I know I know.......

So it has been a very long time. But we have been really busy. We finally got our HOUSE. We moved in about 3 weeks ago. So we have been trying to unpack everything. Not as easy as I thought it would be.

Donaven is 9mth and will be 10mth on the 17 of this month. Crazy. But what is even crazier is that he is WALKING YES WALKING. All over the place. So funny and amazing to see him explore everything. So we have been on our toes. He has even found out how to get off the sofa and out the front door and get on the grass plus put all the rocks he can fit into his mouth. I am just amazed at how smart this little boy is. Some times to smart for his own good.

School has been really hard for Trav and I right now. I think with everything that has been going on we just don't want to go and do anything that has to deal with school. So it has been a struggle for the both of us. We want to take some time off but we know we will not come back so we are just going to stick with it and hope it gets better.

Trav has started his new schedule at work. He is now a Section head which is awesome. So proud of him and all that he has done for our family. He now works the grave yard shift. I have mix feeling about this. Sucks not having him at night to cuddle with and protect me if something happens. But on the bright side Donaven and I have been able to spend so much more time with him. He leaves at 11pm then gets home around 915am the next day. Sleeps most of the day and gets up around 2 or 3 and is up until Donaven goes to bed. So we actually get to have dinner together, watch TV shows and have dinner with our friends and just be together. So when I look at the big picture it seems to work out for the best. Plus it has been pretty consistence on his days off which has been so nice.

Last month I was coaching 8th grade C team Volleyball and that was interesting and tons of fun. I really enjoyed getting out there and playing and teaching the girls. It was tough at times but when isn’t life rough. Now that Volleyball is done I am starting my own business. I am really scared but Travis supports me and believes in me so I know everything is going to be ok. I am going to sale Premier Design Jewelry. I am super excited and hope that everything goes well. Along with that I am going to sale watches (the really cute beaded watches I will get a picture and post soon).

About our house We LOVE IT. Love having our own space to do whatever to. It is taking a long time to put together. Not going to lie with everything going on I really don't have the time to work on it and make it perfect. So right now it is just thrown together as neat as possible until I have time to work and make it perfect. :) Plus usually what I do Donaven has to go and rip it down and make a mess so what is the point anyways. :)

Quick update.....

I am really bad at this. I thought that I would have more time to do this. WRONG! My little guy is 8mths. Crazy!!! Time is just going by so quick. He is into everything and when I say everything it really is. He can pull himself up, crawling all over the place. He is a pretty smart little boy. He has two teeth already and more are their way. He has the cutest smile and laugh. Donaven loves his family. He has gone so many places already and he has been such a good boy.

About a month ago we went to Denver for a few days and we drove the whole way. (Long trip) The way up was the worst he didn't like being locked down for the whole trip and then way back he was such a trooper. He did great! Slept the whole time and came home and said hi to papa and nana and went to bed for another 5-7 hours. I couldn't believe it.

We are still living with my parents. We have been dealing with our house for the past 4 months and we are finally in the last stage. We can see the light. We hope to be in the house before the end of September. Crossing our fingers everything goes well. We are so excited and can’t stand it. It has been a rough road for us. We have thought about just ending the process and starting over or even going back to renting. After praying and thinking about the pro's and cons of everything we have decided to stick it out. So I will keep you updated on the house situation.

Well...lets see what else has happened. My brother and sister-in-law have had their baby and she is just beautiful. Her name is Tegan Marie Lang.


Here are a few pictures of the man that rules our life. :)

These to pictures we let him feed himself. And let me tell you he loves it. Mashed potatos are his favorite. Then since he was a good boy we gave him so chocolate cake and he had it all over the place.


This picture we are heading to the water park. All smiles....


Me and my little boy at the Zoo!!

6 months old...

Our little bundle of joy is 6 months old. Crazy how time goes. I just wanted to show some picture of our handsome little boy. He is so much fun. He is starting to stay up for most of the day and sometimes the night. lol. He is sitting up on his own, rolling all over the place, smiling, laughing, and eating. He has tried some new food once in a while when I become brave and deiced that its OK. :) We have started rice cereal at night with his bottle to help him sleep longer, then we are feeding him baby food at dinner. Since I am trying to get him off me we are going slowly and he seems to like it. He has just grown so much I can't even being to explain. Crazy crazy..











Well we are still waiting news on our house. We hope within the week we get a letter saying that we can being our process. Crossing our fingers.

Our Wonderful Life

Ok. I know that it’s been a long time and I am not that great at this, but things have been crazy and I mean crazy. So we moved to Kuna last month and have been living with my brother and sister-in-law. That was a lot of fun spending time with them. Now we are living with my parents. Jon and Emi (brother and sister-in-law) are getting ready to have their baby girl come. I am so excited for them. So now we are living in my parent’s basement until our house close. So it has been a fun adventure for us in the past month.

It has been really hard on us this past month living in a small space and not doing everything that we used to do. I love to scrapbook and all that is put away. So I really don’t know what to do with my time when Donaven is sleeping. I know I know I should take a nap to but I look at that as my time to do what I want. Oh well.  Trav and I have looked at this experience as a good thing even though sometimes we don’t believe that to be true. We have had our shares of disagreement  This experience has helped us grow closer together. We do have our moments when we are butts to each other but who doesn’t right.

Well we just heard some news on our house. A few weeks ago the bank sent out an appraisal guy and well I guess they didn’t get all the information that the bank wanted so now they have to send him out again. So that should be done today then it will take 20-30 days to get the banks side all done, so then we start our process. So we should be in within a month and a half and at the worst case 2 months. So we are crossing our fingers that it goes quickly and smoothly so that we can get in and have our own space.

We are so grateful to my parents for putting up with us and letting us invade their space. Plus they are saving us money so that we can save for our house. We have the best parents in the world (both sides). They are so good to us and help us out in time of need, couldn’t ask for better parents. So I just want to tell them both we love you and couldn’t be here today without your love and support.

Ok now it’s time for update on our little boy Donaven. He is rolling over like crazy. So it’s so fun to watch him. He is starting to chatter a lot more also. He has found out that he has a voice and loves to hear himself. He knows how to shift directions if he wants something that is clear across the room he will get to it. He is getting so big I just can’t believe how time goes by so quickly. Nana and Papa love having their little boy here with them and watching him grow up. Donaven is the best thing that has happened to me and Travis. He is such a joy in our lives. It’s hard to think what we did with our lives before he came along.







I hope this makes sense to everyone. I am not the best writer but I am working on it and trying my best so stick by me and I will get better.

We did it.

We found a house! YEAH. Its a 3 bedroom and 2 bath. We just put an offer on it and yesterday we just got a call and they accepted our offer. So we on our way. I can't believe it. I am the only one that has seen the house. Travis didn't come with me so I called him and tried to explain everything to him and then I told him that I was putting an offer on it. So I sure hope he likes it when he sees it. He has a lot of trust in me. So now we are just in the waiting process of moving in. It can be between 4 weeks and 3 months. We put on our contract that we must close by July 31. The only reason we put it for 3 months is because its a short sale and those take some time. We are getting a great deal. At least I believe that we are.

We are only running into one problem. WE don't have a place to stay till then. There are not a places in the area that will do month the month lease and not jack up the price. So as of right now we are going to have to live apart for a month. We will probably end up living with a family member for 2 months. Which wouldn't be bad but have to do what you have to do. Plus they would be saving us a lot of money.

Well Donaven and decided that he wanted to get sick on us. He is starting to get a cough. So I hope that it goes away soon.

Time is flying by..

Today Donaven had his 4 month check up with the doctor. He is 16 1/2 pounds and 24 inches long. We got ourselves a little chunky monkey. But we don't think he is. He is just perfect in our eyes. Everything looks good and he is a healthy baby. Which I am grateful for. We are so blessed to have him in our life. He brings us so much joy. Donaven gives us something to look forward each and every day.

So far...

OK, so here is a update on the Baker family. Donaven and I went to Kuna last weekend and well lets just say we didn't find anything that we had to have. Which is sad. We did find a short sale I liked. It just seems like every house we like is a short sale. So we have decided that we are going to rent and just do a short sale or try and find something we like later. So Travis is moving May 8 and I am staying here.:( But we have to be out of our apartment in Pocky by June 1 because it is already rented out.So that is what is happening with our living situation. Great fun.

Also we got to go on a road trip with Papa. We went to St. George to see all the family for the first time. It was so much fun. Great Grandma Arnold just adored him and wanted to keep him for herself. :) So he got passed around alot and he was a very tired little boy. So on the way home we stopped in Ceder City and will lets just say that is a small town that everyone knows everyone. The reason I say that is because papa went to the bathroom and I went to go get a pop; will a worker came up to me and grabed Donaven out of my hands, so that I could get a pop. SCARY. Then all the other workers came over and just melted looking at him. Papa came around the corner and was like what and laughed. Lets just say we were out of there as fast as we could. Got to love small towns.

Our little boy is 4 months old. I can't believe it. He is so much fun right now. He is such a good baby. We are very blessed to have him in our life. He was so funny today. I sat him up on the couch and he went forward to far and fell on his face. I hurried and picked him up and then he laughed and then cried it was so funny. He is so silly and cute.

Travis leaves in 3 weeks for Boise. I can't believe its actually here. We are moving and don't have a place to live. I am so scared and hope that we find a place fast. So Donaven and I are staying here and Travis is going to live with my brother until we find a place to live. So it is going to be very sad and lonely around here in a few weeks. I don't know what we are going to do just the two of us. Plus I have to keep working so I am going to need a lot of help that is all I can say.