Christmas Cheer...Now Time To Move....

We had such a great time this Christmas Holiday. We really missed our family and were excited to go home and visit. We continued with our many traditions of making Christmas Cookies, Christmas Eve Pajamas, Orange Rolls and Christmas Captain Crunch. This Christmas was extra special because of Baby Barton. She was moving so much and everyone was able to feel her. There was so much excitement about her and her arrival in March. This week is the first week of my Third and final Trimester, and I am really pregnant. I still feel awesome but I am moving a little slower than normal. I am really excited about the New Year and all it has to offer. I end this blog with this thought…“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”- Mark Twain.
More to come about our future plans….???

Make a HOPE BASKET THIS YEAR.....

Dear Friend s and Family,
The Count Down starts now. You might think I mean until the baby is born but actually I mean until Christmas. This season is making my pregnancy fly by so quickly. Many of you have been asking me how I am doing and how I am feeling. I wanted to tell all of you that I am doing awesome. I do feel pregnant though, I have to sit on the couch in a different way, I can’t really run any more, and well I get out of breath a lot faster than normal. I feel our baby moving all the time. However, every time Reed try’s to feel here she stops kicking. I think she thinks it is funny! I do not know if it is the baby or the Mother coming out of me, I just really feel thankful this holiday season and just want to give back. Reed and I worked at homeless shelter last night and it was so awesome to serve the community and give back. I am also making my dad a really cool gift for Christmas. It is called the HOPE basket. For Christmas, My dad asked me to give him clothes to give away to a homeless shelter that he works at. I decided to take it a little further and make a HOPE basket for him. The idea is to create a basket that is out all year that reminds me to give back all year. I am going to put it somewhere in my house to fill all year long to give back. For example, when school starts buy school supplies for kids who need help. There are so many things that we can do all year to give back to our local community. I think this is a great idea to give to people this year. It is also a really good way to get your kids involved in being aware of injustice. I would love to challenge all of you to make a Hope Basket for yourself and make one to give away. If you really do go forward with it I would love to see your HOPE BASKETS. Post them to FACE BOOK and I will share it with everyone!