THE BARTONS HAVE MOVED BLOG

After a few years using this site to share some of our pictures and life in LA, Matthew and I have decided to move to a new site. The new site makes it easier for daddy to upload the pictures and also allows people like you.....our fans.....to easily download the images if you wish.

So take a look at the new blog site www.bartonsinla.posterous.com

I'm waiting for you!

100 years of scouting

This year is 100 years of scouting in America. Yesterday, Matthew's pack had their Blue and Gold celebration. Matthew also earned his Bobcat badge, which is the first progression for a new cub scout. Nana, Grandpa, me, mommy and some friends were there to see him get his awards........

He carried the tiger flag into the hall, as part of the color guard

...got super embarrassed.....


......and raced homemade space rockets. It was a lot of fun.

Matthew and Haiti

I am so proud of my big brother! He spoke in both of our church services on Sunday, with Daddy, about his idea of helping the children in Haiti. Thinking about all the kids in Haiti that don't have pajamas, he came up with an idea of a pajama-thon at church. All the children at church will wear PJs on Sunday 28th and together with the church will raise money to send to Haiti, through Compassion International. He did such a good job, and we were all so proud. I stayed in church especially to hear him. He was funny too, and he and Daddy even got the pastor to committ to wearing his PJs too. Here’s a video about Haiti from Compassion International.

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Last visit to Disneyland before our passes ran out

Seeing pluto for the last time in a while. Be interesting to look back because i'm convinced there is another photo like this from a couple of years ago. Matthew is so tall in this picture

Matthew dressed up in his jedi outfit.....

....and I had a lot to say to Rosetta, one of Tinkerbell's fairy friends...



This is my first time with Aladdin and Jasmine. Those boy characters do make me nervous though...


We have lots of fun disney memories from our two years' of passes :)

My dance show

....or I should say 'ours', as Mommy had a dancing part too! For months now, me and my friends at Dance Street West have been rehearsing for our annual show. Yes, Daddy had to sit through another 3 hour dance show this year. At least I was in two numbers this year, versus only one last year. Here's me back stage in my ballet outfit.

....I have a lot of fun with my dance friends. Hanging out back stage in a room full of girls with games, books, coloring, make-up and cuddly toys is soooo much fun.

...and here's me with the wicked stepmother (her part in the show) aka Mommy :)


Sorry, but in the following video clips (COMING SOON), a couple of girls stood on the wrong line and therefore blocked Daddy's vantage point. They should have been next to me and not in front. Oh well, I had a lot of fun, and it just means Daddy will have to pay for the official video :) (Mommy says no-one is ever going to see footage of her dance!)

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Day at the zoo

A recent trip to LA Zoo. Matthew loved the unique observation points in the prairie dog exhibit.

Daddy says that this is what grandad will look like soon....

Snow Day

We had a fun day in Wrightwood playing in the snow. We went sledding, made snow mice (because there wasn't enough loose snow to make a man!, and basically had a lot of fun. We are so lucky to be able to drive 40 minutes up the mountain to snow, and come home to 70 degrees and sun.

Christmas

santa came....yay!


I was excited about Grandma and Grandad's Christmas gift....can you tell?

...I love my doll.

Matthew loved his gift from Uncle Glenn and Auntie Emily. Any guess what Mathew is into these days?

On Boxing day we drove out to Palm Springs to see Grandpa and Grandma. I got the latest Disney dolls

All the grandkids.....with Penelope's addition to the family last year, the girls now out number the boys.

We had a group shot with Grandpa before we left.

Random pre-Christmas fun things

We started off the Christmas celebration with food and fun with friends.....



.....and then we got all dressed up in our new clothes for Christmas Eve service....

....me and my bruv striking a pose!

Matthew was so excited to have a non-speaking role :)

....and of course I was an angel...