Brian and Scottee's Family Blog

Jaxson, Jaxson, Jaxson

2011-07-25T18:33:00.001-07:00

Last night at dinner:
Mom: I can't believe school is about to start!
Jaxson: Yep, then you won't have to play with me all day.

Today I was standing outside my car talking to a friend when Jax banged on the window and yelled, "Mom, did you remember us?"

Just a minute ago I heard, "Who wants to spank my butt and win a prize?"

Our Summer ... So Far

2011-07-15T12:43:00.000-07:00

On Sunday after church, we went to see the Mormon Battalion Museum.

The girls sat in a covered wagon. Charlee said it was like the one from Little house on the Prairie.

They started the presentation with a group of talking pictures... very cool.

In the general store, Jaxson was dressed up as a soldier along with a very embarrassed teenager we did not know. His siblings were taking pictures of him and posting them on facebook.

After the presentation was over, we all panned for gold.

We went to Vista for a great firework show on the 4th.

Emery is a hoot. She loves me:)

Jax loved his glow sticks.

On 7/11 we went with the cousins to get a free slurpee at 7 eleven.

Check out the girls and Brian boogie boarding. Oaklee totally biffs it:)

2011-06-16T22:45:00.000-07:00

Oaklee's Backstroke

2011-06-16T22:35:00.000-07:00

Charlee's Backstroke

First Swim Meet

2011-06-16T22:13:00.000-07:00

Charlee and Oaklee had their first swim meet tonight. They both swam great! Oaklee won 1 first, 2 second, and a fourth. Charlee won 2 seconds, 1 third, and 1 fourth. It was so fun. On the way home, the girls and I stopped by Wal-Mart to buy buns because I really wanted a Crabby Patty for dinner. We went into their version of a "man cave" to see what we could get Brian for Father's Day. We ended up buying him a new recliner. Since I sprained my ankle a few days ago, we needed help to get it to the car. This nice Wal-Mart worker with dread locks, a 5 o'clock shadow, and many great tattoos helped us to the car. While I put the seats in the van down so it would fit, a pole fell out of our car. The worker picked it up and gave it to Oaklee. She said, "Thank you, interesting man." The guy did not say anything, but I cried laughing the entire way home.

Summer

2011-06-15T16:51:00.000-07:00

I thought life was supposed to slow down when summer came. Yeah, not so much!
Charlee and Oaklee joined swim team. It is so funny:) I will put video on after their first meet.
Jaxson has decided that he needs to be the messiest kid in town. He keeps doing bad stuff. We started this thing called myrewardboard.com as a reward system. We are still in our 2 week free trial, but it is working great. It keeps track of their chores and attitude on the computer. Whenever they do one of their chores, they put a smiley face on the square and the smiley faces all cheer. Even Jaxson's attitude has improved some. He is still messy, but he is fighting less with the girls. The girls love it because they all have their own password... Pretty cool. I made one of their things sit still during scriptures and it has made a huge difference there. I also made it for brush morning and night and floss. Since Oaklee had 3 cavities this week at the dentist, I hope the game can improve their oral hygiene. Check it out (Thanks Audra for the tip)

Our Date With Jaxson

2011-06-10T20:33:00.000-07:00

Brian and I went on a date to the Mellow Mushroom tonight with Jaxson. The girls are at a birthday party. Jaxson ate yummy pizza and made us laugh. He said it was not a date... we just went out to dinner. On our way home, we stopped by the girl's party because Charlee called us with "bad gas" and wanted a Gas X Strip. We don't know why she calls it "bad gas" instead of just gas, but oh well. The Barry's will get a kick out of Charlee's chosen pajamas for the party... She cam out wearing a black t- shirt that says "Fresh Burrito" on the back. Real classy :)

Another day with my kiddos...

2011-05-23T18:51:00.000-07:00

On the way to school today, we drove by Brian on his way to work. Oaklee said, "He is on the way to the city to go to work." Then Charlee said, "Yeah, he goes to the bank to count money all day. That must get pretty boring."

Jaxson and I were coming out of Walmart today and Jaxson said he wanted a happy napper. I asked him what it was and he quoted the infomercial for me. "It is a pillow that folds up into a lovable friend." I guess it is like a pillow pet. He also said, "Mom, you have to order it because you have to be 18 or older to call. You are older than 18."

Happy Birthday, Froggy!

2011-05-21T21:27:00.000-07:00

This is Froggy.

(she took this pic herself)

He comes everywhere with our family.

This morning, Oaklee woke Brian early to invite him to Froggy's birthday party at 1:00.
Later she came in and said that Dad, Charlee, Jaxson, and Oaklee were going to his party. I asked why I was not invited. She told me, "You were invited while you were sleeping. You have not RSVP'd yet".

So at 1:00, we all went to Froggy's party. We opened presents from Jaxson and Charlee. Oaklee made Froggy a ring, necklace, and bracelet. I told her that I thought Froggy was a boy and she replied, "Froggy is a boy who likes jewelry." Okay... The bag containing Froggy's jewelry said "To: Froggy Love: Momy"

Next we played "tadpole, tadpole, froggy" Oaklee's version of "duck duck goose". Then Froggy blew out a yellow candle in a cookie because one of his favorite colors is yellow.

Then Charlee dressed up like a clown to make balloon animals and hats for the party guests. All of this was planned by our sweet 1st grader, mind you.

Then the door bell rang because Oaklee had invited my mom to Froggy's party. Grandma brought a gift for Froggy, too.

I looked at Brian and asked when we turned into the kind of parents who had a full blown party for a stuffed frog. Awesome!

What can you do? Oaklee was happy... and so were we:)

In the car with Jax again!

2011-05-19T13:07:00.000-07:00

Jax: Mom, I love Happy Meals.
Mom: Me, too.
Jax: I am so glad the old McDonald's traded in hims farm to own a restaurant.
Mom: Me, too. (giggle)
Jax: Yeah, because then no one would know what a Happy Meal was.

(5 minutes of silence)

Jax: Mom is there an old McDonald's dot com?
Mom: I don't know. What would be on that dot com?
Jax: You know Happy Meals and adult meals. You could order and they would deliver your Happy Meal.
Mom: We will look when we get home.

FYI, oldmcdonalds.com is a place for networking for people who love animals... I wonder if they frown on eating chicken nuggets???

More fart talk from the Barrys

2011-05-17T12:58:00.000-07:00

I was picking up my niece, Emery, today and had this conversation with my gross boy.

Mom: "Gross, Emery, did you toot?"
Jaxson: "What is toot? Is it like fart?"
Mom: "Yes."
Jaxson: "Is it like a little fart?"
Mom: "Yes."
Jaxson: "Then I don't toot because I never fart small. I only fart big."

2011-05-15T19:13:00.001-07:00

Jaxson at dinner:
"Dad, we should have a garage sale so we can get rid of all of the old crap we don't use anymore."

Happy Baptism Day, Charlee

2011-05-15T19:12:00.000-07:00

Gross Boy

2011-05-13T13:31:00.001-07:00

Jaxson: "Dad, I farted real big. At least I did not make a hole in my pants."

Happy 8th Birthday, Charlee

2011-05-08T20:22:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day

2011-05-08T20:14:00.000-07:00

My very special kids:)
(Pay close attention to the sign language for "near"... Hilarious)

My dad and I were mopping the floor and there was way too many bubbles. I asked my dad how much soap he put in. Jaxson said, "It might be from when I put dishwasher soap on the mop."

Jaxson and Oaklee were playing in the tub. They had been in there for almost an hour when Brian asked them what they were doing, Oaklee said, "Dedo, we have been reduced to counting boo boos" (Dedo is Brian's nickname and I guess they call bubbles boo boos)

Jaxson asked Brian to sleep in his room tonight. He said I could sleep with his stuffed penguin if I get lonely. That is what he has to do when he get lonely. I said that did not sound good to me. Then he offered to let me sleep in a sleeping bag on his floor.

Charlee and I had a Piano Recital This Weekend

2011-05-05T11:18:00.000-07:00

I am sure a grouch...

2011-05-02T19:06:00.000-07:00

Day one of no Coca-Cola. I am very grouchy! Maybe I should just give in and have a Coke.

2011-04-30T17:32:00.000-07:00

Our school had a "Read In" on Friday during school. They had politicians, doctors, army people, firemen, policemen, and even Smokey Bear come to read a patriotic book to each class. Charlee had Officer Cramer read her class "Abraham Lincoln". Then she went outside and got to sit on his motorcycle and make the siren go off. I asked Oaklee who read to her and she said the following:

Oaklee: We had Officer Cramer. He is really good with children.
Mom: How do you know that?
O: He has six kids and he likes to read to them.
M: What was his name?
O: Officer Simpson... You know like Homer Simpson.

2011-04-26T14:22:00.000-07:00

Today I am so thankful for the Plan of Salvation. I was able to attend a funeral of a family friend this morning and was so grateful for the knowledge that I have. I know that she is with her husband and family members and I know that Heavenly Father has a plan for each of us. Journee's 2nd birthday would have been this past Saturday. It is a bitter sweet feeling when I think of my two angels. I am so thankful that I have 2 perfect children waiting for me, but I am sad that they are not with me. I wonder if that will ever pass. I love my family's dynamics now. We work well together and I can't wait until I meet with my whole family one day in the presence of my Savior.

2011-04-25T08:39:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday, Brian!

Oh, Jaxson!

2011-04-25T08:33:00.000-07:00

Jaxson had a couple of doosies this weekend, so here goes:

Grandma: Oh, no, I forgot one of the pans of potatoes in the oven at home.
Jaxson: That's OK, grandma, some people like burnt food.

Talking with my Uncle Marlow:

Marlow: Jaxson, did you know that when I was a kid, we did not even have TV?
Jaxson: Why didn't you just watch TV on your phone?

2011-04-24T10:12:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter!

Charlee's letter to the Easter Bunny

2011-04-22T22:53:00.000-07:00

We went on a date tonight and came home to find a letter Charlee wrote to the Easter Bunny. Her exact words were:

Dear EASTER BUNNY,

We are sarry for being bad. We hope you still give us preasents.

love,

The Barry Family

Another Jaxson Conversation

2011-04-17T09:07:00.001-07:00

Jax: Mom, I need my own check book.
Mom: Why?
J: To buy important stuff.
M: What kind of important stuff?
J: You know toys and McDonald's and Circle K.

2011-04-13T19:06:00.000-07:00

I went to get a blood draw today and had the following conversation with my smart little boy.

Jax: Mom, How do they get the blood back into your body?
Mom: They don't. My body makes more blood.
J: How?
M: It just does. Remember when I had a tube put blood into my arm after Trevee was born?
J: When is Trevee going to come live with us?
M: She isn't.
J: The scriptures say she will come back when Jesus comes back. When will I get to live with Jesus?
M: Not for a very long time. First you have to grow up and be a dad.
J: I can't be a dad. I don't have a job or any money. Well, I do have a mud job.
M: What's a mud job?
J: It's where I make food out of mud in the backyard, but it doesn't pay anything.

2011-04-12T22:28:00.000-07:00

Oaklee came into my bedroom tonight wearing only a green, plastic hula skirt. I asked her if she was naked under and she said, "Nope, I am camoflaged" She was wearing bright green panties under it. Then she started to scratch and said, "I am glad we don't live in Hawaii. These skirts are itchy." Oh, it gets better. Then she took off her skirt and laid it over the crate that is Froggy's house and said, "Look, Mom. I made Froggy's house into a hut!"

2011-04-12T19:02:00.000-07:00

My brother , Greg, and his wife Nancy have chickens. Jaxson wanted to know how the chickens lay eggs. He asked Nancy if, "the chickens have little workers in there that make the eggs".

Funny Kids

2011-04-09T16:51:00.000-07:00

I'm Back!
Oaklee:" Dad, can you please help me teach Froggy how to spell his name. He keeps writing Forgy instead of Froggy"

Oaklee came into my room after bedtime and said, "Mom, I have 2 questions and a statement for you."

Jaxson started to play t-ball. He got hit with the ball and his coach came over laughing and told us that Jaxson said, "Coach Tom, that ball hit me in the wiener." Classy!

Charlee: "Mom, I have bad gas. Can I have a Gas X Strip?"

Jaxson: "I got really strong because I drink lots of water and only one coke a day."

Jaxson: "Mom, it was cold in the shave at school today."

Oaklee: "Who wants an ice cube? I do!"

Charlee hid Grandpa's remote and played the cold and hot game for him to find it. Poor Grandpa!

Charlee came up with 10 pranks to play on Grandma Randee on April Fools Day.
examples: dump a box of cereal into her bed, short sheeted her bed, turned off her water and electric, put saran wrap on the toilet so she would pee on herself... you get the drift. When Grandma came over to toilet paper our house to get her back we went out and sprayed her with the hose:) Awesome Day!!

The First Trampoline Casualty

2010-11-14T20:06:00.000-08:00

Check out Oaklee's ankle.

She hurt it while playing on the trampoline.

Poor Baby!!

(Nice little dirty feet, huh?)

2010-11-14T17:45:00.000-08:00

I am in a Christmasy mood:)

Here are some pictures from the Barry Family picture day AKA Nina's Baptism.

John and Brenda with all of their grand kids, sans Trevee and Journee.

I had to put this cheesy picture of Greg with Ande and Bastian.

Doesn't his short hair look good!

My New Adventure

2010-11-12T16:44:00.000-08:00

I have so much spare time lately!!

I decided to start an couple of new adventures to add to wife, mom, PTO President, Site Council Member, and Sunday School Teacher.

I started a cheer squad at the school. I am so excited! Two times a week, I get to teach girls how to cheer and tumble. I love that kind of thing!

I also started a new blog to sell some of my craft stuff, Scottee's Sassy Stuff. Check it out!

http://usingmysparetime.blogspot.com/

Summer Stories- By Oaklee

2010-10-31T18:43:00.000-07:00

I found these funny stories Oaklee wrote over the summer.

For our summer homework, the kids each had to do 1 page of math and read 1 book and write a story. These are 2 of my favorites.

(I told her to remember her punctuation in that dog one. She went a lottle overboard with the periods.)

NICE!! All on her own:)

The Barry Family Halloween Party!

2010-10-25T12:39:00.000-07:00

We have an annual Barry Family Halloween Party every year.

Jaxson was a very scary pirate, Oaklee was Frank, the Turtle, and Charlee was a scary witch.

GoGo was a red neck, beer bellied, trucker. Here she is with her perfect grand children.

Baby Mollie. So cute. We were finally healthy enough to meet:)

We had costume parade down the street.

The kids waved at Grandpa when he drove by.

We had a cake walk...

And painted faces...

We fished for prizes...

Ande had a good time playing in the kitchen.

We painted together...

This was Ande's costume... We said she could be Brenda's red neck grand-daughter/ cousin.

I did not get any pics, but we also threw Adams eyeball into a garbage can and got prizes:)

It was a fun time:)

Charlee and Scottee's Piano Recital

2010-10-23T21:48:00.000-07:00

Charlee and I had our first piano recital. We each had to memorize 2 songs. Charlee's favorite song was "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". My favorite song was "My Country Tis of Thee".

My cute Mom bought us each a bunch of flowers with little silver notes in them.

Thanks Mom (Oh and she teared up because we were so awesome)

I am not ashamed to be the ONLY adult student. I have to learn sometime.:)

I could not get our videos to be big, but you can hear her play.

My first song was "When the Saints Go Marching In"

Thanks to my awesome teacher, Audra! She has done a great job and it was a fun little recital.

More Pictures of R and M's room for your viewing pleasure

2010-10-22T12:29:00.000-07:00

Jaxson's Fortune

2010-10-22T12:16:00.000-07:00

Jax and I were eating fortune cookies when the following conversation took place:

Jax: Mom, will you read my paper for me?
Mom: Yes, it says "Opportunity Knocks On Your Door Every Day- Answer It".
Jax: But not if you don't know who it is!

He is BRILLIANT!!

It is official... I have tuned into my MOM!!!

2010-10-20T15:23:00.000-07:00

Oaklee wanted to be a turtle for Halloween.

Why can't this child be something I can buy at Party City???

I found Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but my little lady only wanted to be a turtle.

My mom used to make us anything we wanted to be. I am so glad that I am turning into my mom:)

I used felt for the front...

I used ribbon to attach a bowl that I painted like a turtle shell.

She wants to have green hair and a green face on Halloween.

My silly little Oaklee:)

(Jaxson is a "Parate" and Charlee is this spider witch)

2010-10-18T18:06:00.000-07:00

When we were in the doctor's office on Saturday, Oaklee said,"Mom, this room is beautiful. I think it was painted by Bob Ross" :)

Conversing with Oaklee

2010-10-16T16:09:00.000-07:00

Mom: Oaklee, you know what I really want you, Jaxson, and Charlee to give me for my birthday?
Oaklee: What?
Mom: My present could be you guys cleaning up down stairs.
Oaklee: Mom, that is not a present, that is a verb.

2010-10-16T13:26:00.001-07:00

False Alarm... It is not hives. Charlee is covered in dots, too:) Yeah. We are taking the kids, my mom, and Brian's mom and dad to Ah So for steak. Oh well, they are going anyways:)

2010-10-16T12:06:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday To Scottee!! Yeah!!

Oaklee's present to me... HIVES!!

I thought I was done!!!

2010-10-12T10:56:00.000-07:00

Charlee is home sick with a tummy ache and a fever, but I feel so blessed today! I have so much fun stuff going on. I feel like I am so busy, but it is fun stuff that I enjoy doing. I get to be the PTO President at my kid's school which means I get to know everyone at the school and make sure my sweet girls have fun events to go to. Charlee tells everyone that I am the PTO President. She is so proud of me which makes my heart swell with love. I was able to paint this awesome room for my friend. I love to paint. I would love to do it every day. It makes me wish we were not renting so I could paint my home now. In conference this past week, the prophets said not to over schedule yourself. I thought, "What should I give up?" Giving up things that I love is not what they meant, I am sure, but I need to keep it in mind. Then I realized that I can have it all and relish in the down time that I get to enjoy with my husband and kids. I love staying home and helping them with their homework. I thought I was done with the sickies, but I am so thankful that I can be home helping my sweet girl to feel better.

In My Spare Time...

2010-10-11T18:52:00.000-07:00

This is what I have been up to this week!

My friend is letting me trade piano lessons for painting her daughter's room!

I am totally getting the better end of the deal.

I love to paint! It makes me relaxed and happy.

Her daughter wanted green, orange, and brown for her colors.

At first, I was a little unsure of the colors, but my friend already had the 2 foot orange strip painted all the way around the room, so all I had to do was make the design inspired by her fabric.

(I painted the scrolly things in brown)

She found a green fabric with these scrolly things on it, so I created a template of said scrolly things and put them into the 2 foot orange space.

I put the girl's initials into the scrolly things by their beds.

All in all, I think it turned out great!

It took a lot of time, but it looks great.

I will post more pictures when the room is complete with bedding and all:)

Notice the green scrolls in the brown... totally not planned, but inspired to perfection:)

Coming Up For Air!

2010-10-09T22:17:00.000-07:00

What a crazy month!

It all started with Brian!! hehe Not really, but Brian got Bronchitis. He coughed horribly and had to get on antibiotics, steroids and a new inhaler. Right after that, I got a sinus infection and got what we can only assume was a bug bite on my boob. Yeah, at the emergency room, my sister in law, Nancy, teased me that I showed my boob to the Janitor because I saw 2 doctors (I hope it was not the Janitor!) They put me on 2 antibiotics- 1 sulfa and 1 other one to treat me for Mersa, just in case.

Two days later, Oaklee celebrated her sixth birthday. Not good timing for a swim party since neither Brian or I could be in the sun because of our antibiotics, but what can you do? She had so much fun. She invited her whole class to her party.

Happy Birthday, Baby!

The next week, Jaxson got his tonsils out. So Sad! I hate when they get this done, but Barrys and Pages both have ginormous tonsils and adenoids, so sleep apnea is bound to happen. Better to do it now and get it over with. Jaxson was given liquid codeine for the pain and Amoxacillin.

The morning of the surgery. He HATED his gown. It was for girls!

I gave him his codeine and accidentally licked my finger (like all moms do). Did I mention I am allergic to codeine? Oh yeah! and now we found out that I am also allergic to Sulfa drugs as well. The lick of codeine swelled my tongue and brought out the reaction to the sulfa drugs that were in my system. I went to Walmart to buy some cream. When I asked the pharmacist which one I should get, he took a step back (like hives can fly!) and told me to go directly to the hospital for steroids. I had to go back into the emergency room covered in hives. I got steroids and after a couple of days I felt better. Then I got thrush in my mouth from all of the antibiotics and steroids. I went to the doctor and she gave me Nystatin. I have a whole new respect for babies when we put that nasty stuff in their mouths. GROSS!

This is a picture of my arm on the way to the hospital. My WHOLE BODY looked like this! OUCH!

There is more!!!

Jaxson came and told me he was itchy... sure enough, Jaxson was covered in hives, too. He is allergic to Amoxacillin!

(He won't let me put the picture on here because it shows his underwear!)

Two days later, Oaklee woke up with a temp of 103.3! GRRRR Took her to the doctor and sure enough, after paying the copay, she felt just fine!

PHHEW!! $600, 3 weeks later, I am finally coming up for air. I am so thankful that my family is finally healthy. Now winter is coming :( On to some fun stuff!

Oaklee can Teach you How to Duggie!!

2010-09-17T15:14:00.000-07:00

Our Little Sand Paper Girl:(

2010-07-22T20:43:00.000-07:00

She may not look like it, but Oaklee is sick:(

I took her to the doctor on Tuesday with a sore throat and a fever. I thought she had strep, but the culture came back negative.

I took her today for her well check and the doctor said that the rash she developed Tuesday night was

Scarlet Fever!!

Yeah, I didn't know what it was, I just knew it was not good.

Turns out it is basically strep throat with a rash. If you don't treat it quickly, it can go to the heart and kill you!! Yeah, I am so thankful that we live in an age where we have antibiotics and good doctors to help my cutie patootie.

If you look close, you can see the rash all over her torso. It feels like sandpaper and she itches it like crazy. She should be non-infectious by Saturday morning.

Oh, and she was 41 inches tall and weighed 41 pounds:)

She was in the 38% for weight and the 2.5% for height.

She is short and sassy.

We love our little disease carrying girl.

Making the Blog

2010-07-20T19:00:00.000-07:00

This is Emery, my cute little niece.

My cousin took this fabulous pic of her on the beach and I wanted to share it:)

"Don't Have a Cow, Man" -Bart Simpson

2010-07-17T20:45:00.000-07:00

My girls were in the bath today for over 2 hours... what can I say, it is hot and the bath is like a very small pool in air conditioning. I noticed Brian's shampoo bottle empty on the floor and the following conversation took place... enjoy:) Oh, and for about a year, my kids have lovingly called Brian Dido instead of Dad... Don't ask, I don't get it either.

Mom: If you guys used all of Dad's shampoo again, he is going to have a cow.
Charlee: What is a cow?
Oaklee: You know Charlee, a cow... Mooooo.
C: How can Dido have a cow. Only girls can have babies.
O: Cows aren't babies, Charlee.
M: Dad is not really going to have a cow.
C: How does he have a cow then?
M: Never mind!!
Jaxson: (leaving the room in a tiny voice) Mom, is Dido really going to have a cow?

This conversation made me think that I am old... another generation... all in all, pretty lame:)

"That Counter"

2010-07-16T20:06:00.000-07:00

Am I the only one?

I often wonder this when I see "That Counter" in my house.

You know the one... The one that everything "I think I need to keep, but will never find, but what if I need a place to stick this" ends up!

I think I have had a drawer/ cupboard/ counter top of these kinds of things in each of the houses that I have lived in.

Why do I do this?

Why do builders "build in" these nooks and crannies for my crap?

This is a new house! A new start!

I will not have "that counter" in this house... at least I can try:)

The Beach 2010

2010-07-14T20:22:00.001-07:00

This is the ONLY picture we got ON the beach this year.

It rained a few days and was in the low 60's most of the time... AWESOME for an Arizonian coming from 112 degrees... BAD for going to the beach. I loved it! My dad had the kids and their cousins shuck corn. It still amazes me how many phrases my brothers can come up with from the word "shuck".

Here we are preparing tin foil dinners... in our sweatshirts:)

Heaven forbid the kids don't watch a movie for a whole week. Kids came in off the street to get a fix... just kidding, these are some of my cousin's kids:)

This is how we celebrated the 4th of July...

We were going to go see fireworks until Jax threw up everywhere.

This is how HE spent the 4th of July:(

Grandpa took all of the kids to the store. He was very excited about his leash idea.

He also thought it would be fun to ride the coaster train. It would have been AWESOME for the kids if Brian had gotten the times right. We had to wait more than an hour on the platform for a $5, 5 minute ride to the next stop. They thought it was great, so I guess that is all that matters.

Fun vacation.

Let's go back... "I am melting" as Oaklee would say.

Ode to Swimmee

2010-07-09T21:11:00.000-07:00

Brian and I held a sad funeral tonight... in the bathroom.

Swimmee, one of the kid's frogs, had to be flushed today:(

Swimmee has been sick since we went on vacation and tonight he decided he was ready to go. I asked Brian if he wanted to say a few words. He said that Swimmee was a good frog and we could buy a new one tomorrow. (So easily forgotten, you insensitive frog owner).I guess 10 months is a good life for a water frog.

Swimmee's friend, Swimmer looks so lonely in the tank. Now his only friend is Turkey, the snail.

What am I Up To?

2010-07-02T20:43:00.000-07:00

I am hanging out in my campsite at the beach in San Diego.

I am wearing a sweatshirt and jeans.

It is 64 degrees!

I am going to see Eclipse at 10 p.m. with my cousins... for the second time today:)

I thought the movie was great!!!! Well worth the $6.

We took the kids to see Toy Story in 3D yesterday... still determining if it was worth the $65.00 it took our family to see it. The movie was great, but sure costly:)

I am going to go listen to the waves now. Jealous??

2010-06-29T15:20:00.001-07:00

It is so hot, I am boiling.

Why do we live here???

112 is too hot... even for Arizona in the summer:)

San Diego, Here We Come!!

(Tomorrow)

Ode to the king of closets... or queen:)

2010-06-28T20:42:00.000-07:00

I had such a great day today.

I have decided that I love the closet in my new house.

I loved the pantry in my old house, but this closet makes me really want to shop!

It is 24x 8 sf (Scottee feet)!

If you look to the back of the really messy closet (We moved a week ago, give me a break) you will notice the pack-n-play that my niece, Ande slept in. It is like a little attached nursery:)

I also thought I would include the pic of our little TV moving to the new house. The silly boys buckled it into my car. At least they did not name it:)

I am So Tired!!

2010-06-24T17:01:00.000-07:00

I have a lot going on!

We picked Ande and Bastian this morning to stay with us for a few days. They have been pretty easy, but adding 2 more kids takes some getting used to. I feel like my kids are eating CONSTANTLY!! They are asking for a snack or eating a snack any time I turn around. I think my grocery bill may bankrupt us if they keep this eating up!

Oh, and I am ready for a nap:)

Griping about my new house that I will grow to love!

2010-06-22T21:26:00.000-07:00

I hate stairs!! We have only been here a few days and the stairs are already my arch nemesis. We just don't get along. I hate carrying laundry up or down then. I really need a shoot to drop it in so I don't have to lug it down... come to think of it, an elevator to get it back up would be great, too:) I keep stubbing my toes on the stairs. I am getting dehydrated at night because I don't want to go all the way down the stairs to refill my drink. My kids yell downstairs and it echos up to me in my bedroom... somehow my voice yelling at them to stop fighting does not make it all the way down the stairs to them. Hmmmm. Are voices like heat? They rise, but don't go down? I know my east facing bedroom cooks in the afternoon, but the space is great. Slowly but surely, my house will look great. Yes, Allison, I will have a house warming party. Wanna Come??

We Moved!!

2010-06-22T07:58:00.000-07:00

We moved to our new house on Saturday! Whoo Hoo! Yeah, now we need to unpack everything... not such a big whoo hoo and no exclamation point:) I was a little surprised to see my bedroom TV buckled in in my back seat:) Oh boys... It took 6 men to carry our big screen (AKA "Steevie the TV"... they named my TV). Two men actually carried the 62 inch monster and the other 4 walked with it "just in case". Men are so silly. I told them that the only piece of furniture that I cared about was my dining room table... it got thrown in the back of John's truck. I will give it to them that the back of the truck was the safest place for my table, but I thought the men's mentality was pretty funny.

When my mom came to visit, she asked Oaklee how many bathrooms the house had. Oaklee made a puzzled face, turned, and ran. She was back a minute later, winded, and yelled "3"! She is pretty cute!

Sweet Baby J

2010-06-18T19:21:00.000-07:00

I am supposed to be packing since we are moving at 6:30 in the a.m., but I wanted to write a little bit about my sweet baby boy:).

I never thought that I would only have one son. I always thought that I would have 2 of each... Man am I glad that I only have one boy to spoil.

He is so great.

He loves me so much and I love him!

Two days ago, he stepped on a toothpick. I held an ice pack on it while he cried all the while thinking that Brian and I both saw him dump out said toothpicks and ask him to pick them up... which he did not do:)
I took him to the doctor when red streaks started going up his foot... Yeah... Ouch!
He got put on an antibiotic.
I asked him to show me his foot and he took this fabulous picture...

He is growing up so fast and I wanted to record some of his funnier moments:
1. He calls Burritos "Bweetos"
2. He says that another name for boys is dude and girls are chicks.
3. He said that girls have boobs, boys call them chests and everyone has nipples.
4. We tell him not to do stuff and he says, "too late" and runs away.
5. He likes to lick people.
6. He calls baby pictures of himself Baby J like it is a different person.
7. He can barely fit into his bed because of all of his stuff.

He is so Special!!

Thanks GoGo and Grandpa for babysitting...

Off to packing again:)

2010-06-17T12:14:00.000-07:00

Oaklee just used air quotes! She said that since we go to bed at "7:30" we can watch that show!!!! I died laughing. Where did my little angel learn how to use air quotes?

Generic vs Name Brand

2010-06-16T21:32:00.000-07:00

My kids are weird!

I buy them Cinnamon Toast Crunch, the most expensive cereal ever, and they jump up and down when I buy the big bag of Coco Roos??

I offer them Kraft Macaroni and Cheese and they want Velveeta Shells and Cheese (2x the cost of Kraft). When I was little, we ate the store brand. We thought we were rich when we could get the "real thing"

Jaxson thinks everything and anything can be purchased at Walmart with fake money in a fake bank using a fake debit card.

I worry that I am raising snots!

They love the finer things in life... except for Coco Roos... I may never understand the fun in that one:)

Twilight and Moving On

2010-06-16T09:04:00.000-07:00

I love to listen to books on my Mp3 player. I have recently gotten into English time period romance/ suspense books. I like them. I used to listen to Twilight over and over again. I started to listen to them again to prepare for the Eclipse release at the end of the month. I love those books, but I over did them for so long that they don't keep my attention:(

We got the keys to our new pad yesterday. I love moving because it is a little "forced cleansing" thing, but I hate moving because it is a lot of work. I have to figure out where everything will go all over again! Some people love to remodel... for me, once I get it in a good place it stays there. I love the initial decorating process, but I don't like feeling overwhelmed. Our new place does have more room than our current house, so that is nice. It is always easier to move from a small place to a bigger place than the other way around.

"I Got Pool Ear!"

2010-06-15T21:20:00.000-07:00

So, I learned that Swimmer's Ear really does hurt. Did you know that it means more than just water in your ears? This native Arizonan didn't! Well, I thought my cute Oaklee was being a big wimp all week complaining about her ear hurting. I asked her if it was inside her ear that hurt and she said it was the outside that hurt. I thought she was exaggerating whenever anyone barely touched her ear... nope, turns out her doctor says that it is VERY painful! Oops! Bad Mom! I only took her to the doctor today because with the most pitiful face she came to Brian and I last night at about 11 p.m. and said, "I just can't take this anymore!!!" At Jaxson's swim lessons today, she told everyone that she had, "Pool Ear" and could not get her head wet for 10 days.We got antibiotic drops for her ears, so hopefully my sweet angel will feel better soon:)

Oaklee and Brinlee chillin' by the pool!

Mother's Day

2010-06-13T19:50:00.000-07:00

Yeah, I know that it is past Mother's Day, but I wanted to post these cute pics from the Mother's Day Tea at Jaxson's school. He rubbed my shoulders, painted my nails, made me a necklace, and shaved my legs. The leg thing is the kid's favorite thing every year. It is amazing to think that we have done Preschool with Ms. Lorene for 4 years straight. So fun!! I love being a Mom! I can not imagine my life without these sweet kids. I am so grateful that I have been entrusted with their love and care. Even though they are for sale some days:)

I Love Summer!!

2010-06-12T13:22:00.001-07:00

Okay, I will update everyone on our summer so far.

It has been so awesome!

On the last day of school, Charlee got awards at the assembly. She also got 2nd place in the 1st and 2nd grade spelling bee. Way to go Charlee! Since Summer has started, there has been many ups and downs. She loves to learn. She has been working on her cursive handwriting. She has been making breakfast for Jax and O every morning while I sleep in:)

Mom, Dad, and Charlee at the spelling bee.

She spelled 4th grade, 3rd quarter words. She is so smart!!

Oaklee performed in the Kindergarten's end of the year program. It was a tribute to America. I almost cried, it was so fabulous. My favorite part was when Oaklee stuck her cute little head through the hole in Mt. Rushmore and had to stand on her tip toes to reach the microphone. This Summer has been a relaxing time for Oaklee. She eats, sleeps, and swims... what a life. She is reading so well and still cracks me up daily.

She was so cute at the presentation.

Jaxson had Preschool Graduation. I am so glad he has another year in preschool... he needs it:) Mostly because of me, so I am trying to make up for it. He wore a sweet little graduation hat and wants to be a builder of Buzz and Woody toys when he grows up. He went to swim lessons for the second session this past week. He kicks like he is riding a bike, but he is getting better, thanks to Aunt Nancy's stellar teaching skills.

Jaxson with Ms. Loreen and Ms. Carolyn at graduation.

Jaxson and Aunt Nancy swimming around:)... kind of??

I have been so busy this summer. Between Swim lessons, school lessons, and packing to move next week, I have been a little crazy. I have enjoyed it so much. I decided at the beginning of the summer that I was going to improve my kid's brains every day:) Each of them has to read a book, do their letters and phonograms, do one or 3 sheets of math, and handwriting. It take me about 1.5 hours to get it done, but it has been so much fun. We do science experiments and I love to watch them grow and learn. I have the time:) It is summer!

Brian went to Scout Camp this week at Lake Powell. I think he is having fun... He gets reception, but I only get to talk to him once a day. I am so glad he will be coming home tonight. I have missed him so much. He is my BFF, after all.

I will do my best to update... we will see:)

Happy Birthday, Journee

2010-04-23T14:07:00.001-07:00

It has been a year since Journee LaBelle Barry was born. In some ways it feels like it has been a long time, but in other ways, it feels like yesterday. I am still sad. Stupid, I know. I should be fine, but it is hard. I keep reminding myself of all of my blessings. I have 2 perfect angels giving me extra strength today. We took the kids to PF Changs to celebrate Journee's Birthday:)

I know... I know

2010-04-10T19:58:00.000-07:00

I have been such a blogging slacker, and go figure when I finally get around to blogging, it is about cake! I have lost 10 pounds in the last month and am avoiding cake, but my sister in law, Nancy, made the cutest cake for the ward's auction. Brian bought it for $20. She says it was a pity buy, but she is sooo wrong. I would have paid a lot more if I were there. Why was I not there you may ask??? Oh, because Jaxson blew chunks all over the floor by the food line after I got there. I had to take him home where he ate chicken nuggets and french fries (I know bad mom), but surprise, surprise, he threw up again! What a day at the Barry house!

2010-03-07T16:57:00.000-08:00

5 Year old, Oaklee, surprised us with this during church today...

I love her school!

She said, "Ms. Carol said we are so clever that we don't need to wait until 5th grade to learn it."

Disney on Ice and a New Niece

2010-01-16T15:50:00.000-08:00

Nancy and Greg had their new baby girl, Emery Iokina (My brother thinks he is Polynesian). I think she looks just like their first daughter, Quinn. Maybe it is the same "Why are you looking at me" face she is making.

So fun.

We went to Disney on Ice today with the kids.

They LOVED it!!! They clapped and cheered whenever a new character came out.

Two of Brian's brothers and their families came with us (We missed you, Brenda!)

Afton and Brinlee and my mom came too. (Check out Cheesy Charlee!)

The Barry side! POSERS!

We had a very good time watching the kids laugh and be so excited.

This was such a good Christmas gift for our family. Thanks Brian for not objecting too much and thank you, Santa!

More Cabin Pics

2010-01-05T14:15:00.000-08:00

This is a picture of ALL of the Barry grand kids... at least it will be current for a few more months:) We had an ugly sweater contest. Greg won, but Mindy and Treslee's were pretty bad.
Don't Brian and I look classy?

2010-01-04T18:07:00.000-08:00

This is Jaxson's favorite thing to watch over and over again... It is pretty funny.

Turn up your volume. It is a little soft.

2010-01-03T14:27:00.000-08:00

The most embarrasing sledding video ever.

DON"T LAUGH!!!!!

My bum still hurts!

Funny kids:

2010-01-03T14:07:00.000-08:00

While looking out the car window at the snow, Oaklee and Jaxson had this conversation:

Oaklee: Wow, look at the snow. It is so beautiful!

Jaxson: Yeah, and it is handsome, too!

The kids all took a shower and Jaxson got out first. I told him to hurry and dry off and get his underwear on. He told me that after Charlee and Oaklee got out, they were going to snuggle.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

2010-01-03T12:39:00.001-08:00

We had so much fun celebrating the new year with the Barry's at the cabin!

The kids toasted this really nasty tasting white grape juice. CHEESE!!

The kids loved blowing the horns.

Here is to a great 2010!

Santa Came!!

2009-12-24T07:59:00.000-08:00

Last night we had a lovely family dinner.

While the kids were out looking at Christmas lights with GoGo and Grandpa, Santa called to see if he could come over early!

We happily said yes!

Charlee got a Razor Scooter and Three Musketeers Barbie.

She also got lots of clothes and Project and Draw! Jaxson got lots of Buzz and Woody stuff!
He got talking Buzz and Woody. They are very cool.

He was soooooo happy!

Oaklee got a barbie to head that you can do her hair and stuff.

She also got a new winter coat!

Jax got a new coat, too.

I got a Snuggie (Totally embarrassing!). I also got a bunch of new jewelry.

Brian got a new hockey stick and a shake maker.

Oaklee also got a swimming baby. They played with her today in the tub!

Caution: This video contains nudity (I am totally joking)

We had a lovely holiday and it is not even Christmas yet!

What A Dumb Wall!!

2009-12-23T08:08:00.000-08:00

The kids are not allowed to eat on the carpet, but heaven forbid they don't watch TV while they eat. Our house has this half wall. It is gross. They spill stuff down it. They eat on it. It is pretty nasty and has to be cleaned almost daily.

This is what I found the other morning!

Christmas Update

2009-12-22T11:08:00.000-08:00

Jaxson had his Christmas Part on Wednesday.

Here he is with his teacher, Miss Lorene. Nice Jammies!! I ate lunch with Oaklee and Charlee at school on Friday.

Oaklee ate all of the breading off her Chicken McNugget and said,

"Look Mom, my nugget is naked!"

The girls participated in the school's Christmas program on Tuesday night.

They both did so well. Charlee told us not to wave at her and "If you wave at me, I won't wave back because I am a professional."

Isn't she so pretty!!

Oaklee always cracks me up. She was pretty "Non-Professional" waving at us. She sang great and being short worked out for her because she got to be in the front. He pulled her antlers down like sunglasses and got the laugh she was desiring from the audience.
Jaxson and Andee had a lovely time enjoying the production.

Bye Bye, Andee!!

2009-12-20T17:37:00.001-08:00

Andee went home tonight!

I am sure going to miss her, but here are the Top 10 good things about not having a tiny baby:10. No more Diapers (Even Jax is potty trained!)

9. Everyone in my house can tell me WHY they are crying.

8. No more spit up.

7. No more huge diaper bags!

6. Everyone can buckle themselves in seat belts in the car unassisted.

5. No more swings, seats, car seats, high chairs, stuff out all over the house.

4. No More Diapers!!! (Deserves to be in here twice)

3. No more sore back from having an appendage attached to my hip (Andee).

2. Not as much prep work to leave the house.

1. I get to sleep ALL NIGHT!!

Although all of this is great, I will miss the crying, the spitting up, the car seats, the appendage, the getting up at night, the baby stuff all over my house, the prep work, the smiles, the laughing, the eating, the love... I will not miss the diapers, though... that is great!

I will miss you, my sweet Andee. I love you and I am so thankful that you made my life a lot brighter! One of the best 10 weeks of my life!

2009-12-19T07:45:00.000-08:00

Andee tried sweet potatoes this morning.

She LOVED them!

Poor Andee!

2009-12-14T17:33:00.000-08:00

Andee is the little princess at our house. The kids are constantly doing funny thing to her.

Here is Charlee reading her a book. Andee loves books. She scratches them and tries to turn the pages. She has a gift for getting her socks off ALL the time!!She got pretty upset at church yesterday when she could not get her tights off. hehe

Brian and I woke up on Saturday morning to find that Jaxson had already paid Andee a visit! He dressed Woody in a Santa outfit for the season!
I was doing homework with the girls and this happened to Andee while she was on the floor.

She is SOOO much fun!

The Best Quote Ever!!

2009-12-11T19:10:00.001-08:00

Russell M. Nelson
"Parents who have surrendered the sweetest and smallest flowers from the family's garden need to remember our Heavenly Father. He has promised a special reward to those who now suffer in silence, who spend long days and longer nights through their trying times of bereavement. Our Creator has promised glory. He said, "For after much tribulation come the blessings. Wherefore the day cometh that ye shall be crowned with much glory; the hour is not yet, but nigh at hand." (D&C 58:4) That promised glory includes the blessing of reunion with each child who has left the family circle to help surviving members of the family to draw nearer to God. Those children still live and are a heritage to the Lord."

This Little Piggy Stayed Home...

2009-12-11T18:24:00.000-08:00

Check out cute Andee pigging out!

She LOVED to food today!

A Conversation With Oaklee

2009-12-09T17:25:00.000-08:00

Mom: "Oaklee, where are your clothes?"
Oaklee: "We are having a naked party."
Mom: "Well, you need to put some clothes on."
Oaklee: "But I enjoy the fresh air."

Fun Christmas Pics!

2009-12-09T16:35:00.000-08:00

I have a picture of Charlee wearing this same hat... I think it was bought for Brooklynn's dog, ChiChi. Jaxson wanted to get in on the Santa hat pictures, too.
We have this fun blow up in the front yard (Thanks, Mom). I had the kids pose with Santa and Rudolph.

We got to see the Light parade from inside Brian's bank during his work party.

It was so cold outside that the kids sat in the office and watched from the window. The bank is up higher than the road, so we had a great view!

Andee hated Santa Clause!

Charlee thought he was great.

Oaklee had no problem telling him ALL she wanted.

Jaxson looked so cute on Santa!

He is a great guy!

This is our family and Andee in front of the gingerbread house in Brian's work lobby.

Merry Christmas!

Let the Parties begin!

A Conversation with Jaxson

2009-12-04T18:34:00.000-08:00

Mom: "Jaxson, this room is a mess. I don't want to live with pigs!"
Jaxson: "Are you allergic to piggies?"

Look who can roll over!

2009-12-04T11:50:00.000-08:00

Thank you, Charlee!

2009-12-04T11:00:00.000-08:00

Charlee gave Oaklee and Jaxson "tattoos".

We tell them that our bodies are temples and we don't want to put things on them. I think Charlee just did graffiti on the temples of our home:)

This is the little mermaid (Pretty good, huh?) Jaxson got some as well. I can't remember what they were, though.

Merry Christmas

2009-12-02T06:42:00.000-08:00

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree!

We put our tree together with A LOT of helpers:) I had to fix most of Oaklee's branches, but Charlee really got the hang of it this year.
Jaxson was so happy to put on the star.

I love this star. I got it when I was 18, so it will be dying soon, I am sure, but I love it.

Cute little family:)

Look at all of these helpers!

Yeah, Brian!! Good Job, Honey:)

Charlee LOVES to hold baby Andee. I think Andee loves it, too.

What a beautiful tree!

Some pretty funny kids, too.

We have Homer Clause set up in the family room this year. I think it would get stolen if it was outside!

Let the holidays begin!!

Happy Thanksgiving

2009-11-28T10:13:00.000-08:00

We had such a great holiday. First we went to Brian's Family, then off to the Pages!

Here is Greg and Andi... so cute:)They played with toys. Classy 70's shirt, Devin!
Great Grandma Barry with Andi.

Uncle Brian and Andi.

Greg (Oaklee lovingly calls him "the Greg with no hair"), Nancy, and my mom, Randee.

Kenzee and mom.

Oaklee had to pee... can you tell?

The boys played boccie ball. Amazingly, no one was hit in the head

Andi was pooped!

What a great day!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wonderful Little Lady

2009-11-25T19:45:00.000-08:00

Charlee sitting with a bunch of boys during National Anthem Day at school. Charlee was in charge of family home evening. Brian and I were sick on Sunday, so she made the lesson. She took a whole 50 pack of plates and wrote about the Golden Plates... Well, kind of! Charlee lost another tooth. It was hanging by a thread, so when I was flossing her, I "accidentally" slipped the floss under and POP it came out. She was so happy. That makes 5 teeth. She can't eat corn on the cob now for sure:)

I love Charlee! She is the best big sister that I know. She loves to hug and be hugged. She is one of those quite kids that I worry comes off as snobby, but her shy, sweet spirit draws kids to want to be her friend. I love her and I am so proud that I get to be her mom!

Thanksgiving Day Feasts

2009-11-25T17:36:00.000-08:00

Oaklee's kindergarten invited the first and second graders to their feast at school. They said a poem and a song. It was so cute. Oaklee's teacher said something nice about each student. About Oaklee, she said, "Oaklee adds a lot of spark to our classroom!" I think that means she is kind of nuts. Charlee said it was "lame" which was her first "school learned slang".

Here is Pilgrim Charlee (Oaklee calls it a program, not a pilgrim) The kindergartners were all Indians.
The first and second graders were pilgrims.

Oaklee sure makes a great Indian!

Grandma, Jaxson, Bastian, and Makoa enjoyed the show.

They sat around a pretend table on the floor.

Andee enjoyed the excitement. A teacher was recording the whole thing. We were standing next to her and Andee let out a huge burp... Real classy, baby!

Jaxson and Bastian had a feast at their school, too!

Here they are saying their sounds!

Bastian was a cute Indian!

Jaxson was the most handsome little Indian I know!

Oaklee made a hat, too. She just had to join in the party.

Prim, proper little Charlee!

They loved the food! Did you know Bastian likes pumpkin pie??? Yeah, me neither! But he does! Way to go my good eating men!

2009-11-23T06:47:00.000-08:00

Jax is learning to pee standing up... everywhere!

Nancy gave me a funny tip. He throws a Froot Loop into the potty and aims to hit it!

It is funny to watch, but it is working GRRRRRREAT! (That may be Frosted Flakes??)

New Moon... Swoon!

2009-11-21T12:33:00.000-08:00

I love Twilight.

I love the books and I loved the first movie.

After seeing the second movie, I realized how lousy the first one really was!
I loved New Moon. This is amazing because it was my least favorite of the series.

I took Andi with me... not so smart, but oh well. I don't think I missed that much.

Brian is taking me tonight for a date to see it again. Yeah!! Whoo Hoo!!

Cute Jaxson

2009-11-20T18:52:00.000-08:00

I have had some cute chats with Jax lately. Our conversation tonight went like this:

M: Jaxson, I love you.
J: I love you, too, mom.
M: I think you are handsome.
J: Mom, I think you are beautiful.

Doesn't that just melt any Mom's heart?

On Wednesday morning, I got up to make breakfast and get the kids ready for school. I had this conversation with Jaxson:

J: Dad wants you to go give him hugs.
M: Where is he?
J: In bed.
M: I will go give him hugs after I finish cooking the eggs.
J: You go give Dad hugs... I will guard the eggs.

I sure love my little man!

Baby Love

2009-11-20T06:40:00.000-08:00

The boys LOVE to hold the baby.

Every morning Jax asks if she is going to sleep all day and if he can hold her when she wakes up. He is a good little daddy.Is this the cutest picture or what? Bastian loves to kiss baby Andi and he LOVES to hold her and make her laugh.
It is such a joy to have these kids in our home. 5 kids seems like a lot, but after you are outnumbered with 3, 5 is not so different... It just takes a little longer to get in and out of the car:)

The Joy of Working with TOOLS!!!

2009-11-19T10:12:00.000-08:00

Jaxson got to help his dad fix Grandma's bike... Well, sort of, if a saw is necessary?
They are definately cute enough to pull this off:)

Baby Andee!!

2009-11-15T13:57:00.000-08:00

Listen to this sweet laugh. I was blowing raspberries and she thought I was so hilarious!

Happy Birthday, Nina!

2009-11-13T20:19:00.000-08:00

Nina's birthday bash was at the park last weekend. Treslee's parents brought this funny little horse for the kids to get rides.

Happy Bastian! Charlee and Jaxson with Nina's grandma.
Bastian and Oaklee loved it, too.Yee Haw!!

"Scotteefying"

2009-11-10T13:34:00.000-08:00

So, Andee is really spelled Andi, but I figured that since she is all spiffied up with bows and frilly stuff while she lives with me that I would spell her name with my signature "ee". (Charlee, Oaklee, Journee, Trevee) I hope she won't mind later:) Now, could I spell Bastian with "ee" somehow??? mmmmm?? hehehe

Halloween 2009

2009-11-10T08:22:00.000-08:00

Jaxson really enjoyed his candy:) We only went down one street and up the next, but look at all this loot!
Grandma came with us trick or treating!

Thumbelina (Oaklee), Buzz Lightyear (Jax), Strawberry shortcake (Brinlee), A Flower (Andee), Snow White (Charlee), Spiderman (Bastian), A Tractor (Makoa), and Tinkerbell (Afton)

At the Trunk or Treat!

If you turn sideways, you can see me and Nancy and Andee trick or treating!

Scary Spiderman eating something healthy!!!!

Beautiful Charlee!

Our family and Bastian and Andee!

Better late than never!

Happy Halloween!