Loves of My Life

Merry Christmas

2011-12-24T07:59:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas! Chris, Cynthia, Brooklyn (5), Hailey (4), and Ryan (2)

1st Day of School!

2011-08-29T09:39:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn had her first day of school today. She is going to Somerset Academy! There were tears this morning because I curled her hair and made it look "crazy". Sorry Brooklyn I love you and I wanted you to look cute. Chris was able to take the day off and be there for this big day. He gets the Father of the Year award. Even Grandma Nelson came. She is one very loved girl. Brooklyn if you read this when you are older we all love you very much and wish you the best as you grow and learn! Here are some pictures of the morning:

Pictures with mom and the kids
Her very nice teacher Mrs. TannerWith dadLook @ that huge backpack. Thank you Grandma Nelson! She loves it!In her classroom ready to learn

Cake Time!

2011-01-11T20:34:00.000-08:00

Last night our family had a BLAST! We all dressed in our aprons that we got for Christmas (thanks grandma and grandpa poopie) and made some yummy cupcakes and a little cake. It was so fun and the cake was delicious! When we have nights like this it just reminds me of all the reasons I love these cute kids and my husband! (Isn't Ryan cute poking up over the table with his stir stick!?!)

Love and a Motorcycle

2010-10-27T18:28:00.000-07:00

I love my husband and he bought a motorcycle...so we took pictures!

Family Reunion

2010-08-23T20:38:00.000-07:00

The kids and I went to the Lundberg Family Reunion and had such a wonderful time. We went to the This is the Place Monument. It was amazing! I can"t wait to go back.

We washed clothes by hand.Walked on stilts.Some did better then others... Meli was quite good at it!Practiced going to school! She loved it.She tried to escape. And then there were the naughty ones!This was one of the beautiful views!And of course the train ride, that the kids just loved!

Ryan

2010-08-21T09:06:00.000-07:00

I don't know why the picture is so small, but Ryan turned 1! We love you buddy!

Too Cute!

2010-08-03T12:41:00.000-07:00

This is part of what makes me so happy!

(Brooks is 1st one on the lfet)

2010-07-26T09:36:00.000-07:00

Driving to the airport! No kids! Chris and I just enjoyed celebrating 5 years of being married. It was great. We went on a nice little weekend cruise and enjoyed a little alone time! Here's to another 5 years baby!A Thrifty in Mexico! Yum!Resting from all of the shopping! Our dinner group,the great people we hung out with all weekend!
Getting ready to fly back home, but first a little more fun in CA. Oh and then a nice stop over in AZ. (that's what happens when your plane breaks down!)

Flash back!

2010-07-15T09:09:00.000-07:00

My sister posted this picture on her blog! Wow I'm like Brooklyn's age in this picture, or maybe Hailey's. How cute is this!?!

CAKE!

2010-07-05T23:15:00.000-07:00

I made this!

Handsmoe Boy!

2010-07-02T08:12:00.000-07:00

Just gotta love this handsome fella! I do! Ryan is now 10 1/2 months old. 8 teeth, and thinks walking looks interesting. Please baby boy hold off on walking/running for a little while!Thanks for the picture Sarah!

She Likes to Move It

2010-06-20T07:32:00.000-07:00

This girl can shake it! Brooks had her first dance show this Sat. It was very fun and as her mother I must say she was AMAZING! All of the family came out to see her and brought "beautiful flowers!" The whole day was right up her alley, from the hair and makeup on. Way to go girl!

Bring on the Lake!

2010-06-02T15:46:00.000-07:00

The quality is not all that great, but you get the drift I'm pretty much awesome! Well not really I'm just really proud of myself that I got up at all. Please pity me and watch this great video!

Lake Fun

2010-05-28T10:21:00.001-07:00

(Get in already!!!)Chris and I got to enjoy some time out at the lake with some of the firefighters. It was a beautiful day...with freezing cold water. We learned how to wake surf. I wasn't great by any means, but I got up! Chris did awesome and it was a lot of fun. Thanks Spencer for taking us out.

Chris tearing it up!Alan getting his surf on!

Spencer showing us how it's done!

Mom's vacation! Part 1.

2010-05-20T17:19:00.001-07:00

I have a great husband who let me get away for a bit. I went to Women's Conference in Provo with my mom and sister. It was a blast from the second we got together until we parted. From little people, to food, and shopping...oh and we did go to Women's Conference it was all way too much fun!We stayed in fabulous BYU housing. Natalie and I fought over who got the top, but when we saw how close it was to the ceiling it was all hers. (she hit her head when she sat up in the morning) My mom chose to stay in her own room. Smart move mom! Everyone that walked by thought we were holding the Y. We did too, but my mom taking the picture just laughed!Yes It snowed...Whatever!Oh and we stayed for the concert and rocked out and then got our CD's signed. It was fun, Mormon style!Here are the lovely ladies bright and early. What a great trip!

The Fam

2010-05-04T16:12:00.000-07:00

I love these people, and aren't they cute! Miss you guys see you on Thursday!

Camera.. What?

2010-04-25T11:39:00.000-07:00

I have spent almost an entire month with my sister and this is the only picture I have. It's not even all 7 of the kids. I guess we were a little too busy keeping up with the craziness.

Nightmare

2010-03-27T07:08:00.000-07:00

So I am a bad neglectful mother. Yesterday while talking on the phone and checking out pictures of my son on the Internet my sweet 3 year old was doing this to my 2 year old. The part that breaks my heart is that Hailey is so self conscious of her lack of hair now. Please be very gentle with her feelings when you see her. Don't tease her, just let her know how beautiful she is. Hailey I love you and your hair will grow back. You are beautiful through and through!

Teeth!

2010-03-26T08:39:00.000-07:00

This happy boy is getting ready for a steak dinner. Two teeth and counting! Picture by Cherie Hogan @ http://cheriehoganphotography.com/

Lucky In Love

2010-03-17T08:54:00.000-07:00

It's been 6 years...can you believe it. This is the longest I have ever dated anyone! I have had the best boyfriend since St. Patty's day six years ago. We just keep on having fun and enjoying each other. Love you dear!

Surgery

2010-03-15T09:54:00.000-07:00

"Mom what are we doing here so early in the moning?"
"Ok this is going to be ok, my clothes are a little bit big, but I'm ok."

"My ears are going to be much much better! I had surgery today. I didn't like it very much because they wouldn't let me have any food! I know how rude!

Ryan T Burr

2010-03-14T18:27:00.000-07:00

I'm handsome and there's just no two ways about it. Oh and I'M GETTING A TOOTH!

Lovin the Fam

2010-03-13T07:59:00.000-08:00

Ryan (7 months) and Dad

Hailey magically found my camera yesterday. I have been losing my mind trying to find it. So here come the pictures. Yesterday Chris had some FEMA things going on and we all go to go with. It was fun to see what dad does at work.

Brooks giving us another great pose!

Hailey enjoying the refreshments.

Crafty Me!

2010-03-11T14:35:00.000-08:00

My sister has been inspiring me to be crafty. She calls and tell me cute things she has seen and is going to make, and I copy her and make them too! Thanks Nat! This is a sign I made to hang in my laundry room. "Wash Today or NAKED Tomorrow" More to come!

Deja Vu

2010-03-03T07:54:00.000-08:00

My little man has been continually sick through this whole year. His most recent trip to the doctor was another ear drum burst and breathing treatments, but don't worry we didn't have to buy a nebulizer because thanks to Hailey we already had one.

Hailey at 2 months with RSV

Ryan this past week sick AGAIN at 6 months

V-day!

2010-02-22T14:43:00.001-08:00

Our Valentine's day started on Thursday. The kids and I enjoyed making cookies and decorating out at my mom's house. Then Friday morning we woke up and went on a family date. The girls have always wanted to go to the "castle", so we took them to the Excalibur and then the Bellagio and last of all City Center. We drive past these places all the time to get to Grandma's house, so they know them pretty well. Just a few shots of this DIVA on our date!Hailey attempting a great pose.Hailey and Dad checking out the flowers.Valentine's Day morning.

On Valentine's Day this handsome fellow swept me away for the night. It was wonderful. Grandma kept the kids and we just enjoyed being together. Thanks babe!

Have you given up on the Burr's

2010-02-21T16:32:00.000-08:00

Hey I don't know if anyone out there is still reading our blog. It's been awhile since I have sat down and just blogged. Well here I am. Okay these pictures go from oldest to newest.

We had a Merry Christmas! Hailey on Christmas morning!No pictures please!Heading out to see the Grandparents.Christmas morning family picture...that's the best we could do.

The girls looked darling on their Church dresses!

We flew to Reno for a week after Christmas. Baby Peter was getting blessed. The kids and I flew up with my mom and dad ( thanks mom and dad) and then Chris met us up there later.

Hailey and Grandpa

Ryan slept the whole flight!Brooks sporting her wings.

The gang at the movies!We went bowling for FHE and can I just say WE HAD A BLAST! I have been couponing. I saved 90% on this shopping trip.I also celebrated my half birthday!

Elder Nelson

2009-12-24T06:39:00.000-08:00

Scott is the one on the right!

My little brother is serving a mission in Minnesota. Yes he may be freezing to death, I worry about that often. I love this kid so much he is growing and changing and doing a great job. My little Ryan reminds me alot of Scott. Scott was the baby in our family and he was such a beautiful baby. Blue eyes, blond hair, and just so cute. I miss him alot, but he will be coming home in August. One of my mom's friends was visiting out in Minnesota and stopped to have lunch with Scott. Here are some pictures of the "fine young man"! And here is what she had to say about him: "He is a fine young man who is serving the Lord and doing the things he knows are right."
Scott is on the right!

Away in a Manger

2009-12-23T10:39:00.001-08:00

Chris made me this manger for a primary lesson. I couldn't help but lay me sweet baby boy in it and take some pictures! How cute is he?! I am sad that Christmas is almost here I want to celebrate for a whole month more. Merry Christmas! A reenactment of what the Christ child looked like in that scratchy hay!

Ryan's Room

2009-12-02T09:14:00.000-08:00

It's about time for Mr. Ryan to be moving out of mom and dad's room and into his own. Yesterday Chris hung some pictures on his walls. It looks great, but it's only the beginning!

100 free photo cards

2009-11-15T09:23:00.001-08:00

This is from one of the blogs I read, do both sets of 50 free cards and end up with 100! : http://www.moneysavingmom.com

Wow! In addition to the 50 free cards offer that I already told you about here, you can get another 50 free custom photo cards with free shipping.Go here and order 50 4x8 photo cards. Once you put them in the cart, use the code newbaby at checkout and you should get the cards for free--including free shipping! You must create an account to use the code.I just placed two separate orders of 50 cards each for a total of 100 free custom Christmas photo cards!Thanks, For the Mommas and My Frugal Adventures!

Christmas Card Photos

2009-11-04T20:15:00.000-08:00

Here is a sneak peak of our Christmas card photos. Well I'm undecided on which one to use, we just got them done today. I'm quite pleased. I guess I planned for the worst!
Okay there was some hair pulling!

Graduation

2009-11-02T21:14:00.000-08:00

Chris did it! He graduated from Paramedic school! Way to go babe!

( Wow we are a family of five now, good luck ever getting all the kids to look at the camera!)

Men's dress shirt= Little girls dress

2009-10-27T15:45:00.000-07:00

Does this dress look familiar?

(Brooks is wearing a teal swimsuit under her dress, that is not part of the sleeves)

Oh that's right it's Chris' shirt from our engagements. It doesn't fit anymore. 4 1/2 years of marriage will do that to ya. (Oh and sorry I didn't ask if I could cut up your shirt Chris, but look how cute it is.)

I have conquered another sewing project. If you want to make one here is the site with the tutorial on it: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=170402.0

Beautiful Baby!

2009-10-15T20:16:00.000-07:00

Brittany Rulis is an amazing photographer. She did this photo shoot of Ryan. She was so patient with him, since he cried for about oh 3 hours! Thank you thank you for your great work! Go check out her web site and give her a call if you need and pictures done! www.brittanyrulisphoto.com

HANDSOME!

2009-10-11T13:22:00.000-07:00

I took this little guy to church for the first time today! He was so good, but I should have left his sisters home...Don't even want to go there!

Purses...

2009-10-07T11:58:00.000-07:00

Can a girl ever have too many? I carry my purple one every where even if I have my diaper bag, but a new one would never hurt. Check out the giveaway http://www.fantabulouslyfrugal.com/ they are having for a bag from http://www.handbagheaven.com/. Handbag Heaven has such cute stuff!

Pumpkin Picking

2009-10-01T22:06:00.000-07:00

Today our family went and picked pumpkins over at the orchard. It was alot of fun! This is my little guy, isn't he getting big.

Grandma Lori got to come with us. She also got to see Brooklyn at dance class today!

Brooklyn looked all over for the perfect pumpkin...

And this is the one she chose, I'm not even sure it's a pumpkin. Hailey enjoyed looking at them, but got tired very quickly.

Weekend Getaway

2009-09-26T11:04:00.000-07:00

The last couple of days we spent up in Utah at the Burr's cabin. We all had a great time! I'm so glad Chris was able to take some time off.

Ryan took this as a chance to relax and also meet his Great-Grandma Nelson!

Hailey enjoyed: candy, singing, looking at animals, hiking, and swinging! Brooklyn: posed, went 4-wheeling, swung, cried a little, looked for animals, hiked, climbed trees, and posed some more!

Chris: took care of the 4-wheelers, had a gun show, helped little girls climb trees, sang, fed his son, held his son, hiked with his son, and loved his wife!

I enjoyed my kids, and my husband, and the beauty.

Cousins

2009-09-26T11:00:00.000-07:00

Here are Ryan and Peter weighing in. Ryan weighed 5 lbs 14 oz...and Peter weighed 9 lbs 10 oz. Natalie you are a champ. Ryan better gain some weight to catch up with his cousin.

Peter is here!!!

2009-09-22T08:50:00.000-07:00

My sister and I were due 4 days apart. Her due date was on sunday and she ended up having him yesterday. My due date still hasn't come and my baby is over a month old. Kinda funny how things work out. Go check out her blog and see my cute new nephew!!! Congrats Natalie and Willie! http://kahumoku.blogspot.com/

He's Home

2009-09-04T17:46:00.000-07:00

The last time I held him in the hospital. I was so ready to get him home!It has been 24 hours and we making things work with three kids. Chris goes to work tomorrow, so we will see how I do. It was so nice to bring Ryan home. In order to leave the hospital he had to be able to sit in his car seat for an hour and still be breathing, I had to watch a CPR video, and I had to be wheeled to my car...kinda silly, but whatever they wanted us to do I was more than willing! Ryan's first look at our house...well he's always asleep, so the first time coming home!The girls were so happy to have brother home. They took turns holding him and loving him.

Today's the day!

2009-09-03T18:59:00.001-07:00

My little man came home today. Three weeks seemed like forever to have my son be away from me. But he's home and everything is good. He is healthy. Pictures to come.

...the rest of the family

2009-08-29T09:07:00.000-07:00

That's right I do have more than one child. I have been trying to keep everyone posted about Ryan and I seem to be forgetting about the rest of my family. We are all doing great and enjoying this time that Chris has off work. Yesterday we made some time to spend together as a family, instead of just driving back and forth to the hospital all day. Chris got a handsome haircut, we had friends over, and the best part was the baseball game!(Not for real! I cut the rest shortly after!)Walking into that game.Up so high!Look at my little players.Aunty Kylie and Uncle Jeff came too!The snow cones may have turned our tounges blue, but when you are melting anything will do.This is the first time I have been with my mom when she has gotten to hold my handsome little man! He is so cute!
I even got to enjoy lunch out with my friends this week. (Ash you were missed) It was so good to see them and get caught up. Laying in bed for 5 weeks you can really miss alot!

2009-08-24T19:57:00.000-07:00

Today was a big day for this little guy. He got to be held by his Great Grandma, who he is named after (Ryan Truman Burr). Grandma Truman looked like she was in heaven holding him and I am glad she finally got a chance. Also Uncle Jason got to hold him for the first time. He even ate really well while Jason fed him. Another mile stone today is Ryan wore clothes. Now he looks so nice so that we don't have to see the stuff he is hooked up to, well besides the tube in his nose. He's doing great. He just needs to gain weight and keep eating out of a bottle!

Family Day

2009-08-21T13:05:00.000-07:00

On Sundays and Thursdays the girls are allowed in the NICU to see their brother. This time they even opened the incubator and let the girls reach in and touch him. Brooklyn tried to get him to wake up so she could talk to him. He didn't so she just sang to him. Hailey didn't want to touch him, but just liked looking at him and the other babies. Ryan is doing great. He was down graded last night from the level 3 to the level 2. It was very exciting. Every little step is one step closer to coming home!

Ryan Truman Burr

2009-08-17T09:08:00.000-07:00

We have a new baby in our family. Ryan Truman Burr was born on Saturday, August 15,2009 @ 5:31 am. He weighed 5 lbs 14 oz and was 19 in long. I went into labor at home and I was all alone. Chris was at work and the girls spent the night out at Lori's house. I called my neighbor when my contractions were 5 mins. apart and I thought we were going to the hospital to have them stop my labor (since I was only 34 weeks). She sped and ran a red light, but we got there safe. Chris showed up a few mins later and then checked me and I was already at a 7 and contractions 4 mins apart. My parents got there and Chris and my dad gave me a blessing. It took about an hour and I was ready to push. The doctor was still at home so they called him to come and when he got there we were having a baby. I gave it one huge push and out came Ryan. He gave us a nice big cry and the NICU team started working on him. They put him in my arms for half a second and then took him on his way. I was feeling great finally all the pain was over and my baby was in good hands. A few hours later I got to walk down and look at him. He looked great, but was hooked up to alot of machines. Every time we went to check on him things looked good and he was progressing. We had lots of visitors and the girls couldn't wait to see him. My mom brought them down to meet him on Sunday for family time. Brooklyn said "mom he looks pretty pretty tiny little cute!" I agreed to all of those things. He loves the sound of Chris' voice and opens his eyes anytime Chris talks to him. Chris and I came home Sunday...both very sad and heartbroken to be leaving our brand new little boy behind. I am very pleased though with the level of care he is being given at the hospital. We went back that night at about 10:00 and they let us hold him and feed him his first bottle. He ate it like a champ. Today he is looking good and strong. We love him so much. We are thankful for all of your prayers, they have been answered and he is doing wonderful. Hopefully he will be home in 2-4 weeks.

It's been bliss!

2009-07-11T10:44:00.000-07:00

Four years ago Chris and I got married. We had such a fun day. Kind of the theme of our lives. We just like to have fun. Brooklyn wants everyone to know she was waiting in Heaven to come to our family the day we got married. I love you sweetheart it's been a fun 4 years!

Our Weekend!

2009-07-06T19:10:00.000-07:00

Birthday, family, and fireworks! We had a great weekend. My sister was in town for over a week, and that is always a nice treat! My birthday was Friday and Chris took care of me all day and ended with a very fun pool party. Thanks dear! Everyone gave me things I could use to decorate my house, oh yeah and 2 sets of BUMPITS! So on Saturday we took the family to Home Depot and got busy...we got the paint and all of the other things we needed. This is the result:

Purple paint. It's a must when you live with a family like mine.

This is a top view of the family room.

This is the wall hanging picture frame Chris made. We need to get some pictures printed.

This girl can dance!

2009-06-25T09:13:00.000-07:00

(All ready to go. She was sure her teacher would tell her she was beautiful. She didn't)

Brooklyn went to dance class for the first time yesterday. She loved it! It was really fun to watch her frolic all over the place. She can't wait to go back next week! The glass made it hard to take pictures, but she is the one right by the teacher with her arms down.

Reunion #1

2009-06-22T09:57:00.000-07:00

(This is how filthy dirty we were when we drove home. Hailey would just stand in the mud and stomp her feet!)

This weekend we enjoyed some time with the Burr family. It was all alot of fun! We camped at a neat place and it had awesome bathrooms. Automatic flush toilets and everything. We were living the high life. Our trip was cut short due to the fact it poured and poured and poured...which led to wet clothes and wet sleeping bags. Chris packed us up and brought us home. It was so much fun to see everyone. Chris loved playing horse shoes and I enjoyed resting while my kids played with their cousins!(Chris was actually really good at playing horse shoes and it was fun to watch!)

Birthday pictures!

2009-06-07T20:14:00.000-07:00

(Papa Nelson and Grandma Nelson)
Alright I have finally gotten the pictures put on the computer. Brooklyn had a great birthday. Waffles and ice cream for breakfast, a lunch date with Grandma, mac & cheese and sushi for dinner, and lots of family for cake and ice cream. We had fun and enjoyed every min. of the day. Thank you for all of the phone calls she felt very special! (Grandma Lori and Papa Blake)

(Uncle Jason)

I made Brooklyn a ladybug cake, if you are having a hard time using your imagination.

Brooklyn got ballet shoes and a new leotard. She will begin taking dance this month. Just getting in some practice!

(Uncle Jeremy)

Hailey was right there all day long to make sure she didn't miss out on anything.

Brooklyn is 3!

2009-06-04T19:31:00.000-07:00

Brooks turned 3 yesterday and I am a slacker. Her birthday pictures are down stairs, but I'm to lazy to go get them. I do love her and more to come...

Some thoughts...

2009-05-07T19:12:00.000-07:00

Last night I laid in bed needing to go to the bathroom and not very comfortable, and it hit me...I am going to have a baby. During the throwing up days you kind of forget that, because you are focused on staying alive! So yes I am going to be the mother of 3 children. One being a boy. That means no dress up clothes or fairy wings...we hope! So I am going to live up these next 20 weeks with our family of four, because I don't even want to think anymore about what this new baby will bring......and another thought every night Brooklyn and I watch Wheel of Fortune together and there is an I HOP commercial that comes on and she says, "Oh mom those look good, let's go make them!" Brooklyn is pretty sure I can make any type of food and anything else for that matter. If she only knew most of our meals were take out and I only pretend I can sew!

Dr. Appointments

2009-05-04T11:09:00.001-07:00

Chris and I took all three of our children to the doctor! Brooklyn is now weighing 30 lbs. Hailey is up to 26! Our little baby brother now weighs 11 oz. He likes to try and suck his thumb. Everyone is growing well and are healthy. We have lots to be thankful for!

Oh we were happy!

2009-04-27T18:48:00.000-07:00

We did it. We took the girls to Disneyland. I love that place and I couldn't wait to have my whole family there. We drove down with Mama Lori and Papa Blake. The girls did great in the car. On our way down we stopped at Bob's Big Boy's for dinner. Brooklyn was fascinated with Bob. We made it to our hotel and we were all able to fall asleep. Chris made me stay in bed until 7:00 before I was allowed to get up and shower. I was so excited! We had breakfast and then walked over to the park!

Brooklyn wore her Snow White dress all day, including her high heels.Once we were in we were ready to go! Brooklyn will tell you a couple of the rides made her nervous and she isn't kidding I have proof. She even rode the Matterhorn. We only got to see a few characters. You have to wait in lines for up to 2 hours to see them. And yes this mother did just that, so her daughter could see some princesses. Brooklyn I love you!Yes, Jasmine is mocking Hailey.

Our trip would not have been complete with out getting some goodies at Pooh's Corner.The girls had the time of their life and I have never smiled so much enjoying them enjoy themselves. Chris thanks for taking our family on a wonderful vacation. Both girls were asleep by the time we got to the car.

Our stay-cation!

2009-04-13T18:35:00.000-07:00

My mom was telling me that stay-cations were out, but when vacations are expensive what do you do? You have a stay-cation anyways! Christopher took off to Virginia Beach for a week of dog training with Ruby and the girls and I played. We took turns staying with our three Las Vegas Grandma's and enjoyed every min! Grandma Burr took us a out to lunch and to play at the park, we also watched movies and had ice cream sundaes. I don't have pictures of any of that. It was so nice of her to take some time to play with me and the girls with a huge weeding coming at the end of the week!Grandma Truman has a cute little puppy, she really loves grandma and was a little jealous of the girls getting all of the attention. She got used to us by the time we had to leave!

Grandma Nelson took us on an adventure to the Bellagio. It was beautiful!

We saw the butterfly habitat. They have some huge butterflies! We had lunch and then went to see the chocolate waterfall!Day 2 at Grandma Nelson's house we went to the mall of course. She treated us to a ride on the merry-go-round. How nice of her!Hailey kept saying, "I want off!" I was ready to jump off too. I almost lost it.Grandma is training Brooklyn to be a great shopper.

Chris' brother Jeff got married on Saturday. Chris missed the wedding by about ten mins. He had gotten stuck in NC. He made it for the pictures and reception. Brooklyn smelling the flowers on the temple grounds!

The beautiful bride and groom just mins. after being married!

We also enjoyed Easter with lots of family!

Papa Burr was so cute to help Hailey. For not seeing them very much she sure loves him and Mama Burr!

Aunt Connie helping Brooklyn find some eggs!

Brooklyn, with some help from Uncle Paul, found the golden egg with money!!
Chris and Jason trying to bounce all the big kids. I'm surprised it didn't break!
All of the Truman's after a great egg hunt!

Brooklyn in all her glory. The Easter bunny brought her princess stuff.

Hailey found lots of eggs. She would have found more, but she realized they had candy and had to stop and eat!

The Burr's are going BLUE!

2009-04-03T18:15:00.000-07:00

Oh yeah that's right today Chris and I found out that we are having a BOY!!! I cried I was so excited. Here is a little proof that it's not a girl. Chris has been talking about all the things a dad gets to do with his boy. Both of us and the girls look forward to a brother. I was laying in bed at nap time thinking of what my new vocabulary will consist of. Instead of lovebug, and sweetheart, it will be little man and I hear my sister call her boys dude alot. I'll work on it. Oh I am just so happy. Kinda silly huh when we don't even get a choice. I feel like in need to go buy a baseball hat or some trucks and stuff. I have nothing blue or boy in this house. I have pink, blankets, pink sheets, pink bows, and lots of dresses! Did you hear that mom we need to go shopping!!! Yeah for babies and yeah for our boy!

Personal Hairstylist

2009-04-02T19:28:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn cut her own hair today. It was so not funny that no I didn't take pictures, but we are headed downstairs to try and make it look cute. Wish me luck. Why couldn't this be an April Fool's post?

2009-03-27T13:23:00.001-07:00

Pictures of our life since I have been sick and preggy! I stopped doing my hair and getting dressed!

Hailey is sitting in time out our behavior skills are going down hill, mom is too sick to care.

The girls looking cute as can be. They play on the stairs while I lay on the couch.
Brooklyn got her finger nails painted. I must have felt good that day!
Brooklyn gets to dress herself in whatever she wants because once again I don't care!

Messy faces!

Chris ran a race up to the top of the Stratosphere. He did great and made it in to the top 50 which qualified him to run it again!
Here is the camera from where we sat and watched. There were cameras inside of the tower at different points!

Daddy Daughter Date

2009-03-18T10:35:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn is now old enough to go on daddy daughter dates. She loves them. Chris has taken her to the movies and out for ice cream. They also went out for sushi one night, which she loves. Last weekend they went out and bought the plants for our garden! I was very happy. We are having such a fun time with our girls they are growing so fast!

Our backyard is now complete. Pictures to come!

Bridal Shower

2009-03-16T10:17:00.000-07:00

I am getting a new sister in law. Jeff (Chris' little brother) is getting married. Melanie had a bridal shower for her this past weekend, and I was in charge of getting the cake. How cute is this cake? My friend Lindsay did it. She is so amazing. She can bake any kind of cake for any occasion, and the best part is they taste soo... good. Call her if you need anything from a birthday cake to a wedding cake. She has great prices and she is easy to work with! Thanks Lin!

http://linskitchen.blogspot.com/

Baby # 3!

2009-03-11T09:39:00.000-07:00

The Burr family will total five! We are very excited to be having another baby! Baby number three will be here September 24! As you may have noticed my blogging has been nonexistent, this is due to the way pregnancy makes me feel. Let's just hope it doesn't last all nine months. Thank you to everyone from the ward and family for helping out so much. And thank you, thank you, thank you, to Chris for sticking this out with me and being an amazing dad and husband. I knew I got a good one. Brooklyn is pretty sure this baby is a girl. We can find out in three weeks the sex of the baby, but will we.... We don't know yet! Oh and not to mention this pregnancy has some good points. My sister and I are due the same week! Kinda fun. We just complain to each other how horrible pregnancy is. Life at the Burr's never slows down.

Pillows

2009-01-22T20:24:00.000-08:00

Okay don't stop me at curtains. Today I made two pillows to go in the living room! It feels good to do things like this. Oh and if you were wondering the color of the curtains is grey and cream.

Curtains!!!

2009-01-21T20:00:00.000-08:00

We have been in our house over a year...can't believe that, but we are getting around to it! Look at what has entered our house! New curtains made by mine truly, CHRIS BURR!Window #1Window #2
The full view! Wow they look amazing. I am in love! Thanks dear.

PRINT THIS!!!

2009-01-19T18:59:00.001-08:00

Free Bath & Body Works Signature Collection Item!

from I Am Frugal by Erin
You can go HERE to get a coupon for a FREE Bath & Body Works Signature Collection item with ANY purchase! This is a great coupon to use because thre isn't a dollar limit on what you have to spend to get this Free product. So, you can go and buy a small travel size hand sanitizer for $1.50 and get this free product!Also, some people are reporting that a lot of their stores have items for 75-90% off right now that can be used with this coupon!! I love coupons like these to Bath & Body Works!Thanks to Deal Seeking Mom for finding this deal!

The Man of the House is Getting OLD!

2009-01-15T08:21:00.000-08:00

Chris turned 26 yesterday! What a busy birthday. He had to go to school and then hurried home to have dinner with us before heading off to boy scouts. He keeps telling me that 26 isn't old, but it's older that me! Happy birthday sweetheart!

Walgreens

2009-01-04T18:54:00.000-08:00

Okay everyone I am working on my coupons for this week. This is how I do it. There are multiple web sites out there that you can go to, but I love this Blog. I think she does a really good job of explaining things. http://frugalisfab.blogspot.com/ For example:

(what the item is) Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner or Stylers: $2.99
(in store coupon) Use $2.00 off Easy Saver coupon (pg. 14)
(Manufacture coupon) Use $1.00 off MC from 10/5 RP, 11/9 RP or 1/4 RPFinal Price:
(how much you pay) OVERAGE of $.01

Go to her web site check things out. Let me know if you want to go with me one time or if you have any questions. She has coupons you can print off if you don't get the newspaper!

$53.00 for FREE

2008-12-31T11:32:00.001-08:00

Okay we all like something free right? Well you ladies need to jump on board and come couponing with me. Today I got all of this stuff for FREE! It should have cost me $53.00!

BABY isn't life GRAND

2008-12-30T21:06:00.000-08:00

I think I must have been on the nice list!Santa found our house this year. We had a great Christmas! Santa came and left a baby grand piano at our house! Who would have thought. The girls and I flew to Reno to spend Christmas with my family. We even got in some Chuck E. Cheese fun! Chris picked us up from the airport and we met up with the Burr's in Utah for some more Christmas fun. Lots of traveling, fun and family, I just forgot to take lots of pictures!
Hailey is now cruising around. She can walk!!! When we got to Reno my sister said Hailey come walk to me, and she stood up and took 10 steps to her. She just needed permission I guess!

Enjoying the Snow!

2008-12-21T18:46:00.000-08:00

I love this picture of Brooklyn! She couldn't see anything and her boots were too big, but she was having the time of her life in the snow!

Catch Up

2008-12-21T18:29:00.000-08:00

Hey I am back. Wow it's been awhile!
Here in sunny Las Vegas we have been enjoying lots of snow! Chris took us to play in it and to sled!

We have been busy enjoying the Christmas holiday. Chris and I went to an UGLY Sweater Christmas Party. Wow they were some pretty ugly sweaters!!

Our neighbors invited us down to their house for a special Christmas Party. Santa came and it was great! Brooklyn let him know that she wanted a camera, and Hailey just expressed her fear of the man!

Patty's Closet

2008-12-10T18:48:00.000-08:00

Alright ladies if you haven't been to this store you must go. They have 2 locations. They call one store the pink and the other the blue store. There stuff is so cute and very affordable, but the owners only order 2 smalls, 2 mediums, and 2 larges, so not everyone is wearing the same thing. I got a gift certificate to go there and I was worried I wouldn't find very much that I could wear, oh was I wrong! Go check it out!

http://www.pattysclosetstore.com/index.html

Patty's Closet is located in Las Vegas at:

7920 S. Rainbow Blvd. Ste. 115 on the NE corner of Rainbow & Windmill in the Smith's Shopping Center.

and

7920 S. Cimmarron Rd. Ste. 120 in Mountain's Edge.

Chickenpox Scare

2008-12-08T20:48:00.000-08:00

I got a call from my mom today that my nephew had spots all over his body and it might be chickenpox. I was a little worried since we are going to Reno for Christmas to be with my sister. Brooklyn heard me talking about it and she said she wanted to get chicken pox too. At the grocery store I asked her if there was anything else on my list and she looked it over and then she told me we still needed to get CHICKENPOX. I'm not quite sure she understands what they are, but I am so glad we didn't bring them home from the store! (and no he doesn't have chicken pox!)

Oh To Be Thankful...

2008-12-01T20:46:00.000-08:00

Wow I really need to work on being more thankful this year. The one thing this year that I have felt overwhelmingly grateful for are my parents. They have been so good to me, even when I didn't deserve it. My dad is the most loving caring dad any little, or grown, girl could ask for. He has been there with me when I needed him most. He was there when Hailey was born and that was so sweet. He has also stepped up when I have needed him to make the long drive to help assist in a blessing when my husband couldn't be present. And then there is my mom. She is so dedicated to her family and to the church. her testimony is so apparent in all her walks of life. She cares for people beyond her own family and gives them her time. She is an amazing Grandma and can play blocks for over an hour straight. She has been a great example to me of the type of wife and mom I should be striving to be.

Black Friday

2008-12-01T20:37:00.000-08:00

Alright everyone knows I love to shop. Well so does my sister-in-law and her best friend. I got them out of bed at 12:30 and we shopped till 5:00 AM! It was really fun and lots of giggling took place. There was even a point I thought we might all fall asleep standing up! We all hoped back into bed at 5:00 and prepared for a family day. My old roommate Chana also insisted that we stopped to get cupcakes at 25th Main. We did and they were awesome! There weather was nice lots of rain and beautiful colors. What a fun trip! A little too much fun for some of us. This is what Hailey looked like on our way home. She just put the blanket over her head and she was done!

Thanksgiving!

2008-12-01T20:03:00.000-08:00

Lundberg Thanksgiving need I say more... We had a great Thanksgiving, the WHOLE family was there, we did a service project and ate at Chuck-A-Rama! The whole 9 yards!

Oh and I forgot to mention the wrestling match. Yeah Andrew lost!

Aunt Kelly took advantage of the stuffing, a little for her and a little for the doll

Grandpa's Funeral

2008-12-01T18:54:00.001-08:00

Wednesday morning we drove through the pouring rain to get to my Grandpa's funeral. It was a wonderful service and we got there in time to see him before they closed the casket. Brooklyn sang with the Great-Grand kids, I sang with the Granddaughters, and Chris was a Paul Bearer. It was great to have the family together. My Grandpa was a wonderful man. The service was a military service and they did a 21 gun salute and then each of the Grand kids got one of the shot gun shells. I am so proud of his service for our country!

Grandpa Nelson

2008-11-22T19:08:00.000-08:00

The phone rang at 7:00 this morning and Chris and I woke up to the news that my Grandpa Nelson had passed from this life into the next. He died this morning at 1:40, cause of death being lung cancer. He died with his loving wife right there by his side. She gave him kisses and continued to tell him how much she loved him as his spiritless body lay there. My grandfather was a true hero and a wonderful men and a loving grandfather. Larry Nelson served in World War II he was blown from his tank and passed out, when he came to he was surrounded by German soldiers, he pretended to be dead and when it was safe he was able to be reunited with our troops. Though he survived the war he was injured for life and never able to recover physically, but that didn't stop him from enjoying life. Grandpa had the most fun playing jokes and teasing all of us. He would pop he dentures out and scare us when our parents weren't looking and then deny it when we told them what happened. He always would whistle and I loved listening to him sing. Grandpa would click his tounge to get my girls attention and it always made them laugh and smile at him. I remember my grandfather giving blessings to me and prayers on behalf of our family. He was a great patriarch and will be greatly missed, but I do know that he no longer suffers physically and that he is with our Heavenly Father and his parents now! I am so grateful for the plan of salvation and for a loving Heavenly Father.

Christmas at the Burr's

2008-11-21T16:19:00.000-08:00

Last night Chris and I went to The Festival of Trees and Lights. We had a great time and it was fun to be there when the Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada was celebrating their 20th year! We were able to get a tree this year...not the PAC-man tree that Chris wanted, but a HOT pink girl tree that any little girl would love! Here are a few pictures of our tree. More pictures to come later! My Uncle's trucking company delivers the trees. It's fun!These are the oh so strong truck drivers bringing in our tree!Hailey is in amazement, she had no idea that Christmas trees came in this color!Oh and you can't forget one of the gifts that came with the tree were these lovely gold heels. Brooks knew they were made for her!

Being Thankful!

2008-11-17T21:06:00.001-08:00

I know this month is November and everyone has there thankful lists going... I just needed to write how thankful I am to have a Heavenly Father who is so aware of me and my needs. That he lives and is very present in my everyday life. I love that I can talk to him and ask him for advice and have the spirit to help guide me. I am so thankful for my girls. I love them both more than I could ever imagine loving a little child. They are both so wonderful and bring lots of laughter into our home. I am overwhelmingly blessed to have a husband who is such a hard worker and who brings a good spirit into our home. I am so thankful for his drive to be a better person and for his ability to help me have a desire to strive to be better. Today I am just grateful to be alive and so blessed. I am thankful for all of you and the special part you all play in my life!

SHE'S 1!

2008-11-03T21:16:00.000-08:00

So my baby turned one on Sunday! I was a little teary about the whole thing. This year has really flown by. She hasn't had a bottle since Saturday night... (and mom is hanging in there.) Hailey loves sitting forward in her new car seat. She puts her arms up on the arm rests and just smiles. We love that girl! Happy Birthday!

Snow White and her Ladybug!

2008-10-29T14:54:00.001-07:00

Hailey the Lovely Ladybug and her sister Snow White.
Really do kids come any cuter than this?Play group on Tuesday was a Halloween party. The kids looked so cute and Crystal had lots of fun games for them!

This is Brooklyn and Branson (future son-in-law). Brooks loves him and it is so cute!

Pumpkins!

2008-10-27T19:43:00.000-07:00

There is a really fun pumpkin patch over by our house. Brooklyn is always asking to go. We decided to go take some family pictures over there with some friends. Oh mind you that Hailey HATED sitting on the hay!

WITCHES!!!

2008-10-13T18:45:00.000-07:00

There was a package in the mail from my sister! Look at the cute towels she sent for the girls! Thanks Natalie!

ORANGE...Where In My House?

2008-10-11T21:48:00.000-07:00

Can you guess where in my house I painted this color...

My kitchen ceiling! I'm loving it! Thanks for the help neighbors.

24 Handbags 24 Hours

2008-10-06T12:09:00.000-07:00

Hurry now and go this this website. handbagplanet.com
They are launching a really cute new site and they are giving away 24 handbags in 24 hours.

Busy, Busy, Burr Family!

2008-10-02T19:50:00.000-07:00

Life has been busy as you can tell...not a lot of blogging going on. We have spent our time camping, watching Andrew, and enjoying Jeff being home. I was also able to spend some fun days with my Grandma and the girls. I miss living so close to her, and my other family too! Here are some pictures of our fun days!

YUM!

2008-09-10T18:34:00.000-07:00

We made cake today. It was a lot of fun and VERY messy. Everybody did great.

Katie's cake is going to taste great, Kristy was our professional,

Charlie the lovely assistant, and of Brianna got tricked into helping (Thanks.) DC was getting tired.

Fondant Cake Class

2008-09-06T11:57:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone I am going to be doing a cake class at my house! Everyone one is welcome. We will be making Marshmallow Fondant. Here are the details:

When: Wed. September 10

Time: 10:30

Where: My house

What to bring: A pre-baked cake (freezing after baking and cooling is best), 1/2 cup Crisco, 1 bag (16 oz) Jet Puffed (or name brand) white marshmallows, 1 bag (2 lb.) powdered sugar (name brand), and a rolling pin.

Bring all the stuff if you want to make your own cake or if you just want to watch come and learn how! If you have any cute cookie cutters or dye colors you can bring them too! Leave me a comment and let me know if you are coming. If you have and questions you can e-mail me at: cyndyloo73@yahoo.com.

CHOCOLATE!!!

2008-09-02T19:12:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn was so kind to share her candy with Hailey!

The Truck

2008-08-26T10:07:00.000-07:00

Once we got back to Vegas we knew we needed to get a new car...but what would it be? A truck of course. Every man needs a truck! It's nice and new and oh so big! It will be a fun car to have especially when we head up to the mountain.

The Disney Magic

2008-08-17T20:15:00.000-07:00

Grandma really out did her self. Her 75th birthday will always be remembered. And it was so perfect to have the family all together!

What a great looking family!

Once we figured out how we were going to get to the cruise ship after I crashed our car we were headed for a good time. So many wonderful things happened and we enjoyed seeing our entire family. Brooklyn could not have been more excited. She got a note from MICKEY one night, she just kept saying " Oh...My....Gosh!" She just believed in all of it and knew it was so real. We played BINGO and no we didn't win the $12,000. Dang! We went to the most beautiful place I have ever seen in my life. Puerto Vallarta is the greenest most gorgeous place. Chris and I were able to do some hiking, zip lining, and repelling down waterfalls there.
There was lots of dancing going on. Chris took Brooks out dancing till 11:00 one night. She loved every bit of it. And oh does she have some moves.

We had such great service. That part was hard to leave behind. Now I am back home making dinner and cleaning my own house. It's so not fair. The towels they left for us were very fun. It was always exciting to go see what was left on our bed and try to figure out if it was a "lobster" or an "armadillo."

Brooklyn had some people on her list that she needed to meet. Cinderella of course and Goofy was a close second.

It was alot of fun to swim, but the ocean in Mazatlan was so warm it beats any ocean or pool I have ever been in. Jason and Brooks had a good time swimming. It only lasted a little while because Brooklyn was "cold cold cold!"

Chris and I were able to spend some time alone. Thanks to his sister who was a wonderful nanny! Hopefully she didn't feel like a slave. She was wonderful and we loved having here there.

Arr..Pirate night was a hit with the girls. They are the cutest pirates I've ever seen!

Thanks Grandma I hope this was as much fun for you as it was for us! Happy Birthday we love you!

We're Back!

2008-08-17T19:46:00.000-07:00

Our trip started in Ontario CA. Chris had to go down for some FEMA dog training. The Evans also came down. Melanie, Brittany, and I had lots of free time while the boys trained. We took the kids to Knott's Berry Farm. Brooklyn was in heaven she got to ride the rides all by herself. We did some shopping, lots of eating, and we even visited a farmers market where Brooks rode her first pony! There was one very sad moment in our trip. On my way back to the hotel I got lost and I ran a red light (not noticing it) and totaled Chris' Jetta. Brooklyn and I were the only ones in the car. I had some sores on my arm from the air bag and a huge bruise on my knee, but besides that everything was fine. Now we are in need of a new car...

Bon Voyage

2008-08-05T10:17:00.000-07:00

We are heading to California for our big family cruise. Happy 75th birthday Grandma! What a way to celebrate! And yes we will be meeting Cinderella!!

TAG As I Really Am...

2008-07-23T16:19:00.000-07:00

My sister tagged me and I have been so busy, but trust me all of these pictures are taken as I really am...
This tag was like freeze tag. I had to take pictures of how things were at the moment.

MY CLOSET:This is our tiny closet. There is only so much you can do to keep it clean.

SINK: Yes the dishes need to be done. Oh and Chris and I had been drinking Crystal Light out of our wine glasses...so fancy! FRIDGE: If my nephews read this yes that is Coke. I know bad Aunty.

TOILET: Not a lot to see, but yes we keep our scale in there...you always weigh less after you use the bathroom right!?!FAVORITE ROOM: This is my new favorite room. I love sitting in here and sewing...anything! Brooklyn is always right there to help.
FAVORITE SHOE: I love these shoes. They are the first pair of cute shoes I could wear after I had Hailey.
My girls as they are: These are my beauties. Yes my naked baby and her I'll do it myself sister. I guess I should dress Hailey while I still get a say in what she wears.
ME: Today was an aerobics day and Chris is at work. Why would I even try to look good?
I tag: Lindsay, Cat, and Chana.

The Ultimate!

2008-07-14T18:57:00.000-07:00

Everything was going great until Hailey did the ultimate in the bath tub. That's right...she pooped. It wouldn't be so bad, but I've got both girls in and uhh it's just nasty. We did survive and I still love her!

We Made It! 1...2...3

2008-07-08T20:38:00.000-07:00

2005 to 2008

In that fast 3 years we have...

Owned 2 houses

Had 2 children and 4 dogs

Moved 3 times

Chris had a career change

and we have grown to love each other more each day!

Happy Birthday to ME!

2008-07-06T18:44:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn loves her Uncle Scott! What a cute pair!

My 23rd birthday could not have been better. It all started off with my girls sleeping in. Thank you! Then Chris walked in with roses and a balloon. We had dinner at my mom's house and Brooklyn got to pick strawberries with my mom. Dinner was delicious, Chris made a great taco salad! And I got all the candles out in one try!I got a sewing machine and lots of money so I was able to get lots of things to get me started! I also got some clothes to wear on the cruise! And now I am part of the candy jar club! Thanks Nat!Finally this year we were able to go to the baseball game. It is the first time we have gone on my birthday since we have been married. This guy was great and drunk. He would run back and forth leading us all in the wave.

It was sure hot and Brooklyn made a point that she was to have a sno-cone! She loved the fireworks and wanted more, more, more.Thanks dear for a wonderful Birthday!

Play Day

2008-07-02T20:17:00.000-07:00

Rough night! When Chris left for work he took this lovely photo of me and Dodge. Brooklyn was up all night, she just wasn't tired. I sure was this morning. Today we had a patriotic play day at our house. I made fun treats and we made rag tied flip flops for the kids. It was great! Brooklyn wears hers non-stop. Too cute!Chris also brought home our new dog. Sydney was just here to help train Chris and now our permanent dog is Ruby. Chris and Ruby will be a team!