PICTURES

I wanted to get the boys pictures taken but we are BROKE right now so I decided that I would just take them myself. They're nothin fancy but the get the job done I think. There are a lot, sorry.

THE LAST FEW WEEKS

We have had a lot of fun the last few weeks. We went to the Dance Festival Parade in Rexburg, we've been to the splash park a few times and we've spent so much time at Emily's house that everyday Jaxon asks to go "home to Emily's house"! We are staying busy and trying to enjoy the last part of summer as much as possible!

So Proud!

Tyler FINALLY graduated from BYU-I on Thursday! He received his Bachelors degree in Automotive Technology Management. We are so proud of him! He has worked very hard and is thrilled to be done. Now, we just need to find him a job!

Family Reunion 2009

This year our family reunion was at Stoddard Creek. Amy found this great campsite just outside the Stoddard Creek campground. We were only able to do it for a couple days but it was still really fun. Plus, it only rained on us a little this time! Matt and Amy were in charge this year and they did a great job! The theme was "Survivor" and we had some really fun challenges. However, we did not get to vote anyone off the campground. (okay there wasn't anyone I'd want to vote off!) We had great food and of course great company! I can't wait to do it again next year!


Linkon and Great Grandma Barnes

Group family picture




Matt is kind of our official "fire man". He is always the one keeping the fire going and stoking it for us and splitting logs. Thanks for keeping us warm, Matt!

Stratton, Jaxon and Samuel ready for a ride in the mule. This was actually the only picture without Jaxon and Samuel fighting over the steering wheel.


The babies had it pretty easy most of the time!

Fat & Happy

Linkon is getting SO BIG! He now weighs 12 1/2 pounds! Which means he has gained 5 pounds in 5 weeks! He also started smiling this week, the pictures aren't that great because he would get distracted by the camera. Anyway, here he is, fat and happy and loving life!

The Next Best Thing

Tyler and I have kind of been looking at houses just to get an idea of whats out there so we'll know what we want when it comes time to buy one. But lately we have been getting nervous about him being able to find a job when he graduates in July so we decided that the next best thing to buying a new house is to just fix ours up a bit. This way if we end up staying here another year or two I won't go crazy and if we get lucky and find a job and can get into a new house, ours will be ready to sell! When we bought the house the living room was painted this weird purple color which is fine, but not really my taste so after hearing me complain for 4 years Tyler finally painted it for me. Then we had our brother-in-law come and replace all the flooring in the living room, kitchen, dining area and guest bathroom. He gave us a really good deal and we are so grateful! We absolutely love it! The only problem is that now we are paranoid about Jaxon getting crumbs on the new carpet! But I figure it's bound to happen sooner or later so there is no point in stressing too much, right?

Related??

Here is a picture of Linkon (top) and Jaxon (bottom), They are about the same age in these pictures. I just thought it would be fun to compare them. I would love to hear what you all think, do they look alike? Are they more Barnes or Campbell? Let me rephrase that last one, which one looks more like Tyler? Let me know!

Boys

All we're missing is Stratton! He will be here soon though and we can't wait to see him!




Jaxon loves to hold Linkon's hand and lay by him. All day he asks to hold Linkon and lay down by him. I like to think its because he loves him so much but I'm pretty sure attention might have something to do with it too!

Linkon David Campbell

Linkon David Campbell
May 18th, 2009
7 lbs 8 oz
20 inches
So my induction went great on Monday! Oh, except a little drop in my blood pressure due to a reaction from the epidural and I thought I was going to die. But other then that everything went perfectly! I started on PIT at noon, my water was broke at one and Linkon was here at 7:53 pm. He is perfect and healthy and we are so exited to have him here! Jaxon is slowly adjusting. He is suddenly very cuddly and clingy but he's doing fine. I am doing great and I am also slowly adjusting to juggling two kids. My family has helped me a lot. My sisters have been here a ton and they have been wonderful! I am so blessed to have such wonderful family close by to help me.

Save a Different Date

So this morning I woke up at 5, got showered, made sure everything was packed, got Jaxon's things all ready to go, and the whole time I had this weird feeling that I was not going to have my baby today. Then at ten to six I called the hospital just to make sure they had room for me. They told me that they had a really busy night but they would call me back in a few hours and they would probably have room then. Teresa had taken work off and her and Dad were going to come watch Jaxon for the day so I called them and told them the situation. Then I went back to sleep. My phone rang at about 8:30 and it was the hospital. Before I even said "hello" I was out of bed and started getting dressed, thinking they were calling to say "come on in!" Anyway they said that they were just too full and they had other inductions that were more urgent then mine so I was rescheduled for Monday morning. Anyway, I was really disappointed but there was part of me that was relieved! Weird, I know. The best part of this is that Amy will be here tomorrow so she will get to be here when he is born. So that's where we are, sorry it was such a long story. I guess I could have just said: the hospital was too full so my induction has been rescheduled. Oh well, there it is, the whole long story!

Save the Date

It's official! Baby #2 will be here on May 15th. (Unless he decides to come sooner which would be fine be me!) My midwives are all going to be gone the week I am due so rather then be delivered be someone I haven't met with we have opted to be induced on the 15th. I am trying to pace myself and not get too anxious but at the same time remind myself that 2 weeks is not very far away. We still don't have a name picked out. Not only do we not have one picked out, but we don't really even have an idea of a name. So if you've got a good one let me know! Anyway, that's where we are right now. Hopefully everything will continue to go smoothly and please remember us in your prayers on the 15th!