My Absence

Wow, how fast time goes by. I can't believe it has been several months since I blogged. Life has been a bit crazy and I have just gotten out of the habit of really taking the time to do this.



I started working last January on Saturdays only because of the poor economy. In the Spring I started working more PRN hours at a few different Transitional Rehab Centers. I began working 2 day a week and Saturdays. I was definitely glad for this opportunity. I have been doing this as of currently. I just was offered a more permanent weekly hours working at Rocky Mountain Transitional Care Center in Riverton 2 days a week and a few Saturdays a month. I do enjoy working. I love being a Occupational Therapy Assistant. I work with the Elderly and enjoy helping them regain their independence with their Activities of Daily Living. The other therapist I work with are awesome and we have lots of fun working together and with our patients.

I am super excited because my work is now only 5 minutes from my house and from our kids school. It makes it very convenient. I am able to be home from work by 3:30 or 4:oo pm which is the same time as Drew and Dane get home from school. I am just glad I only have to work two day a week because I enjoy being home on those other days with Luke. Besides their is so much to do in taking care of the house and preparing meals and helping the kids with their homework each week. Because of work it makes me prioritize my time better...except for blogging. I need to do better with this. I have so much to catch up on but I am too far behind so to catch up the year in a nutshell I am going to post 1 or 2 pics from each month and call it good. So hear we go!

Drew & Dane Learning To Ski!!

Drew & Dane At Alta Ski Resort

Drew & Dane Getting Ready To Take on the Rope Tow!!

A Bit Tricky Getting Them To the Hill With All Their Stuff!!

Kent Waxing Our Very Ancient Skis!!

Lets See If I Remember How To Do This...it's been about 10 years!!

Drew & Dane had a Great Time and it was a good sunny day.

Swinging the Spring Away on our new Rocky Mountain Retreat!!

Dane, Drew, & Luke Playin on their new Swing Set. They are thrilled and love it. Kent and his extra help is just glad he is done building it.

Luke climbing the ladder and ready to explore!!

The kids having a great ole time!!

Drew & Dane playin train slide!!

Our cute little Luke growing too fast...he loves the slide!!

Dane was our cute little Bull in our ward Pioneer Play!!

He made the whole audience laugh like crazy.

Here is our Bull getting ready to BUCK!!

Watch out for this BULL! Yeah, Mom says watch out for those Aggies!!

Audra & Drew being girly girls together!! Audra loved sleeping over at our house for 10 days in May!!

Dane & Gabe hanging out together...being BOYS!! Gabe is watching Luke eat his Cookie Monster Cake!!

Luke says: "COOKIE MONSTER eat my cookies"!! Mom couldn't resist buying this for Luke when she saw it at the store.

Luke LOVES Cookie Monster!!

OUR BIRTHDAY BOY...DANE!!

Dane Celebrating his 6th Birthday in St. George at Grandma Hill's House with family!!

Wii...Lego Star Wars!! Loves it!! Plays it all the time for hours!

Dane's with his Jedi friends at his Star Wars Party!

Cute Dane waiting for his Light Saber Sword Cup Cakes, Jedi Pizza, and Yodi Sodas! The kids LOVED it!!

JEDI Dane opening all of his Birthday presents...most of them were Star Wars Lego's....Ironically!!

All of the Jedi's having a light saber sword fight!

Spring Break in St. George. Drew & Ashley swimming in the Fountains with Luke!

Drew and Dane in Zion's National Park!!

Dad and Luke in Zions trying to get to make it!

Enjoying Zion's National Park with my kiddo's!!

Drew, Dane, Courtney & Dane Climbing the rocks in Zion's!!

Happy Easter 2010

Drew trying on Easter Bunny Headbands!!

Drew and Luke trying on Easter bunny headbands at Target!!

Can you tell... Dane really didn't want to try this headband on!!

Luke ready to play baseball at Target!

The Easter Egg Hunt at the Baker's House!!

The Easter Egg Hunt...Ready Set Go!! Conference Weekend!

The kids on the Hunt!

Courtney and Dane on the Hunt!!

Luke with all of his Easter Eggs!!

Easter came and went...just like now, half of April is gone. We had a fun easter!! The kids had spring break this weekend. The weather has been crappy. On Sunday morning of Easter we woke up to a couple inches of snow. We are ready for St. George next weekend!!

Drew's Baptism & Birthday...On The Same Day!!

Drew's Special Day...Her Baptism March 6th, 2010!!

Kent and Drew by the Font!!

Excited Drew...Ready and Waiting!!

Drew getting ready to enter the waters of Baptism!!

Drew pondering the meaning of Baptism!!

After Drew's Baptism with Cousins and Friends!!

The whole family here to celebrate Drew's Baptism and Birthday!

Drew's Awesome Family and Grandparents to support her on this special day!!

The Baker Clan...after Drew's Baptism!!!

Mom and Dad with Drew after her Baptism...we are so proud of her and happy that she is now a member of: ~ The Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder Day Saints~!

Drew with her best gal cousion...Chelsea!!

Melanie, myself, Mom & Tracey...we miss ya Steph! Soon enough you will be on the west coast!!

Drew's with her cousins at her Baptism/Birthday Brunch on March 6th!!

Drew and her friends getting ready to eat her Birthday cake!!

Lighting the candles on Drew's rainbow birthday cake!!

Drew blowing out the candles on her Birthday Cake!! Happy 8th Birthday Drew!!

Drew's Rainbow Cake that wasn't suppose to turn out like this...oh well when is comes to kids they don't care as long as it tastes good!! Long story short. It was suppose to be 5 cake high and when cut a beautiful rainbow. Well mine fell over in the freezer...oops!!

Drew's Baptism turned out to be a fun and special day. I could not help but cry a few tears during her Baptism. I felt the spirit from the talks that were given by her grandparents. I was so happy that Kent is worthy of the preisthood and was able to baptize her. Drew felt very loved and special especially since this day fell on her birthday. All of our family from the Hill and Baker sides came to support Drew. She was so happy they all came to see her get baptized. We are so thankful for the gospel and to be members of this church. It was a perfect day and we will remember it forever!!