Monday, December 24, 2007

We wish you all a
VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We wish we could be with you all at this special time of year but know that you are with us in our hearts!

Miss you & love to you all,
Don, Sherri, Bailey, Nicholas, Olivia, Isabella & Chloe

The Barnes' 12 Days of Christmas

Read to the tune of the Christmas song!

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
12 Football Practices
11 Trips to the Store
10 Christmas Parties
9 Pounds Gained (Hope not!)
8 Days for Shopping
7 Stockings Hanging
6 Days with Aunt "Flow"
5 Packages from Family
4 Anxious Children
3 Barfing Kids
2 Tired Parents
AND
1 Cotton Bowl Game

Friday, December 14, 2007

Athletic Department Christmas Party

Last night was the annual MU Athletic Dept. family Christmas party out at the Midway Expo Center, and we all had a great time! The kids loved it because they had two bounce houses, some flip the spider game, story time & SANTA!

Olivia & Kinleigh in the bounce house...
The kids listening to "Twas' the Night Before Christmas"!
Every year, since we have been here at least, they read this to the kids to prepare them for...
SANTA!!!
Bella's present from Santa...

Olivia got some High School Musical makeup from Santa - as you can see she's pretty pumped about it...

Thanks Santa, we love you...

The whole crew & Santa..

Decorating the Christmas Tree

On Sunday (12/9/07) we finally had time to decorate the Christmas tree and here are some photos form that:

"Uhh"...

Isabella is LOVING Christmas this year...
"Hmm, where should we put this one"...
Nicholas posing...
Bailey deep in thought...
I just thought that this was a cute shot of Bella...
Olivia asked to have the privilege of putting the angel atop the tree..The finished masterpiece...

1st Christmas Party

Our friends the Spicci's had a Christmas party last Saturday night (12/8/07) and this is our little diva all ready to go party...

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

1st School Social!!

Bailey had her 1st school social/dance on Friday, 12/7/07 which was held in the school gym for grades 6-8 and, of course, mom was a chaperon. I was very grateful to be apart of this milestone in her life, but very sad that she is growing way too fast! Watching your children growing up is bittersweet...it is very exciting watching them learn, grow, reach new goals/milestones, but at the same time I just wish I could freeze it all because you realize how fast it actually goes by. I know this is so cliche but so true, it feels like just yesterday that she was born...I can remember exactly how I felt the very 1st time that I held her and now she is old enough to be dancing with boys...AGGHH! Oh yes, she had 2 different boys ask her to dance, and she had 3 slow dances total.

Anyway, she had a great time dancing the night away and here are some photos of the night:

Getting ready...check out all of that hair....

It took me an 1 1/2 hours to do her hair...

But it was worth the time, isn't she adorable!!
(as you can see we haven't completely decorated the tree yet)...
Bailey & Ryan
(No this is not her date - he is in Bailey's grade & he and his family are our good friends)...
Bailey & Katie - so cute!!!
(she is in 8th grade & her and her family are our really good friends as well)...
The girls gettin' their groove on....
Lights up & dance is over but from the looks on their cute little faces I think that they had a great time!!....

Friday, December 7, 2007

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

Well last night we had our 1st snow fall that stuck! Nico, Liv, Bella & Chloe had a great time playing in it!

Here are some photos of the fun:

Chloe...

Aren't they cute....
Bella helping Angie clean her car off...
This just looks like trouble :)....

Cutie Pie...

St. Nick Came!

On the night of Dec. 5th you're supposed to leave your shoes out & St. Nicholas comes that night to leave a treat in your shoe to celebrate his feast day which is Dec. 6th. Well he came and here are some photos: