project 365 - part seven

and the busy month of July - ah...summer!

At a chocolate tasting in Hershey, PA!

a few days camping with my parents...resulted in this close encounter with a swan

molly and i at the beach...one of our favorite hangouts this time of year

at the funeral visitation for my great-uncle bob...diagnosed with liver cancer and passed away
9 days later

our summer vacation included a celebrity sighting!

project 365 - part six

June is busting out all over...

A visit from my cousins from Georgia

Celebrating Molly's 3rd birthday at the Great Lakes Loons game...complete with fireworks!

a picture of the kids in Dow Gardens

group shot with my brother and his kids from my parent's 35th anniversary party
(and dad's 60th and 15 and 6 year survival!)

baker cousins getting ready to run the 1 mile fun run at the Dow Run/Walk

project 365 - part five

recap of the month of May...

my first batch of cupcake pops...i'm a pro now :)

our new geocaching hobby...more to come on that later!

no May recap is complete without the Mega Meet!

and I hosted a fantastic Girls Weekend with my friends and our daughters

Jason and Maya took in a Tigers game

project 365 - part four

April's selections....

of course, the whole family at disney world

eating easter morning breakfast at a Waffle House

our house coming into bloom this spring

the first time we ever won any money on a mega millions ticket ($3 - wahoo - on my dad's 60th birthday) it's not like we play all the time, but it was nice to win something...and actually, the very next drawing we won $2...we're rolling in it now!!

maya's birthday breakfast (lightning speed at the big boy buffet) on the morning of her birthday

project 365 - part three

march's selections

our pre-spring break shopping spree for new clothes and a new quiet toy for the car and condo...

st. patrick's day art project...who needs corned beef when you can have ham?

showing off school carnival prizes

you've seen this one before, but it's worth seeing again

how cute is this...porter tucked in his 'babies' when he went to school

project 365 - part two

february's selection of project 365 pictures

the smattering of shoes and boots at the back door...it doesn't look like this every day, but close...

at hi-way pizza in state college, pa with family after aunt gloria's funeral

at my aunt & uncle's...gathering with family for uncle jim's funeral

girls weekend in grand haven

molly at the mcdonald's playplace

Project 365

so i started a new scrapbooking project this year, along with a couple of my friends...project 365...a picture a day for a year. i have been doing quite well with it (remembering to take them almost everyday!), and thought that at the end of every month, i'd share a few pictures that i took.

here's my selection for january

the back end of my van after a typical trip to the grocery store...

making breakfast for maya and her friend on the morning after their first sleepover

my first pot roast


porter at dance class


lilly and molly doing what they do best - being together and watching tv