Here we go again!!

Another school year is upon us. Here are the first day of school pictures.

Alex going into 7th!! 

(Are we even old enough to have a 7th grader??)

Ben going into 5th grade!!

Cenna going into 2nd grade!!

Ariana going into Kindergarten!!

Alex Turning 12

Alex had yet another birthday, they seem to come more 

often as they get older.

 The presents from Grandma, 

Yea a book maybe I can get my Nook back now

What do you get a 12 year old, 

Jewelry and Decorative Lighting.

Swim time

We went swimming about a week ago and had quite a bit of  fun.

I didn't feel that pictures of me would help anyone. 

However if you really need to see a Fat Man in a 

swimsuit let me know and I'll send you a couple.

 Ariana found that swimming is a lot more fun with life vest

made for swim training. Alex getting taller every day could stand in 

most of the pool areas.

Ben found a better use for the pool noodles and kick boards.

Wisdom of a 3 year old

We have been Potty training Cassie and she asked if

she could go play at her friends house.

We told her no because she was potty training.

Her reply

But they have a toilet.

I will never underestimate the wisdom of a 3 year old again.

Slip & Slide

This is the slip & slide that I put together for our 4th of July BBQ.

It wasn't really long to start and so we ended up lengthening it (shown in Video).

Check out the video below to watch me break my hand on my final run.

Cast in order of appearance.

Ben Barlow

Kerin Ure

Alex Barlow

David Barlow

How was your 4th?

As you can tell mine was eventful. I was training for an upcoming MMA fight and broke my hand. Okay okay I went down my homemade slip and slide and landed on my hand. But the MMA fight sounds cooler and I can't go into work and say I fell on my hand and broke it.

So MMA fight it is.

Turning 10

You know your getting old when one of your kids turns 10

Here is Ben with his presents from Grandma and Grandpa Barlow

With his haul this year. Boy's are easier to shop for than girls.

Just get Nerf and Lego and they will always enjoy.

13 Years

It was thirteen years ago that we were married.

We said through thick and thin, sickness and health, richer or poorer.

Well I've gotten thicker and we've certainly had sickness,

we've never been richer but also never been poorer,

through all the ups and downs we've stood together.

From kids to school, work to home, we've managed to stay together.

So here's to you, through kids in their teens, to college and marriage,

whatever may come we'll be able to handle.

Together Forever my Love and Me.

New Family Pics 2

Here are the Pictures for the other 3.

New Family Pics 1

We had new Family Pictures taken and since I couldn't think of anything

else to post I thought I would do these.

After looking at Family pictures I have decided come to 2 conclusions. My kids are photogenic, and I should never do profile pictures with out a wide angle lens.

The Big 3.0

Cassidy turned 3 on the 28th of February

here is a couple of pics from her opening presents

Kitchen Complete

Our kitchen is finally complete. I will not go into the details of how long it took. But I will say that we think it looks great and couldn't have asked for a nicer kitchen.

You can see by the color it is a Dark Cherry color.

Complete with Crown molding.

And a china display cabinet with frosted doors.

A New Addition

After the disastrous attempt at having a puppy we decided

that if we got a dog again it would be older and house trained.

The result is our new 3 year old beagle Keely.

Keely is not only house trained but great with the kids,

Another 2 bite the dust

We managed to complete another 2 bedrooms in the basement.

This puts all of the girls downstairs.

Cenna's Bed

and closet before putting her clothes down there

Ariana and Cassidy's Bed

and their closet. You'll notice the younger girls room looks lived in, this picture was taken about 3 hours after completing the move in.

Christmas

Here are a couple of pictures from Christmas.

Honey Christmas Party

We attended the Honey Family Christmas Party on Saturday

Ariana and Ethan played in front of their dad's while the adults

played a white elephant gift game

They had a surprise visit by Santa Claus

You can see Santa's elf in brown handing out gifts

Even the grandparents had to sit on Santa's lap

Alex Dance Recital

Alex has been in a Hip Hop Dance class for a little while now, This was her first Dance recital.

Cenna turns 7

Today Cenna turns 7

The Christmas decor

Our Christmas Village this is the first year I have been able to put it up

The Tree

Ana's Birthday

Here is Ana opening the presents from Grandma and Papa