The Garbers

Picnic

2009-07-18T22:38:00.001-07:00

We had such a fun day today! We went to my dad's company picnic and enjoyed bbq, icecream, great weather, family, friends, and fun games. Daniel and my dad won the water balloon toss (Go Team!!!) and both went home happy with a Subway gift card enough for 2 lunches this week....or maybe one family lunch ;-) In the paddleboat race pictures you can see how awesome Daniel and Ryan were doing! They were so far ahead! Daniel also showed us his basketball 'skills' I didn't know he had! Lol I love spending time with my family :-D
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Grr!

2009-07-11T14:01:00.001-07:00

I left for an hour and a half to go to the store while Kennedy was SUPPOSED to be napping and this is what I came back to. =c( Poor Daniel just cleaned up her room. She saw my face and said, "Just 'elax...it okay" I think I'm burning more calories cleaning up after Kennedy than working out lately...
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Cow Appreciation Day

2009-07-10T16:13:00.001-07:00

FUN!!! We met Daddy for lunch with our quick cow costumes.
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Klove Event

2009-07-06T10:49:00.001-07:00

We had so much fun today! Kennedy and I picked up Daddy at work for lunch and went to the Mall of Louisiana. There was free chick fil a, hand massages for mommies, coloring pages, face painting, free carousel rides....A TON!
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Pool!

2009-07-05T15:45:00.001-07:00

It has been so hot lately, so we bought a cute cheap pool to enjoy :-) better than staying inside all summer!
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Video

2009-06-21T17:19:00.001-07:00

Name that tune! What song(s) do y'all think Kennedy was trying to sing?
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2009-06-21T17:09:00.001-07:00

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Barbie Swing

2009-06-20T20:12:00.001-07:00

Normally while I'm doing my makeup in my bedroom Kennedy will dig through my lipsticks and eyeshadows, but Wednesday she wanted to play with her new Barbies she got from our neighbor -who, by the way, is SO sweet! She's been going through her collection of Barbies & giving Kennedy all the duplicates...So anyway Kennedy got creative with a bra of mine that was hanging out of my dresser and created a 'swing' for her....I'm so glad I had the camera right next to me!

BOM

2009-06-10T17:17:00.000-07:00

Kennedy was 'reading' The Friend yesterday & said, "Mommy...I love The Book Of Mormon THIIISS Much!" (stretching both arms out) Made my heart melt :-)

I love this store!

2009-06-07T14:02:00.001-07:00

This store is a close 2nd with Ikea. Daniel didn't want to admit it @ 1st, but he likes it too.
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Feeding the people

2009-06-07T12:56:00.001-07:00

On our way to Houston I caught Kennedy shoving pretzels in her shoes. When I asked her what she was doing, she said she was feeding the people in her shoes.....lol
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Tagged

2009-04-12T20:55:00.000-07:00

Kerrie tagged me with the letter 'L'

1. Lowes-I've been living there lately! :-)
2. Louisiana
3. Laura Mills! I miss you :-)
4. laughing
5. La Cancienne's (I made it work..hee hee) don't know if it's right ;-)
6. laying on the beach in the sun (lots of sunscreen) with no kid, a magazine, & an ice cold diet coke
7. la casa (ours of course)
8. Lotion-love love love!!!
9. Limited (my favorite clothing store...it might start with "The"...lol)
10. Label Maker (I love to be organized & my label maker is my best friend)

This was fun, thanks for tagging me Kerrie!

Our baby girl's growing up

2009-03-22T20:58:00.000-07:00

Tonight when we were putting Kennedy to bed (way late) & Daniel & I told her she didn't need pajama pants & that her shirt would work just fine. She immediately said, "Well Lamby has pants on" (her stuffed lamb) LOL Daniel & I were like, "Did she just try to reason with us?" So she went to bed with pajama pants...

I Love My Husband!

2009-03-07T18:27:00.000-08:00

The past week or so I have been so stressed out w/house stuff & all the stuff being erased on our computer & Daniel has been SUCH a sweetheart! He surprised me with roses, pizza, & chocolate Thursday night. Also yesterday I had a horrible stomach flu & after I went to bed he cleaned the WHOLE apt. just like I would have. (I'm very picky, so I was impressed!) He even lysol'd the doors so germs wouldn't spread (he picks on me for doing that!) & he made dinner. So to show my appreciation- a big blog thank you!!!

Here's Daniel putting together a 'cubicle' for Kennedy's toys :-) Kennedy's pretending to hammer on her blocks like Daddy's hammering on the cubicle. Roses Daniel bought me :-)

I didn't think it was possible, but I do love Daniel more & more as the years go by. I can't think of anyone more perfect for me :-) I love you Daniel!

Kennedy's First Smiley Face

2009-03-05T12:41:00.000-08:00

Kennedy was 'supposed' to be taking a nap today...Well I went to check on her & this is what I found.

If you look real close you can see a primitive (LOL) drawing of a face. What in the world do you do in a moment like this?! I wanted to laugh & cry all at the same time. We never have a dull moment with Kennedy, that's for sure :-)

Snow Day

2009-02-18T14:34:00.001-08:00

That was our house in the snow :-)
One of our neighbor's house. Doesn't it look beautiful? Especially the sky...so peaceful
The information center at the beginning of our subdivision
I rode with Daniel to work that day (my car was in the shop & I needed his..Big Mistake on a snow day) Anyway, this guy was standing in the back of his truck on the interstate & built this snowman! Pennies for eyes & sticks for arms. Daniel & I were dying laughing :-) The snow day Kennedy & I swerved off the interstate & landed in the median in snow. Thank goodness for the kindness of strangers. :-)
This picture below is Daniel's car!

Baking Banana Muffins

2009-02-18T14:27:00.000-08:00

I totally forgot to take a picture of the final product, but they're yummy!

Mushing with hands is better :-)

Kennedy's 1st Haircut

2009-02-18T14:23:00.001-08:00

The certificate she got :-)
She looks so stinkin' cute! I'm so glad that we finally got it done. The cut makes her curls look a lot better b/c it's layered a little bit. I was so proud of Kennedy. She sat so still & chatted the whole time. She's so used to me fixing her hair every day :-)

Today

2009-02-14T19:01:00.001-08:00

Daniel reading to Kennedy her Valentine's Day book :-) They look so sweet :-)
Funny sign! LOL It's says "GUD HAIR DAYZ START WITH CHIKIN"
We went to Chick Fil A for a late lunch & they were giving everybody pink icecream for Valentine's Day.

2 Houses coming up to the side of ours We have grass, a mailbox, plants, & carpet now! Woo Hoo! We get to do our walk-through Monday morning :-)

Mary Kay Satellite Education Event

2009-02-14T18:51:00.001-08:00

What a great way to spend Valentine's Day?! Daniel & I went to a Satellite Education Event at the movies in Baton Rouge this morning. It was a wonderful morning with inspiring messages, education, & information about all the amazing products the company has developed for the spring. Daniel took notes for me the whole time! :-) What a sweetie, huh?
Some of my many MK girlfriends :-)

Game Night at The Bankstons

2009-02-13T20:42:00.001-08:00

Every time Daniel & I get the chance we go 5 miles down the road to my b/f Chara's to play games. We just had our 13 year friendship anniversary! LOL
We were playing Balderdash. Do you see how hard Daniel's thinking? LOL

Posing for the camera :-) Is Daniel trying to throw gang signs?!
Me & Ms. Cindy... We were red in the face from laughing so HARD... Daniel was totally full of bodewash that night! (Look it up)

Funny Stuff

2009-02-12T08:19:00.000-08:00

The other day I put index cards all around the house labeling things with their spanish translation for Kennedy to learn. Well, she really loves the word 'cocina' -spanish for stove. LOL She's been saying that her name is Cocina & that she has a 'friend' (imaginary) named Cocina!
Hee Hee! Kids say the funniest things. Another thing she's been doing lately-We'll be out running errands, etc & she'll start to introduce herself "Hi, what's your name?" "My name's (Cocina, Shaqweeshwa, a random name she made up) It's nice to meet you...& she'll shake their hands! Last thing about Kennedy-she's been wearing panties!! Today is Day 12 of all panties. Daniel & I feel like superheroes (Ha Ha!)

Valentine's Day FHE

2009-02-11T20:51:00.001-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day Y'all! We want y'all to know that we love y'all!!!!
Do you see Kennedy's thumbs up? I took this picture after Daniel's & she mocked him...LOL I was dying laughing :-)

Kennedy...ummm...added some "clouds" to Daddy's card...LOL
Daniel helping Kennedy

More House Pictures...Further Along

2009-02-11T20:43:00.000-08:00

Our floor!
In our kitchen, facing the front door
Lovely cabinets!!!

So we're doing our walk through Monday morning....moving soon! I'll update y'all when we get a definite date.

House Pictures

2009-02-11T20:20:00.001-08:00

Looking out of our front door at the neighbors across the street & to the left (see my car?)Next door neighbors on our street. Last week when we went, they we're already starting construction right here...2 more houses before the one you see Across the street (see our driveway?)
My office
My closet in my office
Hallway...my office is at the end...laundry room to the left...I think...Kennedy's room further down the hall to the right
Daniel & Aimee's room...Seperate closets to the left (WOO HOO!!!) I am SO EXCITED about having my own closet
In living room....my bedroom to the left & bathroom straight in front...hallway to the other rooms to the right
Livingroom, dining room/kitchen...bedrooms/bathroom to the right
Daniel walking out of our front door..our carport

LSU Basketball Game

2009-02-11T20:13:00.000-08:00

Daniel got free tickets at work one day & we went to a game! :-)

The pictures aren't the greatest because I took them with my cell phone. Can you tell how excited Kennedy is? She was jumping up & down & SCREAMING "YAY Tigers!!!" The men behind us thought she was adorable. LOL

More Christmas Pictures

2008-12-25T20:42:00.000-08:00

Kennedy learning how to dance like a princess! LOL

Our tree :-D We have a tradition of making a new ornament each year. It all started because Daniel's mom made a ton & we were gifted them when we got married. This year was the snowflakes made with popsicle sticks & white buttons.

I love Kennedy's expressions!

I figured out a new technique on my camera that allows me to take 5 quick pictures at once! I love it because toddlers DO NOT sit still...Pretty amazing, 'cuz I didn't think our camera did that. LOL Poor Kennedy & Daniel though-I had the camera in their face A LOT! I don't have time to scrapbook right now, so I'm taking pictures like crazy & saving them.

Christmas Cookies

2008-12-25T20:33:00.000-08:00

Writing a letter to Santa :-) It's SO much FUN!

Cookies & Milk for Santa & a carrot for Rudolph

Taste Tester

2008-12-25T20:30:00.001-08:00

I had to taste them, right? LOL

Making Cookies for Santa

2008-12-25T20:26:00.001-08:00

Now we just have to wait for them to cook!

Our Santa wanted chocolate chip cookies with caramel inside :-)

Oh No!

2008-12-06T15:32:00.000-08:00

I lost all my posts..I mean I have them, but they're not on my page..HELP!!!

Oh MY Gosh! So funny!!

2008-12-06T15:16:00.000-08:00

Funny Stuff & Myspace layouts

Kennedy Makeover

2008-11-14T22:18:00.000-08:00

This was so much fun!!! Daniel & I played with the virtual makeover on my website & made Kennedy over...LOL We're goofballs...

I Know Jesus!

2008-11-14T15:30:00.000-08:00

Conversation during lunch today
Kennedy: "Mommy, I know Jesus"
Aimee: "Yep...we talk to him morning & night..."
Kennedy: "Yep I know Him"
How cute!!! All the FHEs, scripture videos, & prayers are getting through to her :-) I almost teared (sp?) up :-).....Later she looked at her bologna she ate part of and said "Look it's Jesus too!" LOL I said, "Nope-that picture on the wall is"...She thinks old men with beards are Jesus too (or Grandpa) I LOVE being a Mommy!!!

BUGS

2008-11-10T14:22:00.000-08:00

Kennedy : (in the car ride home from seeing my sister) "Bugs are yummy!"
Aimee : "Really?"
Kennedy : "Yeah & spicy & ouchy....REALLY spicy....they bite me"....."Uncle Jeremy, Aunt Boo Boo, & Baby Kyle....(she goes ON with all the family) are ALL bugs."
How random, huh? LOL

Kennedy

2008-11-10T09:53:00.000-08:00

This girl gets into everything! So far last week she has tried on EVERYTHING in her closet EVERY day, jump roped with dental floss & scrubbed the stove with Daniel's toothbrush & apple juice. (It gets it extra clean, right?) Needless to say we have our whole house on Kennedy lockdown! LOL...We don't ever have a dull moment in our house :-)

Silly Kennedy

2008-11-06T19:58:00.000-08:00

Kennedy cracks me up! I was working on some stuff for preschool with her today & told her to color with a white crayon...Well she tried it & said, "Mommy it's not workin' " LOL.... She is obsessed with pantyhose too! I guess because she sees me wear them every day she wants to wear them also. Such a little Diva! Also, Daniel always teases her all the time & says "No boys til I'm dead", so every time she gets home & the neighbors across the street are home (college age boys) she yells "Hey boys!" She is a firecracker :-) I wouldn't have it any other way though "-)

Red Sox

2008-10-18T21:09:00.000-07:00

So the Red Sox have done it again! Yes they have come back from being down 3 games to 1...now tied at 3-3 they have a chance to go to the world series again to play the phillies. We will see what happens. Kennedy is finally back with the Red Sox again ....I guess that's because the Dodgers are out of it ...haha..anyways if anyone has any ideas for a first dog for Kennedy please let us know...she is really wanting a puppy. We went to the pet store today but they didn't have any puppies.
Daniel

Super Shopper!

2008-10-13T15:19:00.000-07:00

I am so excited! I saved $8.78 on toothpaste & shampoo! Daniel thinks I'm such a goof, but I LOVE a good sale :-) I'm using this new site www.couponmom.com & have saved a ton on groceries.
P.S. There was a 80% sale at Goody's Saturday...Guess who got some super cute clothes! :-)

The Truth

2008-10-11T16:08:00.000-07:00

I am sooo pumped for the Red Sox game tonight! As you can probably tell I am a big fan. Anyways, they already beat the Angels in the ALDS and now they are playing the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALCS. The first game was last night and the Red Sox won 2-0. In the National Leauge series the Dodgers are playing the Phillies. The Phillies have won the first 2 games...I am sure Kennedy is sad....regardless of my many attempts to brainwash Kennedy to like the Red Sox I think she has turned against me :)......she has been asking to watch the Dodgers play lately....go figure....maybe it is because Manny Ramirez was traded to the Dodgers....she keeps saying "let's go Dodgers, let's go!" As you could probably imagine my heart is broken :) I have spent many years (ok ...so maybe 3+ the time in mom's belly..haha) teaching and molding Kennedy to like the Red Sox....and I guess I have failed. Hopefully one day she will turn back to the truth.
Daniel

A day in the life of Princess Kennedy

2008-10-10T06:57:00.000-07:00

Kennedy HAD to wear her Cinderella costume today :-) Kennedy: "Mommy, Princesses have to brush their teeth with PINK toothpaste"
Aimee: "um, ok" :-)
I have a feeling she's not going to take the costume off anytime today! :-) She's been dancing around the house saying she's a "Doo Doo Reena" (exact words!)

Go Red Sox!

2008-10-10T06:55:00.000-07:00

Kennedy & Daniel getting ready to watch some baseball. They have my headbands that I use for my skin care classes on their heads! So silly :-)

Our House!

2008-10-10T06:48:00.000-07:00

Here's a picture from the car. This will be our road! :-) Our house will be on the right.
This is what our house will look like when it gets to this stage :-) I'm so excited! Kennedy is too. She said she wants a pink or white puppy after we move in. LOL

Cute Things

2008-10-01T19:49:00.000-07:00

This is @ Tire Kingdom too :-) I have no idea what she's doing :-)

Here Kennedy is following this old man around at Tire Kingdom :-) She kept calling him "Mee Maw" LOL I had to tell her that he's a "Pee Paw" because he's a boy & he's not HER PeePaw

Kennedy is so cute :-) She's been saying "I'll be wight back ina minute" & "I'll be back ina secont" & quoting this book "God Gave Us You" a lot lately. The book is about a polar bear momma & poppa having a baby. Kennedy quotes "and bigger...and bigger...and BIGGER" all day. It's the part in the story where the Mommy is talking about her belly :-) I think we've read the book every day for the past 2 weeks! I love moments like these :-) It makes all the tantrums & times she's colored on my walls not so bad. (BTW-our front door is a lovely shade of highlighter pink!)

Exciting News!

2008-10-01T18:13:00.000-07:00

I am SO excited! Daniel got offered a job @ FNBB about a week ago & got it :) It's such a blessing! I gotta give y'all some background info....Daniel and I had been looking for a house in Hammond/Ponchatoula area for A WHILE & couldn't find anything. The houses they did have needed repairs/in shady neighborhoods/we just didn't feel 'right' about. We were getting frustrated. I wanted to move to Denham Springs (better schools, closer to the temple), but it didn't seem reasonable with Daniel's job at Whitney so close to home. Well, totally out of the blue one day Daniel got a call from an old boss offering him a job in B.R. (Heck Yeah!) AND we'll be able to build a house in a new subdivision in Watson a mile from PeePaw Russ (my dad). This was definitely a faith building experience :-) Heavenly Father knew what was right for us, it just all came on His time table :-) Here's the link for the house renderings (what it will look like on the outside)
http://www.drhorton.com/corp/GetPlanRendering.do?dv=V3&pr=44646&pl=1164816

& floorplans :-)

http://www.drhorton.com/corp/GetFloorPlan.do?dv=V3&pr=44646&pl=1164816

We might even have enough space for another baby.... :)

Excuse you Barbie! No more late runs to Taco Bell!

2008-09-28T22:16:00.000-07:00

Garber pics

2008-09-28T22:04:00.000-07:00

Like my makeup? We still had Kennedy's 3rd birthday party despite Hurricane Gustav
Paging Dr. Garber
I'm feeling dizzy!
Erkel ain't got nothin' on these frames!

Busy busy busy!!!

2008-09-28T21:48:00.000-07:00

Our family has a lot going on right now. Kennedy is growing up so fast! She just made 3 on September 7th...it seems like she was a baby just yesterday. She is currently in pre-school at Westside Baptist and is lmaking lots of friends and loving every minute of it...in fact I think she would rather sleep at pre-school than at home sometimes. She is extremely sassy right now....I guess that comes with being a toddler. Aimee is still at it with her Mary Kay. She is working very hard at earning her free car...her business is kind of slow since the hurricane but I am sure that it will pick up soon. Between keeping up with Kennedy, the house, and Mary Kay she definitely has her hands full. I (Daniel) am about to start a new job with FNBB (First National Bankers Bank) in Baton Rouge. I still have 2 more weeks at Whitney though. This will be a great move for our family. Speaking of moving ...we are planning on building a house and moving to Baton Rouge to be closer to work. We are excited for the chance to finally get a place of our own. I am also still in school at UNO and studying accounting....yes it is far away but normally I take a number of classes online. Unfortunately, this semester I have 5 classes.....and none of them are online. It sure will be nice when I can just work and not have to go to school at the same time. We miss spending time with our friends and family! Please stay in touch and let us know how you and your family are doing!

Los Garbers

2008-09-28T21:42:00.000-07:00

2008-09-28T21:20:00.000-07:00

Jamming out with daddy!
I am a musical prodigy!
Pimp my bike!
I can sleep anywhere....
I mean anywhere...

2008-09-28T21:15:00.000-07:00

Check out my tat!!!
Batter Up!!!
I think I hear something!
Me and Daddy at Global Wildlife!
Me and Morgan jumping on my bed!

Kennedy singing her version of a Barney song

2008-09-27T18:48:00.000-07:00

Later today....

2008-09-27T18:42:00.001-07:00

We love chalk! And obviously Huge Drinks at Mcdonald's...LOL

Keep Hammond Beautiful Day @ Zemurray Park

2008-09-27T18:36:00.000-07:00

Kennedy riding the train. They let us go around 3 times! Sliding down the HUGE slide :-)
Free Jumbalaya Woo Hoo!
She was so excited to get seeds to plant flowers
Kennedy's lunch (notice it's not the jumbalaya) lol

Having Fun!

2008-09-26T19:33:00.000-07:00

Can you tell we're related?

Kennedy Playing Dress Up with Mee Maw

2008-09-26T19:12:00.000-07:00

Mee Maw has the coolest dress up clothes! We had so much fun dressing Kennedy up.

That's Some Good Cookies Mama!

2008-09-26T15:34:00.001-07:00

Kennedy helping me make some cookies :-)

Blogging

2008-09-26T15:29:00.001-07:00

I'm so excited that I started blogging! I love to scrapbook, but this is SO MUCH easier. Plus I have family everywhere & they can just look online to see how we've been doing. I'll add more later. Daniel wants me to meet him for dinner. We're celebrating his new job! YEAH :-)