The Barton Family Blog

Natalee's hair is finally long enough for her first pig-tails! They're a little crazy by the end of the day because of all her short pieces in the back... but awfully sweet just the same! (: The back of the pig-tails isn't quite as cute and uniform! It's hard getting an 18 month old to stand/sit still that long! This picture made me stop and gasp. She looks like me. a lot. This is probably the first time I saw it so much. If you've seen a baby picture of me you'll see the resemblance. I'll see if my mom can give me one that is a close comparison soon. Natalee's first train ride. sorta. This huge locomotive is anchored in Avery Park equipped with ladders and railings so kids can climb up and play!

Natalee's personality develops more and more each day. She is such a little cutie! Lately she has become obsessed w/ the mirror... but more importantly... what's in the mirror! Yep! She's in love w/ herself I'm pretty sure! She's always smooching and grinning at herself! It's one of the ways I can get her to sit still long enough to do her hair... if I tell her how pretty she looks she just grins and cocks her head to one side and admires the reflection! (: Is she a doll or what? Natalee's favorite thing in all the world (the world that she knows)... is being outside. She is so much happier when we go outside... she gets very upset when we have to some back in. I love these shots because you can tell she is her element... and she loves it! She is my little cutie. That's for sure! and the joy of my life. I don't know where I would be without this precious little jewel!

No internet at our house! I'm taking pictures tho'! So there'll be a bunch at once when I finally do get internet! Don't give up on me! (:

Gavin & Natalee were both wearing their sailor outfits at church today... so we had to snap a shot! What a couple of cuties! (:

Natalee & Kyah are two peas in a pod! I adore this picture of them... they hold hands way up high, I think because that's how they hold an adult hand... up high... so they just assume that's how you do it! Either way, it's adorable. I love these girls! My sister and I took them to Central Park at the end of August. Natalee was a little leery of the sand at first.. but she got used to it! It's amazing to see how their gross motor skills have developed even over the summer. They can both climb the equipment (tho' of course I'm a nervous wreck the whole time...! constantly guarding them when they go near an edge...) and they can even go down the slide on their own (or at least I thought so!)

This is what happens to Natalee when shes' waaay past her bedtime. To get the full affect, watch both videos... Keep in mind she was doing this probably a good 5 minutes BEFORE we turned the video camera on! P.S. This was at my sister-in-laws' house... April & Autumn bought a house together in Monmouth and we were there for dinner!

T h i s i s t h e c u t e s t v i d e o i n t h e w h o l e w o r l d !! "I love you Daddy "