Lexi A. Barker

Well my little Lexi baby is growing so incredibly fast I can't believe it. I was writing my post yesterday and came across this.....

This picture inspired this post.

She was so tiny. I love having a newborn and just laying them on my chest. Oh it's the best thing. On a side note..... Congrats to Camille who just had her second bundle of joy and gets to have that feeling once again.

So Lexi....
May.

June.

July.

August.

September.

October.


November.


December.

And of course I had to post one of Leila (Taken in June).

Day 2

Whoa blogging two days in a row? Watch out I have a lot more time now. I have one more final left and I'll be done. It feels good and wait for it wait for it................ I passed the PRAXIS. Oh it's only the biggest test of my life besides life itself. I took it in advance just in case I failed it but I didn't and I'm glad. I put a LOT of studying in and I kept it a secret that I had possessed the only study guide Weber State owned so no one would check it out during my 24 hour waiting periods.
I've never been good at taking tests and most of the time I leave a test either not caring or just hoping I passed. Well one more class to finish off my bachelors and two full semesters to complete the Teacher Education Program. I'm HAPPY!

Also, The BOUTIQUE OF THE SEASON is coming up and I am hosting it at my house. Please come. It will be so much fun and you will find something for everyone I promise. I hope it goes well because my family has put a lot of time into it.

Well since I have time now let me grab my cameras and give your minds some eye candy.

Lexi my little baby who is now over 6 months old. She is in the 63rd percentile for height and weight. She weighs almost 17 pounds! Be amazed. Lover her little rolls and I think I will enjoy her and leila wearing the same size clothing. Leila steels her onsies all the time. Let it be known Leila stole Lexi's clothes first.
So cute.

Next we've got the classic kissy face goin on!




This last one was taken at my Grandpa's funeral.
It is My Uncle Paul, my cousin Stacy, me, and my dad.
I was glad I was able to take this picture.
Stacy is three days older than me and we were baptized together.
The quality isn't super but I like to look at it and notice the physical similarities between us and our dads.
I think the next post will be a short recap of Lexi's life thus far. : )

Lame Post

Okay just so you know in advance- LAME POST!
Yes this post will most likely be lame. Why? Because it's been put off for so long because I haven't gotten anything cool to write about or any recent pictures to put up. It's always such a pain getting my pictures on the camera. I have two cameras and that is the first problem. One is good for pictures and the other fro videos so I dread uploading them all the time.
So attached are a couple pictures for your viewing pleasure.

The first--- A picture of Aubrey and I walking out of the temple when we were married.
What do I think about this picture?
I love it.
I love that my hair was platinum.
I love that Aubrey and I are holding hands. (I know you can't see it but we are)
I love the smile Aubrey has on his face.
I love that we will be together.
I love that he loves me for exactly who I am.
I love that we have been sealed and WILL be together for ever.


Nest- The bountiful Temple. It was a perfect day on August 10, 2007.

Third-- You absolutely LYING if you say this picture did not make you laugh when you first saw it.
I still laugh every time I even glance at it.
My child is special alright.
Leila is so silly.
This picture was probably number 2 in the set of 30 we took in less than 30 seconds.
Look at that double chin.
And the food on her face.
Seriously, you are laughing right now.


Fourth- A small little photo shoot Jenny did for me for my portfolio.
My portfolio is what future employers will look at to see what I have done over the past couple schooling years.
It can be viewed here ----> www.marcibarker.com
Aubrey created the website.
I love him.
This picture is decent but I've changed.
Yes I've had two beautiful children but why do I not look like I did in the first picture?
I want to dye my hair blond again and soon.
On the same note (of hair) mine is falling out like crazy.
I read it's supposed to stop 6 months postpartum.
Hear that postpartum fairy?
Help me out.

And the last-- Our sewer.
Cool huh?
Another reason I LOVE my husband.
Our sewer had been backing up like every 6 weeks.
The original pipes had roots growing through them.
We didn't call anyone to fix it.
Aubrey did it.
With the help of our wonderful dads.
What would I do without our dads?
Our sewer is completely fixed and we did it all for less than an arm and a leg.
I congratulated our home with a new toilet!


The END. Pretty lame I know.

November 6th

Well time has just passed hasn't it. I've been so busy with school. I swear that's all I do it school stuff. I can't wait for it to be over. I got into the teacher education program at Weber State so I am excited about that. ONLY ONE MORE YEAR! That seems so far away right now but I'll have my degree and teaching license at age 22. Can't complain about that. My little Lexi is getting over the chicken pox. She had them over Halloween so I thought it'd be a scary thing to take her out and share the joy of chicken pox. Luckily they didn't bother her. She was still her happy self and even if she wanted to she wouldn't be able to scratch them. The younger you get them the more mild they are so she didn't really even get a whole lot. A couple on her leg, some on her neck but most of them on her head. At first I thought it was a rash but the ped knew exactly what it was as soon as she saw it so that was good.

So 4 more weeks of school! Then I get to relax with the hubs. I promise I will update again soon and with pictures but I wanted ya'll to know I'm still alive! Love you!

September Photo Album

Wow September has really flown by. I thought school was going to make time slow down. Well Lexi is now 4 months old and Leila had her 2nd birthday this month. This post will make up for all the posts I've added without pictures.

Here is Lexi. She smiles all the time and is such a lovely baby. She is very low maintenance just like Leila was and it's a hug blessing. She also sucks her thumb which is good during the night. I'm not sure when I should stop her but right now we are both enjoying it.








This is Aubrey outside of the Mount Timpanogos Temple. We were there for a friend's sealing and got to hear Joseph F McKonkie seal the couple it was very good and I am happy to announce that we got to sit on the front row for the sealing because we are full tithe payers (jk it was a joke the sealer gave).

Next, We bought a truck with some insurance money (more on that later, notice our carport is not up any more). Aubrey really wanted a truck and we've needed one for all the projects we've been working on so we kept checking ksl and found this beauty. It's in very good condition. It's a 96 Chevy silverado with 107k miles on it. I'm trying to convince Aubrey to let me put a transformers decal on it. That would be sick!!!






Then we had Leila's second birthday. It was a lot of fun and yes I did go over board on the cake. I made 72 cupcakes for this baby. Other kids do like TV characters and stuff but Leila doens't know any of them so I replicated her favorite "Pinky Bear." We had a ton left over after her party but I took them to school the next day and they were put to good use.


These are all pictures of family members that came to Leila's party. Sorry I left some of you out due to lack of pictures or the quality of the pictures. This is my mom, Lexi and my Favorite Aunt Teresa.

This is Grandpa Barker, Uncle Ali, and Lexi. See any family resemblance?


Leila and uncle Alex.

Leila and Aunt Shellie.

Almost my favorite picture on this post. Leila with her cousins Logan and Anna or Doku and Annnaa as Leila calls them.

Princess Leila decked out in some bling that Anna gave her. Thanks Anna!


Uncle Andrew and Aunt Karlee with Leila.

Aunt Carlee and Uncle Trevor with Leila.

These are just some shots from this month.

Lexi and Grandpa Barker. Again any resemblance? Some say she looks just like him.

My baby girls!!!!! Love them!!!!!!

Yes this is Leila sleeping. hahah Weird I know.

Hope you enjoyed this post it took me forever to put all these pictures on!
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