A Pair of Bartletts

Music To My Ears

"Sissy"....to hear that word from four little short people is like Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" playing in my ears.  That word is music to my ears and can melt me into a puddle faster than you can blink your eyes!  "Sissy" is the special name that my nieces and nephews call me.  And, it's a special name reserved only for them...and when I hear it, well, it's just ear candy.  Those four little short people happen to be my brother and sister-in-love's children...1, 3, 5 and 7....definitely a house full of stair-steps!  

Lately, their little worlds have been somewhat out of the regular order with their mommy just having had surgery a week ago due to colon cancer.  But in the midst of this trial, the Lord has provided and He has met the needs of all four of these precious little souls.  1 and 3 have been with my Mom, who traveled up before the surgery.  5 & 7 have been with their other grandparents all week here in our town and will be joining my husband and I tomorrow for a few days.  And then, there's Tuesday....can you say road trip?  I'll be headed north for a fabulous road trip with 5 & 7 to take them home to join 1 & 3, and their Mommy and Daddy!  Most people would balk at a road trip with a 5 & 7 year old, but not me.  These boys are the bomb....and we're going to have an absolute blast!  And I know that our little princesses 1 & 3 will be SO happy to see their brothers!

So, I will probably be on a break for a few days. But, I'm sure I'll have some great things to share when the trip is over.   I know that there is a Mommy and a Daddy five hours north of here that are going to light up when 5 & 7 make it back home.  I pray that everyone has a great weekend and a fabulous week!  In the meantime, I thought I'd share our road trip scavenger hunt with you....I know that the boys will love it, and we'll make some really fun memories in the process! This was a great little website that had some really fun stuff...enjoy!

 

  Blessings,

 

Her Most Favorite Tune

 

As Art Linkletter used to say with such verve, "Kids say the darndest things!".  In my mind, that phrase really should have been "Kids say the CUTEST and SWEETEST things!  While my brother and his family were in town for the week of Thanksgiving, we learned very quickly that it was absolutely NO secret that our most PRECIOUS little three year old niece has a favorite Christmas song.  Here on the local dials, we are blessed to have several "all Christmas, all the time" radio channels.  My sister in law had told me that our sweet little Mag-pie has been SOOOOO into the Christmas spirit for the last couple of weeks.  She's at the age that she is just soaking up every little Christmas-ey detail.  One of these details has been the song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year".  Every time she hears it in the car on the Christmas station, she gets SO excited and wants to sing along--SO CUTE!  And once the song is off, she begs "can it be da-moswunnafel-time-of-dayear again"?  So, with all of this said....as the first song in my Christmas playlist, I have added little Mag-pie's favorite tune for her (and your) listening enjoyment...and so that she can hear it anytime she wants from her Mommy and Daddy's computer!  Crank up the volume y'all!

We love you sweet girl!

 

 

Some Sweet Things To Be Thankful For

I have been uploading and editing some pictures tonight and thought I would share some of my favorite shots from Thanksgiving.  These are two of our nephews and one of our nieces. They are the sweetest children and the most precious little apples of our eyes.  My sister and law and I took the older children to the park last Friday to get some energy out and to pump the ducks and geese full of all of the extra bread and crackers from home (waste not want not!).  Our "littlest" niece (7 months old) didn't quite make it to the park...she stayed at home to hang out with her Nana, Gramps and Uncle Rob.  The weather was just incredible--the sun was shining, the air was cool and not a cloud in the sky....and the company was even better!  What precious things to be thankful for....

 

Matthew 19:14 (New King James Version)

¹⁴ But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

 

 

The Latest From Emma Grace

Hello family, friends and all of my bloggy sisters! Blogger went "wonky" on me, so the slideshow is below this post. This is just a little slideshow update of some pictures of Emma Grace, my newest niece that was born on Sunday. Mom and I are still here having a great time with the new baby, my brother and sister in law, and of course the other three children. We are going to hate to see the week come to an end on Sunday, which is when we'll be headed back home.

But, for now....here are some pictures--so that everyone can share in our joy!

Labels: Kiddie Talk, Milestone Moments