Summer Break

Eric's summer break flew by, of course... except for his two week externship. Those two weeks were pretty hard--Eric missed Father's Day and my birthday--but I had a great time at my parents' and at my brother's home in Texas. I only have a couple pictures from Texas; hopefully I'll get some more to post from my sis-in-law. We had fun at the pool, looking for Alligators at the Alligator park, mini-golfing, making amazing food (actually having amazing food made for us by Natalie), having a b-day party for me =), decorating shirts and onesies, and hanging out. They were fabulous hosts. Thanks, guys!

Getting presents. =)

For the rest of the break we hung out at our parents. It really was great. It felt like paradise--such beautiful weather and so much relaxation. It reminded me how much I love home. Beach. Family. Sun. Tan. Pool. Golf. Tennis. Spa. Mom's cooking. I'm getting a little homesick just thinking about it. ANYwaaaays.... It was very cute watching Cruise roam our parents' houses in his little walker. After our little apartment I could tell that he was delighted that there's more to life. He would just wander off by himself and I'd find him in a hallway or dining room exploring. He didn't seem like he cared if we were a mile away.






We've had a couple new babies in the family. Eric's brother just had a little boy, Blake. He's adorable:





Here are all the Baker grandchildren:

And grandpa

My brother, Josh, just had a beautiful little baby girl, Laura Rose:

It was so much fun to see all of you!

One more piece of news: Cruise is pretty much crawling. It's a little more like an army crawl, but he's definitely getting around where he wants to. Buff little arms....

I love seeing this face in the morning.