Happy Mother's Day!

I hope all of you had a wonderful Mother's Day! Though I already told both mom's and my grandma....

Love you! Thank you for everything you do for us.

We enjoy living so close to both sets of parents. The kids enjoy having a close relationship with their grandparents and it makes days like today even better. Lots of hugs and kisses and "I love you's" going around. :0)

After 5 shots, this was the best we could get out of dear Mackenzee. Sigh.

We got to spend the afternoon in Jerome at Jaysen's parents house.

I was a mean aunt and made all the grandkids that were there pose for a picture with their grandma. Can you see her in there? :0) She got piled on. This one took several shots as well, and we still didn't get one of all of them looking forward and smiling. {My son played a BIG part in the problem. Sigh} So, I gave up...

Why try? Let them be who they are right? :0)

Then we got to go over to my Grandma Casperson's house for dinner. Again...this was one of several attempts to get Mackenzee to look pretty for the camera. This was the best we got. {Are you seeing a pattern here?}

I have been trying to get this four generation picture for FOREVER. OK, at least since Mackenzee was born. There are four generations of girls that I am a part of. It needs proper documentation, right? And, of course, we can't leave my stud Landon out of the photo shoot.

All in all, it was a great day. Full of family...just the way it should be. :0)

Too Big For Her Britches

It's official.

My baby is a big girl. We had to take apart her bed when we moved it out of her bedroom to install the new carpeting. As she has just learned how to climb out of her crib, we figured we might as well transition her into a toddler bed. So, instead of putting the crib back together the "baby" way, we put up the "don't fall out of the bed!" bars when it was time to put her bed back in her room.

She is now sleeping in her "big girl" bed. :0(

I cannot begin to describe how sad this makes me. When did she get so big?She was so excited to go to bed tonight too. Her first night sleeping like a big kid. Of course, right now she is screaming and kicking at the door, but at first there WAS excitement! {She hasn't figured out how to open doors yet. Thank heavens!}

What a Stud!

This kid continually amazes me. He truly is a stud. For the last month and a half we have been practicing his 7, 8, and 9s for his 50 in a minute tests at school. For those of you that don't know what 50 in a minute tests are, I will explain. The kids are given 50 math problems and have to complete them all in 60 seconds. So, this means that Landon has been working on his multiplication and division problems starting with 7s, 8s, and 9s. Like 8x9, 72/9, etc. Let me remind you that he is in 2nd grade. That's crazy to me! He's 8 years old. I don't remember having to do math problems that hard when I was in 2nd grade. Anyway...this last week...he passed them all! He is so excited and I'm excited for him! We had a little party Tuesday night after he came home and told me. We had his favorite for dinner, noodles with white sauce :0), and I bought those yummy {and naughty} Lofthouse cookies with the pink frosting. He ate two of them after having seconds on his ravioli. :0)
I am so proud of him. He had to work really hard for the last month and a half to get to this point. My son usually gives up after a while on certain things. And his really mean mom made him work on finding out what the answers were when we first started. He wanted me to just give him the answers. Yep, that's me. The MEAN MOM!
Because he has completed all of these tests he will get a trophy at school. He just barely didn't make it last year. He is thrilled about being able to display his new shiny award for all to see. And I am thrilled for him. Congrats Landon!

March for Babies

So, I'm sure all of you have noticed my new sidebar image. There is a cute little baby on it with big blue eyes. :0)
In light of recent events within the Burnham family, I decided to participate in this years March For Babies. It is a 6 mile walk to raise money for The March of Dimes will help support lifesaving research, services, education and advocacy that help babies get a healthy start. The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. What could be a better cause?
I've read several blogs where mothers have had babies prematurely, or with medical conditions and can only imagine the frustration and sadness they feel when their babies are put into the NICU. I truly felt for my BIL and SIL as they dealt with having to leave their new son in the NICU. My heart broke for them. Thankfully he is doing well, and they were able to take him home last week, though he is still on oxygen and has to be handled with care.
Anyway, if you feel so inclined, click on the link on the sidebar, or go here and you will be taken to my website where you can donate money to this great cause. My goal is to raise $250 as noted on the sidebar there. Not very much when you consider how many thousands of dollars new parents have to pay in medical costs when their baby has a prolonged hospital stay.
OR, if you are feeling up to it...walk with me! The walk is on June 14 at 10:00 a.m. We meet at the City Park. You can sign up through my website. I'd love to have you join me. The six miles will go by much quicker with good friends and family to chat with. :0)

It's Jaysen NOT Jason.....

So, I thought since I posted all about my kiddos, that I would share about the hubby too. Why not, right? This blog is a form of journaling and attempting to keep up with the scrapbooking that I swear I am never going to get to. :0)

Look at the chubby baby! He's 4 months old in this picture. Jaysen's mom said he cried for the first year of his life. I blame Mackenzee's temperment on him. :0)

This is our engagement photo. I wish I was still that skinny. :0)

Some things you may not know about the hubby. I did a post all about him when it was his birthday. So, I revealed quite a bit already. :0) With his approval of course!

He has a degree in photography, but isn't a photographer.

Would play golf every day if his mean wife let him. :0)

Wishes his wife would golf so he could have the excuse of "family time" for golf time. :0)

Loves to watch movies.

Favorite movies are based on a true story or history movies.

Loves the history channel.

Doesn't have a favorite color. {who doesn't have a favorite color?}

LOVES Mexican food.

Thinks he's funny. :0) I could tell you stories....sigh.

Makes the best milkshakes.

Is six years older than his YOUNG wife. :0)

Is the best daddy and loves to spoil his kids.

So, now you know. From cranky baby to OLD man. :0) We love him very much and are so glad to have him for our own.

Best Friends...

Now that you have learned all about our oldest child, it's Mackenzee time. As usual. She is the diva of our home and has her daddy wrapped around her finger. She was supposed to be born on my mom's birthday, thus she has my mom's middle name. Unfortunately {for me} she was four days late.

2 weeks

4 months

6 months

1 year

18 months

2 years

Some things you may not know about our little Mackenzee...

Loves to give big hugs and kisses

Thinks she is as big as her brother.

Favorite color is pink.

Loves to be outside. She would live outside if we let her.

Loves ALL animals.

Is scared of bugs, especially spiders. {she takes after her mommy on the spider thing}

Loves to help. Cook, clean, do homework....you name it, she wants to help you do it.

Is a big ball of energy. She hates to be tied down and always has. She hated being in her high chair, and we gave up fighting with her when she turned one. Refuses to ride in her stroller, she'd rather push it. Only agrees to sit in her car seat because I tell her the police will take her away if she doesn't.

Loves to sing and dance and does so all day long.

Loves having friends. She is happiest when surrounded by lots of family and friends. :0)

She is a mommy's girl. And though she loves her daddy immensely, is usually glued to my side.

I love hearing her tell me that I'm her best friend. I ask her AT LEAST 5 times every day, "Who's your best friend?" The response is always the same. LOVE IT! I hope it lasts....

Another one for you Jodi!

Here the much awaited pictures of the final product! Tah dah!

That's Jordan down there. :0)

Here are the pretty new countertops and the beautiful tile backsplash. I love the diamond design through the middle there.

THe new sink....BIG and black. :0) Kenzee could take a bath in this baby!

I couldn't remember if the pictures I posted before had the top part of the cabinets in them. So, here they are now...again?

This last week they tiled the front entryway too.

There you have it! I hope this helps you picture everything better!