Joshua and Ma Jaussi

Joshua and Mom have very similar personality traits. One of those traits is their love for exploring new things, no matter how small. In this case the subject was a rock with tons of little fossils on it. I love how excited they both are in this video! I also posted this because I don't think I've ever seen video of my mother. Hopefully this will be a good snippet of family history.

Mom has been verry interested in rocks, fossils, and gemstones lately. She has even set up a little lab in her office. So when Joshua and I found these fossils up at the dam, we knew Ma would want to see them. It tickled Joshua to make Ma proud.

Theater Issues

i wonder if Mike should be writing this post... he probably won't aprove of me telling the world this. Our projector is broken. Mike was bothered by some dust spots in the lamp that were showing up on the screen, so he took it apart. He is usually really handy, and we were both confident that he wouldn't cause any damage. But....

We took it to a tech place to fix it and they wanted $600 so we decided to just upgrade. So, if you are in the mood for a nice hi-def big screen movie experience in the privacy of our home, give us a call! The Barlow Blue Box Theater should be up and running by wednesday next week. Next on our theater wish list.....an old fashioned movie theater popcorn maker.

Jeri's Excitement

If you've met Jeri, this is nothing new. The beast has an excitement level unheard of. She gets so excited if you tell her she gets to go out. This was shot as we were getting ready to go up to Porcupine Dam for a fishing day trip. Jeri's excitement must do some good .....she's the only one that got a fish. Joshua and I did find some nice fossils in the Dam though!

Barlow Buzz - new and improved

We have been a little obsessed with our blog lately. I just recently discovered the new layout option, which is really cool. Here I thought all you fancy bloggers were just HTML savvy. Now I understand that you were just cutting and pasting! This is fun, and easy! Anyway, we've been having fun picking music, changing templates, adding header pictures, etc. My favorite new addition is the "print" button. As many of you know, I detest scrapbooking. I've also fallen hopelessly behind in my journal. So one day I had the bright idea to print my blog, bind it as a book, and call it a day. It's all-inclusive! But I dare you to find an easy way to accomplish that! I was in quite a pickle till my friend Betsy showed me this print button. You can save the posts in PDF format as well as print them. So I'm on my way!

Anniversary

Michael and I cellebrated seven years on Sunday. On Monday we went out to eat at Le Nonne, a high-end italian restraunt in Logan. It was tasty and romantic. Michael doesn't often get giddy, but give him some high quality food and he's like a three year old in a toy store. The man lives for food. After dinner we strolled around the tabernacle and I caught these pictures of the Temple. It was a beautiful evening. I'm grateful for a good and loving husband.

Well it's about time spring showed up!

Just a few pictures of a spontaneous pool party with the neighbor boys Connor and Noah. Thank heavens for warm weather and healthy children!

Ohio - Beauty Galore

I had the amazing opportunity to go to Ohio two weeks ago to visit my friend Victoria. For thsoe of you who frequent my blog, you already know her tragic story. I had decided to go and visit, planning to put the trip on the credit card, when a mutual friend (Emily) called and offered me a free airline ticket. She is an angel! I was able to stay for five days. We had alot of tears, alot of adventure (Victoria wrecked the minivan on the way to pick me up from the airport) and surprisingly, a lot of good times.
Ohio now tops my list of "most beautiful places I have ever seen" list. I fell in love with it while I was there. Victoria describes it as a "green that I've never seen before" Everything is just glowing with fertility. I could easily live there.
We went to the fun park where we did go carts and mini golf. We visited the YMCA, the toy store, a few fast food places, malls, and not surprisingly, church. Some things don't change no matter where you are in the world. But I think my favorite parts of the trip were the times we spent in Victoria's appartment just hanging out. We made a quillow for Brooklyn, we sang and played the piano together, and we had a killer pedicure/chocolate/chic flick night. Victoria, I'm home sick for you already. Is all that chocolate gone yet? Or have you been good?

Christopher Timothy's Wedding

This past weekent Mike and I went down to Manti to go to the garden wedding Christopher Timothy. For those of you who don't know who that is, I'm not surprised. We aren't exactly that close. but I do feel a unique tie to him. He used to be my brother, and in a way, I feel that he still is. When Chris was born, I was seven years old. I still remember the night Dad and Janice brought him home. He was my little brother. Dad and Janice divorced three years later, which took us in separate directions. He has since then been adopted by his new father, and we no longer have any legal connection. But that doesn't mean we don't still feel like siblings in a strange way.
The wedding was simple and beautiful. I'm glad I was able to go and see some people that I havn't seen in a long time. I'm glad that time really can soften some wounds.
Best of luck to Christopher and his new bride.

A great birthday present

I got a new camera for my birthday. One that takes video clips with sound. To christen the thing, I had the boys sing me "Happy Birthday" in all their true-to-form cuteness.