Sunday, November 29, 2009

Snow?!?!?!

On our way home from Palm Desert, we drove up the mountain & there was SNOW! Noah was super excited!!! We pulled over to the side of the road so he could throw some snowballs at his Dad. It was really cold & as you can see he was not dressed for this outing!




I had to take a picture of this road sign...how often do you see a sign that has your name on it!

Deck the Halls....

Well the house is definitely "decked" out.....Scott has been working very hard on making our home beautiful. I have to admit, that he did it all (with the help of Elf Noah). I have been pretty busy with a lot of other responsibilities so I am grateful that I have such a talented & willing husband!

I have had some requests for some pictures..........





Fa La La La La, La La La La

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving

This year, for the first time, we hosted my Family for Thanksgiving this year. It was fun to have everyone over to the house. We are grateful that our home is big enough to have everyone over.


It was a busy day, but so full of family and that's what matters the most! The kids had a great time together. I felt like I was in the kitchen most of the day, but that's okay. I had my sister there with me! Everyone was such a help with preparing the meal.



So when we're busy in the kitchen...the others are.....

{Andrew, my brother, who had been working a lot of hours & just moved into a new home & has been working like a dog!}
{Tami, who like Andrew, has been working hard on their house & is exhausted!}

{loving having his cousins at the house to play with him!}

{Mason, Noah's cousin}

{Greg, being a ROCK STAR!}

{Hayden, ALWAYS texting!}

{Sweet Emma, just being her cute self!}



I had not made a turkey in a long time, but I must admit, it turned out pretty good......

BEFORE:
DURING:
AFTER:
It was nice to have a big long table that we could eat at as a family. Of course, there was a "kids" table, but it was right next to ours....what will we do when we actually having Living Room & Dining Room furniture?!


Greg & Deanna went home later that night, but the rest of the family (my parents & Paul & Savanna) stayed the night. The whole family was going out to Palm Desert the next day to my parents Timeshare.


Happy Thanksgiving!

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

25 days til Christmas...

25 DAYS TIL CHRISTMAS!!!!!
Yes, we know how to count. We will not be in our home until December 25th, so to be fair, Noah has started our Christmas Advent Calendar early. He did not quite understand the rules, but after two days, he knows exactly what the little elves do every night
Sometimes the elves do not come until dinner time....that makes for a long day!!! Like today. I think he checked the door #3 at least 40 times throughout the day. He was starting to get a little mad. But, there was pure excitement once he opened the door & there actually was something there!

Those sneaky little elves!
Now hopefully those elves will be on their toes everyday!

Monday, November 23, 2009

Christmas has arrived....

Christmas has arrived at the Barbour house....it is almost all decorated
Crazy?? No, not really. We just L.O.V.E. Christmas!! We are leaving to go to Ohio on December 18th, so we need to be able to enjoy our beautiful decorations
This is just a sneak peek!

Friday, November 20, 2009

Thanksgiving Feast at school

Today was the "Thanksgiving Feast" party at Noah's preschool.
It was a wonderful party.
So cute, the kids dressed up as Indians....their tie-dye shirts with fringed sleeves & bottoms, their cute Indian hats with their feathers....all standing in a row singing their songs, reciting a poem.....just CUTE!!!

Afterwards we stood in line together & got to fill our plates with a yummy feast: Turkey sandwich, Cheetos & a cookie....Delicious!

Then we made a craft together - a wreath, we attached paper leaves that we had written down things we were thankful for. Once again, CUTE.
What was not CUTE??? I brought my camera, ready to snap photos, video their song & poem....and.....THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD! Wouldn't even turn on.
It really was CUTE!

Monday, November 16, 2009

Catchin' Up

OKAY....I know I've been away from the blogging world.

SO, here is a quick update.......

Halloween was FUN! Noah really enjoys all holidays. He gets very excited. So we had a ward party on Friday night, October 30th. It was a carnival with games for the kids, dinner (chili & hot dogs) and pies for dessert (this was a contest that I chose not to participate in). We had a great time.

{Noah & his buddy Madison}

Saturday, HALLOWEEN, we had dinner with our friends The Ryan's & then off to Trick-or-Treat. The kids had a great time. It wore Noah out and then we came home. He was asleep 15 minutes later.
Sunday, Scott wasn't feeling the greatest and Noah was actually a little under the weather. SO, I went to church by myself. I had to go....I got a new calling on this day. I am now the 1st counselor in the Primary Presidency. Yay. So, I came home & nursed my two sickies.
Monday, I kept Noah home from preschool because I just wanted to make sure he was fine. He was great, ate breakfast, threw up, played, ran around. And the day went on. By evening, he was completely normal (whatever that may be).

So Tuesday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! Noah & I went to Disneyland with my Mom & my niece Savanna. We had a great day. The park wasn't crowded & we were able to go on a lot of rides & have a fun day. Later that night when I was driving home....Scott called & told me not to come home because he was SUPER SICK. Too late, we were on our way home already.
The next morning Noah & I evacuated our home. Scott told me to take Noah & leave and go stay at my parents house. We actually stayed at my parents until Tuesday of the following week. The diagnosis.....THE SWINE FLU! Ugh. (I think he got it from the Ward Halloween Party). There are a lot of people at church who have it that were at the party.
We are glad that Scott is doing a lot better. He was really sick. Really sick!!!! He is slowly getting better. It is amazing to me how it has just taken all of his energy. I've never seen him this sick. Noah & I were able to escape this nastiness (that is word, right !?!?). I'm sure that we have been exposed to the swine flu, anyone who has gone out in public has been exposed. That's just my opinion. Did you know that you are contagious for 7 days!!! That is insane.
So, now life is slowly getting back to normal. Whatever that may be. The holidays are so quickly approaching....it kind of scares me! Who can believe that Thanksgiving is next week?? Crazy!
So, we are in the Christmas Decorating Mode. Those who know us, know that is will be great when it is completed...but oh, the process!!!
So, I hope to be back more regularly. I have been busy, life, new calling, Noah...enough said!!