Florida - part 3

More universal studios



Peter on the dr Seuss carousel






We love the Lorax!






Super hero parade



Very puny.






The boys with bumblebee



Mom still likes the look of a toned man.

Florida - part 2

Universal studios!





World of Harry Potter was everything we were hoping for.



Entrance to diagon alley



Andrew being matched with his wand



Gringots bank



Cho Chang! Actually she was just another tourist but Joe couldn't help himself.



Marvelous butter beers… yummy!



Josh getting to know his wand and where it works.



Immature boys. We love unkie joe!



Casting a water shower spell in Diagon Alley.

Grand Florida vacation - part 1

Dad and Jan invited us out to Florida for a wonderful visit in February. I'm going to inundate you with photos from the trip now- try to keep up!


We flew out of slc at 5 am! The kids were tired, but good sports.



Peter gets his first airplane experience.



Arrived! Dad and Jan took us out to the ocean right away. We were so tired, but glad to be with family



Lock on the Indian river



Hidden cocoa beach access. I thought this was so beautiful!

Lordy Lordy, look who's 40!

Happy 40th Mike! Andrew planned a great party at the bowling alley with grandma and grandpa Barlow and Daniel. We bowled, had cake and sodas, and Mike opened presents. Everyone had a nice time. We all love Daddy!

Staying with a pretty Great Grandma

We stayed a night in Mesquite with Grandma Jaussi and Aunt Darlene. It was so nice to catch up and enjoy the company of some great women. While we were there Andrew asked grandma some family history questions. He learned some fun stories from her childhood. We all loved the amazing artwork all through the house. Darlene makes beautiful pieces and grandma's are all classics.

St George weekend

Mikes golf men's association goes on a weekend trip to Saint George every winter. This year the kids and I tagged along. While Mike golfed we went to the dinosaur museum and the children's museum.


Check out those amazing Dino tracks.



Little explorers



The Holsteins museum was amazing. We spent hours there and could have stayed longer. So much fun!



That's Peter underneath



Little diva

Science fair

Andrew put together a great science fair project. He grew bacteria from the toilet and then tested different cleaners to determine which one works the best at killing germs.



Bleach was the clear winner. It was really fun for us to work on this project together. I guess Barlows are just science nerds. That's a compliment at our house.


Good job on second place overall at the science fair.