May

This weekend is our 5th Anniversary! I can't believe it's been that long. We've survived 2 kids, 3 different houses, several vacations, bought 2 cars, sold 2 cars, and hope for many more fun and exciting things to come ;-). Josh and I are staying at the Black Swan Inn on Friday night. We stayed there on our honeymoon and love it. I can't wait. It's going to be our first night ever away from Daniel. I know he'll be fine, but like Josh said, it's a mother's right to worry.
Then the next weekend, we are going camping with Josh's family. His parents reserved a cabin last fall for Christmas. Due to different stuff, it was on, then off, then on, then off, and they rescheduled it for Memorial Day. Well, they went up there to check out the cabin, and the road to get to it is washed out. So now, the cabin is off again. I guess its just not meant to be! So, we will just be camping. It'll be Daniel's first time camping. We are all excited. Lindsay loves camping so much and she has been looking forward to it for weeks!
Then, the next week after that, we are going to Las Vegas with my parents! Josh has a bowling tournament down there. We have been planning this for months (Josh got invited to the tournament the day Daniel was born, so 15 months!). We are excited. It is about 7 1/2 hours from our house. I hope the kids travel well.
Here are some pics of me and kids from Mother's Day. I think the kids look cute.

Capri Suns?

I was getting Lindsay dressed today, and told her she could wear capris. She put them on, and then a few minutes later said, "Mommy, why do I have to wear Capri Suns?"
I love how their minds work! She makes me smile every day!

Cleaning

I got this cleaning list from a friend online, and I think its great. I'm going to start doing it so I can (try to) keep my house clean! Feel free to use and adapt as you need!

Cleaning Chart

Monday

KITCHEN DAY:

Clean out and sanitize refrigerator.

Organize pantry and cupboards.

Take out trash.

Re-fill canisters.

Sanitize trash can.

Sanitize kitchen.

Wipe down cabinets.

Clean stove, oven, and microwave.

Clear clutter off counters.

Sweep and mop floor.

Plan and give FHE.

Tuesday

LIVING ROOM DAY:

Dust all furniture.

Clean glass door, window, television, mirror, and pictures.

Vacuum under couch cushions and couch.

Wash, Dry and replace place mats and chair cushions.
Vacuum living room.

Disinfect all toys.

Organize toy baskets.

Put booster in dishwasher.

Organize bookshelf.

Wednesday

OFFICE/ENTRY DAY:

Vacuum office.

De-clutter desk.

Dust desk.

Windex pictures, window and monitor.

Sanitize keyboard and mouse.
Organize office closet.

De-clutter craft table.

Take out trash.

Organize coat closet.
Organize toy closet and movies.
Sanitize toys.

Sweep and mop entry.

Thursday

BATHROOM DAY:

Sanitize bathroom and trash can.

Clean tub, toilet, sink and mirror.

Sanitize toothbrushes and potty seat.

Organize cupboard under sink.

Organize medicine cabinet.
Re-fill toilet paper.

Wash towels and rugs.

Replace towels and rugs.

Sweep and mop floor.

Organize linen closet.

Friday

KIDS’ BEDROOM DAY:

Clean under beds.

Clear off dressers.

Dust dressers.

Organize bookshelf, closet, and drawers.

Wash and replace sheets.

Vacuum.

MASTER BEDROOM DAY:

Clean under bed.

Clear off dressers.

Dust dressers.

Organize closets and drawers.

Wash and replace sheets.

Vacuum.

Every morning:

Exercise.

Shower/get ready.

Scriptures.

Tidy our bedroom.

Make our bed.

Tidy kids’ room.

Make kids’ beds.

Tidy bathroom.

Breakfast.

Get kids dressed.

Unload dishwasher.

Load breakfast dishes.

Wipe down table and booster.

Wipe down counters.

Empty trash cans around house.

Play time with kids.

Every afternoon:

Lunch.

Wipe down table and booster.

Load lunch dishes.

Run dishwasher.

Check the mail.

Put kids down for naps.

Wipe down counters.

Play time with kids.

Every evening:

Tidy living room.

Make dinner.

Load dinner dishes.

Run dishwasher.
Wipe down table and booster.

Wipe down counters.

Play time with kids.

Weekly Things:

Prepare week’s menu.

Grocery shop for the week.

Check bank account online.

Record all receipts in budget.

Write in journal.

Ironing.

What we're up to

Yes, we are all alive and well at the Barrow household. It's been a crazy month. In the middle of March, the kids and I went to Idaho to help Grandma Twitchell. She tore up her knee by sitting down wrong in a chair on Daniel's birthday, and had to have knee surgery. Lindsay was "Grandma's big helper". She would get Grandma anything she needed and was actually a big help. She is such a good girl and is a really good helper.

March 27-29, we went to Idaho for Hannah's birthday party and McKayla's baby blessing. Hannah is growing up to be such a big girl. Her and Lindsay have always been best friends. They are really cute together. McKayla's baby blessing was good. She is a really cute baby and Lindsay loved seeing all of her cousins. There is getting to be a lot of them! Kamryn, Kelli, Karter, Jerome, Remington, McKayla, and then Lindsay and Daniel. There is always chaos when they are all together, but it is fun. They all love playing together.

Lindsay and Hannah- Best Friends Forever!

Lindsay playing dress-up at Hannah's party

Another 'fun' thing we have been up to is moving! We found out on March 9 that we had to be out of our condo on April 7. So, we found another condo, about 3/10ths of a mile away, that is (almost) exactly the same (and rent is only $9 more...why they have it as a random number, we still haven't figured out). The only difference between this and the old one is the floorplan is mirrored. There are also some minor differences. This one has a few more kitchen cupboards (yay), carpet in the living room except for tile (yay), but no ice maker (boo), and the water pump sounds like a trumpet when you turn the water on (boo). But, we like it and are trying to get everything unpacked. Josh's parents came and helped us move, and we were so grateful. We couldn't have done it without them. My parents were planning on coming, but my mom was having complications from her surgery and couldn't. We missed them. We also had about 6 guys from our old ward help us unload the truck, and it went way fast.

Yesterday we went to 'Baby Animal Days' at the America West Heritage Center. It was really fun, although a little expensive. Lindsay got to hold a baby duck, baby rabbit, baby turkey, and pet a whole bunch of baby farm animals. She also got to ride a horse and have her picture taken with the Easter Bunny. Both her and Daniel had fun. They were both asleep before we got to the highway!Lindsay and the baby duck. This was her favorite one until it scratched her..
.then she just let go! Luckily, I caught it.

Lindsay holding the rabbit

Lindsay and the baby lamb.

Daniel loved the horsies!

The kids and the Easter Bunny. Lindsay didn't want to sit on his lap,
so I finally convinced her to stand by him if Daniel sat on his lap.

Lindsay riding the horse...we'll have to take her to Jeremy and
Jess's so she can really ride a horse...this one was kind of lame.

Here are the kids in their new Easter outfits. They are so cute!

Snow, and a cute boy

Yesterday we got a TON of snow! They said on the news we got 17 inches! Paradise, a town about 10-15 miles south of here, got 30 inches! Here are some pictures of the roof of our garage, and our van. The day before, we had no snow and green grass.

And here is a cute little boy (Don't mind the messy room and no pants on!)

Folding his arms

Raising his arms

Pointing/showing he's 1 He won't hold his one finger up, he always points instead

Clapping his hands

Pictures!

We got the kid's pictures taken for Daniel's birthday. Some of them aren't my favorite, but overall, I think they're great! Enjoy!