Summer Games and Cabin Weekend

Here are some pictures from the relay race my dad and his brothers ran at the Summer Games in Cedar City. They ran the 4x400. They have been training for this for a long time now and all did amazing. They all ran faster than they were expecting and without injury too. :) It was really fun to watch them and made me want to try this some time in the future. I have always wondered if I would have liked to do Track in high school.

My dad and uncles with their medals after their race. They came in first for their age group. Way to go! Although, they were the only team in their age group. :) They all did really well and ran faster than they expected and even felt pretty good afterwards.

My dad finishing his lap and getting ready for the hand off.

Discussing how it went.

This is part of the group that was there to cheer on the runners.

After the race Chris, Grant and I headed up to the cabin for the weekend. I figured it was my best shot at getting up there this summer with the baby being due in August. It was so pretty up there and we had such a good time. We got to see Annie and her family and then have my parents and the Reynders come up for part of it as well.

My Marlboro Man. :)

Grant called him "Cowboy Daddy."

The first night we were there we put Grant to bed on a spot on the floor. A couple hours later when Chris and I came to bed we found him like this. Sleeping like he was so proud of himself for taking my comfy spot on the bed. It was pretty funny. And I sure don't blame him for choosing our bed over the bed I had made for him on the floor.

Grant loved spending time on this swing. Isn't he a cutie?

Grant also loved jumping on the trampoline. I was proud of myself for actually managing to get a picture of him when he was in the air. Thanks to Uncle Matt and many others that spent time with him out on the trampoline.

Taking a little break. Comfy huh? I would have picked the bed with all the pillows like Grant. :)

Throwing rocks and chasing frogs into the Frog Pond always makes for a good time.

One busy month

June flew by, or maybe I should say it drove by considering the endless amounts of time I spent driving in the car this month. It was quite the busy hectic month and although everything we did was good and fun I am glad that it is over. I am hoping July can go by a little more slowly.

Here's what kept us, especially me, busy this month:
-Chris's birthday
-Swim lessons with Grant
-Trip to Thanksgiving Point to watch Toy Story 3
-Baby showers and Bridal showers (although I never made it for the baby one)
-Stake Youth Conference at Utah State University
-Grandma Barlow's funeral
-Claire and Brandon's wedding
-Dad and Uncle's relay race at the Summer Games
-Weekend at the cabin
-Dr. appointments
-Piano lessons
-Young Womens
-Ward Girls Camp at the Heber Valley Camp

So, only about 6 more weeks to go until Baby Girl Barlow arrives. I am anxious for her to come but also anxious about all that needs to be done before she comes. Plus I wanted to relax this month. So that is why July can go by as slowly as it needs to. We'll see if I still feel the same way in a few weeks. :)

Happy Birthday Chris!

So this is a little overdue but I totally believe in taking plenty of time to celebrate birthdys. And I am still in the same month so that is good. We went to Boondocks for Chris's birthday. He has been wanting to go for awhile now and they offer pretty good deals if you can go on the day of your birthday.Everything worked out for us to go and I even managed to attempt at suprising Chris with it. I wasn't completely successful but it was still a good attempt. It was so fun to have so much of the family there. And I think Grant loved it as much as Chris. He thinks Dad should have a birthday more often and loves to "member" all the things he got to do.

Miniature golf, bumper boats, race cars, arcade games, bowling and family to play with. Grant was in heaven.

I am so glad you were born, hun.

I can't imagine what I would do without you.

I love you!

"I A Big Boy"

Grant is a big boy now becuase he get's to sleep in a big boy bed. I didn't plan on taking him out of the crib until sometime this summer before the baby came, but about a week ago Grant started climbing out of the crib. I had him show me how he did it and realized there was nothing safe about his method of escape at all. So, we converted it into a toddler bed. I have been pretty suprised actually at how well he has stayed in his bed. I thought for sure it was going to be a huge battle at bed and nap times. It has amazed me how much older it makes him seem. He really isn't a baby anymore. He likes to tell me that too. "I not baby. I big boy."

After discovering how fun it was to climb out of his crib, Grant began trying out all the climbing things at the park. Now that's all he wants to do there. We were able to get him away for a little while by trying out his Buzz Lightyear kite the other day.

Grant is pretty much obsessed with these Batman pajamas. (Thanks for letting us borrow them Annie and Ryan!) He loves to wear the little cape that attaches on the back and then run as fast as he can. I typically have to find a pretty awesome shirt to tempt him with in the mornings in order to get him dressed for the day. This morning he had found Chris's soccer bag and was trying everything on. I especially love how he put the beanie on his head. It looks like some kind of turban.