Ky Zoo

We went to the zoo a couple weeks ago again, but this time we went to the Kentucky Zoo and we went with some friends! Blake loves the zoo and all of the animals!

Here is a picture of the mama and baby giraffe. We decided to take a picture of them with the mama and baby blake!
They also had a petting zoo but the goats kept running away from blake. They must have been able to sense his threatening demeanor! jk

Blake went to the zoo with his friend george and they played at the splash pad! It was fun and perfect because it was so hot that day! The humidity here is killer!

1st Birthday

Blake celebrated his first birthday when we first got to Kentucky. I wasn't sure what to do at first because with all of the moving and packing and unpacking i hadn't given it to much thought. So a couple days before I bought some decorations and invited some people in the ward we had recently met and had a birthday party. It ended up being so much FUN! We started at the pool because Blake loves swimming and stayed for about 45 min. Then went to our apartment for pizza and cupcakes!

Blake looks a little worried about that flame and is not sure why dad is letting him play with fire! just kidding, but he was concerned when everyone started singing Happy Birthday. I don't think he knew what was going on...

Until we let him go for the cupcake and he LOVED it! He tried to pick up the cupcake but just knocked it upside down so i just picked up the whole plate and just went for it!

What a mess!
And he had fun doing it!

Here are some friends that we invited and are still good friends with them. Blake loves to play with the little boy, George, and we visit them often during the week.

He was so happy to play with his friends all night! Best birthday ever!

His birthday went past his bedtime so he wasn't able to open his gifts until the next morning, but he was happy to see them! and yes that is his bed head that he wakes up with every morning! so cute!

We are Here!!!

We are finally here in Louisville Ky!!! Well, we have actually been here for almost 3 weeks we just have not had any internet, but we should be getting some tonight so i will be able to post pics and more about what we have been doing. It has been so fun since we have been here. It is so different and we have already met so many people and made so many friends. Blake and I spend most days swimming and hanging out with friends and tanner loves school and his classmates. Blake has a few little friends that he loves to play with and I feel like he growing up so fast. Well i just wanted to do a little update and once we get the internet i will update everything that has happened!

Walking!

Blake is officially walking! Until now he's taken a few steps here and there but mostly relayed on crawling. On Sunday he walked back and forth between Tanner and I a bunch of times and we were standing about 6 ft apart. Then did the same thing of monday and by tuesday he decided he liked walking way more then crawling. Now he almost never crawls unless he needs to climb over something. YAY!!! I think?

I took a video of him just walking around but it turned out really bad so ill need to do that again and post it.

This pic was Tuesday night and Blake was really tired and slap happy. He would walk under the basketball hoop while holding it up and then laugh hysterically.

A Day at the Zoo!

We took Blake to the Phoenix Zoo a couple of weeks ago and he thought the animals were great! Blake loves animals and bugs so he had so much fun. The only bummer was that it was like 102 degrees outside! Poor little Blake's cheeks were pink from the heat so we were sure to give him lots of water and sunscreen.

The Animals were so big. I was really surprised at the size of the giraffe, lion and rhino.
We were able to go inside the monkey cage at this zoo. The monkeys were jumping all around us. In this picture above these monkeys are right over our heads!

Blake could not keep his eyes off them. He kept calling them bugs!
Can you find the monkey in the tree?

They also had a petting zoo with goats. Blake was not afraid!

Overall it was a really fun trip and i am glad we got to go before we move to Ky. Blake loves the animals and I shed a few lbs from the heat!

crazy busy

We have had a couple of crazy weeks here at the Barratt house with graduations, birthdays, mission homecomings, family in town, the list goes on. Its been exciting to spend time with Johnny after he recently returned from a mission in Salta, Argentina. He served a full time mission and is now heading up to BYU for summer semester on friday.

Suns game

A couple week ago Tanner and I went to a Phoenix Suns vs Lakers playoff game! (game 4) It was so fun! I have never been to a professional basketball game before and it was awesome! i had been watching the Suns with Tanner all season and now I am officially a phoenix suns fan!

Here is Tanner and I before the game! We are so excited!

The game started out good! we got to our seats and we were winners! we took our winner ticket and got a phoenix sun bag!

Here is the team warming up! we are a bit in the nose bleed but its a small stadium so all seats are good!

I am warming up my clappers! which proved to be a good thing since i cheered the whole time!!! Tanner and i were the obnoxious people who used the loud clappers every time something good happened. Luckily everyone around us was cheering too!

We Won!