Hola from Albuquerque!

We are now officially residents of New Mexico (although Saxon will always be "BOI"!). I am sorry it has been so long since I posted -- things were a bit hectic what with the move and the board exam and the baby and the selling and the buying of houses. Above is a photo of Saxon and me on a little walking trail just down from our house. In the mornings on sunny days (of which there are many), there are balloons sailing by our house in the mornings. It's really very cool.

To recap the last few weeks:
June 26th Saxon and I left Galveston after selling our house, and flew to Lubbock.
June 28th. Saxon, mom, Dad, and I made the 6 hour journey to Albuquerque. Shawn drove from Galveston with the dogs, and we all met at our new house.
June 29th. Shawn, Saxon and I closed on our new house in Albuquerque at 10:00
At 11:30, the mover's came and began the Unloading of the Worldly Possessions. I never knew how worldly we were until we boxed everything up and shipped it.
June 30th-July 3rd: much unpacking and gnashing of teeth.
July 4th -- we finally found the camera.

We had a little July 4th barbecue in the backyard, and Saxon was very cute in his all American boy outfit. To wit:

July 5th-23rd: much more unpacking etc etc etc. Saxon got a bumbo, a jumperoo, and an exersaucer. Now that he can hold up his head on his own, we thought we'd bombard him with toys. He likes the jumperoo the best. His Grandma and Grandpa got it for him and they won't let us get one for the house, so he only gets to play with it when he's over there. Methinks this is a cheap trick to win the boys affections. It's working. Here is a pic of the bumbo, followed by the often imitated but never duplicated jumperoo...

July 23rd -- off we went to Chicago for Shawn's board exam, and so Saxon could meet is midwestern relatives. Shawn's dad and grandad live close to one another so we got a great picture of the four generations of Baker men. Saxon was a very good baby and loved by all. He also tolerated a 10 hour Chicago excursion with myself and my friend Eden, armed only with a baby bjorn, a diaper bag, and the infamous winnie-the-pooh sunhat...

July 28th -- time to go back home. Shawn started work at Kirtland on the 31st, and Saxon got his four month shots on the 1st of August. Saxon fared much better than his mother did.

Well, that about brings everyone up to speed. Hopefully I'll be better about posting in a timely fashion. It seems like the little guy is changing by the minute. If anyone wants to come to Albuquerque, give me a shout -- we have guest rooms and everything!!!