Merry Christmas!

Tracking Santa on the computer on Christmas Eve..
Nicholas was "beyond excited" to see him flying over Spain!

Wow! I think this was the Christmas to end all Christmases! The boys were SPOILED by their grandparents and aunts and uncles this year. Legos, GeoTrax sets, and Pillow Pets were among the delights, in addition to our family gift- a Play Station 3 and PS Move.
Here are some photos from Christmas morning:

Christmas Concert

On December 19, the boys performed in a Christmas concert at church. Unfortunately, I lost the audio when I recorded it with our camera! But, here is a link that a friend posted on FB:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1772108061531&set=a.1645890386168.91319.1204161537#!/video/video.php?v=10150119640232049&comments

Daniel is in the front row in a green shirt, and Nicholas is two rows behind him towards the left corner in a light blue shirt and tie. The kids were so sweet! I know God must have been smiling watching this.

Andrew's Baptism

Sunday was a special day for our family. Andrew was baptized at our church, Sycamore Presbyterian. Being brought up Baptist, for me the baptism always signified one's salvation. For an infant, this obviously couldn't be the case. Our pastor explained its meaning with an analogy. It's like an envelope bearing the sender's mark. Andrew has the sign and seal of one of God's children, but until the Holy Spirit is at work in him and he accepts Christ, it's like the envelope is empty. When he makes a confession of faith, then he will not only have the outward sign, but the (more important) internal mark of a true believer.

Chris and I promised to pray with him and for him, while the church congregation promised to help in Andrew's admonition and training. We are so blessed and privileged to have the opportunity to raise another child and teach him about the Lord!

A Momentous Week

Nicholas is such a sweet big brother. He loves to comb Andrew's hair and make him laugh. :)

Hmmmm...Not sure what to think about this rice cereal!

Wow! Andrew reached three important milestones last week- sleeping through the night, eating solids, and getting his first tooth. Needless to say, we (Read I) are excited that he is now sleeping for 10-11 hours nonstop. The tooth has proved a bit annoying during nursing time, but hopefully it won't be too much of a problem. Above are some pics from the last few weeks.