Mona Vie

I have to tell you about this amazing product that a friend of mine told me about. It is called Mona Vie. It is a juice blend made from 19 fruits; the main fruit being the acai berry. The juice is not only delicious, but it does amazing things for your body. I have been drinking it for about 2 weeks and I have noticed a dramatic increase in my energy levels and I am able to fally asleep and stay asleep at night. But the best part for me has been NO HEADACHES. As you know, I have suffered from migraines for years and years, but since I have started the juice I have not had a single headache. This is amazing for me; I was taking 4 advil and 4 tylenol minimum a day.
I am so impressed by this product that I have decided to tell everyone I know about it. If you are interested in trying it for yourself let me know.

Cupcakes and Carnivals

We had to celebrate Barrett's actual birthday with some cupcakes... so yummy!

And a present from Mom and Dad too!

Last weekend we headed up to the cabin, boy was there a lot of snow!

We couldn't miss the Winter Carnival of course. We drug my parents and Barrett out into the freezing weather to look at the once beautiful ice sculptures that were now covered in new snow.

Here is our little family back at the cabin! Check out the snow drifts!!!

Happy First Birthday Barrett!

Today is my little boy's first birthday... he is no longer a baby! I know I should be excited, but I am kind of sad that he is growing up so quickly.

Here are some pictures from his birthday party on Saturday (thanks to Jason for being the photographer!)

I just have to share the funny faces!

Eating cake.... I made carrot cake from scratch and it was soooo good!

Yummy, this tastes so good!

Thanks to everyone for coming to the party, it was a lot of fun.

Check out this link for more pictures.

SNOW DOG

This video is hilarious. My dad sent it to me and I had to share. Maybe I can get Chuie to do something like this.

The Adventures of Barrett

My mom and I took Barrett to the park the other day, he wasn't quite sure what to think of this ride.
He was a little happier when Grandma was close by.

I also took him to get another haircut, he wasn't quite sure what to think of that either. He did still still for pretty much the whole time though. The tongue is on his list of favorite things to do as well.

Now his favorite thing is Chuie, of course. Poor dog, Barrett climbs all over her and she just sits there. She does growl at him if he is starting to really bother her but he just thinks that is funny. When you ask him what Chuie says, he growls. I don't think her method is working, especially since she would never bite him.

The ups and downs of Eleven month Barrett

I know this is mean but I think it is really funny to take pictures of Barrett when he is crying. He wasn't hurt or anything just mad cause he wanted out. And don't worry, I got himout right after this picture.

Kimball just played with him til he fell asleep, poor little guy.

We were experimenting wtih new hair do's. I think the binky makes the look, don't you?

Someone isn't camera shy!

HO, HO, HO!

We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! Here are a few pictures of Barrett over the holiday!

Hands up! - Bear has started crusing the walls; we can't keep him out of anything now!

I'm still not sure about this guy...

I am not digging into the presents, I don't know what you are talking about...

Check me out in my fancy digs and new car!
We all had a wonderful Christmas, it was so fun to watch Barrett open his presents, although he was much more interested in the wrappings - particularly the bows.

latest pictures

Yes, I do like to dress my son in sweaters. This is another sweater I made a long time ago. I think it brings out the blue in his eyes.

I am so happy that I have some snacks! My mom is starving me! Can't you tell?!?

Cousin Bella, Aunt Jen, and Uncle Ben came by last night and Aunt Jen gave Barrett his first haircut. Doesn't he look handsome? He sat very still in his highchair for most of the haircut, then we had to bribe him with food to stay still so she could finish it.

And here he is eating his lunch. He has become quite the picky eater. His favorite foods are meat sticks, cheese, yogurt, and snacks. He also likes bananas and peaches, but is not so fond of the veggies right now. But I keep putting 'em on his tray hoping he'll eat them.

We hope everyone is geared up for Christmas, we are looking forward to celebrating Barrett's first. Will post some pictures of him playing with boxes after the holidays. Merry Christmas everyone!

Almost Done!

If you are interested in seeing my final project for my Cultural Studies class, Click Here. I changed the format from a Blog to a Wiki. Just make sure you click on "Sidebar" on the right side of the page so you can navigate to the other pages. The page that comes up is the Introduction; there are two more sections to read. You can get the gist of the argument without viewing the videos as well.

I am so glad this semester is coming to an end! I have pretty much finished my papers for my Writing Center class, am just waiting for some feedback before I do my final revisions. I just have an at home final on Thursday and then I am done! YEAH! Four whole weeks to relax and play with Barrett. I am hoping next semester is a little easier - although it probably won't be "easier" just different. I am only taking one class, but I also have to do my final Portfolio (it is the equivalent of a thesis, but meant for people not going on to Doctorate degrees), which is a lot of work on its own. I will also be continuing my work in the Writing Center as well as doing a Writing Fellowship for a Basic Writing Composition course - I will work solely with that class as their writing tutor. Should be fun and I am looking forward to it! Am looking even more forward to May when I graduate!

Will post some new pictures of Bear this week. Maybe I can figure out how to upload some video that we took of him with our new camcorder.

10 months and getting into trouble!

I think I have been in Blog blah... not because I don't want to blog but because I have been so swamped with school work. The semester doesn't end until the 20th for me and I am just exhausted. Going to school with a baby is very difficult, for anyone considering finishing school and having a baby, I recommend finishing school first. Not that I would ever trade Barrett or being a mom for school, it is just a lot easier to do the school thing without a baby to care for.

Well, enough of that, here are some pictures of Barrett fromt the last few weeks. If you look real close you can see his new teeth in some of these pics. (If you click on the picture and open it in a new window you may be able to zoom in).

Best friends

You can see his teeth in this one, but they had just popped out so they aren't too visible yet.

We had to put our Christmas tree in "jail' so Barrett and Chuie wouldn't get into it.

Barrett has pulled himself to a stand once. I think I was overly excited because he won't do it now, but he does love to stand up and walk around furniture. He takes off like he can walk without help when you hold his hands, it is kind of scary cause he will let go. You should hear how excited he gets, it is really cute. He so wants to be a big boy!

See, even "jail" can't keep me away fromt he tree. (Another good one to zoom in on to see his teeth).

I had to get him this Grinch toy at Hallmark, I think he likes it.

When I saw this picture I cracked up; it is one thing to get the dog looking funny, but look at the expression on Barrett's face.

JoAnn sent us home with the walker last week and Barrett is in seventh heaven. He absolutely loves that thing... of course, this has also led to him getting into my plants and the bookshelf. Look at the pile under the walker!