We Are Ready!

The Barton house is decorated for Christmas! What's that you say???  No judging people!  We decided to decorate earlier that usual because #1 The hubby/daddy was home to help (he actually does most of the work), and #2 we leave on December 17th from our home in Spring Hill, TN to make the trek to Louisiana.  33Miles is doing a little Christmas run of shows in TX up until the big week so we are heading down with Jase to see family.  Long story short, we wanted to enjoy our tree for a while!  Jake and Jonah have their own tree this year in the playroom (the pic shown above).  They are pumped, and actually did quite a bit of the decorating!  It is exciting to see their little faces light up!  They have their own nativity to play with too!  Maybe it will sink in!  It also helps that they won't be getting into mine!  Needless to say, we are excited about the season and for the Reason of it all!!! 

The Cricket Toy

For those awkward moments in life, our friend Jeff Anderson has come up with the idea of The Cricket Toy.  When you have one of those moments, just press the button and crickets will chirp!  Check it out!!!  www.thecrickettoy.com  Great Christmas gift!!!

MY BOYS!!!

Since I seem to not be able to get my act together to post more than once a week, why not keep the tradition!  Well I guess we are going on more than a week this time.  Anyway, today I thought I would pay tribute to the men in my life.  Jason (my incredible man), Jake (my brilliant first born), and Jonah (my precious baby).  This week was filled with fun times with daddy home all week.  This month's calendar makes me smile!!!  33Miles is only traveling on weekends so that means lots of "kung fu panda" is going on at our house this month!  This week it was all about playing outside, finally getting a little date night, going to the zoo, finding fall leaves to jump in (hubby is obsessed with the leaves this year), making crafts to send to the grandparents, and of course eating out!  We got nothing accomplished around the house (for example: moving my precious baby to his big boy bed) other than keeping it somewhat clean!  It was worth taking the week to spend tons of time with the family!  So having updated everyone on our week, here are some things that I love about my boys!

Jason - words cannot express what he means to me!  I love him deeply and appreciate the man that he is, and desires to be!  I have never met a more hard working and determined man than Jase.  He loves God and people passionately!  He is someone that will take the time to hear your story, and remember it!  He is the most amazing father that I have ever seen!  He will play with the boys from sun up to sun down, feed them, bathe them, make crafts with them, and just about everything else you can imagine.  He is able to be a mother and a father to them if needed!  It is amazing!  He is my partner and soul mate...I am blessed beyond belief that God chose him for me!

Jake - he is my first born, with all "first born" qualities.  He is a beautiful child with a sweet sensitive spirit like his dad's.  Everyone is drawn to him.  He is always concerned for others, and will give you a kiss at just the right moment!  He has taught me so much about being a lover of others!  He adores his brother!  Jake is creative, and very smart.  It is scary sometimes!  He is becoming more assertive as the years progress.  I love the fact that he wants to wear his super hero costumes everywhere.  It is his way of being outgoing!  He is a precious child!  I love, love, love Jake...he has a special place in my heart!

Jonah - he is my baby!  I adore him, and his feisty little spirit!  He is the sweetest child, but will tell you what he thinks in a heartbeat (I don't know where he gets that from)!  I call him "a lover and a fighter"!  Jonah gives the best hugs and kisses you could ever ask for!  He LOVES is mommy and daddy and his "jakey".  He would rather us all be together than apart.  Jonah is a very observant child that likes to study situations before jumping into them.  He grabbed my heart right away, and I still rock him for a few minutes before putting him in his bed.  It is the most special 5 minutes that I spend with him in the day!  I couldn't ask for a sweeter "mama's boy"!

So, those are MY BOYS!  I adore each one of them, and am so thankful that they are mine!

Buzz and Woody

It was a great day of fun at the Barton house yesterday.  We started off with what I called "a date with mommy".  Jake had a little party/play date with friends so I left Jonah at home with Jase, and Jake and I went by ourselves.  We don't ever get to do much alone so it was fun to have some time with him!  (By the way, Jake put his costume on at 9:00 am and didn't take it off until 9:00 pm!  EVERYONE saw that costume around Franklin and Spring Hill!)  After that we met Jason and Jonah for lunch, and headed home for naps.  I decided to head to the doctor while the boys were napping to try to resolve some things with my jaw.  For those of you who don't know, I haven't been able to open my mouth all the way since Monday but that is for another post!  So, after a shot in the backside and a whole bunch of meds I was on my way.  When I got home it was time for the fun to begin!  The costumes were on and the boys were loaded up in the wagon.  Yes, they had the VIP treatment!  At some houses they were just rolled right up to the candy!  They loved every minute of it, and we had a blast watching them!  Jonah surprised us the most!  He would squeal with excitement, and they both would say "trick or treat please", and "thank you"!  So sweet!  After trick or treating we walked down the the Guice's house for a party then headed to bed!  Jason had to fly out really early this morning to meet the 33Miles guys in Florida but we still managed to stay up late, eat popcorn and candy, and watch The Bodyguard on the Oxygen channel!  It was a great night!!!