Jordan and Krista's Wedding!!!

We had so much fun at the Temple. It was amazing to see our whole family in the temple. Jenna was able to go, special thanks to her hospice group, and the spirit in the temple was powerful. My testimony of the principles of the eternal family were verified. To see us all, but Joie, :(, and know that we will all be together again was so comforting.

After the temple we went to the Olive Garden and had Lunch. Yummy Yummy! Enjoy the pictures!

J.J.'s First Hair Cut!!

Our pictures are backwards, but I don't want to fix it... hahaha:) We shaved all of the little man's hair off. He was only scared when I was cutting off his pony tail, but I wanted to save it, so it had to happen. He did such a good job while I was cutting his hair. I was so proud! He is such a big boy and looks like a toddler, not my baby!

Dani wanted her hair cut after she saw J.J. get his hair cut. She even wanted it buzzed. Ummm....not gonna happen baby girl. I love your curls too much to chop them off.

After Picture!

The Pony Tail, cute little curl!

Before!

Who Did It?

We had so much fun!! Jeremy and I wrote a Murder Mystery Western party. We had so much fun. We had a Amanda Hugginkiss a school marm (Tessa), Neil Down a preacher (Rob),

Liv Goode the owner of the Saloon (me), bartender

(Jerm), Marshall Dillon (Jerry), Etta Lettuce a farmer (Cathy), Chuck Waggon a rancher (Matt), Barb D'wire a rancher (Sarah), Bart Black the Outlaw (Corey), Doc Lancet Boyle (Jenn), Russell Sprouts a farmer (Jason), and Self proclaimed Mayor Lotta Cash (Cami).

We had so much fun, and everyone was hilarious. It was the Wild West, so there was lying and cheating and stealing and dueling. And tons of other shenanigans. We are go grateful for everyones participation. We had such a great time!!!

Dani's First Bowling Experience...

We went Bowling when Uncle Jason and Aunt Cami was in town. We had so much fun. I am pretty sure that Dani and Cameron and their little ramp and bumpers had a better score than the rest of us. They had fun, and we had fun watching them.

Here is a bit of a funny for ya...Guess who was the graceful one who threw the 15 lb bowling ball behind them....Yep, behind them. Jason, and Cami, don't ruin the Quiz!!!!

Dani is 3 Years Old!!!

Happy Birthday Dani Rose!!!!

We went to Cracker Barrel for Dani's Birthday Dinner. With the help of her Papa, she decided that she wanted Pancakes, and so we headed out!!! We waiting for Nana to get off of work, so it was late night, but we had a lot of fun!

Snow White, "herself", picked out this dress for Dani, and had the Seven Dwarf's wrap it and put it in the mail for her. She loves this dress. Check out the shoes, she calls them her "Snow White Glass Slippers". She loves to dress up and be a princess.

Daddy's Bug!!! She is such a Daddy's girl. Daddy makes the whole world better for Danilynn. My daddy does the same for me, so I am not too jealous.

Happy Birthday Danilynn Rose Barber!!! It is hard to believe that it was 3 years ago that you blessed our little family. We love you so much and we are so grateful for you!!!

Rockin' Out at the Cracker Barrel. I love my Kids!!!

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What a great world.
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I think I have figured out how to post from my phone! That will save huge amounts of time! Amazing Technology!!!

I'm Back!!!

"God put me on earth to do a certain number of things.

Right now I am so far behind, I will never die."

~Bill Waterson

I guess I should apologize to everyone for being such a HORRIBLE blogger. I really do have no excuse other than two little kids, a job, a husband, a crazy calling, and a house to clean. Why would it be so hard to find the time to blog?

I have been so busy. I have the calling of primary chorister. There is no better calling in the whole church. The kids are working on a song right now called "I Know That My Savior Loves Me". If you ever get the chance to stand outside the primary room during sing time take it. There is nothing sweeter than hearing the sweet voices of children testify through song about the Love of their Savior. You can also find it on http://www.lds.org/ .

Jerm is working so hard. He is going to school too. He is in the process of deciding which classes he needs to be taking this semester. I am so glad I am out of school. I HATED homework.

Dani is taking over the world. She is incredibly smart and articulate. She has the most adorable curly blond hair. But boy, does she have a temper. One of the things I am constantly saying is, "Beast,(from Beauty and the Beast, not that she is a beast.) You MUST control your temper." She always smiles at me, and says, I know mom.

J.J. is talking way too much. He has this incredible vocabulary, and he likes to show it off. He loves his big sister and they spend a lot of time loving on each other. He is learning to not bite. Poor Dani has been his chew toy, but he is getting better. I think that Heavenly Father thought it would be funny to send Dani a little brother who bites. Just to give her a taste of her own medicine.

I still have my same goal of running a 5K this year. I guess we shall see how well the training goes. Today was one of the first days I have run in a long time. But...it is a goal, and I need to do what it takes. I also have the goal of writing in my Journal. Thus the continuation on the blogging front. I need to write a history of my family, so here it will be found.

If you are wondering how Jenna is doing, feel free to visit her blog at http://www.insightsintome.blogspot.com/

Love you all,

Nikki

P.S. Feel free to give me a little nudge if you feel I am falling behind on my journal. <3-ya

hanging in there...

We have been busy and fun here in Arizona. It is getting really hot really fast. We are already in the 90's and I already have a sun burn.
Jerm and I are training to run in the Phoenix Zoo's 5K...I think I am crazy, but I have this goal of running a 5K by the time I turn 30. That is coming here soon enough so I have been running my miles. I am loving running.
The Easter Bunny brought us a Wii fit and we LOVE IT!!! I am kickin' butt on it. Thank Heaven for all the yoga I have been doing. Jerm kicks my tushy in the balance games, who does that surprise? not me, but we have fun.
J.J. is doing better, he has even had a couple of nights that he slept through the whole night. I thought the Heavenly Angels might bust out into the Alleighluia chorus. I know I did.
Danilynn is definately two years old. If there is any doubt, you can give me a call and hear it for yourself. She thinks she needs to answer the phone for me, but then she hangs up on the caller. So if you have experienced this, I appologize.
Best part is I love my family, and I am so grateful for them. My sweet hubbie works his tail off in school and work and then again with me and the kids. I am so grateful and happy that I have him in my life. Thank You, Heavenly Father for sending us to each other.

One More Visit to the Pulmonologist...

This morning J.J. and I went for a long ride to Pheonix Childrens Hospital...AGAIN!!!! We were there on Friday night. He has had a really high fever, and other not so hot symptoms for an infant. Anyway...he is fine. We got the word today that the problem he is experiencing with his swallowing will eventually go away. It is something they grow out of, said the DR. So...she says that he has a really bad cold and she is sad that he had to go through all the tests in the ER, when it is just a viral cold and nothing they can do about it. AUGH!!!!! Isn't it great to be a Mom. The other joy of my life, sweet Danilynn, is starting to show the same signs and symptoms for the same cold. More sleepless nights for me. YEA!!!! I guess I will sleep when I am dead. :)