Burt Family

Happy Happy Birthday!

2010-04-26T10:51:00.014-05:00

So Chris had his birthday last week,(The big 30) I'm reluctant to even mention it because he was really wanting to keep it hush hush. He didn't want a big fuss, which I had a little bit of a hard time with because it was a BIG birthday and I wanted to celebrate it. I did a little of the back and forth, "does he say he doesn't want anything but really he'll be sad if I don't do something..." and I also wondered if I should just defy him and do something behind his back anyways, but in the end I decided to give him what he wanted. My mom took the kids for the night and Chris and I had a nice dinner out, it was a quiet birthday, but I think he had a good one. I feel bad because it was over shadowed somewhat by the packing and the move that is going on right now, but he seemed content with letting it just pass by like any other day. He doesn't really care so much about birthdays, he never really wants to celebrate them, I like to celebrate other people's birthdays and make them special, but I understand because I like to play down my own. With the move we didn't really have much to give in the way of gifts, the kids and I made Chris a nice card, Carson and Lilli signed their own names which he loved, and they all told me in their own words what they wanted to tell him. I wrote him a nice letter, which we do from time to time. It's funny we've been packing and coming across old photos of us when we were dating... we both look SO young (which we should it was like 8 and a half years ago!)I think he got a little sad because I kept making comments about how young we looked and how much thinner we both were...like he thought I longed for him to look like that, which really isn't true. I told him, (which is 100% true) that I truly believe that he looks so much more handsome today then he did back then! That he gets More distinguished and more handsome each year! (Which he should believe because he knows I have a thing for older, distinguished news anchormen!) Anyways I just wanted to mention that he did have his birthday and it went great! He had a good day and was happy that he got so many birthday wishes from all of his friends and family!!

Latest breaking news...

2010-04-26T10:51:00.012-05:00

For those who may not know, which I'm pretty sure everyone does, Chris did take a job that he was offered in Utah and will be moving out this Friday or Saturday. He's going out ahead with all of our "junk" and doing his testing and starting work. The plan is for him to come back out in a week or two for me and the kids and then we will make our way back to Utah. We are excited that we will be living with Chris's grandma and grandpa Egan for a while while we get settled back into Utah life and the new job. It will be really nice for us to spend that time getting closer to Chris's grandparents, and giving the kids a chance to get to know them too! We have loved our time in Texas for the most part even if things did not necessarily turn out the way that we had hoped. The weather has been great, and it's been so wonderful to be near my family for these last 2 and a half years!! The kids have become really close to my family so it will be hard all around to make this change, but Chris and I have prayed a lot about our decision and feel that it is really the best thing for our little family right now! We've made a lot of really great friends here, which only makes it harder to say goodbye, but we love that we will have so many people to come see when we visit (which we hope is often) So, though it will not be an easy road to make this adjustment and it's definitely bittersweet, we are really excited!! :-)

Egg hunt

2010-04-26T10:51:00.010-05:00

Easter morning before Conference started we took the kids out for an egg hunt! It was so fun this year because all 3 of them were really into it! I made a cheesecake during conference and later that afternoon we headed over to my mom's for Easter dinner, and another egg hunt. Here's a few pics from their egg hunt at our house and from their egg hunt at grandma's later that same day. Needless to say, the kids were stocked up on candy and goodies for the next few weeks...I think the last remnants of the Easter candy are still there, but for the most part they've picked off all the "good stuff."

My super yummy chocolate, caramel cheesecake!

Well dressed...for a while.

2010-04-26T10:41:00.005-05:00

Easter this year fell on General Conference but we still got the kids some cute Easter outfits and just had them all decked out the week before. I love the cute little outfits that we got them this year, Lilli was of course adorable as usual and Carson and Landon looked like such little Studs in their adorable sweater vests! We took them out back and took a few pics of them before church and before they were covered in cookie, and fruit snacks and while their hair was still combed and cute...I should have taken an after church picture...it was less "perfect and nice" looking lets just say. 11 am church is nice because there's less rush in the morning, but it falls right on nap time for Landon and bewitching hour for Lilli and Carson. The ride home is always a mixture of crying, sleeping and whining of "I'm hungry..." Inevitably every week 2 of the 3 are asleep by the time we pull into the garage and our meetinghouse is only like 5 minutes away. Still I'll take 11 am church over 1pm.

IT'S a GIRL

2010-04-26T10:23:00.002-05:00

So a few weeks ago I FINALLY went in for my 20 week ultrasound and we found out that baby #4 is healthy and growing fine, but we also found out that we are having another sweet baby girl! Chris and I have felt for a long time that it was a girl, but we would have been happy either way! :-) We are excited to have another girl, and the kids were really excited as well! Carson for some reason REALLY wanted this baby to be a girl and Landon would tell me it was a girl everytime I asked him, from the beginning. When we left for the appointment I told the kids we were going to find out what the baby was, when we came home the first thing that Carson said was, "where's the baby? I don't see a baby." I'm guessing he thought the baby would be coming out and that's how we'd know. When I explained and told them they just took a picture of the baby inside my belly, I told them it was a girl and both Carson and Lilli squealed and started jumping up and down with excitement! It was super cute to see them so excited. Carson keeps giving me names for the baby which have ranged from: Sally, AnaLee (from puff the magic dragon), Puff (also from that song...a favorite of his right now), and his daddy's pick Giuliana. Liili told me a few times to name the baby Lilli, but I told her that might be a little confusing, and Landon tells me to call her Baby. I'm still trying to decide on a name, I know the middle name will be Grace after my grandmother, but the first name I'm not sure yet. But we are really excited that for now we will have a perfect little set, 2 boys and 2 girls and for now that seems great! Chris is excited for another little daddy's girl and hoping that this baby will finally be the one that will love the Raiders and the Jazz...Carson keeps telling him his favorite football team is the Cowboys, and everytime he does I swear I can hear Chris's heart breaking... LOL. :-)

Pre-K

2010-03-16T00:36:00.004-05:00

A few months ago I'm thinking it was in January we signed Carson up for pre-k at the rec center just to give him a little school experience before he started kindergarten in the fall. It was harder I think for me the first day than for him! He was a little shy, and shed a tear but he did really good!! I had to have Chris be the one to take him in...I just couldn't do it. :-( It's only 2 days a week for 4 hours, so nothing too major, but it's been really great for him. He's learned a lot, and gotten used to the idea of going to school. He had to stop going this month because with the move money got tight, but we're hoping to get him back in once we get to Utah until he starts kindergarten in Aug. He's really excited about school! He is my little learner...he LOVES school and loves to learn. He's a super smart little cookie! He's really excited about kindergarten and making new friends and he feels like such a big boy to have a back pack and to be going off to school while Landon and Lilli have to stay home...he tells them that when they are big like him they will be able to go to school too! :-) I just can't believe that my little baby is about to be 5 and about to go off to kindergarten!!! But I'm really excited for him and really glad that the new baby will be born around the time Carson starts school so that I will have a slight distraction. I'm actually due the weekend of that first week of school...not the best time so I'm hoping that she comes early...but two weeks early may be a little too much, we'll see.

Moving on Up...

2010-03-16T00:35:00.002-05:00

Carson moved up to his next class in January also. He got a new teacher, but stayed with his old sunbeam buddies, so he's been doing really great. He has come a long way in regard to his shyness!

Jesus Wants me for a Sunbeam...

2010-03-16T00:27:00.003-05:00

We got a new little Sunbeam in January! Lilli made the cut and she was so excited to go to primary with mommy and Carson! She got a cute little teacher who's great with her little sunbeam class. There are three little girls and three little boys in Lilli's class, and she's already got a little admirer, an adorable little Hispanic boy named Diego. Diego is a real ladies man I must say...He's always saving Lilli a seat, and trying to hold her hand and the cutest thing is when he puts his hand on her lower back to help her get up from her seat. I was talking to his mom the other day and she was apologizing for her son being such a flirt...I don't mind it's so cute and I don't blame him for having his eye on Lilli...she's definitely a cutie! She's been doing really great in her new class, the only problem is that it's been a little hard to get her to focus during sharing time with me and my class sitting two rows behind her, but listening and being respectful and reverent is something we are tryiing hard to work on.

Haircut!

2010-03-11T15:47:00.004-06:00

Chris took Lilli a few months ago for her first "real" haircut, I was still feeling pretty yucky but her hair was all in her eyes and I decided to cut the bottom few inches of stringy baby hair so that it would hopefully cause her hair to grow in thicker and more even. I noticed the upper part of her hair was coming in more even and a lot thicker than the bottom few inches so we decided to go for a "bob." I will be honest I was sad and a little scared to have Chris take her. Worried he wouldn't convey what I wanted very well and super bummed to be missing the moment. I was also more than a little afraid that it would end with Lilli in tears. On more than one occasion she's let me know that she doesn't like short hair as much as long hair. She's even told me once or twice that I would look prettier if my hair was longer like the ladies in the magazines (referring to pantene ads she sees in my magazines, which honestly, they do have lovely hair). To my excitement and surprise when they returned everything was perfect! She had the cutest little bob, so daddy did good, she was an angel at the salon, and best of all she absolutely LOVED her new hair cut! She was ecstatic and couldn't stop touching it and looking at it. She had me take a picture and send it to grandma so grandma could see it! So now it's been about a month or two, it's grown out a little and I'm happy to report that her hair is growing in thicker and a lot more even and that Lilli is still loving her sassy new do!

Family Pictures

2010-03-11T15:41:00.010-06:00

I believe it was back in November when we went and had these family pictures taken. A friend of mine whose an up and coming photographer here in Arlington said she was looking to start building her portfolio and website and offered to take some pictures for me for like $25 a session. A sweet deal for us, so I agreed. This was the first session we did. The kids are a little shy about being photographed by strangers so we decided to have my friend just take some candid shots of us playing at the park, and for the most part they didn't even know they were being photographed. I think they turned out pretty good, and we were really excited! Here are a couple of our favorite shots. We are in the works to do another session for easter hopefully soon!

What's New

2010-03-10T15:22:00.006-06:00

Well I thought first I'd just do a little "what's new/catch up game' so I don't have like a "ka-gillion" (as Carson would say) posts. For anyone out there living under a rock that doesn't yet know, we are expecting another baby! Chris and I and the kids could not be more excited!!!! We don't know what we are having yet, we will actually find out next month right before Chris's birthday and yes I told him I am going to make him wait and find out as a birthday surprise. (We both know that I can not keep a secret so I'm sure that will not be the case). We did talk about it earlier today though and we are both totally fine, no preference either way as to the sex. Chris originally was thinking he would love another little girl, but Lilliana has been going through a "phase" (at least we are hoping) and she's been SUPER dramatic, and emotional so he's re-evaluating that choice. I love little boys, but my little girl is amazing too so I'm okay either way! The kids however are convinced it's a girl and they REALLY are hoping for a baby sister, especially Carson! If I had to take a guess today I would say boy, though unlike all the other pregnancies I'm having a rather hard time getting a good feeling either way, so day to day it changes. I am 4 months along now and our new little baby is due in Aug, actually at the end, the 28th, although I'm hoping that as usual I will be induced earlier than that.

Another bit of news, Chris and I after doing a lot of praying, fasting and pondering have come to the decision that continuing on the dental school path is not the right thing for our family. The Lord has confirmed that for us and we are ready to move on to bigger and better things, and just ready to move on with our life! This means that Chris is done with school and now in full search of a career. Unfortunately this decision has also fallen on the worst possible time for job hunting that we could have imagined with the economy the way it is and all those who are also out looking for jobs. We are trying to remain hopeful that something will come about shortly, and we are applying to jobs both in Texas and in Utah, sooo....if anyone hears about anything, by all means SHARE and keep us in mind!!!! We are looking at all of our possible options, do we stay here or do we move? Things at this point are still up in the air and undecided (a fact, that keeps me up at night). We will however have to be making our decisions SOON because Carson is due to start kindergarten in the fall and I am due to have a baby around that same time as well, and both require us to know where we will be living and what we will be doing. So keep us in your prayers and we will keep you all updated!

I think for this post that is going to do it. I will post more pics and stories soon so keep checking back!

Long time...

2010-03-10T15:11:00.003-06:00

WOW! Christmas was my last update I can't believe it...I'm so sorry to all the Grandparents out there!!! Let's just say that life has been a little busy and crazy as life often is...and I lost track of the blog. I'm feeling much better now, and things are getting somewhat back on track, well until life gets crazy again as I'm fearing it will shortly. I will be getting the pictures off of my camera and phone soon and will update the blog hopefully shortly there after, so check back in the next couple of days for new posts! :-)

Dear Santa...

2009-12-10T11:14:00.002-06:00

Dear Santa,
Hi, this is Landon, mommy asked me if I was good this year so that I can get presents and I said, mmm huh! So, for Christmas I want a soccer ball, bawoons (balloons), a Santa (toy?), Mommy, Dora toy and goldfish (crackers). Umm I want slippers, a baseball for outside, and an Elmo to sleep with in my bed. In my stocking I want, a cupcake, chips and M-in-M-as (M&M’s).

Love, Landon

Dear Santa,
Hi, this is Lilli-bean Burt, I told mommy that I was really, really, really good this year…almost and she said I wasn’t on the naughty list so I can get toys! I do know what I want. I want a dollhouse for tiny dolls, and a Dora and Boots. I also want a tiny, tiny mommy, daddy and two tiny babies that will fit in my house. I think they need a tiny bed for the babies and a really small, tiny bed for the little mommy and daddy. I want my little pony too and a puppy to sleep with. I also want a little bitty toy phone. I also want like, little, little, little girl cars, pink ones to play with that Carson can’t take from me and make me cry. Mommy has a pretty watch and I want one that is pink for me and little, pretty bows for my hair, and socks…pretty ones, and princess movies. In my stocking I want a little tiny cake and little tiny fries.
Santa, thank you!
Lilli-bean

Santa! I LOVE YOU!!!
This is Carson, hi! You are really far away mommy said. But Grandpa Gary is not as far as you and Heavenly Father is really, really, really far away up in the sky! Mommy said to see you we have to take a plane and a sleigh…we don’t have a sleigh…so we can’t go.  Mommy said to be good so we can get presents and not a rock like Carlo, and she told me that you said I was being good. I know that I want a baseball and new slippers for Christmas. I also want a transformer and a game thing for my hands so I can play games, because mommy said I can’t have a phone to play games. I also want new cars, and a big boy bike and a helmet so I can be safe! I also want an octagon, legos, games and puzzles and toy rain. (when asked to clarify what this was he said, “toy rain that dumps from dark clouds”). I also want new, cool shoes and my own Halo game so I can play with Giovanni @ my house when he comes and doesn’t go for a while…No, bring it to grandma’s house, because that’s where I can get Giovanni to play I think. Santa, mommy said you know when I am yelling, and so does Heavenly Father…he gave my mommy a lot of patience, Heavenly Father did, not you Santa. In my stocking I want cotton candy, pretzels, and chocolate candies.
Thank you Santa!
Carson

More Halloween fun

2009-11-12T16:42:00.013-06:00

Halloween Day was nice because it landed on a Saturday and Chris was home from work, also it turned out to be an absolute lovely day here in TX (not too cold not too hot...very rare stuff here). We decided to take the kids to the park in the morning and have fun, and then we came home and decorated halloween cookies and watched a little college ball untill it was time for trick or treating. It was such a wonderful day...you gotta love days like that!

We had some fun on the tire swing and the kids took turns pushing.

A time out for a family photo-op (minus daddy who was the camera man)

Then the kids decided it was mommy's turn...and they'd push.

Slide Races...Landon was weighing me down...

Swinging like monkeys...

Daddy decided he was missing out on all the fun...so he gave it a go.

Carson got to have a turn as the camera man...not a bad shot!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-12T16:14:00.002-06:00

Halloween...what can I say, it was a fun night! The kids, especially Carson had been looking forward to it for weeks. Lilli was pretty excited to finally be able to wear her costume! We had a transformer (Optimus Prime), tinker bell, and a scarecrow at our house! The kids had actually gotten dressed up a few times, once for our playgroup Halloween party, and the ward trunk or treat. still they were pretty excited to finally get to go trick or treating. We hit a few neighborhoods closer to my mom's house and the kids scored pretty good! Carson did so much better about going up to the door, he was our designated door bell ringer and I did actually hear him say "Trick or Treat, and thank you" a few times. Landon and Lilli were both still a little cautious about the whole thing, but they had fun! We did miss having chili and Grandma Leslie's house, and the kids were pretty bummed that they weren't' able to show off their costumes for all of their grandparents It was nice to end our trick or treating at Grandma Lilli's and the kids were excited to show off their loot. It was a fun night!!

Birthday Bows

2009-10-28T21:26:00.003-05:00

Sunday was my birthday and it was a great day! My mom took the kids for the weekend (Friday through Saturday...I KNOW!!!) So Chris and I had a fun-filled weekend of eating out and shopping and of course sleeping in late! On Sunday it was our Primary Program (Carson's 1st) and I was soooo excited to see how my little shy boy would do up there in front of the whole congregation. He had done really good in practice, but with the room full of people I knew he'd have to muster up some courage. I teach the 7 and 8 year olds in primary so I think it helped that he knew he had me up there with him. He did terrific though! He got up there and mumbled through his part which was, "I came to earth as part of a family." He was hard to hear and a little hard to understand, but he DID IT, which made us sooo proud! He said that he did it because it was my birthday and because Grandma and Grandpa came to watch! I was bummed that I actually missed his part. I have a little girl in my class who is handicapped and I had to step out with her for a bit and I missed his part. :-(. I was bummed but Chris and his sunbeams teacher said he did great!

As if that wasn't enough of a birthday present, my mom and dad made me a fabulous dinner of brisket, potatoes and the works with of course a birthday cheesecake! It was wonderful! I got a bunch of great gifts from all of my wonderful family (thanks everyone!!!), but I think I would have to say that my favorite gift of all was from Carson. He told my mom and Chris that he wanted to a Pink hair bow for me for my birthday! (So sweet!) So Chris searched a few stores until he found a pink hair bow that was perfect, and Carson was so excited to give it to me! I wear it proudly and Carson tells me it makes him happy when I put it in my hair! I love my sweet, sweet, thoughtful boy! and I love bows and I of course love PINK so it was a fabulous gift all around!

Halloween video

2009-10-28T14:48:00.001-05:00

Check out this cute Halloween video my brother and Carson made of our family.

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Visit to the pumpkin patch

2009-10-28T09:39:00.009-05:00

For one of our playgroup activities this month we went to a local pumpkin patch to take pics with the kids. It was so much fun. Landon was hilarious (as usual), he was so excited to see all of the pumpkins, he'd grab one and walk around with it refusing to let it go...until he'd find another one he thought was cooler and he'd ditch the previous one and get the new one. He would sit and pose however he was asked to, and he loved having his picture taken with all of the pumpkins. Carson and Lilli had fun too, but they were a little more reserved with excitement. After the mom's tortured the kids enough with endless pictures we each grabbed a pumpkin and started decorating. I had gone to JoAnns earlier and found these cute foam stickers to decorate pumpkins which worked great with all the little kids. They had fun which was great, and we got a few cute pics which was also great!

Dora and Diego Party

2009-10-22T22:31:00.008-05:00

Ok finally, because it was only like a month ago...are the pics from Lilliana and Landon's birthday party! It was so cute, we did a Dora and Diego theme, my mom of course made the cake, there wad a pinata, food, friends, and although it was super hot outside (as is evidence from all the pics of kids dripping in sweat)the kids had a lot of fun! I can't believe my babies are growing up so fast! Landon talks so much now and everyday he gets funnier and funnier. Lilli's getting so big and so grown up, so beautiful and lovely! I love it, but I sure does make me a little sad sometimes. Oh, and there is also a few from Lilli's actual birthday and her little family party! Thanks to all of our super Wonderful family who sent gifts and called or sent cards and helped to make Lilli and Landon's birthday so special!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LILLIANA :-D

2009-09-25T22:40:00.006-05:00

Happy Birthday my sweet, sweet baby Girl! It's been a whirlwind of a day but don't' worry mommy didn't forget about you...better late then never right? My sweet darlilng, you are so very special to your daddy and me I hope and pray that you will always know that! You are so beautiful and you often remind me so much of your beautiful Grandma Lilly. I knew when I found out that I was pregnant with you that no test would have to confirm what I already knew in my heart...that I was finally getting my baby girl! I also knew that you would be a loving and strong-willed little girl if you in any way took after your mommy or your Grandma...so needless to say I knew early on I had my work cut out for me with you! :-)It's been a wild ride, and we do but heads now and again (because we are so alike), but you have always brought so much joy, so much love, so much innocence and loveliness to our lives. You came into this world in a slightly dramatic fashion and knowing you like I do now, it shouldn't have happened any other way. :-D. You brighten up my day with your beautifully dimpled smiles, and your funny stories. I love to watch how you manage to wrap every man in your life around your tiny, chubby, little finger! I love to see how your eyes light up when you see your daddy, or grandpa, your brothers or your uncle Carlo. I love how you've got a mind of your own. Your strong-willed, and opinionated but you have a joy for life! You are so loving and so sweet, so funny, so smart and so adorable. I love to watch you get down and wrestle with the boys one minute and then get all dressed up the next! I love how you tell me on a daily basis that Carson is your best friend! But most of all I love how much you love to shop and I love how you always tell me how pretty I look when I take you in the dressing room with me to try on clothes! You are my shopping mate. You are my lilli-vanilli-bean. My sweet baby girl, and today you are 3! I love that you woke me up this morning jumping up and down beside my bed with excitement that "today is my birthday and now I am BIG!" I love that on your own you've decided that with turning 3 came new responsibilities as well as new privileges. You always seem to make us smile and you know just how to brighten our days! I can not believe that 3 years have gone by since you came into our beautiful family! We wouldn't be complete without you, you hold such a special place in our lives and we love you so very much! So I hope you had a fantastic 3rd birthday my lovely, little, darling, girl!

The Festivities :-D

2009-09-18T21:11:00.004-05:00

We had a little birthday Celebration for Landon on his birthday Thursday (the big joint party for him and Lilli is next Saturday), just my parents and one of my brothers who just came back to town from being in Utah for a month. We just had a spaghetti dinner and cupcakes a few gifts, but it was nice. Landon was being shy because he hasn't seen my brother in a while so we had a hard time getting him to take pictures or to blow out his birthday candles...Carson had to step up to the plate and blow them out. We did manage to get him to open his presents though. Since he got most of his presents ahead of time from his grandparents Thursday was pretty much the little boring stuff from us (clothes) but Carson had picked him out a little gift, a pair of transformer sunglasses (because Landon is always trying to steal his). It was a nice little celebration though!

More Labor Day Pics

2009-09-18T09:07:00.005-05:00

Here's the rest of those Labor Day pictures...it wouldn't let me add anymore to the last post.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LANDON! :-D

2009-09-17T10:44:00.003-05:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LANDON! My little man, my baby, the funniest, slyest (sp?), most loving, and mischievous 2 year old I have ever met! My baby is 2 and it's bittersweet for me, but mostly sweet! I love to see my little man growing up! Landon you are without a doubt a blessing in our lives! Though you came as a surprise to your daddy and me, and there may have been tears (tears of fear more than anything)in the beginning, since the moment you came into our lives you've done nothing but make us smile and laugh and bring us tons of joy each and every day! I love your your mischievous little smile that helps you get away with murder and your lovely little dimpled cheeks. I love your fun-loving personality and how you always lighten up the mood with your dancing and silliness! I love how much you love your big brother and sister and are always giving them hugs and being their shadow! I love how your are such a sweet little boy who cries out of concern when someone else is crying! I love to hear your sweet little laugh, it always brightens up my day! I look forward to your wonderful little kisses every morning! I love your spunk and your little attitude and how at the age of 2 you have already have mastered not only your "I'm heartbroken...give me whatever I want look," but also your "I've never been more upset with you, check out this glare I'm shooting your direction" look. I love the way your hair has that swirly cowlick right in the front that always makes your hair look neatly combed (even if it hasn't been). I love the energy you bring wherever you go and how you brighten everyday of our lives! I love how at 6 months old you earned the nickname "TROUBLE" and that it fits you perfectly to this day! I think you are the coolest two year old and we love you so very much! Happy birthday little man.

The first pics are Landon at 3 weeks old, and then last week. Funny little dude!

Happy Little Babies :-)

2009-09-10T22:17:00.010-05:00

Lilliana 3.

Carson 4.

Landon 2.

My Little 3 Musketeers! Carson, Lilliana, and Landon are seriously so close. Lilli tells me probably on a daily basis that Carson is her best friend. It's been just pretty recently that the 3 of them have become the best of friends. They love to do anything and everything together and they hate to be separated. I had them pose for some pics for the grandparents the other day, but they were so excited to do it and so unusually willing. (I think because I said it was for their grandparents who they love soooo very much!) I know I'm biased but I just love them so very much and just think they are absolutely adorable! They constantly make us laugh and smile, they bring so much joy to our lives and they each have blessed and enriched our lives in their own individual ways!

Labor Day Fun @ the Park

2009-09-10T22:17:00.004-05:00

Labor day weekend we had a good time. We took the kids on a picnic with my family at the park and they had a lot of fun exploring and playing with their uncles and with daddy. Carson LOVES sports and he played every one would could bring to the park. Lilli tried a little baseball, but notice the fear in her face. LOL. Landon had a blast exploring and picking up pecans, although he did start using them as weapons. He did also try his hand at throwing the Frisbee. It was a good, lazy Labor day but it was nice spending it with family. :-D

Bunk Bedz

2009-09-10T21:44:00.004-05:00

Ah my baby boys are growing up...despite my pleading that they won't. :'-( As we are creeping up on Landon's 2nd birthday Chris and I realized that it was time to get Landon into a "big boy bed." (Traditionally on our kids 2nd birthday is when we finally switch them over from a crib to a toddler bed). I thought however that this go around we might as well jump in all the way by looking into getting the boys bunk beds. Some friends of ours recently got bunk beds and told us a great place to go so I decided this past Labor day to start the hunt. I had looked a little online and kind of new the style I wanted, but the hard part was going to be matching the bed color to the boys existing bedroom furniture. My mom and I took full advantage of the Labor Day sales though and we went out and started our search. Of course we shopped around a bit but in the end the place we were referred to ended up being "the one." We found better than what we were looking for and were able to match the colors exactly. We even got the mattresses and drawers for underneath the beds (gotta love the storage wherever you can get it) for one great low price! I was super proud of myself for doing so good and Chris was feeling great because I bought the already put together floor model (so that meant less work for him...which was good because he HAD to be done by the start of the OU/BYU game.) I love the beds and the fact that they can be separated into two single twin beds if needed. I love that the headboards are bookcases which Carson loves because he can line up his cars there, or keep a stash of books and a night light for reading (when he's supposed to be sleeping.)

My mom even helped me out by getting the new bedding for the beds (don't know why but that part of the equation never crossed my mind...thanks mom!) Of course we went sports theme and gotta love Target they've always got the cutest stuff!

We got the beds all set up that day and I've gotta say I've never seen two little boys more excited to go to bed than mine where that night! Landon was so excited and so proud of himself. I worried about him in a twin with no rails, but he did great and to this day he's only fallen out like 2 times...low drop though so he's okay! Carson did great too, I was worried he'd get scared sleeping on the top bunk, but he's been great and he loves going up and down the ladder! He thinks he's just the biggest little boy now!

My only problem is that now Landon can climb in and out of his bed. He stays fine when we put him there at night the problem is that he comes running in my room almost every night at like 4 in the morning just because he can. He comes in so excited and proud of himself that he made it in there all on his own. I'll send him back and he goes just fine and will sleep until morning...unfortunately he didn't get that memo that once mommy's awake she's awake...needless to say getting up at 4 in the morning helps me get more done in my day but sure leaves me exhausted!

Oh and yes that's a step stool under the ladder...turns out Carson's not quite tall enough to reach but with the stool it's perfect.

Thanks a ton Grandma Suzi and Grandpa Gaylen! :-D

Fun-filled Saturdays and our new Play Set :-D

2009-09-09T16:18:00.007-05:00

Another fun-filled Saturday in our great backyard! Have I mentioned how much we LOVE having a backyard? ;-) This was just last weekend! (Yep that's right I'm almost caught up!) It was such a great Labor Day weekend, we kicked it off by asking the kids before they went to bed on Friday to each tell us one thing that they wanted to do the next day...and 1. it had to be fun, and 2. it had to cost little to nothing, and we promised we'd do it! Of course they loved that idea! Carson said he wanted to play baseball outside, Lilli said she wanted to make cookies, and Landon just said, "bubbles" So Saturday morning we woke up ate breakfast and started our busy, fun Saturday! I managed to get some pictures of the days activities minus the cookies...forgot to take pics of that. The kids had fun though and they really liked that they got to pick what we were going to do.Landon loved the bubbles, he always eats more than he manages to blow out though. Carson was so excited to play baseball with Daddy...he's becoming a good little ball player, I'm thinking T-ball may be in our very near future! And Lilli definently has her mommy's love for baking! I had to duck out in the middle of the day because I was on a mission to find the boys some bunk beds and really thought I should take advantage of all the Labor Day Sales! I was successful and of course those pics will be coming up. Oh also there are a few pics of the new play set that we were blessed to receive! My dad called Chris one day and said that one of his clients called asking for them to come and remove it and get rid of it and told my dad if anyone wanted it they could have it...so lucky us for being in the right place at the right time! It's a great play set, in good condition a few of the pieces of wood were rotted out buy my handy hubby did a great job of changing the wood out and he and one of his friends put it all together. Though technically there is still an arm that attaches that has the swings and teeter totter, and it needs sand for the sandbox...still waiting for that before I call it job done! (hint hint Chris)I love that it has two slides (cuts down on the crying) and that it has a climbing wall on the other side. The kids also really love that the bottom is an enclosed little room or their "fort." It's great and I'm so happy we got it but more happy we had a great big backyard to put it in!

Backyard Fun!

2009-09-04T15:51:00.005-05:00

It's been so wonderful being in our new place and having this great big backyard to enjoy! The kids are really loving it and so is Raja! Since it's been so HOT out lately we thought it would be nice to fill up the pool and let the kids splash around for the afternoon...Besides they still had a new sprinkler water toy that made its way back from Utah that they hadn't had a chance to break out yet. (These pics are from about two weeks after we moved in, so a while ago keep that in mind). They had a blast splishing and splashing around in our great big backyard running and screaming and throwing Raja in the pool (which he did not like at all). Since this fun day in the pool we have actually taken up a good chunk of the backyard with a new play set...but those pics will be coming soon. It's been so nice having space to move around and especially to have a yard to send them out to play in so I can catch my breath or get some cleaning done. They actually spend a pretty good chunk of their day outside running around which I LOVE! The only thing is that Chris sprayed the yard for mosquito's and it's been better but we finally had to say any time after 5 is play inside time...they just get so eaten up by mosquito's despite the spray and despite spraying the kids...they're resilient little buggers! The kids don't seem to mind too much though they'd spend all day out there I think if we'd let them...especially when it involves playing with water!

Sunday Pics

2009-08-31T12:50:00.004-05:00

Every now and then on Sunday I get bored and decide to torture the kiddies by making them pose for pictures for their grandparents in their nice Sunday clothes. Normally I promise them a treat for being cooperative and normally I take way to long to get a good shot and they inevitably get fed up the smiles turn to tears. It's hard though with 3 of them to get them all to look at the camera at the same time let alone have them all smiling at the same time. It's pretty impossible and pretty clear in these pics...one of them is usually not looking or someone is crying. Either way I still think the 3 of them are adorable, and I guess I'll take what i can get. I love the picture of Landon looking so sharp in this little tie w/that sly trademark "Landon" look on his face...you can tell he's plotting something.

4th of July

2009-08-31T12:34:00.008-05:00

We made it home to Texas just in time for the 4th of July! We seemed rushed, but we had a great 4th! We got up early and sat through the ultra hot morning for the parade, but it was really great this year! My brother and sis in law were great and got there extra early to stake us out a spot and set up a canopy so we could at least sit in the shade! The kids had a lot of fun, but it was especially fun to watch how excited Landon got! He wouldn't even sit down because he didn't want to miss a thing! Later that night we drove up to the new Cowboys stadium and parked there so we could watch the fireworks show they were having across the street after the Rangers Game. The kids had a blast Landon got so excited about the fireworks this year and he pointed to them and called them popcorn. (I'm guessing because they make a popping sound?) We really did miss celebrating the 4th in Utah this year though! We missed the concert at Romney Stadium beforehand, the fried chicken and goodies, and of course spending it with Grandpa Gary and the fam! Maybe next year we can come out and do it right! :-)

More general silliness and a few from the ride home

2009-08-27T08:54:00.003-05:00

We had so much fun on our summer trip to Utah! We are so blessed to have so much wonderful family and friends! Thank you to everyone for making us feel so welcome and for helping us to have such a wonderful trip!!!! :-D As always we did not get to see everyone and that was a bummer so we'll try and do better next time! Though I am not sure when next time will be. :-( It might not be for a while, but remember you all are always welcome to come and visit us out here! We have a little extra room now, we love visitors and it will finally start to cool off soon! And I guarantee a great time will be had!! I put my personal guarantee on it! :-) Here are just a few more pics of the kids being silly and having fun on their wagon rides, jumping on the tramp with Uncle Daniel, playing basketball at Grandma Leslie's school, and just generally being Silly and a few that I snapped in the car on the looooong drive home.

GO BEES!

2009-08-26T09:55:00.004-05:00

Every time without fail if we pass any kind of arena, stadium, field, anything Carson wants to go inside it and see what game is being played. As soon as we got to Salt Lake when we'd pass the Bees stadium he'd want to go inside. Chris and I talked about trying to get tickets and go to a game, but we hadn't done it because of all the other things we had going on with our trip. Luckily one day when we were out visiting our best buds (Andy and Jamie) and checking out their new house they asked us we we'd be interesting in some Bees tickets that they weren't going to use. Of course we said YES and we were so excited to go to the game. My favorite part was when we were driving up to the stadium and Carson starts telling us that he wants to go inside there and see what's playing...but this time Chris and I are like Ok and pull over to park. As we get out of the car and start walking up to the stadium he keeps looking back at us like not sure if we're joking or if we're really going to get to go inside. So cute to see him get so excited! He didn't care that they weren't a major league team and he didn't care that it was raining and a little cold. He had so much fun booing the other team and cheering for the Bees! So much fun taking pics with the camera and most of all eating all the good stadium snacks. Landon had a good time too. He has two favorite things in life: 1. Eating, and 2. Hamming it up. He had the opportunity to do both, so he was in heaven eating and making the people around us laugh at his silliness.

A little roudy in Training Table

2009-08-26T08:39:00.008-05:00

So of course while on our trip we had to make a stop to training table. Actually we had a list made up while we were driving (to kill time on the loooooong car ride)of all the places that we wanted to eat while we were in Utah! Silly I know but super yummy!

We stopped in at Training table one of those days we were making the drive from Logan back down to Centerville. The kids were tired of being in the car so once we got inside they got super roudy and of course Landon played his usual role of instigator of the whole ordeal. He's not even two, but he knows how to get everyone riled up!

Eventually Chris and I decided it was too tiring to try and keep them quite and thought it best to just let them loose to get all of thier wiggles and giggles out before we loaded them back up into the car. I even joined in on the silliness a little bit.

Notice Chris's attempt at a discipline face...haha and he wonders why it doesn't work. Would you be scared at that face or would you laugh at it?

(really he was just being silly too)

General Silliness

2009-08-26T08:12:00.003-05:00

I love taking the kids to the park and just snapping pictures of them in their element! They are so funny, so stinking cute and of course ever so naughty and mischevious! Ha ha they make me laugh. We were on this particular day at the park with Uncle Daniel and they were of coures having a blast playing, jumping, running, exploring and of course tackling at Daniel's heels! We are so blessed to have such a wonderful family, and at the same time it seems no matter where we go we are always missing someone. But none the less this was a fun day at the park and maybe when it finally cools down here in Texas we'll once again be reunited with the park. Either that or we can get up at 6:30 and go play at the park, but that I'm not sure seems worth it...

Fun w/Grandpa Gary

2009-08-25T23:24:00.005-05:00

Wow Ok so life got me side tracked once again. I think I need to set myself a reminder in my phone for blogging time. So here's some more pics of the kiddos and a few may have wondered in of me and Chris but I try to keep those to a minimum...no one wants to see those. LOL :-D

It's nice that Grandpa Gary has a gig working at the golf course because he was able to take the boys and the kids out for a little golfing fun! They had a blast especially Carson but by the time I got there to pick them up he was done and I didn't get to snap any pics. Luckily Landon and Lilli were more than willing to pose for a few shots for me out on the golf course.

Ha ha so we also thought one rainy summer day that it would be fun to take the kids bowling...they've never been, but they had such a BLAST! Landon I'd have to say was the most into it...he's such a funny kid. Lilli liked it but got kind of bored pretty quick and Carson had a good time and took it pretty serious, but that kid is all about sports and usually he plays to win! Chris if I remember correctly tried to show off his "mad bowling skills" and ended up getting beaten by me (the world most horrible bowler) and learned a valuable lesson on humility!

Sunny Days

2009-08-06T11:52:00.002-05:00

I hope that the slide shows are oK, I have tons of pictures and I haven't learned the secret yet of how to upload more than 5 pics per post (if anyone knows and wants to share I'd be very appreciative!). So for A LOT of our June trip to Utah it was rainy and we were a bit sad :(. We still had fun, and we were enjoying the much cooler than Texas weather, but we were itching to get outside and play! So every now and then we'd get a day of sunny weather and we'd milk it for all it was worth! Ha ha. This particular day was a fun filled one! The kids went for a wagon ride, then we had Popsicles (mostly to stop the crying and swelling lip for Carson after the wagon tipped), and we played a little badminton and just had a good time outside!

Wagon Rides

2009-08-06T10:46:00.003-05:00

Wagon rides at Grandpa Gary's house is one of the kids favorite things to do! They love having Uncle Daniel and Uncle Spencer take turns pulling them on the wagon around the neighborhood! I love it because they want Daniel and Spencer to do it so I just get to sit back and watch and take lots of pictures! And Daniel and Spencer are so great to do it! :) It's hard because the kids yell for them to go FASTER FASTER, but as we learned FASTER FASTER around the corners sometimes leads to crying MOMMY MOMMY! Poor Spencer felt so bad, but wounds heal and a few days later they were all back on the wagon for another ride around the neighborhood. No Harm No Foul and all is forgotten pretty quick with little kids!

Working Like Daddy

2009-08-06T09:16:00.006-05:00

So Carson is so funny! He is always making us laugh with the funny things that he says and the funny way he sees the world. We were up in Logan visiting Grandpa Gary, Grandma Leslie, Uncle Daniel and Uncle Spencer and having a great time, I think we had just come home from the wedding and we were all decompressig when all of a sudden here comes Carson all decked out in P.J.'s, cowboy boots, and of course a Sombrero. What was he doing? Well of course he was pretending that he was daddy and he was dressed up to go to work (a little variation from what Chris does actually wear to work: Jeans, work boots, a company shirt, and a dingy baseball cap). He was walking back and forth saying he was daddy and he was off to work, making us all laugh. I finally asked him what is it that you think daddy does at work? To which he very matter of factly replied, "Daddy buys drinks...and SOMETIMES plants at work." Of course we were all laughing at the cute way he sees what his daddy does for a living. I'm sure my dad (Chris's boss) would love to hear what he actually does all day! Oh, the bottle of birdseed he's carrying around of course is his drink that he bought at work. As always my funny little man was good for a laugh when we all really needed one!

Carli's Wedding

2009-08-06T08:39:00.003-05:00

It was so exciting to be a part of Carli's Wedding! The kids were so excited! Lilli fell in love with her "princess dress" for the wedding and couln't wait to wear it, and carson was so excited to have a new vest and tie! (The kid loves ties) and Chris looked as handsome as ever all dressed up! They all looked so cute at the wedding! Everything that Grandma Leslie put together for the wedding was gorgeous and the whole day was just fabulous and of course Carli looked stunning! We were so happy that we were able to come out and be a part of it!!! The day was a long day for the kids, but they had a good time. Lilli just loved being all dressed up and loved that her dress had a matching purse! Carson, daddy and Uncle Spencer even were able to sneak out and get a little golfing in (and yep they did it in there tuxes). And all of the kids were excited about the cheesecakes! Super yummy! :) Landon did nap at the reception so that worked out well, I think even Lilli caught a quick cat nap! It was such a great day and so special because we all got to be involved in it.

Carson Turns 4!!!

2009-07-31T10:56:00.003-05:00

So FINALLY I found my camera cord! It's about time! :) I'm excited to finally be able to post our pictures from our Utah trip! We had SO much fun on our trip, got to do a lot of fun things and hang out with all the people that we love (though we didn't get to see everyone...there's just never enough time!) We drove up to Utah and that was interesting in and of itself. The kids did AWESOME in the car! They had their basket of toys, books and fun things to do and of course they had their videos. I just don't think it can be done without the videos! They were without a doubt FANTASTIC! It was great having the van this time around! We stopped in Albuquerque (half way) just to break up the 24 hour drive, and give the kiddos and Chris a rest. Our really good friends live there and they were kind enough to open up their home to the 5 of us and it was really nice to get to see them! So the day we got to Utah was the 2nd and Carson's 4Th birthday was the very next day! But luckily Grandma Susie was on the ball! She had a BBQ planned the day we got there and Carson's great grandma and grandpa Egan were there along with some of the family and he got to open up a few presents! That was nice for him after the long drive! And the next day the party continued...Grandma Susie had a great 4th birthday party planned and there was of course a Thomas the Train cake, ice cream, and tons of GREAT presents!! He had a wonderful birthday and he loved being able to celebrate it with Grandma Susie, Grandpa Gaylen, and the rest of the family! Thanks so much Susie for making this day so wonderful for Carson! I can't believe my baby is 4!

Laughing

2009-07-31T09:21:00.003-05:00

Here is a slide show of some pics I took of the kids...they were having a little giggle fest and it was super cute so I decided to snap a few pictures of them...it's always nice when they are all getting along and laughing...nothings better! :)

Easter Picks...better late than never I suppose!

2009-07-31T09:05:00.003-05:00

My parents were on their way to Costa Rica like the day after Easter so we did the egg hunt for the kids at my parents house Saturday night before Easter, hence the pictures being SO dark. Carson kept running from me and my camera so there aren't any pictures of him really. It was fun to watch Landon though. He was so excited and so into the egg hunt. We gave him his basket helped him with the first egg and he had it and was off on his own! Pretty soon his basket was super full and it was as big as he was to begin with, but he refused to let anyone hold it for him. They had a lot of fun though!

Updates Coming

2009-07-23T14:16:00.002-05:00

Ha ha I know that It has been a while since I've posted an update! A lot has been going on!!!! Me and the kids got sick after my last post in April and that lasted longer than I would have cared for. Right after that we had to start packing to move, we moved into my parents house, a week later left for our month long trip to Utah! We had soooo much fun in Utah and hated to leave!! Right after we got back we had the fourth of July, I started working (watching my niece and nephew for the summer. Not really a job, just different watching 5 kids!) Chris was back at work and a few weeks later it was time to Move AGAIN! This time we moved into a house we are renting from someone in our ward! I LOVE being in a house it's so great! Anyways between all of that and me being back at it in school, I am still unpacking and getting settled and as soon as I find the cord to my camera-computer and I can unload my pictures I will update my blog FINALLY!!!!! So hopefully by this weekend I'll have found it and early next week I can start posting agian! YEA!!!

Bubble fun!

2009-04-20T11:23:00.008-05:00

We had some bubble fun with the kids the other day. We went to my moms (she has a backyard and it was before we moved into the new house)and it was such a nice day that we decided to take the kids out and let them run and play in the bubbles. My kids love playing with bubbles! It kept them occupied for such a long time. It makes it a lot easier too when you have a bubble machine that blows the bubbles by itself. It was a cool little machine that blew a whole slew of bubbles at once every couple of minutes or so, very cool. Then they also had a hand, bubble blower they could do on their own. (That one was harder because they were resistant to taking turns) Landon was the cutest. He got so excited about the bubbles and was having so much fun chasing them and trying to catch them. They kept us entertained as well, because they were so cute chasing the bubbles, but also every so often they would chase bubbles without looking where they were going and they'd trip and pop right back up and keep laughing and chasing the bubbles. Cute stuff. I love how they still have so much fun with the simple things.

Sleepy Baby

2009-04-20T11:14:00.002-05:00

Landon is such a little monkey! He's always climbing on everything and lately he's even been trying to climb out of his crib! When I go in after his nap or in the morning he has always made a mess. He tries to take apart his bedding. He throws out the blankets, pillow, bottle. He even sometimes tries to take the bumper off and throw that out too. His crib is right next to the dresser and he'll reach his little arms through the bars of the crib and pull off anything from the dresser that he can. I don't remember why but the other day Chris went into his room when he was taking a nap and this picture is what he found. Landon had fallen asleep I'm guessing while he was in the middle of attempting to take apart his bedding.

Giddyup Cowboy!

2009-04-16T11:37:00.003-05:00

Carson got invited to a cowboy birthday party the other day from one of his little sunbeam buddies. He was so excited when I read him the invitation! He couldn't wait. Everyday he'd ask me if today we were going to Jack's cowboy party! when the day finally came he woke up and immediately wanted to put on all of his cowboy stuff and hurry to the party! He even posed for a picture with his guns drawn! The party was so cute it was just a few little boys from church they made cute cowboy crafts, and even made leather bracelets with their names stamped into them. They had a cattle round-up and had some cowboy cake! He had so much fun and I was excited that he went to his first non-family birthday party! He was pretty shy the whole time and wouldn't get into the crafts and games without me by his side,there were a few tears but I think he's doing a lot better shy wise since we've started going to play group. And he's excited to have his little buddies now. They've had a few play dates and he's feeling like such a big boy!

Fun at the park pics

2009-04-16T11:29:00.002-05:00

Fun at the park

2009-04-16T09:58:00.002-05:00

We took the kids to the park the other day, my mom and I. It was such a cute little park with a huge sand box that the kids could play in and dig in. They even had these diggers that the kids could sit in and manipulate to dig in the sand. They were a little hard for Carson and Lilli to use, but they gave it a try. Carson had his shades on that he says make him look "like a cool guy like daddy." Landon had fun digging in the sand he even gave eating it a try...he didn't end up liking that. He also found a cute little girl his age to flirt with. :) In the end the little stud just flirted with her mom. I must say however that my favorite part of this playground was that it is entirely covered by canopies so it kept it cool!

Out Riding Bikes

2009-04-16T09:48:00.003-05:00

The weather in North Texas is pretty unpredictable and very often random. We try to plan fun family things to do on Saturdays but I plan them out all at the beginning of the month so we're never really sure what the weather will be. The other weekend we decided to do something simple and fun and just take the kids out to ride their bikes around. Carson had his John Deere riding mower, Lilli had her tricycle, and Landon had his little push car. It was fun, they were having fun but it was awfully windy. They didn't seem to mind though. There was a few rough patches when the wind would blow really hard, once it actually blew Landon right off of his bike. But he's tough and he was fine. He just got right back up and starting riding again. Landon was so cute riding his car but he'd do it for a bit and then get tired so Chris would have him lift his feet and he'd push him. He thought this was hilarious! He'd just laugh and laugh. It was a fun day despite the windy conditions.

Day Out With Thomas Slide Show

2009-04-15T21:09:00.000-05:00

Day Out With Thomas

2009-04-15T18:42:00.002-05:00

A few weeks ago we took the kids, but especially Carson to A Day Out With Thomas! Carson is so into trains and he loves anything Thomas the Train! His last birthday party was dedicated to Thomas! We had been talking about taking him for a few weeks, but we decided the day before to go for sure. (We were in the middle of my mom's kitchen remodel) I told Carson about it the night before and he was so excited! He got all giggly and giddy. The next morning he could not wait! He was super excited. On the drive there because it was in Grapevine, every 5 minutes he'd ask if we were there yet. When we finally got close to it and he could see all the signs he said the absolute cutest thing ever! He said, "Mommy I can hear Thomas he's talking to me, and he's saying Choo, choo...chug a chug a..." It was so darn cute!

The kids had a blast. It was pretty pricey but I think it was worth it. They had a little train they could ride, pictures with Sir Topham Hat, a bouncy house Thomas the Train, a huge tent filled with model trains, and a lego room with trains to play with and lego sets. They even had pony rides. I actually couldn't believe that Carson and Lilli dared to ride the ponies! I was pleasantly surprised. Landon had fun eating anything he could get his hands on. And then finally at the end of the day we all got to ride on Thomas the Train himself! Carson was SO excited that Thomas the Train took him for a ride!

It was a really fun day for us and the kids and my parents who came along as well! and the best part was that they were so exhausted that they slept all the way home!

New Dress

2009-04-15T18:30:00.000-05:00

My wonderful mom bought lilli a new spring dress the other day along with an easter dress that I will post the pictures of later. When we picked out this dress Lilli was so excited! She loved it, I think because of the bright color. She insisted on having a flower for her hair that matched so I had to break out the hot glue gun and make her a bright orange flower clippy for her hair. She loves the pink flower clippy that she got from her aunt Carli and wants to wear it with everything even if it doesn't match. I wouldn't let her wear it with this dress so she had to have an orange one. My girl knows how to accessorize what can I say! LOL But once it got springy enough she wanted to wear it to church for the first time and I snapped a quick picture of her in her cute orange dress! Unfortunately I couldn't get her to put her snack down to take it.

CiCi's Pizza Fun!

2009-04-15T18:19:00.003-05:00

Our ward has a fun little playgroup for the younger kids in the ward that we've been going to. They meet every Tuesday and always have super fun things planned for the kids. It has been so much fun for the kids to meet new friends and come out of their shells a bit. Carson loves playing with his sunbeam buddies and it's been really good for me to meet some new friends in our new ward, especially fun because a lot of the other moms are in primary with me! One of the fun things we did lately was we took the kids to CiCi's pizza here in town and they let each kid make their own pizza! They put on all the toppings, watched it go through the oven and then finally they got to eat it! They had such a fun time with this one and it was super yummy! Carson and Lilli shared decorating a pizza and Landon even got in on the fun putting on the cheese.

Finally!

2009-04-15T18:07:00.002-05:00

Ok so I must apologize for it being sooo long since I have posted anything new about the kids. Life gets so crazy sometimes and things get pushed aside. I've been super busy lately with school, I've been going strong for over 4 months without getting a break and I'm really in need of one soon! Sadly I don't think I'll be able to get one until June. :( Also we've been busy helping my mom remodel her kitchen and then we had family in town for a few weeks. Chris has been really busy with work and school and dental school applications. Oh and I have a new calling in the primary which has been keeping me pretty busy. I also decided to home school Carson and Lilli for pre-school so we've been getting into that which has been a blast! They are both really smart and it's fun to teach them and watch them get all excited when they get what I'm saying. Super fun! I've got a ton of new pictures to post so get ready for a whirlwind! And then I'll try to be better but I can't make any promises because after this month we are moving into a new place (A House! I'm so excited!) and then we are off to Utah for a month.

Ice cream sooo good...but sooo bad!

2009-03-03T17:00:00.003-06:00

The other day for a treat after dinner the kids had ice cream cones with fudge sauce. I felt so bad not giving any to Landon. He was sitting in his high chair patiently waiting for his to be served. It was sad so I did a somewhat naughty thing and just gave in and gave him one. It was more just a cone with the tiniest little ice cream scoop with fudge sauce on top. He was so excited to get a cone like Carson and Lilli! He held it so proudly like such a big boy! He thoroughly enjoyed his ice cream cone. He was a stinker though and every time I tried to get a picture of him he'd look away or stop eating it...I got a few good shots though!:) He, and by association I, unfortunately paid the price for his after dinner treat the next couple of days...when he got a little sick...nothing major though.(He's lactose intolerant by the way for those who don't know.) I guess I'll have to look into soy or lactose free ice cream for next time...I bet if you asked him he'd say it was worth it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT CARLI! :)

2009-03-03T16:40:00.004-06:00

I told Carson that today was his aunt Carli's birthday and he just wanted to send her a little message! Carli we love you and hope that you have a wonderful day! Can't wait to see you!

The Children's Science Museum

2009-02-23T22:20:00.001-06:00

The other day Chris and I and my parents took the kids to the Children's Science Museum in Dallas. It was way more cool than we thought it would be! They had all kinds of great exhibits geared toward children. The kids had a blast and it was pretty interesting for us bigger kids too! The kids got to see the Dinosaur bones and then they got to dig for bones in the sand pit! We went on to blow giant bubbles, that was really fun! They got to also pick a giant nose and learn about the human body. They got to stand in the bio-hazard suits for a photo opp. The really fun part of the museum for the kids was that down below they have a level just for kids their age. It's split up into different aspects of the community with games, activities, dress up clothes all to teach the kids about how their communities are made up of a variety of different parts. They got to drive the fire truck and dress up like fire fighters at the fire station. They also played house in the mock, kid size house, learn about the outdoors and all the bugs and animals that live in the outside. They got to jump, climb and explore, learn about water, play in the fun house mirrors, build with giant Lego's, and they got to learn about the farm. They picked fruits and veggies, milked a cow, (it made me laugh how much Carson really liked to milk the cow) and even got to ride some horses! It was a really fun day for us and especially for the kids!

A Rough Morning

2009-02-23T22:07:00.003-06:00

So the other day Carson had stayed the night over at grandma's and it was just Lilli me and Landon (Chris was at work), for some reason Lilli woke up really early in the morning, (I mean early for my kids so it was probably like 6:30 a.m.) we did our usual morning routine but about half way through the morning Lilli started being really unhappy, and started crying and throwing fits,so I figured that she must be tired. We managed to make it to lunch time and Landon was taking a nap, so I gave Lilli her lunch and thought it would be a good time to pop in to my bedroom and do a bit of homework. I came out about 10 minutes later to check in on her and I heard snoring. I came around the other side of the table to find Lilli sitting straight up in her chair, in front of her untouched food, asleep and full out snoring! Oh yes my sweet baby girl snores like you wouldn't believe! :) It was so cute and so sad but most of all funny! I had to snap a picture. I showed it to her a few days later and she didn't believe me that it was her. I did finally take her to bed and she had a much needed three hour nap!

Just another day at the park.

2009-02-05T11:11:00.001-06:00

This was last Saturday, it was such a beautiful day that we decided to take the kids to the park and play a little baseball, play on the slides and have a little picnic. It was a really great day!

Sweet Pea

2009-02-05T01:14:00.002-06:00

I just had a few pics that I took of Lilli about a week ago. She looks so sweet and like such a little angel! Don't let her soft, cute smile fool you, she's no angel usually, but every now and then my sweet pea comes through with her beautiful smile that warms your heart! She's so adorable, but she's a sneaky one for sure! She uses that cuteness to play dirty, and she uses it to her full advantage. I don't know a single man in Lilli's life that my sweet baby girl doesn't already have wrapped around her tiny, chubby, little fingers! I can see through her, but not a man in her life has been able to crack that cute exterior! Carson and Landon freely follow her into trouble, mind you trouble that they never could have even come up with on their own! Chris likes to pretend he hasn't fallen into her spell, but really who's he kidding! I've seen her fool him a time or two! :) It only takes her 5 seconds to become the life of the party when her uncles and cousins come around, and Grandpa's never even stood a chance with my sweet Lilli!

Chuck E' Cheese

2009-02-05T00:27:00.002-06:00

I was going through the pics on my camera earlier and I came across these photos that I hadn't posted yet. So right before all the kids started getting sick my mom and I took them along with their cousins Jack and Emma to Chuck E' Cheese just to have a little fun! Here they are meeting Chuck E' Cheese himself. You can't see him in this pic, but Landon was sitting with us at the table, saw him, jumped off the bench, ran right over to him and before I could snap a picture he had followed Chuck E' Cheese right out of the toddler zone into the big kids area and I had to go chase him down! He's definently my least shy child!

Lilli had a blast riding all the rides. I had to hold her tokens or else she'd put all of them in at once, so every two minutes she'd come running up "Mommy I need more monies please!"

Carson had fun in the toddler zone as well, but he did get to venture out to the big kids area with his cousins! They got separated one time and he came screaming back to safety where me and grandma were. But he had a really good time!

I believe it was actually Landon's first time there and he had so much fun playing in the toddler zone! He was so into the rides, I think his favorite one was the stewart little car ride! Notice that even Stewart LITTLE is bigger than he is! LOL. :)

Yes we drive a minivan!

2009-02-04T09:16:00.002-06:00

Ok so when we were in Utah over Christmas break there was an accident with our car back home. Due to this, we had to move up our plans to buy a new car and so we bought a car on new year's eve (took advantage of the end of the year deals). We went over and over it, what kind of car did we want, but in the end financially and practically it only made sense for us to finally break down and buy a minivan. We were those people who always said there was no way we'd ever drive a minivan! But you know what, when you've got kids, all that stuff you said you'd never do, or never be goes out the window! LOL. I do however apologize to my friends with whom I made a pact to never buy a minivan...I'm sorry but it happened to me and it'll probably happen to you too someday! Anyways, now I'm so totally in love with my minivan! It's so wonderful, cute and awesome (Chris that was for you!) It's so roomy, and comfortable! and hey it's even "Baldi Gardens Green!" It was cute though when we bought it Carson was so excited to have a new car (he was embarrassed by our old one) but he was so super excited to finally not be so crammed and to have a little space! I love my minivan though and we are finally glad to have a new car! So in the end everything turned out okay!

Better days

2009-02-04T09:06:00.003-06:00

Let me start by saying that Landon did get better after the 5 days! On day 6 in fact he was pretty much back to his old self and I even got a couple of shots of him playing a little golf.

Lilli however got sick for a few days, but mild compared to Landon and then she was ok...until the day before yesterday. :( She woke up from her nap with a pretty high fever and today she still hasn't been able to shake it. I guess I'll wait the 5 days and hope that she gets over it by then too! No sign so far of Carson feeling bad, or me or Chris, hopefully it stays that way. It's been some long nights, but we're all hanging in there. I just can't wait for all my kids to be back to 100%. I hate seeing them sick, they make me so sad! :(

Sad Days...

2009-01-27T22:53:00.002-06:00

My poor babies are sick! I hate when my babies are sick they get so sad, and it breaks my heart. Especially when the doctors say they can't do anything and that they need to just ride it out! I understand that but it hurts me to have to see them so sad and in pain.

On Sunday at church it was ward conference so me and Chris were together with Landon in our joint meeting and Landon was being unusually fussy, so Chris checked his teperature and he had a slight fever. We gave him some meds and got him comfortable so that he fell asleep and we were able to stay through sacrament. When we got home he was still running a little fever, but he seemed to do okay as long as he had some medicine in him. He really did not have any other symptoms just a fever.

Monday morning we woke up and when I went to get Landon he was burning up! I checked his temperature and it had spiked to 103. I gave him a quick shot of motrin and another of tylenol and stripped him down to his diaper and half an hour later his fever went down and he seemed ok. After his nap his meds had worn off and he was burning up again. I checked his temp and it had spiked once again to 103. I redosed him and called the doctor who seemed concerned that he may have the flu and urged me to bring him in later in the afternoon to just get him checked out. A half hour later he threw up and I noticed he was still miserable , shaking and really hot so I checked his temp again and it had spiked to 105! I called the doc and they told me I needed to get his core temp down fast and that if I couldn't to take him to the hospital. Luckily for me I have been through this once before with Carson and they had told me how to get his core temp down FAST! I threw him in a cold bath with a popsicle and sure enough it went down quick! (It broke my heart thought to do it the poor baby was shivering and screaming!)

We made it to our appointment which was good, and they checked him out head to toe and told us it didn't seem like the flu and that he had a virus that he just needed to ride out and to give it 5 days to pass. But to keep an eye on him and keep him hydrated and make sure his temp didn't get too high.

So far today he's been about the same. Fine when his meds kick in but when they wear off he's right back up to 103-104 temps. I hate seeing my poor baby so unhappy! Luckily for me we had freezing rain and Chris's school was closed today so I had him home to help me out! It looks like we may have a bad weather day tomorrow too so he may be home from work which will help me out because this evening Lilli started to have a fever too!

I hope this passes soon for my kids it makes me so sad for them to not be their normal, happy, playful selves! I'm on day 4 for Landon and I'm thinking if he is still doing bad tomorrow that he might have to get a blessing, at least for some comfort!

My hope is that it doesn't make it's way through all 5 of us! Especially me cuz when I get sick everything seems to fall apart...no matter how hard Chris tries to keep it all together!

Dog Pile on Daddy

2009-01-21T12:04:00.002-06:00

So the kids seem to think that whenever daddy lays down on the floor that means that they get get to start tackling him and ganging up on him. It's his own fault really because he starts it usually. Sunday after church and nap time our sitting around playing games turned into an all out wrestling match between the kids and Chris.
First Lilli conqured daddy tackling him to the floor and sitting on him so he couldn't get up. Which made me laugh because Landon came running over all concerned and bent down to make sure daddy was okay.

Second however, Landon decided that it looked fun and took his turn being King of the Mountain. He was so proud of himself too!

Then Lilli came rushing over all concerned about the craziness that was beginning to unfold.

And pretty soon Carson was in on the fun. I like this picture because Chris started wrestling with Landon, had him pinned finally (he's a squirmmy one to pin down) and then Carson jummped on and I managed to get this shot when Carson socked daddy right in the face! (Notice the look on Chris's face)

And finally it ended in a full out dog pile on top of daddy. They went on like this for a good 15 minutes before the kids finally got the best of Chris and he had had enough. It was fun times though! I'd say this display happens about once a day at least at our house. But again don't feel bad for Chris because he brings it on himself and usually he's the one that starts it!

My little Sunbeam!

2009-01-19T12:42:00.003-06:00

Oh my little man is growing up so fast! This month Carson graduated from nursery to Sunbeams! He is so cute in his little argyle sweater he got it for Christmas from his Tia Vicky and he loves to wear it to church! Chris gets him dressed on Sunday mornings and does his hair and he'll come and find me and tell me "Mommy look, I look like a stud like daddy!" He's so shy and timid that it was hard to get him to make the switch to nursery, we were worried about having to make the move from nursery to primary. Thank goodness for all the wonderful teachers in our ward! They were wonderful in nursery and his Sunbeams teacher is so wonderful too! I'm the kind of mom who thinks it's better to just throw them into a new situation and let them adjust. To me the adjustment period is so much faster than if I try to be more delicate and stick around to ease them in. I like to take them and leave and not worry about if their screaming or not. (That may sound horrible) So I've loved the fact that the teachers in the ward have shared in my theory! Carson made the adjustment pretty well. He cried, and screamed at first that I was leaving him with a stranger, but in 5 minutes he was over it and when I came to pick him up he didn't wanna leave his new teacher. He really likes her and he said she was really nice and that he wanted to come back and go to class again. He spent all sacrament telling me about what he learned and he couldn't wait to tell Grandma too! Lilli's next, next January she'll make the switch too. But we're actually looking forward to this March when Landon will finally be in nursery and we'll be baby free in our classes. Chris is actually the one who takes him to class, so I should say he's really looking forward to it more than me!

Mmm Mmm Good!

2009-01-19T12:31:00.004-06:00

Landon is so my super funny kid! He keeps Chris and I laughing all day! It seems that everything he does is just soooo funny! It's weird but sometimes he's not even trying to be funny, he's just sitting there playing or watching TV with us but me and Chris will look at him and burst into laughter. He just is a funny kid. He knows it too, he spends most of his time trying to be a ham and make us laugh. It's fun yea, but it also makes it super hard to scold him, or to tell him no. His tantrums are even funny!

On this particular day I had made up a batch of Chicken Enchilada soup for dinner and served him up a bowl. I watched him at first and he was eating with his spoon and eating really good... for a one year old. Then a while later I noticed he was almost done with his soup. A while later I came back to check on him and this is what I found. I can only guess that he got to the point where the spoon was no longer able to get the soup out of the bowl, but he could see that there was still soup to be eaten, so he took matters into his own hands. Of course I didn't get mad, how could I the kid had me laughing hysterically and it's hard to get mad at him when he makes you laugh so hard! Oh and yes he has it all over his hair!

Christmas Jammies

2009-01-19T12:04:00.003-06:00

Grandma Leslie gives the kiddos their Christmas Jammies every year and they are always so darn cute! They always wear them to bed on Christmas Eve and it's kind of become our tradition to make sure we get a group picture of the three them in their Christmas Jammies on Christmas morning to send to Grandma Leslie. It just occurred to me today that I had not put those pictures on the blog yet. I call Landon my little monkey baby so I thought it was fitting that his jammies had monkeys on them. I found it hard to get a group picture of the kids, they weren't really wanting to sit still, especially Landon, but I think I got a few that are okay.

2009-01-09T23:06:00.004-06:00

So Carson for Christmas got some new wheels! He got his very own John Deer Tractor that he can drive himself! It's the cutest little thing that even comes with an attachable trailer that hooks onto the back of the Tractor. Christmas morning at my mom's house Chris took him outside so that he could take it for a spin around the yard. It took him a little bit to figure out the pressure for the pedals but he got it down and was going around and around like a pro!

Poor thing was sick Christmas morning and super tired. His rough morning finally caught up to him while he was taking his new wheels for a spin!

Christmas Morning!

2009-01-09T10:46:00.005-06:00

Christmas Morning was a whirlwind! We got in about 9pm the night before from Utah and the kids were all sick with fever and nausea but when we landed they started asking for Grandma Lilly, who couldn't make it to the airport because she didn't want to leave all the family at the Christmas eve party (totally understandable). Carson most of all was dying to see Grandma so we had to pop on over to her house for a minute to say hi, then it was off to rush home and go to bed before Santa came! We did manage to borrow some cookies and carrots from Grandma to leave for Santa and the reindeer, so that was a crisis averted!

Christmas morning Chris and I had to wake the kids up by 8:15 because they were still sound asleep, but we had to meet my family at my parents house for our Christmas breakfast and to open gifts there. The kids were feeling a little better which was a relief, but they still weren't 100%. It took them a little bit to get excited about the presents Santa left because they were chilly...When we arrived home the night before we were surprised to realize that our heater was broken and it was actually kind of a cold night in Texas. Hence the pictures of Christmas morning with Carson all bundled up on the floor like a burrito!

But the kids had a good time on Christmas they got a lot of fun toys to add to all the fun stuff that they got from our family in Utah! Lilli's great gift was a new kitchen set, and Carson got a tool work bench and a power wheels tractor that he can drive himself! Oh and he did also get the one thing that he wanted which was Hungry, hungry hippos! Chris got what he wanted a new R7 driver with a draw, and I got what I wanted a new cricut machine! So all in all it was a great Christmas!

Enjoy the slide show of our Christmas and trip to Utah pics.

Catching Up

2009-01-09T00:40:00.003-06:00

Hello everyone...long time huh? Well I like everyone else I'm sure, got lost in the hustle of the holidays! And now I'm feeling the rush to get everything back on track, and back to normal! Since it's been a while since my last post, I thought it best to start off by playing a little catch up!

Let's see where to begin? The holidays for us were great but a little bittersweet! As soon as Chris got out of school for Christmas break we packed up and headed out to Utah to visit our friends and family. We had so much fun! We tried so hard to cram in visiting all of our friends and family but there is never enough time! We did get to visit most of our friends up in Logan and our family, we even got to crash a christmas party and play a Logan version of Amazing Race...that was a blast! ( We even managed to get kicked out of Walmart...a story for another post)I am a little bummed that I did miss out on visiting one of my college friends from Logan...we're always missing each other when I visit....Hopefully next trip up we can finally get together! The kids had a blast with Grandpa Gary, Grandma Leslie, Uncle Daniel and Spencer, and aunt Carli! We had fun down in centerville with Grandma Susie and everyone!

We did manage to cram in a few Christmas parties too. (5 to be exact). One of our favorite ones was the annual friends party that Chris's high school buddies have every year! It is always so much fun to get all Chris's old friends together and to hear the stories and see all their cute families! I hope that we will be able to make the friends party next year...Jamie that's you remember! Sadly we headed back home to meet Santa on Christmas Eve, it was sad to leave! Unfortunately we left with three sick kids who annoyed Ronnie Brewer who was on our flight and seated directly behind us, for the entire flight! (There went our chances for an autograph)

All in all we had so much fun, and we left wishing we didn't have to go! It's so hard to be away from all of our Utah friends and family! The kids had so much fun with their family and with their buddy Kenzie! Luckily we did get some news that we may be headed back up that way in June for a family event, and this time we're hoping to stay a little longer!

Band Practice

2008-11-18T00:19:00.003-06:00

So this was fun Carson's Uncle Gino is in a Rock band and Carson just thinks that it's the coolest thing that Gino gets to "Rock Out." My mom bought him this play guitar a while back and he always plays "Rock out." We keep telling him that Rocking out is something you do not something you play but oh well. Anyways the other day he got the toy piano or "plano" out for Lilli and he and Lilli had Band Practice! I was pretty sure he wouldn't let me record him, but it turned out he likes to play in front of the cameras and he even dialed it up a notch. It was probably one of the cutest things I've ever seen! It was pretty funny too!

Band Practice

2008-11-17T23:55:00.006-06:00

Here's another video. I have like 5, but these two were my favorites! Enjoy!

Dear Santa

2008-11-10T10:45:00.002-06:00

I know it's a little early but Carson has been all about Santa and Christmas since the beginning of October. Everything he sees he tells me he wants to get for Christmas and the other day he told me that he wanted to call Santa and tell him what he wanted for Christmas. I told him Santa doesn't have a phone and that we needed to write him a letter. So we sat down the other day and the kids wrote their letters to Santa because as Carson said when I told him it was too early, "But mommy I want a lot of things and it's hard to make a lot of things." So I guess he's right and Santa needs time to make all the toys. Below are Carson's and Lilly's lists to Santa. I mainly just put in the filler words to make the letter make sense but tried to keep it as they told me. Carson's is 98% his words and Lilly's is more like 85% her words. We mailed off the letters and now they are anxiously awaiting a reply. (It's in the works).

Carson's Letter to Santa:

Dear Santa,
This is Carson, I'm the number 3 now. I've been really, really, really, really good! What I want for Christmas is; Hungry, Hungry Hippos, Wonder Pets, Pablo and Thomas the Train. Oh, I want books and movies too. I want new shoes and new pants too because they are small and I look silly. Also I wanna go to Grandma's house to open my presents. Also I want any video games and new tools because they are broken. Also please and thank you. One more thing, Grandma has been good too, so please bring her presents too. Ok that's not all yet...I also want a new play puppy, and a bear because it's broken...it's not broken but I want a new one. I also want a new backpack and new soccer balls. I want new golf balls, and a new big airplane. Also a new football. That's all. Remember I am really, really, good.

Love,
Carson Asay Burt
Number 3 (meaning to say that he's 3)

Lilliana's Letter to Santa:

Dear Santa,
I've been really, really good. For Christmas I want to have a new backpack for school, and a new baby. I am being really, really good. I want also a new kitchen set to play with and some paint for my fingernails. Ya and I want a new Dora. I also want a new hat and new books and I really want some new shoes for my feet. I want pretty, sparkly earrings for my ears and a new horsie to play with. Thanks and please.

Love,
Lilliana Burt, I'm not Carson I'm Lilly this time.

Tag For Landon From Kenzie

2008-11-07T12:14:00.005-06:00

Kenzie tagged Landon so here it is...

5 Things you may not know about Landon

1. Before he even turned one, Landon had flown a total of 7545.6 miles and been out of the country. He took his first flight when he was 3 months old.

2. Landon was named after Landon Donovan the MLS soccer player, Chris picked out the name when we were in the hospital the day after Carson was born and we were watching the USA vs. Costa Rica world cup qualifying game we were supposed to have been at. (He is a player for the USA Chris just liked the name).

3. Landon is the only one of our kids so far that Chris has not blessed. We were in Costa Rica when he was blessed and Chris was nice enough to allow my Grandfather to do the honors. Now he and my Grandfather share a special bond and he's said to bring him back for his baptism and all the other major events.

4. Landon is lactose intolerant.

5. After Landon learned how to crawl he took a little detour before learning how to walk. For like 4-5 months he got around by walking on his knees. He would walk on his knees all day, all over the house. He could move just as if he were walking it was really funny to watch because he looked like he was walking and my family used to tell me to put shoes on his knees.

Tag For Lilliana From Kenzie

2008-11-07T11:58:00.005-06:00

Ok so Kenzie tagged Lilli so here goes...

5 Things you may not know about Lilliana.

1. In her two years Lilliana has racked up 15, 528.8 airline miles, though she's only just turned two so now we'll actually have to buy her a ticket...bummer. She took her first flight when she was 3 months old and she has already been out of the country.

2. Lilliana was named after my wonderful mother.

3. Lilliana has a love already for purses and shoes!

4. Lilliana was born with a red "W" birthmark on her lower back that looks oddly just like the new Walkman logo. It's about an inch wide and an inch tall.

5. Lilli is allergic to cats and cantelope (just like her daddy)

On the Move...

2008-11-07T11:46:00.004-06:00

For our family In Utah I just wanted to give you a little view of Landon on the move since he finally started walking about a couple of months ago and you all haven't gotten to see him yet. It's cute, he's getting really comfortable walking now and he is all over the place! He makes me laugh sometimes when I watch him because he still looks so little to me. He's getting so big though.

2008-11-07T11:34:00.003-06:00

So this year was a really fun Halloween! We let Carson decide what he wanted to be and he chose to be a Raiders Football player again. Lilli was a witch, and Landon was a cowboy! They all looked really cute. In past years Carson has been a little weary about going trick or treating, but this year he wanted to give it a try. We started off slow and unsure, but then when he realized it was not scary and he was getting candy he got really into it. We had to call it a night though when Landon and Lilli fell asleep. I was surprised that Carson did so well! He's even been really good about only having a few pieces of Candy at a time. And he's also starting to tell us what he wants to dress up as for next year. He's not sure what but he says he wants to be something scary. It was nice too because my sister in law had a Halloween party for the neighborhood kids, the week before and so we took Carson, Lilli, and Landon there and it was nice to get them in their costumes and get them excited for Halloween.

Tag for Carson from Kenzie

2008-11-05T21:52:00.007-06:00

Ok so Kenzie tagged Carson so here goes.

5 Things you may not know about Carson Asay Burt

1. Carson was named after Carson Palmer, the quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, and for his Grandpa Gaylen Asay.

2. Carson in his short three years has flown 23,512 miles (there is a chance I missed a few) and has been out of the country, and his first flight was when he was two months old and he slept the entire way...never cried.

3. Carson can count in both english and spanish and is working on expanding his spanish vocabulary.

4. Carson has been to an NBA, NHL, and MLB game, he's only missing NFL to complete his pro sports watching career. Took Chris 28 years to get to that.

5. Carson loves to eat tortillas, corn or flour but he wont let you warm them up he loves to eat them cold, plain and he'd eat them all day if you let him.

Carson's slippers...Tuo Xie's.

2008-11-05T21:37:00.006-06:00

So the other day we were at Target buying Landon some new shoes now that he's walking and it's getting a bit chillier, and Carson came across some Lightning Mc Queen slippers and just had to have them. He finally broke Chris down and he bought them for him. He's never worn slippers before so I figured he'd wear them a few times and then get over it, but he's been all about these slippers since. He wants to wear them everywhere we go, he wears them all day, to bed and when I go to get him up in the morning he's already got them on. The other day Chris wanted to give him a haircut and he wouldn't do it unless he could wear his slippers...yes they also give him courage. It's the cutest thing! The first night he wanted to wear them to bed and he said to me as I was putting him t bed that he liked his Tuo Xie's, I didn't know what he was talking about at first and then I rememberd that it was the Mandarin Chinese word for slippers that he learned from an episode of Ni Hoa Ki Lan.

A New Look For Landon

2008-11-05T21:27:00.005-06:00

The before...and after.

So I finally broke down and gave Landon his first haircut. It's weird because with Carson and Lilli that didn't matter to me I cut their hair like all the time and as soon as I could, but they were both born with weird hair styles. Maybe it's because he's my baby, maybe it's because he was born with the cutest hair that could never be messed up who knows but he was getting super shaggy, and a haircut was way overdue! I thought there was no possible way that he could be cuter than he was, but man with his new look he's a super stud! He'll be a lady's man for sure! I also figured that his Grandpa Gary would dig his buzz, as well as his camo wear!

Family Fun Day!

2008-10-13T13:41:00.004-05:00

Saturday was our family day and we decided to decorate and carve pumpkins we each got a pumpkin me and the kids decorated ours, and Chris carved his. It was really fun! I got the idea from one of my many craft websites that I frequent. Neither Carson nor Lilli would dare reach into the pumpkin to pull out the "guts" they were disgusted by the idea! Let's see my pumpkins were the mini ones that I turned into bats. Carson's was the Dracula pumpkin which he calls Chocula, and he had him sit next to him the next day on the couch. He says it's his friend and he needed him to help him watch football. Lilli's was the witch, Landon's the mummy and Chris's is the carved one in the middle. It was a fun activity the kids really enjoyed it and me and chris had a good time!

A Garden Party for Lilliana!

2008-10-13T13:25:00.002-05:00

A Crown for the birthday princess!
Her mini flower pot cupcakes!
Her Garden cake curteousy of Grandma!

A good whack at the pinata with a little help from her Uncle Giuseppe! She actually hit the pinata pretty good!

Landon's King of the Jungle Party!

2008-10-13T13:10:00.003-05:00

She made these individual little lion cupcackes. They were adorable and super yummy,
it was a shame we had to eat them!
Then she also made this full size lion cake for Landon. It was so cute!
There was a Lion pinata! He blew out his candle with a little help from Carson.
And then finally he got to devoure one of the mini lion cupcakes! All in all it was an unforgettable first birthday! It was super cute and really fun! My mom did a wonderful job as always!

The Official Birthday Parties!

2008-10-13T13:07:00.002-05:00

So after my parents got back from Italy we decided to throw Landon and Lilliana a joint birthday party to celebrate since my parents were gone for the actual days. My mom as usual was wonderful, went into party planning mode, went all out and made it a truly wonderful birthday party for the both of them. It was a joint party but my mom did a great job to still have it be an individual celebration for the both of them.

What a great smile!

2008-10-13T12:51:00.002-05:00

We took the kids to go see their cousin Jack play in his little league football game, something Carson loved doing with his Uncle Daniel when we were in Utah. They had fun and Jack's team won so that was great! My mom was playing with Landon and he is such a ham that I had to catch a few pictures! It was a sunny day and I was trying to get him to wear a hat, my mom was making him laugh to distract him so he'd leave the hat on. He's got such a wonderful smile that really lights up your day! All three of the kids have dimples, but Landon's got huge dimples that are so prominent when he smiles! They are soo cute and he's got two teeth now so when he smiles it's the cutest thing!

2008-10-09T22:22:00.003-05:00

Carson wanted to say hi to his Grandpa Gary and let him know that he misses him and loves him very much. Oh and yes that is Lilli's leg coming in at the end and kicking him in the face...everyone is okay though no need to worry! Just a little sibling rivalry I guess.

Happy Birthday To My Sweet Girl!

2008-09-26T08:29:00.003-05:00

Oh happy birthday my baby girl! Today got me thinking of when I found out I was having another baby...I was so excited and from the beginning I knew it was a girl! The day that they confirmed it was a girl at the ultrasound appointment Chris and I were beside ourselves...I cried a little. We were both so happy to be having a girl! She definitely brightens up our life, she is a ball of trouble though. She's go such an attitude that I swear she's had since the day she was born! She rolls her eyes at you, she's give you that look, but when she smiles or tells you she loves you it all changes and it melts your heart. She's definitely the apple of her daddy's eye. Her second birthday was so fun Carson was so sweet to her all day telling her not to cry because it was her birthday. He even was giving her hugs and trying to show her how to say she was two with her fingers. She was so excited all day that it was her birthday she was all smiles!

Raja

2008-09-26T08:17:00.002-05:00

So some of you emailed me that you wanted to see some pictures of our dog Raja. He's a four year old Yorkie. We've had him since he was a puppy although he spent two years living with my parents in Texas but since we moved here we've been reunited. It's a little crazy sometimes with the kids and Raja but it's fun! We love him even though he drives us crazy sometimes. He's so cute though, so that helps! The kids have fun with him and he does pretty good with the kids. We hope to be able to give him and the kids a yard to run around in...all in due time I'm sure.

Carson's Day

2008-09-26T07:59:00.002-05:00

So we generally split up the saturdays in the month into Daddy's day, Mommy's Day, Carson and Lilli have their days with just us and then we have family day where we go do something fun at the park or the zoo or whatever. Last Saturday was Carson's day I thought it worked out pefect for him because it was right in the middle of Landon and Lilli's birthday so he'd get the spotlight too. I had school so he got to go out with Chris alone which was nice for the both of them. They went mini golfing at putt putt. Chris said they had a lot of fun and that Carson even got a Hole In One! He's getting to be a pretty good little golfer. They played the arcade for a while too and turned in their tickets for some Candy.

Happy Birthday My Baby Boy!

2008-09-19T18:07:00.000-05:00

He was a little aprehensive about the candle
It took a while...
But finally he got messy!
He made me laugh that he actually pointed to the present
when I was taking the picture.
Oh man so my baby finally turned one on Wednesday! I can't believe that it was only a year ago that he came into our lives and turned everything upside-down! He's such a handful! But when he smiles at you or gets excited it's totally worth it!!! But it's so true that it is so different and hard going from two to three kids. It's seriously like night and day! But like every other trial in your life it will either make you or break you. In this case it made our family that much stronger! It's a strength for sure of our family and our marriage that me and Chris take things in stride and adapt to things so easily! Anything that seems to come up that seems unbearable in the beginning (which is the case when I found out number 3 was coming) we always manage to figure out how to make it work (after we finally are able to wrap our heads around it). And now I truly cant imagine our life without the three of them! And weirdly I tell everyone that asks that while we didn't plan it this way if we had to do it over again we'd do it the same exact way! I know that's crazy but it's true! Anyway Landon's birthday was great although it was absent their grandparents...I'm sure there will be a celebration at a later time. I just made a little cake for him and got him a little present which Carson loves more than him! But thank you to all you that called and sent him gifts that was great! He really is growing up though. He's getting more teeth, he's starting to walk a little and he's really aware of what's going on around him. He really makes me laugh! But at the same time it reminds me that soon I wont have a baby anymore. They're all growing up so fast! Whatever will I do? Well be sure to check back next week for pics of Lilli's birthday. Oh yea her and Landon are both one now for a whole week!

Wii Tourney!

2008-09-15T09:12:00.001-05:00

A quick golfing lesson from daddy and she's off!
Carson taking his shot!
Lilliana's almost on the green, she did pretty good for her first time!
Carson in the bunker, but he got out and on the green in one shot! Watch out Tiger!
From the left, Chris, Me, Carson, and Lilliana, Landon was napping.

For our family day this weekend we had a wii tournement! It was so much fun! It's cool because you can create a Mii, a personalized player and customize it to look like you, somewhat anyways. They both played pretty good, lilli needed a little help from chris, but Carson plays fine on his own. We played golf, and Carson did actaully better than me...no surprise. Let's see we also played baseball, and boxing. That was really nice to get rid of some aggression and it was a surprisingly good cardio workout! Afterwards we went out to coldstone to get some ice cream. Despite being in the Hurricane, (not much of one by the time it got to us, just a lot of wind and rain) we had a lot of fun. And of course we finished off the day with a little College football so it was a great day!

Our Summer Trip to Utah!

2008-09-15T09:02:00.000-05:00

So below (way below toward the bottom) I added a little slideshow with our pictures from our summer trip to Utah! We had so much fun we truly didn't want to come home! We loved getting to see everyone, but we were sad we missed out on some people we wanted to visit! We hope to be able to come out again very soon but to all of you out there the invitation is outstanding for you all to come to Texas and visit us!!! We miss you all and we really miss Utah! Don't worry we'll be back someday! Thank you soo much to all of out family that let us stay and disrupt your lives for a while!

Clean as a whistle...

2008-07-14T14:20:00.000-05:00

So I just thought that I would snap a picture of my little trouble makers while I was giving them a bath the other day. They are a handful, but I can't imagine life without them...although I bet it'd be a much quiter one. Either way I wouldn't trade it!

Lilliana

2008-07-14T14:11:00.001-05:00

So I've been waiting a long time for lilli to have enough hair for me to actually be able to do something with! Well I know it's still not much, but I was super excited to finally be able to pull the hair that she does have into these two cute pig tails! It's a slow process, but we're getting there and I'm getting excited! So Jamie if you are reading this, I'm going to need you to show me some things I can do with little girls hair the next time I'm up in Utah! But anyway I thought that she looked so beautiful in these pics so I wanted to share! She's getting so big! (sad)

Sleeping Beauty!

2008-07-14T14:03:00.000-05:00

So I like to think that I am pretty clever...I wanted to put lilli down for a nap but she was adamant that she wasn't tired. I decided to pick my battles and came up with a little plan. It's one I like to use actually quite often an oldie but a goodie. I'm sure many of you are familiar with it. It's called put on a movie and wait. So Lilli-bean, as we like to call her, was watching 101Dalmations I went in to check on her after about 10 minutes and like clockwork, she had fallen fast asleep in her chair. How cute!

Alone Time what's that?

2008-07-14T13:56:00.000-05:00

So finally! Chris and I got some alone time! My wonderful mother who is the best in the world offered to take the kids for the weekend so that Chris and I could go away for a mini vacation. So we decided to stay a little close to home and I decided to start getting Chris familiar with Texas history so we went to San Antonio! It was so fun!! We rested, got massages, and just wow got to have a conversation without the constant interuption of "mommy, daddy..." Unfortunetly the rest of our pics our on Chris's blackberry. But anyway a little time away did wonders! Thanks mom!

Landon's such a Ham!

2008-06-22T23:16:00.000-05:00

So Landon is the cutest, happiest baby that I think has ever been born! He is such a HAM! Everytime he sees you his face lights up into this amazing smile, his eyes get so big and bright and he flashes you those cute little dimples! He cracks us up so much! His new thing since he's learned to crawl and worse climb is that everytime I turn around he's climbing on the furniture. In these pics he's climbed onto Carson and Lilli's chairs and of course when I look over at him he smiles that smile and you can't help but laugh and forgive the kid for being so darn mischievous!

My baby boy is growing up!

2008-06-22T23:05:00.000-05:00

So Carson just celebrated his 3rd birthday on the 3rd of June! It was a cute little party. My mom always goes all out for the kids parties and this one was no exception! Carson lately is into Thomas the Train. It's been great for getting him potty trained finally! So my mom threw him a Thomas themed birthday party including the home made train cake that she made for him! It was such a fun cute party! We had a pinata...thomas of course and a silly string fight! And although it was so fun it was a little bittersweet for me because everytime I look at him he looks older and older and it hit me that pretty soon he'll be starting preschool, hopefully in the fall, and I just don't think that I'm ready for him to grow up quite yet!! If I could I'd leave my kids little forever!

Wrestling with Daddy

2008-06-12T14:42:00.001-05:00

Ok so the other day Chris started wrestling on the floor with Carson. It was so cute! Then I got a great idea to have the other two gang up on him as well! I grabbed a camera and got a couple of pretty cute shots!