Brother and Sister Descriptive printables

*Update – do NOT make signs when you are preoccupied with 2 kids! Otherwise you misspell words and don’t notice until everyone points it out! But don’t worry, I’ve fixed my spelling of “rowdy” on the BROTHER sign. I’m starting to get things together to decorate the kids’ room. Once Baby Girl moves out of our […]

Mom of 2

Having baby #2 is so much less stressful than #1. I felt like I knew what to expect. I wasn’t going to bring a baby home and sit there with the “what now” look on my face! What we weren’t ready for was dealing with an almost 2 year old, while taking care of the baby. Not that it […]

Welcome Gracie

Baby Girl Barker has arrived! She is so amazing and perfect in every single way. We are so happy to have her as part of our family. It already seems like she’s been here forever and we couldn’t imagine life without her. Gracie Jayne Barker. Born at 8:22 am on 07/10/11, weighing 7lbs 6oz and […]

Personalized necklace from GroopDealz

What better way to celebrate the birth of Baby Girl Barker than to buy a beautiful personalized necklace with each family member’s names on it? I am ecstatic to get this necklace and wear it everyday!! You can get this necklace too. It is for sale at GroopDealz right now for a 45% savings!! You […]

Can you believe it?

Can you believe that the day is almost here? Tomorrow morning I will be getting up bright and early to go bring this little one into the world. We are so excited to have her as part of our family, but to tell you the truth, the past 2 days I have been a nervous […]

Cow Appreciation Day

Tomorrow is the day!!! Everyone clear your schedules so you are available tomorrow to get your FREE combo meal from Chick-fil-A!! All you have to do is dress like a cow and you get a FREE combo meal of your choice! Last year, The Little Man and I went and got our FREE food! We […]

Happy 4th of July Weekend

Is anyone else ecstatic about this weekend? This is my ALL TIME FAVORITE part of the year!! BBQ’s, Parades, Carnivals, Popsicles, Cotton Candy, Fireworks, Shaved Ice, Watermellon….I could go on and on. Today we started our great weekend by cleaning our car (it could pass as a new car now!) then we bought fireworks and our […]

Great deals

There’s two fabulous deals I thought I would quickly share with you. First, the $20 Gift Certificate for just $10 Groupon is back!! Hurry and grab it. And if you got it last time, you can get it again! This is a great way to save on Back to School shopping if you plan on […]

Strawberry Days —- HERE WE COME!

I am so excited for today!!! William and I are making the treck back home (where I grew up) to attend Strawberry Days!!! I grew up attending this every year. The carnival, parade, concerts, rodeo, shops, and of course STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM!! I can not wait for William to experience his first carnival and rodeo […]

The last little while has finally seemed like Summer. We are loving it at the Barker House!!! Unfortunately we have been having so much fun, that the blog got neglected! Don’t you worry, I PROMISE to catch you up on everything that has happened. We have been keeping busy by Crafting Riding 4-wheelers Running thru sprinklers […]

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