hi :)

Took this picture quick on my computer...Will and I are just hanging out this morning...Keatin went to play with her friends at Jessica's and Josh is pumping some iron at the gym. :) As you can see, Will is becoming more and more alert every day...I love watching him swat at toys and follow lights with his eyes. :)

2011

Happy 2011! We have had a great start to the new year & things have been very busy here @ The Barber House!

Our good friends Aaron & Trish (and their 2 kids, Lane & Emerie) came into town for New Years Eve. Aaron helped Josh A LOT with our bathroom (see below) and otherwise, we just did a lot of hanging out and playing. :) I made sugar cookies with Keatin and Lane, and then let them decorate with frosting and sprinkles. (Lane helped me crack an egg - AKA, crushed the egg above the bowl...and when he got to the sprinkles, he just dumped the WHOLE tub of sprinkles on top of one cookie...seriously, remind me not to have twins!) :) I hope the kids thought it was fun!



Later in the day, we busted out the Play-Doh for Keatin and Lane...Emerie just ate some Goldfish and watched. :)



Took all these pics today...
Keatin was showing Will her butterfly toy. :)




A little tummy time for Will - he did pretty good lifting his head a few times!



So...Josh Barber has had FMLA the last week...which means he has been at home, and he has been VERY BUSY! He decided it was time to do some updating to our bathroom. This is something we have wanted to do since we bought the house, and the shower had a little mishap one of the first days I came home from the hospital with Will. Josh fixed that, but I think it motivated him to make some changes. He REALLY wanted to rip out the tub/shower, but I said this was not the right time for a huge project like that...which would leave us without anywhere to bathe ourselves for days. So, instead he decided to rip out the vanity/sink and put in a new floor (with assistance from Aaron), vanity, mirror, lights, and storage cabinet...oh, and re-do the ceiling and paint the walls. We will eventually get a new tub and toilet, but kept the old ones for now. Pictures are below - it is really coming together! We have a bit of painting left to do, and get towel bars/that kind of stuff...but I think it looks great, and Josh is very proud of himself...and of course, Keatin, Will, and I are proud of him too! (I think in his next life, he will flip houses.) :)









Oh - and Will's belly button fell off tonight! Keatin was very surprised and kept calling it "poop." :)

|| christmas fun ||

More pictures from our Christmas weekend with G & G Petersen and Jen/Joey... :) (We will be having Christmas with the Barbers 2 weekends from now...)

Christmas Eve, after church...


Christmas morning...Presents!!!!! Keatin helped open the majority of presents, whether they were hers or not. :) She got a Dora backpack from Santa...

And Thomas the Train...

And LOTS of new clothes...you may notice how many outfits she has on in the following pictures. :)



Christmas afternoon...opening all those presents is exhausting!

The Barber girls :)

A basketball hoop! Daddy was excited. :)

We decided to try the sledding one more time... I didn't go, but appears Joey had a blast!!!

2 weeks

Will is 2 weeks old today! Josh and I took him to his 2 week doctor's appointment this morning. He weighed in at an even 8 pounds and everything checked out perfect! He has had a stuffy nose the last couple days, but the doctor said his lungs sounded clear...so I was glad to hear that. :) I am paranoid he is going to get sick from Keatin. :) Will has been enjoying more awake time every day...but still sleeps his fair share. Night-times are OK - I can't report he is sleeping all night (I wish!), but he also isn't awake all night. However, Will's crying has not woken Keatin up in the middle of the night...which we are SO grateful for!

*Merry Christmas*

Merry Christmas from THE BARBERS... :)

what we've been up to...merry x-mas eve!

Merry X-mas Eve! It is definitely a White Christmas in Ames, IA...been snowing since 4 am (yes, I was up to look out the window at 4 am). :)

Here are some pics of what we have been up to the last couple days...]

Thursday - Got out the baby gym for Will to play under...he loved it and has used it many times since! I love watching his little eyes try to focus on the toys, and I have even seen him swing his arms at the hanging toys.



Friday morning...Keatin and Will just hanging on the couch. There are times I can't pry this girl away from her baby Whale. :)


Friday afternoon - the snow started, and Josh, Keatin, and I headed out to go sledding! She enjoyed it for 2 trips down the hill, until I accidentally sprayed her in the face with snow - oops!



So Josh decided to take this girl on the sled with him. :)

Snow angels...



Friday night - Will drank his first bottle and did great!