

Christmas Eve Nativity

My Little Angel!!!

Our house at Christmastime

Don't you like the mantle???

Look at my Christmas present from Lorraine!!!!!!

I absolutey love having a real piano!!!

Someone else got a piano for Christmas too!!!!On December 28th, James and I celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary by going to Ellensburg to go snowmobiling. It was my first time riding in the mountains and it was a blast!!!!! It was a great time!!!!

There's a 1st time for everything!!!

I just want to announce that I finally canned something all by myself yesterday!!! Yep, that's right. I canned applesauce. I only got 14 quarts (2 batches) done and it felt like I had been at it long enough to have done 5 batches, but I got them done and I'm pretty proud of myself!!!!!

All I have to say is that I give props to all of you who have ever canned with young kids before. I only have one, but it was one of the most difficult things I've ever done. Jenna would not cooperate and doing it by myself took nearly all of my attention. She just didn't like that at all!!!!

Happy 1st Birthday to Jenna!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On October 1st, Jenna Nicole Baker turned one year old!!!!
(Grandma Forsberg got one year older too, but we won't get specific :) Love ya Mom!!!!

It certainly was a day full of celebration (and pictures)!!!!!!

First thing, Jenna and I set out to make some cakes. Yes, I mean cakeS, lots of cakes. Jenna's cake, guest cake, and 12 little cupcakes. As you can see, she had a great time helping mommy making them and then getting to lick the beaters and spoon when we were all said and done.

The reason we had to make the cupcakes was so that my volleyball team could be in on the festivities. (In case you didn't know, I am the assistant volleyball coach at Big Bend Community College here in Moses Lake. ) At first I was going to invite them all over for a party, but then decided I didn't want that many people at my house at one time and I just didn't know how Jenna would handle it.

So we brought the party to them at practice.

Here's the team, everyone with their own candle and cupcake!! They had a blast singing to Jenna.

Then started the messiness!!!!

She certainly was a mess!!! But that didn't stop her from playing just like usual:

Later that night, it was time for the birthday party!!!!

I had to get the cake finished by putting the frosting on it (whipped cream is amazing!!) Jenna found out she reallly likes whipped cream, enough to actually lick the lid!!!

Look at all the presents for one little girl!!! So spoiled!!!

Winnie-the-Pooh theme

I will say, this isn't the prettiest cake, but I do have to say that I am an amateur and it was absolutely perfect for our little Jenna!!

Time to open presents!!!! I thought that all she would want to do was play with the wrapping paper, but the very first present she opened was this doll and she would not put it down!!!

I love my dolly!!!!!

Man, she is so stinking cute isn't she? So loving. You can tell it was bedtime and she was plumb tired out. but the party wasn't over yet. The best part is still yet to come.

CAKE TIME!!!!!!

Yes cake time was definitely fun. She was having a blast and wondering the whole time, I'm sure, why we weren't stopping her. But she was eating as if we were going to take it away and she wanted to eat as much as possible before that time came.

She didn't really know what to do at first. She didn't exactly know what it was because of all the frosting, but she sure did figure things out pretty quickly.

Oh Mom, I'm parched!!!!! Give me a drink so I can wash it down and eat some more!!!!!!

Patty cake, patty cake, roll it, and THROW IT IN THE OVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Of course she had to have at least a little bit of ice cream in there. No problem. Leave it to daddy.

She just couldn't believe we were letting her get so messy!!!!!

After two tubs of bath water, a couple of washcloths, and a lot of scrubbing, Jenna was all clean and so was my kitchen floor AND WALLS!!!! (yep that's right. She flung cake and frosting EVERYWHERE!!!!)

It was time to play with her toys. It was definitely bedtime, but with all that sugar and chocolate in her system, it would take a while for her to want to go to sleep.

Oh well, you only turn 1 once right?????

Well, HAPPY BIRTHDAY OUR LITTLE JENNA BOO!!!!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!