Summer 2011 in review....

The Labor Day Holiday is here marking the end of another fun filled and busy summer. Here are most of our happenings in review:
Construction of Garden Boxes and Planting Garden
Karson in the Herriman City Parade on the Rosvall Orthodontic Float
Zoo Trip with friends
Copperton Park with playing, lunch and homemade icecream in a bag
Splash Park
Neighborhood Chalk Festival - winners of "Most Detail"
Bennett saving enough money for a LONG time to buy a DS
Oregon Trip (see pics and post later)
Swim Lessons
Brody's birthday
Hockey 3 on 3 Tournament for Brody
Free Slurpees at 7-11 on 7-11
Cub Camp for mom
Swimming with Tuellers
Brad in Asia
Karson Dog Watching/Walking and then purchasing a DS
Neighborhood Kids' Talent Show
Neighborhood Slip and Slide
Days of 47 Parade Float Preview
Brad's Birthday
Cheesecake Factory with friends for mom
Swimming at Riverton pool with friends
Oregon Trip (see pics and post later)
Swimming with Tuellers
School Starts for 3 of 4 Barkers!
Soccer for Ben and mom (as coach) starts
Karson's Birthday
Mom's Birthday
Swimming Lessons for mom
Neighborhood Golf Tournament for Brad
Brad in Germany
Harvest of Garden
Pizza and Movie party with friends
Labor Day Weekend with Dad!
Hopefully the kids weren't thinking they had a "boring" summer with "nothing" to do! I know we had A LOT of things to do!!!

End of Summer Happenings!

Here are a few of the things we did to finish up the 2010 Summer:

Lemonade and Cookie Stand...

With our friends, we made yummy lemonade, rice krispie treats, and cookies to sell! And thanks to our neighbors big shade tree, we were able to have a lucrative spot on the corner.

Trip to Farm Country

It was a HOT day! But it didn't matter... The kids donned their boots, hats, and cowboy shirts! We had lunch, viewed animals, played in a little jail and dance parlor and the hightlight was a HORSE RIDE!!! and finished up with a refreshing ICE CREAM!

The Copper Mine

Daybreak "Beach" and Picnic

Some Summer Stuff!

Here are a few things we did during the Summer of 2010:

***A Summer Kick-off - Memorial Day BBQ with family and friends! Blaine and Marshall and Megan came for a Utah visit during the holiday weekend. They also visited Snow Bird and were greeted with snow...

***We also had other other family visit... Catelyn and Addison and Grandma and Grandpa. They were in town for Dani's Baptism (June 2010).

***Karson had a Wax Museum at school and dressed up like Kristy Yamaguchi, the figure skater. When you pushed a button on her hand, she came alive and told you a little about herself.

***Dad started making Sunday dinners... his and our favorite were Chicken and Vegetable Kabobs... yummy! Keep it up Dad! :)

***Karson went to Girl Scout Camp at Cloud Rim Camp in early July 2010. It was a Short and Sweet Camp (3 days, 2 nights). She sang songs, made new friends, slept in the Eleanore Roosevelt cabin in a sleeping bag, made crafts, tie dyed t-shirts, had waterfront time, hiked around the lake.... She had a good time, but was also glad to get picked up and go home!

After we dropped Karson off on the first day of camp, we saw a Moose out in the open, just off the dirt road we were on...

***And Mom also got to spend the day with 2 great friends in Park City... a little lunch, a little shopping, and little caramel apple and definitely too little time to do it all! :)

***Bennett learned to ride his bike minus the training wheels... he's loving the freedom!

***The kids had an encounter with the Police!

(it was all harmless of course, he's a neighbor and was picking up something from Brad/ Lizardskins :)

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