The Barton Family Blog

My sweet baby boy.... You are three. My cuddly baby. My sensitive little man. Tough and 100% boy.... and yet tender and momma's love... all at the same time. Where did three years go, sweet Connor Benjamin?  That I do not know... But I do know... that you bring such joy to our days... laughter to our family... love and tenderness and affection...  You have this Momma's heart Connor Ben.  I am so glad that you are ours!! We celebrated Connor's birthday... with a theme most appropriate to his obsessions... FIREMEN. FIRE TRUCKS. and FIRE STATIONS... It was so sweet to watch his thrill... and joy...  Build a graham cracker fire truck craft: Proud of his creation: Natalee helping Norah: Shy, Cam & Koa working: The completed project: Sweet Cousins: Norah, Natalee & Hollie Koa so proud: And no fireman birthday would be complete with out a few more firetrucks & ...

Valentines Day fell on a Sunday this year which was a  total pain  super fun to celebrate with a hot breakfast of heart shaped pancakes and a fun decorate table all in time for church!  But we managed somehow :) The girls had their v-day outfits all picked out and coordinated with their darling little hair clips i bought for Vday. And of course their friends had to jump in the photo shoots as well! Natalee's dear dear friend, Faith, brought her a special valentine with flowers & balloons.  Such a sweetie! And Aunt Nelle had to spoil Norah with a matching clip so we snapped a shot of that too!! Sawyer wouldn't have missed the celebrations for the WORLD! That's why he came early OF COURSE! So he could sport his love on his sleeve!!! :)  Happy Valentines Day!!!  

We had no intention of going to the marriage retreat this year.. Not with me due, right around the corner...  But with Sawyer a month early...  and a LOT of time apart....  it sounded like just what the doctor ordered...  some time ALONE... or almost alone anyway!! So glad we got that little get-away... and so grateful to my inlaws for taking all the kids once again!!! 

Sawyer had many visitors, mostly family over the next few weeks.  (Page, Maga, Aunt Auttie, Uncle Zach, Uncle Jesse, Aunt Amber, Taylor & Cam all came... but I don't have pictures of them.. they must be on Daddy's phone.... or one of their phones....)  Aunt Naomi was down in Springfield as often as she could manage to sneak away from her Motherly responsibilities! xoxox Auntie Jen was as anxious as they come... but so thrilled to finally meet the baby! And she didn't give him up easily!! And of course, Nonnie had to come and give her lovins on her Sawyer Papa came to visit & actually got to hold Sawyer after about 2 weeks. The first time he came to visit, Jen was the baby hog :) Proud Papa  This pic kills me!!! Hat from Aunt Amber & Uncle Jesse... way too big & way too cute Proud daddy... Some of my fav shots....  Snap shots with my babe...  Giving him a bath... l...