Bear Lake 2021

This year the Barnes reunion was early in the summer. It was actually really nice that way. It wasn't super busy or too hot. 

Emery was mainly around the little kids. She loves to help with the babies and she is so good at it too. 

Beck saved this tattoo until the reunion. I have to say his hair, shirt and weird tattoo go together really well. 

We were on breakfast one day and with the left overs, Brad tried to make a mega pancake. Needless to say it didn't work. 

Beckham and Kyler wanted to try the Merlonator. A 1 lb burger. While they don't make the same one that Brad did before, they did give them 4 patties and fries to eat. 

They both felt a little sick afterwards, which isn't a surprise. 

But they both finished it and got a sicker and free shake. Beck said it was worth it. 

The water day was nice. The weather was perfect. Made the shallow water warmer but wasn't too hot to be outside. 

We also brought a ton of water balloons for the kids to play with. While no one got too wet, it was still a lot of fun for the kids. 

The people up top were dumping water on the kids on the grass, so Cam threw a balloon up through the deck cracks and got them wet. 

It's Been a Long Time

The dogs love to sit at the windows and look out them. Luna has major FOMO and could spend all day watching outside to make sure she doesn't miss anything. Camden puts the beanbag by his window and opens it so she can watch out. We are okay with this, unless she barks, then it has to be closed. The other day they both started to freak out and I went to see what was up. A squirrel or chipmunk came up to the window to say hi. They wanted to know what the barking noise was. It would have been normal for it to just come up real quick and then leave, but they came and went for about 30 min or more. I put my finger on the window and they put their paw up as well. Not sure how this one became so friendly, or maybe they have FOMO like Luna. 

This happened.... We have tried 3 times to get Beckham into drivers ED and he finally got in the class starting this month. Camden doesn't want to take it yet, which saves us money. We had to go to the DMV to get a permit. He doesn't actually that until he passes the class. But soon Beckham will be behind the wheel...pray for us all. 

This happened to us last week....

The owner of the house is selling. We do still have a little less than a year left on our contract, but this is turning into a major pain. While we are good for a year, they can't kick us out early, we do have to keep the house clean, we have to leave for showings and deal with the realtors. I love a clean house, that isn't a secret, but when it's because others are going to walk through and possibly mess with my things, and not my choice, I am not a fan. More to come on this new unwanted adventure. 

 

For FHE Camden wanted to go climbing. We decided to go during the open house last week. We had to be gone for 3 hours anyways. It's fun to actually see Camden climb; I really think he has missed it. While everyone did try, Jacks made the most progress. I don't think the other 3 are fans of being high up. The wall where they are hooked into they can not fall, the belay will catch them, but we could not get that through their heads. Beck has been before and went a little higher, I just don't think it's something he fully enjoys. 

This wall you are not hooked into anything, but the floor is soft. I loved seeing Camden work so hard with Jackson to get him to climb and finish a rout. 

And Jackson did. He was nervous at the top, but he did get to the top and was excited that he finished it. 

Sweet 16

That is right, Brad and I have been married 16 years now! I know it's lame to say, but looking back, it has gone by so fast. I sometimes still feel like that 18 year old who was excited and nervous at the same time when we got married. I knew Brad was the one for me and maybe we weren't fully prepared for what marriage had to bring, we have worked through all the fun and trials life has brought us so far. We have 4 beautiful kids who are turning out amazingly well.  We are both working from home right now. While it is really nice, there are weeks where we are together 24/7   7+ days a week. He is still my best friend and even with Always being together, he is the one I want to be with and don't like being away for very long. Happy 16th and many more to come. 

 

Memorial Day

Jackson's birthday just happened to be on Memorial Day this year. It didn't really change what we did, just meant a long weekend for Brad and I. We got a big slip 'n slide for the kids to play on. Emery and Jacks did a test slide the night before and then on Monday we had all the Boise families over for a BBQ and water fun. They all played for hours and were dead by the end of it, but it was a lot of fun.