2010!!!

So I was trying to hit 100 post befor the new year but I guess it won't happen!

Burklee is with my mom tonight. She's having a kid party at my aunt and uncles house. Watching my 2 cousins Bella and Caleb. Bella is almost 2 weeks old and just under 5lbs. Caleb is I think 7 or 8 and he's having a couple friends over so it should be a full house. We're having some friends over. Playing some Wii and just hanging out! I made lil' smokies, two different kinds of chip dip, cut up some cheese, sausage, with crackers. Made some "happy" punch. Sherbert and 7up (which is what I make at EVERY occassion) but with a little kick. So we kept him on his stomach and just kept an extra careful eye on him. HE. LOVED. "SWIMMING". I don't think he's ever been thtat happy before. So I guess we'll see ya next year!!!

Christmas....well and thanksgiving! lots and lots of pictures

So I made the chocolate turkeys for thanksgiving and I never posted a picture...it was super easy and super fun.

And this is the start of some Christmas Pictures!

Burk helping wrap some of the gifts-that were from him!!!

Christmas morning. burks first gift.

Daddy opening his new iTouch complete with an iTunes card and accessories...And burklee opening his Baby Can Read DVD set.

Blowing bubbles (i think)...but it kinda looks like he's either really excited or not too happy with his present.

And here he is in his new car seat.

Family Picture

Family Picture with the dogs

Getting a little scared of the dogs

Overall, burklee got tons of toys and some new clothes (good thing-he just filled a tub of clothes that are too small today), baby can read, a carseat, books, chuck taylor red high top shoes...
Allan got an iTouch, sears gift cards, clothes, tools...
And I got almost all my studio lighting and backgrounds, photoshop CS4 Extended, clothes, a beginner sewing machine...

I am so blessed to have such wonderful family that love and support us! I love each and every one of you!!!

BIG news!

So Burklee is getting so big lately. He sits up now, holds his own bottle, and has been sleeping in his own bed for over a week now. It takes some rocking now but I can handle that as long as I still get an entire nights sleep. So our BIG news is we are most likely moving back to concordia. Allan'a gpa wants to get rid of all the rentals he has...so we're buying 1 of 5 of them which also comes with a huge shop/garage building and quite a bit of land which we eventually build a new house on. Allan's best friend is a contractor and said he would charge hourly and if allan wants to help he can. We won't have him do much to the inside b/c all that can be done slowly while we're living in the other house. I found the floor plan I would like to have and....it would have a basement unlike this house. We meet with the bank on monday to discuss everthing. The only setbacks are.....
~we found a church we really like in salina
~no ymca for burklee...I was really excited for him to take swim lessons
~away from my family ...who I'm used to seeing on a daily basis

So....what I think is that...we will come back to salina 1-2 days a week for church, swim lessons, and catch up with family....and if we could do the lessons on a sunday, that would work out even more perfect.

Its all just going to be a long process so we'll see what happens!

More burk news--we bought baby can read and at first he hated it and now he loves watching it...and chewing on the flash cards. I can't wait till his first x-mas. I also just bought his "baby's first Christmas stocking"---so cute!

Until nex time....

burklee update...he likes singing!

Well when we sing at least! Some cute little things he's been doing lately...

~sucks on his feet (which stink by the way so I'm constantly cleaning them)
~He giggles and grabs your cheeks when you sing to him!
~goes from sitting on his bottom to his laying on his stomach to his back
~scoots backwards (and tried to go up my grandma's stairs-backwards)
~goes to bed around 10 and wakes up around 5 to eat then back to bed till 9
~He's retired his baby swing (but we have no where to store it)
~Loves Loves Loves to cuddle with the puppies
~Wears 12 months-18 months clothes (2T to bed)
~loves looking at the Christmas Tree

Today we had a mommy-burklee lounge day. I didn't feel too good, I think I have a stomach flu and he hasn't been himself lately....Ever since we gave him green beans a couple days ago...he's been a little cranky and we have to change diapers every hour to 1 1/2 hours! yah-not. He has been moving around sooo much lately. I look over and he's off his blanket or at the other end of his crib.
I kept singing him a song today (Gilmore Girls theme song). It was stuck in my head from yesterday..so anyways. I woke him up from his afternoon nap today and put in Gilmore Girls. He was screaming until he heard the song! Looked straight at the tv and just smiled...It was so precious.

Thats about it for now...Oh weighed Burk a couple days ago and he weighed in at just under 22 lbs!!! WOW!

Until next time....