Monday, December 30, 2013

Christmas Eve - Barker Family Reunion




Christmas Eve is the time of year when my husband's family has their annual family reunion. There were so many babies to meet this year! The photo above is only HALF of the people that were at my in-law's home! It was packed, crazy and very fun! 

My mother-in-law with her nephew's son.
 (is that called a "Grand Nephew"??)

Justin's uncle and one of his granddaughters

She was a big bundle of endless energy!

Shadow getting some loving!


One of the little ones reading so cutely! 

Just some of the chaos!


My mother-in-law holding one of the newer members of this huge family. 

Justin playing Revolution with some cousins

Grandma and Poppa

Andrea with her first child, one of the 6 new little ones that joined the family this year, I got to hold him too! He is so tiny and cute.

Becky with her first child. She loves to play with my mom-in-law!

The "David Barker" side of the family

Uncle Dave and Aunt Marianne's grandkids with Uncle Dave's parents.

All the mommies taking the photos!

The Muzyka side with Grandma and Poppa

Grandma and Poppa with their children and son and daughters in law.

Grandma and Poppa had three kids and now have over 20 great grandkids!! How crazy is that?

Uncle Dave and Aunt Marianne. Uncle Dave recently became the new pastor of our church. He and his wife have been a huge blessing to me with helping me deal with some of my struggles and my anxiety disorder.

Uncle Dave and Aunt Marianne's family (that still live at home)

Four of the new babies with their mommas. All so precious and incredibly cute!

My in-laws with the grandparents

With my darling husband.

Ivy wants to play with her cousin!

So many little kids!

Towards the end of the evening we played the annual "Newly wed/ Oldly Wed Game" the single young adults make up questions for the married couples and the spouses have to answer separately. The couple who has the most same answers wins.

Some of the questions had hilarious answers!
One question was "Where was the oddest place you have ever kissed?" Some of the answers were quite funny.

A big thanks to these lovely ladies for organizing the game!

So cute!

Grandma and Poppa had the funniest answers and kept ribbing each other the whole time.

We went home shortly after the game ended and got ready for Christmas Day.

Some of the Christmas movies we watched this year were Jingle All The Way, Home Alone 2, I'll be Home for Christmas and Peter Pan (2003 version) We didn't get to watch Muppet's Christmas Carol so I will have to try to watch that soon! It's one of my favorites

What are you favorite Christmas movies??

Love, Rebecca

















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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

CHRISTMAS!!!


Andrea Bocelli - God Bless Us Everyone (A Christmas Carol)



Merry Christmas Everyone! 
I hope you all have a very nice day celebrating with your family and friends, enjoy the lights, the music, the food, the smiles, the memories and the cookies! 




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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

I'll Be Home For Christmas


Jackie Evancho - I'll Be Home For Christmas



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Monday, December 23, 2013

Blue Christmas



Andrea Bocelli and Reba McEntire - Blue Christmas


There are so many people I miss during the Holidays, mostly because they live far away....

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Sunday, December 22, 2013

Gift Wrapping- by Bored Shorts


Kid Snippets: "Gift Wrapping" (Imagined by Kids)

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Saturday, December 21, 2013

All I Want For Christmas Is You


Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You


Christmas 2008- Our first date! 

Christmas 2009

Christmas Day 2009

Christmas Day 2010

Christmas 2011

Christmas Day 2011

Christmas Eve 2012

Christmas 2013



I love you Justin! You are the BEST Christmas gift I ever received! 







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Friday, December 20, 2013

Underneath the Tree


Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree

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Thursday, December 19, 2013

O Come, Emmanuel


O Come, Emmanuel - (Piano/Cello) - ThePianoGuys

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

The Christmas Song- Peter Hollens


The Christmas Song- Peter Hollens

I found some old Christmas photos from my childhood, I wish I had more to share but they are all at my mom's house!

If I remember correctly I think that my mother took me to see a Nutcracker Ballet that year!

Brandon, Collin and I with my cousins Kevin and Chelsey in 1997

Add 11 years and five more kids later at Christmas 2008!

With another set of cousins in 2009








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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

What Child is This - Lindsey Stirling


What Child is This - Lindsey Stirling




Somebody loves her brother-in-law! 

So much for a *cute* picture with my youngest sister! lol



Little me! 

My parents have gotten a new tree since I got married and there are even some new ornaments! 

Caleb and Kitty adjusting the ornaments. Somehow a box of ornaments got packed up with my stuff that was my mom's so I brought it back and the kids put it on the tree.

Matt-man hanging his ornaments.

Kitty was so proud of where she hung the felt nativity set.




Photo time! 








My mom posted this photo on Instagram and I just had to share! My sisters are so beautiful!! 

Love, Rebecca





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