Nahum continues to be the complete JOY of our lives and we are SOOOO incredibly thankful for him. God is still providing for us financially so that I can stay home and raise and care for our boy. Praise Him for that!
For Halloween, Nahum dressed as Linus from the Peanuts cartoon. That was the only "costume" that Daddy approved of since he's really too young to understand what's going on. He was still pretty cute though.
Thanksgiving was certainly a test of endurance for all of us. We had extended familiy from all sides in town so that made for a 3-day Thanksgiving extraveganza! Poor baby boy didn't really get the rest he needed to recooperate, but he survived. Nahum got to meet his newest cousin, Nathan Jackson who was born about 6 months after him, to Chris and Suzanne Jackson.
He also got to meet his Uncle Samuel and Aunt Meg and Great-Grandma Pat for the fist time, at the Estes Thanksgiving meal in Visalia.
Christmas was SUCH a blessing this year.
We enjoyed a Christmas Eve candle light service at Steven's Dad's church and then we got to open presents with my imediate family that night. Christmas day was spent in Reedley with the Estes'. All of Steven's siblings and their families were together this year and I know that is special to my in-laws and to all of us. The Barker kids REALLY loved being around Nahum and he loved spending time with his cousins!
The day-after Christmas, we were blessed to have Nahum's baby dedication at Grace Community Church with Papa. All the Estes Barker's were there as well as my mom's family. Our dear friends Megan and Paul Hemphill and Leslie and Eric Rata were able to join us for this blessing too and we are SO happy they were there!
Here are all the original Estes siblings and their spouses. Samuel and Meg, Beth and Bryan Barker, Steven and me, and Peter and Katie will be married this coming June 2011!
