Helpers

I’ve been really sick this pregnancy. With me completely out of commission for a month and a half, we’ve been extremely blessed with people who have helped us get through this difficult season. 

Thanks to all who have sacrificed for our family...babysitting, cleaning, chores, meal train, keeping spirits up, visiting me, picking up kids from school, running errands, cutting up fruits & veggies, activities for the boys, outings for the boys...I couldn’t snap a picture of all our helpers. There have been countless people, but pictured or not, your generosity is most appreciated!

The weekend morale booster. 

Lots of lunch and nap at G & G’s. 

Swimming with Grandma Kathleen. 

Making easy breakfast with Aunt Lisa. 

Our best helper in the world. Daddy!!!!

Dinner and laughs with friends. 

Stories with Debbie. 

The TV. Daily after school help. 

Mass with the Stevens. 

Daniel Tiger with F. 

An afternoon of playing at Kathy’s house on an early school dismissal day. 

More Daddy adventures. 

And an IKEA run done by a friend because the car makes me horribly nauseous. 

Yardwork

A bit of yardwork was squeezed in before the cold weather hit. 



Elias will miss mowing all winter. 

Lewis had the time of his life helping Aunt Lisa with a chore she hates. Getting the frogs out of her super deep window wells. Thomas shared lots of tips and techniques. He couldn’t get enough of capturing and releasing the little jumpers. 

Augustine’s 8th

We celebrated with grandparents on his actual birthday. He picked the meal and we made it LEGO themed again. 





He requested The Family Circus books, and now they are part of his morning routine. He usually reads while he eats breakfast. 

He is enjoying LEGO sets, although once they’ve been built, he prefers to mix the together and make his own creations. 

Happy Birthday Augustine! We love you!

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!