Halloween 2008

We had a great Halloween at the Barnes house. Much to my delight, Ryan didn't put up much of a fuss about wearing the train engineer costume. And Brandon was happy as a clam to be dressed up in Ryan's 1st halloween froggie costume.

Ryan went to my sister in law's office for afternoon trick-or-treating and hit our neighborhood pavement in the evening. With the exception of houses with big dogs... Ryan had a blast!

Voters love animals!

http://www.hsus.org/farm/news/ournews/prop2_california_110408.html

Voters in California approved an historic ballot measure to halt the inhumane confinement of animals on factory farms—by an overwhelming margin.
Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, said, "California voters have taken a stand for decency and compassion and said that the systemic mistreatment of animals on factory farms cannot continue. All animals deserve humane treatment, including animals raised for food."

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 months.. almost

Yesterday I looked at the calendar and realized Brandon is almost 4 months old... wow. You never fully understand the meaning of "how time flies" until you have children.

Green grass is now white grass

Woke up to snow today! Ryan was SO excited and asked if we could build a snowman. We didn't have quite enough snow to do that.. but had I been off today, I would have done my best!

Friends

Make new friends, but keep the old.

One is silver, the other is gold.

A circle is round, it has no end.

That's how long, I will be your friend.

A fire burns bright, it warms the heart.

We've been friends, from the very start.

You have one hand, I have the other.

Put them together, We have each other.

Silver is precious, Gold is too.

I am precious, and so are you.

You help me, and I'll help you

and together we will see it through.

What am I talking about? COFFEE, of course!!! A sugar free vanilla soy extra hot latte, to be exact. Just in case you're wondering or feel generous.

Sleep is NOT overrated

Can a 2 month old baby sense when you REALLY want them to go back to sleep? I'm wondering because Brandon seems to know when I have to get up at 5:30am and picks those nights to wake up 3 or more times... Is it that he wants to spend more time with mommy knowing she has to go to work the next day? Thank God for Starbucks..

Mind over matter

Freezing temperatures, rain, snow and hail couldn't keep Brett from finishing the Pikes Peak Ascent in 3 hours 38 minutes. He finished 257th (overall) and 219th (men).

Here is Brett with our friend Judd. Judd's wife Lisa and I drove up the mountain to retrieve our husbands but were stuck 13 miles up due to weather. After they plowed the road we headed back down and waited in Manitou Springs. Thankfully we ran into Brett shortly after (still shivering with blue lips) we arrived in Manitou. Some kind strangers had given him a ride down from the top.