Christmas in June part Two

So as a house warming gift to Ru and Isaiah, Nana and Papaw got then a swing set. Alan put it up tonite and I wanted to post pictures so they could see what it looks like set up. The kiddos love it. Ru even started taking her new cars and races them down the slide.

Christmas in June part One

So Ru and Isaiah's Great Aunt Lisa and Cousin Samuel gave Ru and Isaiah TONS of toys. I mean we are talking four boxes worth of just toys that Gram had shipped here as well as a suitcase full of boy clothes for Isaiah. It was definitely Christmas here at the Burdette's. Ru loves playing with all the cars and trains. She loved visiting her cousin in Texas. They got to swim, play and even had a sleep over!! (Thanks Lisa and Woofie !!)

Ru's new haircut

Well, it is that time again. Ru got a haircut and the hairdresser even put her hair in a ponytail. I watched her so I could put her hair in a pony tail !! And guess what, I think this will be a daily occurance. I know a shocker !!

Our reason for going to Texas

Sorry it has been such a long time since I blogged. We have had tons of things going on. I will try to post pictures sooner than later. Sooo for the first entry, Alan's sister Natalie got married memorial day weekend so we all flew up to participate and celebrate in her wedding. More wedding pics to come. We then went and visited all the grandparents and some great grandparents as well as some dear friends.

SUMMER IS HERE

It doesn't quite fit yet, but Daddy will keep on trying

Ru LOVES to play outside especially with her daddy and a Dilly Bar
(Dilly Bar and Daddy not pictured)

He loves his momma!!

Quick Update

Sorry We haven't blogged anything in awhile. We officially own our own home now!!! Yeah, we are in the process of moving. Saturday is the BIG day. All the heavy stuff gets moved then. Ru loves her room upstairs. She can run all around up there. Pictures to come later.

Ru Update

Ru is growing leaps and bounds. She knows her colors pretty well- especially if you show her M&M's - she has all those colors down really well. She is in the process of potty training. She has going potty down pretty good but the poopie is a battle. Any suggestions we would appreciate. She is also starting to be afraid of the dark specifically afraid of the ceiling fan. I don't know how it happened but just one day she started getting scared. From what I read that is a sign that she is figuring out that when something moves or something makes a sounds something is causing that. So Alan has been telling her that Jesus is with her and that everything is okay.

Isaiah Update

Isaiah is eating better these days !! Which is wonderful because he refuses to take bottle- ALL of them. Not one will he drink from. BUT on the plus side he eats rice and oatmeal cereal and I just gave him organic baby peas which he ate the whole jar !!! So that makes me feel tons better. My mom gave him a banana when she was here and he liked that as well but he had black specs in his poopy which kinda freaked me out. We will see what the peas look like.
Isaiah also just sat up by himself for about five seconds. Hopefully he will continue but he still LOVES to be held and to cuddle. My mom and grandma (and grandpa too) didn't know the extent until they came here. I bet he was held almost all day. Isaiah especially loved my Grandpa. They chilled together :):)(In between all the painting and moving boxes)

Well that all I got for now. Hopefully we will get pictures up of our house soon.

Funny things Ru says

Story #1

So Alan and I have had some trouble getting Ru to eat her dinner so we told her if she didn't eat her dinner she could not have anything for the rest of the night and would have to wait til morning for breakfast. So she choose not tho eat her dinner a couple of nigth back. Well, she was hungry and wanted some food and I told her no. SO later on that night she was on the potty chair and Alan had Isaiah. Isaiah started crying and I yelled out to Alan not to put him to sleep because I need to feed him.
Then Ru in a whiny yet sweet voice says "FEED MEEEEEE". It was so cute it took all I had not to start laughing.



Story #2

So it snowed tonite. Thats right folks March 31st and we had a freakin blizzard. Not quite that bad but they were calling off school and evening classes. And for all you Texans out there it take a lot to call off school up here. Anyway, while we were walking to the door. I told Ru to say "Snow, snow go away come back another day" She said it and then turned to me and said " BUT I WANT TO KEEP IT". I know she is being such a traitor to her southern roots.

Okay well that's all I got.

4 month old Update

So Isaiah went to the doctors this morning for some shots and a weigh in. He weighs in at 14.6 lbs putting him in the 35 percentile and he is 26.25 inches tall putting him in the 80 percentile on height. And just for kicks his head circumference measures 18 inches putting him in the 100 percentile !!! He's gonna be a smarty :) He still loves his cereal and digests it well. He loves to be held and loves to cuddle. Oh and he loves his chupie of course- maybe even more than his sissy (just kidding).

He likes Food !!

Well, I must say this little guy ate his first taste of food with fervor. He LOVED IT. He ate two heaping teaspoons and then another teaspoon. He was so excited. He kicked his legs and kept his eyes wide open. I am so surprised how well he did for his first taste of cereal. I just hope his little body handles the food okay.

Four month old comparison

Easter Pictures

He loves his daddy.

Showing off his green overalls and plaid shirt.

Easter pictures

Ru enjoying her white chocolate Lamb at 7:00 a.m

Ru showing off her pretty yellow dress

Ru admiring herself !!! She loved the bow!

See girls can have fun in dresses

The Final Sacrifice

In honor of remembering Christ's death today, Ru and I made lamb cut out cookies and then frosted them. I tried to make the frosting red but it turned out pink. Ru had a blast frosting them while I explained why we were making them. Of course she doesn't quite understand- but someday we pray she will and that she will remember the goodness of Christ's death on the cross for her sins . . .

Some Pictures

Spring is Coming

So the snow's been melting and we thought we'd go to the park. It wasn't as warm as we thought and Ru kept asking for a hat. We didn't have one with us by I was pretty proud of how I improvised. After setting Ru up I realized I was a touch cold myself. So I suited up for Team Huggies as well.

4045 12th Ave S

We think we found a keeper. We have a contract on this house and expect to close April 10th. It's located about three miles from downtown and very close to many of our favorite haunts. It will be about three times farther from where I work than our apartment was. I still hope to commute by bike 90+ percent of the time.

She's a Burdette

So Alan was working on his bike the other day and Ru jumped right in to help. Since then she has been taking his tools and "fixing" her bike. Daddy's little girl !!!