Things I am thankful for... (by Ella Baker)

I am thankful for my friends and family and my house. I am thankful for my grandparents and my mommy and my daddy and my two brothers and my cousin Greer and my aunts and uncles. I am thankful for the Bible because you can read Bible stories in it and they really happened. I am thankful for my silkies and Kit and my dolls so I can play Dollies and be the mommy and my beads. Happy Thanksgiving!

All About Fall (by Will Baker)

Did you know that I love this video?!The mouse thing is super funny and can talk. Daddy won't let me watch Yo Gabba Gabba because it's halloween and I had a bad dream about ghosts so Mommy and Daddy won't let me watch it anymore. I like Yo Gabba Gabba but it doesn't come on anymore my daddy says. Do your daddies let you watch Yo Gabba Gabba?

I had a fun fall. My favorite part about fall was trick or treating because I WUV candy.

This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for:
1. my family
2. my house
3. my backyard
4. "all about fall"
5. trick or treating
6. winnie the pooh video
7. my grandparents
8. my bike but I'm not thankful for my helmet because when I put my helmet on, it hurts.
9. that's all!

The Orange Crush

Ella just finished a season of fall soccer and was a proud member of the Orange Crush (though all they really crushed were the snacks after the game...but that is the point of 5 year old soccer, after all!) She played with her favorite neighborhood friends and was proud to have daddy as the assistant coach once again. While I managed to not take one picture the entire season, which in my own defense only consisted of 3 games for this girl, I did remember my camera at the ice cream party.

The team proudly showing their trophies:Will was so proud to receive his coach's helper trophy for being a great encouraging brother and riding well on Daddy's shoulders.

A boy and his apple

So, I left Will eating an apple while doing crafts on the kitchen floor. I came back to find only a stem and a few seeds remaining and stickers on his face. That's a good 10 minutes of entertainment for this busy boy!
Really, this is all that remained of his big green apple...Gross, big guy!

Family Movie Night

Popcorn, M&Ms, Pink Lemonade and Kung Fu Panda....Does a Saturday night get any better than this?

Bed Time Prayers

This has been Will's prayer the last two nights in a row, completely on his own.

Dear God,
Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please heal Grammie.
Amen

Good Prayer Son, we are all praying the same thing.

(posted by Michael - contributing author, Saturday Morning Donuts blog)

Race Day

We had a blast honoring Michael's mom at the Race for the Cure in Austin last weekend. Abbie's Army was in full force, the weather was perfect and the crowd was huge. There were some hysterical team t's and these two were among my favorites:

• Don't let cancer steal second base. (funny sidenote: my mom didn't get this so Michael's sister got to explain it to her.)


• Big and small...save 'em all.

This is not nearly all the people that came out to walk in Abbie's Army but the group that started out the race together:

Trick or Treating Pics

This year, the Bakers debuted a beautiful princess (Sleeping Beauty if you ask her...though I'm not sure why), SuperMan and a Football Player (without a helmet...have I mentioned he's a bit strong willed?). It was especially fun for the kids to run around with some of their great neighborhood friends and arrive in a loud herd on a stranger's front porch yelling "Trick or Treat" while trying to get their pumpkin buckets up to the door first. Fun was had by all!

Here's our attempt at a Baker kid shot:

Here's our second attempt 3 seconds later when SuperWill was not going to take any more pictures.But then again when paired with his Super-power friend, he was glad to smile!

Such pretty girls (both inside and out) and sweet friends:

Does this look like an excited girl? She had a blast!

Big Cal in action:

Superman was done by this point. He laid down in a yard along the way and said he had enough candy in his pumpkin bucket to make his tummy hurt.