TAYLOR SWIFT + BABY GRAHAM!

           Okay even though I'm sure nobody is reading this blog I'm going to continue writing anyway! So yesterday was pretty much the best day of my life! My entire family (Sarah, Michael, and Ryan were replaced by Heathers friend Jill and some family friends that we pretty much consider family- Amy and Anna.) So pretty much if you haven't heard Taylor Swift sing in a room full of 14,00 screaming people and extremely fun dancers then I feel extremely sorry for you because I have never had so much fun in such a short amount of time ever! Mary and I were screaming/singing along the entire concert and somehow we both managed to still have voices the next day. I truly think Barton's have a superpower that gives your vocal cords extreme strength...we might not be good at singing but we have the power to never stop singing!
            Now with these powerful set of lungs I HAVE to scream one last thing! GRAHAM IS DONE WITH CHEMO! This little man is less than a year old and has been through 5 rounds of chemo since April. I've witnessed him and his family grow stronger and seen how strong each one of them are. Graham is 1/16 of my age but I look up to him so so much! He really is the strongest person I know! Then of course his 3 year old brother is also more than amazing this whole experience has taught him to be so out-going and I just love to hang out with cute little sawyer! Next there is Graham's dad wow if there is one thing I've learned from him it's to never eat before entering the Schanz house because Nathan will be sure to force you to eat at least one huge piece of cake! Graham's mom is the second strongest person on the planet. Throughout this whole thing I've watched Sadie be so grateful and so positive to everyone she talks to. I can tell this experience has made her testimony grow like crazy! Sadie is the exact replica of what I want to be when I'm a mom!

All it takes is a little bit of Top It!

       Okay so lately I've been having a little bit of lame high school drama. The drama was really getting to me and putting me down so two of my best friends and I decided we needed a "pick me up" or in other words, Top It frozen yogurt (The best frozen yogurt EVER). After having a little bit of frozen yogurt, taking about a thousand pictures, and belting out Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber in the car ride, we were almost back to normal. I'm really really lucky to have these girls. They always have my back and I really try to constantly have theirs. If you don't know these girls here are some essential facts about them.

First there is Hailey- This girl is hilarious and can put anyone in a good mood. She will eat anything and can talk in about a thousand accents. If you haven't seen this girl dance you are really missing out because she is just about the best dancer on the planet! Hailey is freakishly smart and amazing at keeping secrets along with giving really good advice. Plus a huge bonus is Hailey works at coldstone which means we get A LOT of free samples. This picture is a nerdy look so i promise our faces don't normally look like this.

Next there is Kami- Wow this girl is a whole different ball game! First of all its impossible to find food that she will eat, she is not exactly the most skilled dancer.......she doesn't have a job yet, and she doesn't know how to do a nerdy face. BUT I love her with all my heart! She can be a little bit of a blond but she really tries so hard to make everyone in the room happy! She is funny without trying to be, and she is amazing at reading minds. Kami is one of the only people who I can show any side of myself to- good, bad, emotional, hyper, you name Kami has witnessed it! Where would I be without this girl!

hahaha this picture is worth a thousand words

I told you she was hilarious!

This is when we were working on our french accents. Yeah we are getting pretty good, can you tell?

They thought the side spoons were so creative...haha

Okay Hailey cheated on this picture. We decided to see whose mouth is bigger but Hailey showed off her teeth so hers looks bigger but don't be fooled!

I've decided this picture is a little bit awkward...

I freakin love these girls!

Family night fire!

                 So...we are down to four people living in the Barton Household. Sad but true. My sister, Sarah, left to BYU Hawaii on Thursday and so while my mom escorted her there it was just Me, Mary, and Mark. The six days without my mom really made me appreciate what she does for us everyday! I have no idea how she gets everything done in one day! Aside from a million phone calls to and from Hawaii we also got my dads cooking which means....either french toast, eggos, or a restaurant which means we went out...a little bit....But I always love spending as much one on one time with my dad as I can get. He goes out of town for work a lot so it's always fun to have chit chats with him.

                 On Monday night we of course had family night which ended up being bread sticks over the fire! If you haven't tried this you are clearly missing out. I'm pretty sure I ate about 4 bread sticks. I finally figured out how to put pictures up so here are pictures of our fun family night. Oh and I also HAVE to point out that these are the last pictures anyone will ever seem that include my braces! Those babys are out of here!

This is us awkwardly making bread sticks..

Mary later pointed out to me that Toby is sticking is tongue out at me...yeah he has the Barton sense of humor

Toby wanted a bread stick so bad, but mark wouldn't give into the puppy face.

Just a little sisterly love.

French Accents Fix Everything!

             I think I should start out by informing everyone that I'm not a bad driver when it comes to the actual driving part of it.....The hard part for me is knowing where the heck to go and how to get there! It is impossible for me to go anywhere without getting lost at least five times.
             Take tonight for example. At first I thought I was going to get through the day without getting lost, but I was very wrong. I somehow ended up in the middle of freakin west or South Jordan (I'm not sure which one). Luckily my best friend, Hailey Allison, was also in the car..but I secretly blame her for getting me lost! Anyway luckily she was there because somehow yelling at her in a french accent made getting lost one of the funniest moments of my life! We always talk to each other in french accents and my tip to the world is...If your frustrated simply yell at someone in a french accent..it is a hilarious way to get rid of frustration.
              Don't worry we somehow ended up in Sandy which made it easy to find our way home. But of course on our way home we had to stop at Dan's grocery store to dance through the isles! Once again luck helped me out because I only saw one person that I knew!

19 Confessions!

1. I can eat three meals in 20 minutes!

2. It's hard for me to resists dancing and singing when I'm in my car, home alone, or when anyone near me is dancing.

3. Spiders freak me out unless I have a flip-flop in my hand!

4. Kids are my life! How could anyone be in a bad mood after a little kid tells you they love you?

5. I constantly have dreams that I'm going to be the future general young women's president which I hope remains just a dream....

6. If one of my friends, siblings, or parents is crying the sight of them will make me cry in a matter of seconds.

7. I can't go into a store without spending money on at least one thing that I don't really need.

8. I secretly love getting my hair and makeup done for my ice skating shows even though I act like I don't.

9.  When one of my friends makes me laugh I usually end up on the floor crying of laughter!

10. I have no clue what I'm going to do all day without any older siblings around my house....

11. It takes about 17 alarm clocks to wake me up....and most the time my mom is the final alarm clock.

12. I am obsessed with lists I love making a list of things to do and checking them off gives me a little sense of accomplishment.

13. I am a HUGE perfectionist! So don't ask my opinion about something unless you want it changed a tinny bit...:)

14. Driving alone in the rain is the most calming thing in the world!

15. My friends and my family are the most important thing in the world! I will drop anything at any second for any of them!

16. I love leaving things on peoples porches just so I can watch their expressions when they open the doors to find a plate of cookies waiting for them! This is one of the reasons I plan on opening a bakery.

17. I am seriously the most self-conscious person on the planet!

18. Whoever said chocolate was a girls best friend must not have tried chocolate because it's nasty.

19. I look up to all of my siblings like crazy! I'm pretty sure they can talk me into doing anything because I will do anything to hang out with them!