Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Thoughts & Ideas

L: I want the kinetic sand. 
A: you have to wait your turn. 
Me: you can have a turn when A is done. 
L: carefully it is mine. So I should get the turn. 

(He meant “technically”.)

From Grandma Kathleen
Lewis told me today is Go Big Red day at school. I asked him if he knows what that means. He said yes, you SHOUT!

A: I want to marry Ava. Who do you want to marry, Blaise?
B: Um...I don’t really know, but there is time...
A: But I kinda don’t want to get married bc you have to kiss. If you didn’t have to kiss, then I would definitely get married. 

L: I have a a’prize foh you in da toilet, D’usin.  {Augustine goes into the bathroom}
L: TADA!!!! My potty!!!

Me: Did your friends look at your rocks?
L: Yes
Me: Did you count them?
L: Yes. I have 100 rocks. You know I got rocks from Lake Mac?
Me: How many rocks did you bring home from Lake Mac?
L: 100. I brought one here from Dominic. 
Me: Why?
L: He gave it to me from his rock collection. 
Me: That’s nice of him. Did you trade him one?
L: Yes. 
Me: Which one did you trade him?
L: I forgotted. 
Me: So what do you think you’ll do now with your rock collection?
L: All my ice cream is melting. 

Augustine: Mom do you know why uhauls never have bird poop on them? Bc they have the giant pictures on them to scare birds away. That’s what I think. 

Lewis: Mary had a little lamb little lamb little lamb! Mary had a little land who lived on Old Cheney Road.

The boys cracked up bc they think Lucy in Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown says “...and gives presents to crispy girls?!” when she’s trying to convince Linus to give her a gift. I told them Lucy says “pretty girls”, but Lewis said he likes “crispy girls” better bc “it’s hilarious”. 

Logan: {while chatting with the boys} When you’re older you can go on pilgrimages, retreats, conferences, and mission trips. 
Augustine: How old do we have to be?
Lynn: High School age or older. 
Lewis: When I am older I want to buy gum!

Saturday, January 20, 2018

Preschool Program


He didn’t sing a single word. 

Lewis at School







Visitors

We’ve had so many visitors at our new house! We love sharing our new space, and we love that so many people share in our joy of this new home. I managed to randomly get pictures of a few visitors who stopped by. 
I’m not sure she knows what to think of #fratlife. 

These lovely ladies spent two days with us while the daddies were at Conference. It was such a treat!


Jim & Coco popped by too. Jim has the best stories about his photos. 
Our friends had an extra dishwasher on hand, so they kindly donated it to the Burda cause. It brought us about three or four decades closer to today. 
They even installed it for us! (We pay on wine or frozen dinners or beer...your choice!)
Stopped for a little pizza lunch. 
And the kiddos kept themselves busy with games and playing. 

It’s so much better...and SO much quieter. 

Keeping Busy 3











Keeping Busy 2










Keeping Busy 1

We’ve had quite a few days off of school...mostly due to weather...so we’ve been doing all the things. 
It’s SO much easier keeping three small kids happy when you have S P A C E. 










Burda Christmas


We had a nice evening with Grandpa Burda to celebrate Christmas. Unfortunately, this is the only picture I took. At least it’s a cute one!

Cousin Christmas

Almost all of my cousins on my mom’s side met at Panera over Christmas. It’s a fun, rowdy group...especially now that most of us bring our own kids too. It’s like we still sit at the kids’ table at Grandma Irene’s house...except the table is in Panera now, and I’m sure the people in Panera wished they had chosen a different lunch destination that day. 
After Panera we had dinner at my aunt & uncle’s house and it was a fun time! It’s always fun to take my kids there and watch their heads explode when they walk into the playroom. I mean, let’s face it..even I still love going into the clubhouse downstairs and playing with all the toys I remember from my childhood!
Michelle taught Elias “cut the pickle” and he thought it was amazing. 
I read the book about this Little Lady making cinnamon rolls with her Grandma two times in a row, and there’s a very funny part in it that made us laugh. Apparently, she’s a fast roller which caught her Grandma off-guard! Then she fell asleep in my lap as we chatted around the table. 

Thanks for a lovely visit!