More Baby Pics

Hello everyone - just as promised, here are some more pictures of Christopher. Sorry that they're not in order. Enjoy!

Up close and personal with the main man

Chris in his first ride home in the car, with a very nice hairdo.

First daiper change for daddy and baby.


Grandma Janene and Katie giving him a wonderful bath.

Kurt- "Katie, are you happy after your epidural?"

Welcome home Christopher!

Happy to be home.

Tired after a long day of ....sleeping and eating.

The Barton Trio!!!

Say hello to Baby Christopher Riley Barton!!! Born Wednesday January 28, 2009. 8lbs 3 oz - 18.5 inches long. Katie and the baby are both doing really well. More pictures soon to follow.

(Thanks Derek for the correction. I guess I was out of it when I wrote the post...)

Thanksgiving / Skydiving / Christmas Tree's

Hello all. Hope you had a great turkey day. Here's some pic's and video of what we've been up to:

For thanksgiving break we spent some time flying in the air at the Ogden iFly indoor skydiving complex. It was unreal!!

Here's the crew getting suited up for take-off.

Here I am in flight

Here's some video of me flying

And better yet, here is our trainer.

Here's the crew after take-off. Sadly, Katie couldn't fly, but we plan on returning in February once Junior is born.

Also, we went to the Bodies exhibit. Cool stuff, if you're into gross anatomy.

We also made some good pies.

On Thanksgiving morning we played some hard-core football. I have never seen Jeff or Derek play football, and they rocked the party. Sad to say, our team lost... Better luck next year.

The Saturday after Thanksgiving, we went with Katie's family and cut down our Christmas trees.

This little "ornament" was found in Katie's parents tree. Frozen solid.

Here is Patch family tree.

And us finally singing a little "Bah hoo doris" music with the tree.

Here is our family tree.

Hope you all are having a great December. See you soon!

Halloween & Stuff

Hello everyone. Just a few updates in this game we call life.

A couple of weeks ago I visited San Francisco for the first time. I went with the Investment Banking Club; we met some great firms. Fun experience.

Deven & Autumn had their Halloween party and the theme this year was 'Disney'. Here's Derek and Nikki as the the Hunchback & Esmerelda.

AFter scouring the internet for hours, we deduced that the only pregnant Disney couple comes from The Emperor's New Groove - Pacha and Chicha. The DI does wonders.

Zach's costume was the best - Nemo. He even included the 'lucky fin'.

We also went to a Dinner Murder Mystery: 70's style.

Fun Stuff.

Lauren (at the end of the table) was a hippie "blinded by society." Halloween was fun. I especially enjoyed watching the scariest movie I've ever seen - Anne of Green Gables. Till next time!

Tristan's Soccer / Homecoming / Triathlon

Hello Everyone! It's been about 3 weeks since we've posted - so it's time for an update. Here's what's been going on...

Tristan had his first soccer season over the past month. He rocked! The next Pele?

Even Jaden got in on the action with his older bro.

Next we enjoyed BYU's homecoming week. On Friday night we reenacted our first date and went to the Homecoming Spectacular. It was awesome! The best is when Men's Chorus performed and Sis. Hall got thrown in air.


The next morning we woke up early and got in a long line for...


Cougar Blue Pancakes!!!



While eating our collegiate meal, we watched the Parade




Later that day, I went to the game with Dave Strobhen. Needless to say, we won. Not that that means a lot, becuase we now have a loss...


Yesterday (Sat. 10/19) after much trash-talk and betting, we participated in
the BYU Triathlon.

We all had to get marked on our arms and legs. It was hard core.


It was kinda cold.


Oh yeah, Greg and Janene participated too.



Yes, you are correct - 1) Katie's biceps are bigger than mine & 2) she is 5 months pregnant


Here's Russ & Lauren after they'd finished.


And the family winner is ... Annie Goaslind. I had her in the swimming and biking, but she was leagues ahead when it came to the running. Good work Annie.


Greg enduring...


Katie (and future son) enduring...

And Janene holding up the caboose
It was super fun! We all had a blast and came out uninjured. Thanks to our sponsors: Lakeview Radiology, Jeff's Mission Bike, and Abby.