Calendar Alert!

I don't have a lot of Jared's Calendars left. I can't reorder more because they don't have any more (I know, I know). I'm going to feel bad if friends and family that wanted one didn't get one so this is your last warning.

We also have a new product. We have textured prints that are frame ready. You don't need glass or a mat. Just a frame. They are really nice. We have 11 x 14s and 16 x 20s. We only have them in four images: Prince of Peace, True Disciples, Merciful Savior and For Such is the Kingdom. I went to post the pictures on here, but the CD was missing from my laptop. In its place was Rudolf, the Red Nose Reindeer. So, when I get home, I'll add the pictures. We will only have these for a couple of weeks so order them soon. Email your phone number to leannbarnes@mail.com.

"Look Dad!"

"This is my collection." That's what Kendi said when she showed Jared this picture she drew. We were a little baffled by it. Do you ever wonder if your kid is some sort of prodigy and you don't know what to do about it? Kendi is learning to write letters and I think she was copying my grocery list.
Aydri and Aunt Cari have a special relationship. Cari has witnessed a bunch of Aydri's firsts because she takes time to be with her. Cari has taught her some things that we didn't know Aydri was capable of. They sure have fun.

I didn't realize Aydri was so tired. Jared's parents just had new carpet installed and I thought Aydri would have fun crawling around in a big empty room. When I went to check on her a minute later this is what I found.

Kendi begs me all the time to let her feed Aydri. I didn't think Aydri would be patient enough, but they had a fun time. More food ended up on Aydri's shirt than in her mouth.

Kendi also decided to comb her hair. Aydri didn't seem to mind. She is such a patient little sister. Kendi would have never stood for this.

Kendi is also a big helper with the laundry. Which I love!!! She hangs all the shirts on hangers for me. She's been doing this for a long time now.

We made a little turkey for FHE. We each traced our hand and wrote what we were thankful for on the feathers.

Kendi LOVES to cook. I wonder if she will be a master chef someday. Everyday she begs me to make something with her. She goes through the cooking magazines until she finds something we have ingredients for. Sometimes I don't have time so I tell her if she cleans first we'll have time to make something and then she will clean, clean, clean. She had seen a picture of a parfait so we got some random ingredients and threw some together. My family had Thanksgiving last weekend. I didn't get as many great pictures as I wish I had. It always feels awkward to take them and then I wish I'd taken more. Oh well. Here is Aydri eating her Thanksgiving Cheerios.

This is the only picture I have of Cari and Jana. Sorry Jana. Caught you with food in your mouth.

Here is a cute one of Rob and Stac.

The kiddie table with Abby and Kendi. The Mexican culture doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving so we get to have Abby with us every year.

Here are some funny things the girls do a lot. We call this "Aydri Pose." She does it all the time.

She gets up on her hands and feet. Sometimes she will scoot her knees up and sit back on her bum by herself. I've seen her trying to do it, but haven't actually witnessed it yet. This morning I was in the kitchen and I could hear her crawling in. By the time I turned around she had already sat up by herself. Sneaky little thing. She doesn't even crawl normal yet, but she does a lot of other things.

Kendi has a whole drawer just for PJ's, but she prefers to wear her Daddy's shirts. I love it because everyday it seems that Kendi grows a little bigger, but when she puts on Jared's shirts it reminds me of how small she still is.

One of Aydri's favorite places is behind the couch. Kendi goes back there after her bath to get warm. Aydri gets stuck and tries to back out, but then cries so I have to fish her out. Once again, "Aydri Pose."

Its been a crazy couple of weeks and with the holidays I know it will only get more busy. We are also going to be selling prints at a Christmas Gift Show in St. George this weekend at the Dixie Center. Our house is currently overrun with prints and has been neglected except for Kendi's cleaning efforts. The shows are always fun, but I can't wait till its over.

Giveaway

There is a giveaway going on at Organize and Decorate Everything. They are giving away a couple of Jared's Calendars. Head over there now, the giveaway ends Saturday.

Way Out of Character

I'm not the pageant queen type of girl AT ALL, but I have always wanted to dress up my little girls in cute little girlie outfits and have their pictures done. I'm not the kind of person that can put together adorable little outfits so I didn't want to try. Then I saw this modeling contest for Stitcheroos. They custom embroider the most adorable things for kids. I had been following Stitcheroos' blog because of how cute the designs were. They offered free outfits and free photos for the winners of the contest. I couldn't resist. I entered the girls and they won. The shoot was a couple of weeks ago and I've been checking Cheapshots Photography blog every day since for the finished pictures. I was surprised to find them posted on my birthday. What a nice present.

Kendi's legs are on the left.

We had tons of fun!

Too Much Halloween

We had so much fun this year that is was almost too much. I'm glad I was able to enjoy things this year. I've repressed last years memories to the point that I barely remember what Kendi was dressed up as. Thank goodness for blogs to refresh my memory.

Aydri sure loves her vegetables. I got to take part in the pumpkin carving this year and thouroughly enjoyed it.
I ended up cleaning out all the pumpkins guts by myself. This is about as far as Kendi got. Jared was busy drawing the templates for the pumpkins. My mom and I did the carving.

Kendi was Cinderella for Halloween so we helped her carve a princess in her pumpkin.

Aydri wore her teddy bear suit for Halloween. It was cute enough and very warm. Jared saw this picture of Tigger online and thought it was cute enough for Aydri's pumpkin. Sorry for the blur. We only had the point and shoot. Our candle were a little weak so I stuck a bunch of match sticks in the wax to get a really nice, bright flame. They looked great. We left them on the porch and went inside to watch a movie. We got too tired to finish the movie so we all went to bed and completely forgot about the pumpkins. I was mostly worried about them being frozen, but when I went outside to check them in the morning, one of them was charred. Apparently it caught on fire. I'm glad it burned itself out without catching anything else on fire.

Kendi sure was a good helper with the sugar cookies. I got tired of baking them so I let her make the rest of the dough into one big cookie. She thought that was great fun. I love how she insisted on having a pink pumpkin cookie.

Here's what the rest of them looked like. We took some to people Jared home teaches and to a friend that just had surgery.

This is the only good picture I got of the kids on Halloween together. I forgot the camera and the one I keep in the diaper bag died after I took this picture.

Actually, the camera had just enough juice to take a picture of Kendi trick or treating. Aydri was tired so we left her with my parents while we took Kendi to a Trunk or Treat at the church. A lot of people were dressed up really scary at the Trunk or Treat so after about 10 cars Kendi decided she didn't want to be there anymore. We visited Gma Vera. Gma Vera always has her house decorated with lot of "Spooks." We spent the rest of the evening at my parents house. The funnest part of the whole day for Kendi was watching the other trick-or-treaters. She sat outside on the porch swing eating her candy watching them all come and go.

Sometimes Jared messes with the camera and doesn't put the settings back to normal. I don't realize it until after I take a few pictures so these next ones are what I've tried to salvage with Photoshop.

It was so fun to get Kendi all dressed up and put a little makeup on her. Her whole demeanor would change and she would act like a proper little princess. I didn't have to spend any money on Kendi's costume this year. The dress is the one I made from a bridesmaid dress earlier. I found some scrap pieces of fabric to make the sleeves, gloves and details on her dress. We barely had just enough. We used some beads my mom had left over from another project and we made the wand out of whatever we could find. Kendi and I had tons of making it together.

I love this picture. This is Kendi really laughing like she does all the time. I'm glad I caught it. This is after I realized the camera wasn't working right. I told Kendi not to eat too much candy because it would give her night terrors. When we finally got home and I was helping her get ready for bed she was so tired and so sugared up that she couldn't stop sobbing. Finally, she asked me, "Mama, why do we just cry?" I couldn't help but laugh and then I tried to explain what makes us sad and how to try to be happy again. I told her to try to think of different things and then I told her some funny, made up stories and she finally cracked a smile. It was one of those precious moments. That night she had some awful night terrors. She was completely delirious and more Jared tried to help the more she would scream. We're definitely going to ration the candy from here on out.

Every little thing she does it magic.

I know I'm going to miss seeing these little feet peeking through the crip bars when she's asleep.

Big Long Post & Bulloch Slaughter House

The low price on the calendars is only going to last for four more days. You can purchase them through a secure checkout to the right. Get your Christmas gifts before its too late.
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I didn't really think we'd been up to much lately, but when I loaded my pictures onto the computer I realized that we had about 145. So, here's what we've been up to lately.

I know Aydri isn't big enough for the swings, but she had fun just sitting there.

Aydri's hair isn't falling out as much anymore like it was and some of it never did. If you look close you can see the super long stragglers. Kendi never lost any hair and had really thick pigtails by the time she was Aydri's age. Aydri was having pictures taken in a few days so I trimmed up the bottom of her hair. All of a sudden its coming in thicker. I should have done this a long time ago, but its hard to take scissors to a baby's head. It helps that she can sit up well now.
Here she is sitting up by herself playing with lots of toys. She has tons of fun.
So here are the pictures of the slaughter house. Actually, its just my parents house. As morbid as you might think it is we like to butcher our own meat. Its nice to know where it came from and who handled it and how old it really is. My Grandma bought a steer that my cousin had raised and we split it with the rest of the family. It was actually kind of fun to have the family together working for something we would all enjoy. I had a lot more gruesome pictures, but I didn't want to get beat up by the animal activists. Here is about a third of the meat after is was packaged. We were glad it was chilly enough outside to keep it cool.

This is how we package and label it for the freezers. I wrapped while Shelly weighed and labeled. Notice the piece of pizza next to me. We weren't in the mood for hamburgers.

We got a little silly. I now have a freezer full of beef, minus a Porterhouse Steak and a package of Ribs that we've already eaten.
We took a trip to Springville recently. The kids got used to sleeping in their car seats. Poor things.

Grandma Mary got MARRIED last Saturday. She married Uncle George. They were so happy. It was nice to see even more of Jared's extended family. We're so glad they have each other.

The cute couple.

Once again we went to the Pumpkin Patch.

Kendi loves pumpkins. She still talks about how she carved a kitty in her pumpkin last year.

The lighting was neat, but it didn't last very long.

2010 Jared Barnes Art Calendars Are Here

Update: You can now order through a secure checkout on the top right of this blog. If you'd like to pick them up in person you can still email or call me.

Artwork guided by inspiration makes this stunning twelve-month calendar a treasure to own. Impressionistic brush strokes, soft hues, and serene settings come together in these beautiful depictions of the Savior. Its muted tones are perfect to match any decor, so you can place these fresh new images of Christ in a room or office. Bring the Spirit into your home with every glance at the calendar. Spread the peace and beauty it brings by giving it to family, friends, neighbors and coworkers.

They are finally here! I get to give you a "Blog Reader" discount. They normally cost $12.99, but I can sell them for $10.39. That's a great gift price and it won't last long. These calendars have a few different images than last years calendar so they are a little different. Please email epicart@mail.com and leave your name, number and best time to reach you so we can take your orders over the phone. For wholesale inquiries go to cedarfort.com.

The Girls

Here is an update on whats going on with us. Kendi is growing up fast. She loves to learn and asks lots and lots of questions. She surprises me with how serious our conversations are sometimes. She uses phrases that I wouldn't expect from a three year and then sometimes she says things that could only come from a three year old. A few days ago, she woke up before I did and came in and sat on the bed. I asked her if she was going to be happy today because the day before was a rough one. I tried asking her why she was so sad before and she responded, "I must of had some trouble in me." She likes to side-step things that I confront her with. Like if she's about to eat something she's not supposed to, I'll tell her not to get it and she'll say things like, "But mom, I'm just going to hold it." I'll tell her no and then she say, "But mom, I just want to look at it." Sometimes she'll go as far as saying, "I just want to lick it." lol

Aydri is growing fast too. She's not doing the hand to mouth thing so much. Instead of wanting to suck on everything she wants to study and explore. I used to be able to use the computer while I held and fed her, but now she wants the computer. She reaches and leans with her arms outstretched the whole time she's sitting there. She rolls and scoots all over the floor to get to what she wants. She still prefers to be down where she can play instead of being held. She started eating vegetables this week and so far doesn't really like them, but we keep trying. I have to laugh at the faces she pulls. She can be a very quiet baby like when she wakes up from her naps I have to check on her because she doesn't make a sound. But when she wakes up in the morning she will squeal for an hour even though she's tired. Its like she's saying, "I'm here and I'm still awake!" Kendi is a big helper with Aydri. She would like to take care of her by herself. They love to play and laugh together. Sometimes Kendi will say things like, "She pinched me!" or "She's pulling my hair!" I just have to laugh.

We're always busier than we like to admit we are. I'm hoping things slow down when the weather turns cold. We're looking forward to all the upcoming holidays. Kendi is having a hard time deciding what to be for Halloween. One day she wanted to be an elf. Then she wanted to be a cowgirl, then a princess, then a cupcake or a butterfly. She'll make up her mind and then see something else. I've been working on a Cinderella costume because I have most of the stuff already. I think store bought costumes are adorable on babies, but as kids get older its so much more fun to have something homemade. It really gets us in the Halloween spirit. Its fun to see her get excited about something we worked on together.

Escalante

Last week we took a trip to Escalante, Ut. They have an annual Plein Air Art Competition. We try to do this every year. Jared usually sells a painting and wins a prize which more than pays for the trip. Escalante is a beautiful place with lots of hikes and Indian ruins to explore. This year we decided to take both the kids. We left before the sun was up early Monday morning. We wanted to do most of the travelling while the kids slept in the car and we also wanted to get there early enough for Jared to scout out some places to paint. They stamp his canvas' as soon as he gets there so they know he painted them on location. Then he has four days to paint. We drove over the mountain to get there. The leaves had started to change and it was a beautiful drive. When Kendi woke up she was really excited to be in the mountains. Then she noticed the "Bird Lines." I asked her what bird lines were and she told me, "Bird Lines are for birds to sit on. They're like this...straight. Birds need somewhere to sit when their eggs hatch."


Aydri woke up and was hungry just as we were getting into Escalante. Jared immediately started looking for somewhere to paint. We couldn't check in to the hotel yet so we went with him. Jared found something to paint right off the road about five miles out of town. We parked by a sand hill that was as big as our house. Kendi played for four hours straight. She didn't want to leave when it was time to go. Aydri was bit cranky. She wouldn't eat much and had a hard time falling asleep. Looking back I think she may have been sick with possibly a sore throat. Not very fun when your stuck in a car. Once she finally fell asleep she stayed asleep for a while.


The weather was really nice. One of those cool autumn days where the sun is shining, but there's a nice breeze. I had to keep Aydri warm in the car and Kendi from getting sunburned outside. Jared got burned to a crisp. I got nothing and Kendi got very tan. We all have very different skin. Aydri was able to sit in her bouncer that has a canopy on it that finally came in handy. I realize that I should have taken more pictures. Anyone else hate packing a camera around and then get home and kick yourself for not taking more pictures?



Here is Jared's first painting. He scouted the hills for about an hour. While he was gone, a three point buck came trotting down the highway like it was on its way somewhere. It ran right past Kendi and I. It was the strangest thing. When Jared got back he was disappointed to have not found anything to paint. I pointed out this rock structure right by the road and he decided to paint it. Unfortunately, it became his least favorite painting of the trip. He won't even show it to anyone. Good thing he wasn't very fond of it because just as he finished and came over to eat lunch, he set it down by the cooler to look at it and Kendi stepped on it. There is currently a little footprint with sand smashed into the side of it.

Jared painted five paintings during the trip. This one he did in the Devil's Garden is my favorite. He painted it early with the morning sun shining on the rock structures. It reminds me of early morning sunrises at Lake Powell when the wind and the water are really calm. To see and read about the other paintings go to his art blog HERE.

The kids and I hung out at the hotel whenever Jared went out to paint. He would paint small paintings in the morning and then work on one large painting for the competition every evening. Our hotel room was small, but we had packed enough food and activities to keep us from going crazy. Kendi thought that we had moved and we were going to live in the mountains now. She was quite excited about it at first.



Somehow we had cell phone reception at the hotel and she was able to call my mom. The conversation went something like this: Kendi: Grandma, can you come get me? Grandma: I don't think so sweetheart. Kendi: You just go around a turn and go a long, long way and then you come to number 17. Grandma: I'm afraid your too far away it would take me all day. Kendi: That's okay.



I couldn't convince Kendi that we didn't really live in Escalante and we were going home in a few days. She kept asking, "Is this our home?" "Is this our bed, our TV?" She was really funny about it. One night I laid down by her before she went to sleep and I was asking her if she missed our home. She said, "I miss my bear, my dolls and grandma Jackie." It was sweet.



There wasn't anywhere to go with the kids near the hotel so we would take walks in the neighborhoods and look at the old houses. There is something charming about really small towns, especially old ones. There was the sweetest lady at the local grocery store. We went in there almost everyday. This lady would come right up to us and take Aydri. She would show her to all the other customers in the store while we shopped. Aydri smiled at everyone. It was fun to get to know some local people. Everyone we talked to knew someone that we knew.

There was an elementary school that we would visit every night after Jared was done painting. We met some really nice people there. There were not a lot of kids in town. The young couple we met said that there was only one other couple there age. Crazy. We told them to move to Cedar and live by us. They said they were considering it.



One night we went to eat at Georgie's Corner. Someone suggested it to us. I probably wouldn't have considered eating there if they hadn't. They were a little eager to decorate for Halloween already. They had excellent Mexican Food. I would eat there again. It was in one of the oldest houses in town. I love 19th century houses.

There was a fire pit at the hotel where we roasted marshmallows every night. Since I'm the most experienced marshmallow roaster, I did all the roasting while everyone else did all the eating. Kendi got to where she would just eat the mallows out of bag.

We got to meet most of the other artists and the Artists' Reception Wednesday night. We realized that we were the only ones with kids. I was surprised at how many artists came to this competition. Most of them were friendly.



Jared had to finish and turn in a painting on Thursday night. Somehow we forgot to bring frame for the painting. We ran around in a panic trying to find a generous artist with an extra frame. You'll have to ask Jared about a creepy and extremely strange house someone took him to to find a frame. It was so weird that I don't dare write about it. They left the house before they could find a frame because it was so weird. Thankfully, local artist, Lynn Griffin had an extra frame at his house. He is probably one of the nicest people you will ever meet. Of coarse everyone we met in Escalante was especially nice.



We had to go home Thursday night so we didn't get to stay for the awards. It was probably a good thing because of what won. Frankly we were disappointed with the pieces. They were abstract. What does abstract have to do with Plein Air? Enough about that. We also missed out on the Chautauqua they were having on Friday. They brought in relatives and experts to discuss the Everett Ruess case. If you've never heard of Everett Ruess click HERE. It is fascinating and tragic. The art festival has always been in conjunction and a tribute to Everett Ruess Days. I used to think it was silly until they claimed to have solved the mystery and I dug a little deeper about it. I have a copy of his wilderness journals that I started to read a few years ago when I came with Jared by myself, but I never finished it. I might go dig that out.



As we started to pull out of town, Kendi asked where we were going. When we told her we were going home she said that we were going the wrong way. She even started crying when we insisted that we were really going home. She truly thought that the hotel was our new home. If you ask her about our trip, she will tell you about "when we lived in the mountains."



We had tons of fun. Even though it was a strange sort of vacation. Kendi and I had lots of one on one time exploring and playing. Aydri was really good except for that first morning. I even learned how to knit while we hung out at the hotel. I show you what I made as soon as its done. It was worth the trip even though the competition was a disappointment. Jared has some really nice paintings.



Kendi took some pictures. I should let her do all the photography. They are way more fun to look at.

Now go read Jared's Blog.

Skyfest

We went to the Skyfest last week and it was a lot of fun. We had to wake the kids up early, but it was definitely worth it. Here's a groggy, but content Aydri.

The sun was just coming up as we got there.

Here's Kendi just after rolling out of bed. She wouldn't let me fix her hair. Oh well.

This is pretty much how Aydri enjoyed the whole thing.

We waited a while for the balloons. I think they were waiting for the right conditions. Kendi wasn't entirely patient. She wanted to play on the playground more than anything. But when they started blowing up the balloons she was fascinated. I had never seen this before so I was excited too. The balloons were HUGE.

Kendi's favorite was the clown balloon. Some of them had to take off really fast to clear the other balloons that were still on the ground. It was so much fun to see them lift off.

Aydri can sit up on her own, but for some reason she just chooses not to most of the time. Its funny to see her sitting forward in the bouncer. She has also figured out how to make it bounce. Something I never saw Kendi do. She really gets her feet swinging.

Kendi loves to play with her. She pretends to read her stories. Sometimes when Aydri is being fussy for me and I've tried everything, I just put her down by Kendi and she lights right up for her. They have a special relationship. Lets hope they stay that way.

Stay-at-Home Summer

We haven't got out much this summer. With all the sicknesses going around and having a new little baby we have mostly just stayed home. We've still been having fun though. One of Kendi's favorite things to do is get the crib mattress out and watch movies on the floor. We were waiting for Dad when I took this picture.

Kendi had her first friend sleep-over. Her friend was moving and her family was still packing. They spent the night at my parents house. When we left they were both pretty wired. I thought my mom was going to have her hands full, but surprisingly they were really good.

We've been experimenting with sleeping arrangements lately. Aydri is a noisy sleeper. So we put Aydri in her crib which is in Kendi's room and let Kendi sleep on the couch. By morning Aydri was back in our room because she kept getting hungry. We started her on cereal the next day and that seems to be helping.

It only took her a few minutes to get the hang of it.

Aydri has been rolling in every direction. It is harder for her to get to sleep now because she rolls onto her tummy and then cries. I roll her back over and before I leave the room she is back on her tummy. Now I know what those wedges are for. She finally fell asleep on her tummy and I had to take a picture. She's so sweet. Even in her sleep. I worry to much about her getting enough air so I rolled her back over. Taking the picture woke her up anyway.

We rarely have a picture of all of us together. I need to be better at that.

Where were you?

I can't believe that it has been eight years since the attack on the Sept. 11, 2001. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was a senior in High School. I was a student aid in what we called the "woods" shop class. We had just taken roll when a freshmen student came in explaining why she was late. She had said that the United States was under attack. I seriously thought she was crazy. I was so ignorant. Then the Ceramics teacher came in with a very concerned looked on her face that I will never be able to get out of my mind. We turned on the TV and watched {LIVE} as the second plane hit the building. I sat their wondering why the media could get in position to catch the second plane and no attempt was made to stop it. I know there's a lot that I don't understand still.

I also remember thinking about Jared. He was in the Missionary Training Center at the time. I wondered how he would feel and how it would effect his mission. Later he told me that he hadn't even been told about it until that afternoon. He was told over the intercom by the president that there had been an attack on the World Trade Center. They didn't say much more about it. The language teachers were told not to talk about it. So he was left with very little information.

Later that same day, my Humanities teacher, Huck, had us write in our journals. I thought about digging it out, but from what I can remember writing, it would just sound silly because of what has happened since then. My thoughts on war have change and then changed again since then. I remember some friends didn't even know what was going on when I saw them in between classes and when I tried to explain what had happened they acted like it was just another tragedy. No big deal. That also made me realize how numb we were and still are to war and violence.

It always bothers me when I go to a movie and they have a "war" part where they show soldiers fighting and refugees fleeing. It feels wrong to sit in a theater enjoying my popcorn and watching terrible things for entertainment when I know that somewhere there are people all over the world living out those circumstances in real life. I've asked real soldiers how they feel about it when they see movies like this and some have said they wish it was portrayed more realistically.

Another teacher I had in sixth grade had told us that nothing historically significant had happened during our lifetime. We thought we were going to live in the "golden years" forever.

Its crazy how things change and will always continue to change. Jared used to joke about being an artist. People were always fascinated by his occupation. He would say, "When the economy goes to poop, art will be the first thing to go." I used to roll my eyes thinking that will never happen. What will the next eight years bring?

Does ANYONE have a sewing machine?

Update #2: I have no more spots left.

I'm looking for two people who want to make a free charm quilt for yourself. Actually, it might cost about $2, but I can help you with that if you need me too. What you get is 72 four inch quilt squares to do whatever you want with. I'm thinking of making some of these skirts instead of a quilt with mine:
Aren't they adorable? My girls are so far apart in age that the only way they will ever have matching outfits is if I make them myself. Also, I won't have to scrounge up batting or backing for the quilt. The hardest part about participating in this is that you need to find four other friends that will participate as well. And you need to be able to send each of them two purple quilt squares (I can help you with that). If you want some free quilt squares please leave your name and mailing address in a comment. I promise I won't publish the comments with addresses in them. I need to do this within a week.

August Ensign

Did anyone notice what was on page 56 of the August Ensign? We know who really reads their Ensign by who notices when they use Jared's art.

A few days ago Aydri was having a hard time falling asleep. I picked her up and rocked her and she was still struggling. I've noticed that she actually prefers to be down where she can move and play. She will even fuss if she's been held too much. So when she was getting squirmy I put her down by her toys and she rolled over and fell asleep. Funny girl.

One of Kendi's favorite things to do is go to the school playgrounds. She especially loves the slides. Kendi has been bored a bit this summer because we have stayed home with the baby a lot. We usually wait until evening to get out of the house.





We've gone up to Panguitch Lake to fish and cook dutch oven while everyone else mountain bikes down Buncker Creek. My camara died before I could get pictures of everyone.

Portrait of Kendi

Jared just finished a portrait of Kendi. If you'd like to read what he thinks about this painting go on over to jaredbarnesart.blogspot.com.