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Baker Boulevard is a family website, containing information and photos of David and DeAnne Baker, their daughters Emily and Elise, their sons Emerson and Elias, and their pets. We hope you enjoy your visit.

Recent Updates December 25, 2024 Merry Christmas from the Bakers (including Chloe the cat and Holland the bunny)!! December 22, 2024 Experiencing a truly uplifting morning of worship and volunteering at Connection Pointe Christian Church. Yesterday, we celebrated Christmas at Mamaw's house and looked at Christmas lights. October 31, 2024 Halloween fun the last few days! We carved pumpkins, decorated cookies, did a costume fun run at the middle school, and trick or treated around Marian. David brought back Little Debbie for the run and to surprise Emily at campus. October 29, 2024 Fun weekend going to Grand Rapids to watch Emily run and then back home for Emerson to run on Sunday. October 17, 2024 Emily only gets a couple of days off for fall break, so we made the most of our time by starting with a trip to Great Wolf Lodge and finishing with the Awakening concert. October 12, 2024 We ran a Marian University fun run this morning. The donuts afterwards were a highlight. October 5, 2024 Last Saturday, Elias and David ran a 2-mile fun run on the B&O Trail in Brownsburg. David won top runner in my category… note that he was the only runner in my category. September 7, 2024 Busy season!! Lots of running. We were at cross country meets the last 3 days with Emerson and Emily. We celebrated David’s birthday, Jake asked Elise to homecoming, Elias brought home a recorder, and so many running practices. Definitely cross country season at this house! July 7, 2024 Had a good time at the Third Eye Blind (with Yellowcard and Arizona) concert last night. DeAnne and David were in VIP (thanks to David's employer) and Emily was in lawn with her friend, Mia. June 23, 2024 Boys are off to camp with Connection Pointe Christian Church so time for the girls and I to accomplish some house projects. June 16, 2024 Happy Father's Day, David Baker! I couldn't parent these kids without you. June 12, 2024 We had a fun little getaway to Michigan last week. Lots of great family time together and memories made! May 12, 2024 Happy Mother’s Day, DeAnne Baker!!! Thanks for being the best mom for our kids. We all love and appreciate you very much. Now take a nap already!!! April 15, 2024 Four of us ran the Running of the Bulldogs 5K on Saturday. It was a great time with perfect running weather… although chilly for spectators like Elise. Emily was running a 5K at Ball State. April 8, 2024 Total solar eclipse was pretty cool. We enjoyed it at home with Sun Chips and Moon Pies. Emily had a great experience at Marian University. March 31, 2024 Happy Easter!! Had a wonderful morning of worship and serving at Connection Pointe Christian Church. March 28, 2024 Happy 1st birthday to our sweet Chloe girl!! March 20, 2024 Completed the 7-week marriage course. It provided valuable insights and topics for discussion. Connection Pointe Christian Church is offering it again in spring and fall, and I highly recommend it. February 28, 2024 We had our Upwards award night last night and David received the Christlike coach award. I am so happy to have a Godly man to pour not only into my children, but others that he coaches and leads. February 9, 2024 Today was all about running. The boys had their glow run at school this morning and then we got to watch Emily run this afternoon. Everyone did so well!! February 5, 2024 Elias did a drama camp this weekend at the high school. He got to do little workshops and even do a little performance on “the big stage”. Emerson had a basketball game and had a lot of fun. Emily also had an indoor 5k run, but we weren’t able to make it. Thankful for her good friends that were able to cheer her on and get a few photos. Life keeps moving quickly. December 31, 2023 Fun times with Mike's family on NYE. Great times, food, and video games time. December 25, 2023 Merry Christmas!! We had a wonderful time both serving and worshipping at church. Also, to Grandma Gertie’s for gifts and visiting. Then Christmas morning at the house with our trash expert David. October 14, 2023 We finished another season of Blaze this week. Elias ran 40 miles this season and got a gold medal. Emerson set a 5k record for Blaze with a time of 21:08 and ran 101 miles. September 30, 2023 Had a great time at the Family Fall Fest at Camp Allendale with Connection Pointe Church. We did a hayride, picnic, hiking, canoeing, pedal carts, inflatable slide, pumpkin decorating, bubbles, foam party, pumpkin drop, and more. August 30, 2023 Another season of the Blaze junior running club started last week. Emerson and Elias are running like pros. DeAnne, Elise, and I are helping anywhere needed. Emily’s away at college and I miss her since she’s the one who could keep up with these kids! April 16, 2023 Running season is in full swing for the Baker family. We ran the Bulldog 5k this weekend and Emily placed first for female runners. Elias and Emerson did great. Blaze junior running club also started a couple of weeks ago and the boys are running with the school running club that I get to help out at. Emily is in full swing with track meets and practices. December 24, 2022 Wonderful afternoon worshiping and serving at church. Elias told me he can’t wait to serve again. December 20, 2022 Today we enjoyed a fun trip to The Ark. We enjoyed learning and seeing how things would have been set up inside the ark and the kids really enjoyed the playground and seeing animals in the little zoo. December 19, 2022 Such a fun and informative day at the Creation Museum. The lights around the outside grounds were beautiful. Made wonderful memories and had some great conversations “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 October 21, 2022 Fun day at Lark Ranch today and Dulls Tree Farm last week. With Emily having practice every day we weren’t able to go anywhere over break so we made the most of staying home. October 16, 2022 We did the Anderson Orchard 5k this morning. Those hills about killed me!! Not a great time for any of us, but we had fun together as a family. Emily came in 2nd for her age and got a pumpkin and a hay ride around the orchard for her and Emerson. Elias did the 1/2 mile fun run and danced a lot!! He even danced his way across the finish line. We all got carmel apples and cider slushes for finishing. We also enjoyed the delicious elephant ears and fried biscuits and apple butter. August 24, 2022 Baptism weekend!! And if I know one thing Our God is a deliverer If I know one thing Our God is gonna see us through Elias did ask to be held under for 3 seconds because Jesus was in the tomb for 3 days, but we told him no. August 19, 2022 63 photos and news items have been added to Emily’s page. 60 photos and news items have been added to Elise's page. 53 photos and news items have been added to Emerson's page. 86 photos and news items have been added to Elias' page. 21 photos have been added to DeAnne's page. 24 photos have been added to David’s page. This update covers January through June and includes Elise’s 14th birthday, Elias’ 2nd grade music program, Emily inducted into National Honor Society, spring break getaway to secluded cabin, another running season with Blaze, track season for Emily, Running of the Bulldogs 5k, 20th wedding anniversary, 8th grade dance for Elise, field trip for Elias, Elise’s orchestra trip to St. Louis, Emily’s 17th birthday, Elias had another eye muscle surgery with ER visit a couple days after, Camp Allendale for the boys, Elias’ 8th birthday, trip to Indiana dunes and beach, CIY Mix, Emily’s new car, sledding, Easter, art show, prom, cousins, craziness, and more. July 20, 2022 Fun day at the Hendricks County Fair yesterday. These cousins are crazy together! July 9, 2022 Had a fun couple of days at Holiday World. Lots of great family time together. July 4, 2022 Happy 20th Anniversary to my best friend DeAnne. Last week I was at camp with my boys and that was the longest DeAnne and I have been apart in 20+ years. Life is better when we’re together. June 21, 2022 Fun day trip to the dunes yesterday. Even after we applied sunblock constantly we still ended up with a few minor sun burns. May 15, 2022 It has been a busy week. The boys had a run the same night Emily had a track meet and Elise had rehearsal for orchestra. Top that night off with a flat tire in the parking lot (thanks to my brother Dale for helping us). I ran book fair all week that finished at the school carnival on Friday. Emily had her first retail experience helping me on Friday evening. The boys got up and went to a car show on Saturday morning and then Emily went to a formal dance with friends that evening. Sunday, we had Elise’s final 8th grade orchestra concert. That last month of school is super busy!! May 8, 2022 Happy Mother’s Day to the best mom for my children. And as Elias wrote in his card, one of the best things about DeAnne is that she is not in jail. April 9, 2022 Cold morning for the Running of the Bulldogs 5K. Emily ran with Emerson to encourage him and they finished with a time of 26:56 (48th and 49th out of 264). David ran with them, but couldn’t keep up with their fast sprint at the end and ended with a time of 27:14 (54th out of 264). DeAnne finished with a time of 30:11 (73rd out of 264) shaving 8 minutes off of her time from last year. She only started running a little over a year ago doing couch to 5k and find it to be a nice stress reliever. DeAnne was very happy she wasn’t last! April 2, 2022 We had a nice little get away to a secluded cabin in Kentucky. The drive was a little scary as part way down, the van had engine lights come on (we got it repaired and all is good). There was also about 2 miles of scary one-lane gravel road very downhill to reach the cabin. Lots of great family time together relaxing. Signup to receive email updates. >> Updates Archive

Random Photo Just hanging out taken: 12/19/2022 posted: 5/2/2023 Elise's Photos