A Cute Moment

Andrew and I were enjoying a few books this afternoon while Joshua was at school. We were reading a book about night creatures, which includes a few pages about bats. We came to a page that had a full-page picture of hundreds of bats hanging upside down with one quite large one in the foreground. Andrew looked at it, then very methodically took the book out of my hands, turned it upside-down, and put it back in my hands. He was sure the book was the wrong way because the bats were upside down! I laughed for a good while over it, and then explained to him that bats like to be that way. He thought that was cool and now he keeps saying "bats, upside-down!"

More random pictures to fit in somewhere...

Joshua had a bad reaction to a wasp sting - see if you can pick out the foot in this picture that is swollen and red...it stayed that way for three days then bruised for another. No fun.




Heather came out for a week to visit. It was so nice to spend time with my sis! We went to visit my grandma and grandpa Peterson while she was here. Joshua loves Grandpa Gene. He thinks he's the coolest because he flew a bomber in WW2. Heather makes the most beautiful beaded jewelry. She gave me a set while she was here. I love it and will think of her everytime I wear it.


A few weeks back in primary the president brough in a miniature of the Christus. She asked if any of the children had seen the large one i n SLC. Joshua has been begging to go see it since. Lst weekend we had the chance, and I snaped this lovely picture. I thought this was a nice shot in an inocent kind of way.

Joshua's first day of school

Make a Smilebox postcard

Well, it is official. Joshua is now a school kid. I might have gotten teary -eyed, but Joshua just seems so ready for this phase of his life, it was not such a big deal as it maybe aught to have been.
We went to bach to school night on tuesday and met his teacher, Mrs. Kendrick. She reminds us all very much of Karen. Energetic, fun, enthusiastic, and hardly 100 lbs! Joshua instantly loved her, and we've heard nothing but the highest praise of her teaching skills. The classroom was so stimulating! Both Mike and I don't remember our kindergarten class being nearly so fun.
The first day of school I planned 20 minutes to walk, but it took a little longer. As a result we were almost late. Rather than have Joshua late for his first day, I had him go in by himself while I parked his bike. He ran straight in without a backward glance! I parked the bike and decided to sneak in just to make sure he'd made it to the right class. Of course, there was Joshua in his classroom, holding his teachers hand as happy as a clam, and completely indiferent to my being there. I walked home with Andrew, and that was that. I find it funny that the iconic image of a mother crying as she puts her oldest child on the school bus was the farthest thing from our reality. I hope that's not a reflection of my parenting skills. We're just having a great time with it.
Already Joshua has learned some fun things. His teacher uses sign language a lot, and Joshua has to come home and teach it to us. It's been really fun.

Shelob the Departed

In memory of the furry arachnid recently dwelling upon the boy's room dresser: Surely there are many folks celebrating her departure, but in the Barlow home more than one young-man-at-heart has shed a tear. Joshua's five-year old hands were never meant to handle the cage of the beast. The three foot fall was too much for the little fanged darling to survive. We(some of us more than others) will miss shelob the tarantula.

Jaussis come for a visit

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Yet another internet game...

I think I have too much alone time on my hands on Fridays.....here's another little game if you want to play!

Here's the idea:

1- open your favorite image search engine

2- type the answer to the question in the search box

3- post the picture you like the best under the question

What is your first name?

What is your favorite food?

What is your favorite color?

Who is your celebrity crush?

What is your favorite beverage?

What is your dream vacation?

What is your favorite desert?

What did you want to be when you grew up?

What do you love most in life?

What is one word to describe you?

Age at your next birthday?

Bad habit?

Memory Game

I saw this game on my friend Victoria's blog, and thought it would be a lot of fun. The more people play, the better it will be!
1. As a comment on michael's and my blog, leave one memory that you and I or you and Mike had together. It doesn't matter if you knew us a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me or Michael, I'll assume you're playing the game and we'll come to your blog and leave one about you.