Happy Birthday Jared!

Sticky buns!
Birthday loves!

Mason helping unwrap.

What a cheeser!

Yay presents!

Grandma and Grandpa come to see Christmas!

Sunday Grandma and Grandpa Burdick came over to see what the kids got for Christmas. It was really fun to see them playing with the Kenna and Mason, and the kids had a ball showing them all the cool stuff they got! Kenna walked around the room saying, "Ta Da" with everything!

The Reason for the Season!

I just wanted to write a quick note, I was pondering today,not for the first time, on the reason why we celebrate Christmas! Jared and I have really tried this year to teach our children about our Saviors birth and everything he has done for us. Mason was so cute, he would look at pictures and say, "baby Jesus." Anyway, I'm so thankful for the birth of our Savior and all that he has done so that I may be forgiven of my sins and that my family can be together forever! I'm so thankful for family here and those far away that made this season so great for my children as well as Jared and I. We love you all. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Jedi Knights!

So Jared is in love with Star Wars and so my kids know Yoda and all the "good stuff!" For Christmas Jared got Mason the voice changer mask thing and I got them all light sabers! We had a lot of fun while they dueled and tried on the helmet. It's a little big for both of them but they enjoyed it all the same!

Merry Christmas

We had an awesome Christmas this year. We got up around 6:30 so we could webcam with Jared's mom in Korea. She was able to see them enjoy their Christmas morning, it was nice. Kenna got a kitchen and Mason got a truck. They are both thrilled and enjoy playing with eachother's toys as well. For lunch went to my Mom's where we were able to talk to Sam who is on his mission in Florida. It was great to hear from him and he sounded great! Because of the storm we ended up staying and playing games a lot longer than we expected....not complaining. It was a great time to be together as a family!

New Burdick Baby!

We are so excited to welcome Jim and Heather's little girl to our family! She is such a tiny, beautiful bundle of joy! We pray that Heather has a quick recovery from her c-section!

New member of the Grandy clan!

I just wanted to write a quick note to let everyone know how thankful we are for the arrival of Matt and Hailey's little girl, Katherine. I would post a pic of the beautiful baby but dont want to without their permission. We are so happy for them. Just wish they lived closer so we could hold her. We are also very excited that a new little Burdick girl will be here soon, hopefully tomorrow, and pray that all goes well with the baby and Heather. Know you are both in our prayers! We love you guys!

Our little nurse

Kenna has been taking good care of her daddy. She helps clean his incision and change the bandages. She is such a sweet little thing! Notice in one picture that she has a tear rolling down her cheek! She's our little angel!

Jared's Hospital Stay

McKenna was so cute. She decided that she needed to get her daddy some balloons so that he would feel better. She had everyone in Kings laughing pretty hard because she told them all her daddy had a hole in his tummy! She's been trying to take care of him.... his own little nurse!

Monday morning we took Jared in to the hospital because he was having a lot of pain in his abdomen. They ran a bunch of test and ended up doing an emergency appendectomy. He got to come home today but he is still in a lot of pain! We are so thankful to our families for the help they were either watching our children or the phone calls to let us know they were praying for us! Thank you all so much, we love you!

Even though it's not quite how we would've like it to happen we are excited to have him home to enjoy more of the holiday season with us!

Getting ready for Christmas!

We are soooo excited for Christmas. Kenna and Mason love the lights. We've had our tree up for a few weeks now!

Mason and Tasha!

Em and her boys stayed the other night and brought their puppies. Mason loves the runt and was totally cheesing it for the pictures!

Sweetheart Tag

1. What is your husband's name? Jared
2. How long have you guys been married? 3.5 years
3. How long did you date? six months
4. How old is he? 25 for few more days anyway
5. Who is taller? he is
6. Who can sing the best? he does
7. Who pays the bills? He makes the money, I write the checks
8. Who does the laundry? All me
9. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do
10. Who mows the lawn? When he's home he does
11. Who cooks dinner? Usually me but he can warm up a mean can of chili in the microwave!
12. Who is the first to admit when they're wrong? Neither of us has a problem with it
13. Who kissed who first? He kisses me....after he scared the crap out of me
14. Who wears the pants? We both do-ish

Beautiful Fall Day!

So about five weeks ago we had the most beautiful fall day. We played outside all day and had so much fun!

Halloween

Ok these are just way late but I've decided to update. We had a lot of fun on Halloween...who doesn't love free candy!

I’ve Been Tagged

TAGGED

4 things I love about my husband:
Looking into his eyes!
When he plays with our kids
Sleeping on the groove between his shoulder and his chest
His willingness to do what it takes to take care of his family

4 movies I could watch more than once:
Momma Mia
My Best Friend's Wedding
Harry Potter (you pick the # and I own it)
The Emperor's New Groove

4 T.V. shows I watch:
Backyardigans
Backyardigans
Lost
American Idol

4 places I have been:
Fiji
Hawaii
Mexico
Belize

4 places I'd like to go
Orlando
Australia
Fiji
OK if it'll make Jared happy J Brazil

4 things I look forward to in the next year
Seeing Sam
Hopefully a family trip to Disneyworld
Christmas…Yay
Getting a little more out of debt

4 people I tag
I think everyone I know has been tagged by now

Mason's got moves you've never seen before!

Mason entertained Emily and I today dancing while he was watching/listening to the Backyardigans. They were singing about being a pie samurai while twirling and dancing on one foot.

Hogle Zoo

We went to the zoo this weekend. We weren't sure if we should be loading the animals onto an ark two by two or just walk around and look it was raining so hard!!! We chose the later!

Kenna the Horse Whisperer

Em and Darren were nice enough to help me and take Kenna with them to St Charles so I could give my back a little more of a break. Anyway she had a ball, she loves horses and they seem to love her right back. When they couldn't find her this is where she was back behind the house. Just her and the horses!
This pic was actually taken this spring when we were going for a 4-wheeler ride up above Bennington. They had a hard time getting her off the horse! She was riding the range just like the Backyardigans!

Mason's Big Boy Bed!

Here are a couple of pics of Mason's new bed! He loves it and it matches the Nemo room perfect! The only problem is that he isn't trapped until I let him out in the morning! The meds the Dr has given me for my back make it hard to get up before 10.........let me tell ya, two little children can do quite a job on a house by 10! It's fun for him though and he loves getting in and out on his own!

Goodbye Grandma We Will Miss You

Facial Anyone?

Grandma Kathy had to go back to Korea on the 10th. We are going to miss her tons but are so thankful for the time we were able to spend with her this summer. We love you Grandma! Thanks for everything! You are the best!