laboring in the berg

the other day i was on campus and heard someone say "oh so you did your undergrad in the berg?" it didn't take me long to realize he was talking about rexburg. part of me wanted to throw up in my mouth but now i'm using it as a blog title? funny how things like that work. but yes! labor day weekend! baby brown eyes + carousels + endless laughs. such is life in the barker home. 

one. i could eat this girl up. equal parts cute + sass. 
two. i officially had my mind blown this weekend. i would consider myself a connoisseur of all things cold + delicious. and believe you me, this frozen treat was nothing but pure bliss. who ever you are karie anne, you have totally rocked the snow cone world. and i, salute you. 
three. carouseling for days. this is probably one of the most hilariously random things the berg (see? i did it again! curse you infectious nickname) has to offer. a tiny college town with a giant carousel? don't mind if i do.
four. the family i worked for this summer moved recently + redid their little girls room, so when she asked if i knew anyone who would want pink blinds i instantly thought of christine. i knew they would be quality because this lady is all sorts of brand name crazy, we're talking pottery barn kids or die. so when i passed the word on of course christine rich was ecstatic to take them off her hands. 
five. pink nails surrounded by fat baby fingers on a carousel. tiff is perpetually breaking cute barriers left + right. 
six. grandma sent me up from arizona with this little rocking chair for tiff. tiff was all about sitting in that pink rocking chair that said princess staring at herself in the mirror of her pink vanity. i told you, equal parts sass. 
seven. and here is where we all stand up + clap for the dad of the year. i'm not sure how many laps rich made around + around + around that carousel waving at his little girl. it was actually quite the scene. 
eight. gosh they're cute. with the exception of that demonic looking horse. 
nine. group photo. because it's just a must have. le duh. 

tiff quite literally thinks christine is the funniest person in the universe. i'm serious, it doesn't matter what she is doing, tiff will think it's worthy of a sincere belly laugh + a couple tears for good measure. and unfortunately, when your standard of funny is set at christine barker, everything else pales in comparison. exhibit a. "wow tiff we are on a carousel!!" "ahhh!". my attempt? recorded approximately .3 seconds after the first picture? not even slightly amused. i just can't compete.  

christine requested i bring all her old monkeys from the attic at home up to her if i had room in my car. tiff found this raggedy little monkey in the pile of them all + carried it with her everywhere she went. don't you just want to melt over little kids with stuffed animals they will not separate with? she was no exception. 

i was going to upload a video but blogger is testing my patience so i guess that's a wrap. a big thank you to the barkers for yet again, an amazing weekend!