Merry Christmas!

And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth," I said:
"For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead; nor doth he sleep!
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men!"

I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
Original Title: Christmas Bells
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,

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Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Christmas is coming...

A little bit of Santa... and a little bit of present exchanging with the Davis' ...

milestones

Connor has reached some childhood milestones in the month of December!

I keep asking Connor where baby-Connor went. To which he answers "I grew up Mom!  I can do all this without you now!" (sigh... yes, sniff sniff, you can)  And I also keep reminding him that while I miss baby-Connor, I definitely LOVE big-boy Connor and all the exciting things he's learning to do.

careful coloring

"Ma!"  "Ma!"
(always fun to admire her coloring, and she loves asking me to come over to see)

the face she made when I asked her if she was having fun

Goin' Huntin'

here's hoping they at least *see* at deer!!!

Thankful!

No pictures of the Barton side... but we're thankful for them too ;)

mini-me

Brooke dressed up for church this week - 

In a special jacket that belonged to me! :)

Brooke - October '15

see the sweater in the car seat picture?  Brooke's wearing it down below!
on the right is Laura '84.... to show how much it seems like I'm looking in the mirror these days when I look at Brooke. :)

Halloween 2015

Pumpkin Carving with Dad

Connor was just a little excited.  Just a *little*.

Brooke loved her pumpkin.  She kept hugging it. :)

Instead of carving, Brooke painted.  Turned out just lovely.

Trick or Treat weekend with the Barton family ~ huge success!  Lots of fun!  Great costumes!

Sleeping Beauty, Lion, Bumble Bee, Scientist, Baby Nurse

Whew - we made it through the campground collecting candy!

Trick or Treat in our neighborhood

Well, the holiday "season" has officially begun... Halloween is always a fun way to begin!

Pumpkin Patch