It is truly a new day in the Burton household! Our sweet baby boy is 8 weeks old today...and he officially slept through the night last night! Can you tell that this mama is happy?! I fed him and put him to bed about 11pm....and that child woke up at 7:30am! When Luke's alarm went off this morning, he kindly asked me how my night was and said that he didn't hear me getting up with the baby. (Luke has been awesome about getting up and helping me in the middle of the night when I need "back-up"!) I just had a huge grin on my face and said that Tag hadn't woken up yet. Praise God....He has brought me joy this morning!
"Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days." Psalm 90:14 I am definitely singing for joy...
I have some great pics to post soon, but our main computer is down today. Luke is doing some updates and has it unplugged. In fact, he and I were both climbing around in the attic for several hours last night after the big kids went to bed....trying to run cables, drilling holes in walls by mistake, and trying not to step through the ceiling. It was hilarious! And today, all that we have to show for it is white insulation strewn all through the house. Ha! My husband cracks me up. He is the handiest person I have ever known. How in the world did he ever learn all these skills...or come up with the confidence to pull these things off? :) Anyway, we should have a much faster computer up and running later tonight and I will post the pictures. Here are some of the fun things we've had going on lately...
My niece Caroline's famous Annual Cookie Decorating Party (I think this is the first year I have placed....she humbly awarded me with Honorable Mention...I think she felt sorry for me!), Faith Anna singing in her Happy Birthday Jesus concert, Tag's first smile (don't know if I have actually captured that on the camera...but he's been smiling for over a week now!!), Logan playing in his first two basketball games, and all kinds of fun Christmas decorating and making our house resemble the Griswold's. My sweet 9-month old nephew Austin has also just come through a week-long stay at Children's Medical Center with pneumonia. It has been an incredibly hard week for my sister and brother-in-law as they had to trust God in a whole new way with their precious baby boy. But yet another huge praise that God has brought Austin, Jen and CJ through that. Thank you Jesus. And my other sister Jessica is just about a week away (we think!) from bringing our new niece into the world! YAH! Fun stuff...
So keep looking....I'll get some pics up soon.
Hope you are all enjoying the magic of this Christmas season. I just love this time of year when we celebrate the birth of Jesus. And it is such a privilege to experience it through the eyes of a child. Logan, Faith Anna and Beth remind me daily of the wonder of it all, the grace and forgiveness of God, and the joy Christ brings. If I can figure out how to post a video, I'll have to show you the girls singing their Christmas songs from school...complete with all the cute motions and priceless facial expressions. It is absolutely the most precious thing ever...
Logan and Beth wanted to get in on the Santa action... Tag still sacked out. :)
I love this pic of all the kids. They are so much fun! And Tag has brought such joy to our house. They all love to hold him...
Caroline's famous Annual Cookie Decorating Party! Above are all the entries...pretty creative, huh? And let me tell you...the competition gets pretty heated!
But our lovely judge never lets the pressure get to her. She is calm, cool, and collected... (I'm not trying to butter her up...I only got Honorable Mention this year!)
The kids had their own categories. Faith Anna won Most Creative, Logan won Most Colorful, Peter won Most Complex.... and not pictured because of pouting/embarrassment, Beth won Most Festive.
The boys on the couch. Maybe Tag will get in on the decorating action next year. For this year, looks like he's just dreaming about it.
And our 6th Annual Gingerbread Decorating Party at the Burton Casa. This year because we were making 3 houses, we decided to leave the homemade recipe and rolling pin on the shelf. We streamlined a bit with the premade box kits...and let me tell you, MUCH EASIER! :) Luke is our construction engineer and he is helping the girls with their assembly.
Caroline creating her masterpiece
The boys did their own house this year...
The finished "Girl House"... Beautiful, isn't it?
Caroline's completed work of art. Note the snowman, wreath, mistletoe, and of course the red carpet. This must be where the celebrities gather before Christmas...
The finished "Boy House" complete with igloo, campfire, mistletoe hanging, and an originally designed chimney. These guys went for it! (They thought they were competing against the girls, but I put a quick stop to that. :) Even without the incentive of a competition, they were still very creative!)
Let the candy-picking begin!
Tag started smiling around 6 weeks. He gave me a huge grin on December 1st.... and has just turned into the smiley man ever since. Here he is smiling with Beth.
Huge grin with Faith Anna. Do you see that dimple on his right cheek? Just like Beth's!
Logan has the record for getting the most smiles out of him. Must be a brother thing. :)
Isn't he cute? We sure think so. All the smiles have made this such a fun December! I love this picture of our boy at 2 months.
