Water play

When we got home the other night from dinner, we needed to water. The Kyndahl helped Daddy put out the sprinkler and then asked if she could run through.... of course sister wanted to play too....

 Thinking about it...

 Getting braver...

 Then loving it!

My Peanut...

She's getting so big! She months and growing... she is so different from her sister! Not only is she on the 50th percentile for height and weight, she is attitudinal! Take anything away from her and she screams at you!! Right now Kyndahl is mean to Kaylah but soon enough Kaylah will be bigger and can take care of her own. 

 We are working on potty training and she is doing really well most of the time. Last weekend I didn't have to change a wet diaper except after sleeping!! She did so well. And last night she is standing in the living room yelling at me and trying to pull off her diaper so I asked if she needed to go potty, she signed for it, we went and she did have to go!!

 She talks a lot less than sister did at this age but she understands everything!! My little one is growing up! Hard to believe at this age for Kyndahl I was one month away from having Kaylah!!

Carnival time (in the ghetto)... (Sept 12)

On Thursday I was up early and on facebook... I know imagine that!! And if I commented on the Shop Brazos post I would win 10 ride tickets to the carnival, so I did. Then I found out the carnival is in the ghetto of Bryan!! Oh well, we still got the tickets and still went on Sunday. The tickets were great- without them we would have spent almost $40 and we ended up only spending $5 (we HAD to have a funnel cake!!!). Kaylah did ride the carosel but since we were both on it at the same time with the girls, we couldn't get a picture (but she was terrified!!). Plus it was great, there were only about 2 other kids at the whole thing, so no lines!

 Can you tell this was her favorite ride... she rode it over and over again!!

 This one, not so much!! It was high and never came down... we had to stop it early to get her off!

 Everyone rode the ferris wheel together! Mommy doesn't like heights all that much so the smile was not happening... but the girls LOVED it!

 She figured out that you could honk the horn on the front and back seats at the same time!!!

They both had a blast, it was next to free, we only stayed about 45 mins and then headed to see Aunt Marilyn and Uncle Tom for dinner! All in all a good day!

Sept 11th Tailgating Take 1

The girls went to their first tailgate this weekend! They had a blast. We ate with Megan and Micah then headed to the Kid's Zone and to watch march in. They loved the band and the Cav on their horses. It really was fun to watch them!! Then we shipped Kaylah off with Grams to head to bed and went in the gates with Kyndahl! It was a great day to spend at the Aggie game with my big girl and husband! 

Having fun at tailgate! Food, football and friends! 

Having fun watching the march in... every now and then they smile for the camera! The kid's zone was taken down by the time we got down there but they enjoyed watching the band and the marching and the horses just as much!

This is as good as the family picture got! Well at least we tried! 

Kyndahl was a little scared, Kaylah wanted to get her and Daddy actually posed for the picture! Great opportunity but didn't do us much good!! 

Too much going on to take a picture with Mommy! 

Watching the "Aggies" march in... Kyndahl is convinced that Aggies are corp boys and football players and that's it!

Aggie game Take 1

Resting in the shade of the ramp to put on sunscreen and stay out of the sun for a few minutes before heading down to our seats. When we did head down, we were on the 12th row and at the time not many people were in front of us and she was very concerned because we didn't get to go on the field with the Aggies like she wanted to!

GAME TIME!! She thought the jet fly over was amazing... even though she wanted to wear ear plugs. It was hot but she was up and down and met some friends and really did have a good time. The picture of her on her Daddy's shoulders is actually here yelling like Aggies to as the 12th Man. Her "AAAAAA" was quite high pitched but it was adorable!!!

She was enthralled with the band... its the stillest she sat all night! She sat on Daddy's shoulders and was mesmerized! SHE LOVED IT! It helps that that is Daddy's favorite part of the whole thing too!

She loved the Calvary as they were coming in and thought the cannon was great. We took her down as we were leaving and she wanted to take a picture with it! She even got to stand about 10 feet away and here it fire! She didn't want those silly boys standing in her picture but Mommy and Daddy were ok!

As we were leaving, she wanted to pose for these pictures...

she thought "the dog" was way too cool

and these just looked like fun... we actually have four of these because she had to take a picture with each one, not just the whole thing!

Barbee Reunion

Where it all began! The Barbee family reunion has been in Glen Rose at Oak Dale park for over fifty years. Honey, my dad's mom, and her family started the Barbee reunion. Honey had three sisters and two brothers. The only sister left is Aunt Rachel and the only spouses left are Grandpa Bill and Uncle Joe. They were all recognized this year for their outstanding contribution to our families. Grandpa Bill will be 89 at the end of September and is one of the cornerstones of our family.

Each year on Labor Day weekend we load up and head to Glen Rose for a great family affair. We may only see each other once a year but we're still family!

The whole crew... there were 67 of us total this year!

the cousins... from eldest to youngest

Family pictures are a must... unless of course you have the camera because somehow your family doesn't end up with a picture!?!!? :)

Pool time is a must... the pool at Oak Dale is one of the oldest in Texas. It was actually dug by oxen pulling plows!! It's not the cleanest but its huge and had lots of Barbee memories in it! This year it was closed on Sunday (drama in Glen Rose) so we ended up heading to the Best Western to let the girls swim. They had a blast!

Throw in some family time sitting and talking, a big Sunday lunch and of course some washer pitching and its good clean fun!

Kids being kids... we brought the baby pen so that the little ones would have a place to play without that much dirt and without having to be held all the time. Snow cones are a must and a trip to the river to see if there is actually any water this year is a kid favorite.





The one time of the year that we all get to play 42. These were some of the funniest and most fun domino games I think I've ever played. From Molly bidding "3" to Will being "Mr. Competitive", we had some great cousin time! We really should do it more often!