Hi to all, Just to let you know, yesterday, Lonna & I went to visit our new little Great-Nieces over at Brian & Amanda's home. Lonna, made 2 small afghans for the twins & we took those over. The twins are now over 4 lbs. & gaining a strong foothold on life.

They are still very tiny & will need a lot of love & nourishment, but we think that won't be a problem at all. Mommy & Daddy seem so happy with the little girls. Plus, we are certain tha Grandma & Grandpa Barry, will have them spoiled in no time at all.

We enjoyed our visit & was happy to get to see the girls, but didn't stay too long on our first, but not last visit. Love Ya ! Wayne & Lonna

Hello, Young Barry's, this is the elder Barry (not the wine) and here in Idaho, we are happy to announce that "WINTER" is losing its grip, SPRING is on the way, Yahoo!! I saw about 25 Robins the other day. That is definitely a sign. Love Ya!!

Hey guys...it's Bob and Mary in Oregon!! What a fantastic way to stay in touch! Wayne and Lonna told us about the blog! We are so glad they did! Having lunch together on Friday...I know this is just a blog, but hope you don't mind that this is a bit long for our first time!

Lots going on up here is "God's country"! At least, that's what we call it until a storm or a heat wave! We miss you all and just want to tell you our latest news. Our baby girls were released from the NICU on Sunday. They are now home with their family! Gavin got to meet his sisters for the first time. Since he is only four, he wasn't permitted in the NICU unit, so he's only seen pictures. Bob and I are visiting them this evening. I'll takes pictures and post them.

Since we haven't seen anyone for so long...here's the short version:

Chris is completing her Masters in Elementary Education through OSU, is a rep for "Scensy" products and loves being a mom; Rob is working for the Owyhee Irrigation District; MaKaylee, 12 1/2, is in 7th grade and planning a school trip to DC, while training her horse for fair; Blake, 6 1/2, is in 1st grade, is raising goats for fair and loves dirt bikes.

Amanda is VP and Manager at Bank of the West, Ontario and, of course, being a mom; Brian works for a local construction company as an Excavating Foreman; Gavin is 4 and is in pre-school. He loves 4-wheelers and any kind of trucks; the twins, Payton and Paylon, 1 month and 3 days, are just growing stronger everyday. They love sleeping and eating! Amanda is also a mom to Catona, 9 1/2, who loves to draw and Vanessa 13, who is really into fashion designing and loves reading suspense! Amanda's a 29 year-old mother of five and loving her it!

Bob is busy completing the renovation of our 1939 farm house and two acres we purchased in Nyssa in 2007 (it's now 3300 sq ft! He cleans it, too!) and he loves going to auctions, family days and meeting me for lunch! I've been at the same place for 16 years as a VP/Division Manager at Intermountain Community Bank, in Ontario, OR. I just love traveling with Bob and our family times. We also have Lilly, a 2 1/2 year old chocolate Labradoodle. She spends most of her day running behind Bob, whom she adores!

God has truly blessed us and we praise him for everyday we have together! We love you all and would love to see pictures. Our e-mail is rmbarry@q.com.

Hey Lindsay!!  Did you think this was easy?  Will you send it to your mom?  Thanks.

--Breann

Howdy!

First off I had no idea about this family blog and I am very excited about it. Thanks Breann! I really miss all of the family and sharing the little things with everyone. Well, Scott is currently with his 3rd Field Training Officer at the Sheriff's dept. and it has been a rough couple of weeks. He is working nights and, as Brooke knows, it is very hard on the both of us. I could not be more proud of him though. We are hoping that he will be on his own by the end of March. A few weeks ago our family grew, no I am not expecting, and we got a yellow lab puppy. His name is Clyde and he is a wiggly, fun 3 1/2 month old. I think that we probably needed another dog like an eskimo needs an ice cube, but we could not resist the little guy. He has fit right in. I have moved my horse to a ranch, which is so nice because I do not have to feed twice a day, and got rid of the goat. I still keep in touch w/ little 'G' and she is doing great. Enough about the creatures. I am doing great, but not up to anything exciting. I am about to start painting another few rooms in our house and cant wait untill that is finished. I miss you all so much and cant wait to keep up with this blog. Love ya!

Yeah Vacation!!!

Hemet Unified decided to take a week instead of sporadic Mondays.  Let me say "I love it."  I was able to sleep in till 8:00.  I have checked up on weeks upon weeks of back email.  My house is clean and I am going to cook a complete meal for dinner.   I don't know how working Moms do it.  I have a hard time keeping up after the two of us and the dogs.  I guess priorities just take place and you cut your losses in other places...  Oh well I guess we will find out soon enough.

Well thanks to overspending... We are waiting to see if I will have a position teaching next year.  It is all up to the state legislature and what their funding will be like.  If they choose to keep the money for class size reduction (20 students in a class) I will have a job, if they get rid of it... It will be a close call.  They will be letting 124 teachers go and I am somewhere close to that number.  So keep us in your prayers.  Next year will inevitably be a year of change for the Crain Clan.  But who knows what is in God's plan.  We have never been in want and I am sure God will show us a way to provide for ourselves.

We are still waiting to hear from our adoption agency.  In November we were 96 on the list and we are sitting at number 51 now.  So hopefully by the end of summer we will know who are children are and can pick them up in the fall.  I just pray we have our miracles by next Christmas.  There were identical twin 2 month old boys adopted this week.  What a blessing that would be.  So here we are praying for more patience.  

Our photography business is starting to pick up a little...  If you know anyone getting married, having babies, or just want a nice family picture send them to our website.   www.unforgettableportraits.com  We have a wedding to shoot next month and then we will update the website a little.  You will all notice two absolutely stunning couples, the Baileys and the Allerts.  They are good looking couples.  Remember us when you are talking with people about pictures...  If you would like to pass out cards let us know.  I hope you all have a great week and enjoy figuring out this blog.

--Breann

New Blog

Hello Barry Contingents.

As time goes faster and faster, it becomes more difficult to keep in contact with each other.  This should be one way to make communication a little simpler.  You can add posts (dialogue), pictures, slideshows or interesting links.   It is pretty simple to navigate through the layout.  Good Luck!!!

Breann