The Barker Family Journal: September 2009

Our Kids Say & Do The Craziest Things Sometimes...

"Hewo"... Kourtney's way to say Hello! Other words of Kourtney as of 3/11... sorry, bye bye, share some, ylar (Skylar), darson (Karson), Brode, Ben, help, pease (please), thank you, your welcome, goooo (at hockey games), yeah, me, colors...really anything, she will repeat! Her vocab is growing!

"What is lethargic?" said Karson... "The cousin to allergic!" said Brody... when we were all sitting around the table discussing Karson's sick symptons... (2/11)

Some words Kourtney is saying: Hello, Hi, bbbbb for book, bbb for blanket, ba-ba for bottle, mom, da da, ba for ball, ahhhhhh all the time for just about anything! (6/10)

"Dad, why do you like Michigan? (Pause) Oh I know, because Michigan is a M team and mom starts with M and you like mom." Brody chatting it up with dad (1/10).

"Look dad, we're matchy matchy...Brode and me matchy matchy." What Bennett says when his clothes are similar to anyone else's clothes. (11/09)

"It's blood mom... fake blood." What Brody and Bennett said to mom after she questioned what the little pieces of paper with red marker on it and taped to their faces were. And then she questioned why again..."we're boxing mom... it's the blood on boxers' faces mom" (10/09)

They tape on "eye black" also to their faces when they play football downstairs. (10/09)

"ewwww that's grose...dad has lipstick now!" What Bennett said after he saw Mom and Dad kiss. (9/09)

"Kourtney Boo" (Karson's nickname for Kourtney)

"Kourtney Bacon" (Ben's nickname for Kourtney)

"yip" (Ben, 3 years)

"Ben, you don't need gloves, only "pernessional" hockey players wear them like me." (Brody - 5/09)

"Mom you be Padme, Baby Kourtney be Princess Lea, Brody be Han, me be Luke." (Bennett - playing Star Wars - 4/09)

"Out of the Bloom" (Karson - a mixed up cliche... probably meant out of the blue - 4/09)

"Leaning tower of pizza tables" (Karson - a little confused about a tourist spot in Italy 4/09)

"Me here, me here... It ok, it ok, it ok"(Bennett - talking to Kourtney to help her stop crying - 4/09)

"Maybe the Holy Spirit IS "The Force" mom. (Brody - a random thought of his while driving in the car one day - 2/09).

Brody was told by mom that he could earn a "reward ticket" every time HE remembered to brush his teeth in the mornings. Mom asked him if he had brushed his teeth yet... his reply was no, but he would. Mom told him that wouldn't earn him a ticket though... a few moments later Brody held up is hand and said to mom, "YOU DON'T REMEMBER!" (Brody trying to use "The Force" on mom to get a ticket. :) - 3/09)

"Uhhhhhhhhh (while shaking his head)" (Bennett doing his impression of Chebaka from Star Wars - 1/09)

"Hey Hey...You You...girlfriend!" (Bennett singing a favorite song - 12/08)

"Thank you" "You're welcome" (Bennett using his manners, he can say them quite clearly - 30 months)

"Look, it's dad's favorite show. Too bad he's not here to watch it." (Brody while eating at a restaurant with College football on the tvs - 9/08)

Brody:"Mom did you know that Ninja Turtles like Pizza?"

Mom: "They do?"

Brody: "But you know what? They don't say prayer first"

Mom: "Maybe they don't know they should say prayer or maybe they don't know how to pray. Maybe you should teach them how to pray"

Brody: "Mom...they're toys!"

(Brody while he was lying in bed and mom "trying" to make it a "Gospel Teaching Moment!" 7/08)

"Dad, are you going to be on TV?"

(Karson asking dad when she saw him get ready to go golfing, 7/08)

"I can run faster than a donkey and a bullet!"

Brody-10/07

"Thank you for our nice house and our cozy beds"

Karson (while praying, 6 yrs)

"Varoom!"

Bennett (for the word cars)

"Mom, watch me be Shamu" "Mom, say, look there is Shamu's nose!" "Mom, be quiet, you'll scare Baby Shamu" "Mom, look at Shamu splash his tail" "Ahwooa"

Brody - 3/08

Whimpers and crawls around like a dog... even in stores, everywhere!

Bennett - 10 months and older

Has to race to get his diaper changed, and wants "Brode" to say "mark...go"

Bennett - 18 months and older

Uses sign language to "say" a few words: "more" "please" "thankyou" "drink"

Bennett - (when mom didn't want to hear his screams anymore, 9 months and older)

"Say What?"

Karson -(who watches too much Hannah Montana, 6 yrs)

"I want to feed Harry the Horse....mmm, maybe Dawn, yah Dawn the Horse."

Brody - 3/08

"There's crocodiles in the toilet! There's a whole family of crocodiles...one's a mommy and one's a daddy"

Brody - (while sitting on the toilet doing his "business", 3/08)

"That was a great book!"

Brody - (while "reading" a book in the car, 3/08)

Runs up to mom and grabs her legs and gives a big hug!

Bennett - 2 yrs +

"BoonDock"

Bennett - (first "compound" word... and doesn't stop saying it!, 6/08)

"uv you!"

Bennett - 2 yrs

Hugs and hugs and hugs and hugs you! Likes to snuggle up with you or hold your arm... a very loving boy!

Bennett - 2 yrs

"Pets are a lot of responsibility... that's what Emily said about Clifford"

Brody - ("responsibility" was a little difficult to decipher :)6/08)

Reads on her bed and plays Polly Pockets or cars in her room all by herself.

Karson (after moving to a room of her own, 6/08)

"Nake -Nake"

Bennett (for the word naked while smiling and laughing, 6/08)

Tries to convince Brody or Bennett to go downstairs with her so she can watch TV, because she is "scared" to go by herself.

Karson - (since the basement has been completed and the tv is there!)

"jeep" "jeep" "jeep"

Brody -(he could spy a jeep anywhere, even before mom or dad would see one, 2 yrs)

"Where's the dirty hamster mom?"

Brody -(asking where he should put his dirty clothes, 6/08)

"Toot"

Bennett - (as he laughs about it, 18 months +)

"Thank you for being a good boy"

Brody - (what he said after being asked, "what do you think Jesus would say to you if he visited you today?", 5/08)

Brody: "Mom, I got mad and said stupid"

Mom: "To who?"

Brody: "To my band."

Mom: "To who?"

Brody: TO MY BAND, There's ten of them."

Mom: "You need to go say you're sorry. We don't say that word."

Brody leaves out the door and says "something"

Mom: "What did your band say when you said sorry?"

Brody: "Thank you"

Brody - (while playing in the garage by himself, 5/08)

"I miss great grandpa!"

Brody - all the time

"war-mit"

Karson (trying to say Wal-Mart, 3yrs)

"Bapoo"

(Karson, for diaper, 2 yrs)

"Neece"

(Karson, for Trenten, 2yrs+)

"Ya-Ya"

(Karson, for Jocelyn, 2 yrs+)

"Yo, yo...me!"

Bennett - his version of the song, "Yo ho, Yo ho, the pirate life for me!"

"Don't ...Maul ...Don't Maul"

Bennett - playing "Star Wars", 2yrs.

Brody: "Ben, I hate to tell you this..."

Mom: "Brode, we don't use that word..."

Brody: "Ben, I love to tell you this, but I'm gonna need that stool."

Brody - talking to Bennett while Bennett was standing on a stool brushing his teeth, 7/10/08

"Overdrive... excelery"

Karson and Brody - playing Power Rangers (Overdrive excelerate) Summer 08.

Family Favorites

* A clean house
* Backyardigans
* Being kind
* Book Time before bed
* Cars cars
* Chocolate
* Cookies&Cream icecream
* Copper Creek Neighborhood
* Disneyland
* Eating out (at least for mom)
* Eating Taco Salad with Doritos
* Friends for dad to golf with
* Friends for mom to talk to
* Getting Treats
* Ginger Ale
* Going for walks
* Hearing the kids pray
* Hearing, "I love you"
* Hearing, "I wuv you"
* Hugs and kisses from Benny
* Hugs and kisses from Brody
* Hugs and kisses from Karson
* Lightsabers
* Michigan - Go Blue!
* Packages in the mail
* Playing ball
* Playing hockey
* Primary songs
* Reading the Book of Mormon Stories
* Riding bikes
* Sea World
* Shamu
* Shamu Splash
* Singing in FHE
* Visiting cousins
* Visiting Grandparents
* Weekends

9.29.2009

A Little Perspective!

1/2 A YEAR!

Kourtney turned 1/2 a year on September 27, 2009...time continues to fly by!

Although Kourtney is 1/2 a year she is definitely a whole lot of fun!

And she definitely doesn't do things 1/2 way either...

Kourtney is

Full of healthy goodness...

She is 16 lbs 9 ounces (62%) and 26 inches (59%). She also received her 6 month shots...

Full of curiosity and amazement!

Full of good "core" muscles...

She is sitting up very nicely!

Full of energy...

She loves playing with and eating her toys and anything she can get her hands on!

Full of love for her family...

and her family is full of love for her!

9.28.2009

Welcome to Dancing with the Stars!

Please welcome our first couple to dance... "Derek and Joanna"...

They will be performing the Veniese Waltz, then the Fox Trot, then the Salsa, then the Cha Cha and finally the Lindy Hop! :) :) :)

9.20.2009

2009 Summer in Review...

Summer is ending and Fall is upon us... Here's a review of our 2009 Summer Fun!

-Attended Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House with the Millers- June 5

-Kourtney's Blessing Day - June 7

-Temple Service Assignment (Mom inside near the chapel and Dad outside with Parking... It was a down pour storm but a beautiful rainbow in the end.)

- Trip to Rigby/Rexburg Idaho for a family reunion over the 4th of July holiday

- Trip to Yellowstone with animal sight seeing

Brody and Bennett recreating their own Yellowstone sight seeing!

-Brody turned 5... lunch request... grilled cheese. Dinner request... Red Robin... Party request...Slip n Slide party

- Swimming Lessons for Karson, Brody, and Bennett...July 13-17

-Spencers "lived" with us... July 17-August 7

-Grandpa Barker came to visit...July 27

-Temple Open House with the Spencers and Grandpa Barker

-Skating lessons for Karson and Brody

-Brad turned 36...Golf and Spagetti with Meatballs and Leatherbys carmel sauce

-Karson started 3rd grade

-Brody started Kindergarten

-Melissa, Leo, Charlie, Clark came to visit from Spain

- Temple Open House with the Gutierrez and Tuellers

-Grandpa and Grandma Wilcken came to visit

-Dad watched his all time favorite movie... Harry Potter :)

-Ben went to the Utah County Fair

-Bennett figured out how to ride his HotRock

-Swimming at the Veterans Pool

-Karson turned 8...Activity request... family (G&G, mom, brothers, sister, Melissa, Leo, cousins), come and do "Animales de Bingo" at school. Dinner request...Taco Salad. Party request... Slip n Slide, but was rained out so then Luau party inside.

-Kids got "throw-up" sick

-Karson was baptized by dad

-Karson, Mom, and Grandpa attended the Oquirrh Mountain dedication - August 23,2009.

-Mom turned 33

-Mom started volunteering in Brody and Karson's classes

-Dad went to Germany on business

-Karson and Brody got their own library cards

-Dad played on a softball team

-Bennett started preschool

-Bennett had a mini skating lesson

-Mom and Dad had a date with the other Primary Presidency and Husbands

-Mom and Dad attended a BYU game

9.02.2009

Kourtney is 5 months now... on August 27th

August 27th

Kourtney is...

eating rice cereal

"recovering" from a bird pooping in her hair :)

sad she doesn't have cousins her cousins staying with her anymore

happy to sit in the Bumbo

NOT SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT ANYMORE...

(and mom is on the verge of taking up Dr. Pepper...again! :)

GROWING UP TOO QUICKLY
CUTE

HUGGABLE

SQUEEZABLE

and

LAUGHING ALL THE TIME

and

LOVED BY HER FAMILY!

4 Months...on July 27, 2009

Kourtney Lynne is 4 months

She weighs in at 14 lbs 6 ounces (78%) and 25 inches long...

Kourtney is...

sitting and standing in the "exersaucer"

holding and playing with toys

enjoying her thumb... still :(

not sleeping through the night anymore :(

cute as ever and loved by her family!

9.01.2009

Family Pictures

August 19, 2009

It's an event when we can all (almost) get together...

So of course, we "document" it with a photo shoot!
Here are some of my favorites:

(and fyi... if anyone is looking at this post, I'm not playing favorites... These sisters didn't have access to the photo gallery CD :)... check out the other two sisters' blogs for their pictures!!!.

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