The Sperry's

cereal anyone?

When baby E was 4 months old, we started him on rice cereal.  He wasn't really having it.  He wasn't sure how to swallow and he didn't know what to do with it once he got it into his mouth.  So, I waited another month and tried again.  He was understanding it better and realized how to swallow but he really didn't eat much and he spit a lot of it out.  This last week, I started him on fruits and vegetables mixed with his cereal.  He LOVES it!  Sometimes, I can barely get the spoon back into the bowl and to him before his mouth is following my hand trying to eat it!  He really liked carrots and applesauce.  I think he is allergic to green beens (he broke out in a little rash) and he like sweet potatoes okay.  He gets is EVERYWHERE!!!  His hand is in it and then he is rubbing it in his hair and then rubbing his eye and then sneezing shooting it everywhere.  I love it.  He is such a little chunker.  It is so fun to watch him grow. 

 
  

wizard

Here is my little wizard.  I made his little binky into the beard so he would keep it on.  He looked so cute!  We went trick-or-treating around the neighborhood.  He had no idea what was going on.  He was just happy to be held by his daddy! 

 
 

We also had a Mustache Halloween  party at our house the night before.  It was so funny to see everyone with a mustache on! 

 

  

And of course, we can't forget the jammies that Grammy got for baby E! 

 

6 months

 

cousins

Could these three look any different from each other?  It's because they all look like their dads!  We were shooting Jen's family pictures and just happened to snap this quick impromptu picture of the babies! 

bently turns one

 

 

 
 

potato harvest

Every year, Sean's Grandpa harvests potatoes up the canyon on his property.  All of the family goes up to help pick them.  We took baby E up with us this year.  He was such a good little boy and just watched what everyone was doing.   It was healing to get together with all of his family again.

 
 

   

 

thanks

Sean and I just wanted to thank everyone for the flowers, cards, phone calls, kind words and all of the support that everyone has shown.  The funeral was beautiful and so many people came to show their love for Diane.  She impacted many people with her caring and nurturing abilities.  Thanks again...we are so blessed to be surrounded by so many people who care for us. 

obituary

Diane Barney

1955-2009

Diane Barney, our beloved mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend passed away on October 3, 2009 after a courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease). She died in the hands of her loving mother and sister in her home in Spanish Fork, Utah. She was born February 7, 1955 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Dale and Ila Mae Barney.

Diane graduated from Spanish Fork High School and later graduated from Hollywood Beauty College where she learned how to cut and style hair. Later in life she continued her education and obtained her Associates Degree. Diane helped support her family by working for First Security Bank, Shopko Pharmacy and she owned and operated Kids Count Day Care where many children loved and admired her. Diane loved serving others and served in the LDS church as a primary president, young women’s president, and librarian. But her greatest service was to her children that she loved and adored. She was an amazing mother, nurturer, and caretaker to many.

Survived by her children, Sean (Brooke) Sperry of Lehi, Bryant (Jenny) Sperry of Murray, Craig Barney of Spanish Fork, Amanda Barney of Spanish Fork; father and mother, Dale and Ila Mae Barney of Spanish Fork; brothers, Danny (Sandy) Barney of American Fork, Rod (Roxanne) Barney of Salem, Blake (Melanie) of Spanish Fork; sisters, DeeAnn (Mark) Binks of Spanish Fork, Kim (Bret) Neff of Payson. She was also a wonderful aunt to her many nieces and nephews and a proud Grandma to four grandchildren.

We would like to thank all those who provided selfless care for our sweet mother.

Her strength and composure while enduring this disease was an inspiration to us all. Diane…we love you.

A viewing will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at Walker Mortuary, 187 South Main in Spanish Fork, UT from 6:00-8:00 pm. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at the Spanish Fork West Stake Center, 400 North 650 West in Spanish Fork, UT at 11:00 am. A viewing will also take place before the funeral service from 9:45-10:45 am. Interment in the Spanish Fork Cemetery.

we love you diane

Yesterday, Sean's mom lost her battle with ALS.  We were fortunate enough to have said goodbye before she passed.   She was loved by many and will be greatly missed.  Sean says this picture is how she would like to have been remembered...healthy and well.  We love you Diane!  Thanks for everything. 

   
 

just shy of 5 months