Alex Turns 10

Holy Cow I'm old Alex just turned 10.The guests arrive for the Party
Decorating Cupcakes and Cookies

Pictures of the disastrous fingernail painting will not be shown

End of the night the guests have left and it is just the family.

So what do you get a 10 yr old. A Radio and CD's. What Cd's you might ask. Turn on any Disney channel and you will see. Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift, or Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus)

Kitchen Follies

Well the Kitchen is under way we had to strip it down and clear it off so that Chris could finish the Countertop and the Cabinet doors.

Our Naked Kitchen

The left is the old color of the Cabinet doors. The Stain used messed up on almost all of the doors and they were a blotchy brown color. This right door is the new color done with toner.

All the Drawer fronts I have been missing for 3 months

Ben Baptized

Ben was baptized on August 1st 2009 in the Harvest Hills 3rd Ward.

A lot to take

I realize this many posts is a lot to take but i found the camera

and didn't want to risk loosing it or forgetting to update again.

We're In

Well we made it we are moved in. we are still working on all the unpacking but we are in the house.

Our Living room

Kitchen. We had a stain issue but have confidence that it will get fixed. Ask Chris for details

My favorite room the Master Bath. The tub surround is Cultured Marble for tub to ceiling. After 5 years of showering bent over I can stand straight and shower and the tub is an extra large, so it is wider and deeper than a standard tub. As I said my favorite room in the house.

This one's for Max

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Ben turning 8

Picture of the small celebration we had for Ben

Alex and Friends

Here is Alex and Ben with their groups of friends

(Ben had 2 groups girls and boys)

Last Days of School

Just a couple of pictures of the kids teachers this last year

Ms. Madsen She was also Alex's 2nd grade teacher

Mr. Hunter Alex's Favorite teacher yet (well probably tied with Ms. Madsen)

Kitchen Chaos

Our kitchen going in

Floor going in

Here are some pictures of our Kitchen and Living room floor going in

Pictures coming soon

Well it has ben a while but w've moved finally. It took 2 months of hard work but we finished the house and have officially moved in. I will post pictures after I locate the Camera and set up the desktop computer.

The outside

Well the outside is finished I have painted the inside and am now working on the finish electrical and the flooring.

Hamster Fun

We saw this and thought it was very funny.

Moving along 2

I realize I just did moving along but the house has taken giant leaps and bound in just a couple of days. The outside (Brown coat) is up although it isn't actually brown.

And the Drywall is up and they are taping and texturing.

Phineas and Ferb

There is a Disney cartoon the kids love to watch called Phineas and Ferb. About 2 brothers making the most of summer vacation, and their sister trying her best to get them caught in the act of whatever they are doing that day. It is only a 15 minute show and it is quite funny to watch. Anyway I have been downloading them for the kids to watch and Cassidy has learned that if she hears the theme song it's about to begin and she can watch the show. She gets so excited that we had to catch it on camera for everyone else to see. The best part is when she gets in front of the computer and turns into a little zombie staring at the screen.

Build and Grow

Lowe's hosts a free program called Build and Grow for kids under 12 to come in and build a project. They do this twice a month on Saturday's. We try to take the kids up for as many of these as we can. We remembered the Camera for this one and wanted to share it. They are building Bird houses. For those of you living by a Lowe's stop by and ask about their Build and Grow, our kids love it. They get a free apron and a name tag as well as safety goggles. They use little hammers just their size and the holes are predrilled so they can put the projects together themselves.

Moving Along

Well things are moving along we had the drywall delivered and they started putting it up. the outside has the paper and lath for the stucco browncoat. Give it another week and we will be painting and tiling.

Busy Busy

Sorry about the delay in posts I have been busy meeting with contractors and trying to get inspections done. But hurray hurray the house is under way. (I didn't mean to rhyme) I have the electrical finished ( I made some lighting changes) and have the stucco going up on Tuesday the drywall will begin by Friday. Unfortunately I found out the previous contractor decided to make some changes on his own without approval so I have to get an engineer out to approve the changes made. I never realized how stressful running a project this big could be. I have no idea how Mom and Dad did grandma's house back in high school. I'll update with pictures later. I've just been really busy.

The Barlow's Have A Home?

Well we did it we bought a home. Well 75% of one. This is an unfinished home (I realize that's obvious) that the builder was foreclosed on so we managed to buy it for less than it was worth. We are now finishing it and hope to be in by the beginning of June. It is located in Saratoga Springs (outside of Lehi and before Eagle Mountain) After it is finished we would love visitors until then if you come by expect to be put to work.

How do you Sleep?

Elann and I managed to beat the kids up one sunday morning and this is what we found in the kids room.

All I want for, Summer?

One tooth gone the other already loose

Man Vs Machine II

The Defendant The Victim This is the case of Television Vs. Cassidy

It was a quiet night, the kids were playing and Elann went to check on dinner when a thump was heard. There was silence it was so quiet you could have heard a _____ ______. then the blood curdling cry was heard. we rushed upstairs to find Cassidy brutally attacked by the television. The television gave up without a fight and we rushed Cassidy to the Emergency room. The doctors did an examination and then a CT Scan to check for any brain trauma. The Doctor came in and said " She has a Cephalohemtoma", Oh no we cried what can we do, "Leave it alone and it will go away". So we checked her out and went home.

Definition of Cephalohematoma: there is some blood buildup between the scalp and the skull, this bleeding causes a lump (goose egg).

Feel free to fill in the blank with your own analogy

It's Alive

Elann was teasing Cassie with a penny today and to my amazment Cassie started walking to get the penny. Apparently she did this earlier and I didn't know. Here is some short video of her walking.

Since Becky is the only Morbid person I will send the horror story of my toes by e-mail.

Man vs. Machine

I was moving a Washing Machine today at work. Now when you hear washing machine most people think of your standard top load washing machine. This was a Front Load High End machine that weighs 281 Lbs (Pictured Below). Unfortunately in a fight the washing machine will always win. It landed on my big toe and here was the results. (Not a pretty sight beware). It also didn't feel very good. But I learned a very valuable lesson, Never leave your feet in the way of a 281lb machine.

If your so morbidly curious as to what happened to the other toes to make them look like that post a message and maybe I'll tell the story.

Daddy Daughter Date

Cenna and Ariana Seem to get the short end of the stick when it comes to doing things with Mom and Dad. Usually because they aren't old enough to do the things Alex and Ben want to do. So today I took Cenna and Ariana on a Daddy Daughter date. We went to the Build-a-Bear workshop where Ariana built a koala bear and Cenna built a High School Musical bear, they had the time of their life picking out the clothes and giving the bears a bath under the fluffing machine. We also went to lunch there in the mall at Sabbaro's Pizza.

It was then off the the games where they rode a couple of kiddie games one is a simulated roller coaster. They enjoyed jumping up and hitting the red light on to of the ride whenever Dad wasn't looking.

Baby Fun

I found this list and thought it would be fun to share.

FIRST BABY: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy.
SECOND BABY: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.
THIRD BABY: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.

PREPARING FOR THE BIRTH
FIRST BABY: You practice your breathing religiously.
SECOND BABY: You don't bother because you remember that last time, breathing didn't do a thing.
THIRD BABY: You ask for an epidural in your eighth month

THE BABY CLOTHES
FIRST BABY: You pre-wash newborn's clothes, colour co-ordinate them, and fold them neatly in the baby's little bureau.
SECOND BABY: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean and discard only the ones with the darkest stains.
THIRD BABY: Boys can wear pink, can't they?

WORRIES
FIRST BABY: At the first sign of distress -a whimper, a frown - you pick up the baby.
SECOND BABY: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn.
THIRD BABY: You teach your three-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing

PACIFIER
FIRST BABY: If the pacifier falls on the floor, you put it away until you can go home and wash and sterilise it.
SECOND BABY: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from the baby's bottle.
THIRD BABY: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.

DIAPER CHANGING
FIRST BABY: You change your baby's diaper every hour, whether they need it or not.
SECOND BABY: You change their diaper every two to three hours, if needed.
THIRD BABY: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees.

ACTIVITIES
FIRST BABY: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing, and Baby Story Hour.
SECOND BABY: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.
THIRD BABY: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaner.

GOING OUT
FIRST BABY: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home five times.
SECOND BABY: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached.
THIRD BABY: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood.

AT HOME
FIRST BABY: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.
SECOND BABY: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older child isn't squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.
THIRD BABY: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children.

SWALLOWING COINS
FIRST CHILD: When first child swallows a coin, you rush the child to the hospital and demand x-rays.
SECOND CHILD: When second child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for the coin to pass.
THIRD CHILD: When third child swallows a coin you deduct it from his allowance!