Dodger Night

Some friends of ours had tickets they weren't using so they offered them to us. Brad was a too little and Mac had been sick so McKay took the girls with Alisa. They were glad Alisa came with them so they didn't have to go to the bathroom in the 'icky' boys bathroom that 'always smells.' They had tons of fun. The girls think that Dodger games are the best! I couldn't believe they lasted through the whole game (it even went into extra innings!) The Dodgers won and it was a great night!

Rally cap in the 10th inning.

Singing 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame'

Little Red Hen

Anna was sooo excited to do her play "The Little Red Hen." She has such a great teacher and a fun class. I can't believe her Kindergarten year is almost over! I am so sad. By the time she performed her play Carly and I knew almost all of the songs. Anna had her part memorized and pretty much all of the other kids parts in her class. She was a farmer. She told me before the play which parts were funny so I would know when to laugh. :) Good job Anna - we love you!

One Month Old (coming up for air)

This post is for my brother. He used to tease me about making posts about Mac everytime he got a month older. So this is for you Trav! Brad is now one month old! (Actually he is older than a month but blogging has taken a definite back seat (more like it's been in the trunk) since he was born.) On one hand it has gone by fast. But on the other hand...

These last few weeks have been some of the LONGEST of my life. Of course we feel super blessed and excited to have Rad Brad but it has been a little rough! I have heard a lot of people say if you can handle three kids you can handle ten. I think we will revise that statement to say four kids. He is actually a pretty normal/good baby... it is the combination of all four that gets hairy. :) I feel like I am coming up for air now and things are definitely starting to look up. I even cleaned the house yesterday. Miracles never cease.
I thought this picture was so cute - he is already doing the BYU Cougar cheer and only a month old! Another FANanatic is born. (Thanks Aunt Kate for the cute shirt.)

This pic is a little fuzzy but it is right before he went to bed on the day he offically turned a month old and I had to grab the camera for one shot. I always told myself I would take tons of pictures of my kids no matter how many kids I had. Ummm I'll beg for forgiveness when he's older?

Easter Sunday

I love Easter Sunday! I have to admit I was a little bummed I missed church but all for a good cause. :) The kids looked so cute and the girls loved their pink dresses and curly hair.

Fun times with Grandma and Grandpa

Luckily Grandma Thompsen came to help us out when Brad was born. We had lots of fun with her here. It happened to be spring break as well so the kids had A LOT of time to just play. We went to the duck pond and played at the playground.

Mac just wanted to eat his bread. That was ok though because the ducks were not very hungry. We did a victory dance everytime something of ours got eaten!

Mac reading his FAVORITE book with Grandpa. Go Dog Go! He could read it 100 times a day, NO JOKE.

Playing with Grandpa.

Grandma and Brad.

Making some fun Easter treats with Grandma.

It was really sticky but fun!

Easter Egg Hunt

Grandma Thompsen brought some candy for the kids so we threw an impromptu Easter Egg Hunt. The kids had a great time and I could check that off my list and not have kids asking me 100 times a day, "Mom, when are we going to have and Easter Egg Hunt?" It was great!!!

Mac even caught on after a few eggs!

B-Rad

Brad Man, Bradster, Big Bad Brad, Baby Brad, B-Rad is doing great! We are still coming up with nicknames for him. The kids love him. Mac is still a little unsure of him but is trying to play with him. I will find Mac's cars laying next to Brad or Mac will try to shove Brad's binki in Brad's mouth (and then put it in his mouth!)

Anna and Carly are great about holding him as long as he isn't crying. That kind of stresses them out if he is upset.

"Don't worry honey I'll take care of the baby." Brock (below) is already getting some good practice.

Coming home from the hospital in the car seat for the first time. Many good times to come in that seat!
McKay holding Brad for the first time. Awesome.

Brad Thompsen Barlow

Brad was born on Monday April 6, 2009 at 10:49 am. He was 7 lbs 14 oz and 20 inches long. Rachel was once again amazing during labor and delivery as the whole process was only a few hours.

Grandma Barlow was very helpful for the first few days and now Grandma Thompsen is here helping out. Rachel and I are very grateful for wonderful families and for the great support we have. We also have a great ward and wonderful friends who are already planning more help once the family is gone. Thank you so much to everyone!!

Learning the Apostles and First Presidency

Rachel and I love using this to teach the children and they love it. Many of you may already know about this but just thought I would share it. Click here for the original link.

He Lives

We testify to each of you that He lives. We know Christ loves us and we know that because of Him, that only through Him, we can have Eternal Life. As a family we pray we will always remember Him.