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