Together...Longer than Forever!!!

Headed Out to Carls Jr...

2010-11-26T23:08:00.000-07:00

All of the Walker Grand Children...

We had so much fun going with all of the cousins and aunts to Carl's Jr. We sat and talked and watched the kids play and slide down the slide. They had so much fun climbing up the playland and enjoying their time with each other. We just had to get out of the house, and spend sometime with their cousins. We had a BLAST!!!

The Shed....

The work in progress!! I will get another picture before we head out of here in yet another snowstorm on Sunday!!! :) Good Times!!!

THANKSGIVING...

2010-11-25T21:26:00.001-07:00

Aunt Erika and Anna came up with crafts and activities for the kids to do while Thanksgiving Diner was being made. We had a whole turkey family because some kids made two.

Dani's turkey has purple feet, and J.J.'s has red feet. We had so much fun!!!

We had so much fun! I love these little Turkeys! We had so much fun building and bending the pipe cleaners. Dani wanted to have all purple feathers. We had to talk her into having a colorful turkey. J.J. was just wondering around, but when I showed him his turkey he was so excited.

We had a fabulous dinner. We waited for the men to come in from working on the shed. They have been working so hard, day and night, in the freezing cold. The best thing about the shed is that when ever we get together in the future we will always be able to look out the window and know that the boys poured their sweat and tears into this shed. No blood has been spilled yet, but we still have some time.

Cathy is in Town...

2010-11-20T23:48:00.000-07:00

Cathy is in town. What a blessing it is to have her in my life. I know that some people have only a few nice things to say about their mother in law...but not me! The list is endless! I Love Her!!! She is such an amazing woman. I am blessed to have her!!! Thanks for coming to visit! Tonight we watched "Letters to Juliet".

I can never get sick of sappy romances. It makes me so grateful to have my very own sappy romance. Because when I watch those romances develop on screen, it makes my heart soar, knowing that I feel that way about my husband. What a miracle to find someone to love so much!

Halloween...

2010-10-31T21:56:00.001-07:00

We had so much fun at Aunt Erikas! We went Trick-or-Treating with Uncle Jerrod, Anna, and Nathan. We went around the block and the kids gathered a lot of good candy.

Dani was a Pink Princess with Pink Hair. She as Beautiful!!!

J.J. was a Musketeer. but he ended up looking more like a cowboy than a musketeer. He wouldn't carry his sword, and he was tired by the time we were half way through with Trick-or-Treating.

Special Birthday Moment!!!!

2010-08-20T20:44:00.002-07:00

Today, my sister-in-law, Erika took care of my kids while both Jerm and I were at work. I went to pick the kids up after I got off of work. I missed the great big sign on the sidewalk that said, "happy birthday mom". So I was really surprised when I walked in the door and there was balloons and kids hiding all over the house. They were so excited to jump out and yell, "Happy Birthday!" It was so cute! J.J. and Dani were hiding under the kitchen table, and Erika's kids were hiding too. The kids were so excited to show me the balloons and the birthday cake that they picked out. It was so fun!!!

The sweet moment came when Dani decided to take "her" balloons outside, and you guessed it, she let them go. She came in, and asked me, in a very stressed out voice for a really tall ladder cause she let go of her balloons. Erika came to the rescue and told her that Jenna's Birthday was coming up and she needed some balloons too. Dani proudly told me that she sent Aunt Jenna some Happy Birthday Balloons. She also told her daddy that she sent Aunt Jenna some balloons for her birthday. She is so proud of herself! Thank You, Aunt Erika, for the birthday party and for making a potentially disastrous situation tolerable.

Jerm's Owie...

2010-07-23T14:46:00.000-07:00

For those who didn't know, the morning Jenna passed away, was my first day at my new job. About 45 minutes before my lunch hour, I get a text: "do you think you can come home early for lunch?" So...I give Jerm a call trying to get information out of him. Why do I need to come home? What is going on? All he would tell me was, "I think I need to go to the emergency room. Will you just come home?" So I jump into the car, and I get home, and Jerm has a towel wrapped around his hand. SCARY!!! I give Erika a call, and she said, "bring over you kids". So the kids had their first experience being watched by Erika. After convincing J.J. that crying was not helping, she said that he did okay. So...back to Jerms finger. He was mowing the lawn, and something got stuck in the blade, so he turned off the lawn mower, and lifted up the flap to remove whatever was stuck, and when the unwanted object was removed, the blade had one final spin to rotate, and it literally hit his finger so hard it blew the top off. He wasn't cut by the blade, just the pressure from it's impact exploded the fingertip. So, stitches were needed. While we were in Idaho, Jerm decided to remove his stitches, and just glue his owie back together. If we were smart, we would have glued it to begin with.

Lesson Learned!

O.K....Thank Goodness for the Sturdy Cabinetry of the 1950's

2010-07-20T14:36:00.000-07:00

Jerm and I were running all over the house getting things together to get out the door and start our drive up to Idaho for Jenn's funeral. The kids, (insert clearing throat sound) were kindof left unattended. All parents understand how that can happen. Anyway, J.J. decided he needed a drink, so he opened the sippy cup drawer, and hopped in. He, of course, took his blankie with him. Kids crack me up. I am grateful for his determination to get himself a drink while mom and dad were going crazy. Self preservation is a good quality for our kids.

Children are a Blessing.

Jenna Lee Returned to Her Heavenly Father...

2010-07-18T19:08:00.002-07:00

Jenna Lee Walker

August 23, 1985 - July 14, 2010

Jenna returned home to her Heavenly Father Wednesday, July 14th at 9:36 pm. After her four year battle with Ewing's Sarcoma, a connective tissue cancer, she was finally released from her earthy body.

We are grateful for all of the prayers that have been said on Jenna's behalf, and we are grateful for the prayers that are being said for our family and those who love her. We are feeling the comforting powers of the Spirit and are so grateful for The Loving Plan of Our Father in Heaven that will allow us to dwell with her and Our Heavenly Father again.

We Love You, Jenna Lee, and we are grateful that your trials of this life are over and you are no longer suffering. Please watch over us, and visit us when we are in need of your love.

We will miss you!

Kiaya's Baptism...Yeah Kiaya!!!

2010-07-10T13:52:00.000-07:00

One of the blessings of our move has been the opportunity to be to the family gatherings like baptisms. Our sweet, beautiful, wonderful, happy Kiaya (my little brother, Jon's, daughter) chose to become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We are so proud of you!!! Kiaya, you are a blessing to the Walker Family. We are grateful for your presence in our family, and we love you!!! Thank You for setting an example for all of your cousins to follow! Remember to be faithful, truthful, and prayerful. Congrats Kiaya!

What the?

2010-07-07T13:43:00.001-07:00

I searched for this sippy cup. Judge if you want, but I put J.J. to sleep with a sippy cup still. Just with water, but it has to be one of these playtex cups because they don't leak. They are wonderful!! Anyway, I couldn't find it anywhere. I almost called out a search party. In my frustration, I saw some dishes that needed to be loaded, so I opened up the dishwasher and I FOUND the much needed sippy cup. This is just one of the many things that Heavenly Father has helped me with. If you seek, you will find. And, yes, a non-leaking sippy cup is something I pray to find. Every normal mom does.

4th of JULY!!!!

2010-07-05T11:01:00.000-07:00

All I can say about the 4th of July, is...

I AM GLAD WE ALL SURVIVED!!!

We had a blast! Jerm and Joie put on a good show. Both Jerm and I had to work the 4th, so our fireworks show was on the 5th, but hey, kids got to see fireworks. Who can complain?

Makes a Momma Proud!!!

2010-07-04T10:51:00.000-07:00

Truly, is there anything more wonderful than a child that listens and is willing to help? I love my little Danilynn!!!! She is such an incredible little girl. She is always so willing to help, and I can always see in her eyes her desire to make us proud and to do the things that make us, as parents, happy. Last week when I picked her and J.J. up from Nursery, I was told that she is such a little mommy. She was always by J.J. making sure he was okay. Someday, I hope that she can learn that having fun is important too, and that part of life is making yourself happy. Not just the people around her. She is amazing!

Smile Bug!!!!

2010-06-24T20:27:00.000-07:00

I had to post these pictures. They are from the Ranch, but I had to post them cause I love them. She was talking to me about wanting to go down the zipline again, but then she got distracted by the tree. So Danilynn! She is so precious! Love you Bug!!!

Hale's Rainbow Ranch...

2010-06-22T16:17:00.001-07:00

So all of the Walker Clan headed up to Afton, Wyoming for Father's Day. We were up there first, and made sure that everything was ready for us. Jon, Brittany and their kids came up the next day. Jordan and his wife, Krista, came over from Horseshoe Bend with Mom, Dad and Jenna. Jerrod, Erika and their kids came up on Friday, and even JoAnna and her roommate came over from Rexburg. The whole crew was there.

Gotta Love the fact that all the kids on the front row weren't looking at the camera. I think Dani was entertaining them. Look at that fabulous family!!!

Any kid who knows anything about the Afton grocery store, knows these little carts. Any parent looking at these pictures knows the fits that happened when one thing ended up in one cart and not the other. Taking Turns meant nothing to J.J. and we experienced a break down half way through the store. Good Times!!!

A quiet moment...we all had a few of these moments. But I had to capture this on camera because I thought it was so tender of Uncle Jordan and Kiaya.

This is one of my favorite pictures from this trip, okay, I have like a million favorite pictures from this trip. But I loved that Oakley fell asleep on grandma. Whitney and Dani just had to crawl up to be next to her. I loved watching them. I thought it was so cute! Cute of both Grandma and all the girls and how they found comfort being with Grandma.

After Grandma got up to put Oakley in her bed, the other girls decided they wanted to stay in the chair and take a little nap. Fun times, they never fell asleep.

Don't they both look a little mischievous? My cute boys!!!

We had to take the opportunity to hook up the Zip-Line. Dani watched the other kids go down it once, and she was itching to take her turn. She loved it, couldn't get enough of it. She cried when we took it all down. You can see her little face poking out over my arm. Such a little Dare Devil.

This is Jerrod and Nathan. and Judge the dog, Jon's dog, who likes to jump up and bite your ankles as you go down the line. Sadly, no one warned me about this before I went down, but Jerrod obviously knew. I am patching up the holes in my ankles as we speak.

Isn't this pretty?... if you look closely you can see Jordan hanging from the seat, one of the kids are on the seat, and they go flying when he lets go and drops into the lake. That is one fun ride.

Here is Jordan, up close, with Kiaya. Good times.

Dropping down. The lake was too cold for me to do it. Luckily!

Whitney, just after Jordan let go. She was laughing her guts out.

Dani wanted to go for a ride in the paddle boat, so we got her life jacket on, and she was a happy camper.

Jordan, and his wifey, Krista. She was screaming!!! It was great fun!

You aren't at the ranch unless you take a 4-wheeler ride. I had Kiaya, Justin, and Dani. We went over the bumps, on the way down one of the "bumps"

Can't be in the state of Wyoming without pulling out the guns. Jerrod, Jordan, Dad and Jon all brought their guns. If we had only known we would have brought Jerm's guns. We loved watching all the kids fire the guns. It was so much fun. Thanks guys for bringing up the firearms. This is Nathan, shooting with his dad's, Jerrod's, help. So much fun!!!

Dani wouldn't stop pulling the trigger. Jerm had to stick his finger under the trigger to give the gun a chance to breathe.

Loving to shoot! Daddy's Little Girl!!!

Justin, such a big dude!

Anna! You go Girl!

The boys were having contests. No one stood a chance against the army sharp shooter, but they all tried.

Jenna felt well enough to watch the boys play some horseshoes, and us girls throw the ball to the doggies. It was so much fun to have her outside enjoying the Wyoming air!

Okay, I learned a while ago, that every sport Jerm tried, he was good at. Horseshoes is another one of those games. I have no chance to be better then him at anything. He is my Man and I Love Him!!!

My sweet Sister-in-Law Erika! She was out for a swing.

Jerm loves all the pictures that we have of us like this. Hahaha!

P.S. Nice Butt Jer!

Walking on the rocky road after the ball, humm...I wonder who kicked it all the way out there?

This picture makes me smile! I love my Daddy, and watching him with my daughter melts my heart. She was so excited to look through the scope. He let her do it over and over and over and over and over again. It was wonderful.

Check out the open eye on the outside of the scope. Hahaha, sometimes I wonder if she ever saw anything through that thing.

Oakley...she is the wandering child. She never stays where you put her. You can always find her walking along side of the road, headed out the swing set, or throwing a tennis ball in the pond for one of the dogs. She is just a wandering child!

Everyone is tuckered out!

My cute Kids! I love them so much!!!

Who doesn't love this little dudes smile! I never realized he had dimples until this picture. Guess, I am used to seeing his scowling face.

Blow it up Buddy!!! Jerrod taught J.J. how to blow up his fists with a pound. J.J. asks us to be blown up all the time. Does it make sense that my army brother is the one teaching my child to blow stuff up? You would think that he has blown up enough stuff, but being a boy, he can't get enough of it.

Love you kids!

Swinging!

Who needs a sandbox when you have a Horseshoe Pit? My kids could always be found playing in the pits. They love the dirt.

Kiaya is a little model! Just like her mommy!

Justin, he is one freaking smart kid! I love having conversations with him. He blows my mind!

Gotta love this picture! I have so many memories of growing up at the Ranch and it felt so wonderful to have the chance to be there with our whole family. We have so few moments left to be together, that it just felt incredible to be at the Ranch with our kids. Who would have thought all those years ago, when the Ranch was first built that we would be taking Grandpa Hale's Great-Grandchildren to the Ranch? What a legacy Grandpa and Grandma have. It was such a blessing to have these memories! Thank You to the Aunts and Uncles who have kept the Ranch for our us, and our kids. We love you!!!

We had to take one last chance to get a Shake from the Red Barron! Jenna obviously got a kids meal because she was enjoying her bobble eyes. Love you Jenna! We are all so grateful that you endured the long drive over to the Ranch! It was so wonderful for us to all be together for Father's Day! Hope all you Dad's had a good Fathers Day!!! We Love You Daddies!!!!

We have Moved!!!

2010-06-02T15:59:00.000-07:00

We have had a lot of changes in our family lately. All of those changes have led us back to our home in Payson, Utah. We are so excited for the change. We have loved our time in Casa Grande, and we will severely miss everyone there. We have made so many wonderful friends and memories. We are so grateful for everyone who has touched our lives, and everyone who has allowed us to be a part of theirs. God be with all of you!!! Please keep in touch! Love you!

Mom and Dad Barber, Thank You for opening your home to us! We are forever grateful! Please join us soon!!!

Last Day with the Girls.... :(

2010-05-28T16:45:00.000-07:00

Papa's Girls

Ann, Addie, & Allie

It was a hard day! Saying "Goodbye" is always difficult. Somehow we were able to survive, but it was incredibly hard.

These two have been together three days a week since they were little tiny babies!!! They know each other as sisters, and it was really difficult to explain to them what was happening.

We made bracelets and necklaces that spelled out their names. They loved them.

Then we pulled out the slip and slide!!! Great fun!

Allie loved it! She was up and down that slip and slide faster than any other kid.

My sweet Girls...

I will forever love and miss you! You brought so much joy and happiness into our lives. It was so wonderful to be a part of your lives. I love you both, forever! You are such beautiful girls with so many wonderful things ahead of you! Be good to your mommy and daddy, they are incredible as well! Ann, Art, Addie & Allie, we will forever miss you!!! We love you!!!

Slip n Slide!!!

2010-05-23T20:33:00.003-07:00

Nana loves to shop, and yesterday, she took J.J. with her. Anytime you take my kids shopping you are asking for it, because they know how to spend your money!!! J.J. and Nana decided that we needed a "Slip-n-Slide". That brought back some sweet memories for me!!! We had so much fun out there on the super slip-n-slide! We tried to get into the pool last night after dinner, but it was way too cold. So I had the kids strip off their "magic swimsuits" (they have life jackets in them) and we set up the slip-n-slide and had a party!!!

I have no idea how Dani's but got blurred, but I thought that was pretty funny!!!

They wouldn't look at me at the same time, but they sure had fun playing in the water.

I love this picture of J.J.'s heart shaped butt! He is so freaking Cute, and Dani has so much personality, you can see it in the next picture.

We are Moving Back to Payson, Utah!!!!

2010-05-23T18:29:00.006-07:00

After a very difficult decision Jeremy and I decided that it was time to return to Utah. I was told from my boss that she didn't need me anymore, and Jeremy had cut back on his hours to go to school, so we decided that now was the perfect time to relocate our family back to our home in Payson, Utah. We knew that there would be a lot of work that needed to happen so that we would be comfortable in that very old house. So we started our "remodeling" in the kids rooms. The exterior walls in those rooms are made of cinder block and plaster, so we had to build a false wall to insulate it. We had help from Jason, Jerm's brother to frame those walls. But FIRST....

We had to remove the wall paper. Our little wall paper removers, Danilynn and Jason's son Cameron did a fantastic job. In the time that it took me to go to Walmart and purchase some primer and other supplies they had removed the wall paper in both rooms. They were fabulous!!!

We haven't had renters in the house since January, so it the yard was in desperate need of a good mowing. And other yard work, but we will get to that this summer. It took Jerm an hour and a half to get this much of the "grass" mowed. The grass is a mixture of weeds, and grass, and other green growing things.

Because the walls were concrete, we had to prime around the windows where condensation had creeped under the fabulous wall paper and created some mold. Yeah for bleach and primer!!!

Keeping the kids entertained in an empty house was a bit difficult, but they managed to stay out of trouble. We had our little DVD player, and by the end of our adventures the kids had seen way too many Mickey Mouse Club House episodes.

I had to prove that I did help with some of the framing. Like I said before, Jerm and Jason did most of the work. I was able to get out some frustration by pounding in some nails.

Jerm pounding some nails, anchoring in the pseudo-wall.

I put in all the insulation with a little bit of help from Jerm, he also had the job of keeping the kids away from the fiberglass. Not fun!!! But we all survived.

We also took time to smell the Roses! Dani picked every dandilion in the yard, plus every tulip and any other flower that was growing. it was terrific. She had to send a picture to Nana and Grandma to show them the flowers. I love her little smile! She would also fill her little tulips with the sawdust from all the cut wood. That was the funniest part of the day. Erika and I would crack up every time we saw her bent over a pile of sawdust.

I didn't take a before picture of the bathroom, but the three layers of wall paper were great fun to remove. Special Thanks to sister-in-law, Erika for picking the paint color for the bathroom, and painting it!!! I LOVE IT!!!

The front yard...we found wasp nest in the grass...anyone have any ideas on how to deal with wasps in the ground?

J.J.'s room finished. We wished that we would have listened to Erika when she encouraged us to go a darker color, but it is a great color and J.J. likes it. We need to finish the moulding and hang some curtains, but it will be great!!!

Dani's room, she picked this incredibly bright pink. I decided we should tame it down a bit, but it was still really bright, and the color makes her carpet look pink. But it is adorable, and she keeps on telling us how excited she is to move to the house with her pink room.

We will be moving on June 4th. We are so excited!!!

Saying Goodbye...

2010-05-01T17:32:00.000-07:00

We had only two days to spend with my parents in Horseshoe Bend. The day after the wedding we were headed back to Utah, then back to Arizona. We had to be back for work, but it was so much fun to see everyone. I love my family. I love how supportive they are of us. Saying goodbye is always really difficult.

Jenna Chillin' in her chair.

Squeezes for Aunt Debbie

Hugs for Me and Aunt Joie!!!

Uncle Fred was a favorite of the kids. They liked to say his name, Uncle Shred. They both have a problem saying anything with an "f" sound.

Dani, Grandma, Cody, in a headlock by my dad, and Uncle Jer

Joie, Brittany, Erika, Uncle Ron, Cody, Aunt Allie, and Aunt Cheryl

Loves for Jerm and Jenna

Dani and Aunt Jenna

Squeezes for Aunt Jenna

Miss you Jenna Lee!!!

Jordan and Krista's Reception...

2010-04-30T17:00:00.000-07:00

The reception was so beautiful! They had Christmas lights across the ceiling set to the music that was playing. It was beautiful!!! They had Gerber Daisies on the tables, and they had the yummiest foods! Krista's Parents know how to throw a party!

Grandma Hale and Aunt Debbie

Erika, Nathan Anna, and Justin

Brittany and Oakley

Not a flattering picture, but it is proff that I was there.

Cutting the Cake

First Dance

Dani and Aunt Joie Kaye

Krista, Jenna, and Jordan

Hahaha, poor Jordan!!! In true fashion of the Hale Family, a prank was played while the newlyweds were trying to get away. Uncle Fred, and Uncle Kirk locked Jordan in the classroom in the church that he was changing in. During this locking in, Jon, Cody, Heidi, and Jasmine took off to find Jordan and Krista's car that they had stashed and hidden away. Check www.onehaleofafamily.blogspot.com to see the pictures.

Uncle Kirk and Cody loving on the girls.

Rocking out!

Giving Aunt Jenna a goodnight kiss. I love the look on Dani's face. It is so precious.

Special Thanks to Nana and Papa!!!

2010-04-30T16:33:00.001-07:00

Being at the Temple is such a blessing, and we were blessed enough to have Cathy and Jerry drive all the way to Idaho with us to watch our kids while we were in the temple. It was such a blessing and we are so grateful!!! Thank You Nana and Papa!!!

Papa's Boy!!

Nana's Girl!!!

Cami and Jason even came all the way to experience Boise for the first time. They weren't fans of the wind, but they survived.

Jordan and Krista's Wedding!!!

2010-04-30T14:44:00.004-07:00

We had so much fun at the Temple. It was amazing to see our whole family in the temple. Jenna was able to go, special thanks to her hospice group, and the spirit in the temple was powerful. My testimony of the principles of the eternal family were verified. To see us all, but Joie, :(, and know that we will all be together again was so comforting.

After the temple we went to the Olive Garden and had Lunch. Yummy Yummy! Enjoy the pictures!

J.J.'s First Hair Cut!!

2010-04-27T10:24:00.000-07:00

Our pictures are backwards, but I don't want to fix it... hahaha:) We shaved all of the little man's hair off. He was only scared when I was cutting off his pony tail, but I wanted to save it, so it had to happen. He did such a good job while I was cutting his hair. I was so proud! He is such a big boy and looks like a toddler, not my baby!

Dani wanted her hair cut after she saw J.J. get his hair cut. She even wanted it buzzed. Ummm....not gonna happen baby girl. I love your curls too much to chop them off.

After Picture!

The Pony Tail, cute little curl!

Before!

Who Did It?

2010-04-24T09:54:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun!! Jeremy and I wrote a Murder Mystery Western party. We had so much fun. We had a Amanda Hugginkiss a school marm (Tessa), Neil Down a preacher (Rob),

Liv Goode the owner of the Saloon (me), bartender

(Jerm), Marshall Dillon (Jerry), Etta Lettuce a farmer (Cathy), Chuck Waggon a rancher (Matt), Barb D'wire a rancher (Sarah), Bart Black the Outlaw (Corey), Doc Lancet Boyle (Jenn), Russell Sprouts a farmer (Jason), and Self proclaimed Mayor Lotta Cash (Cami).

We had so much fun, and everyone was hilarious. It was the Wild West, so there was lying and cheating and stealing and dueling. And tons of other shenanigans. We are go grateful for everyones participation. We had such a great time!!!

Dani's First Bowling Experience...

2010-04-22T09:44:00.000-07:00

We went Bowling when Uncle Jason and Aunt Cami was in town. We had so much fun. I am pretty sure that Dani and Cameron and their little ramp and bumpers had a better score than the rest of us. They had fun, and we had fun watching them.

Here is a bit of a funny for ya...Guess who was the graceful one who threw the 15 lb bowling ball behind them....Yep, behind them. Jason, and Cami, don't ruin the Quiz!!!!

Dani is 3 Years Old!!!

2010-04-13T21:36:00.005-07:00

Happy Birthday Dani Rose!!!!

We went to Cracker Barrel for Dani's Birthday Dinner. With the help of her Papa, she decided that she wanted Pancakes, and so we headed out!!! We waiting for Nana to get off of work, so it was late night, but we had a lot of fun!

Snow White, "herself", picked out this dress for Dani, and had the Seven Dwarf's wrap it and put it in the mail for her. She loves this dress. Check out the shoes, she calls them her "Snow White Glass Slippers". She loves to dress up and be a princess.

Daddy's Bug!!! She is such a Daddy's girl. Daddy makes the whole world better for Danilynn. My daddy does the same for me, so I am not too jealous.

Happy Birthday Danilynn Rose Barber!!! It is hard to believe that it was 3 years ago that you blessed our little family. We love you so much and we are so grateful for you!!!

Rockin' Out at the Cracker Barrel. I love my Kids!!!

Fw: Pictures too!

2010-01-22T10:31:00.002-07:00

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What a great world.
Nikki Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

2010-01-22T10:16:00.001-07:00

I think I have figured out how to post from my phone! That will save huge amounts of time! Amazing Technology!!!

I'm Back!!!

2010-01-19T12:06:00.006-07:00

"God put me on earth to do a certain number of things.

Right now I am so far behind, I will never die."

~Bill Waterson

I guess I should apologize to everyone for being such a HORRIBLE blogger. I really do have no excuse other than two little kids, a job, a husband, a crazy calling, and a house to clean. Why would it be so hard to find the time to blog?

I have been so busy. I have the calling of primary chorister. There is no better calling in the whole church. The kids are working on a song right now called "I Know That My Savior Loves Me". If you ever get the chance to stand outside the primary room during sing time take it. There is nothing sweeter than hearing the sweet voices of children testify through song about the Love of their Savior. You can also find it on http://www.lds.org/ .

Jerm is working so hard. He is going to school too. He is in the process of deciding which classes he needs to be taking this semester. I am so glad I am out of school. I HATED homework.

Dani is taking over the world. She is incredibly smart and articulate. She has the most adorable curly blond hair. But boy, does she have a temper. One of the things I am constantly saying is, "Beast,(from Beauty and the Beast, not that she is a beast.) You MUST control your temper." She always smiles at me, and says, I know mom.

J.J. is talking way too much. He has this incredible vocabulary, and he likes to show it off. He loves his big sister and they spend a lot of time loving on each other. He is learning to not bite. Poor Dani has been his chew toy, but he is getting better. I think that Heavenly Father thought it would be funny to send Dani a little brother who bites. Just to give her a taste of her own medicine.

I still have my same goal of running a 5K this year. I guess we shall see how well the training goes. Today was one of the first days I have run in a long time. But...it is a goal, and I need to do what it takes. I also have the goal of writing in my Journal. Thus the continuation on the blogging front. I need to write a history of my family, so here it will be found.

If you are wondering how Jenna is doing, feel free to visit her blog at http://www.insightsintome.blogspot.com/

Love you all,

Nikki

P.S. Feel free to give me a little nudge if you feel I am falling behind on my journal. <3-ya

hanging in there...

2009-04-25T23:16:00.003-07:00

We have been busy and fun here in Arizona. It is getting really hot really fast. We are already in the 90's and I already have a sun burn.
Jerm and I are training to run in the Phoenix Zoo's 5K...I think I am crazy, but I have this goal of running a 5K by the time I turn 30. That is coming here soon enough so I have been running my miles. I am loving running.
The Easter Bunny brought us a Wii fit and we LOVE IT!!! I am kickin' butt on it. Thank Heaven for all the yoga I have been doing. Jerm kicks my tushy in the balance games, who does that surprise? not me, but we have fun.
J.J. is doing better, he has even had a couple of nights that he slept through the whole night. I thought the Heavenly Angels might bust out into the Alleighluia chorus. I know I did.
Danilynn is definately two years old. If there is any doubt, you can give me a call and hear it for yourself. She thinks she needs to answer the phone for me, but then she hangs up on the caller. So if you have experienced this, I appologize.
Best part is I love my family, and I am so grateful for them. My sweet hubbie works his tail off in school and work and then again with me and the kids. I am so grateful and happy that I have him in my life. Thank You, Heavenly Father for sending us to each other.

One More Visit to the Pulmonologist...

2009-04-07T13:19:00.002-07:00

This morning J.J. and I went for a long ride to Pheonix Childrens Hospital...AGAIN!!!! We were there on Friday night. He has had a really high fever, and other not so hot symptoms for an infant. Anyway...he is fine. We got the word today that the problem he is experiencing with his swallowing will eventually go away. It is something they grow out of, said the DR. So...she says that he has a really bad cold and she is sad that he had to go through all the tests in the ER, when it is just a viral cold and nothing they can do about it. AUGH!!!!! Isn't it great to be a Mom. The other joy of my life, sweet Danilynn, is starting to show the same signs and symptoms for the same cold. More sleepless nights for me. YEA!!!! I guess I will sleep when I am dead. :)

Where Have I Been?

2009-03-19T12:02:00.004-07:00

There is no easy answer to this question. I know where I haven 't been. I am having a terrible time trying to figure out where exactly I have been. I am still working three days a week watching Addison. I am cutting hair more and more. (No complaints there from me.) I have been running all over the house chasing my kids, and our new dog, Strawberry. But I would say if you want to keep up with us, you need to come to AZ. I have been doing some Scrapbloging, you can check out the things I have done at http://www.scrapblog.com/gikkisphotos . I am not up to date, but I am progressing. I love this site. You make your scrapbook pages with out the mess, and...now you can print your book. So that is where I have been. Some new things for us is our Puppy...

Her name is Strawberry. Dani named her. It was a toss up between Chocolate and Strawberry. Since she can't actually say Chocolate (it sounds like a combination of her clearing her throat and saying ChChCh over and over.) we lovingly guided Dani to name the dog Strawberry. She goes by Berry most of the time. Strawberry when she pees on the floor and needs to vacate the house before I kill her.

The next new thing is our new Mini Van. I LOVE THIS CAR!!!! I can't wait to take some long trips in here to see our family is Utah, and Idaho. We are also planning a trip to California to spend a night on the beach camping. YEA!!!!!

We have been really blessed since I have last written. J.J. is doing so much better than he was in December. We hope they have figured out what his problem is with his lungs. We went to Phoenix Children's Hospital and had some tests done. FINALLY!!!! They are saying that his epiglottis doesn't fully cover his trachea when he swallows liquid, so a portion of his liquid is going into his lungs, and that is why he breaths so fast. Because his lungs are compromised. We now have to thicken all of his bottles with baby cereal. Fun times....But he is everywhere. He is crawling and climbing up stairs, standing up to furniture and literally chasing me down.

Danilynn has entered her terrible twos...does anyone know how to handle this developmental period of a child's life? She is making me crazy. I love her to pieces, so she is worth it. She loves to go riding in the truck with her daddy and drive to Sonic for an Apple Juice Slush. She is addicted.

Jerm is working 45 hours a week, and taking two classes. I rarely get to see him, I have to catch myself to make sure I cherish the time we do get together. I have to remind myself that he is working so hard for our family. He is a hard worker and I have never been more grateful for him in my life, than I am today. He is everything I could ever want. I have been blessed.

2008-10-30T12:20:00.001-07:00

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Your dominant hues are red and magenta. You love doing your own thing and going on your own adventures, but there are close friends you know you just can't leave behind. You can influence others on days when you're patient, but most times you just want to go out, have fun, and do your own thing.

Your saturation level is high - you get into life and have a strong personality. Everyone you meet will either love you or hate you - either way, your goal is to get them to change the world with you. You are very hard working and don't have much patience for people without your initiative.

Your outlook on life is very bright. You are sunny and optimistic about life and others find it very encouraging, but remember to tone it down if you sense irritation.

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Diaper Clad Kids...

2008-10-23T13:36:00.001-07:00

I am normally a disfunctional mom only because I am trying to go 500 miles per hour. But I took some time to take some cute photos of my kiddies, just how their Daddy likes them: in their diapers. I can't wait to get this picture framed. It is by far my favorite picture of them together. What a blessing it is to be a Mommy. I wish for myself to take more hours of the day to slow down and enjoy my kiddies, just how I like them. HERE WITH ME!!!!

Chris and Mindy's Wedding....

2008-10-19T12:44:00.001-07:00

Chris & Mindy Wheeler

Married October 18, 2008 @ the Holiday Inn

Chris is Jerm's cousin. We don't get to see them very often, so we were really excited to see all of his extended family at the wedding.

We had a lot of fun chasing Dani around the Ballroom. She had alot of fun with the D.J.'s and their music.

Smile my J.J. Boy!!!

Smile Pretty!!!!

Jeremy's Uncle Rod & Aunt Jennie, live in Las Vegas. We only get to see them every once in a while so it was really great to see them for the wedding.

It doesn't happen very often, but they were all in the same room. Cathy was pretty close to tears.

Dancing with Daddy At the Wedding...

2008-10-18T13:49:00.000-07:00

Dani loves to dance with her Daddy. The wedding was the perfect place for her to do that.

City Of Fun...

2008-10-18T06:20:00.009-07:00

Last night we went to the City of Fun. It is a traveling carnival that frequently comes to town. They set up in the old Walmart parking lot, stay for a few days, and then leave again. They come every couple of months. In the past, I have tried to get Jerm to go with me, but he wouldn't, but now that Danilynn is old enough to have some fun there, he is all for it. All day long he kept on asking Dani if she wanted to go "ride rides". She of course, would nod her whole body (we call that the "dolphin yes"). By the time we arrived at the carnival she was saying "rih ries". She was so excited and so were we.

Here they are looking at the carnival. There was so much anticipation.

Merry-go-Round:

This was her first ride, and as soon as it started moving her eyes got really big and a huge smile grew on her face. She loved it.
Here she caught sight of her Papa and Nana outside the fence yelling her name. It was a couple of times around before she realized where they were and she was able to see them. She was so excited when she saw them. Her legs started bouncing up and down and she had her hands flailing all over. She was adorable.

The Slide:

This slide was so much fun. You would seriously catch air on the bumps, which was a little crazy for a 1 1/2 year old, but she loved it. She made us ride it like 8 times. The treck up the stairs was enough of a workout for me once I had done it three times. The best was when she asked Papa to take her. After the first bump he was flat on his back and screaming. It was hilarious. I would have taken a picture for all to enjoy, but the batteries had died in my camera. Not very prepared huh?

The Roller Coaster:

Jerm will never be the same after this ride. His head was bobbing around much like J.J.'s does on a daily basis. I swear he has whiplash. Dani wasn't too sure about the rollercoaster, but she didn't cry. She definately didn't say "moe" (more) when they got off.

Donald Duck Boat Ride: (with no Water)

I was a little concerned putting her on the "Donald Duck Boat Ride" She has issues with us walking away from her, but I stayed inside the fence and was there each time she came around. She is growing up so fast. I was so proud of her.

The Maze:

Also where my camera died. We had so much fun. There were bridges and rope ladders and slides. This one brought smiles to our faces.I had to snap this picture. It is a blessing to have such a wonderful husband and father. He was just as excited as Dani. It was so much fun to watch their excitement and joy grow as we walked around the park. The Merry-go-Round AGAIN:

We rode the Merri-go-Round about 6 times. It was her first ride and also her last. She dragged her Nana on this ride with her. Dani couldn't get enough.

She was reaching for her Daddy.

J.J. was all tuckered out. He hung out in Nana's arms all evening.

She would watch the "big kid" rides in amazement. She wasn't about to go on them, but she had some fun just watching them.

Say "goodbye" to the rides.

So Proud...

2008-10-18T06:18:00.003-07:00

Jordan is doing great on his mission. Here is a letter I just recieved from him.

Hey fam,Hows is everyone doing? Sounds like you all had a great week. We too had an awesome week. Yes mom, i barely squeezed into my white pants but i think that i am getting skinnier because it was a little bit easier this time. Yolanda and her daughter, Solange got baptized, it was such a relief to finally see them get baptized and great to the fruits of all our work. We really did have to fight to get her in the water though, satan just did all the he possibly could to keep her from getting baptized. First of all they got there like half an hour late and she told us that everything that could have went wrong, went wrong and that she had just had a really tough day. She told us that even her and her husband had been arguing and as you can see satan was really working. but thats not all, when they finally got there to the stake center Yolanda had forgotten her white tunica for the baptism so me and my comp had to go back to our apartment to get another one and then she finally got baptized it was quite a stressful day but a very awesome day at the same time. Yolanda and Solange are very excited to members of the church and to have been given the opportunity to start their lives over again with a clean slate. The two sons have changed their minds about getting baptized for now but still go to church and everything, i know that sooner or later they will get baptized. The husbands name is Ciro but he still is not wanting anything to do with baptism, lots of prayer and faith will do the trick. Well last night we got the call from the district leader and i have changes. Tomorrow i will be in my new sector. I am excited to see where i will go and who will be my new companion but at the same time i am very sad. I have really grown to love the members here, i have been here for six months now and i feel like i am in my own ward at home. Oh well the Lord knows what he is doing and has work for me in another sector.Well fam gotta go, thanks for everything and i love you all very much.

Jordan Walker

What's Up?

2008-10-18T06:07:00.002-07:00

J. J. is a very funny kid with a ton of Funny Faces. He is starting to smile and it is so freaking cute!!!

Marly Allene Cook Has Arrived!!!!!

2008-10-12T12:24:00.000-07:00

Marly Allene Cook

Daughter of Ernest and Suzie Cook

Born: October 11, 2008 @1:47 am

Weight: 6lbs 12oz Length: 19in

Danilynn was so excited to see Marly. She had heard of her and kissed the little belly that was Marly's home for so long. When Dani met Marly for the first time, she was excited. We told her all day, are you ready to go see Marly, she is here and wants to meet you.
This is the proud and happy Nana!!!!

Danilynn was ready to hold and love on another cousin.

Beautiful Mommy and Daughter!!!

Sleepy Time!!!

Proud Uncle and Aunt!!! We were as excited to meet little Marly as Danilynn. Jerm even came home from work early so we could travel to Phoenix to see her.

Suzie with all the Arizona Grandkids. We missed Cameron!!!!!

Give Marly loves and tell her you will see her soon!!!!

We love you Marly and we are happy you are in our family!!!!

We also received the exciting news that Cami and Jason are expecting #2!!! Yeah!!!! We can't wait to meet another cousin!!!!

HuSbAnD TaG!!!

2008-10-10T23:29:00.004-07:00

What is is name? Jeremy Lynn Barber. He prefers Jerm

Who eats more? He does

Who said I love you first? Him, I think, but I could be wrong. I never keep score.

Who is taller? Him, but only by a little bit, I have to be careful of the heal size on my shoes.

Who is smarter? Well, I am not stupid, but He is probably overall the smarter of the two of us.

Who is more sensitive? Him. He reads things between the lines, and there are no lines.

Who does the laundry? Me, but he always helps if I ask.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He is currently the only one who sleeps on the bed. I spend the majority of my nights in the lazy boy recliner next to the bed, holding J.J. I am terrified to sleep with J.J. in our bed and I always fall asleep nursing.

Who pays the bills? I pay the bills, He makes the money.

Who cooks more? Me. But he can do it.

What meals do you cook together? Sunday Dinner

Who is more stubborn? We are equally a pain in the butt.

Who is the first to admit they're wrong? In our arguments...neither of us are wrong. We always agree to disagree. We just don't argue anymore. It is pointless. We listen to the others point of view, and we try to move on. Talking about controversial things for too long is a bad idea.

Who has more siblings? Me. My family has twice as many kids as his.

Who wears the pants in the relationship? We both do. We share the burdens and joys of life equally.

What do you like to do together? Currently, we like to do anything together. Anytime that we can be alone together is valuable.

Who eats more sweets? Me...HANDS DOWN...FOR SURE...NO DEBATE NEEDED!!!!

Guilty pleasure?? Playing his WOW game on the internet.

How did you meet? Payson, Utah Singles Ward. Someone invited him to Movie Night at Jerrod and Erika's house when I was living with them.

Who asked who out first? Date? We didn't do that, we went straight from making out to being engaged and that went so fast we didn't officially have our first date until after we were married.

Who kissed who first? He kissed me first. He said he tried like 3 times and then I finally let him. WHATEVER!!!! He held my hand, kissed me and made out with me all in the same night. And his mom was upstairs (unknown to us...) And he didn't even have to buy me dinner. Am I cheap or what?

Who proposed? He did, three nights after he held my hand, kissed me and made out with me.

His best features? He is Eye Candy!!! I always enjoy looking at him. He has a great smile, gorgeous brown eyes, very sexy butt, and amazingly built legs and arms. Augh...Just thinking about him makes me happy.

What is his greatest Quality? His heart. He is always so concerned about being and doing enough. He is an amazing husband and father. I am so proud of him and grateful I married him.

I tag anyone who wants to join the FUN!!!

What a DAY!!!!

2008-10-10T22:09:00.001-07:00

Today, I questioned my ability to parent wisely. Dani found my ink pad that I had left out on the dining room table. I would LOVE to be able to blame that on someone else, there are three other adults in the house, but alas the blame is mine. She opened up the ink pad and stamped her leg, the inner calf of her left leg. Which she then proceeded to run her little fingers through and smear all over her little body.
She had ink on all 10 fingers and every appendage. The worst part about this whole story, is that in the next picture you can see where I left the ink pad. I closed it, but left it again on the table...and you guessed it, she did it again. Which is why I had to question my ability as a parent. She had fun playing with it. After she played with it she got to have a bath, one of her favorite things, OF COURSE SHE WAS GOING TO GO LOOKING FOR IT AGAIN. Sometimes I wonder if my brain functions at a high enough level to teach my children the important things in life. I had already started to clean it up when I realized that it was a funny situation that needed to be remembered forever by pictures. The ink came off of the table no problem. Right now, almost 12 hours later, there are still gray marks on Danilynn's little body.

After that experience, I needed some brownies, well, needed is not the correct word. WANTED is more accurate. Dani loves to stir any type of batter, but licking the spoon was a new experience for her. She loved it. She had the biggest smile on her face when I gave the spoon to her and showed her what to do with it

She is so strong and helpful. I was amazed that she could lift the bowl. I caught this picture on accident and I was so grateful that I did. I think it is so cute. Check out her little panties. She finds them in her drawer and makes us put them on over her diaper. She is growing up too fast. Before I know it, she will be going to kindergarten. :(

So Precious!!!!

2008-10-09T00:48:00.001-07:00

J.J. is such a joy. He is growing so fast. He has reached that stage where he is starting to smile. That is my FAVORITE!!! I love holding him when he is sleeping. He smiles and laughs, full on giggles in his sleep. I wish I knew what he was dreaming about. I am sure it is about his sister. She is always doing funny things trying to get him to smile.

Tonight I had to work on the Relief Society newsletter that I am in charge of making every week. Jerry volunteered to take him. When I finished and went back to collect J.J. He was cuddled into the crook of Jerry's arm. What a safe spot to be in. If you look closely you can see some shiny white eyes behind J.J. That is Redkin the dog, cuddled up into J.J.'s back. J.J. was nice and warm and comfortable. I hated moving him.

Playing in the Sprinklers!!!

2008-10-03T00:40:00.001-07:00

It is officially too cold to get into the pool. Who would think that was possible when it is still 92 degrees outside? Dani had to find another way to enjoy her favorite past time of getting wet since she has outgrown her bucket.
Papa has taught her how fun it is to run through the sprinklers. Now she is unmerciful about wanting to go outside. She can't get enough of her favorite thing.

Look at that cute behind!!!! She is so freakin' cute. I told her to show me her bootie, so she turned around and posed so that I could take her picture.

Moments I Live For...

2008-09-28T00:29:00.000-07:00

When my daughter has learned the "art" of mothering.
When my son feels comfortable and loved in the arms of his Aunts and Uncles.
Knowing the relationships of my family will last for all eternity.
Watching my child apologize and make amends when they have done something to hurt someone.
Seeing them together and knowing that they might not look it, but they really do love and care for each other.

What a blessing it is to be a Mother during the Fullness of Times and having the gospel and the scriptures available to help me with parenting. I would be so lost without my knowledge of the gospel. I am blessed to be able to teach it to my children

HeLlO!!!!!

2008-09-20T00:21:00.001-07:00

These two have a very special bond. I know that every sibling has a special bond, but when Dani looks at J.J. you can tell that she knows him more than just what she has learned about him in this life. She is so adorable with him. When he is in his swing, or anywhere she can reach him, and crying she finds the pacifier he has spit out and gently (for the most part) places it back in his mouth. She wants him to be happy. Any time she hears him crying she runs to him, puts her pointer finger over her lips and shhhh's him, while rocking her little body back and forth. She knows him, and loves him. It is so pure and untarnished. She is a great example of unconditional love.

(I do realize that my daughter rarely has clothes on when I take her picture, but I limit her to only three outfits a day and she usually uses them all up by noon, so...naked it is.)

Beautiful...

2008-09-19T00:13:00.002-07:00

Danilynn is so beautiful. My goal is to teach her to respect and love herself and her body. She has been blessed with a healthy body and a happy spirit. I will teach her to appreciate and be aware of the blessing and responsibility of having a physical body. I want her to feel comfortable dancing around in her underwear like she does now, for the rest of her life(in the privacy of her home). :)

The Joys of Potty Training....

2008-09-18T00:02:00.001-07:00

Dani learns from her Daddy and her Mommy. She likes to read while she is sitting on the potty.
This isn't from either one of us I promise....I was bathing J.J., and I turned around and she had readjusted her seating arrangement.

Do you like the sensor?

Silly Bug...

2008-09-16T23:28:00.001-07:00

Danilynn is always doing things to make us laugh, but it is always more hillarious when she doesn't even know what she is doing. I love the picture with the blanket over her head!!! Look at that cute foot sticking out of the blanket. Then there is the ever famous, "Is there something on my face?" picture. She is such a blessing to our family!!! We love you Love Bug!!!

What She Does Best...

2008-09-16T00:44:00.000-07:00

Scrapblog.com take one...

2008-09-15T22:58:00.000-07:00

My Friend, Tessa, showed me this cool website, it is called scrapblog.com. I love it. I hope you can read it and see the pictures.

2008-09-09T22:18:00.004-07:00

Jerm and I were married 3 years ago. It is so hard to believe. Some days it feels like we have never been apart, and others it feels like we have only been together a short time. There is great comfort in knowing we will always be together forever. We have a very interesting story for our posterity. Jerm and I met in the singles ward in Payson, Utah. We hung out in the same group of friends. Jerm and I really didn't know each other that well. We were always at the same place with our friends, but me being myself, tried to set Jerm up with some of the other girls in the ward. (STUPID, STUPID ME!!!) Anyway, my friends, Heather and Kelly, came and picked me up one Friday night. They told me we were going to Jerm and Neto's house. I said, "OK whatever". I had never been there before, and I really wanted to see their house. Well, Jerms parents were up from Arizona, they were cleaning out the adjoining property (the shop), preparing to open it for business. Jerm was walking us through the backyard to show us the inside of the shop and he yells to his mom, "Meet the girls." and She yells back, "Hello Daughters." Right then I knew that she would be my mother in law. That scared the poopers out of me. I was in the mind frame of being single forever and I really didn't know Jerm. I don't remember much of what happened that night. The next day, Jason and Jerry, Jerm's brother and dad, came into Bon Lossee (beauty school) to get their hair cut. I was booked so I told them that I would come over to the house after school and cut their hair there. Which turned out well. I convinced Jerry to grow a goatee. He hadn't shaved in days (Now I know that is very unlike Jerry, who I know now shaves 3 times a day.) I took off because all of Jason's in laws were coming over to the house to watch fireworks for the 4th of July. Jerm invited me, but I felt weird with it just being family there. The next day in Sacrament Meeting Jerm sat next to me for the first time. We haven't been to a Sacrament Meeting since where we haven't sat together. He held my hand that night at Ward Prayer. We were holding hands during "movie night". It was hilarious. Kelly noticed we were holding hands and that Jerm had his arm around me. She text Heather and asked her if she knew what was going on. All of the sudden every one's phone in the room was ringing. They were all texting each other trying to find out who know what. We were laughing. We love our friends.

We had our first Kiss that night after "movie night". We stayed up all night. Three days later Jerm proposed. We weren't officially engaged until July 14th, (I think) We were married in the Salt Lake Temple on September 9, 2005.

We have walked side by side ever since.

We are so much more in love today than we were 3 years ago.

Can you see the face in the clouds? Who do you think was watching our wedding from "above"?

The Walker Family:

top: Joie Kaye, Jordan, Jon holding Whitney, Brittany, Jenna, Erika holding Justin

bottom: Dad, Mom, Me, Jerm, Anna (Jerrod and Erikas), Kiaya (Jon and Brittany)

not photographed: my brother Jerrod who was Serving our Country in Iraq.

The Barber Family:

top: Jason and Cami

bottom: Brent (who I would photoshop out if I could and replace him with Suzie's hubby Ernest.) Me, Jerm, Cathy, and Jerry

Grandma Hale, my moms mom. The only living grandparent for both of us.
Mostly everyone who was in the sealing room. A lot of my Aunts and Uncles had to get back to work.

Now, three years later, we have been so blessed with our children. Heavenly Father has definitely "opened up the windows of heaven and poured his blessings down upon us." (Hopefully we will always have room enough to receive who he sends us.)

Danilynn Rose, born April 10, 2007

Jeremy Lynn Jr born August 7, 2008

We Will Always Be Together Forever!!!!

ViSiToRs...

2008-09-07T22:22:00.002-07:00

First of all I have to say, I just figured out why my pictures are blurry!!! It is the same reason my glases are always blurry...little tiny finger prints where they don't belong. So, I am so very sorry that I have blurry pictures, and I am even more sorry if you get a headache trying to look at them.

My SWEET Sissy, Joie Kaye, came to visit me for three weeks. We did all sorts of fun things like clean out cupboards, organize pantry's and make banana bread. YUMMY!!!! We miss you Joie, and we hope that you will be coming back to us!!!! SOON!!!!!

Sorry for the Blur~ My Buddy Cameron was here for the visit!!! We love Cam and can never get enough of him. We hope that he comes to stay with us again soon. Dani loves her little buddy. It gives her someone else to chase down and play with other than Papa.
Jerm asked me why our kid never has cloths on in these pictures. The answer I am not sure of. I think it might have something to do with me just pushing out another kid and trying to get my bareings straight with a whole other person in the mix. But it also might have something to do with the fact that Dani can go through 3 outfits a day, and after her third, I just let her run naked. Lazy, I know, but laundry is pileing up and I only have so much time to chase her down to dress her.
Such good LoVe!!! Can you tell how much Cameron loves her LOVES!!!
We love you guys!!! It is always so much fun to have you here. Cami is my drinking buddy!!! There isn't enough Diet Coke in the world when we are together. Miss you!!!!

MyStErY MaNoR...

2008-09-05T23:18:00.000-07:00

A couple of months ago, Jerm had this idea...He wanted to host a murder mystery party. We talked with some friends and checked out some "story lines" on the internet. We finally found one that we liked and Jerm's creativity took off at full speed. I forget how creative he is until we do something just like this. We sent out invitations to our some of our friends from our ward and family members too. We sent them their character background and other info. They received some "money" and were told to blackmail and buy any information that might lead to them figuring out who the murderer was. We had the best time!!! Everyone enjoyed themselves and we are still hearing from everyone about how much fun they had.

Sarah & Matt Mortensen "Jasmine Rochester the widow" & "Fabio Fabulous the Pool Boy"

Sean and Vonnie Surrit "Jean Thoughtful the family therapist" and "Jessica Rochester the ex-wife and business partner"

Jerm "Reilly Ravish the victims lawyer"

Suzie "Elizabeth Rochester the younger daughter of the victim"

Cathy "Allison Rochester older daughter of the victim"

Also voted Best Actress

Cami was so great, she played two roles because her original character "Josephine Worthers the maid" was murdered at the party. We had all of her gear ready for her to take on the role of "Officer Walsh" there to investigate both murders.

Ernest Cook (Suzies hubby) "(Can't remember the characters name)son of the Worthers the Chauffer"

The two daughers of the late "Rick Rochester" both dated and had a relationship with the Chauffer.

Cami (Jason's wife ) "Officer Welsh the dirty cop" She actually stole money from the other characters.

Jerry "Bob Bucks the victims accountant" Also voted Best Dressed. Yes, that is a $100 bill collar and his hat and outfit had $$$$ all over it. It was great!!! The curly mustache was my favorite. (Cathy drew that on with some eye liner.)

Jason "Geoffery Worthers the butler"

We had a chocolate fountain and finger sandwiches. We had so much fun!!!!

We can't wait to do it again.

Best Daddy...

2008-08-29T23:12:00.000-07:00

I have been so blessed. Jerm is such an amazing father. Dani loves him so much. She listens to him better than she listens to me. I don't think that is fair, but it goes to prove how much time they spend together. After J.J. was born I put together a brag book for both Jerms and my parents. Dani couldn't stop looking at the pictures. She even started eating the cover of Cathy's (Jerm's Mom) brag book. From then on I set a mandate that she had to have parental supervision when she looked at J.J.'s pictures. Joie took this picture for me. I couldn't help myself.

Such an Angel!!!

2008-08-28T22:59:00.000-07:00

It was a bit of a shock when we discovered we were prego...it was Christmas Eve. Jerm was at work and I just had this feeling...so I took a test. Wouldn't you know. Jerms face was hilarious when he opened the pregnancy test that I had gift wrapped and left on the bed. "What does this mean?" he asked.... My reply was..."that our lives will never be the same and God is blessing us, once again." It was so difficult for us to conceive Danilynn that we just naturally assumed that we would continue to struggle to get pregnant. We had discussed it at length, and we both felt there was another little spirit ready to join our family. We prayed that Heavenly Father would use His wisdom in getting His spirit to us (we knew there was no doctor on the face of the earth that would put me on fertility meds again). We told him in many prayers that we would do His will, not ours and that we would accept what He had in store for us on His schedule not ours. What a blessing Little J.J. is. I can't imagine our life without him. Heavenly Father sure knows what he is doing when he is planning our families. We have been blessed beyond what we ever thought possible.

Happy Birthday to Me!!!

2008-08-22T22:51:00.000-07:00

Dani has a milk mustache...well an icing mustache.
My cuddle bugs!!!
I had a great Birthday. No sarcasm in that at all...for starters it was my 29th. I have to find something to set as a goal for my last year in my 20's. My hubby won't let me go skydiving so I have to figure something out. Anyway, We ordered Dinner in from Mimi's Cafe because I wasn't feeling up to taking two kids to a restaurant and trying to enjoy myself. I was experiencing really bad back (flank) pain and was feeling nauseous. After talking with Ann, my boss and good friend who is also a Doctor, I discovered that I had a kidney infection. I started on an antibiotic and was feeling better by Sunday, but WOW...I didn't feel good for my birthday.

Addy Came for a Visit...

2008-08-21T22:44:00.001-07:00

Our cute little Addison came to meet J.J. for the first time. Of course, Dani couldn't get enough of her and we will have to go through some re-learning on how much she can love on Addy, but Dani was so excited to see her.

That is Dani's hand...It would have been a great picture if Dani wouldn't have stuck her hand up for the camera.
We love Addy So MUCH!!! She is just like our very own little girl!!!

The KIDS!!!!

2008-08-17T20:45:00.000-07:00

So Cute!!!
Snugglin' with Papa while I make dinner. Watching the Wiggles!!!!
Givin' Kisses to J.J.
She is so freaking entertaining. She puts on her Nana's glasses and pulls out a book and smiles.

J.J.'s First Shower...

2008-08-16T15:14:00.000-07:00

It is so true that you are more relaxed with your second child. Danilynn started having a bath every night the day she came home from the hospital. J.J. just had his first shower...it was a full week after we came home from the hospital. He loved the shower. The bath wasn't the same experience, he really didn't enjoy it. Of course, I had both Dani and J.J. in the bath at the same time and keeping J.J. alive was top priority or else I would have taken some pictures.
My Men!!!

Thumb SUCKER???

2008-08-15T15:11:00.000-07:00

Well, anything to suck on will do. He isn't picky. He has given himself a hicky on his arm. This boy just wants something in his mouth always. Thank goodness for binky's.

Good Times...

2008-08-13T21:28:00.002-07:00

Dani gets her hands on J.J. yet again. I left him on the couch today when the phone rang. I turned around and Dani had picked him up, all by herself and was hold him against her, supporting his head, rocking back and forth. What a little mother she is. How do you convince you child that she isn't big enough to be doing those things?
J.J. is a binky boy. He loves to suck and suck. It was just so cute to see him holding his binky in his mouth that I had to take the opportunity capture the image forever and share it.
Oh, so cute. He slept for hours today in his car seat. We never went anywhere, but he was so comforted by his car seat that I just left him there.
I am trying to get a good picture so we can send out and announcement, but J.J. doesn't cooperate with me.
I laid J.J. down by his daddy and I left the room, when I came back J.J. was holding Jerms finger. I am constantly amazed by the love of a father for his child. It makes me think of the love that our Father in Heaven has for us. I wonder how many times our Heavenly Mother watched as we clung to the hand of our loving Father, and how she must see the same thing now when we trust in His Love and have faith in His Plan. What a blessing it is to be loved so much by someone so perfect. I am so grateful to have the knowledge of the gospel. It sustains me.

No Greater Love than Family...

2008-08-12T21:19:00.000-07:00

Dani cannot get enough of her little brother. If I set him down anywhere that she can reach she is all over him. He is so tolerant of her. He never has a problem with her and her love that she so freely gives.
It was so funny. She was loving on him and kissing him and he tooted and she sat up totally confused. I was laughing my guts out.
It is so great to see our little family growing and loving together. Jerm is such an incredible Daddy. We love him so much!!!

Jeremy Lynn Barber Jr.

2008-08-09T21:42:00.002-07:00

I didn't feel very big, but I felt very ready to not be pregnant anymore.
Here He Is. J.J. came into the world at 5:55 am on August 7, 2008. It was a great delivery, as good as any delivery can go. I had a great nurse, Amy, and my mom-in-law. I wouldn't have made it without them and Jeremy by my side.
J.J. is 6 lbs and 3 oz. and 19 1/2 in long.
Daddy was very proud of his little man. Dani was so excited to see him. Can you believe this little smile?
Nana worked the four days before J.J. was born and then stayed up all night long with Jeremy and I. Then she took Danilynn home and had her for two days straight.
Papa's Picture. He has one of these for all of his little grandkids.

Danilynn can't get enough of lil' J.J. She wanted to hold him and didn't want to let anyone else have their turn.This is Anne Terai. She is Addison's mommy and she was also the doctor on call the night that I delivered J.J. She is such a great doctor and she was so supportive. She has been such a blessing for our little family. Daddy loves the little bubby!!!

Danilynn came to visit us and she was so excited to hold her little brother.

She took a seat in the rocking chair and read herself a little story. She is always entertaining herself. She is such a great daughter. We love her so much.

She is telling us we need to be quiet so that J.J. can sleep. She is so concerned about him it is so cute.

Say Cheese with Mommy!!!

It is a good thing that these two have each other because they are both snuggle bugs. The world is always so much better when your Daddy's arms are around you.Some good love from Big Sis.Smile!!!On Friday August 8th, J.J.'s nurse noticed that he was breathing really fast. He turned really red and couldn't slow down. They had to take him back to the nursery and put him in an oxygen tent, draw his blood, take a chest x-ray and start and I.V. He stayed in the oxygen tent for about 8 hours. Those were some hard hours for me and Jerm. We couldn't hold him and I couldn't nurse him. When went to go see him the first time he was crying and upset. He calmed down as soon as he heard his daddy's voice. It was so cool to watch. I sat there with tears in my eyes and a prayer in my heart and I was comforted so much by the fact that J.J. was so visibly comforted by his Dad.

Ready to go Home. Once J.J. was released to leave the hospital, we couldn't get out of there fast enough. Daddy and Nana went shopping to get an outfit to travel home in. I love these little overalls. He was totally drowning in them, but he was so cute in them.Can you tell that we had to put his shoes on to hold his socks on? These overalls are suppose to be shorts but little J.J. is just too little. He was ready to go home and see his family.

Yummy Mac-n-Cheese...

2008-08-04T22:46:00.000-07:00

Dani loves Mac-n-Cheese. Today we learned that it makes great hair product. She had it every where. That is why her hair is standing straight up. I think that she was trying to get it into her body through absorbtion. Do you think that the taste would stay with you longer if you could absorb it?

Feeding Paizly...

2008-08-03T22:40:00.000-07:00

Danilynn helps Papa feed the dogs everyday. Some days Paizly really has to work for her food. Dani spilled her food all over the floor so she decided that she needed to clean it up. She sat there and picked up each piece of fallen food and then she would dump them all over again. Poor Paizly just sat there and waited for her to finish cleaning up. I finally told Paizly that it was ok and she could eat. She would probably starve to death if she waited for Danilynn to clean it up.

Playing Piano at Grandma Hales...

2008-06-18T14:27:00.002-07:00

Danilynn and I flew to Utah to visit with my family. Jenna was "harvesting" her stem cells for a stem cell transplant and we wanted to see her. We stayed with Grandma Walker at Grandma Hale's.

Danilynn loved playing Grandma's piano. She would pull herself onto the bench and just start pounding out her little song on the keys.

She is such a happy girl. And always so happy to entertain anyone who needs a smile.

Rusty Old Wagon...

2008-06-17T14:13:00.000-07:00

When Aunt Suzie was a little girl, she fell and broke her hip (I think.). Her Papa Wheeler fixed her wagon and put her name on it.
Danilynn found it and decided to make it her own.
She had her Papa pulling her around the yard. She just sat in the wagon and smiled. She was so excited.

Waiting to See the Doctor...

2008-06-16T21:36:00.000-07:00

Danilynn had a check-up and she kept us both entertained by reading a story. She felt like such a big girl. She is growing up so fast.

It Snowed?

2008-06-15T21:31:00.000-07:00

Late one morning I laid down to take a little nap while Dani watched the "Wiggles". She woke me up by "cleaning" my face with a wipe. She had emptied the whole wipe container all over the floor while I napped. She was so proud of herself.

Daddy....

2008-06-13T21:26:00.000-07:00

No matter what condition Dani is in she will run for her daddy when he walks in the door from work. I had to chase her down with a towel. She was just getting into the tub and she had to see daddy before she would get in.

Watering the Plants with Papa...

2008-06-03T21:12:00.000-07:00

Every night Danilynn helps her Papa water the plants and themselves. They have so much fun together.

Papa's Helpers...

2008-05-28T21:04:00.000-07:00

If Danilynn is ever missing, I can always find her on her Papa's chair in his office, playing on his laptop. She loves her Papa.Cameron came to visit again with his parent and the kids were inseperable. They hung out in Papa's office just like Danilynn normally does.
Papa put them in the chair and spun them around.

They were laughing when me and Cami caught up to them with the cameras.

Slidding the Slides...

2008-05-27T20:51:00.000-07:00

Jerm and I stayed home one night to clean the kitchen after dinner. Nana and Papa, Uncle Jason and Aunt Cami, Cameron and Danilynn went for a walk. We got a phone call saying "come to the park you have to see this". So we jumped in the car and headed to the park. The kids were having so much fun slidding down the slides. They were so cute and their little smiles said how much they really did love it.

These cousins are the best buddies. They have so much fun together.
"Give Daddy a Kiss and you can slide down the slide."

Hide-n-Go Seek

2008-05-26T20:45:00.002-07:00

Dani and Daddy love to play Hide-n-Go Seek with each other. Daddy will hide somewhere and yell for Danilynn. She will search all over looking for her Daddy. She found him this time under her crib.

Dani's Fish Tank...

2008-05-22T20:40:00.000-07:00

It really is Cool that Daddy works at Petsmart. He brought Danilynn a fish tank. It is so pretty and she loves watching her fish. She can even say fish. She climbs up on her little yellow bucket and watches them swim around. She also loves to feed them in the morning and at night. It has become a part of our daily routine.

Giant Strawberries!!!

2008-05-10T11:40:00.000-07:00

Safeway had these huge strawberries!!! Dani loved them!!! They were as big as a tennis ball!!!

She couldn't get enough of them.

Fun Times At Target!!!!

2008-05-06T11:28:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun!!! Cameron was so much fun to have around. Dani loved having him here just as much as his Nana and Papa. They played together so well and we all enjoyed watching them.
They pulled the balls out of the bin and then with their squeekey shoes they ran up and down the isles of Target. We had a blast....
until Papa had to put the balls away. The kids didn't like that. They chased him down the isle and cried until he (of course) caved and caved and gave them back their balls.

Can you tell that Dani is a bit of a handful? That or she knows how to work her Papa. You choose.They were really unhappy when we put them in the cart to head out the door. They had so much fun.

2008-05-05T11:27:00.000-07:00

Aunt Suzie brought the kids some cupcakes. They loved them.
They also loved making a mess with them.
They were so much fun to watch. It was all fun and games until Dani started rubbing her eyes, with the frosting. She made such a mess of course she had to have a bath.
It was so much fun having these two together. It felt like I had twins and every stranger we saw, where ever we went thought they were twins.
This is Dani's "smile" face. She does this face when you tell her to smile. It is a toss up between cute and scary.
Cameron had dumped water on his own head and he really liked that.
Such cute KIDS!!! We love them!!!!

Playing in the Buckets!!!!

2008-04-30T11:14:00.000-07:00

Being in the Bucket is one of Dani's most favorite past times. It doesn't matter if it is hot or cold or windy. She just wants to be in the bucket all the time.
Look at the Budda Belly on the Cute lil Bug.
This is one of my favorite pictures. Dani loves to blow bubbles in the water. Some times she comes up sputtering but always after the sputtering she is smiling.
Cameron got used to spending alot of time in the bucket. He and Dani would fight over who got to hold the hose. They both wanted it because they would hose each other down. They have so much fun together.

The MONKEY...

2008-04-30T11:03:00.000-07:00

Dani is such a monkey. She can crawl into everything and on top of everything. She loves to sit on the treadmill. She is the only one that uses it. :)
This cupboard was full of glass stuff that we had to empty out because Dani was always getting into it. There was no way to tie the handles together to keep the doors locked.
So Danilynn took over it and made it her own little place to play. (if you look at her little thigh you can see the reaction that she had to the chicken pox vaccine. That wasn't a fun thing for her. She was miserable, therefore so were we.)

Cousin Cameron Comes to Visit...

2008-04-29T10:33:00.000-07:00

Cousin Cameron (Jason and Cami's Son) came to visit us for 10 whole days!!!! We had so much fun with Cameron. Dani had the most fun. There was always someone to play with. She would wake up in the morning looking for Cameron because she wanted to play.
They had a daily bucket session. Cameron got used to the water and by the time he went home he loved the buckets and the tub.
Papa's lil helpers. It is almost dangerous to the adult to open the dishwasher while the kids were on the ground. It takes everything you have to close it when you are done and not only that you are constantly tripping over one of the kids.
But they had so much fun!!! They REALLY enjoyed their time together. We are so sad that all of our cousins live so far away.

Happy 1st Birthday Danilynn!!!

2008-04-10T23:20:00.000-07:00

For Dani's Birthday we went to Barney's Restaurant. It is like Sizzler, and super yummy!!!

Aunt Suzie got her the dancing hamster and it took her no time at all to start dancing with him.

Since Danilynn is going to have a little brother we wanted her to learn how to hold him and be soft. She picked up her little dolly and just loved on him. It was so cute!!!

She loves her phone. Smile!!!

Dani is opening her package from Grandma and Grandpa Walker. She especially loved the foam packing peanuts.

Grandma and Grandpa Walker sent her some bath toys and really cute clothes. She plays with her bath toys every night in the tub. She is a water baby.

Happy Birthday Little Love Bug!!!!

I made this crazy looking cake. I thought that I would be creative like my mom and makes my kids Birthday Cakes. Poor Choice. I will not be making that mistake for birthday #2 that is for sure.

Dani loves to share with her Daddy.

Yummy!!!

Check out those blue eyes!!!!

Look at these cute little hands. Daddy loves to hold and kiss these little hands.

Happy Birthday Dani!!!!

Dani was so messy that we had to let her take a dip in her bucket.

The tub toys were put to good use the very night of her birthday!!!!

Such a cute Girl!!!! We love you Dani and We Love having you in our Family!!!!

What a Messy Day...

2008-04-07T13:44:00.000-07:00

I have started a very strong addiction to strawberries and cream. I love them on pancakes, waffles and shortcake. Danilynn has followed in my footsteps.
She would only eat strawberries if her diet was up to her.

Do you believe that this is latter that day? I have no idea what is all over her face. She usually goes through two - three onesies and three baths in a day.

This is her cheezy smile. When you say smile she pulls this face. So cute!!!!

Here she is for yet another bath. She would spend her days in the water if I could stand the heat.

IT"S A BOY!!!!!

2008-04-07T11:11:00.000-07:00

We had quite the little drama getting our ultrasound today. I won't go into the specifics, but we had a wonderful experience seeing our little man in black and white. He looks healthy and well. We are so excited that he will be joining our family. We already love him to pieces.

Happy Easter...

2008-03-23T13:36:00.000-07:00

We have been very blessed. Danilynn is growing up so fast! She is such a joy to have in our home.

Very Helpful Children...

2008-01-02T16:39:00.000-07:00

While we were in Utah we stayed with my brother Jerrod and his family. Thanks again guys for taking us in. WE LOVE YOU!!!! Danilynn loved playing with her cousin Nathan. They would romp around on the floor for hours. They were so fun to watch. But they were also very "helpful" in cleaning up dinner. They are some cute kids.

Chinese Lunch with the Barber Family...

2008-01-02T16:34:00.000-07:00

This is cousin Cameron. His dad is Jason, Jerms little brother. He is a cute cute kid and a ton of fun.
Look at that cute face... She was talking with her daddy and she always has a cute face for him.

Driving to Utah...

2008-01-01T16:18:00.000-07:00

This is a happy face for someone who has a eleven hour drive ahead of them.
We stopped at the Burger King in Page because they have a playland. With Papa's help Dani crawled up the stairs...

with some coaching from Grandma she got herself over to the slide...

Papa had to help out just a little bit. again.

Then she was at the top of the slide. She loved looking down it. I was waiting for her at the bottom.

I had to pull her to get the sliding to actually happen.

But she finally made it to the bottom. With a smile on her face, ready to do it again.

Jerm's Dream...

2007-12-30T15:52:00.000-07:00

Since Jerm was 5 years old he has been asking for the same thing for Christmas...a pony. This Christmas one of his friends offered him a free horse. I was freeking out!!!! A horse is a big deal especially when you don't even have a house. This is Canyon. He is adorable and old. Twelve years old to be exact. He is just a calm lazy trail horse. We all love him.

Jerm loves him the mostest!!!! He was a wise man and decided that one new addition to the family was enough. (What with us expecting another little person in eight months.) We have promised to get a horse later on in life. After all the other things in life have fallen into place.

Danilynn loved the horses. She wanted to be as close to them as she could.

Our Christmas Decorations...

2007-12-27T15:39:00.000-07:00

I don't know if any of you truely know my husband, but...this is all his doing. I am not big with the whole decorate so you can see it from space thing, but Jerm is. He really wanted to go bigger and brighter than this, but if I ran the dryer at night it would blow the circut and half of the house would be without power, so I had to draw the line somewhere. We would have people driving by and checking to see if we had added anything new since the last time they checked. It was beautiful, but I felt like I was married to Clark Griswald from National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.

Papa's Family...

2007-12-25T15:33:00.000-07:00

Papa Jerry only has one brother and one sister left. This is Great Aunt Barbra and Great Uncle Charlie. Great Uncle Danny (Danilynn's Name Sake and giver of the dimples.) and Great Uncle Gene have both passed away. We thought this was a great picture and Dani is so freaking cute in it. You can see her dimples shinning through.

Christmas Day...

2007-12-25T14:57:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun on Christmas morning. For starters we found out on Christmas Eve that we were pregnant again, so we were still in a haze on Christmas Morning. Danilynn had so much fun opening up her presents. This little Monkey sleeping bag was from Papa.

Jerm got a Laptop from his mom and dad. Which I am grateful for because it is what I use to blog.

Danilynn got Whinney the Pooh figures to play with during church.

She also got a ton of new cloths. We went crazy.

There is a trademark Danilynn Face.

And Danilynn also got a fun Bouncing Zebra that sings songs.

We had a great Christmas and feel very blessed this year. Thank You to all of you who share your lives with us. WE LOVE YOU!!!

Jammies for Christmas Eve...

2007-12-24T14:49:00.000-07:00

One of the traditions I grew up with was Pajammas for Christmas Eve. We would get matching p.j.'s and take pictures in front of the fire place with our Christmas stockings hanging behind us. Great memories that I would like to have passed down to my children. So we started it with our very first Christmas.

2007-12-22T15:25:00.000-07:00

Danilynn decided that she wanted to help Papa unload the dishwasher.
The problem was that Papa was loading the dishwasher.

But they enjoyed their time together and Dani loves spending time with her Papa.

This is the face that comes straight from Grandma Walker. We found proof of it in Grandpa Hales book.

Such a cute girl!!!

Sniffles McGoo...

2007-12-16T15:16:00.000-07:00

Danilynn was diagnosed with a double ear infection. We had fun times with that. We went through more Kleenex's that worldly possible, because not only was Dani sick, so was Nana, and Daddy. Papa got a little sick, but not bad. But Dani learned very quickly what kleenexes were used for and started to hid her nose. She has gotten better with getting her nose wiped. Now she crawls up to you sniffing. That is the single that she is ready to have it taken care of.

the Christmas Dress...

2007-12-16T15:08:00.000-07:00

We found this dress at babies are us in July. We loved it immediatly. Dani wore it every Sunday in December. She loved to be in it. You could tell that she felt pretty in the dress because she would pick up the ruffles and set them down all dainty like. She was so much fun to watch.

The bug wouldn't hold still for pictures and she figured that since we set her infront of all those beautifully wrapped presents she was free to go at them.

She is our little gift.

Chillin' in the Shopping Cart...

2007-12-11T14:59:00.000-07:00

We frequently visit Jerm at work and Dani loves to see all the fishes and the little animals. She loves to hold the guinney pigs. I figure that she should hold them there because her daddy isn't every bringing one home for her. They are stinky things. But I had to snag a picture of her kicking back in the cart. She had both her feet up, reading a book. She is so entertaining.

Mashed Potatos...

2007-12-10T14:49:00.000-07:00

I wish that eating was this much fun for everyone. Look at this mess. She is totally unaware of how messy she is. I LOVED IT!!!!

More importantly....she loved it too. Mashed potatos have become a favorite for all!!!

Introducing Addison...

2007-12-09T14:55:00.000-07:00

This is little Addison...She is my new charge. I take care of her on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Both of her parents are OB/GYNs. Fun life huh? Anyway, they are both crazy busy and we love having Addison and she seams to enjoy us as well. She pulls faces that remind me of my cute cousin Heidi.