Happy 4th of July!

I hope your 4th of July was filled with happiness and you created some wonderful memories.  We sure did!  I love all holidays but the 4th is at the top of the list!

We hosted a little party at our house in the evening with some of our closest friends. 

The little cowboys helped us get ready for the party.  They are always great little Bakers ;)

I made my traditional cookie cups. They got rave reviews again.  We had sooooo much food, I wish I would've taken a picture of our spread because it was insane.  My friends are the best cooks!

While I was finishing up the party details the little cowboys and Tyler went firework shopping. I was told that's a "boy thing!"  And oh boy - they bought several and put on a great show!

 Before the party started they had to test a few.

Chad seemed to be a fellow pyro and brought several of his own fireworks too.

Tyler and the boys only to a break to eat and the rest of the evening they were busying putting us on a show.

I was suprised, Natalie's little girls loved all the action too. They weren't scared at all.

 Kallahan was in his element. Such a mess!

The best was he would light one, run off and yell, "that's mine baby!!"

We had the cutest festive crew of little firecrackers!

 We attempted a picture with us mommies too but we weren't very successful. 

Love these ladies and their kiddos.

Little cowboys #themBakerbros

Levi is in the middle of wheat harvest but with our recent rains {8+ inches in a week} he was able to join us.  We were so happy to have them.

And my little Becca Boo.  Such a dolly!

I have such fond memories of the 4th of July as a child.  I think we're doing a pretty good job making wonderful memories for our little cowboys too.

Love this chick! We shared some great laughs.

Kallahan's bestie, cousin Shalie, came to the party and stayed overnight with us. Kallahan was over the moon! They are so cute together.

Wishing you a very happy and safe Independence Day! A BIG THANK YOU to all the brave men and women that have served and are serving to provide and protect our freedom. If it wasn't for you we would not be able to celebrate our freedom!

Redneck Tanking Trip

Rise and Shine it's Tanking Time!  Sunday we got up early and headed out for the little cowboy's and my first ever tanking trip!

It's been years since the river was deep enough.  I recall Tyler inviting me once in college but I passed.  I was still a little hesitant and didn't know what to expect but I went in with an open mind. Tyler said he loved going as a child and I'm all about making fun memories with my boys. So here we go...

All the way to the river we listened to "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" and "Paradise City." We're schooling these boys on the important things in life.  I love that Tyler still has some of our high school CD's floating around. 

When we arrived to the river Kallahan was super excited to see his bestie, Shalie.  She looked adorable in her patriot ensemble. 

We had quite a crew... eight tanks full.  Heather & Shalie did an awesome job coordinating the event.

We got situated and in our tanks. We called our's the "Fun Tank" - which included the youngest AND the oldest from the group.  Paul's grandma rode with us - she was so sweet.

And we're off!

Tyler embraced the patriot theme well ;)

Keeler was our captain.  He had ironically found an oar at the park about a month back and was clever enough to bring it along.

Lori was great with the little cowboys too.  They worked at catching bugs.

I was a little out of my element but all in all found the trip relaxing and I'm so glad we went.  I didn't even get wet.  I was pretty content with a bag full of snacks enjoying the sun and some pretty scenery.

The other tanks were pretty entertaining too!

Our first float was close to two hours. We all decided that needed to float one more time because it was so much fun.

Setting up for round two.

And we're off {again}!

Tyler was great with the little cowboys.  It was getting pretty hot so they wanted to spend more time in the water.  He just held them off and let them enjoy :)

Oh the joys!

As we were nearing the end Tyler asked Keeler, "Did you have a good time?"

His response..."I'm still having a good time!"

Cheers to our first tanking trip!!  "Float through life, just take it easy, not too much stress, just, float." - Freja Beha Erichsen

June Highlights!

We're loving summer so much! I'm sad to see that the entire month of June is already behind us.  Sharing some of our favorite highlights from the month today.

The little cowboys spent a several days in Texas.  One of their favs was fishing with Jim dad.  He was so sweet and made sure and sent me some pics.

We're loving our new coffee shop in town.  Keeler requests regularly that we make a special breakfast trip before they head to the farm with dad.  They don't have to twist my arm to make this happen.

Another special treat, to gear us for our upcoming beach trip, was a trip to Red Lobster. I managed to snap this cute pic of little cowboys with Grandma Kak while we were waiting for our table.

Keeler was a HUGE fan of the crab legs.  It was so fun to watch him with Tyler.  I think he's going to love all the fresh seafood on our vacation :)

We had great time at our belated Father's Day celebration for the best Pa Diddy! He opened his presents and then we all went to dinner at Freddie's.

And who knew Keeler was Freddie's cutest new waiter?

Cheers to Pa Diddy! We LOVE you!

Little Brody turned three and we had a blast at his Finding Dory birthday party! Tiffany made his super adorable cake and planned such a fun party for the kids. 

Our roadtrip coming home from the party was complete after a sushi and snowcone stop.

What could make the month even sweeter? We got to meet our newest little neighbor, Breez.  He came a little earlier than expected but he is doing great and so is mommy. Congrats namily ;)