Jamie and John's Blog

Easter 2017 was a fun one!  We hunted eggs with the Baker family at Dana and Chuck's house.  Sophie hates grass so she passed on the egg hunt this year! :) Leah is finishing her year of preschool at Crossroads.  She goes from 9-12 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We've been enjoying our Cincinnati Zoo pass (Christmas present for the girls).  We met up with Jeannine, Aria and Solomon.  Here is a group picture from the train.  It was the first time I'd ever been at the zoo when it closed.  It was fun to walk around and see the animals getting called inside for the night. Emma is enjoying her first year of ballet and Leah is enjoying gymnastics!  Their photos are so cute! I have no idea what this photographer does to get such genuine smiles, but I love it!

Leah is taking gymnastics this year and Emma is in her first ballet class.  The ballet students have a mini winter recital and the gymnasts have a small showcase at the studio. Here are a few videos from Leah's showcase: Leah flipping over the bar .   Leah doing a bridge . These are of Emma's dance. Emma's Rehearsal       Emma's Recital We're so proud of our little girls!!

Photo credit:  Casharina Collier The Baker grandkids are growing up!!  It'd be really great to see a picture from the other direction at me, Dana and Lindsay making crazy faces and waving to get all 7 kids looking!  Love these crazy kids so much!!

In October, we had family photos made with the Baker family and with the Gillispie family! Here are two of the best group shots with the Bakers.  We were outside of the barn at my parents house. Steve and Arlene Gary and Lindsay, Nolan and Nate Chuck and Dana, Parker and Carter John and Jamie, Leah, Emma and Sophie The kids are all very close in age: Parker, 6 Nolan, 5 Leah, 4 Carter, 3 Emma, 2 Nate, 2 Sophie, 4 months The Gillispies went to Keeneland for family pictures. Steve and Barb, Rob and Jackie, Corey and Jenny, John, Jamie, Leah, Emma, and Sophie It's very interesting to be a part of two families and have very different positions in each family.  In my family, I'm the youngest with 8 years between Chuck and John.  7 grandkids is probably all my parents are going to get.  On John's side, He is the oldest and there are 8 years between Jamie and Jenny.  3 grandkids so far, but there will definitely be more to come.  I...

We had a great time checking out the orchards this fall!  First, the girls and I went to an Orchard in Corbin with Gary and Lindsay's church.  We petted and fed the animals, played on the playground, rode a pony, pretend milked a cow, went down a giant slide and picked a pumpkin from the patch after going on a hay ride!  The girls loved it and we had a great time visiting with Gary and Lindsay & crew and Dana and Chuck & crew and Pappaw. Then, John took Leah on her first field trip ever to Evan's Orchard with her preschool class.  They went on a tour of the orchard, saw the cider press and had lunch and played the rest of the time.  Leah loves animals and keeps telling us all the animals she wants to have on our future farm.  :)  Maybe someday.  In other news, our sweet little Sophie Elizabeth turned 4 months old! She is 25 inches, 13.9lbs and has 2 teeth!  She can roll over, pick up toys and play in exersaucers and wa...

Sophie was baptized on August 7th, 2016 at Park United Methodist Church.  Lynn Beach baptized her with Michelle assisting.  Gary and Lindsay sang and played during the service.  Lindsay sang "Jesus loves me" while Gary played piano and then Gary sang "For this child" and played the ukelele.  It was really special to have them participate in the service.   Then, when it was time for the baptism, the kids all started losing it. Sophie cried, Emma was wiggling and trying to blow out the candles and Leah was dancing her own personal ballet recital.  It was probably the most any of us had her Sophie cry up to this point because she is normally a very calm and quiet baby, but she was too hungry by the end of the service!   It was nice having Rob and Jackie in town with us!  After the baptism, we took this family photo.  Baker + Gillispie family count is up to 21 people!  We love our family so much!  Thanks for sharing this s...