Team Barbour

21 weeks

2011-11-04T17:28:00.002-06:00

I am 21 weeks and counting! It's crazy how time has been flying. My guess is because I have been so busy with student teaching and Eric with his job. Well, we're happy to report that the baby is doing well and is healthy! We had our 20 week appt. ultrasound and I can't believe how much bigger our little guy is! It's kinda fun to compare ultrasound pictures from 12 and 16 weeks and see the growth.

I did find out something interesting at the ultrasound though... Apparently I have an anterior placenta. Nothing to worry about, but it explains why I haven't been able to feel strong movements from the baby. The placenta is closer to my stomach, so it is temporarily acting like a cushion and absorbing little kicks and punches. Luckily, I think, that shouldn't last for much longer as the baby gets bigger and stronger. Anyway, we are just so excited for our little guy to make his grand debut to the world! We have already received (or I guess baby boy has) some presents for the baby. That just makes us a little more anxious! Haha. Gotta be patient though!

In other news, my teacher work sample is turned in and I am praying I pass it! The teacher work sample is a huge project I had to do for student teaching and I have to pass it before I graduate. Also, I am now student teaching in a 6th grade classroom and so far I'm enjoying it! The students are a lot of fun and I have a great mentor teacher. As much fun as teaching is, it's also pretty stressful and tiring (especially when pregnant). Therefore, I am really looking forward to December when I will be graduating! A break will be very welcome and I can have a few months to really get ready for the baby. Woohoo!

Anyway, time to be productive! So long, dear blog!

Student Teaching... Life

2011-09-15T16:47:00.002-06:00

I'm so lame at posting on this thing, so... sorry! Well Eric and I have had a very busy summer, and we're still busy because school is in session and Eric is working on some more projects.

Things we've done this summer and up until now:
-worked
-gone to CA 3 times
-a few weddings
-a farewell (my brother)
-two homecomings (my cousin and Eric's grandparents)
-got PREGNANT
-moved
-rafted down the Payette River in ID
-my brothers came out to visit
-celebrated my birthday and my brother's (he opened his mission call at our place on his bday)
-had lots of family come visit actually
-more celebrations
-used our pass of all passes
-Oktoberfest
-bought furniture (we went from furnished to unfurnished)
-drove up Big Cottonwood Canyon & Hobble Creek Canyon
-went to St. George twice (once for vacation, the other for a family reunion)
-started p90x
-ended p90x (haha...3 weeks later)
-celebrated our 2nd anniversary
-became nursery leader, then got released
-got a bunch of free books (the covers are ripped off though)
-bought maternity clothes (can't button my pants anymore!)
-started student teaching 5th grade (they are great!)
-there are probably a lot more that I can't think of at the moment... hopefully that keeps you all entertained.

Anyway, that's our life right now. Major focuses: Baby, Work, and School. Can't wait until December to graduate and then March to meet our little one!!! I'm about 14 weeks btw. And we do not know what we're having right now. We'll probably find out at the end of Oct/beginning of Nov.

His Sacred Name - An Easter Declaration

2011-04-16T22:41:00.000-06:00

Next week is Easter Sunday and I can't wait! We will be with family and will be reflective about why Easter is so special. We remember the atonement of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I think we should always be thinking about this magnificent event and strive to live our lives more like the Savior. I am so grateful for His divine act of love. I know that He is risen. Christ lives. He loves me, he loves you, and he will come back to Earth for His second coming and it will be glorious.

Anyway, hope you enjoy this beautiful video as much as I did :-)

One of those days...

2011-04-05T22:37:00.002-06:00

Yeah... it's been one of those days today. Actually I'll probably feel like this for the next 2 1/2 weeks. So close to being done with the semester.

Salt Lake Cemetery

2011-03-29T22:11:00.005-06:00

About a month ago Eric and I went to the Salt Lake Cemetery. It may sound morbid to go there on a date, but we actually really enjoyed our time there. We went to the office and found a map outside the door with a map to the cemetery. It showed where all of the "notable" graves were. Now this cemetery is seriously huge (and it was rainy), so we drove around to the different sections, parked, and tried to find the grave sites of many LDS prophets, apostles, scholars, etc. Oh, and the view from the cemetery (it's on a hill) is GORGEOUS! Sadly, pictures don't do it justice. Here's my attempt at the view of Salt Lake Valley:

We also saw some very old graves from the mid-1800s. Some were illegible, but others were interesting to see and read. This is a shot of a couple old tombstones I took while there. Who knew they made something like clay tablets for tombstones.

Anyway, we had a really fun time and I would recommend going if your ever in Salt Lake City :-)

Baker Family Photos

2011-01-11T23:12:00.003-07:00

Over Christmas Break we had such a great time with our families (Bakers & Barbours). We also miss sunny California and can't wait to move back... some day. Haha. My cousin Rachel took these fabulous family portraits on New Years' Eve (Thanks Ray!) and they look so nice. Will post more later :-)

The Light of the World

2010-12-22T13:38:00.002-07:00

Christmas time is such a fun time of year --From buying presents for loved ones to spending time with our loving families. I especially love to see the Christmas lights people put on their houses. Sadly, we haven't seen many people with Christmas lights up :( But it makes me happy when I do see them. To get in more of the Christmas spirit, I recently read various talks from the apostles and prophets that have told about the greatest light during Christmas time --the gift and life of Jesus Christ. It was such a wonderful experience filled with the spirit and at times my face felt a little wet. I sometimes get so caught up in the superficial things during Christmas that I fail to reflect on the birth, atonement, and resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I know without his atonement and love and compassion for all of God's children, we would be lost. Now because of his great gift, and if we keep the commandments and our covenants with the Lord, we will return to live with Heavenly Father and our families forever. I'm grateful for my own family --Eric, Bakers, & Barbours-- and for their examples to me of giving and being filled with the light of Christ. I hope you all will be able to remember our Savior during this holiday season and recognize all that He has done for us.

Here is a link to the Christmas story (if anyone wants to read it) and if you click on the links within the story, it will connect you to more talks and some beautiful music. Enjoy!

Christmas Story

A little D.C.

2010-11-22T16:21:00.002-07:00

So we got back from Washington D.C. about a month ago and I've failed to blog about it. Not surprised, haha. We took tons of pictures (half of them are on our facebook -- the other half I haven't gotten off my memory card). Here are a few:

This first picture is from this random ice cream shop we stumbled upon. Eric said they had the best chocolate ice cream he has ever had! When we went back to get more ice cream the next day (a Saturday) they were closed. I have no clue why so many shops were closed on a Saturday... it was sometimes a source of frustration.

These pictures aren't really in order of how we did stuff, but this one above is outside the Lincoln Memorial. It was so cool!! We love Abe Lincoln. Also, the view of the Washington monument from the top of the stairs was gorgeous (picture of this located at the bottom of this post).

This is the Institute of Peace, and the location and the style of the building was actually very peaceful! It's not open yet though.. they are still finishing parts of the building (I think on the inside).

This is Eric right outside of George Washington Medical School where his namesake (Grandpa Merrill) went to Medical School. Pretty cool, huh?

View of the Washington monument on the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial.

Old Spice, New Spice. Red Spice, Blue Spice.

2010-07-16T20:02:00.001-06:00

This is for all you lovers of the old spice commercials/BYU fans! (I stole this off of Adrienne Castleton's blog--thanks Adrienne!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ArIj236UHs&feature=player_embedded

Family resemblances

2010-07-13T21:22:00.007-06:00

These are a few pictures of my handsome brother Brett. They aren't exactly the greatest pictures for the point I'm trying to make, so if you know him well or have seen him in person... then you may appreciate this comparison.

First off, don't mind me in the reflection. This is a picture of my great grandpa Roscoe Baker and great grandma (who Eric and I visited over memorial weekend) Mary. I looked at this picture of Roscoe and see my brother Brett's image...for those of you who know him. It's crazy! The head shape, the lips... Do you see it? Haha, if not... you may need to pay Bretty Boy a visit :)

Now for my husband Eric and his grandpa Neil Barbour... It seriously is hilarious how alike they look, and according to Eric's grandma, Linda, their mannerisms are identical. Grandpa Neil died when Eric was young (5 yrs old i think?) so this goes to show it's not all environment that makes you who you are! Genetics play a big role too! :) I'll try to get better pictures up here of Neil. For now, it's just one I took on my cell phone when I was at the Barbours a few weeks ago.

Hang in there...

2010-04-05T21:02:00.002-06:00

I only need to get through next Wednesday... I have so many projects and things due before finals! Ah! Well, slowly but surely they will get done. Things on my to do list:

-Make a medicine wheel art project

-Make a storybook for music class

-Research paper due TOMORROW

-Dance practicum due TOMORROW

-Resume for English

-Math Exam by this Wednesday

-Storytelling for drams

-A tape sample of me singing (ew)

-I'm probably forgetting a few things too

With the exception of Math and my Research paper... nothing I have due is necessarily hard... just SO time consuming. Oh well... Can anyone guess what my major is? Haha. I have work on top of all of these things 20 hrs a week. Oh what a busy life. Gotta love it!

Free shipping anyone?

2009-12-21T22:17:00.003-07:00

The Barbour Express is in business for this holiday season! Well... only for Christmas. As you can see, our car was stuffed to the max. With family in UT sending stuff home with us and the orders from our CA families we fit everything in and made it in one piece! The picture really doesn't even do the trip justice, haha. Hillary (who you can partially see) had her backpack on her lap the whole time and there was another girl named Corinne who went down with us who had her bag her her lap too. By my feet was my purse, Eric's jacket and my big backpack and the trunk was overflowing in presents and luggage :) It was a fun, but kinda long drive and worked out just great! Both of our families are obsessed with UT's Grandma Sycamore's bread and/or Stephen's Hot Chocolate... so total we brought down 12 loaves of bread (only 2 got a little smashed) and I think 7 cans of hot chocolate. We love our family!!! It's great to be home, in warmer weather, and visiting with everyone we love.

It's the most wonderful time of the year! (minus snow)

2009-12-14T20:37:00.005-07:00

What a week this will be! I can't wait until finals are over and we are headed down to California to spend Christmas with our family. It will definitely be a nice break from school, work, and SNOW! I need to vent a little about all the snow.. This weekend we got caught in a snow storm coming home from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir concert... 20 mph, 2 lanes, and dumping snow like crazy. It was kinda scary, but Eric successfully drove us home without getting any accidents. Anyway, Sunday comes and everything got slushy and gross. This morning, the slush became ice and trying to get out of the underground parking garage was pretty funny. We got stuck on the slope (which is kinda steep), but eventually we made it up...barely. I'm done venting now :) 4 more days!!

Up and running

2009-10-26T14:39:00.004-06:00

Ladies and gentlemen, I am happy to announce that the Barbour blog is now up and running, ready to fill its own little piece of the cyberworld!