Congratulations to Dad and Martha!

Dad and Martha became Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Hicks on July 6th. A great time was had by all! Martha's kids and Baker and I hosted a Low Country Boil for them on the 5th and it was lots of fun!! The ceremony was simple and sweet at church on Sunday. I am so happy for my daddy and I love Martha and her family dearly!! Here are some photos from the festivities!! There's Dad and Martha and all their grand kids, cute ones of Owen (of course) and us with Martha's children. One FUN happy family!

Visit With Mary Burke

While in Rome, we were able to spend some time with Jimmy, one of Baker's childhood best buds, and is wife Hollye and their precious girl Mary Burke. Owen loved her!!

Special Time with Peggy

Owen got to meet his Great Grandmother, Peggy Wright this weekend and it was wonderful! He was enamored with her! He gave her lots of smiles and kisses and they had a special time talking about Baker's late grandfather, CB who is watching over all of us in Heaven. The photo of Peggy showing Owen a photo of her late husband (C.B. Wright, JR) holding Clay is PRICELESS!!

"The Wright Stuff"

This past weekend we were in Rome, GA, Baker's hometown and spend some great time with his father and Janice. Nana (Janice) is teaching Owen all about Winnie the Pooh and about Magic Kingdom. Big Daddy and Dad are just anxiously awaiting the day they can get Owen in the Duck Blind.The ladies got mani-pedi's and ran errands and did a bit of shopping while he guys went to the hunt club. We got a sitter and went with Baker's parents to a good family friend's wedding: The wedding Jack Rogers and Ashley Clark. It was so beautiful and made for a nice adult night out! We were also able to spend some time with some of Baker's best friends while we were there. We spent some quality time with Peggy, Baker's Grandmother and Owen just adores her. Owen did great, once a gain on his 5th big trip! This time we took advantage of the portable DVD player. Barely a peep our of him.! Those things are lifesavers when you have a bored child who has practically been in the confines of his car seat ALL DAY! It was Elmo's World and Baby Einstein for part of the trip...especially in Atlanta traffic. Meanwhile I was glued to the Ipod and Baker was glued to talk radio. We all travel very well together.

I am so proud of my baby boy. No matter where we go or what we do, he keeps his cool. We are blessed with such a fun and relaxed baby. I know he had a good time and that is so comforting to me!

5 + months to share

We've been swimming, playing and sitting:)

A Tough Decision, but a good one.

Well, after lots of thought and prayer (and holding out until the last minute) I have decided to go back to work. I am actually going to still be teaching with Leon County Schools, but at a different Elementary school where I will still be teaching Special Education. My students are those with emotional and behavioral problems and autism. Challenging, I know, but something I think I am good at. There were millions in budget cut backs this year and over 200 teachers positions were not renewed...pretty crappy, huh? I knew I didn't want to take a job at a "bad" school and this position kind of found me. Baker and I prayed about it and talked about it and decided that if I was offered the job, I would take it and if not, then I was going to stop looking and keep waiting and maybe just tutor a few kids and make some extra money possible doing some office work for Baker. However, I think it must be meant to be. I love teaching so much and I know the people I am going to be working with ( I will even have Baker as a resource at this school for me). Still, the thought of not being with Owen all day when I want to hurts my heart. You working moms know just how I feel I bet. I am so fortunate that this is a good school. I am so blessed that I was able to stay at home for 6 months with Owen- those times are priceless. His babysitter is actually down the street from my school and it is in a pretty centralized location of Tallahassee, so when we move it will not be too far away. I am trying to focus on the positive! This is going to be the best for our whole family. So August 11th (Owen's 6 month birthday) I will return to full-time work.Blah, blah,blah...Boo hoo (just kidding)


We are heading to Rome, GA - Baker's hometown for the weekend. Owen will get to spend some time with his Nana and Big Daddy and see his grandmother Peggy. We are also going to a wedding while we are there and there have been arrangements for a babysitter so we CANT WAIT for an adult night out!

Owen Stats:
* standing up in your lap
*pulling himself up
* trying to sit up - he can do it no problem with the boppy, but not yet totally unassisted.
*Eating 4 7oz bottles day and cereal and oatmeal and LOVING it
*an unofficial weigh-in of 16.5 pounds close to 26 inches
*imitating a few regular sounds
*laughing all the time at things like fart noises, tickles, Elmo, Earnie, and the silly songs we sing to him
* Still rolling from front to back and trying hard to get from back to front.\
*Bedtime is 7:30 -8 and he sleeps soundly until 8am. (we are counting our blessings)


Baker and simply couldn't love anything more!

Cute photos

Such a Sight!

These are pictures of us at the 4th of July fireworks with Grandmama. It was such a sight to watch Owen watching the fireworks. He loved them!!

Fireworks, Friends, Family and Freedom

Over July 4th weekend, Baker, Owen and I were in North Carolina to celebrate The 4th AND the wedding of my dad and Martha. It was a wonderful weekend. Owen is only 5 months old and has already accumulated TONS of frequent fl yer miles. He was such a good boy! There were, of course, flight delays again this time but he handled it so well. We arrived in Raleigh late Thursday night, after waiting on the first plane for over and hour due to mechanical problems and THEN having to be re-booked to another airline. On July 4th, Owen was in the parade with his Grandmama and had a fantastic time. He was so cute on that red, white and blue float! I think he was the cutest thing in the whole parade and I am grateful that he was able to have that time and experience with my mom. That evening we had dinner with mom and went to watch the fireworks...Owen LOVED the fireworks. He was mesmerized with the sounds and colors. He wasn't scared in the least and just sat and watched. It was a feeling I can't quite explain- watching him and thinking about how blessed we are as Americans.

Saturday, we were very busy setting up for a BIG party that we, along with Martha's children, gave them to celebrate their wedding. We had a Low Country Boil at their new home with over 100 people. We had so much fun with Kelly and her husband and kids (Martha's daughter) and Mike (Martha's son) planning and getting ready for the celebration. We are thrilled to have them as part of our family now. Baker did an AMAZING job preparing the Low Country Boil for all those people. A great time was had by all. Owen got to meet LOTS of family and friends. We are so happy for them and know that they will be happy together. We are grateful to have new members to the family.

Sunday, Dad and Martha were married at the church I grew up in and it was a very nice ceremony. After that, the family gave them a reception then we were off to the airport to travel home. It was a busy weekend, but a great one as we got to spend time with Mom and Dad an lots of friends and family. We saw beautiful fireworks and we were able to sit back and take the time to appreciate FREEDOM. I hope that Baker and I do a good job teaching Owen about what a privilege it is to be an American and to appreciate the men and women who have made that happen.

I can't believe my little boy is 5 months old! He has grown exponentially in the past couple of weeks...he's getting HUGE! He's getting close to being able to sit up on his own and he's rolling over ALL the time! He's such a happy boy. He laughs and smiles all the time. Baker and I get a stomach ache from laughing at the funny thing he's always doing. Motherhood is such a dream come true for me! I thank God every day for Owen. I realize how blessed I am to be a mother and to have such a precious son. Family and friends mean so much to me. I am so grateful for my family and friends for their constant love and support. This is the time of my life!

Do I look like my cousin, Marshall??

Baker and saw some photos of our nephews, Clay and Marshall and we were really noticing even more how much Owen looks like Marshall (when Marshall was about Owen's age). Tell me what you think. The first one is of Clay and Marshall recently on vacation- they are precious! Then there is one of Owen and one of Marshall. Isn't it crazy??