Thinking Positive

I am starting to feel the SPRING BUG. Projects are brewing in my head, wanted (needed)vacations, silky smooth legs (I shave my legs only once a week in the winter), painted toe nails, tulips, blossoms on trees, and being outside in my yard is justing the beginning. As I look outside and see the snow falling, I am trying to stay positive. We need the mositure. Soon the first signs of spring will be here, and I will see the tulip buds pop out of the ground on my way to the mailbox. I just need to have patience.

Happy Birthday Alex

I can't believe Alex is 6 years old! This past week, our family celebrated his birthday by having a couple of parties, and going to Jungle Jim's. It was an excited and fun week and I am all tired out. Something that I am extremely proud of is the birthday cake I made. (with a little help from my wonderful life saving neighbor, Heather) His latest rage is Super Mario Brothers, so his cake had to be Mario. I was able to find the idea on the Internet and was quite surprised how great it turned out.


Because Alex is 6, I thought I would write S IX things I just love about that boy

**1** He is very thoughtful and kind

**2**He is a great big brother to his two sisters

**3**His smile

**4**The way he dresses himself (layer upon layer of clothes)

**5**How he draws me pictures

**6** He a big helper and surprises me by making my bed in the mornings.

The list could go on and on! I love that boy! I am so grateful to be his mother!

Nap Time

I had a nap today! I slept for almost THREE HOURS. Life couldn't be better. Thanks Chad for making that possible!

Snowing Gum Drops

Do you remember singing this song when you were in grade school?

If all the raindrops
Were lemondrops and gumdrops
Oh, what a rain that would be!

Standing outside, with my mouth open wide

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
If all the raindrops
Were lemondrops and gumdrops
Oh, what a rain that would be!

If all the snowflakes

Were candy bars and milkshakes

Oh, what a snow that would be!

Standing outside, with my mouth open wide

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

If all the snowflakes

Were candy bars and milkshakes

Oh, what a snow that would be!

It is so cute because whenever I take Paige out in the snow or rain, she always sticks out her tongue and says, "Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah" with a big smile on her face.

Funny Moment

Since, I am so far behind on my blogging, I thought I would post a funny picture. Back in October, my grandmother passed away. We went up to Wyoming for her funeral. The service was really nice and it was good to see extended family. My Grandfather passed away about thirteen years ago, so it is nice that my grandparents can now be together.

At my Grandfather funeral thirteen years ago, his siblings came to pay their respects. Some of his sisters there were Polygamist. We were all quite surprised to see them because many of us had not met them before.

While we were attending the viewing for my Grandmother in October, we kept waiting for my Polygamist great aunts to show up. (By the way, they weren't able to make it.) I thought it would be funny to take this picture with my new brother-in-law Curtis and my sister Sara. Needless to say, I made Curtis feel very uncomfortable. Welcome to the FAMILY!

Planning a Party!

Okay, so Alex is going to have his sixth birthday in about ten days. It's always a big deal about what kind of party we are going to have, what we are going to do, etc.. This year the theme is going to be... (DRUM ROLL PLEASE) MARIO BROTHERS! I haven't played Super Mario Brothers since I was like ten years old on Heather McMurray's Nintendo. Plus I was never very good, nor did I ever save the princess. I googled it, and there wasn't much. Anybody have any ideas about what to do?

A Year of New Blogging

New Years 2009!



Okay, so I haven't been blogging after I comitted to do better. I am completely lame. I probably don't have anyone who stops by and visits anymore. My bad. I've decided to post my randomness of things and thoughts I have during the day with occasional pictures of my family. This might be less stressful and allow some peace of mind.








Public Restrooms

I absolutely hate them. Of course, I am grateful to have a place to go to the bathroom when we are out and about, but GERMS are all over the place. I am usually not a Germ Phobic, but when I take my kids in there, especially my daughter Maggie, I get stressed. For some reason, the toliet paper/ cover never stays on the seat and Maggie wants to touch everything. The absolute worst place to take your child to the bathroom is the park!

Highlights from Down Loading 300 Pictures from our Camara

I didn't realize how many pictures I had on my camara until Chad uploaded just under 300 pictures of our familyon our computer! Wow a lot happened during that time. Sorry! I pledge to do better!

Maggie and Paige in their matching outfits from Grandma Karen

Chad growing out his hair

Maggie celebrating her 3rd birthday!

Alex starting Kindergarten
Paige learning to crawl

Remodeling our home


High School Reunion- JJ Madsen ballroom dancing highlight of the night!
Sara getting married in July

Lots of Soccer Games for Alex

Graduating from Preschool


Hanging Out with Cousins

Swimming in St. George

Can't leave the other two out

Isn't Paige getting so big (five months)? Maggie celebrated her third birthday yesterday.....pictures will soon follow when I find the cord for my camera!

Where Have We Been?

Many of you maybe wondering if we fell off the face of the earth. It's been way too long since I've blog. I can't believe summer time is running out. There is so much I need to blog about. I feel so behind. This is why I don't scrapbook. I can never stay caught up. I think the newest adventure right now is our oldest is going to be starting kindergarten in TWO WEEKS. How do I feel about this? Excited, sacred, sad, nervous, and happy. I have a child that old? I am going to be joining the PTA! That's Right watch out Sego Lily I'm coming in!

Dont' you just love Alex in this picture? He is all of the supeheroes at once, Spiderman, Batman, Mr. Incredible, and don't forget the Buzz Light Year hat. The best thing about his spiderman costume is that it is three sizes too small, plus he is wearing his shorts and shirt underneath incase he gets hot. I love that boy!

Visiting with the Bohns!

Okay, so we've been home from visiting the Bohns for over a month, but I am just now posting the pictures of our awesome trip!!!! We loved hanging out with Mark, Bonni, Samuel, and Juliet. Thanks for showing us such a great time! We love you guys!

Just the Girls

Many times when I am rocking Paige, Maggie wants to be right there with us. Its always the three of us.

Paige's Blessing Day

We had a great day blessing Paige (2 months old) last Sunday. Thank you to all the family that came to support us! I wish we would of had a family picture with Alex and Maggie, but I didn't think of it until everyone had changed their clothes and Maggie pulled out her pig tails.

Barlow Family's Major Accomplishments!

Paige is thinking about smiling...

She did it! (5 weeks old)

Maggie is officially potty trained!

She always checks to see how she does. It's amazing she hasn't fallen off or in yet!

Alex can ride his Batman bike without training wheels! He's been working on this for a long time, since the fall. Chad would have to help him get on his bike and run along side of him, but now he can do it all by himself. Mom just needs to get him a helment.

Since we were all there..

Alex (5 years old)

Maggie (2 1/2 years old)

Paige (3 weeks old) Although she hasn't been blessed and probably won't be until next month, I decided to take the picture now because I won't be taking the trip to the photographer anytime soon after that experience.

Sweet little Paige (3 weeks old)