My Favorite Spot!

So this last weekend we had yet another wedding that Baker was a groomsman in. The great thing about this wedding was the location, it was in Vegas;
A) We didn't have to buy a plane ticket, and
B) We didn't need a hotel because my family has a houseboat there that we are fortunate enough to stay on

Another great treat was the company. Matt and Kay Jones drove up with us from Huntington Beach. Matt, Baker and Ben (the groom) were all great friends at BYU so it was great to all get together. We were also lucky enough to have Amanda and Jordan drive down to meet us from Provo. Of course we always love to see family, but it's an even bigger plus when we get to see our first pregnant member of the family! Amanda is starting to show and we think it is so cute.

The trip itself was pretty fun. Our first day on the lake there was a lot of wind so we didn't get to do much. We were trying to drive in this canyon against the wind and it seemed as though the boat wasn't moving an inch. It was like we were just sitting still. When the winds are rushing at the lake and are receiving huge swells it's almost like we are at home in the ocean.

We went into town that night to get a wedding gift and to the rehearsal dinner. Kay, Mands and I were a bit excited that we were in a town with Sonic. The closest one to us is about 45 minutes away without traffic. But lets get real, when is there never any traffic in southern California?!

The next morning the lake was BEAUTIFUL, only this time Kay was not feeling so hot. Poor thing was up all night sick, and sick for most of the day. In fact she was sick for most of the trip after that.



The wedding we went to was beautiful, and we all came to the conclusion that we have never seen Ben so happy and smile so much as he did this weekend. Its really fun to see newlyweds and how happy they are. Most importantly to see them in the temple. We barely made it, but we saw them. I think we sat down like 10 seconds before they walked in the room.


So the weekend was a success with the exception of:
The windy day
Kay being sick
Baker loosing his wedding ring in the Lake
Running out of Gas in the middle of the Lake, and
My car being keyed at the Bellagio Hotel

Seriously after all the unfortunate circumstances we really had a great weekend. Jordan learned to wakeboard, and I got to eat Tots from Sonic everyday we were there!

FHE

So Baker and I are getting into a regular schedule of family home evening, and this week we joined the Dulgarians in a nice round of miniature golf. Or as Baker would like to call it Putt-Putt Golf. I don't know why but Mike thought that name was pretty funny.

Macy like always was so cute when she was trying to get her ball in the hole and nine times out of ten would resort to dropping her ball by hand in the hole. You gotta love little kids. I think its great how once you are parents it really is all about the kids. We didn't keep score or anything like that, and we pretty much all just cheered on as Macy made her first attempt at being the next tiger woods.

Baker always jokes that the Dulgarians get everything for free, but we were happy to reap those benefits as we all got to golf for free, then afterwards ended up with free humongous pixie sticks.

Molly the entire time was crawling around putting golf balls in her mouth. Its so cute how chubby babies think everything is to eat. No wonder she almost weighs as much as her big sister.

I love that Baker and I are getting into the Family Home Evening habit even before we have kids. Although sometimes he makes us sing.. I think that can wait for the kiddies. What can I do though. I love his commitment to the gospel and the teachings it has for us. He really is such a great example to me, and that is why I love him so much.



It was the Morphys turn to get something free, and at the last hole of every mini golf game they have a wheel that turns and you can get a number between 1 and 5. If you get a hole in one you get a free round of golf. Guess who got a hole in one! You got it, the master of everything mini.. ME!



If you want to see out other Mini Golf pictures go here:
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The Reason for Florida

So you saw all the fun we had at Disneyworld and the lake, but the real reason we were here was for the wedding! Adam and Kristen were married at the Orlando temple, and lucky for us they were married in the afternoon which gave us enough time to go to Wet and Wild in the morning before we had to be there. I love water parks!



The ceremony was beautiful like they always are. Pictures afterward did get a little warm, but luckily I got away for a big gulp. We only had a little time between pictures and the reception. So the boys used it to go back to the hotel to get their trunks so we could swim as soon as it was over.

Kristen looked beautiful, and the whole thing itself was fantastic. We were in Florida so we expected some weather the night of her reception, and we got some. It was a bit windy and it rained just before everyone started to show up. As soon as the party started the clouds parted and it rained all around the house just not on it.

We ended up not even needed our swimsuits because Baker and Bunker decided to dance into the pool with their suits on followed by me and Erica in our dresses.. the perfect way to end the night!

Why Wouldn't We?

With another full day before the wedding the Munns family was nice enough to host a day on the lake at their place. We of course got lost because everything in Orlando is really confusing, but as soon as we got there.. WOW. This was one of the most amazing houses ever. Just so you could imagine it, the back yard hs the whole pool with fountains and a hot tub with a view of the lake. They have a dock with a boat and a sea doo and everything. And if you look to the other side of the lake you see this humongous house with a blue roof. Oh we are sweatin Shaquille O'neils house. This place was amazing. Baker had a ton of fun in the water, I myself was afraid of the aligators since Lindsay and I saw two while we were out on the Sea Doo checking out Shaqs house.

We wakeboarded, swam, and tubbed till we couldn't anymore. I think we were going for 5 or 6 hours straight. The weather has been perfect in Florida. We ended the day with some food from Babaloos Bodacious BBQ. Baker said he could live in the South if all the food is that good. Here are a few pictures of us out on the lake. Hope you like!

Let the Festivities Begin

So its Florida weekend, and we started REAL early. We woke up at 4:30 just to get to the airport on time for our 7:45am flight from LAX. With all of the new precautions at the airport we were warned we should get there early. We got through security in maybe 15 minutes. Meaning that we obviously were waiting at the airport for about 2 hours before our flight even left.. not fun.



We tried to sleep as much as we could on the plane since we were loosing 3 hours. Baker didn't get much, and I guess I did on our first flight to Houston. We had one of those flights that you had a connector, but you don't ever get off the plane. So after we landed the flight attendant asked that we didn't get out of our seats until she had done a count. (it was southwest and they don't have assigned seating) So she counted wrong twice and then just said forget about it. It was pretty funny because an old lady, bless her heart, didn't know that she needed to get off the plane so she went with us to Orlando when she was suppose to get off in Houston. It was so sad. We hope she got to her final destination alright.
After a long 6 hours in the air we finally landed in Orlando to some surprisingly great weather. We got our bags and our car
and were off.

One of Kristen's brother in laws works for Disney so we got some free tickets. Baker has never been to Disneyworld so we did as much as we could in the three hours that we had until the parks closed. We started at the Magic Kingdom, which is just a glorified name for Disneyland spaced out with more walking. It was exactly the same as our Disneyland in California. We managed to snap a few pictures then it was off to the Epcot Center.

The Epcot center was amazing. There aren't too many rides there, but they have what they call "World Showcase" where they have all these mock countries that you can walk through taste the food and see street shows. Since I probably will not get to Europe until my kids are grown and out of the house its pretty much the closest thing I have got. We walked through Paris, Italy, Japan, China.. and what world travelers would be complete without Canada..

After Disneyworld we had a really late dinner and crashed. We were both working on about two terrible hours of sleep, and we have got a big day of boating ahead of us!

Party Pizza Party!

So Rebecca and I recently got our first Pampered Chef stuff for the kitchen. For any of you that don't know what it is, its one of those things that you have to throw a party with it and people order and you get free stuff when they do. Like Tupperware back in the day. Well Rebecca threw a party and I am her sister so of course I am going to support her buy buying. ( I have cooked more since I got it too!) We both got Pizza stones and decided we were going to have a Pizza Party. A few of the other couples from the ward came over and we each got to make our own pizza.. starting with the dough. So we all got to "decorate" as Mike would like to call it, and then we all sliced it up and shared everyones! It was all really fun so I thought I would post a few pics. Fun times were had by all.And of course.. Baker is always with the kids!

Random Weekend

So it was the weekend of the randomness. Is that even a word? Baker and I decided to have a relaxing weekend in to prepare for our gruesome next month of traveling. Florida, Vegas, the Lake.. you name it we will be there. Friday was date night. We had dinner at Pei Wei then off to shopping for some olive pants for Baker. He would never admit this, but we actually found him some great ones from Mervyns. We ended our friday night with a movie in and snuggling. Saturday though was a little more hectic.. we woke up early to sand and finish a new bedside table to match the dresser I refinished a month ago. Thought I might share a picture of them.

I am still trying to get this back room organized. It seems like just when I have gotten somewhere, we get a vistor, or I get a new hobby. Like scrapbooking.. thanks Cami! Saturday night Baker and I had a ward activity for our bishop that was just released. We actually had a great time. We got there early to help set up, and stayed after to help clean up. The two of us and one other were left to take all the chairs and tables back to the church. Lucky us right?! My sister and I finally both had an on day and tried to take some sister pictures.. they still aren't great. I sort of feel like I don't really look like me in them.. Oh well!
We also had company this weekend. One of Bakers best friends from college. Scott lives in New York and was down for a family reunion so he decided to stay a few extra days to hang with the Morphy's and the Jone's. We went to big Toms house for dinner.. it was his birthday.. happy birthday dad, then monday we had family home evening and dinner at Sharkeys.. Kay and my favorite. Baker gave a fantastic FHE lesson. Surprising he didn't make us sing this week. I love that my husband is so close to the spirit and loves to do all of it. The weekend was great, its just back to the grind now. Luckily we only have a three day work week, then off to Florida!
PS. Totally off the subject, but do they get any cuter then this:

The Shower

So there shower of the century came and went.. thankfully! What an event it turned out to be. To believe that we actually had a committee meeting for it still makes me laugh. But the shower itself still turned out beautiful, and we all walked away without wanting to pull eachothers hair out. We are just so excited for Adam and Kristen to get married. We actually leave for Florida Thursday morning really early. Too early if you ask me. Especially now with all of these new precautions they are going to be taking at the airports. Anyways.. back to the shower. Here to the left you can see the beautiful Bride to Be. Her shower was fairly low key. We had really good food, didn't play any games (she hates them, and I think showers are great without them) and just had a chance to visit and catch up with everyone we hadn't seen in awhile. It was really nice. I think my favorite part of the night was sitting at the table talking about Talledega nights with Kay, Aubrey and Heather. You have got to love those girls! Of course the party couldn't start without Nikki Brown who came late but made up for it with her wit. Kristen opened gifts and got 5 yes 5 of the exact same nighty from victorias secret. What is a girl to do? I am glad the shower is over, and I am glad that it turned out as great as it did.. and the croissants were only 20 bucks! Baker and I can't wait to see them in Florida!

Bakers Little Haven..

I did mean Haven, and not Heaven!

So I think I need to just throw it out there. I am not THAT great at keeping these things up, nor am I that good at going in chronological order. So please just go with it.

PINECREST 2006!

Every year in July the Morphy Family has two weeks at the Baker family cabin. Cindy and Mere normally spend the entire two weeks there while the out of towners normally get in as much time as they can. Baker and I got away for about 4 days this trip. It was a much needed break for the both of us, as we regularly find ourselves trapped in the hustle and bustle of our very hectic lives. We drove up on a Wednesday and drove home on that following Sunday. Surprisingly we hit no traffic either way. We spent the weekend hiking, swimming, lounging, and reading.


Here is the whole fandamily. Amanda and Jordan on the left, Mom and Dad Morphy in the front. Meredith in the center. Mike and Camilla to the right, and Baker and Jenny holding up the rear. We went on a hike one morning and about half way to our destination stop to look over this ledge to the most beautiful view you could ever see. It was amazing. Not too much further up the trail we came to huge mounds of snow. With the hottest heat wave that California has seen in decades it was hard to believe that there could still be snow up in the mountains in the middle of July. But it was there.

Can you even believe that sky? It was honestly so beautiful. This only little problem we had were the mosquitoes ( And the fact that I am completely out of shape, and hiking is normally not my forte). As soon as we all got to the lake we were pretty much eaten alive. Luckily for us Cathleen came well equipped with bug repellent. We lathered up and for the most part were alright. The only place I was bit, was behind my ears ( who thinks to put bug repellent there anyway) and on the bridge of my nose (it was hot and I had to keep wiping). So we finished up the hike just in time. As soon as we all got in the car to drive back down to the cabin the rain started. And it came down hard. There is something about lightning and thunder storms that I love for some reason. It was great.



The rest of our trip was spent at the lake. It always takes me a day to get in the water, but once I did it was so nice. Baker came out his first day red as a tomato. He Spent a couple of hours laying on the raft floating by his lonesome without any sun screen. Lucky for him, he turns brown by sundown anyway. He went sailing, which now that I think about it, I completely forgot to do while we were there, and he swam his morning workout everyday. One of the days we were there the entire Baker family came to visit as well as Charlie and Liz and the Sonoma Morphy Family. They were a blast and we had the BEST food.

Pinecrest for us wonderful for the mere fact that the entire family has a hard time all getting together with our crazy lives. We all live far apart and have different schedules. Its just a time for family. And we absolutely love that.

The girls!

While Baker and I were looking at pictures the other night, we both came to the conclusion that this is one of our favorites. We aren't exactly sure why. Possibly because it was only three days after we got home from our honeymoon. How could you not be so happy and look so good after that? I think Baker likes it because my hair is long, and I don't have my fake smile on. I had alot to be happy about. I was just married, spent a week on the Riviera Mya, and my best friend/sister had just given birth to another baby girl, and still managed to look fabulous only 15 minutes later. It was an extra special day for Baker since this was going to be his first neice or nephew that he would know from day one. It isn't surprising that Molly Blue has become Bakers favorite neice. Good thing Macy can't read yet she would be devastated. Although I wouldn't be surprised if she could. That little two year old may be the smartest little kid I have ever met.

So needless to say I thought I would write and brag about my girls today. Even though they aren't mine, it is so fun to watch them grow up. Bake and I live only doors away from them, and are going to be so sad when one of us has to leave. But in the meantime, its been so much fun. S here they are:


















Little Molly Blue and Macy Dawn. Two of the cutest girls you will ever see.

Macy turns 3 next month and already can navigate a computer better then Bill Gates himself. She absolutely loves when Uncle Baker takes her swimming or to the beach. Regularly you will be able to see her running from her house to ours yelling out for Boopers. Her favorite movie is Chocolate Factory and can watch it over and over again at Boopers and Bakers house. Shes a cuddle monster and never likes bed time. If Baker and I get home late at night after bed time we can always count on Macy to be looking out of her window in the dark to wish us good night.

Molly is the cream of the crop. She is going to be the next Meredith walking at only 9 months. Not only is that so early, but she is such a chub. We can't even believe she has the strength to balance! But she has got it. She has got the most beautiful blue eyes to go with her sweet middle name. Blue. She will put anything in her mouth that you put in her hand, and she only cries if sister is crying. Uncle Baker loves to bounce her to sleep at church and gets sad if he doesn't see her for a couple of days.

We absolutely love the girls and are so lucky to be close enough to watch them grow up. We can't wait to have our own! Nothing better then family!