My baby is all grown up!

Leila wore this outfit the day she came home from the hospital.




She was small then.... she is small now.

No Post?

Think I forgot to post on Sunday? Think again.

I don't want to sound preachy or holier than thou but I will explain reasons why I don't use the computer on Sundays.

1. My hubby is a computer programmer. He spends more than half his week on the computer.
The sabbath is a "holy day ordained by God for us to rest from our daily labors". I NEED my hubby off the computer at least one day a week. If I want him to stay off than I better stay off too.

2. Family time is more likely to happen when we don't have the world at our fingertips (internet). There needs to moderation.

3. The computer is generally a one user at a time machine. Excessive computer time can often isolate one from others.

4. Personally, I am on the computer doing what? Checking facebook, my email, homework, and reading blogs. All that stuff can be given a break for at least 24 hours out of the week.

5. Knowing my computer is not an option forces me to do things I maybe wouldn't normally do on a regular basis. It gives me another reason to make Sunday "a day of worship".

Notice at the top of this post I wrote, "reasons why I don't use the computer on Sundays" and I write that to let you know I won't hate you or think you are being sac religious if you use the computer on Sundays but at this time it is necessary for me and my family that we just take a break from the computer and lots of other things too.

In the future the computer may be included in our family time on Sundays to become closer to our Heavenly Father and Savior but right now it feels right for us.

Black Eye?

Do I beat my child? No she gets into my makeup almost daily. Can't wait for our master bathroom to be done so I can keep her out of it. But it's cute enough I have to snap a picture.

Boutique!

Well the boutique was tonight and I am beat. Mainly because I worked my legs and buns way too hard yesterday at Blue. I made some neighbor gifts to sell and none did. Why?

I didn't stay by my table.
I didn't really make them to sell.
Who else knows why.

They are really cute. They turned out well and I filled them with teddy grahams, pretzels, coconut, butterscotch chips, muddy buddies, popcorn, gingerbread flavored marsh mellows, and Hersey kisses.

Anyway it was fun and I made money from hosting the thing. And I still have my neighbor gifts to hand out. I don't have a ton because I didn't start collecting them soon enough but it will work for this year.

Side note- If you have any formula cans at all, I would be more than happy to get them from you instead of you just throwing them out.

So we ended up with about 11 vendors and there were supposed to be more than 20 but some didn't show for various reasons. It turned out pretty well though and some made more than 200 dollars!

I bought a hat, tutu, a book, and two hair bows for each of the girls and Jenny let me keep the headband I wore tonight.

What to do next year?

Collect fees in advance to ensure commitment.
Plan a layout based on who has paid.
Find vendors that are more of salesmen and advertisers.

and.......
for myself, find a dang craft that people may want to buy.

I think I will take some pictures now so I can show you my amazing product that did not sell. hahaha Lame

I think my sign looked pretty good too.

My gifts complete with tags!

Mmmmmmm, the butterscotch and powdered sugar made everything smell really good.

Our little entrance.

Next task....... move all the furniture back into my living room.

After that? I'm painting the hallway ceiling and trim so I (Aubrey) can finally wallpaper!

See you tomorrow! I'm on a roll.

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.