Surprise!

This was a delicious lunch the other day. Comfort food at its finest. I’m eating all the carbs and dairy while I can because we recently learned about a little surprise for our family...Baby Burda #4! Due May 2. Praying for a healthy pregnancy, and a happy not-too-many-food-allegies baby!

Mowing

Our boys hit two years old and their favorite thing is automatically yardwork. Elias is no exception to the Burda rule. 

Our friend Rosie brought Elias his own kid-size mask because she found it hilarious that he used his hand as a mask when he mows, and that it makes it hard to push a mower with just the other hand. Elias was thrilled!



He even cleans up when he’s done mowing. He insisted on his baby riding in the sling this particular day. 



Logan carries Elias for a few rows of mowing and it makes Elias very happy!

Toddler Time

He’s pretty lost with his brothers at school all day. He frequently asks “We pick up ‘Dusin and Lewis soon?” 

Today he told Logan as he left for work “Me miss my boys.”

“My call my ‘Dusin. Hi ‘Dusin. My miss you. You comin home because...God made you? Bye ‘Dusin.”

School Time!

Our school hosted a back to school afternoon this year. It was a new (and brilliant) event. We took all the supplies and put them away, saw classrooms, and met teachers. Then we enjoyed a Raising Cane’s chicken finger snack. So fun and productive!

I had to look up how to cover a book with paper bags on YouTube. For some reason my mind was foggy on this very satisfying task. I love doing it. Grandpa Mike added some custom art and voila! Augustine was set. 
Augustine giggled and giggled because grandpa put an inside joke between the two of them on the back of each book. 







Elias and I went to lunch the first few days of school to help Lewis learn how to eat lunch at school. He really likes hot lunches and I really like not packing cold lunches every day. 

That was the least annoyed I could capture him. It’s not cool for your mom to take your pic in the lunchroom. 

Looking forward to a great year for both of them!

Last Hurrah

We went to the local children’s museum. 

Some friends had the same idea so we enjoyed their company too. 

We had quiet LEGO time with all the birthday gifts Augustine got. 



We cleaned up around the house. 

Augustine completed the Summer Adoration Program so he attended the ice cream social. Lewis will be old enough to participate next summer!

And they played for hours in the rain as mud!  Elias loves to jump in “muddy puddles” (thank you, Peppa Pig.)

We also rode the zoo train one more time because we had free tickets and it’s being shut down until December to get new tracks. 

We also visited our favorite park with the waterfalls. 

Goodbye Summer!

Augustine’s 8th

Grandma and Augustine worked very hard to make a great cake. 





We decorated to make Legoland! There were 6 stations of LEGO activities in Legoland.

Tic Tac Toe

Color your own mini fig 

Guess how many legos in the vase

Build your own fountain

Build your own bridge
Ring toss




A friend gave Augustine Dunk Hat...and boy was it a hit! Grandma Kathleen was soaked!

And Daddy too!


On his actual birthday we had dinner with the grandparents and opened gifts. Also LEGO themed. 

Happy Birthday Augustine! We love you!

QT at G&G’s

Elias has had some great summer days at G&G’s house. 
He likes to set up Mass. 



And make roads in the sand. 

He cooks and takes good care of the babies downstairs. 

He loves to help Grandpa mow and edge and weed wack. 



He also makes great chicken nuggets in the sand, and always in the blue container. 

And I can’t remember if he was making a fort or being a fireman in these photos. 

Thanks for all the fun!