Something to think about.....

Ok...so I'm going to get a little deep here.
Landon had his interview with the bishop tonight for his baptism. The bishop gave him homework and told him to go home and read with us D&C 20:77,79 and then to talk about it.

77 O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who partake of it, that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy Son, and witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him and keep his commandments which he has given them; that they may always have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.

79 O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this wine to the souls of all those who drink of it, that they may do it in remembrance of the blood of thy Son, which was shed for them; that they may witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they do always remember him, that they may have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.

We hear these scriptures on a weekly basis. Half the time I don't even get to listen due to my wonderful 2 year old. But, having to fully explain the meaning of these verses and how they pertain to Landon getting baptized really made me think about it. When we get baptized we promise to take on the name of Jesus Christ....to keep His commandments, and to remember him. Of course, we get plenty in return, but what I had to explain to Landon was that we don't just promise to do all of this on our baptism day. We have to do it EVERY day. And by taking the sacrament on Sunday it helps us to remember those promises we made when we were baptized. That was 20 years ago for me.
I know....I'm getting kind of deep. It's been so interesting as Landon gets older the kinds of questions he asks and the innocent faith he shares with me. And after reading these verses with him tonight it makes me want to pay attention just a little bit more.
So, thanks Landon.

Fierce!

My kids crack me up! It's close to bedtime, and they're all ready to go with just a few minutes left...so I tell them to go play in Landon's room until it's time for prayers. Moments later Kenzee comes out wearing these crazy glasses and vest and holding a Nerf gun. The vest is HUGE on her hanging down past her knees. And right behind her comes Landon....glasses, vest and gun in hand.


Looks like he decided to break out his new Nerf War game. Kind of like Laser Tag only with Nerf guns. They looked hilarious. I couldn't help but snap a pic of Landon looking so "fierce" and Kenzee trying to be cool like her brother. Goofy kids!

75 and "many more on channel 4"

My grandpa Casperson (Landon's great grandpa) turns 75 on the 19th. Yes, this is the same grandpa that puts up all those crazy lights. He is 75.
We had his bday party last night. The last few years it has become tradition to play prize bingo, so we played a fun game of that before cake and ice cream. My grandma is his same age, and is not very happy at the number. She doesn't look 75, so I told her that nobody needed to know. ;0) But, my grandpa has been going around town letting everyone know the milestone he has reached. 75 and still kicking! He makes me laugh.
This is a picture of my cousins little boy, Isaac, and Mackenzee getting friendly with the bday cake. After attempting to blow out all 75 candles (yes there were really that many) Isaac pitched in and blew out the last of them for Gramps. And what is the best part about the candles after they're blown out? Pulling them out and licking off the frosting. So, Isaac dug in. Well, Mackenzee was not going to be left out of the fun. So, she climbed up next to him and grabbed some of her own. When they started double dipping into the icing, they needed a little rescuing...but it was too funny. Gramps just went along with it and opened his presents while they attacked his cake.

So, Happy Bday Gramps! You made it to 75! And, as Landon sang last night to you...."Many More on channel 4!" (We can forget that whole Scooby Doo on channel two though)

Gingerbread Houses!

It's tradition in the Burnham family every Christmas to make Gingerbread houses and yesterday was the day! Everyone was able to make it, which was a miracle in itself ;0) as poor Rita struggled to find a day where we all could get together. Jaysen and I decided to ditch our ward yesterday and head on over to Jerome for church so that we could be there for the big event. Where we don't get out of church until 5:00 it really makes getting together on Sundays hard. So, we happily went to church in Jerome and were able to get out at a normal hour! ;0)

The kids had so much fun decorating their houses. Even the older ones got into it. This was Mackenzee's first year of really being able to participate. She came last year, but didn't really grasp the concept as a one year old ;0) and so she just played with Jaysen while Landon and I decorated the house. But this year, she got her own half of the house and did a great job! I didn't even have to help her beyond the icing. Landon did a great job on his half too, and I gave him the front of the house to make beautiful. He added candy cane light posts to it...it turned out cute.

Such a stud!

I just had to post this picture of Landon in his new "birthday suit". ;0) He looks so handsome.

Thanks to Lisa for cluing me in on where to find this awesome suit. I should have known that Target would have one for me at half the price!

Happy Birthday to Landon!

Though Landon doesn't turn 8 until the 23rd, but we had his birthday party with his friends today.

It was a GI Joe party, so we all wore camouflage and played "army" games. The boys (and Alyssa) had so much fun and it was fun to have them all over. One of Landon's friends, Ben, said at the end of the party that it was "the best day ever!" Made me feel pretty darn good! And Landon was lucky enough to have his cousin Austin come as well. He was so excited!

No...I did not make this amazing cake. My friend Alicia made this for me and I am so impressed! The kids gobbled it up! Thank you so much by the way! It was so yummy! The fondant was good too. The kids were worried because it didn't look like regular frosting and so I told them that it was marshmallow frosting. The only boy who had seriously dug into it said, "Yeah! I can tell!" the others quickly inhaled theirs right after that. ;0)

So, Happy early Birthday Landon! I can't believe you are turning 8 already. You are supposed to be my baby. And now you are getting baptized! Well, not until January, but still! When did you get so big? We got him a new suit and tie for the landmark birthday and I made him try it on. It made him look even older. It truly makes me want to shed a tear to think he's growing up.

Rock and Roll!

So, Landon was thrown a birthday party this last weekend with the Holtmans and came home with quite the new toy. He has been talking about wanting to play the guitar for a little while now, but I told him that he needed a few more years of piano under his belt before we jumped into the guitar. That way he would already be able to read notes and music and what not. He'd have a much easier time learning to play that way. Well, apparently they make a "Learn to Play Guitar" that you plug into your tv.

I'm thinking it's similar to the Guitar Hero game, but this guitar tells you the right spots on the arm of the guitar to push so that you are hitting the right note. You have to strum and press the right spot at the right time. It looks hard to be honest with you. But, he loves it. He strums and sings along. He thinks he is WAY cool!

I told him to strike a pose for me...apparently guitar players are tough. Did you know that?