Life of a Bird.....

Trying to get better

2012-02-08T07:42:00.000-08:00

So my new goal is to start getting better about sharing our family events again.
So you will have to bare with me. :)
I will be back tracking a little.

Waiting and Waiting.....

2012-02-05T23:08:00.000-08:00

So two weeks ago I was called as 1st coun. in the YW's. Zack is 1st coun. in Elders. Zack has his meeting every Sunday right after church for 40 mins. I will have my Presidency meetings right after his for 1 hr. every Sunday. Ty had BYC then fast offerings today. Today the kids were waiting for 1 1/2 after church to go home. Ty's meeting was WAY long.

So now we pack a lunch and eat it on the grass at the church waiting for Zack then he takes the kids home.

Well today it was too cold to eat outside. So car is way messy and Reed is climbing everywhere. He finally has started wearing his sun glasses. :) All of our kids have now worn these glasses.

He is so handsome in them. :)

My Baby is 18 months!!

2012-02-04T22:51:00.000-08:00

When I woke up today I came out to the family room and this is what I saw. How cute are my boys!!!

Reed is growing up way too fast. Today he is 18 months old. What a joy he is. Love you two!!

Following our Daddy

2012-02-03T22:58:00.000-08:00

Well our girls are following in Zack's footsteps or should I say "Eye Looks". Both of our girls will now be wearing glasses. They both are farsided. Lori has 1 astigmatism and Bryn in both eyes. Lori will be wearing hers doing homework, reading, computer and watching TV. Bryn will be wearing hers 24/7.

Lori is way super excited and Bryn not so much.

When I told Bryn she can get purple glasses she felt tons better. We found some with butterflies and that was all she needed. She is doing tons better now.

Lori of course picked pink, she loves the small jewels on the side.

They will be ready in week.

Butt Board

2012-02-01T22:55:00.000-08:00

We have a skate board that is a "Butt" board. Bryn and Lori love to ride it down the driveway. Well today Lori had a friend over and he was pushing Bryn a little too fast and she now left skin on the street. She is still so cute though!!!

Watching Ty ball Basketball

2012-01-28T22:43:00.000-08:00

I love Zack in this picture. He was not happy with the shoot his team just made.

So some games are very long for me. We always bring coloring books etc. I love how they are all lined up in a row coloring. I was able to watch about 1/2 the game today. :) :) Reed just wants to go out and play with Ty.

Playing Basketball

2012-01-20T08:33:00.000-08:00

Bryn and Reed wanted to play basketball "Like Ty". So Ty got the small hoop out for them. It was such a nice day they were out playing for hours. So much fun!!

Hanging with Cousins

2012-01-16T22:38:00.000-08:00

Zane and his son Logan. They a twins.

After Reed got his hair Anna got one also. She was a moving and we were feeding her. :) She is so cute and fun to be around.

Reed's First Hair Cut

2012-01-16T08:11:00.000-08:00

Reed had so much hair. It was time for a cut. It was a little hard for me since that meant my little guy is growing up. :) Reed did such a great job. He played and eat to help keep in still. We love that our cousin Emily cuts our hair. :) Thanks Em!!

Visit from Aunt Shelly

2012-01-08T08:30:00.000-08:00

Aunt Shelly and Jeff came to CA for a visit. Shelly went with us to the blessing of Logan T. I was bad and only got 1 picture this trip. Thanks for visiting Shelly!!

Bryn's First Dentist Trip

2011-12-28T08:07:00.000-08:00

Bryn's favorite part about the Dentist is that he has a TV so she got to watch TV while having her teeth cleaned. She did a GREAT job. I think it helped that she had seen her brother and sister have their teeth cleaned.

Christmas Morning

2011-12-25T08:03:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures from Christmas morning. We had lots of fun. Glad we had 1pm church. :)

Lori's Baptism

2011-12-17T07:57:00.000-08:00

Hanging out with cousin.

Corrine made Lori her after baptism dress. She did a GREAT job and Lori wears it all the time.

My beautiful daughter!!

What a special day today has been.

Aunt Karen and I made the dress Lori was baptized in. Thanks Karen!!

Baseball at Rosamond

2011-04-30T19:34:00.000-07:00

Rosamond is usually so hot. I was grateful for the cooler day. :) We have fun watching Ty.

Soccer Fun.

2011-04-30T15:52:00.000-07:00

8am game was very cold today. Lori did a great job. She has so much fun. :)

Trampoline Fun!!

2011-04-28T15:41:00.000-07:00

While I was at Women's Conference Zack took the kids to have fun. They love jumping on trampolines so they were in heaven.

This is the Place

2011-04-27T15:37:00.000-07:00

Went to This is the Place Monument to see our family statue.

Ty's first Temple Trip

2011-04-26T18:08:00.000-07:00

Today Grandpa Bird drove all the way from Colorado to be with us as Ty went into the Temple for the first time. G. Bird had family names for baptisms for the dead. There was a wonderful spirit with us. We went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. Thanks for driving 9 hrs. Grandpa!!

Bowling with Grandpa Bird

2011-04-26T15:33:00.000-07:00

Having fun bowling.

Bowling with G. Bird

2011-04-25T18:16:00.000-07:00

Having fun bowling with Grandpa Bird.

Toy Store

2011-04-25T18:03:00.000-07:00

Zack and Reed. Reed had fun. He did not want to get off.

Bryn was driving all around the store.

Garrett and Leanne took us to this Toy Store. There was so many fun things. Our kids were in heaven and wishing their parents would buy them all they asked for. :)

Provo Beach Resort with our cousins

2011-04-25T17:52:00.000-07:00

Bradley and Bryn

Reed bowling with Zack and Bradley

Hallie and Bryn

Lori and Ty going on the rope course. TJ was to far to the left for the picture.

Bryn bowling. They had a small kids lanes. Lori and Jared loved it.

Easter Egg Hunt

2011-04-24T17:38:00.000-07:00

Garrett, Kate, Hallie and Bryn running to us.

Jared getting some candy with the help of Aunt Rachel. Alisa watching.

TJ, Lori, Grandpa Barlow, Ty and Alisa

Ty, Jared, Lori, Melinda and TJ

Bryn and Hallie

We are having our Easter Egg Hunt at Kate and Melinda's side yard. :) We had most of the Barlow cousins there. The kids had lots of fun.

We love our Aunties!!

2011-04-24T17:29:00.000-07:00

Kate was Bryn's primary teacher today. Kate gave all the kids a copy of the Book of Mormon and told them the Joseph Smith story. Bryn remembers everything word for word. She LOVES her small copy of the Book of Mormon.

Easter Sunday

2011-04-24T17:23:00.000-07:00

We are in Utah with the Barlow family. Grandma Jex passed away this passed week. We had her funeral yesterday. I do miss Grandma!! It has been great seeing all my cousins and siblings.

Thanks Melinda and Kate for letting us stay with you.

Baseball, Baseball!!

2011-04-16T15:56:00.000-07:00

Playing Ball!! We always love to go to games.

Another Fun Game

2011-04-16T15:41:00.000-07:00

Zack and Ty had some bet going on. Who ever lost had to do 20 push ups. As you can see Zack lost. Lori did very well in her game. It's always fun to watch her.

Supporting in Red

2011-04-09T22:29:00.000-07:00

Bryn LOVES to match Lori. She wanted her hair with the same ribbons. Too cute!

Wearing our Red to support Lori's team. Ty does not have a red shirt so he wore his red hat. :)

We had to walk over to the park. We cannot go to the soccer fields without going to the play ground. :)

Soccer -- 4-9-11

2011-04-09T22:23:00.000-07:00

Lori is such a hard worker. She does a great job. It's fun watching her play. Love you Lori!!

Hanging Out

2011-04-02T22:16:00.000-07:00

After Ty and Lori's game today we watch some of our friends play ball. Reed is still in PJ's. Games started at 8am and 9am. His PJ's keep him warm. :) Lot's of fun!!

Soccer -- 3-26-11

2011-03-26T22:10:00.000-07:00

Lori's team name is "Heartbreakers". She loves to play. She usually plays goalie cause no one else will.

Baseball - 3-26-11

2011-03-26T22:00:00.000-07:00

We got to 15 mins. of Ty's game. Lori has a game at the same time. Fun day.

Riding Horses

2011-03-25T16:25:00.000-07:00

We love going to Karinne's to ride horses. Bryn got on for the first time and loved it. Thanks Karienne!!

Ty's Awards

2011-03-24T21:31:00.000-07:00

Bryn took this picture of Reed. Too cute!

Ty getting his awards for the 2nd tri-mester. He got another 4.0. YEA!! Hope he can keep up his good grades in jr. high. Good Job Ty!!

Lori's Awards

2011-03-22T21:26:00.000-07:00

Yea for Lori!!! She got all AAAAA's. We are so proud of you Lori.

Baseball

2011-03-19T20:47:00.000-07:00

Ty hit his second home run today. :) It was a great day to be outside. :) Reed is wearing the same baseball cap that Ty wore.

Basketball -- Ty

2011-03-19T19:30:00.000-07:00

Ty having fun at another game. They won!!

Temple Trip

2011-03-05T12:15:00.000-08:00

Our ward had a activity to the Temple. The Temple was closed for maintenance. The sister missionaries at the visitors center did a great job teaches us about all symbolism on the grounds. Zack and Ty had baseball and basketball so they were not able to come.

The primary kids sang to all of us also. Bryn and Lori were so excited to go. It was a very nice activity.

Priesthood

2011-02-27T11:51:00.000-08:00

Bishop Challman, Uncle Craig, G Barlow, Ty, Zack, Bro. Busby, G. Bird and Uncle McKay

My 12 yr. Ty!! Crazy how fast time is going with raising our children.

Ty has been preparing and waiting to become a deacon for years. Ever since he got baptized he wanted to now pass the sacrament.

We are so proud of him. What a great day. 2 of his 5 uncles were able to come. Both Grandpa's (and Grandma's) 5 aunts and 1/2 of his cousins. What a great day.

My little Deacon is not so little. He is now taller than me also.

We love you Ty!!

Birthday Dinner

2011-02-26T11:31:00.000-08:00

While the family was in town we went to dinner to celebrate Ty and Ruby's birthday. I had our server bring out ice cream and sing. Ruby was so cute!!! She put her hands up to her face and just could not believe it was for her. What a fun time. Glad all the Bird's could be here.

Family

2011-02-25T11:21:00.000-08:00

Ryan meeting Reed for the first time.

Girls had movie night while boys went to basketball practice.

I got up from feeding Reed and saw Bryn holding Shelly and Grandma. It was just so cute.

Happy Birthday Ty!!

2011-02-21T17:49:00.000-08:00

Ty had practice today. The girls and I made cupcakes to share with the team for his birthday.

No school today! So Ty had Jason and Kyle over. We went to Souplantation for lunch.

My little Deacon. Had to get a suit.

My boys!! Reed giving Ty a birthday hug.

Ty got this shirt from Aunt Rachel.

We love you Ty!! We are so happy you are part of our family. Happy 12th!!!

Birthday Time

2011-02-20T17:35:00.000-08:00

Taco Salad, Cake and Ice Cream with our cousins. :)

Celebrating Ty's 12 yrs. Birthday with the Tolman's. So glad we have them close to us.

Happy Birthday 1 day early Ty. :)

Mask Time

2011-02-17T17:25:00.000-08:00

Yesterday Bryn played at her friend Jayden's house. His older brother made them a mask. (Kevin said he was not sure what he was doing) Kevin did a great job. Bryn LOVES her mask. Today she colored it. Bryn is so cute!!!

Happy Birthday Michelle

2011-02-13T17:02:00.000-08:00

Reed saw and said yum, yum!! :)

Bryn and Lori were so proud of the cake they made for my birthday and valentine's day. (Zack helped of course) Reed wanted to eat some also.

On one side of the cake there was 3 candles for 30 and the other 8 to = 38 yrs. Too cute and I am way to old!!

Another Great Game

2011-02-12T21:20:00.000-08:00

Ty had another great game. His team has still not lost a game.

Lori LOVES to take these pictures. Ty does also. :) Just had to post one.

Go Steelers!!!

2011-02-07T21:03:00.000-08:00

Even though Steelers did not win my boys look GREAT!!!

We had fun. One of our friends from church stayed all three hours so I told him he could come watch the game at our home. (since it was DVR'd)

It happened.....

2011-02-07T20:44:00.000-08:00

Ty is taller than Alisa!!! He is so, so happy!!!

Family Fun

2011-02-06T20:07:00.000-08:00

It was such a nice day. After Ty's game we came home and played outside. I took a few snap shots of my wonderful family.

Basketball Game

2011-02-06T19:53:00.000-08:00

Ty our little basketball player. His team won again. :) Ty is doing very well this year.

200,000

2011-02-05T22:52:00.000-08:00

Our van hit 200,000 miles. Pretty crazy!

January....

2011-01-28T22:49:00.000-08:00

So a long story short I deleted all our January pictures.
I was not very happy. But like I told Ty "I cannot cry over it, there is nothing I can do".
On the bright side I have less to blog and scrapbook. :)

Reed

2011-01-06T22:37:00.000-08:00

When I came in from outside. Reed and Zack were taking a nap.

Reed loves when Zack puts his head on his stomach. He loves to pull Zack's hair.

I love Reed's smile.

5 months

2011-01-04T22:31:00.000-08:00

My little Man is 5 months today.
We are so grateful Reed joined our family. What a joy he is in our lives.
Love you Buster!!

Welcome in the New Year....

2011-01-03T22:12:00.000-08:00

Ty and Lori were suppose to go back to school today. When we woke up we found lots and lots of white on our ground. Bryn was so happy that the kids could stay home another day.

We were out playing in the snow almost all day.

G&G Bird

2010-12-27T22:49:00.000-08:00

G. Bird had Reed laughing so hard. I wish I had video taped it.

I love the picture at the top.

We are so glad they could come join our family this year. :)

We love you!!

Christmas 2010

2010-12-24T22:38:00.000-08:00

Christmas day. We had lots of fun. G&G Bird were able to come for the first time to our house. Kids were up and ready at 8am. Glad they let us sleep a little bit.

Christmas Eve

2010-12-24T22:16:00.000-08:00

Getting our new PJ's. All the girls got purple and boys red. We had lots of fun.

Cousin Dinner

2010-12-23T23:11:00.000-08:00

Bryn, Brad and Chelsea

Bradley and Bryn

Hallie and Corrine

Carly, Lori and Anna

Bradley, Brad and Bryn

Every year we have a Mexican Dinner with our cousins. This year only my Aunt and Uncle were could come. All of the Barlow siblings were there though. It was a fun night.

Nail Time..

2010-12-23T23:06:00.000-08:00

Grandma Bird painting the girls nails. They love having their nails done.

Fixing Our House

2010-12-20T22:52:00.000-08:00

So this week Zack, Ty and Dad Bird have been putting new base boards in, new casings around the doors and tile in our bathroom. They did a GREAT job. (It was crazy since it was the week of Christmas)

Day 3

2010-12-16T22:43:00.000-08:00

Day 3 of flooring. It's almost done. :)

Swimming

2010-12-15T22:31:00.000-08:00

We stayed at the Hotel while our floor was being done. So we went swimming a few times of course. :) My kids LOVE to swim.

Day 2

2010-12-14T22:20:00.000-08:00

Day 2 of our flooring. A lot has been done. :)

Ty Awards

2010-12-14T22:10:00.000-08:00

Ty got many awards today. He also got another 4.0. This is 3 years and running. We are so happy he still loves to learn. We love you Ty!!

Day 1

2010-12-13T21:59:00.000-08:00

Day 1 of our floor.

Tile Day....

2010-12-13T20:28:00.000-08:00

Getting our house ready for tile today. :) We are so happy!

Lori Awards

2010-12-13T20:19:00.000-08:00

Lori got two awards today. She is doing so well in school. We are so proud of her. We love you Lori!!

Getting ready for tile

2010-12-11T20:00:00.000-08:00

Today was a VERY busy day. We started pulling up the carpet at 8pm. Zack and I went to bed at 1am. Ty stayed up until 11pm. Had to get it all ready for tile guys on Monday.

Soccer Party

2010-12-11T19:45:00.000-08:00

Right after Lori's birthday party she had her soccer party. Lori and Bryn had lots of fun bowling. Reed sleep the whole time. It was great for me. The team did cosmic bowling.

Birthday Party!

2010-12-11T19:20:00.000-08:00

Lori had a Birthday party this year. Poor her. Only one friend was able to come. Our friend Aubrey came and helped also. We had a blast though. It was easier on me with a small baby also. :)

Happy 7th Birthday Lori!!

2010-12-07T04:38:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to my oldest daughter. Lori is so fun to have around. She is always smiling, laughing and such a big helper to me. I sure love you Lori!!

Lori's birthday was one busy day. We opened gifts at 7:30am, then school, homework, dinner at In n Out, dessert at Berry Star (frozen yogert), soccer awards, Zack's softball game and of course she wanted to play dress up with her new dresses from Aunt Shelly. The girls quickly showered and had 15 mins. to play. They went to bed at 9:15pm. She had a fun day.

The weekend before we had a party in Camarillo with Grandma Barlow, some of her Barlow aunts and friends. We went to the movie Tangled. Then had cake and ice cream with all of the Barlows.

I LOVE YOU LORI so glad you are my daughter!!

Picking up the Leaves....

2010-11-26T23:06:00.000-08:00

TJ Barlow -- hiding in the leaves

Bryn, Lori, Ty and TJ hiding in the leaves. They had a fun time while picking them all up. :)

Making there job fun. Playing in the leaves first. :)

Our cute Kids....

2010-11-20T22:53:00.000-08:00

Lori was talking picture today. Here are two of hers. :)

Reed at three months old. We sure love you Reed!

Such cuties!!

I love how curly the girls hair gets with the sponge rollers.

Car Wash!

2010-11-10T22:41:00.000-08:00

Lori and I having fun washing our van. :) Thanks Lori!!

Soccer Pictures

2010-11-07T22:27:00.000-08:00

Aunt Corrine and Lori

After each goal Lori would do a cartwheel. She is so cute!

Aubry and Logan Jenks. They awhile come to at least one game a season. They are so kind. Our kids just love them.

Happy Halloween!

2010-10-31T22:13:00.000-07:00

How cute are my kids? Sure love them!!

School Party

2010-10-29T22:03:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween at the school party

Playing

2010-10-22T23:12:00.000-07:00

Bryn's friend Jayden came over to play. They had lots of fun on the trampoline.

Reed's Blessing

2010-10-10T23:04:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of Reed. He is so cute!!

Thanks Corrine for making his cute blessing outfit.

Grandparents

2010-10-09T22:59:00.000-07:00

In Heaven holding Reed. We had a fun time with the Bird's in town.

Bird Family

2010-10-09T22:48:00.000-07:00

Taking advantage of family being in town. Pictures and more Pictures.

Soccer Game

2010-10-09T21:27:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from Lori's game. She is getting better and better. Thanks everyone for coming into town.

Family Dinner

2010-10-08T16:44:00.000-07:00

Mel and Tammy Busby

Bird's came in town for Reed's blessing. We had our families BFF over for dinner and games.

random pictures

2010-10-07T16:30:00.000-07:00

fun pictures!

Modeling....

2010-10-05T16:21:00.000-07:00

Lori climbed the tree then asked Zack to take some fun pictures of her.

Lori you are beautiful!!

Reed 3 months old

2010-10-04T16:05:00.000-07:00

lori took her own picture. fun!

Dinner with Jenks

2010-10-03T15:53:00.000-07:00

logan holding reed

aubrey is showing bryn she still loves to seat on her mom's lap

aubrey and reed

reed loved kevin.

Game Day

2010-10-02T15:40:00.000-07:00

when zack and i went in to check on the girls before bed this is what we found. lori got things ready for her game. too cute. she is following what ty did.

School Time

2010-09-30T15:36:00.000-07:00

lori and bryn are playing school. they are the teachers their dolls the students.

It's Pouring.....

2010-09-30T15:20:00.000-07:00

so it starting pouring and pouring. it was very warm so the kids had fun playing in the rain.

Singing in the Rain....

2010-09-30T15:10:00.000-07:00

it started raining and the girls wanted to use their umbrellas. ty and his friend were playing basketball.

Our Kids

2010-09-27T14:51:00.000-07:00

we love you all!

Being Goalie....

2010-09-26T22:24:00.000-07:00

Lori got to be goalie today. She LOVED it!!

Bryn having fun

2010-09-26T22:15:00.000-07:00

Reed supporting Lori in her game.

Bryn during 1/2 time she plays on the field behind us. She loves to play also.

It's way to HOT.....

2010-09-26T22:02:00.000-07:00

Zack and the kids were working in the yard today. When I came out to see what I could do, this is what I found. My kids having fun!! It ended up being over a 100 degrees.

Photo Time.....

2010-09-24T21:54:00.000-07:00

Lori and Bryn wanted to take some pictures with Reed.

Here is what you get. I think they are so cute!!

Reed meeting Aubrey

2010-09-22T21:48:00.000-07:00

Aubrey has been watching our kids for about 6 years. She came over to meet Reed. He was so calm in her hands. It was nice to have a friend to talk to.

Game #2

2010-09-18T21:30:00.000-07:00

The Pink Shooting Stars have won both of their games so far.

Ty so wants to get out on the field and play. I think he wishes he never stopped.

Dr. Kurian

2010-09-16T21:25:00.000-07:00

Having our picture taken with Dr. Kurian. He is a wonderful Dr.

Reed is 6 weeks old.