Gllleeeeek

Heads up to all my fellow Gleeek'ers.

Oxygen channel is having a Gleekathon on Saturday!

All the Gleee you can handle.

I'm in.

Now to just find that channel

and if I don't have it....i will be at your house ;)

P.S

Finally a new episode this Tuesday! Finally

I'm NINE months old

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!

my mom and dad can't

woooooaah. slow down.

I:

• Love to eat. Mixed veggies, fruits, bread, juice. Everything {my aunt says I eat like a pigeon}
• Crawl quicker then my parents can walk. Gates open-I'm there. Doors open-I'm out.
• I talk a lot. Mostly maamaa maamaa. Sometimes daadaa.
• I can stand on my own for a couple seconds before falling on my bottom.
• I am happy.
• I laugh a lot.
• I drool a lot. Especially with all my teeth coming in. I have three bottom. Two top. Two more top coming in.

I would rather play then sleep. Waking at four a.m for a bottle doesn't make mom and dad happy. They just put a stop to that and I am taking it pretty well.

• I jump, scream, and get very excited when I see my cousins.
• I learned to quack like a duck!

• I weigh 20lbs 40th %ilte and 26.5 inches 66th%ile
• Blue eyes
• Hair getting darker with waves in the back
  

I am a busy busy busy busy boy!

{making it hard for my mom to get a picture of me}

Winter days are worth it...

when you are lucky enough to take a trip up north to "the cabin"!

What a great week/weekend we enjoyed with MANY laughs

TONS of food

and GOOD friends.

We started off a bit rocky:

Jerod ended up going to the doctor and yes indeed he had strep throat!

Doctors orders included a shot in the rump & 24 hours of rest....

which made for a limping man with a sore behind ;)

and a very quiet non-enthusiastic body

but

within 24 hours he was up and about

and back to his normal smart-alic self!

And then:

Becky and I decided to try cross country skiing

{our first since we were forced to for gym class in high school on the FLAT football field}

First mistake:

Taking the RED trail-the long one!

Second mistake:

Using dad's ski's after he had just waxed them!

Third mistake:
It was NOT FLAT, but very hilly

Becky made it down the hill???????

I made it down the hill ?????
Can you guess who fell...


ME.
Not once, not twice, three times!

We made it!

Red faces and all.

An hour and a half later.

And I will NEVER do it again.

It was just THAT fun!

There was time for fishing

{Biggest fish caught by Megan}

Snowmobiling on the Itasca State Park Trails

{boys are wild riders and girls not so much...

making for a slight crash involving a puffy snowy ditch

and MY hand breaking the break off the snowmobile.

Break $30.00 replacement/hand black and blue}

Makes for some VERY tired boys....

and some funny girls who messed around with them as they slept!

We celebrated a birthday party!

with:

Decorations! Dinner at Zorbaz!

Cake! Jello Shots! Games!

and WET Silly String!

{Must shake longer next time before spraying...sorry ;)}

Breck was SUCH a trooper!

a lover!

a flirt!

He had so many people goo'ing over him!

I heart him.

We were sooooooo wore out

Jerod drove home

and we took some naps!

Thanks Kormaniks for a great time once again!

Oh Yes She Did.......

Leave her blog open again.

What can I say about that blonde sister of mine, she just never learns. Hee Hee

But I do think she is an awesome sister. She certianly helped me out big time today with a bit an 'Ellery Crisis'. I am so lucky to have her right here in town and not only right here in town, but 3 blocks away. I love that our kids are growing up knowing each other so well. They spend so much time together, I think Breck might actually think they are his brother and sister. Funny guy. We love him to pieces.

Thanks a million Hannah. Love you.

Your favorite, smart sister,
Stacie

PS. In the photo in the previous post...yes I am sporting a mullet, but I think that was 'in' at the time and yes I think that I tucked my sweatshirt into my pants but that was because I was a dork.

The blog below "My Dreams"

Was written by my wonderful sister "auntie goofy"

and her little sidekick

"cousin crazy"

Again...this is what happens when your working

and they are SUPPOSE to be watching your child

1). You get a crazy blog post with a good laugh

2). A son who hasn't napped and can't function enough to even take a bottle and go to bed

fired.

thanks guys!

And this picture

just makes me LAUGH a lot!

{me, Zach, Stacie, Aunt Kathie, & Tyler Easter at the farm}

Check out the Ty/Breck resemblance W.O.W

My Dreams.

I dream of:

playing tetris.
eating meat.
more snow.
tight pants.
holes in my socks.
jama jeans.
driving an el rancho.
feeding my baby dairy.

I am:
so awesome.
not a blonde.
crazy about Elvis.
lazy.
addicted to TV.

I want:
a maid.
a new puppy.
VW Beetle
to win at tetris
eat a hot dog.
to play the tamborine.

And award for mom of the year ....

goes to this girl!

Don't feel bad if you didn't get a Christmas card, even though they were all written out addressed and all

because

pretty much NOBODY got one from the Barrick's

because

I'm really on top of things and didn't send them out

and

now it's to late and if I sent them I would look like a goof

and

if my husband found out...

well...he would just shake his head and say AGAIN!

So here is your Christmas card!

Your all very welcome.

I promise I'm a MUCH better mom

and don't forget how much I LOVE THIS BOY!

This weekend was soooooooooooooo cold so we stayed in.

We had bath time.

And of course snack time.
Along with snuggling and lots of naps!
Happy Sunday everyone!
Hoping for a QUICK week for all!

I have a confession...

i'm addicted to these!

YES everyone who knows me knows of my love for chocolate

and knows that after dinner I always need a piece

and when some girl friends came over the other day I was all out of chocolate

and they were shocked by this

but not anymore.

I'm all stocked up on Hershey kisses caramels mmmmmmm.

This week my little man wasn't feeling well

and niether was his mamma {not sure if I was acually getting sick or lack of sleep}

Breck was running a temp for three days

making for one misarable little guy and one sad mom and dad

He was so sad, wouldn't play, laugh, smile

just wanted to snuggle

he would lay his head down on pillows and rest {definatly not feeling alright}

So we snuggled and snuggled and snuggled

Breck and I went to bed early last night 8:00 pm early {expecting another long night of fevers and not feeling well}

And didn't wake up till 6:00am for a bottle then back to sleep till 8:45am

to a HAPPY HEALTHY {no fever, besides a stuffy nose and cough} BABY!

We are back to playing and smiling!

Oh

and one funny thing:

Breck is all congested and you can hear it in his chest

so to have him clear it.... I cough...so he will copy me...then he coughs and clears it out :) ha ha!

He also has been patting my back all morning because I have been patting his back for the last three days of comforting him!

ALRIGHT...back to the confession!

Now that I feel better

NO excuses. I must exercise. Especially if I keep indulging in those kisses!

And I have a great motivator/workout partner 90 minutes away

and I have to get ready for a busy summer and weddings!

NO excuses.

it's ok....

to have one of these

especially after the day I had today.

It's quite embarrassing, but I guess I will tell you anyways.

So today I went shopping

and it was fun

but I had a couple "Hannah moments" I'm not proud of

but let me make you all feel better about yourselves and laugh

So I was shopping at my favorite store TJMAX

and I found this

{storage bench for all the toys in our empty living room because we have had to baby proof}

It was perfect

soft, no sharp corners, didn't slam little fingers {i checked}

but I was thinking what would Jerod think if I brought it home hmmm

so as i was checking it out {sitting down close to it checking it out}

waiting for my mom to come look to help me decide {i can't make decisions very well}

I was thinking {staring into space}

and this nice young girl {young = teens/early twenties} approaches me

and asks if I'm ok, do i need help {she thought I was sick or hurt}

She was so concerned! How nice.

but nope JUST THINKING! I FELT SO DUMB!!!!

Then at Scheels..

I decided to take the stairs instead of the escalator {my work out for the day}

and what did I do!

TRIPPED UP THE STAIRS!

I look up to see people staring at me

Ohhhh wow.

Then at home....

I grabbed a stool to look in the cupboard for the thermometer {Breck hasn't been feeling well...but not temp.}

and I fell off the stool.

What a good day :)

Yummmmm

This was the buffet of food we enjoy Sunday morning at mom and dad's house!
They invited us {Breck} out for breakfast because they missed us {Breck}
and when we arrived they were so happy to see us {Breck}

They had homemade waffles, eggs IN toast, and ham!
And WE enjoyed it so much....enjoyed it while Breck was entertained by everyone else
and we got to eat! eat! eat!

And when Breck's around...Calvin's right by his side
and someday Breck will be following him around!
{p.s. Breck had cheerios stuck to his head prior to this shot & Calvin has eggs in his teeth}

Then the dad's took the boys
and the mom's + grandma Shirley & Ellery
went shopping!
And got a sneak peek of our sister -law's- to be DRESS!
oh how pretty! I can't wait for the big day!

Lunch date

We had a lunch date on Friday

at the Pizza Ranch

Us mom's got to chat a bit

while the kids played!

These two will be double trouble someday!

Then we went home to play some more!

Playing in our Carhartts {ready to go fishing with dad}

A typical night

at the Barrick house

goes like this {on days I don't work...wed. & Thurs.}

Well we wake up whenever...

get dressed whenever...

do whatever we want all day long

Then dad comes home to DINNER cooked by ME

{because I love to cook & love to have dinner on the table}

We eat dinner together

{Breck sits and begs for food, throws his cup on the floor, smears food in his hair & entertains us}

Then while Breck finishes up with snacks

{I swear he could eat all day long if allowed}

Jerod does the dishes!
And dances and makes faces at Breck
while I relax some more...oh and take pictures and laugh at my boys!

{ok really during the day I get a lot done...i'm not THAT lazy}

Woooooowwwwwww! nice face Jerod
and I was wondering why Breck's tongue is always hanging out!

Family Fun night....

is sticking our fingers in our dad's ears!

or pulling his hair & laughing

{in which I don't encourage at all}

these are the things we do to keep Breck up

since he has decided lately he doesn't feel the need to take an afternoon nap!

Then at six he wants to go to bed, just to be up again at six a.m!

not ok.

So we do everything we can to play and entertain him!

dad of the year...and I mean it...no sarcasm here

Aren't they cute!

I just love them!

Our weekend...

See this wet face

it's because we cut another tooth

{three on the bottom & two still poking in on the top sides}

Our weekend was pretty tame:

G'ma & G'pa Smith took Breck Friday night

so we could have dinner with some friends
and the rest of the weekend was spent

playing with my lil' man

He is now learning to walk with one of his walking toys,

babbles ALL the time

mama, dada, baba, spitting, screeching, laughing

and recently always has his tongue hanging out

{like the picture above}

We enjoyed eating :)

playing & laughing

napping & snuggling

and topped off Sunday night

with a bubble bath!

Happy Weekend All

lets hope for a quick week.

Look what I learned to do...

And my bad mom watched me...
she took pictures...


she watched me play with the curtains...
then I stopped to take a break and chew on my chair...
then fell on my head...mom of the year
but I laughed afterwards! I'm such a tough guy!

Diaper Dancing

Bustin' a move

like his dad :)

{oh darn...it's sideways...will have to do for now...i'll repost later}

Bath Time Belly Laughs

This makes my

DAY

NIGHT

WORLD!

TP fun..

We have toys

lots & lots

of toys.

But we would rather play with toilet paper!

He climbs it

climbs over it

falls over it

ohhh what fun!

Until I'm running to the bathroom
and realize there's no TP!

How are we doing you aks?

G.R.E.A.T

We had our ENT check up appointment today

and our ears look fabulous!

Yahhhhhhhhhhh.

Now...

we are just working on our teeth.

And I see two tiny teeth poking out on top!

{nope, not the the two front teeth...but the side ones...yup, fangs}

That's why these cute little toesies had to snuggle with mom & dad last night!
That's alright...you can snuggle with me ANYTIME :)
my little sunshine!