tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13805988594937453372024-03-13T02:49:43.741-07:00The Burton FamilyDan-Kate-ShadBurton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-91337627499194540192012-05-05T17:45:00.000-07:002012-05-05T17:45:14.643-07:00A day in the life of a mother<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is so true and too cute to not share. The other day my mom was
great enough to get a real (not set up) shot of a typical scene in my
house. The captions above say; What my mom thinks I do, What society thinks I do, What my husband thinks I do, What I think I do, What I actually do, and what I want to do. I hope you can see it clear enough.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here I am clipping Shad's fingernails</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In this one I am knitting a baby beanie for my midwife (she just found out she is pregnant after trying for a couple of years). Please ignore how incredibly horrible I look in both these photos and for the poor quality. My mom is great at so many things but taking pictures is not one of them;)</td></tr>
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<br />Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-77347662437985571942012-05-05T17:31:00.002-07:002012-05-05T17:31:44.077-07:00Visiting the GGs<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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While Dan's dad was in town we decided to go visit his his grand parents
or the boys Great Grandparents (GGs). They are the sweetest couple ever and I
am so lucky to finally get some grandparents that I want to claim. They
live down in Price, UT so it is an all day adventure and even more so now
with two little ones but the trip is always well worth it. Fern makes
THE BEST jam and a couple of years ago I was lucky enough to be the
first one to get her recipes (I guess she figured she wont be around for
much longer and doesn't want them to be forgotten). When I read over
the recipes for the first time I was totally shocked to find none other
than JELLO, yes good ole trusty flavored Jello. I had to laugh, no
wonder it is so good. Now I guess I need to stock my food storage with
Jello so that I can preserve all the yummy fruit I may someday grow
myself;)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GG Fern was so cute with Liam, she held him most of the time we were there.</td></tr>
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Bill and Fern have a really cute relationship. Bill is relaxed with his language and is not concerned with offending people and Fern could not be more opposite. So whenever Bill says something disapproving Fern will just roll her eyes and shake her head and look at me to make sure I am not offended, I think it is just adorable. I hope that someday my grand kids can see as much love between Dan and I as we do in Bill and Fern. Unfortunately their health is not so good and we don't know how much longer they will be with us, but we will enjoy the time we do have with them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GG Bill, he was very reluctant to hold Liam because he was afraid of dropping him. I love how Liam is looking at him so intently.</td></tr>
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<br />Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-66323485189231915392012-05-05T17:06:00.001-07:002012-05-05T17:06:59.632-07:00Liam's Blessing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We did things a little different this time around. When we blessed Shad
he was 3 months old (which is a little older than most do, I think)
because we wanted his grandparents to attend and they were still in
China until then. Liam is 1 month old and to my surprise the same
blessing outfit fit! He is not the tiny baby that Shad was. We decided
to bless Liam when he was so young because his Papa Ray was in town and
Dan really wanted him to be a part of it for good reason. Because Liam
is so young and the flu is spreading like wildfire this time of year we
decided to do the blessing at home. Overall it was a pleasant event and a
sweet blessing. That very evening Liam decided to roll over, yes also
ahead of Shad but who's comparing really;)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I absolutely love this blessing outfit. My mom made the vest from her wedding dress and I made the tie out of my wedding sash.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<br />Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-2888329811065351742012-05-04T21:43:00.000-07:002012-05-05T17:10:49.878-07:00Liam Ender Burton<br />
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That name rolls off the tongue nicely don't you think;)<br />
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Well Liam arrived to us at 3:51 am on the 29th of January weighing 9 lbs 4 oz and 21 inches long after a very interesting labor, well to me anyway.<br />
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On Saturday afternoon I called my midwife, Jen Krebs, because I was having a sharp pain on my right side that persisted for over a day and was getting worse. She ordered me to go to the hospital just for an NST (non stress test) to monitor the baby to make sure he was doing ok. Dan was at work so my aunt took me to the hospital and I text Dan on the way telling him where I was but to not worry since they were just doing testing. Despite my un-alarming text Dan called me a few minutes later to tell me he was on his way to the hospital. After being monitored for a couple hours the nurses informed me that everything looked fine (baby was healthy and all my labs came back "normal") and that my midwife would be coming in in a little while to talk to me. My midwife recommended that we induce immediately due to pre-eclampsia and if I waited then I would be risking causing illness to me or Liam. Because I wanted to deliver naturally I was very hesitant to induce due to the amount of pain the petocin could cause. Dan and I thought about it and agreed that it would be best since we were both healthy and he was considered full term. Luckily I had grabbed my hospital back on my way out the door just in case.<br />
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The nurses moved us to the "natural" birthing room (it had a birthing tub in it which I was very excited for) and started the labor process. To my dismay they had an intern take a whack at putting my IV in, I almost asked that she not be the one to do it but I talked myself out of it and soon wished I hadn't...she missed. The nurse tried 2 more times with no luck so they brought in the big guns and she got the one it my wrist (restricting me from moving my hand) whoo hoo. At about 10:00pm they started the petocin. Over the next couple of hours the increased the petocin up to the maximum dosage and I still was not feeling contractions although I was having them.<br />
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At 12:30 Jen suggested that we break my water to move things along so that the overall labor was not longer than it needed to be to save my energy. I reluctantly complied. I think that part was one of the coolest feelings. Almost immediately I started feeling contractions but they were very mild. As the contractions got harder I stared breathing through them and managed them just fine. At this point I was feeling like, "I can do this". At about 1:30 I had dilated to a 5 so they turned off the petocin at let my body take over. Since I was no longer attached to the IV I got into the birthing tub. I really thought that the tub would be more of a relief than it was. It was nice because it was easier to move around but it really didn't do much for the pain. At this point I started saying things like, "I cant do this" or "I dont want to do this anymore", "this really sucks" and Dan and Jen just ignored me and encouraged me which I am now very grateful for. I think it was when I was about a 6 when I would have like to get the epidural but I was committed to doing this naturally so I wasn't about to ask for the drugs. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shad made a fort to share with Liam when he got home.</td></tr>
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Jen was not about to accurately check me in the tub so she had me get out at about 3:00. I had a couple of contractions while getting dressed and to the bed and I actually had an easier time managing he pain while standing up but I wanted to get into bed so she could check me, I was at a 7. I wish I had stayed standing because "laying down" proved to be much more painful. Shortly after getting into bed I started going through "transition" by far the worst part. What made this worse was the back labor I was feeling and nothing would alleviate that pain. During transition I was completely un-aware of what was going on around me and couldn't have cared less.<br />
After about 45 mins the pain was more than I could bare, I wanted to die or at least pass out so that I didn't have to feel anything anymore. It was then that I turned to my father in heaven and said "I NEED THIS TO BE OVER!" Within moments Liam's heart rate dropped dangerously low and they needed him to get out as soon as possible. Jen got in my face and offered to push back my cervix through the next contraction so that I could start pushing. I agreed. That next contraction is more pain than anyone should ever have to experience and I recall making a not so pleasant sound (totally involuntary). The pain totally paid off because I did in fact feel like pushing. The first push did nothing, I wasn't doing it right, I guess I was a little out of practice. I was determined to make the next one count. Through the next contraction I pushed and pushed and pushed and wondered why is no one counting or telling me to take a break... oh yeah I can feel all of this, I am in control and can do whatever I want. So I took a break and I would have fallen asleep right then but another contraction came too quickly. I pushed for a few moments and his head came out. This pushing part was such a good feeling, I hardly felt any pain except for the "burning ring of fire" which is very real and present. Through the next contraction the rest of his body came. The feeling of him coming out was by far the best feeling EVER.<br />
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I was immediately alert and surprisingly full of energy, joy, relief (kind of hard to explain exactly how I felt). The put Liam right on me so I could watch as they cleaned him off. I was also able to feel his umbilical cord pulsing before they cut it which was unfortunately cut earlier than I had hoped because they needed to try to get him to breath better. We were all surprised to hear his weight which was totally unexpected compared to Shad's mere 6 lb 14 oz birth weight. The next couple of hours were the well earned reward. I was able to hold and nurse my little one uninterrupted in a quiet room.<br />
I am so grateful for a happy healthy little boy, for an incredibly supportive and patient husband who was with me every step of the way, for the mercy of my father in heaven and for a midwife that handled my delivery with such grace and sensitivity. I am extremely proud of myself for pushing my own limits and allowing myself to experience to full beauty of bringing a new life into this world. That being said I don't know if I have it in me to do a natural delivery again (Dan would prefer I didn't) but we will see.<br />
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<br />Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-13947039180854916572012-03-01T15:08:00.004-08:002012-03-01T15:15:09.975-08:00Family Pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JALBa9tR8mMN6bmKfkLevnpgaZZ4LN7P3YhVYfT8f6MT95o9rh73IzVF9-A5b68L75kO14MuigYkGtR5B51zE5gOkMmHXfNLJ4txLgUy2UWJlkz-QMqL6dSQkpLaVA_aRUsprkFuHXc/s1600/IMG_3436.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JALBa9tR8mMN6bmKfkLevnpgaZZ4LN7P3YhVYfT8f6MT95o9rh73IzVF9-A5b68L75kO14MuigYkGtR5B51zE5gOkMmHXfNLJ4txLgUy2UWJlkz-QMqL6dSQkpLaVA_aRUsprkFuHXc/s400/IMG_3436.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715070635465446978" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9VimeJYZmhCO_dPy1KKhv3Mg2wdogpM89N9qrMIDl1IBs_ub1IIAwNG1O-tsmPBhh-GLEuDrKtvZJZBOQWO5RSAS-967vekufnib1NRvmm2KgUYYJ397x0UhEuYFgC8zRdBACqDPiuI/s1600/IMG_3426.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9VimeJYZmhCO_dPy1KKhv3Mg2wdogpM89N9qrMIDl1IBs_ub1IIAwNG1O-tsmPBhh-GLEuDrKtvZJZBOQWO5RSAS-967vekufnib1NRvmm2KgUYYJ397x0UhEuYFgC8zRdBACqDPiuI/s400/IMG_3426.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715070627706540546" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlRs1kcnuay_oryNS5OhtK2RjqU7FDvQEavr-Ik-8Sy-oZiz6UacTzL75FwLIF-jNNVgBbD-tJUKHNXD0ma4EvrIUSaVlfspY2I8KmvfnkNVm4ieFNzdr50J-zqJmfzMw8t_RwcwswNM/s1600/IMG_3444.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlRs1kcnuay_oryNS5OhtK2RjqU7FDvQEavr-Ik-8Sy-oZiz6UacTzL75FwLIF-jNNVgBbD-tJUKHNXD0ma4EvrIUSaVlfspY2I8KmvfnkNVm4ieFNzdr50J-zqJmfzMw8t_RwcwswNM/s400/IMG_3444.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715070646410552514" border="0" /></a><br />An awesome friend of ours took our family pictures for us and I think she did an amazing job. I know I am a little crazy for wanting to get family photos done while pregnant but I dont have any pictures of me during my last pregnancy and I regret it now. Also it has been well over a year since our last family photos so I figured I should get some done before our little family gets bigger. Thanks Stacy!Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-89215726656842080152012-02-26T06:59:00.004-08:002012-02-29T21:41:20.968-08:00Pop's Haircut<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDf9auk115P2B4FzlTQi3mAQ5ZFYM3pJJj8Xk8MUx2sgGrgIF9EjWq_Cx56R_WqLlS3sfYNOAr52FL5McYd-PN4ToduDBklGFJIw8OLBHdj9s8Lf_in7VQUhsk3M6V82npR_35dhetB4/s1600/IMG_0969.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDf9auk115P2B4FzlTQi3mAQ5ZFYM3pJJj8Xk8MUx2sgGrgIF9EjWq_Cx56R_WqLlS3sfYNOAr52FL5McYd-PN4ToduDBklGFJIw8OLBHdj9s8Lf_in7VQUhsk3M6V82npR_35dhetB4/s400/IMG_0969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713461110126658530" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzzcgxLTudmV2F6WcxjkCSEaW95EI2GezlIazqjFLZK8hCCH9YX-_SMEkM-EYPco4wsui6qtn9AycqiAuhlm7PQGBXU0F_TTbyqT3MgWrXjnpP91rW89qNp2k3wPEzevNYoZEM5rN2lg/s1600/IMG_0974.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzzcgxLTudmV2F6WcxjkCSEaW95EI2GezlIazqjFLZK8hCCH9YX-_SMEkM-EYPco4wsui6qtn9AycqiAuhlm7PQGBXU0F_TTbyqT3MgWrXjnpP91rW89qNp2k3wPEzevNYoZEM5rN2lg/s400/IMG_0974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713461117548848418" border="0" /></a><br />Well my dad has been bugging me for a while about how awful Shad's hair looks because we have been growing it out for about 6 months, partly to see him with a shag haircut and partly because he HATES getting his hair cut. Well my dad eventually said that he wanted to cut it himself so I thought alright I dont have to do it and this could be interesting, and it was. I found out later that this was only my dad's second haircut EVER and the first was my little brother when he was Shad's age.Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-90148936187750210282011-11-27T20:01:00.001-08:002011-11-27T20:30:06.054-08:00August San Diego TripI know I go often but its like a drug to me, if I dont get to my hometown of San Diego frequently enough I start to go crazy. These were some of the highlights.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLJZSWNkTsM8z1HNuZc781BiV40hOuPOHw9u9bVD0vLTMAD09NTAvpOphaUN7gpNHD7MaYp4fJuDmB7iYq9FiLPBjVwXHPsgdkUrW45UXNn8shL4eLkKiyOdu0bf32f7La-AjgDt6cak/s1600/IMG_0553.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLJZSWNkTsM8z1HNuZc781BiV40hOuPOHw9u9bVD0vLTMAD09NTAvpOphaUN7gpNHD7MaYp4fJuDmB7iYq9FiLPBjVwXHPsgdkUrW45UXNn8shL4eLkKiyOdu0bf32f7La-AjgDt6cak/s400/IMG_0553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679897146801478354" border="0" /></a>One of Shad's favorite parts about Sea World is visiting with the Sesame Street characters<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGpa5q8jgh-Z3EXI0uH3oPImuBGvyzNzStx4X7-Li_3DBpDA0bDtytLEmFG0ioe5bs-pYhHfN5kmGMsPwY5Cuhm8shNFnQFaY7tTHHVgT5VcEarZ2jC1p0TXo8qn07XuAP130oBCu9JE/s1600/IMG_0568.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ADRnLYfA9hziQZwWR68sr1lShUooxe9ATvSR13WSN4in0G46Be9hXIf9XONhz-7Er5-MtIbGtgDKg39ZsovIMY3EUccPs82nUsAluLPFl8-N0KBefOAKU3zOAssqHZpMdCad7zkhmuA/s400/IMG_0605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679894049551354338" border="0" /></a>Panning for Gold<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6So-E_J_UOqqOBfZ2FY6vaFgR0y6ho0XFrDXsKa6vv8PSa9NSpYKKNKBA-cGIT-9NKTghAnZjZpiOPwYA9NHTPVA53fLTBTPUlYLeAd7DKMb7hHqSUAL3coUX23zakXpoP9wdy-6DGM/s1600/IMG_0611.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6So-E_J_UOqqOBfZ2FY6vaFgR0y6ho0XFrDXsKa6vv8PSa9NSpYKKNKBA-cGIT-9NKTghAnZjZpiOPwYA9NHTPVA53fLTBTPUlYLeAd7DKMb7hHqSUAL3coUX23zakXpoP9wdy-6DGM/s400/IMG_0611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679894040847352210" border="0" /></a><br />Checking out the Tide Pools, all we found were hermit crabs but he was happy with that as you can see.Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-83200245168734818612011-11-27T19:50:00.000-08:002011-11-27T20:01:09.267-08:00Shad and Kai<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgDFtMZoQE3Hr7k8WAlEA7uIzMS055U-d3BOhONbBPbz9rkg8UHYr_l58qK9gYGDnUBqKLaxVI3EMNa1iDxcwCz0PJtL4pmv3OqkSOPXnd2lmvtvfbs2q6G29UfHa6fegCau6BFZM_QE/s1600/IMG_0517.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgDFtMZoQE3Hr7k8WAlEA7uIzMS055U-d3BOhONbBPbz9rkg8UHYr_l58qK9gYGDnUBqKLaxVI3EMNa1iDxcwCz0PJtL4pmv3OqkSOPXnd2lmvtvfbs2q6G29UfHa6fegCau6BFZM_QE/s400/IMG_0517.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679891308775568866" border="0" /></a><br />My best friend growing up was Chelsea and to this day we are still best friends. Her son is about 4 months younger than Shad and to our surprise and great pleasure they are becoming best friends too. These are some pictures of them during their last trip here. We just love how they could not be any more physically opposite. Kai has dwarfism so is obviously stocky and Shad is skinnier than skinny so I just love seeing them together.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9HUEuYMSohkQn8Kd53Rk020FHaOw7T9N4vKMXro-Ilxl3mrwlgdDfrLRQ5g5deR79PDmjN5LFVFZvyJ1DUkfHldAuGn5-I_JfFE4u2pOsIQRHVvkoNE3_5EJm6twqqy7maBz2BM6Exo/s1600/IMG_0515.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9HUEuYMSohkQn8Kd53Rk020FHaOw7T9N4vKMXro-Ilxl3mrwlgdDfrLRQ5g5deR79PDmjN5LFVFZvyJ1DUkfHldAuGn5-I_JfFE4u2pOsIQRHVvkoNE3_5EJm6twqqy7maBz2BM6Exo/s400/IMG_0515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679891290429017282" border="0" /></a>Enjoying a movie together, it was probably Cars<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdy-aYYq97UhNepp4oIgBu7hYQ9VqGwzDkF0Y58-SR2rkpKcjEYqWmLdiR7YowaET1fAOHp1N7p2USTfywp9fnFBZ-G2DlanxroPf7iKewvqKlXaZDhH4A1vjOD3S-JcQ2dfb-rxCFTZI/s1600/IMG_0507.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdy-aYYq97UhNepp4oIgBu7hYQ9VqGwzDkF0Y58-SR2rkpKcjEYqWmLdiR7YowaET1fAOHp1N7p2USTfywp9fnFBZ-G2DlanxroPf7iKewvqKlXaZDhH4A1vjOD3S-JcQ2dfb-rxCFTZI/s400/IMG_0507.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679891290076994178" border="0" /></a>At a friends birthday party<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXowJhYXLOZUrKKGN3OvFIfPWBd9g_lJhOXz3RvFNSNkBS_p0tuti65yVrijctJb4jdK0hSQGlekDLH26Qiz0Iko0WU66EbIJhbbeSJxlEE1vhkjfP60mISCzxELEogcmTcXMCxL2RGs/s1600/IMG_0519.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXowJhYXLOZUrKKGN3OvFIfPWBd9g_lJhOXz3RvFNSNkBS_p0tuti65yVrijctJb4jdK0hSQGlekDLH26Qiz0Iko0WU66EbIJhbbeSJxlEE1vhkjfP60mISCzxELEogcmTcXMCxL2RGs/s400/IMG_0519.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679890440509406498" border="0" /></a><br />Watching Cars 2 for the first time (Cars is both their favorite movie so this was much anticipated)Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-83578556207982072312011-11-17T19:22:00.000-08:002011-11-17T19:34:36.087-08:00Shad is 3! (playing catch up)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMb2tPoU8Xo3iZp6xWcRGXFZbLGs57BPOJgh1OsLp6UMlJZQUE_xAYdVwAZHsEb3OGOiyTaxb0s4ffP7XDgGu5999rM6vKDJch3lLuAIe1_DfsEzB7KfETTSMbo5JxFEntxPPIgShkno/s1600/IMG_0343.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMb2tPoU8Xo3iZp6xWcRGXFZbLGs57BPOJgh1OsLp6UMlJZQUE_xAYdVwAZHsEb3OGOiyTaxb0s4ffP7XDgGu5999rM6vKDJch3lLuAIe1_DfsEzB7KfETTSMbo5JxFEntxPPIgShkno/s400/IMG_0343.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676173932894259794" border="0" /></a>Shad is still very much into Lightning McQueen so naturally we had a cars birthday. We celebrated with the family on his birthday then again later with his friends.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUljRczC9HPr6SUy3ayvFCHpdHgZem7fn1Bz-b1D7AIQdd2-ZNccTczXUO_t7QwpIBKZqI5bEBiX3J-NfYILdeTLbfknByNcPPnSftbk2dShajQ5-Q5IAWRH6b84VQZDLwE4c3U_M7w1E/s1600/IMG_0338.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUljRczC9HPr6SUy3ayvFCHpdHgZem7fn1Bz-b1D7AIQdd2-ZNccTczXUO_t7QwpIBKZqI5bEBiX3J-NfYILdeTLbfknByNcPPnSftbk2dShajQ5-Q5IAWRH6b84VQZDLwE4c3U_M7w1E/s400/IMG_0338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676173920069662386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquLeWjq-tFmj3_Ly-D-_3bLhpDztiVKSfqAsLhzXE0jUOPhsmOwpW1fD5-xBQVbwbUdx7XG2EtE8KlBVzhWxt7SJ8-sz9lBcyfnvFmTCp-HGZ_o1av6WhsOTPx5tNNC8-1LLopqTXlTw/s1600/IMG_0364.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquLeWjq-tFmj3_Ly-D-_3bLhpDztiVKSfqAsLhzXE0jUOPhsmOwpW1fD5-xBQVbwbUdx7XG2EtE8KlBVzhWxt7SJ8-sz9lBcyfnvFmTCp-HGZ_o1av6WhsOTPx5tNNC8-1LLopqTXlTw/s400/IMG_0364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676173915792734322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAf7UduDCluWmZ9AmlMTawdyXdZZl3Tp-rdEJ4nqBkfkhHK2RYOB15Mcl8eg1XrN_xR9B1wZljm-OZNb5cYah8GYD0tKHtMHWXS9114RVsgombuHHcOJB0n2RNhReel4LtmCer0fA7e6M/s1600/IMG_0285.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAf7UduDCluWmZ9AmlMTawdyXdZZl3Tp-rdEJ4nqBkfkhHK2RYOB15Mcl8eg1XrN_xR9B1wZljm-OZNb5cYah8GYD0tKHtMHWXS9114RVsgombuHHcOJB0n2RNhReel4LtmCer0fA7e6M/s400/IMG_0285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676172798458658578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBiMFR_jI2VG4h1YzbDZq5uhowLjlfex_RaDkenDsBJ-at7qiwjr4o4V2zkJsFcH5TyYxBqRy-6dFK28331TMBCGb4etQcTncqvJ3wBilGlgApEiSCZ7My3yIqmILb-lxeONnhSsCH-E/s1600/IMG_0307.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBiMFR_jI2VG4h1YzbDZq5uhowLjlfex_RaDkenDsBJ-at7qiwjr4o4V2zkJsFcH5TyYxBqRy-6dFK28331TMBCGb4etQcTncqvJ3wBilGlgApEiSCZ7My3yIqmILb-lxeONnhSsCH-E/s400/IMG_0307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676172792048485218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgPcuFfVEB-tMSshZcKePHe6DcpNeOFy4hzvq1VjYKg5VG1S2vyjZkSczpD6fYPA1HyBPhh7Ps15Sw1uGsPAUfEPpceTsPzO1Ail1aNil7smV0gvJOUX569EVF4R5PKdbOqcRlmfVijY/s1600/IMG_0299.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgPcuFfVEB-tMSshZcKePHe6DcpNeOFy4hzvq1VjYKg5VG1S2vyjZkSczpD6fYPA1HyBPhh7Ps15Sw1uGsPAUfEPpceTsPzO1Ail1aNil7smV0gvJOUX569EVF4R5PKdbOqcRlmfVijY/s400/IMG_0299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676172782440364754" border="0" /></a>Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-57775987012228287942011-11-17T18:57:00.000-08:002011-11-17T19:07:44.205-08:00Once a Trimester?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeBWkHElGprGytbf755-AFcN4CPddslupPuWuw4Bz3HOTg-pFLi4Ezmm_aypFuVdhP5BpnS-Z-nfNWmAg94Me_wH9ZTA_uIPkCAr5Kb8MX3wDetih87p_tDxmQ9W-qfHWy0vGaJMquF0/s1600/IMG_3413.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kqpeUNrGSvR3b_8gAZK4PQlEtEkrwV4-KaNkiP8xwX8O5nQt0OD3iFndHWqZcdebGiImzzLF7bnD6UpLgXV1Zz2L9kJ0CojVjksnpYgloy7BeZcc8NFY55Xpya85paHkX5f52ftPTao/s1600/IMG_3418.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kqpeUNrGSvR3b_8gAZK4PQlEtEkrwV4-KaNkiP8xwX8O5nQt0OD3iFndHWqZcdebGiImzzLF7bnD6UpLgXV1Zz2L9kJ0CojVjksnpYgloy7BeZcc8NFY55Xpya85paHkX5f52ftPTao/s400/IMG_3418.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676166505236743618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenwICTP7kFV4XFdtOxbuGeNJ5jMxUwWeYKc_qQRXBJ3fYWX6ugIbV3gT2UjXP_9gGcAitOhYCCpJ8YBKjAmL7FWAqwuLjFVvvnC2cmOcWyW81IbijDzxB8wZzl5IxA6aAf2gnfxJwXPo/s1600/IMG_3413BW.jpg"><br /></a><br />I am noticing that my usual schedule is posting once a trimester since I just slid into my last trimester of pregnancy. The first trimesters two were ok, not a whole lot to complain about. Where I am right now on the other hand is a different story, I am so uncomfortable about 60% of the time and that percentage going up everyday. I did start doing water aerobics and that had kept me alive. As much as I hate exercising, I sincerely look forward to getting in that pool, despite that fact that I have to put on a swim suit. I am about half way into my 28th week and thought I would post a pic, Thanks again Stacy for taking our family photos, I love how they turned out.Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-62817632082626011982011-08-20T21:45:00.001-07:002011-11-17T18:57:28.924-08:006 Months REALY!?!?!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGCbwIpSSEBK9r2qyL6MXIGYT-Qetlqa4sHZKIem31sQjK-5o9k5BHwsQBEqs-pBmBQfyTCsLeMDwKR1MckgYTXSv1t-4v8AER-9I4FUXyDOM4EIvouLEg2JcHVlUJA_zgQwjYE1lMb4/s1600/baby_ink_footprint.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGCbwIpSSEBK9r2qyL6MXIGYT-Qetlqa4sHZKIem31sQjK-5o9k5BHwsQBEqs-pBmBQfyTCsLeMDwKR1MckgYTXSv1t-4v8AER-9I4FUXyDOM4EIvouLEg2JcHVlUJA_zgQwjYE1lMb4/s400/baby_ink_footprint.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643171844673997874" border="0" /></a><br />Yes it is true I have not posted in 6 months and I feel pathetic for it. I guess I have been super busy and just dont take enough time for me...big surprise.<br /><br />Well the biggest news I have is that Dan and I are expecting in Feb! This came as a huge surprise especially since we had that discussion about a month prior to finding out and Dan gave me a big fat NOT YET. Well I guess it just goes to show that us wives get what we want. And in case you were thinking it, no I did not get pregnant on purpose. A few weeks ago (at 13 weeks) we went into the office of a friend and got an ultrasound. I was dying to find out that it was a girl so I could finally go shopping for this little one. Well I guess the Lord had something else in mind since he gave Shad a little brother instead of giving me multiple shopping trips. I was worried that I would be a bit disappointed but as soon as I saw his little picture I knew that he was who was meant to come into our family next. I am very much looking forward to watching Shad dote on his little baby brother and dreading all the trouble they will get into in the future.<br /><br />I am so lucky to have an amazing husband like Dan. He has been self employed for about 6 months and business is picking up but when we found out I was pregnant he went out and picked up another job for health benefits so we could avoid the $7000 maternity deductible. He works so hard to keep us comfortable and me at home with our son.<br /><br />So far pregnancy has not given me much trouble. The first trimester was pretty ugly with complete exhaustion (I dont remember this being the case but then again I was not chasing and cleaning up after a 3 year old) and constant nausea. But now that the first trimester is behind me I feel just fine except for the occasional crap, ache or pain.Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-86834507327901732962011-03-18T19:28:00.000-07:002011-03-18T19:39:24.131-07:00My weight updateI know it has been a LONG time since I have updated on whats going on with my diet and it really does not mean that I have fallen off the wagon, really, I have just been crazy busy! I am actually doing really well. As of today I have been on the diet for 84 days and have lost a total of 45.8 lbs. About 20 lbs ago Dan agreed to buy me an ipad when I reach 50lbs lost. Little did we know that he would not have a job when that time came around so we will see if I get it when I hit the mark but I will get it eventually. In all reality I am very shocked that I have stuck with the diet as well as I have and actually lost as much as I have. I am now down 2 jean sizes and last time I measured 17.5 inches but its been a while. I will measure again at 50 lbs and maybe I will have to courage to post my before and after pictures.Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-23209725525421023272011-03-18T19:24:00.000-07:002011-03-18T19:26:42.520-07:00I just love my little boy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH43HTNBziCAVh9Z02bNx19DIwlj67oS6nFmhwKnb1GCbYMbtpu-s1N6Q-lpJUbJuInfzxzK74En-_yDsB9vLfA8Q-CzY1F72dDHsgjz-jOH_YkleN8NM1i_Nx1jfhv73hHhziTG5eniE/s1600/IMAG0548.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH43HTNBziCAVh9Z02bNx19DIwlj67oS6nFmhwKnb1GCbYMbtpu-s1N6Q-lpJUbJuInfzxzK74En-_yDsB9vLfA8Q-CzY1F72dDHsgjz-jOH_YkleN8NM1i_Nx1jfhv73hHhziTG5eniE/s400/IMAG0548.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585611620433434962" border="0" /></a><br />I really am having a hard time imagining loving another kid as much as I love Shad. Im sure it is possible but just not right now. Anyway I thought this was cute how he fell asleep reading. I guess I am doing something right. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7405z-zShnB1hsjEoRaoRg20bG298NrxgayzRwkIvWJuDtJAPmqkN8mcDcJQQR4BTmY9y3Ct4NCTm3PCij7PMtUOqYcWOg4U_xrqe6T1hHvd4Vr2zJxs4CWCzKVT3M-2OEH3Fhl1l7Hg/s1600/IMAG0547.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7405z-zShnB1hsjEoRaoRg20bG298NrxgayzRwkIvWJuDtJAPmqkN8mcDcJQQR4BTmY9y3Ct4NCTm3PCij7PMtUOqYcWOg4U_xrqe6T1hHvd4Vr2zJxs4CWCzKVT3M-2OEH3Fhl1l7Hg/s400/IMAG0547.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585611754637047394" border="0" /></a>Oh yeah and this is one of my cute little chicken nesting under the stairs making me an egg.Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-15404089989436078562011-02-05T05:22:00.000-08:002011-02-22T05:31:43.047-08:00New Addition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4liS0tJhrox5ml3PxP1qUtd2UWq9fzhkHEQG7ZKp89hw30R5myUivIM6zrZWQxY2LfUB-Ie4fDIIAwdClNq-e_pdpBUh-29ozn-LjaE9mvZO8e31Qm-AHoK4vsmVmxStBLGl5A29RUM/s1600/IMAG0532.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4liS0tJhrox5ml3PxP1qUtd2UWq9fzhkHEQG7ZKp89hw30R5myUivIM6zrZWQxY2LfUB-Ie4fDIIAwdClNq-e_pdpBUh-29ozn-LjaE9mvZO8e31Qm-AHoK4vsmVmxStBLGl5A29RUM/s400/IMAG0532.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576505255634846162" border="0" /></a>This is Courtney and Violet talking to the Chickens through the window.<br /><br /><br /><br />Well only for a month. A friend of mine was informed by her daycare provider that she would be out of town for a whole month and she would need to find someone else to watch her daughter, crazy I know. Well I am usually home all day anyway so she asked me to do it. It has actually been really great because she and Violet get a long really well so they just play together all day. When the other one is not here the other will ask if she is coming over and that she wants to play. The first couple days that Courtney was over she brought her Jessie and Woddy dolls and that is all it took for Shad to decide on his new best friend. I guess I know what he wants for his birthday, I just hope he can wait that long.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37_5WfuWlCWPYbimHN3TxAmc_JzBvZHnO71aoDSjDnVIO-fHYc0ZVu4ZygKhwkquZD5SY917Yy0fha4A7wD751oMlYXFrg__5vt0O7_wNojQGSGHk2ynTgZNqvvyAh8gEBpzzgbEgRMs/s1600/IMAG0507.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37_5WfuWlCWPYbimHN3TxAmc_JzBvZHnO71aoDSjDnVIO-fHYc0ZVu4ZygKhwkquZD5SY917Yy0fha4A7wD751oMlYXFrg__5vt0O7_wNojQGSGHk2ynTgZNqvvyAh8gEBpzzgbEgRMs/s400/IMAG0507.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576505249636463922" border="0" /></a><br />Shad and Courtney playing house.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeFN2lFYE4M1bVMtilRwSMQaSZliwQ5uIuo7BSQA51dKdXYjxh0SViUl9IcUadrIefOkDtM62uFETj9lNFehpyLbyZO7UOLveTfzRtk-sqCLj5LBgGB8ofEVy7W3jGYmNQI77xl6Rm7M/s1600/IMAG0525.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeFN2lFYE4M1bVMtilRwSMQaSZliwQ5uIuo7BSQA51dKdXYjxh0SViUl9IcUadrIefOkDtM62uFETj9lNFehpyLbyZO7UOLveTfzRtk-sqCLj5LBgGB8ofEVy7W3jGYmNQI77xl6Rm7M/s400/IMAG0525.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576505252600419474" border="0" /></a><br />Jump on it<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiIjxtxPPdh3-PLBUIsFLEpJ75TiqFUyrWuVFp7BKxumDoANygNQbaiURBpTZapbMd7d4Gu1WOIh-cMRnyRRDTdunAZdvethMnvD4Aq-qGDGlODzD5UknqYYABguFhcqtBdtlua89onc/s1600/IMAG0513.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiIjxtxPPdh3-PLBUIsFLEpJ75TiqFUyrWuVFp7BKxumDoANygNQbaiURBpTZapbMd7d4Gu1WOIh-cMRnyRRDTdunAZdvethMnvD4Aq-qGDGlODzD5UknqYYABguFhcqtBdtlua89onc/s400/IMAG0513.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576505261926084562" border="0" /></a><br />Making necklaces<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aWjiy3j6BUPP1oR7lygzY1jUS8qlaO_p54NfqzBQbrxjAUfRtBDkhrOvSs5ht95SbZCthLrcNnd32Hu141D7_u7TXjA7tPgPte5gFGmoN4U4L2dzgnWeu-P45CEU2iAPnsVMbQCeYQ0/s1600/IMAG0512.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aWjiy3j6BUPP1oR7lygzY1jUS8qlaO_p54NfqzBQbrxjAUfRtBDkhrOvSs5ht95SbZCthLrcNnd32Hu141D7_u7TXjA7tPgPte5gFGmoN4U4L2dzgnWeu-P45CEU2iAPnsVMbQCeYQ0/s400/IMAG0512.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576505245852052114" border="0" /></a>Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-85914752324135928562011-01-20T05:19:00.000-08:002011-02-22T05:22:12.728-08:00My little Baller<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAe5kfEg61v3TsGlaePQPbVkTXrFbwuDd1OENgvyWo7GUxdts99KHVSD0PTdiH99rrox3AalHsiIwwUol_zaCY4gBseQrW1Z20zTBnecYhU_M87VLZbPjcod272MjhwmtopnHFvejAH9w/s1600/IMAG0484.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAe5kfEg61v3TsGlaePQPbVkTXrFbwuDd1OENgvyWo7GUxdts99KHVSD0PTdiH99rrox3AalHsiIwwUol_zaCY4gBseQrW1Z20zTBnecYhU_M87VLZbPjcod272MjhwmtopnHFvejAH9w/s400/IMAG0484.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576503466936913794" border="0" /></a><br />I am in Young Womans right now and we have weekly basketball games that I attend. This particular week I had Shad with me and he was playing with Maya who is like 10 years old. He just loves copying older kids so when she sat on the ball he just had to do it as well, with some difficulty.Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-75375290360360872442010-12-29T05:13:00.000-08:002011-02-22T05:17:57.401-08:00Christmas Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lCc-JmlBjF0j-w0coeFsHbSJo99rEhtygtxy6dJf6LDSDCZWdzAqX8JKxaHa9qPdXb4cuzYBqkrcb8oWPgqnEfZNEfHT9nk5HGTFzwTx3Yge9cWGTJmiGuJ9u4Rxc5fArE9yDGwMnUM/s1600/IMAG0444.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lCc-JmlBjF0j-w0coeFsHbSJo99rEhtygtxy6dJf6LDSDCZWdzAqX8JKxaHa9qPdXb4cuzYBqkrcb8oWPgqnEfZNEfHT9nk5HGTFzwTx3Yge9cWGTJmiGuJ9u4Rxc5fArE9yDGwMnUM/s400/IMAG0444.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576502405416407410" border="0" /></a><br />This was a great year even though my parents are still in Africa and Dan had to work on Christmas Day. For the most pare we celebrated the day before but on Christmas Day my brother gave me CHICKENS. I have been wanting some for a while but I was thinking like in the spring when its not so stinkin cold but it is a great gift and I am excited for FRESH EGGS! Dan also bought me a Nook. I have never really been a reader until the past couple of years and now a love it so this will make it really nice and convenient.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6U1kYNZ9Lv4Fzuof0f1PzUHws0akiQkd4dVdp3p4ZQK-lpZR0vAeqreQqdGP7Kq3RJWplFHqC7BaAAkp4tJPdy75fDtHqPr8WIlEkk0t2Z-iuqofFBeqY6doSZFvK-sVBp1dCo4-Upyc/s1600/IMAG0460.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6U1kYNZ9Lv4Fzuof0f1PzUHws0akiQkd4dVdp3p4ZQK-lpZR0vAeqreQqdGP7Kq3RJWplFHqC7BaAAkp4tJPdy75fDtHqPr8WIlEkk0t2Z-iuqofFBeqY6doSZFvK-sVBp1dCo4-Upyc/s400/IMAG0460.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576502401245435746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSCzSRCpLlSf7DZs8DIoa5KdzD6LAFYElWn_yGUBN-8LkPMp884-tP-z0k0nTRWZznyNpZN4NrLWdGV9_gQZiKpG84kdSM4mJZffk2Xp3a5Il2xMD7mt_mZvn7U2FlROza6WkLLr0y5M/s1600/IMAG0447.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSCzSRCpLlSf7DZs8DIoa5KdzD6LAFYElWn_yGUBN-8LkPMp884-tP-z0k0nTRWZznyNpZN4NrLWdGV9_gQZiKpG84kdSM4mJZffk2Xp3a5Il2xMD7mt_mZvn7U2FlROza6WkLLr0y5M/s400/IMAG0447.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576502395755979154" border="0" /></a>Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-64028414454870731842010-12-28T04:46:00.000-08:002011-02-22T04:55:04.227-08:00The wight is over....againI know I did this last year too but I am determined for it to work this time. When I got back up to my delivery weight I decided that it was time once and for all to get into shape. I am starting my journey by doing HCG. I know that this method is controversial but here is how I look at it. They have no proof yet that there are long term side effect to doing HCG so their may or may not be any issue with me doing it. However there are definite negative side effects to be overweight. I am just taking that chance and I hope that it will be worth it. I am hoping to stay on it for 5 month (I am doing drops so that I can stay on it longer than the 6 weeks with injections) in order to lose most of my excess weight, then I am planning on hitting the gym to hopefully lift all that has fallen if you know what I mean. I am going to try to keep my other blog updated so if you want to follow its www.keightsweight.blogspot.comBurton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-48272395636593822062010-12-27T13:36:00.000-08:002011-01-27T19:18:03.434-08:00Just a little bit of Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKBLtpJQQ8oYYopqLPSYVuQtkkGAjyStMlOqOBvipQGTPxZzyylC6Kr5AaMjxCesMs6W0aG6L43tLR9OTwS0CFERtBMcqMINBq11-OkT_IvW0dY3o0tIoOxvPgG9BlPVm-WC5ixqcS9k/s1600/IMG_0563.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKBLtpJQQ8oYYopqLPSYVuQtkkGAjyStMlOqOBvipQGTPxZzyylC6Kr5AaMjxCesMs6W0aG6L43tLR9OTwS0CFERtBMcqMINBq11-OkT_IvW0dY3o0tIoOxvPgG9BlPVm-WC5ixqcS9k/s400/IMG_0563.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567056922026916082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWpWho6r5BL2LcLM6H9l1OYa_PiYuuP2hrTDMw3uuXTEu_Jg1e5C-hqhlLPTOpuKG0GS1TmbtMm4nmhrR5CtPvH9rk_DzscSc1W3GuYxArFXK9Gt2YLeaiasPD0-R-MKPhi4Srdyj7nA/s1600/IMG_0574.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWpWho6r5BL2LcLM6H9l1OYa_PiYuuP2hrTDMw3uuXTEu_Jg1e5C-hqhlLPTOpuKG0GS1TmbtMm4nmhrR5CtPvH9rk_DzscSc1W3GuYxArFXK9Gt2YLeaiasPD0-R-MKPhi4Srdyj7nA/s400/IMG_0574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567056914840408354" border="0" /></a>My parents sent us some ornaments from Uganda so thats what we decorated with this year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExxnRR6PbV_4Bk99PQ35evPsbButXXY29FG18qTHKPY_diORn6jlAVPFo3W4TQuPSErJhgz8mVcBgl5-3ciaSDgRsvjWv8CODMqvUEFksXRZKrUNJYdsmwFxhBgjJY7dGk3VEev4uzHs/s1600/IMG_0689.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExxnRR6PbV_4Bk99PQ35evPsbButXXY29FG18qTHKPY_diORn6jlAVPFo3W4TQuPSErJhgz8mVcBgl5-3ciaSDgRsvjWv8CODMqvUEFksXRZKrUNJYdsmwFxhBgjJY7dGk3VEev4uzHs/s400/IMG_0689.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567056911248677346" border="0" /></a>This was by far Shad's favorite toy he got for Christmas, to bad it was the first thing he got. It was hard getting him to open anything else.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAdOPknSjGwp1NqtHnzn3QqPf10nS8zPFZqk4I2WNNmtHjF5ZS-5hhsIVIWlZFqQqP_xbxlbNRUBTfoPpyPyLX-J0tdl9o2FX9Q2-njoNYJS8LHtp25X89WrMjuNAbvua3MQFQPP0SC8/s1600/IMG_0663.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAdOPknSjGwp1NqtHnzn3QqPf10nS8zPFZqk4I2WNNmtHjF5ZS-5hhsIVIWlZFqQqP_xbxlbNRUBTfoPpyPyLX-J0tdl9o2FX9Q2-njoNYJS8LHtp25X89WrMjuNAbvua3MQFQPP0SC8/s400/IMG_0663.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567056875711716258" border="0" /></a>On Christmas Eve Shad got to open his Cars pajamas, those are the only Jammie Jams he wants to wear now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihomMFk4KxgENHtYvmn5eAm4-b7SjzG-4iRs7B4OTCdkf-ee9_xRWRIGiSz9lKHENVi7N2U3LvtD6gF_0Bg_qJ5JpLfOwljjr3e98bnFGUBXNP_aPt6hXo4Ry88MAOUMYhE4_v8FzxTvA/s1600/IMG_0640.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihomMFk4KxgENHtYvmn5eAm4-b7SjzG-4iRs7B4OTCdkf-ee9_xRWRIGiSz9lKHENVi7N2U3LvtD6gF_0Bg_qJ5JpLfOwljjr3e98bnFGUBXNP_aPt6hXo4Ry88MAOUMYhE4_v8FzxTvA/s400/IMG_0640.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566983843211786754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DgmhgAvWQGLgmnIlqA3y00defS8tYbOQhzqSFug2plGAnxNJqc08UUV4M1KQ5dUwXDsplXAsnq5rDA1xno6iKlc3ZPqpKHKGLDz5F91fyFUW_noVwsV1uReDgCmEj7HaUsUfgUKEIZs/s1600/IMG_0627.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjp_QCBhyphenhyphenhUN2AMQ9xNfBCeujXhU78dYOzcvyY8LYbHBxhpXU1lVnTFGhMG9SFh8wG7GdE-xSJTgEcGk-CEWkS_5jzfkLFLRuw35RLVv2VInSVlryQy7a8v6bh0fTAxRlP-N3FNe85yCQ/s1600/IMG_0578.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjp_QCBhyphenhyphenhUN2AMQ9xNfBCeujXhU78dYOzcvyY8LYbHBxhpXU1lVnTFGhMG9SFh8wG7GdE-xSJTgEcGk-CEWkS_5jzfkLFLRuw35RLVv2VInSVlryQy7a8v6bh0fTAxRlP-N3FNe85yCQ/s400/IMG_0578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566983836989542418" border="0" /></a>Crazy awesome Christmas lights that changed and played with music<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpJlnjIYX-wOsZ0TYu5yLs3Z2uHOnEHMBHD2QLi1KZpYEDyRLz-ym5Ry3SYxKKjcM8EXU_g8GuEo_NrUY8YoB_UF5tKfI2_XzOfxWRvs2SxakZb9ZICRqmt8WMCH7nJ2eKFcTejo1a30/s1600/IMG_0613.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpJlnjIYX-wOsZ0TYu5yLs3Z2uHOnEHMBHD2QLi1KZpYEDyRLz-ym5Ry3SYxKKjcM8EXU_g8GuEo_NrUY8YoB_UF5tKfI2_XzOfxWRvs2SxakZb9ZICRqmt8WMCH7nJ2eKFcTejo1a30/s400/IMG_0613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566983826631232866" border="0" /></a>This was Shad's first trip to see Santa<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila0bRF7DD0p7ndXCrTfEpGHiiQz6LqE6yu5dz4czz7QdzlP8EAB7WtQeFnNP_8JreJ7RL2Gxxov9QeMjMXSxuf9j5N99rRUmeJgmRxavIYnX2mMbDJTHCGElPv2RxT3-Vbtvt9QEBuDE/s1600/IMG_0554.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila0bRF7DD0p7ndXCrTfEpGHiiQz6LqE6yu5dz4czz7QdzlP8EAB7WtQeFnNP_8JreJ7RL2Gxxov9QeMjMXSxuf9j5N99rRUmeJgmRxavIYnX2mMbDJTHCGElPv2RxT3-Vbtvt9QEBuDE/s400/IMG_0554.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566983819957637858" border="0" /></a><br />Shad didn't last long decorating as you can tell by whats on his house. He also decided to not bother with taking it apart first.Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-2192363475436225222010-11-28T14:52:00.000-08:002011-01-26T14:58:43.260-08:00Black Friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3zwgdFf9qMvDYjkzGmyAkshF6e_h9Pbsic78WMpK45GHaA3hxKxUTtrZVr7Q_MDw5iL6mXyzjeOYuyLQIlCi2NMHhFE3uVBI_k2ASIUW1Eee_W4-9CN1tXtDkviWpB85q2Zh3sJKi0A/s1600/IMG_0528.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3zwgdFf9qMvDYjkzGmyAkshF6e_h9Pbsic78WMpK45GHaA3hxKxUTtrZVr7Q_MDw5iL6mXyzjeOYuyLQIlCi2NMHhFE3uVBI_k2ASIUW1Eee_W4-9CN1tXtDkviWpB85q2Zh3sJKi0A/s400/IMG_0528.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566631630118985746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSWFzWzRDcPH-KsmHkNZVOvqfNLGDw2poJuYLWACKdhpSi6YwIpdEKEXuiG_onHhjv5IsPoULBVF1IeehFbtGOZxwIJWkplvGuc691xgLVMWE1gvKarn4ra4TKRqnIbXl0n70xJi4sF8/s1600/IMG_0527.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSWFzWzRDcPH-KsmHkNZVOvqfNLGDw2poJuYLWACKdhpSi6YwIpdEKEXuiG_onHhjv5IsPoULBVF1IeehFbtGOZxwIJWkplvGuc691xgLVMWE1gvKarn4ra4TKRqnIbXl0n70xJi4sF8/s400/IMG_0527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566631626466558242" border="0" /></a><br />I always love shopping on Black Friday and this year was no exception, it was actually one of the funnest shopping experiences ever. My oldest sister Heather actually started at Wal Mart the night before and was still at it when the rest of us woke up. We met her at Target to find her completely wired on energy drinks and not able to think or talk straight. She had a bunch of crap in her arms because she couldn't find a basket and was just wandering around the store talking to herself about weather or not to buy certain items. By the time we got to the mall at about 6:30am she had had a 5 hour energy drink, a coke, diet RB and a danish only to add pretzel dogs when we got to the mall..Im pretty sure she had the munchies. By the time we finished she was about the crash and the cab of the truck was so full it was hard to get in. We drove my sister home in fear that she would not make it in her condition.Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-52330268125909628092010-11-27T14:40:00.000-08:002011-01-26T14:51:57.686-08:00Luke's Wedding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvuA4kxsf4an1sm8Cs6xsdjbIYd8jeJSz2pG8xn_5qdS40J1ORONx3aFPcaYi1AjCCOWUgZBqeCUusThD-PWvd1l_ytJolNDmNAZkZfisDV4vSdw6nv2jtHAGUu8jV8RG7QZY6XTbnTA/s1600/DSC_0129.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvuA4kxsf4an1sm8Cs6xsdjbIYd8jeJSz2pG8xn_5qdS40J1ORONx3aFPcaYi1AjCCOWUgZBqeCUusThD-PWvd1l_ytJolNDmNAZkZfisDV4vSdw6nv2jtHAGUu8jV8RG7QZY6XTbnTA/s400/DSC_0129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566630837536344002" border="0" /></a>It was a lot of work and cause a lot of stress but it was a success without to many problems.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCvsytsiWWiYIOfBlsF4DDu2Lny0ZiDFiuEQQX8kHhhIZ4pttgPsuynWCMPuDGfshNP72ubu_4jeFE2OWs8SBwrn-0DRQ12EUVE-5tVFSDzelnAmpWm3edSNIWNtFW1I6j_qu_1TwHHQ/s1600/DSC_0133.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnMf5EUsTt7nV_Ai3H4nwzyjmdaLJaCCV4MUO-8kRMvLbl07CL-2Ha4sM8_Z-W9fJqXqJebn8U4Ej2xKAvP_-yGZnuyWFBsNgaq0UJg9JHmN_yePjBJeXd_NbGB6oH-pGeOw6h6VBIGw/s400/DSC_0158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566629762452424962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7Ehl-VzWOqdcoPNJZg1T0I2Rhl2HTYTiEU1cF_oG8A53FNxKwwYKb4PttZbDgRh0H5SXjn2SBjMOBjjmfWHN_U1cGxmGkpd5O9574RNTYQJMlCpYTQjDRgkhUscZkvvpVbX_OWg9kN4/s1600/DSC_0147.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7Ehl-VzWOqdcoPNJZg1T0I2Rhl2HTYTiEU1cF_oG8A53FNxKwwYKb4PttZbDgRh0H5SXjn2SBjMOBjjmfWHN_U1cGxmGkpd5O9574RNTYQJMlCpYTQjDRgkhUscZkvvpVbX_OWg9kN4/s400/DSC_0147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566629758356033106" border="0" /></a>Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-59721456841101117892010-11-26T14:33:00.000-08:002011-01-26T14:39:55.692-08:00Making gifts for Nana and Pop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCwNP72sWansfWdSyKMLtFeZ-5pRg6QxQxOtArfOttYG4MkyuihC2QCS3at2gQeKOLcwvwTq1U9qL12VyktOiNmAuRblNh3Wkvf8fP0EuDtIVkd-U8Ax-Yw6EpG0y4oO4ME324q4zFms/s1600/IMG_0484.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCwNP72sWansfWdSyKMLtFeZ-5pRg6QxQxOtArfOttYG4MkyuihC2QCS3at2gQeKOLcwvwTq1U9qL12VyktOiNmAuRblNh3Wkvf8fP0EuDtIVkd-U8Ax-Yw6EpG0y4oO4ME324q4zFms/s400/IMG_0484.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566627774016181906" border="0" /></a>Since Nana and Pop are still in Africa this Christmas we decided to make them some ornaments out of clay. It was messy but kept them busy for quite a while. I still have no idea what happend to his face.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QnVu8oH6vuXWSdTRoDGouD0w0uMxaZbqG5uUg0x4a0LVtBFyDH2RaJ9NaALZXJLpEQbiyj3JKH6X-1Nf66xzeyzcBlY9odbNJa8VX18QhjrkLNxy31FBk6JVcrdq7NJB-qE7W83P5qY/s1600/IMG_0486.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QnVu8oH6vuXWSdTRoDGouD0w0uMxaZbqG5uUg0x4a0LVtBFyDH2RaJ9NaALZXJLpEQbiyj3JKH6X-1Nf66xzeyzcBlY9odbNJa8VX18QhjrkLNxy31FBk6JVcrdq7NJB-qE7W83P5qY/s400/IMG_0486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566627767124194802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pJY4m3f90pVqfUoAowozQ9SCndbg80rBuzvGwxOxTevqh8r0fy0yLqAIyiLcegcvWpa7IPRQYpOu-Ew5kkA0lCcWCG56ELz4Rc7WRaKOmGpfw_Bv3M1MJsmo4S253lB5N_YIKi-OvLU/s1600/IMG_0468.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pJY4m3f90pVqfUoAowozQ9SCndbg80rBuzvGwxOxTevqh8r0fy0yLqAIyiLcegcvWpa7IPRQYpOu-Ew5kkA0lCcWCG56ELz4Rc7WRaKOmGpfw_Bv3M1MJsmo4S253lB5N_YIKi-OvLU/s400/IMG_0468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566627765195436098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqL5jdFO1B30KT_7BdkZLrOwoIYO6CSJAdTBjyC5PjGmdNu26eTQm426PchUH1ygdtoaDA_ZBXyGRQFPZyMSrAG0iXGgkqK1wqgzSrgpbavnphr8mhlrePY-9FlXBwXnrglr1fzTXbpK4/s1600/IMG_0473.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqL5jdFO1B30KT_7BdkZLrOwoIYO6CSJAdTBjyC5PjGmdNu26eTQm426PchUH1ygdtoaDA_ZBXyGRQFPZyMSrAG0iXGgkqK1wqgzSrgpbavnphr8mhlrePY-9FlXBwXnrglr1fzTXbpK4/s400/IMG_0473.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566627762674757682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMEVhpUC0qR2RlDB4Peh6fu_GcbxdyA88BzrD27dIR0vtZXfDQVw78TJUx15lEuHaB6jQw34ryGbfN-MLInounX8j5m8gd-N4KRynARj6-liSO8HXJy1ajzPDEryedqjgMvZQa2cS1Cs/s1600/IMG_0471.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMEVhpUC0qR2RlDB4Peh6fu_GcbxdyA88BzrD27dIR0vtZXfDQVw78TJUx15lEuHaB6jQw34ryGbfN-MLInounX8j5m8gd-N4KRynARj6-liSO8HXJy1ajzPDEryedqjgMvZQa2cS1Cs/s400/IMG_0471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566627757958659890" border="0" /></a>Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-86418936862738251372010-11-24T14:30:00.000-08:002011-01-26T14:33:03.736-08:00Shad and his Mobigo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1p8xtj4QXdXNGcBjr9MWhy7fhmLL_3_gqxnRjs_IWQCEGPWzBdt-WDvdzC-bpsay4oUTLCXmTq1RYppgmR_-xzQgEezoMausTfjpQpa9dX9QUKjhAS9qYYlptHNTKwOnrhXDr-MbbYNs/s1600/IMG_0424.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1p8xtj4QXdXNGcBjr9MWhy7fhmLL_3_gqxnRjs_IWQCEGPWzBdt-WDvdzC-bpsay4oUTLCXmTq1RYppgmR_-xzQgEezoMausTfjpQpa9dX9QUKjhAS9qYYlptHNTKwOnrhXDr-MbbYNs/s400/IMG_0424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566625992824438866" border="0" /></a><br />I knew Shad would enjoy this video game but I wasn't expecting him to love it this much and be so cute playing it. We usually just bust it out when I need to get something done or on road trips.Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-64991829379806173572010-11-23T14:15:00.000-08:002011-01-26T14:33:35.242-08:00Halloween<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkL0yHwQh1EXONQSU9Feyf4zKX1iDJbxchWX_piyjrMOk-P9zLPNCwyPLHNLEoh2Iuja5OYlsOy2hDu3_N8Dd4aoqVoLuy_v-jD9s2FyIcRKkcLgQwHxtAnRMYTwiRQPy3nd362a-7gc/s1600/IMG_0418.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkL0yHwQh1EXONQSU9Feyf4zKX1iDJbxchWX_piyjrMOk-P9zLPNCwyPLHNLEoh2Iuja5OYlsOy2hDu3_N8Dd4aoqVoLuy_v-jD9s2FyIcRKkcLgQwHxtAnRMYTwiRQPy3nd362a-7gc/s400/IMG_0418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566624705362462642" border="0" /></a><br />Halloween was pretty crazy this year. We started the day at my brother's for a BBQ which was nice to see everyone. Then we went to downtown Spanish Fork where they do trick or treating at the shops on Main St., which was a little to crowded for my taste but Shad did win a full size pack of MnMs in a game of musical chairs. That evening we had truck or treat and soup at the church but it was pouring down rain so that was no fun til they took it inside where within a matter of minutes Shad was through with the crowd but it didn't matter since his bucket had been filled within that time as well. Luke and Teri wanted to get some free candy so they took Shad around a nicer neighborhood and it actually worked they got some free candy and Shad enjoyed most of it.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuAErbKSfxBkxtPxO8u4SnPCVaL4uVgrJ7fOp4m8BP8iM-r-zn4u8wvjP0LETJWGMjSurvLnhJOF9GN0jIIQrHDxnb2LFkpR0yu8FEBS0h9lEi90zqNtaIxV1Taw6rjCVZ72zgwUEuR8/s1600/IMG_0420.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuAErbKSfxBkxtPxO8u4SnPCVaL4uVgrJ7fOp4m8BP8iM-r-zn4u8wvjP0LETJWGMjSurvLnhJOF9GN0jIIQrHDxnb2LFkpR0yu8FEBS0h9lEi90zqNtaIxV1Taw6rjCVZ72zgwUEuR8/s400/IMG_0420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566624716917738402" border="0" /></a><br />I wouldn't open any of Shad's candy for him so he was so excited when someone gave him an apple...so was I.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6IQykd8-zAb3EodvmcHlkBaDs2T8CA-OSSrmcJCOaJHt1VonaSWTbmZE-4jOhy5An2_kRh6S27p1fNncDLaC9xXU7pgzpbQWME6-5WwVIUcu9kmtVenwsMD2ES6qnlSBcXwMsy33QT4/s1600/IMG_0413.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6IQykd8-zAb3EodvmcHlkBaDs2T8CA-OSSrmcJCOaJHt1VonaSWTbmZE-4jOhy5An2_kRh6S27p1fNncDLaC9xXU7pgzpbQWME6-5WwVIUcu9kmtVenwsMD2ES6qnlSBcXwMsy33QT4/s400/IMG_0413.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566624724960229250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoDVS6WE8i_0G4Bxzi4QbZ46cMjuGi8VXTj2vgQjvojfzr3tfLrB5uE7GkQoIFdgULAeAawmM_Rb-M8u6fxTEGa9N35ev5nIfhZ_zzL2zKSdePIKqM1Ur4xhREC0tzyZV_F-B22PeqvQ/s1600/IMG_0415.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoDVS6WE8i_0G4Bxzi4QbZ46cMjuGi8VXTj2vgQjvojfzr3tfLrB5uE7GkQoIFdgULAeAawmM_Rb-M8u6fxTEGa9N35ev5nIfhZ_zzL2zKSdePIKqM1Ur4xhREC0tzyZV_F-B22PeqvQ/s400/IMG_0415.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566624721275382866" border="0" /></a>This is Juno dressed up as a PirateBurton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-26643245465726690992010-11-22T19:01:00.001-08:002010-11-22T19:20:06.157-08:00The Trip Home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil30tdvnumHMUB9b-1Z4RZtNmCRDao88_bsIo9AOHmtVHjxsImfqDuBfqJ6oV06wilNUiTc4YQnQaI9zHgw5nTEqICFdsJP8_Ht7txo-BK0VbB2BkinIeQvW7pZwb_Ak6ktJL1H3_K93k/s1600/IMG_0379.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil30tdvnumHMUB9b-1Z4RZtNmCRDao88_bsIo9AOHmtVHjxsImfqDuBfqJ6oV06wilNUiTc4YQnQaI9zHgw5nTEqICFdsJP8_Ht7txo-BK0VbB2BkinIeQvW7pZwb_Ak6ktJL1H3_K93k/s400/IMG_0379.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542578433723819634" border="0" /></a><br />Because Shad and Violet are now 2 we had to buy tickets for them which sucks but it does make the flight experience much nicer with them having their own seats. Getting to the plane was by far the hardest part. Since I had two kids, two car seats and one large carry on bag my aunt was planning on helping me to the gate but I guess it is San Diego Airport's policy to not allow non travelers past security so I was on my own. It was Penny's brilliant idea to put the kids in their car seats and drag them. I must say it worked beautifully on the tile but it was nothing less than a workout once we were on the carpet, but it worked. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoFW3csH6cxlGJsk8efI5NiAdoHT3egl8RQdDhwZY2m-C6Cnk3y_nRdmPx56UfkIDSOL5UATpQ9gQMjty8myDuPHd9UAZL2q36PNtlI_FEKLKeU-SslYQ2ZNHut9AyaCWR89ook1D_mc/s1600/IMG_0393.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoFW3csH6cxlGJsk8efI5NiAdoHT3egl8RQdDhwZY2m-C6Cnk3y_nRdmPx56UfkIDSOL5UATpQ9gQMjty8myDuPHd9UAZL2q36PNtlI_FEKLKeU-SslYQ2ZNHut9AyaCWR89ook1D_mc/s400/IMG_0393.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542575892200888674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgkvRCniBLbI6AGXfYTbqDWiNBr235vgUiW7ZC42gMsz5CRjnnfN_P54YCBqWE_YfYOmycx5Z_ecYvSOArcnyiZVyEYW09DOWmlgc5bGoXBZFRfMgaYaj1EPb6y9QoT4Gjm5sM4w21j4/s1600/IMG_0399.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgkvRCniBLbI6AGXfYTbqDWiNBr235vgUiW7ZC42gMsz5CRjnnfN_P54YCBqWE_YfYOmycx5Z_ecYvSOArcnyiZVyEYW09DOWmlgc5bGoXBZFRfMgaYaj1EPb6y9QoT4Gjm5sM4w21j4/s400/IMG_0399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542575873674184130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NVBv2V1xoV6nOBmVl_4nC0oMj-cPqJZe3ucqtVKkHhRY3EOCtjFTpfwsW2VhBvqXjBGydXZne_giKUzo_xzaA8R5hlZrBsAGQj74wjFkr-73oRCmxPBrX_u5vhIODU5Lxz2ub7lyVDM/s1600/IMG_0403.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NVBv2V1xoV6nOBmVl_4nC0oMj-cPqJZe3ucqtVKkHhRY3EOCtjFTpfwsW2VhBvqXjBGydXZne_giKUzo_xzaA8R5hlZrBsAGQj74wjFkr-73oRCmxPBrX_u5vhIODU5Lxz2ub7lyVDM/s400/IMG_0403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542575867485719938" border="0" /></a>During our Layover in Phoenix Shad played on the plan but Violet had already fallen asleep. I was lucky enough to have both kids fall asleep shortly after our departure from Phoenix so I did get a little rest.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I7LqwWz1M_XxhB_koL49JjrYOVm76EzSIl6Vm6k9XYbM-7pgcqLhnDivkkhNE5Ee2MASiOLYo8rScsLOLSewGCxkJrh1alxgsWC8FAqGZ8QEsGOaFFRjoVlliQ6kmctJQw46YXzqV-4/s1600/IMG_0405.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I7LqwWz1M_XxhB_koL49JjrYOVm76EzSIl6Vm6k9XYbM-7pgcqLhnDivkkhNE5Ee2MASiOLYo8rScsLOLSewGCxkJrh1alxgsWC8FAqGZ8QEsGOaFFRjoVlliQ6kmctJQw46YXzqV-4/s400/IMG_0405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542575853286886786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GZBHwKEXVjEud88UtTt_iyrhxZ2qBvjwrOqlr1_WWlXByCxpKBDbkS1Ir-uBBM6KOhZXkhYPo8pPY_lkVuX8enJ9shI4n13JbeL0Z8uRNMSz-gnpQXEcuKklZd3OTy8dosImEr7mquA/s1600/IMG_0409.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GZBHwKEXVjEud88UtTt_iyrhxZ2qBvjwrOqlr1_WWlXByCxpKBDbkS1Ir-uBBM6KOhZXkhYPo8pPY_lkVuX8enJ9shI4n13JbeL0Z8uRNMSz-gnpQXEcuKklZd3OTy8dosImEr7mquA/s400/IMG_0409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542575844049946226" border="0" /></a>Violet had to sort her goldfish crackers before she would eat them but still refused to eat the green ones so I got those ones. When we arrived back home the couple behind us was so nice and offered to carry the car seats all the way to the baggage claim so I just had to worry about corralling the kids, it was so nice.Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380598859493745337.post-57595875264288290242010-11-22T18:46:00.001-08:002010-11-22T19:01:10.526-08:00Sea World<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBK2GuUTiyFyB-Bs0hjO52y3o5dgBEmLqCrBdrPFX4OKxvYs0Cik77gDORdBeqxj38CmnNKIsznlMBtQagoyv5cIUWQFy70eDaQF7oHOAWNNJRkSOSH4QJVe2Mi6pF2A3_mGW_1Dx66o/s1600/IMG_0282.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBK2GuUTiyFyB-Bs0hjO52y3o5dgBEmLqCrBdrPFX4OKxvYs0Cik77gDORdBeqxj38CmnNKIsznlMBtQagoyv5cIUWQFy70eDaQF7oHOAWNNJRkSOSH4QJVe2Mi6pF2A3_mGW_1Dx66o/s400/IMG_0282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542573521657843634" border="0" /></a>We got lucky with Sea World passes since when we were there they were offering buy one year membership get one year free. Since Shad is still free I took advantage of that deal. I love Sea World so I am excited that I can go for another 2 years!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_uXhR6oG4Sq7pjii0KUjtkPRS_dwVLoP_yaBp-N2W3UYTnX2Uq-squLnvjpP6vlsdU7xERdDHS0FxA37POq1wmYP2dWpQfa3Ej1MT04Bfv2BBGlL0753uaMI5NKjsbd7cekcp-nqRuI/s1600/IMG_0350.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_uXhR6oG4Sq7pjii0KUjtkPRS_dwVLoP_yaBp-N2W3UYTnX2Uq-squLnvjpP6vlsdU7xERdDHS0FxA37POq1wmYP2dWpQfa3Ej1MT04Bfv2BBGlL0753uaMI5NKjsbd7cekcp-nqRuI/s400/IMG_0350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542573509824392642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6i73VxPP14tpCv36gJiubq4P7GxVV8WGF7T6O4RGAHWuBCpLWmUpnPo_fMnETMbphMFXhJPGW5ZYVFOV_K6RbpMno5iFiHD1kFPkpsMVxLU3frzzf5LjwtRaqAQqJwPx3OLOw46h74AU/s1600/IMG_0341.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6i73VxPP14tpCv36gJiubq4P7GxVV8WGF7T6O4RGAHWuBCpLWmUpnPo_fMnETMbphMFXhJPGW5ZYVFOV_K6RbpMno5iFiHD1kFPkpsMVxLU3frzzf5LjwtRaqAQqJwPx3OLOw46h74AU/s400/IMG_0341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542573492199302930" border="0" /></a>I think watching Shamu, or as the kids call him an Orca (technically they are right, what kids calls Shamu by his real name), was Shad's favorite part aside of actually playing in water at the the tide pools.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53-XK2j8yGrqeD52OClLblf6fTuWMthiD1T6rfBWGrJX7QTWpG6XtEx2c4VNz10LSTqiw_JHNx4wppfpsnc5Zb2pzTf5lhf4ml7lpm15AcmnyjRv-agIWHlViak2dC9pEqwvlN2-D_Y0/s1600/IMG_0274.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53-XK2j8yGrqeD52OClLblf6fTuWMthiD1T6rfBWGrJX7QTWpG6XtEx2c4VNz10LSTqiw_JHNx4wppfpsnc5Zb2pzTf5lhf4ml7lpm15AcmnyjRv-agIWHlViak2dC9pEqwvlN2-D_Y0/s400/IMG_0274.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542573472803354290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJ0y6EfA2wg0e0zJVi6Z5Ldl6AigmAZS8gOOlvmA-zSGPFp9xIrhownb_XMzfp__oZUhekXmDYKeTEihBNzmAElobAhCn8-PnQ2Swt7Jckuh42RJz2ZxdYkvkS3ln87wQPZTZzdZmKJ8/s1600/IMG_0256.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJ0y6EfA2wg0e0zJVi6Z5Ldl6AigmAZS8gOOlvmA-zSGPFp9xIrhownb_XMzfp__oZUhekXmDYKeTEihBNzmAElobAhCn8-PnQ2Swt7Jckuh42RJz2ZxdYkvkS3ln87wQPZTZzdZmKJ8/s400/IMG_0256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542573459687827234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74OyxosQfhfSLe6tA_j6wTGtXyn21dlb2FEiqQJNj7NdnKSJgfkd7mxLaJyqiPCPinVOVxp1-vsPSPF1NUEqycPOGe4a6mgBt_wcdHsxU-Bqfl3ueF8SijNvThT_egz-9afZt1dz5IDQ/s1600/IMG_0240.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74OyxosQfhfSLe6tA_j6wTGtXyn21dlb2FEiqQJNj7NdnKSJgfkd7mxLaJyqiPCPinVOVxp1-vsPSPF1NUEqycPOGe4a6mgBt_wcdHsxU-Bqfl3ueF8SijNvThT_egz-9afZt1dz5IDQ/s400/IMG_0240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542571983616180754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCYzvhCbQSIpeVW8l6god9JCflULAqjRwy99kkNoT0JAJH7en3bS4GTPEnJ7i5HtMqJfHuTjz-gJQ-2RhyphenhyphenO_1Ya1O69dZd-UO36D3vcl-I8VEqxKP5Xo-y4plGixAFadd8chDTHQA6y4/s1600/IMG_0237.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCYzvhCbQSIpeVW8l6god9JCflULAqjRwy99kkNoT0JAJH7en3bS4GTPEnJ7i5HtMqJfHuTjz-gJQ-2RhyphenhyphenO_1Ya1O69dZd-UO36D3vcl-I8VEqxKP5Xo-y4plGixAFadd8chDTHQA6y4/s400/IMG_0237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542571965190367490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhLR1zC3SRLCXadMzISYrgEsx03cby_49npo_ZO9OXBDSezmnxNjl7nIRp7b2E1rVyuNI7lTIMAji1JRoUTUZmv-c2tOJNDfcBVDH7qhI_cIDDNaQLRqvxtdNgixpheY8v3FaCd98jYM/s1600/IMG_0235.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhLR1zC3SRLCXadMzISYrgEsx03cby_49npo_ZO9OXBDSezmnxNjl7nIRp7b2E1rVyuNI7lTIMAji1JRoUTUZmv-c2tOJNDfcBVDH7qhI_cIDDNaQLRqvxtdNgixpheY8v3FaCd98jYM/s400/IMG_0235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542571952865201906" border="0" /></a>We were also luck to get to see Elmo and Cookie Monster. shad could hardly contain his excitement, it was killing him to wait in line. When it was finally his turn he RAN up to Elmo and gave him a big hug, it was adorable. Violet wanted nothing to do with either of them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSU4I_AsSvGA1RQEUQUDttkbrm4htX3kuLLRUwnxUBTtZeqXs44GrZaVaIH2fQTjfkKra1fye-OA53z0A4INFuY3NwrvMXVwslXCf2R1PRYAytPVecTSs5ztA2y-glfHT33RPVD-XlOc/s1600/IMG_0224.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSU4I_AsSvGA1RQEUQUDttkbrm4htX3kuLLRUwnxUBTtZeqXs44GrZaVaIH2fQTjfkKra1fye-OA53z0A4INFuY3NwrvMXVwslXCf2R1PRYAytPVecTSs5ztA2y-glfHT33RPVD-XlOc/s400/IMG_0224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542571930729601458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkK1DG3atpV93fuiPuld7oybTNpgHxGnKKJh4wubxWfDLM-GWZDmAtVUmEz3uQbUvP-A9kAPGGaM9H7v7NpwR-ly7TWFx7Knqeaza0dgNGEHafvkXlH20IhPoa3irnRTmGM6n_u0POWzk/s1600/IMG_0214.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkK1DG3atpV93fuiPuld7oybTNpgHxGnKKJh4wubxWfDLM-GWZDmAtVUmEz3uQbUvP-A9kAPGGaM9H7v7NpwR-ly7TWFx7Knqeaza0dgNGEHafvkXlH20IhPoa3irnRTmGM6n_u0POWzk/s400/IMG_0214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542571919355808418" border="0" /></a>Burton Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847510663519510063noreply@blogger.com0