The Barnes Family

Yes I did! I stayed up until 12:01 to watch the midnight showing of Eclipse! I know I need to grow up, get a life, blah, blah, blah! I love it! I loved EVERY single Twilight book (New Moon not being my favorite) and I love seeing the books come to life. I saw the first movie when it came out and then got interested in listening to the books on our Christmas Cruise. I got so into it that I went to the midnight showing of New Moon, even though I had a 3 month old baby at home, that still woke up in the middle of the night! This time I was a little smarter and arranged for Wyatt to spend the night with his Papa (bc his Mimi was going with me to the show) and he was nice enough to keep him until 8:30 this morning. As soon as Wyatt arrived home, it was time to eat breakfast and go down for a morning nap! Lucky ME!!!!! Well I thought I was lucky until the little man didn't go to sleep. He played for an hour and a half without ever going to sleep. Well 5 and 1/2 hours of sleep is better ...

My little monkey is 10 months old today!!! I can't believe it! I just can't believe it! (I think I say this every time!!!) I'm completely amazed by this little man in my life. Everyday he does something that just makes me smile. Here are some things he is doing..... -Moving like crazy!!!! He does his army crawl and even crawls on his knees now. Everyday he gets faster! He is also pulling up on anything and everything and will even let go and stand there for a second or two. Walking might be in the near future. -Clapping! I love this one. He has been clapping for sometime now but up until now it was just random clapping. Now when you say "Yay" for any reason, he will clap. He will stop what he is doing and just start clapping! I took him to see Toy Story 3 the other day and he just randomly clapped throughout the movie. -He is saying, "Mama" "Dada" "baba" "dat" and making some noise that sounds like a c. He also loves to scre...

Aniela and I have been best friends since birth (Yes since birth!!) Her dad and my dad grew up together and of course were best friends. She is more like my sister. So when she found out I was pregnant, she was EXCITED!! When I found out she was pregnant, I was EXCITED!! When I found out she was having her baby one week early, WOW!! I was outside the door waiting to hear that sweet little cry of a newborn. I heard the cry and tears filled my eyes! I couldn’t be happier for Aniela and her husband Brett. On Thursday, June 17th, at 3:04pm, they welcomed Maggie Lynn Cantey into the world. Weighing in at 7 lbs 10 oz and 20 ½ inches long. She is absolutely beautiful! Congratulations Aniela and Brett! Your life has changed for the better, I promise! Time flies by so enjoy every moment of this time together. Side Note: hearing that sweet cry, not only brought tears to my eyes, but made me want another one….

I am SOOOO thankful for my wonderful husband! He is a great husband and father. I love the way he takes care of Wyatt, plays with him, feeds him, puts him to bed, gets up with him on the weekend. He takes good care of his family! I couldn't ask for a better father for my sweet little boy. Happy Father's Day honey!!

For the past two weeks Wyatt and I have been making our way down to the Wilson family Y to learn all about the water! After the first day of doing it solo, I realized I am not super mom and wanted some help! It's a good thing Wyatt has a few people in his life who want to come watch him, well watch his mommy sing "Wheels on the bus", "hokey pokey", and "row, row ,row the boat." My friend Kristen is great, some how she manages to get herself and her son Walker, in and out of the pool and then gets him changed before leaving. Why do I struggle with this? For one thing, Wyatt does not sit still! So if I sit him on the bench to take my cover up off, he would topple over and I am not putting him on the ground because he would go right for the pool! The dressing rooms are GROSS and there is always a VERY LONG wait to get one. Trying to get a swim diaper and swim diaper cover off of a wet, unhappy child is not an easy task standing up, an even harder one is ...

I love New York City! I love it for about...5 days! The constant honking, the smell of cigarettes mixed with exhaust fumes, the endless lines in every store you go in, the lights, hailing a cab, riding the subway, broadway shows, PIZZA, hotdog stands, the shopping, I love it all, the good and the bad. I love the fact that you can walk all around the city, your feet will hurt by the end of the day but you can do it! On on block you can find, breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks and a place to shop. This being my 5th time in the big city I have learned a couple of valuable things to keep in mind when planning a trip to the big city, -Wear tennis shoes!!!!! I know that they don't always look the best but trust me, if you plan to walk, which even if you take a subway or taxi you will do, WEAR them! At first you think that you are going to look silly but when you look around, you will find that you fit right in and your feet will thank you later. -Instead of that really great looking purse,...