To Cohen We Go!

Oh our sweet little Cohen!

More pics to come! It's getting late and Ken and I have been taking care of a sick little Lily all weekend, so we are a bit wiped as well! Fever, throwing up, the whole sha-bang...probably the saddest thing I've ever seen. Apparently the rumor of getting sick on a plane is in fact, TRUE!!!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Look Gram, I put on my best dress for your birthday! Shoes and all...does it count if my socks look like shoes??We celebrated Linda's birthday in August with a Sunday brunch at our house - a beautiful sunny day with great food, family, backyard fun, and some morning cocktails for some always makes for a great Sunday morning!

BTW - congrats to Rick, Melissa and Luke...Baby Sister is on her way -Lily can't wait for her new cousin so there's another girl in this Barton Boys Club only! We're slowly breaking the mold!!

A little zipline in the backyard for the kids after eating

And I do mean all the kids...

Sundays aren't Sundays without a little tackle football...or some sort of rough housing!

And some tree climbing...of course, it's Will that started and ended the scaling

Lily watched with a look that said, "Boys are soooo weird!"
Hey, she never said her cousin dealt with a full deck...
A great day all and all but the party can't end until birthday kisses are given out! Happy Birthday Grandma, we love you!

Five years and going! Actually like 65...

For anyone who doesn't know, I say 65 since Ken and I have known each other since I was 17! 17!! Initially met on my recruiting trip down to southern Colorado but he didn't give me a high five until my freshman year. And yes, I do literally mean a high five! Here's to the next five years and many more high fives - love you Ken! Lily had a sleep over party with her cousins while we headed up to Park City for the night. Lily is pretty happy we made it to five, too!
Thank you Brockbanks for making our night and Lily's night a blast!

So excited...kisses for all!

Happy Birthday Rick!

As usual, I'm catching up on the blog updates so - Happy Birthday Rick! With just a little bit of smoke, Rick turned 28 years old!! I may be off but who's counting? :)

A little prep from Will and supervision from Uncle Bob.

Luke is totally unaware of the chaos ensuing behind him...who's crazy kids are those anyways?!

So if we were ever wondering what side of the family Lily takes after...

All partied out...

Next stop, the Yacht Club

Lily took her first boating trip not too long ago but because safety comes first - Ken went out and bought her a life jacket, which was probably the cutest thing I had ever seen!
We may have a future pro-wakeboarder on our hands...Lil was totally diggin' the fast boat and wind in her hair.
She does not like, however, sun safety...the hat kept getting pulled off and we put it back on; pulled off; put on; pulled off...

And, of course, a family photo on the water And after a long day of wakeboarding, waves, and sun, Lil is all tuckered out. It was a good day...

Sun City Tour aka Corona Tour

Kenny Chesney came to town...been there, done that so I was actually excited to see Miranda Lambert for the first time! A couple weeks ago, the Sun City Tour came to my stadium (yes, I said it, my stadium) which was supposed to have Sugarland as well...but kinda mad at Jennifer Nettles because they were doing studio time during the tour, consequently she's having vocal issues and even more consequently, they cancelled their show. Rumor has it Kenny was pissed...Chesney, not my Kenny. So big bummer on that but Miranda kicked the girl power and Chesney always puts on a great show...plus, great friends all around us, so we had a fun and fabulous time! And I didn't really have to work so even better!!
Beer in hand, Ken on my arm...the night (kidless, mind you) is just beginning!

Good friends (also one kid short) joining us

T-Bone is singing....


I'm clapping to the beat....

Having such a good time, gotta do a photo op while someone gets another round...
More friends join - Ken's soccer bud, Todd Miller, gets in on the fun - he and his wife also got a babysitter...these are the highlights of our lives now!

uh, a couple songs and a few beers later!

Did I mention we had a Real Salt Lake game the next night? Ya, still deciding if the concert was worth it....

Baby Cohen Arrives...early!

I'm a little slow to announce (surprise, surprise) but here is my first and my new and my teeny, tiny, ball of cuteness nephew Cohen James Fee born on July 19th, 3 1/2 weeks early but already weighed 6.7 lbs and 20 inches long! My sis is thanking the Lord that he decided to join the world before his due date because really, where would my tiny sister hold a 10lb baby??

Congrats Syd & Branden on not only your new reason to smile but surviving the first two weeks...it's a breeze from here on out. Ha! Do you believe me? I didn't think so...

And he is such a boy already...notice the hand tucked in the pants!

We asked Lily how excited she was to have a new cousin and she could hardly contain her joy!