The Barnes Family

Catch up Time

2010-04-19T15:35:00.000-07:00

I have downloaded about 500 pics off of my camera and I'm going to catch up...get ready for a lot of pictures
Snow Day 2010

Jakes Birthday at Monkey Joes

Easter 2010- We did an egg hunt at the church the day before Easter. Then we went down and stayed at my moms. The next morning the Easter Bunny came and one of the things he brought Jake was an Ironman toy that his Daddy loved (and picked out). One of the pics is of him being Ironman...he really gets into it, as you can tell. Then we went to my moms church, which we love and when we picked Jake up from Sundy school he said, "Jesus is alive!!" It's great to see him learning about Jesus and being excited. We then went over to cousin Marie's house and had a great time doing an egg hunt with all the cousins. Jake decided that it was more fun to sit down, open the eggs, and eat the candy than it was to hunt the eggs. Luke also enjoyed Easter...okay really he just liked playing in the fake grass that came in his Easter basket, but we were outside a lot and he loves that!

Got a rash?

2010-04-19T15:20:00.001-07:00

Obviously Jake thought he did....on his head! We came into the room to find him playing in Luke's Diaper rash cream....he still smelled like it after 2 baths.... not my favorite smell.

Lovin' Lemons

2010-02-26T12:10:00.000-08:00

Dan gave Luke a little taste of a lemon....I don't think he liked it, but we loved the face he made. Call us cruel, but this is funny.

ps-please excuse the crazy cackling and annoying baby talk in the background

New Camera

2010-02-11T06:48:00.000-08:00

For Christmas all I asked for from everyone was money to go towards a new camera. Well I got it and I LOVE it. As fast as Jake moves, if I wanted a good picture I needed a better camera. So here are some pics from the new camera.

Lukes first time with a sippy cup..He did great!

Could not figure out how to rotate this, don't judge, I don't know computers very well....but I love this pic.

Dan's in Command

2010-02-11T06:15:00.000-08:00

In December Dan had a change of command ceremony at his Army Reserve Unit in SC. He took over command for the 324th Alpha Company. I knew it was a pretty big deal, but during the ceremony when the presentation was being made, it hit me how proud of Dan I am. He is not even 30 years old and commanding a company of soldiers. He is doing so many things right now (i.e.- teaching, coaching, commander, masters, daddy, husband) and doing a great job at all of them.

Christmas

2010-02-11T06:00:00.001-08:00

Okay, so I know its almost two months past Christmas but here are some pictures. We had a great Christmas. It was a lot of fun with Jake being a little older and knowing more of what was going on.

Told you so!

2010-01-24T19:01:00.000-08:00

I told ya'll I would be terrible at this! I do have a few posts in mind, so maybe I'll catch up soon!

Internet broken

2009-12-07T19:34:00.000-08:00

So,my internet has not been working...that is why there have been no new posts....not just because I am a terrible blogger :) We have had a busy few weeks.

Jake got a new haircut

Jake and I did a little craft to try and help him understand what Thanksgiving was. We made a thankful tree and every day for the week before Thanksgiving I asked him what he was thankful for. I wrote down whatever his answer was (which is why there is leaf that says he is thankful for swings) We talked about how everything we have is because of God's blessing and that we should thank God for the things we have. The first day I asked him what he was thankful to God for and he said...God! The second day I asked him and he thought for a minute then looked at me and said YOU! I of course had a mommy moment and tears came to my eyes and I grabbed him and kissed all over him. So, he figured out that this was a big deal and every day I asked him what he was thankful for he said "you" first. When my mom was in the room, she got on the tree because he looked at her and his reply..."YOU!" It is so funny how kids pick up on what makes you happy and try so hard to do it again.

We made Turkey cookies by tracing Jake's hand and using that as our cookies cut out.

We went and saw Santa Claus. They both did pretty good. The worst part is waiting in line...Jake doesn't do too well just standing there. When Santa asked Jake what he wanted we could hear his response even by the camera lady..."Toys!" Thats all he'll say when you ask him, just "lots of toys!" Makes him pretty easy to get stuff for! Then Dan and the boys rode a little train around part of the mall...Dan was sooo excited :) I am figuring out we are those gullable parents who pay too much to do little things like this. $4 a person to ride a little train for 5 minutes?! Seriously? At least I did not have to pay for Luke.

We also did our annual go to Home Depot for the Christmas tree and Waffle House dinner afterwards...(a little redneck?) Anyway, I really wanted to drive to Sky Valley, NC and cut down a Fraiser Fir because that is the kind of tree we like and they don't have them in Ga. Well, we decided that a 3hr drive with a 2yr old and 5 month old would not be worth the fun of cutting down our own tree. So, we will wait and start that tradition when they are old enough to actually remember it.

My Awesome Talented Husband

2009-11-25T06:49:00.001-08:00

Dan has played guitar and sang since I met him. It's something I've always loved about him. He's always been good and he's even gotten better over time. I love sitting in the living room listening to him and sometimes attempting to sing with him. He is very good and he has no idea. He has always been very timid about playing in front of people even when I told him he should. Well.....I am sitting in traffic driving to my moms house from work last Saturday and get a call from my Dad. He is at Wings and Things in Sharpsburg and is holding the phone out asking me if I can hear. He has a friend, Tim, who plays all the time and has for years that was playing at Wings and Things that night. I couldn't hear well and was wondering why he was wanting me to hear so bad. IT WAS DAN! I couldn't believe it....now he did get tricked. He thought Tim wanted him to get up there and just strum the guitar with him. Well, when Dan got up there Tim said here you go, I'm going to take a break. Dan was surprised to say the least, but he didn't make a scene, He just got up there and played! I was so upset I missed seeing this, but I'm so proud of Dan....Daddy held the phone up and I heard everyone clapping and cheering for him. So here's a pic of my hot, famous husband :)

I love fall weather

2009-11-24T14:03:00.000-08:00

It was so nice out the other day that I took Jake and Luke up to the playground for a picnic and some playtime.
This was Lukes first time in a swing at the playground. I don't think he was real sure about it.

He loves this thing as you can see. I'm always afraid he' going to smack his head on it from rocking so hard.
It was a little hard for Jake to concentrate on eating while looking at the playground, but we had a really good time...up until it was time for naps. I wish it could be this weather all year round!

Happy Fall Ya'll

2009-11-12T12:20:00.000-08:00

We've had a great fall so far. Dan has come out of the woods from hunting long enough for us to go to Burts Pumpkin Farm, the Apple House, Trick-or-Treating, and a long drive through the mountains. Jake and I also made some yummy Halloween cookies (they tasted better than they looked)

This was the first house Jake trick-or-treated at. The lady opened the door and Jake proceeded to try and walk in her house, tripped over the door frame and tried to grab the candy out of her bowl. We had to quickly teach him halloween etiquitte.

Also, Dan's football team won their county football championship...it was awesome, they worked so hard for it.

Here we go....

2009-11-02T07:18:00.000-08:00

Ok, I'm going to give this a try even though I may be terrible at it. I love reading other peoples blogs and have become a bit of a "blog stalker." I refuse to scrapbook, so I think this will be a good way of keeping up with what goes on in our lives for us to look back on.

Disclaimer: I am not an extremely insightful person so it will be mostly pictures I'm sure. Don't check on my blog everyday....I will be impressed if I update my blog a couple of times a month. Please disregard any bad spelling or grammar, I'm just not good at it. If you are reading this, thanks for thinking we are interesting enough to read about.

Who we are:

Dan and Christine-married for 6 years and best friends. Dan is a Health/PE teacher and coaches football and baseball. He is also a commander in the Army Reserves. He is getting his Masters Degree in Education......he's a little busy. Christine is a Labor and Delivery nurse and works part-time and stays home with the boys 5 days a week.

Jake-2 1/2 years old and all boy. He is very sweet and polite, but he will tackle you in a second. He is not the kid to sit down and watch a movie, he'd rather play ball or be outside.

Luke-4 months old and sooo sweet. He's also on the high end of the weight charts. He is 17.2lbs at 4 months. He just laughs and smiles all the time.