You know it's been to long when....

you look at other blogs and you don't even show up on the list of blogs they view because you haven't had an update.
Where do I begin? It has been so long, that I don't know whether I should go back or just start with now. The problem with starting from now is that I don't really have anything exciting to post. Dilemmas... if only this were my only problem in life right?!!?
I think that I will just highlight a couple of things that have happened in the past few months. April is where my blogging world kind of took a back seat. Not only did not much happen, but about the only excitement in our lives were Dr's visits at least once a week. It all started with Macey and a cold/cough that ended in an ear infection then Hadley had double ear infections and an allergic reaction to the penicillin (pics following). Macey followed with yet another ear infection (or possibly the same one) and ended up leaving with 3 different meds including an inhaler since she now had pneumonia. It was baby's turn again with a scary episode of the croup and sharing sisters inhaler. Macey's cough never got better and we headed back in for yet another inhaler added to the already mounting number of meds that she was on. I think that after this last visit things started to clear up. In between many of these visits we also had well checks for all three girls. Sydney had her kindergarten check-up and was deemed healthy for school. She was only slightly nervous about the shots and only asked about a hundred times if this was "the lady" that was going to do it. Poor thing. Well, at least one of them is healthy enough for something!!! We seem to have gotten over the worst of it and for the time being everyone is healthy (Knocking on wood)!
On the positive side, Weston got a job working for Hoopes Vision in Sandy and no longer has to go to work at Standard Optical. He now enjoys work and is much happier with this change of employment.





Even when she is sick she is a happy baby.

























May proved to be a much better month for us with a couple of fun things. Sydney turned FIVE and had her first friend party. She really wanted a dress-up party and try as I might, I could not convince her of anything else. This isn't such a bad thing except that everything I could find for a dress-up party was geared toward girls and half of the party guests would be boys. We decided that it was okay and had everyone come dressed up in their favorite costume. It really turned out fun and it was great to see all the different costumes. We played a couple of games and then the kids got to sink captain hooks ship and followed the clues to the hidden treasure. The water balloons used to sink the "ship"(a hula hoop taped to the wall of the house) were probably the hit of the party. Over all it was a hit, but I sure was tired after the 13 party guests left. Thank you to Weston and the moms that helped, I don't think it would have gone as smoothly without you.
















This is our little Pebbles. She hates the grass so when you sit her in it, this is the way that she sits. Pretty funny to see. Think of the ab workout she is getting.


We were also able to spend a couple of days in Richfield with Weston's parents. The girls had a blast as always and on this trip they were even able to ride the horses. I think that this was Macey's first time. Grandpa Barney even taught them how to do the cowgirl wave. It is hard to see, but it's the best picture I had.

A Few of Our Favorite Things

These are some of the things that we have been up to recently. I still have a couple more but they will have to wait for another night. Sorry that there is so much all at once.




Sydney really wanted to try a dance class. We were able to find an inexpensive class offered through the city that would introduce the kids to all the types of dance. So far she has really enjoyed it or so I thought. The other day she informed me that she didn't want to go to her dance class, she wanted to take a real ballet class. I told her that the class she is in is a real ballet class. This was her response, " no mom, real ballet classes wear pinkish, I wear blackish". So there you have it, ballerinas can only wear pinkish. We actually had been to Wal-mart that morning and I bought her a pink skirt to go with her leotard so I pulled it out and the problem was solved. If only my problems could be so easily solved.

Warm up stretches

Working on Leaps

Working on leaps II

Getting jiggy with it

Rice Cereal

Our baby is getting so BIG. Hadley has wanted food for a long time. I have been holding out and then when I was ready to start, she was sick. So, last week we started solids. I thought that she was a natural. She hardly got any on her and she swallowed just fine. However since then, she has really struggled and the mess that they usually create on their first time has now been a daily thing. She still loves it, but she doesn't do quite as well at swallowing. She does thing funny thing with her tongue and pushes it all out. I haven't tried any other foods yet but I am hoping that we have a good eater with this one. So far she hasn't disappointed.

HADLEY TURNS 6 MTHS OLD

About a month ago-oops.

I took these pictures on the day that she turned 6 months old.
Usually she is a really happy, smiley baby but for some reason,
I could not really get her to smile. She is still the cutest thing ever.
We love Hadley, she is such a delight. Her face just lights up when she
smiles and it just warms your heart. There is nothing better on a crummy day
then walking into the room and having her little face break out in one of her smiles.

Macey is Potty Trained!!

YEAH!!! We are now done with Potty Training (until the next one). Macey has been going poop on the potty for a couple of months now, but for some reason she really struggled with peeing. I had kind of tried here and there, but finally we really got serious about this and made the sticker chart and got the treats and the prizes out so that she could see what she could get. I have to say that my experience with pt Macey has been a much better experience than with Sydney. I don't know if it was because she was a little bit older or maybe more ready, but she did really well. The first couple of days were rough with a lot of laundry (Would you expect anything less??), but once she realized that she could get a "potty caaandy" after every time, she caught on pretty quick. Doesn't she just have the cutest little bum in panties!!!

The first part of February we took Sydney and Macey to the circus. We were pretty high up, but the girls still seemed to enjoy it. During the intermission you could come down to the floor and ride the elephants, or have your picture taken with the bear or a number of other things for a small fee. I wasn't aware of this and so I didn't bring enough cash with me. But, we were able to get a couple of great shots with the elephants.

Blushing Buttercream Pettiskirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

Blushing Buttercream Pettiskirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

November/December update

And I am finally caught up....sort of.

We spent the first part of Nov. celebrating birthdays. My mom, my brother, my grandma, Weston's dad and his great aunt all have birthdays in November. The only one that I took any pictures at was Weston's great aunt. We all got together in Las Vegas to celebrate her 90th birthday. Happy Birthday Aunt Mavis!

On the 7th of November, my little brother returned home from Hawaii where he served a two year mission for our church. On the 9th we had his homecoming. I don't have pictures, of course. Thanksgiving followed at once again, I forgot the camera. It was nice, we went to Richfield to be with Weston's family. I think that after this things calmed down for a second and then with the beginning of December it started to really pick up again.

Some of you may remember that Macey was born with a large mole on the top of her head. At the recommendation of a Dermatologist, we decided to go ahead and have the mole removed along with a smaller one on the back of her head. It was an out patient surgery, but boy was it an ordeal. For those of you who have really weak stomachs, you will want to not look at the next pictures.

This is our cute Macey before the surgery and at the beginning of our 3 hr wait before they took her back.

And this is what our sweet Macey looked like when they brought her back to us. She had a really hard time coming out of the anesthesia and just cried and cried. It broke my heart. And then to see the cuts that were made, I thought that we had made a mistake.

This last picture is the first day that we

were able to wash her hair and you can really get an idea of how big her incisions were.

December was a busy month for Hadley, she learned how to sit up, stand in her dads hand and she weighed in at a whopping 16 1/2 lbs. She has got the biggest thighs that I have ever seen on a 5 mth old. But we love every little roll.

The rest of December held the usual festivities, My birthday (31), family Christmas parties and visits to Santa Claus. Sydney didn't have a problem with sitting on Santa's lap, but Macey would have nothing to do with it. And then there is Christmas of course. My brother and his family stayed with us and the little girls had a blast for the most part.

Waiting to see if Santa really made it.

And they weren't disappointed. (This is not all for the girls. :) )

2 tags

Awhile back I was tagged by two different friends. I am working on the laptop tonight and thought that I would do both of them now. I don't have the ability to post anything with pictures. Here goes...


8 Things Tag...

1. 8 TV shows I love to watch: The Biggest Loser, The Amazing Race, Survivor, Prison Break, American Idol, Sometimes I enjoy watching Dr. Phil, Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune (nerdy I know).
2. 8 Favorite Restaurants:-Red Robin, Pizza Factory, Rumbi Grill, Cafe Rio, Lucille's, Bamboo Hut, Ligori's, Gandolfos, Carl's Jr (Because it has a playground for the kids).
3. 8 Things that happened yesterday:-Fed Hadley, Changed Hadley, Watched the BBC version of Sense and Sensibility, Sorted all of the girls toys, Watched the Utah/Alabama game, Laundry,
4. 8 Things I'm looking forward to:-Looking for a house, Moving into said house, Starting a practice in a couple of months, Making some money someday, The return of warm weather, A trip to Italy,
5. 8 Things on my Wish List:-To have a place of our own, To have enough money to buy a house and still be able to start a practice, A new car that is big enough to fit all three car seats comfortably, To lose the few pounds that I have left from the baby (without to much work preferably), There are many more, but I don't want to bore any of you.
6. 8 people I am tagging:I will do this one at the end of the next tag.

Hubby Tag:
WHAT IS YOUR HUSBAND'S NAME? Weston Terry Barney
HOW LONG HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN MARRIED? 6 yrs and 8 mths
HOW LONG DID YOU DATE? 1 yr almost exactly
HOW OLD IS HE? 31
WHO IS TALLER? He is
WHO CAN SING BEST? Um, we both can sing pretty good.
WHO IS SMARTER? This is constantly under debate.
WHO DOES LAUNDRY? In the words of my friend Ann, "It's all me, but I do not iron anything."
WHO PAYS BILLS? I do. I can tell when Weston is a little stressed over anything, he starts looking at the checking account and asking lots of questions.
WHO SLEEPS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED?Me
WHO MOWS THE LAWN? Neither one of us. We haven't had a lawn to mow.
WHO COOKS DINNER? I do but occasionally he will.
WHO'S THE FIRST TO ADMIT THEY ARE WRONG? Neither one of us. We both a very stubborn.
WHO KISSED WHO FIRST & WHERE? Weston kissed me on my front porch.
WHO WEARS THE PANTS? We wear them evenly I think. But, don't ask him this question. :)
I tag: Aimee, Amy K, Lindsey P. Lindsay H., Leslie Sanders, Haley, Kelsey

Sept/Oct Update

The end of September we blessed Hadley. Pauline(Weston's Mom) once again did a gorgeous job on the dress. I decided to go with a long dress this time and I was very happy with the results. Weston did a wonderful job with her blessing, I only wish that I could remember more of it. My sister usually gets most of it written down, but this time she wasn't able to.
Our sacrament meeting starts at 9:00 and so to have a lunch after that was a little early. We thought about doing just a brunch with muffins, bagels and cream cheese, etc. but in the end we decided to do a full breakfast. We had homemade waffles, biscuits and gravy (thanks Pauline), eggs, sausage, OJ, milk, basically the works. Although it all tasted really good, I wouldn't recommend it or do it again. It was a lot of work. It was a very special day and I would like to thank everyone who helped. Especially my Mom and Dad who helped prepare and cook so many of the delicious things that we ate.

October started out slow enough, with Sydney starting her first day of Pre-school. As you can see from the smile on her face, she was super excited. Actually, I think that it was just because she got a brand new backpack that is bigger than she is. :)

We attempted Witchapalooza(?) at Gardener Village with Trenda and her kids, but after just a couple of photo ops we decided to head to a nearby park instead.

Our next adventure was Trick-or-Treating at our local grocery store. I hadn't planned on letting the girls dress up, but I knew that if I didn't and we got to the store and there were other little kids dressed up I would never hear the end of it. They had a great time and got some really good treats. Macey's mouth was so full she couldn't smile. We probably wouldn't have wanted her to anyway.

We celebrated Weston's 31st birthday by taking the girls Trick-or-Treating at the zoo. It wasn't the funniest Birthday that he has ever had, but the girls enjoyed themselves.

Sydney's costume went through several phases. She started out wanting to be Tinkerbell. One weekend we were in Richfield and G.Barney had some old dance leotards from one of the girls. Sydney found one that she really liked and was able to bring it home. Anyone who knows anything about Tinkerbell knows that she wears Green, well this leotard was purple. So, Sydney was now going to be just a fairy. I was able to find her a cute pair of wings that matched quite well and I made her a tutu to go along with it. With the wings came a set of antennae that she insisted on wearing and her costume was now a butterfly. Here is the final result.

Macey's costume also has a story. From the beginning she wanted to be Cinderella. Somewhere along the way she decided that she was going to be a "Mean Witch". I honestly don't know where it came from, but I can handle a witch. After her costume was all done and pieced together, she saw Sydney's tutu and decided that she was going to be a princess again. Only, she wanted to be a "Mean Princess Witch" hence, the purple tutu for her as well.

For actual Halloween night, Weston was hunting with his dad so my little brother came up from Snow College to go Tick-or-Treating with us. Thank You Uncle Matt!!

If you didn't get to bored with my ramblings, it is midnight, check back in a couple of days and I will update you on our Nov./Dec. months. Until then, sleep tight. I know I will. :)

Poop Power

This afternoon my little sister Becky was here playing super powers with the girls. Sydney had Lava power, Macey had fire power and Becky had ice power. It was quite entertaining. After she left, I was in the back room feeding the baby and Weston was out changing Macey's poopy diaper. This is the conversation that I overheard:
M: I have super powers dad.
W: What are your powers?
M: I have poop powers! (Very Enthusiastically)
W: Poop powers huh? How do those work?
M: I can stink the bad guys out.
W: So instead of super girl should we call you poop girl?
M: Yeah, I'm poop girl.
So, there you have it folks my two year old has super powers. And boy she isn't kidding about stinking out the bad guys. She has been on an antibiotic and her stench is unbelievable.

I have not only been a blog posting slacker, but I have been very bad at keeping up with everyone. I was trying to catch up the other day and noticed on every one's blog that I haven't posted since the beginning of October. We have had so much going on! I do plan on posting a catch up blog, so check back in a couple of days. That is, if you haven't already given up hope. :)

It's Official...

Our little Hadley is a chunk!! I took her to her 2 mth check up last Thursday and she now weighs in at a whopping 12 lbs 3 oz. That is a weight gain of 5 lbs since our little ball of chubs was born. Her height hasn't quite caught up with the weight, but she has grown 2 1/4 in.

She is so much fun right now. She is starting to smile and make all kinds of baby noises. She definitely likes her older sisters and lets them know it with the many smiles that she is constantly giving them.

Macey really wanted the baby to play dress-ups with her. This is what you get when you have three girls. Hadley wasn't to thrilled with her sisters chosen accessory.

I tried to keep this as G rated as possible, but you just don't get the full effect of our little chub-a-lub. She does love bath time, especially having her hair scrubbed. Sydney and Macey just love to help me bath her.