KMCLE☠BUЯKE

2012-01-04T12:05:00.001-08:00

2012-01-04T12:04:00.001-08:00

Daddy did Chloe's hair

2012-01-01T14:17:00.001-08:00

Not bad for his first try..

Dec 28th

2011-12-29T18:55:00.001-08:00

Daddy & Emmett fast asleep

2011-12-29T18:52:00.001-08:00

Grandma Linda

2011-12-29T18:50:00.001-08:00

Christmas Eve

2011-12-29T18:49:00.001-08:00

Milk Coma

2011-12-21T20:55:00.001-08:00

Emmett is here!

2011-12-20T21:13:00.001-08:00

Ill go into more detail when I get to a full computer but just wanted to update & say our baby boy is finally here!
Here are some of his first pics from His dob 12/18 thru today 12/20

Officialness: 5:08 am 6.6 lbs 19 in.

37.5 Weeks! Belly Photo

2011-12-13T18:55:00.001-08:00

Monday Funday!

2011-12-06T09:23:00.001-08:00

Once again Kenneth just keeps on getting sweeter & sweeter! He left for work at 3am and got home about noon. The day before I was having major contractions and was given a pain pill by the midwife to ease the pain.. I had dilated to a 3! So I was tired & exhausted and slept most of Sunday while kenneth took care of the girls and watched his football.., in which leah had TWO poop blowouts during this time! First one she had put pink tights on... You can only imagine the mess that made LOL. Poor daddy cleaned her all up & never got me up. So anyway when he got home from work monday I was still pretty tired from the day before so he took care of lunch! He made breakfast! All while talking work on the phone and holding lil miss clingy Leah! I found me a good man (=
later I used the left over cookies, frosting & candy decor from the flack party and let the girls decorate sugar cookies!
Then contractions started again.. They just arent close enough to have this baby! Its getting to be torture.... My back is just sore from all the pain that comes from these damn contractions!!! Can my water just break already?!!!
Waiting UNpatientley for it to happen(=

Sunday night

2011-12-06T09:11:00.001-08:00

Leah snuck into Chloe's bed.. Chloe was annoyed haha

Flack Xmas Party

2011-12-06T09:00:00.001-08:00

Saturday night was the annual Flack Xmas party. This year it was in Stansbury at my sister Stacey's church. Last minute I had nothing prepared.. So Friday my mom reminded me we needed to bring Soup & a salad or dessert, 15 $1 gifts for each family & Santa presents ( for santa to pull out of his bag and has the kids up to come sit on his lap) yup, I had NOTHING ready! Kenneth to the rescue... We went to the store and got bear river cheese potato soup to crock pot, all the ingredients for his fave dessert (chocolate pudding, cool whip & Oreo cookies crumbled and layered over & over) then to the $1 store for fam gifts.. Kenneth says to me "tell me if this is a dumb idea", "coca cola glasses w/the white holiday coke can
Wrapped in saran wrap & tied with xmas ribbon?" How freaking cute is my husband?? I loved the idea. It was simple & creative and came from my bestie! He saved me! And the $1 store had the coke classes!
And for the girls' santa gift we just used the barbies we already bought them for xmas so that was easy!

Saturday morning I went and got my hair done which I get bleached & it takes 3 hrs! Mike my hair guy from West Side Salon said I was very brave for doin this at 9 months considering half way thru my water could break!!! He said he would have the mop ready! Lol. So I made it thru that, it was actually very relaxing and was complete opposite of what I thought would be stressful.
Got home & Kenn was next door making the soup & dessert... I took the girls home so he could wrap the santa gifts.. Everything was perfect! We made it to the party on time and made it thru with no water breaking!

Indian Day at Preschool!

2011-11-22T08:58:00.001-08:00

Last Thursday Chloe had Indian Day at Preschool! I blogged about it the other day but when I dropped her off this morning Aunt Sand had pictures from it..

Also today they were having a Thanksgiving feast and Chloe's treat was grapes, strawberries and Indian poop! Aka sixlets (=
Indian & Pilgrim Chloe!

Sunday football funday!

2011-11-20T16:14:00.001-08:00

Every Sunday during football season we support daddy/Kenneth's passion for football! Sometimes the girls and I will eat popcorn and watch movies while daddy watches football and sometimes we watch it with him! Today our fave team played. DALLAS COWBOYS!! They played against the Redskins and WE WON in Overtime by a field goal! Kenneth actually rubbed my belly for good luck right before the kick!!! Baby Emmett is good luck! Daddy's are so much fun! (=

Popcorn, Cinnamon Rolls, Indians & Bday cards!

2011-11-17T11:51:00.001-08:00

After Leah & I dropped Chloe off at preschool we came home & made popcorn smothered in melted brown sugar, butter & marshmallows! Gotta love that Pinterest for great ideas!!

When we picked Chloe up from school she was dressed like a cute lil Indian! She had a paper bag vest on too but we took it off so we could save it! We drove to Kim's market on magna main to show daddy Chloe's cute Indian attire and the bow n arrow she got from her teacher! (daddy is training Mike Green right now to be a Bud Driver)

And for another afternoon snack we took another idea from Pinterest & made cinnamon rollffles! Super GOOD!!!

When Kenneth got home from work he took the girls outside to collect leaves to make a Bday card for Auntie Tally for her birthday today!! Then he helped them create super cool autumn Bday cards for her.

Rainbow!

2011-11-16T10:17:00.001-08:00

So as of last night Kenneth and I are proud new owners of a Rainbow Vacuum! It's awesome for our situation.. 2 cats a dog and dirty lil kids! It's a mop, a broom, a pee cleaner, humidifier and air purifier all in one! I've been using it all morning! Ewwwww major animal hair chunks!!! I'm really excited about it cus Leah has marked our entire couch with urine and we were going to have to get a new one soon cus it's starting to smell!!! This new vac will save it!!! Merry Christmas to me (=

Kenneth!

2011-11-09T14:27:00.001-08:00

Today Kenneth was promoted at work! He is now a driver trainer. He interviewed for it last year a few months after he got the driver job at Budweiser but because he was so new he wasn't allowed to take it.. The job required at least 6 mos as a driver. So the job came open again and he interviewed and got it!!! I'm so proud of him. He loves working for Budweiser and I know he will do a great job as a trainer. And hello a raise right before the holidays and new baby coming??!!!! Yes please! Way to go babes! The girls and I are proud of you! You deserve it (=

33 weeks!

2011-11-08T16:20:00.001-08:00

Time is flying! This baby is almost done cookin. We are so excited for Emmett to come. I have two showers coming up.. One for my Flack side this Saturday and one for my Burke side the following Saturday. I haven't had a baby shower since Chloe so it will be fun to get new stuff and..... BLUE stuff!! The girls are stoked, I told them awhile back when we first found out we were having another baby that it would come during snow time.. Well a few days ago it snowed like crazy and they both got super excited thinking cus of the snow that Emmett was ready to come! They were both so bummed out when I said he wasn't ready yet... It's gotta snow some more. I love how excited they are for their new baby brother (=

8 months Pregnant!

2011-11-02T20:24:00.001-07:00

32 weeks today! 5-8 weeks left!!!!!!!!! Then Im eating like 5 cheese hot dogs! Lol

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My own insy vent

2011-10-28T09:20:00.001-07:00

So sick of puking!!!!! Ahhhhhh
On a better note im 31 weeks! 6-9 left to go!
The Midwives are concerned about my only 10 lb weight gain but what am I suppose to do? Shove a plug down my throat so I dont puke? Lol. Trust me id love to gain the standard 25-35 lbs I keep reading about that ur suppose to gain, id love to eat a meal without seeing it 20 - 45 min later! Im also a bit concerned about my poor teeth! Acid acid and more acid..
My hyrdation was checked 2 appts ago and im not dehyrdated so thats good.. Something is staying down.
Im physically drained but cus im stubborn I cant sit down and take a rest when I should. I always find a way to over do it. Why cant I just be lazy and let the house go to hell? Haha. Cringing at the thought of that! Not that my house is spotless.. Super impossible with these 2 lil divas of ours! They are in dress up, play house mode that involves my frontroom and there bedroom. Just typical kid play mess.. Which makes me a lil crazy but I try to brush it off. Ahhhhh and how sweet.. My lil leah devil just came and gave me the. Sweetest kiss ever which totally makes up for all the naughty and chaos she does! Oh awesome and the cookie I ate before I sat down to type this wants out! Ahhhhh

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28 wks 5 days!

2011-10-11T12:25:00.001-07:00

Picture courtesy of Miss Leah Brooklyn

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Indoor Fun!

2011-10-11T12:24:00.001-07:00

Crappy weather equals lndoor forts! Kenneth was sitting here watching the girls build one and he couldnt help but get up and help them make it a lil better! Such a cute and thoughtful daddy (=

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Preschool Work

2011-09-08T11:48:00.001-07:00

Chloes 1st day writing out her name

Day 2! Lol she loves writing x's & o's!

- Chloe on her first day with aunt sand and other teacher.. I forgot her name! Oops and lol Chloes face!!

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1st Day of Preschool!

2011-09-06T09:26:00.001-07:00

Today Chloe started her very first day of preschool with Sandra Ahlquist aka Aunt Sand. Both her daddy Kenneth & Auntie Tally went to Aunt Sands! We had to put her on a waiting list awhile ago because Aunt Sand is that good! & Thanks to Hollie Ellis we got on that list! We werent able to get in her at 3 yrs cus we slacked! Leah will go to her next year so she will get 2 yrs with her. Also She retires in 5 yrs so perfect timing for Emmett to beable to go to her for her final years. I need to put him on the list now! Thats how full she is!

We bought chloe new school clothes and she picked out her outfit last night but this morning she had a change of heart and just had to wear her pretty pink polka dot dress she got for Easter this year! Totally fine with me cus she looks adorable in it.

For the moment we only have one vehicle! The scrambler was suppose to be fixed up and working by today but its been a busy summer and kenneth, his dad & uncle havent been able to get it all done. So until the scrambler is finished Kenneths grandpa burke will be taking me to drop Chloe off at school! This morning he walked over at 8am to ask what time we should go and that we are taking his cadillac! Haha how cute.. He only drives his caddy on special occasions so i think he was more excited then us to take her! He wanted to leave at 9:10 & school didnt start until 9:30 & its about 5 minutes away... So we got Chloe there nice and early at 9:15! Which worked out perfect cus chloe needed some one on one with aunt sand anyway cus she is shy at first with adults. Her school ends at 12:00 and papa duck said when we go back to pick Chloe up he wants to bring Sandra some corn lol. He has known Sandra for alot of years and hasnt seen her for awhile so thats just him. I guess its like bringing the teacher an apple? I seriously love elderly people they are so old skool and I love it!

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16 weeks -- 4 months!

2011-07-15T08:38:00.001-07:00

Today I am officially 4 months pregnant! I am finally feeling better and not puking up everything I eat! I am up to 123 lbs. (I started at 130 and dropped to 120 from being so sick) I went from constant morning sickness to just a little bit in the mornings when I wake up. Its wierd to me though, I usually vomit acid but ive been vomitting foamish. I know it sounds sick and wrong but hey it is MY blog! Lol. I rather vomit foam though cus the acid was just KNARLY tasting. Its crazy how different everything is with this one. Chloe & Leah were the exact same issues.. Puked all 9 months all day most everyday and couldnt drink water.. Just sprite and powerades. Now sprite is nasty tasting!! But Ive been able to down water like crazy, and enjoy chips with our yummy burke hot salsa!!! I already LOVE having a boy!

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Cowboys Theme Baby room

2011-07-11T19:48:00.001-07:00

So I have been googling Dallas Cowboys room decor like crazy! I am so excited to begin making a baby room for baby Emmett! We still need to do alot before we start his room but doesnt mean I cant be ridiculous and dream early right? All the pics below are just ideas I have found that Id like to duplicate. We will of course have mom burke make us the crib blanket, no way on gods green earth would I pay $200 for a crib set! Not to mention I dont do cribs anyway. Im a huge fan of those travel ones that start out as basinets so We dont need all those extra crib nic nacs like a bumper etc.

I just wanted to share my excitement and ideas!

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2011-07-11T19:31:00.001-07:00

Peas are done for the season )= good thing we freeze them too last us a good while!

Right now the raspberries are popping out like crazy! I love taking the girls our early in the morning to pick us some after breakfast goodies!

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15 weeks

2011-07-08T03:47:00.001-07:00

Today I am 15 weeks and feeling soooo much better! I still have morning sickness but just in the morning. Ill take it =)
Yesterday we had HAVC come and INSTALL CENTRAL AIR!! I am so stoked! They come back today to finish up with some wiring and we are as good as COOLed down!
Next up is cleaning out the room where baby Emmett will be taking over. We have a ton to do. That room is currently not all the way finished, needs flooring and some TLC. Its also being consumed by loads and bags of girl clothes. Its overwhelming to even think about having to go through them. Also there is already a built in closet that has been part of that room for at least 50 years... If you have seen our closet it looks exactly like it.. A couple big drawers going across the bottom... These havent been opened in who knows how long and it totally creeps me out. I love my house but it has its creepy moments cus of the age. The house was built in the 30's or so. Ill have to ask grandpa burke for a more accurate age but it seems like he said he bought it in the 50's. God only knows how him and grandma shirley raised 6 kids here. Thats the story now... Back then houses were smaller and families were bigger.. Now housed are bigger and families are smaller! Crazy. It definitely makes it hard to ask if we can "upgrade" "add on" "fix up" whatever you wanna call it... That extra potential room. Cus his famous words are "we raised 6 kids in that house" SIGH! lol. Seriously, we have ONE bedroom upstairs and ONE bathroom that hooks onto the girls' bedroom. Kenneth built our room in the basement where it was completely unfinished.. Our closet is the old coal room which is attached to our bedroom. He did a sweet job down here. I still cant fathom 6 kids being raised pre what kenneth has fixed up. Kenneth actually grew up here for a minute as well. His parents lived here with him & Tally while they built the house next door that they live in now. So this house has alot of burke love!
I will be sad the day we outgrow it.
I would love to stay here forever but Kenneth would LOVE to build us a house. He has always wanted to do so. He is so unique when it comes to building. He has this awesome picture in his head of what he wants. The best part is he can pretty much build and do everything himself except for electricity. So when we do come to the point when we can build we will save a TON of money with his skills. He is so talented. Grandpa Burke was down in our basement today with the hvac guys & he was looking around at what Kenneth has done all on his own and he was tellling me how talented & smart he thinks kenneth is. If you have met him he doesnt praise often so this was a huge compliment. I was so excited to tell Kenn what his grandpa told me. No kidding he didnt believe me! He thought I was messing with him. So ya, it made him feel good. I am way proud of him!

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Late Pea Pickin'

2011-07-07T09:05:00.001-07:00

So we have been waiting & waiting for the peas to come on!! They FINALLY do and my first day out to pick them I got sick from the heat and since im a dummy I had went out to pick them in the morning without breakfast.. It is sort of hard to eat in the morning considering Im still struck with good ole morning sickness and I have to vomit every morning so food is far from my mind!
So I ran into a hypoglycemic episode.. ( I get it bad when im preg. With Chloe I fainted a few times.) when this happened I had walked away from the peas & wAs at the other end of our property.. I started walking up the dirt path as I was swaying trying to keep focused on getting to the end of the path and into my house to grab a piece of bread. I had both girls with me so i went into mommy be tough mode and tried my hardest to make it home without fainting. I ended up on my knees crawling down the path cus my eyes had went all blurry and I was so dizzy I just couldnt keep on my feet. I shouldve just sent Chloe to grab me some bread but all that was on my mind wAs to get home safe with the girls. By the end of the dirt path I forced myself up and started walking as fast as I could. My shoes fell off from all the crooked walking I was doing but I made it to my backyard!!! Then we got into the house and I hurried and grabbed a loaf of bread and layed on the ground on the nice cool tile.. Chloe went and grabbed me a pillow and we all 3 lied there eating wheat bread. After 3 pieces I got enough strength to get us all downstairs in my nice COOL basement where My bedroom is. We hung out in my bed for about 2 hrs. That took so much energy out of me I wasnt able to do anything for a few awhile. Note to self... EAT BEFORE GOING OUTSIDE! lol especially in this heat!
So back on track I picked 5 big bowls of peas last night!!! Of course after you pod them it only made for one bowl! We like to put them in the freezer and eat the throughout fall/Winter etc.

Tonight Hopefully I can finish up on picking the rest. Im not gonna lie, picking them sucks! It's hot and you have to sit in the buggy dirt and pick quick or you are there forever! Poor Leah, last night when we come in from picking peas she sat down to use the potty.. She kept sticking her hand in the front part of her potty where she had peed.. Gross.. I told her to get her hand out of there and when she pulled her hand out a SPIDER came crawling out of her potty bowl!!!! OMG HOW SAD!!! I cant help but think where that spider was and that she had peed it out??? It just upsets me for her!! Horrid! Spiders are just wrong! I am still traumitized for her. I jumped in the shower real quick us I was so paranoid.. HEEBIE FREAKING JEEBIES!!!

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Ferron for 4th of July

2011-07-06T10:22:00.001-07:00

This past weekend for the 4th we drove down to our favorite weekend get a way! Ferron Ut. My inlaws bought the house that Linda (my mom in law) grew up in and they have been fixing it up for about a year now. The house was built in the late 1800's so it needs lots of repairs. Currently there is NO bathroom! This makes it difficult for a morning sickness prego! I make do though.. Who needs a toilet when you can use plastic grocery bags? Lol. I dont mind at all because Ferron is cute, Quite , peaceful & small town living! This weekend we brought our friends Kyle & Samie Astill.
We had a fun perfect weekend!
We went fishing up to Ferron Lake where I got to use my very own fishing pole (pole was handed down to me by papa duck aka grandpa billie burke) This was also my first time fishing with my very own fishing license! I caught 4 brown trout but had to throw them back cus they were just babies =}
Chloe & Leah also fished with their cute lil "fake poles" Im not gonna lie, Chloe is a pro at casting and MUCH better at it then her mommy!
Then we took Kyle's & Samie's boat out on Millsite resevoir for some relaxation and pure adult time. The water down there is FREEZING! Samie & Kyle are crazy and jumped in! They only lasted 30 seconds or so.

At night to get the girls to WANT to go to bed we filled up the lil plastic pool with blankets & pillows to make it appealing to PLEASE GO TO SLEEP! lol.

This is the only pic I took all weekend )=

When we got home Monday we got us and the girls ready and went to dinner with Zach, Samie & Kyle to chilis. Im not a fan so I just ordered a small nacho.

Afterwards we went to Magna golf course and set up with blankets and chairs to watch the BEST small town firework show! This is a yearly tradition w/sam & kyle.. They come with us for 4th of july fun then on the 24th they get us exclusive passes to
The Kamas derby that pretty much sell out months in advance and are impossible to get! Thank you to them and Samie's parents for loving us! (Samie is from Kamas)

Bummer I have no pictures. Ive been neglecting my phone purposely so that makes for no pics. I have a camera but I am terrible at bringing it cus I never bring a purse so I have nowhere to put it. Seriously I was talking to Kenneth last night and I can not find a purse I like for more then 3-6 months! I get bored or end up annoyed with it cus its just "not me" I end up just carrying my wallet around then I end up just putting my ID in Kenneths wallet haha. I am just really PICKY when it comes to handbags/purses. I just havent found the right one with the right look (not girly but not plain) ya i know WHAT? lol. With the right pockets and sizes and bla bla bla. I have an idea in my head of what I want and ive come across what seems to be perfect and it's my fave accessory color WHITE!

This catches my lil eye... $36.00 thats a standard purse price isnt it? Cus it would work for a diaper bag too..

But how fast would this get dirty!??

Ahhhh And i am the same with wallets!! I HAD the PERFECT wallet and I accidentally do what i do alot... Cus I dont carry a purse, i go to the store and when i check out i throw my wallet in the grocery bag! Great idea right? So i always seem to think until I throw away my favorite wallet!!! In 2006 to he exact! You would think I wouldve learned my lesson?? Not me! Ive had to garbage fish a few times since then for using the grocery bags as a "temporary purse" and yes I still do it to this day!!
Can Anyone suggest the perfect Misty/Moose handbag, purse/diaper bag to me? Can you picture this perfection for me and hit me up with your idea? Something like that pic but not so prone to getting DIRTY!!

Wow and my post went all ADD on me! From Ferron to garbage wallet hunting! Haha

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IT'S A BOY

2011-06-30T18:08:00.001-07:00

Baby Burke is a BOY!!
Official name:
Emmett Robert Burke <~ 1st choice

Name meaning:
Emmett is Kenneth's middle name & Robert is his dads name!

We are so excited to be having a BOY to carry on the BURKE name!

7/2/11
Baby name update!

We are changing it to
EMMETT MICHAEL BURKE

Michael is Kenneths dads middle name and just flows better (=

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3 Months Pregnant

2011-06-21T09:55:00.001-07:00

Last Friday My belly turned 12 weeks pregnant! Today its 12 weeks and 5 days and my belly has been protruding the past week! Im actually in shock how quick i am showing.. It took til 20 weeks with both girls... But as I thought after a few kids you show quicker. My uterus is now the size of a small melon and baby is the size of a key lime! I still havent gained any weight as I am full throttle in the nausea department. Its been worse throughout the night. Which sucks having to brush my teeth over and over when Im sooo tired! I swear my teeth are going to be knarly by the time this baby comes out )=.
On a better note I will be 14 weeks next week which means I can make an appt with fetal fotos to find out if this lil puking machine inside of me is being caused by a boy or girl or 2? Seriously ive had these thoughts for awhile cus ive been so sick. Insurance starts July 1st as well!!!!! Mid wives and dentists here I come!!!

12 weeks 5 Days

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Fudgie Cookies

2011-06-13T19:34:00.001-07:00

So a ton has happened in the past month and ive been terrible at updating! Kenneth, Chloe & leah all had a birthday! I will catch up on that shortly (=

For now the girls and I just made the most PERFECT batch of FUDGIE COOKIES!!! I grew up making these amazing no bake oatmeal cookies.. My mom called them fudgie cookies (= I love making them cus it's the ONLY thing im good at cooking haha. Of course its junk food!

Seriously this batch was/is PERFECT!!! be jealous (=

We walked a plate next door cus these are also one of dad burkes favs!! Mmmmmm mmmmm GOOD!!

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Belly growing stages

2011-05-24T09:12:00.001-07:00

So i NEVER took photos or tracked my belly progress with either girls.. I had one photo taken when i was 7 months with leah but that was really it. No before and after birth or anything. Since i know this is our LAST kid i decided i should do the monthly belly photos.

So month 1 I weighed 130 lbs.
Still have a bit of chloe and leah pooch left overs but nothing i am ashamed of!

4 weeks 4 days

Month 2... Ive lost 8 lbs so down to 122.. Yay for weight loss right? Lol under normal circumstances i would be stoked!! But i should be gaining from eating amazing cravings like chocolate and whatever else you lucky unsick prego girls crave!! So not much of a belly growth difference. Maybe next month we will see some of the new baby (= I've been told you show alot quicker after a few kids!

8 weeks and 4 days

If you would like to view older posts just go to the top of my blog and click on the words: KMCLBURKE on the family photo. I just posted the link to this specific posting. (=
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We are having a BABY!!!

2011-04-24T15:21:00.001-07:00

We are due 1/1/2012

I took the test friday morning at 3am after Kenneth had gone to work. It turned POSITIVE almost immediately!! I called Kenneth right away! We are both sooooo excited! We have been debating for awhile if we should have a 3rd. Kenneth wants a boy sooo bad! So now for sure this is our last chance for a boy because... 4... Lol youve seen our house! Im content with it! So either way if its a girl or boy we are done! Kenneth, you WILL get fixed this time!! He was suppose to get fixed after we had Leah but then I was laid off a few months after she was born and we havent had insurance since! Thank god kenneths insurance will kick in the beginning of june! Im not a fan of dr's anyway. I will be using a mid wife again! technically i dont NEED to see one until 4 or 5 months anyway so im not too worried. Just gotta eat my folic acid and chow some flinstone vitamins!! (same thing as stupid prenatals without the joke of them making u more sick!) I ate flinstones with chloe and leah cus i was just way to nauseaus without prenatals. No need to add to it! And it was dr approved!! Woo hoo!
We even have the names picked out for both genders! Which i wont reveal until we know what he or she is!

HAPPY EASTER ALL!!

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Leah is an OFFICIAL POTTY Princess!

2011-02-22T09:04:00.000-08:00

We started training Leah to potty in the big girl potty last month. She was SOOOO much easier then Chloe was. I think she just wanted to be like her big sister and be a big girl and wear big girl panties! She has gone a week now with NO DIAPERS!!! We are OFFICIALLY done with those things! I was really impressed the most yesterday. We drove out to Erda to get some beef jerky about 6:30. I had her pee before we left. On the way home both girls fell asleep.. When we got home we put them straight to bed and Leah woke up this morning DRY! Something really cute that is actually going on as I write this... I've trained Chloe to take her potty when she needs to go! bahahahahaha I LOVE my life. They are Sisters, Best Friends and Potty Pardna's

Leah being gansta for her Potty Pic.

This was taken when she first started. She wasn't a fan of the cute lil singing princess potty we bought her. She LIKES the BIG potty! However now she will use either. So when Chloe takes her she uses the small one .

Chloe taking Leah potty!

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BOX CARS

2011-01-27T08:39:00.001-08:00

So since my mom had our girls, and both of my sisters the night of my previous post she did what she always does... Be super creative and a way fun grandma! She had the girls decorate their own box's and turn them into lil cars then they put pillows and blankets in them and watched a movie.. So it was like a drive in movie in grandma flacks living room! My mom let them take their box cars home. They have been playing the heck out of them all week! It's true what they say about a box! Best part of a gift! lol.

Oh and look how cute leah is in her big girl panties!

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Extended Family Xmas Party & Brewvies Date

2011-01-27T08:38:00.001-08:00

Leah at the party.

Last saturday the 22nd we had the extended flack xmas party. It's held after christmas ever year. My mom agreed to take the girls overnight if we would attend it. That's totally a fair agreement! We had originally planned on attending the 19th holes white trash party but then I was too sick to dress up and play bar scene. We decided to go see a movie instead at Brewvies. We watched Love and other drugs.. I think that's what it was called. We had never heard of it but it sounded better then the witch movie that was playing. Brewvies is a movie place that you can drink beer and liquor and have pizza, wings, nachos etc in the theatre. They have a long table hooked to the back of the seats that you can set your pitchers of beer on and your large plate of nachos. Every movie theatre should be set up like this.

Also while you are waiting for your movie to start you can play pool our just hang out and have dinner in the front part. They Everything from hamburgers, pizza, sandwiches, salads, appetizers and desserts! You of course have to be 21 to enjoy all of this because they serve alcohol.

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PAPA FLACK VISIT

2011-01-27T08:36:00.001-08:00

A FEW WEEKS AGO MY DAD STOPPED BY TO VISIT! LEAH HAD THIS LIL BACKPACK ON AND DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE IT OFF. IT LOOKED SO CUTE ON HER!

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Dr Seuss

2011-01-12T20:03:00.000-08:00

A few months ago I introduced Chloe and Leah to Dr. Suess. They LOVE it. Everytime we go to a Red Box they want a Dr. Suess Movie, Everytime we take them to the Library they want Dr Suess books. We actually drove around to 3 different places looking for movies to buy cuz the Red Box is getting pricey! We couldn't find Suess Movies anywhere. Our last try was Shopko.. NOTHING! we gave up and talked the girls into getting a toy instead. Then after about 30 minutes of picking out there toys we get to the checkout stand and guess what's there? Not candy or gum or Lighters.. DR FREAKING SUESS! REALLY?? how do we at this point take away the toys we talked them into getting?!
We ended up with a Jim Henson style Dr Suess AND the toys. There was only ONE movie.. ONE!! By the way does anyone know where to get these movies besides: Walmart, Target and FYE? It's Dr Suess why isn't he everywhere? He is awesome!

Even Converse has shoes with Dr Suess on them!!

Where the heck can I find movies without ordering them online! I'm online ordering queen but I want Chloe to be able to SEE these movies at the store and pick out what she wants.

Anyway Here is a fab Dr Suess quote. I love this quote. It goes so well with recent "friend" events I have landed myself into.

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter won’t mind.”
-Dr Seuss

Leah Beah

2011-01-11T08:40:00.001-08:00

So it's almost been a week since I put leah in her big girl bed... The first few nights were tough, she would get up and waunder around the house at 2am lol. I could hear her lil feetsies walking around so I would just get her and put her in our bed until she fell back to sleep then take her back up to her bed. Now she is staying all night! I of course still get up a few times throughout the night and check on her, last night I found Chloe in her bed with her and they were all tangled up! I didn't feel safe leaving them like that so i untangled them and put chloe back in her bed! Feels good to finally be rid of that crib!
Also, I decided to hold off the full on potty training for a few more days until she has been in her bed for a good solid week.... Or I may wait 2 weeks. I just hate having to wake her up in the middle of the night to take her potty cuz for the longest time when she would wake up she would want in my bed and I didn't have the heart to tell her no. We will see! Can't believe how fast they grow! She's doing somersaults, saying more and more words, she loves cup o noodles and CANDY! She is brushing her teefies and just being the cutest lil thing ever! I have been talking about Leah alot lately but it's cause she is going through so many changes. Chloe is a great big sister. She encourages me to put Leah in panties and hates leah being in a diaper! So at least I have some support when we start back up!

sick, potty training and big girl bed!

2011-01-09T12:00:00.001-08:00

The past week ive been horrible icky sick! While being sick i thought it was a good idea to start leah potty training. 2 days ago i gave up cus it was just too hard to try and get better and sit in the bathroom all the time helping leah go potty! She definitely has the concept down and gets what it means to pee in the potty. I will start again with her tomorrow cus I am finally feeling better! The past few days she has been sleeping in her big girl bed and staying put!!! So i wanted her to master the bed thing anyway before i fully on started the potty step! She is getting big so fast and is turning into the cutest lil sweetie ever!

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Leah can do a somersault

2011-01-06T21:15:00.001-08:00

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2010

2011-01-06T13:36:00.000-08:00

"Butterflies can fly because they take themselves lightly"

Still my favorite quote since I was 19. Still trying to become like one,

I just wanted to recap on 2010. If you know me well you know I am sincere and genuine and love love being a good friend. One of my resolutions this year for 2011 is to not worry so much about helping my friends out and to put all of the energy I usually put towards my friends into my family. I sort of feel like I got bit in the ass by some friendship bug. I had 3 major life changes in regards to friends this last year. One friend a few of you know about, we were inseparable throughout grade school and lost touch in jr high never really talked again until 2009. When we rekindled our friendship it was like grade school again. it actually makes me cry just writing that. Kenneth and I went out of our way several times to be there for this friend. Kenneth warned me in the beginning that I shouldn't put so much effort and love into her because he knew her personality in high school. He cringed every time i talked him into going over to her house and hanging out. But he did it for me. He didn't like her at all and it drove him crazy how innocent i thought she was. I wont go into detail about the damages she caused to me with her lies and deceit but what she did to me you would think I would immediately throw my friendship guard up from then on out. Oh no no not me.. I just think the world of everyone and assume everyone is good and will appreciate who I am. I really don't want to talk about the other 2 friends I lost. It hurts too much to think about it.. writing it down just brings me to tears. I feel I must get it out though. Another friend was a friend I met thru fb via mutual friends. We didn't really become friends in person until later 2010. When we did become friends it was fast and It was like a roller coaster ride. I can't believe one person can be so up and down with friendship. Loved her to death but after being told AGAIN that she needed a break from me and my family because she couldn't juggle us was like a knife stabbing my heart over and over. It was like REALLY? You can just decide at the drop of a hat when to end and start our friendship because YOU need a break or you just cant handle life so you're going to take a step back AGAIN from me? UGH It hurt me the first time and I cried about it like someone had broke up with me and it hurt far worse this last time. I'm not one to give up on being a friend to someone but I honestly cannot mentally handle someone being in control of when she can handle being friends with me one minute but literally the next minute can shut me off like a light! It's not fair. I did nothing wrong. This last time was provoked by a christmas party we were going to have. A few days before I told her I had plans with some old friends for Dinner and she was welcome to join us for dinner and maybe we should just move the party to another day since her presents weren't ready and another friends presents weren't ready..
She was upset by this so i suggested after dinner we could all still get together but she was already upset that I threw in dinner with old friends and I guess it ruined EVERYTHING! WOW nobody's presents were ready anyway! YOUR presents weren't ready! What was the point of having a christmas present exchange if nobody's presents were ready?? I didn't even get the chance to suggest having the get together after christmas when everything and everyone was settled down cuz this somehow turned into a huge ordeal and I was told she needed a break and couldn't deal with this. wtf? I didn't want to do this but I had to. I couldn't handle her ups and downs anymore. I tried and it was emotionally draining on me and my family. I spent hours moping about her the last time this had happened. It drove kenneth crazy. It's all lack of communication. Unfortunately it ended into a lost friendship. I may never understand her reasons for treating our friendship like her own personal light switch but I do hope for the best for her and her daughter. It still makes me cry everyday. I hate losing great friends. She was a great friend to me but I guess i'm weak when it comes to some peoples ways of dealing with life. Never a regret though. I learned alot through my own words to her. Take care of number 1. I definitely lack in taking care of myself. I put everyone first. It's cuz I know I can deal with it. I've dealt with a lot of craziness in my life and i've been in situations where choices were taken from me and I had to come to terms with who i am.
Cant believe i'm going to say this to the world but It's no secret I was in the crazy house lol. 2003 I was, no joke, well it's funny to think of it now but at the time I was having some serious mental issues with the very fact that I give someone my all and they dont seem to care. I wore myself out mentally caring for people and not putting myself first. I was so wore out from it I actually wanted to end my life because I felt so worthless. All I could think was why? why do I care so much and nobody seems to care back? Being in this place definitely made me realize I wasn't as crazy as other people! It was sad, there were alot of school teachers in that joint and people that actually attempted suicide. I just had really serious thoughts. I learned alot about myself while i was there though and I learned some boundaries. However I still have not learned to be cautious in the "here you go, need a hand? how about all my hands, take them! friend department". I wouldn't trade the friends I have for anything. Once in while I just run into someone that I give too much friendship too and it back fires in my face. I guess I just feel those people need an extra dose of me but end up not being able to handle it. 3rd friend... Rollercoaster for sure. Current status unknown and confused. Being super careful with this one. K so you all know I use to be crazy... use? yeah for sure USE to be. I'm a very passionate person and I love pleasing people. I love making people happy and It is my resolution for 2011 to put all my passion to my husband and girls. In my 31 years of making and losing friends.. losing 3 friends in that time frame doesn't seem so bad.. even though it was all in one year.
Cheers to 2011 and Cheers to all of you!

The Green Piggy

2011-01-06T12:31:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how far behind on blogging I am! A few weeks back we went the the Green pig to celebrate Kenneth winning 1st place in Fantasy football for the first time. He will get a check for $600!! We celebrated way to hard though and then we went to the puck later to meet up with his fantasy friends and celebrated way to hard again!... why oh why do we do this to ourselves?? Good times though with Good friends and Good JOB KENNETH!!! WOOT!

me and my BFRC aka big freaking red can!

Aaron Call aka Arun Khal Comes to visit!

2011-01-06T11:52:00.000-08:00

So our friend Aaron moved to Thailand for his job a few years back and every year he comes around christmas to visit. This year the get together was at the 19th hole in Magna. Above is Samie, Me and Juls

Kasie, the one who put this together is responsible for these super cute pictures!! I love this pic of Kenneth and I. It shows exactly how we feel about eacother!! happy and content! (hehe is wearing my christmas present to him)

LtR: girl not sure who she is, Zach, Aaron aka Arun & kenneth

bahahaha Kenenth and I are the only ones tearing up the dance floor. GO US!

AND my fave couple ever... SAMIE N KYLE!!!!

Flack Christmas Party & Christmas Day

2011-01-06T11:42:00.000-08:00

Every year we have the Flack Christmas party! Every year my kids are deathly afraid of Santa! When Santa entered the room Leah threw her hands up and went running towards the doors! She refused to sit on his lap so I had to sit in for her and....

CHLOE! She was devastated, how dare he even look at her or bring her something. WHen he asked her what she wanted she said "whatever is in that box" Why does santa even exist? We all hate sitting on his lap and asking him for toys! I Love christmas but the whole santa thing is just as ridiculous now as it was when I was their age AND he is NOT real!! We scare the crap out of our kids every year until they learn by there peers at school that he is fake. I think I may tell my kids he is a fake and avoid all this crap! hahahahaha I'm so not a grinch but I'm not gonna lie, telling my kids if they dont be good that this man they fear will not bring them presents is really weird to me. Next year I want to bag the whole Santa thing all together. They should fear being good for me not a fat man in a red suit!!!

Supposedly Santa brought them these awesome gifts not mommy and daddy! Why does the fat man that they are afraid of get all the credit for staying up christmas eve putting these damn toys together? ha wow didn't really realize I felt this way until I just started blogging it just NOW!

Merry Christmas all!

Tinker Bell & Remington

2011-01-05T20:16:00.000-08:00

This is just a cute funny random picture of our friends Samie n Kyles dog Tinker Bell and our Dog Remi. Aren't they so cute! haha

Thanksgiving 2010

2011-01-05T18:18:00.000-08:00

Every year we have Thanksgiving lunch at my parents house then dinner at Kenneth's parents house. It works out perfect for us!

Kenneth with my grandma sheetz

Leah with great grandma sheetz! My sweet grandma recently had surgery to remove her breast cancer! She rocks! She is a survivor!

Me with my grandma sheetz. She is my only living grandparent and has been since I was very little. Unfortunately I never met my grandpa sheetz or either of my dad's parents. My dad's mom, Evada passed away from diabetes before my mom even met my dad, my dad was in his early 20's when she died. My parents were married in March 1979, my dad's dad George passed away from a stroke shortly after my parents married so I never met my grandrents from the Flack side. I did have great grandparents on my mom's side but they both passed when I was really little. So I'm very happy to have my grandma sheetz and was very excited when she won her battle with breast cancer! She is a strong woman and I love her so so much!

Me with my oldest sister Stacey.

Chloe and her cousin Mia

Leah ready to eat her tatoes

My auntie kathy making whipped cream.. I think! haha

Boiled Raisin cake that I make every year. It's Flack tradition. My grandma Evada use to make it for my dad's family. I screwed it up this year and used the wrong recipe, however I redeemed myself at the Flack christmas party and made TWO cakes and they turned out perfect! My dad was alot HAPPIER with this REAL second batch!

Chloe and I at Burke Turkey Dinner

Tally, Leah and Todd at the Burke Dinner

We are so lucky that my parents just live up the street and his parents live next door! It makes it easy~

Halloween 2010 & BFF's

2011-01-05T17:56:00.000-08:00

Every year for Halloween it's tradition to go down to Mom Burke's work and trick or treat at the front desk and have lunch with the employees and there families.

leah dressed up as a pumpkin! Is she not the cutest pumpkin ever!

Chloe dressed up as a Butterfly. This I loved because I LOVE Butterflies and this especially this one in particular because it's orange and orange is my fave color!

Leah, Auntie Tally and Chloe

Mom Burke and Leah

BFF's
Again ever since Leah's accident these 2 have been so close! This was actual Halloween day, Chloe changed her costume to a princess.

One morning. haha they so aren't ready for a picture!

Another morning, what chloe does, leah does!

If you know us you know we live on farm land next to our inlaws and grand inlaws. Behind our garage we have a pheasant cage. Dad Burke entered them into a contest and one of them won 2nd place. Chloe is a huge bird lover just like her grandpa burke so he let her have the ribbon! So glad the binki is gone! it looks so funny!

Leah is potty training

2011-01-03T23:55:00.001-08:00

Today i officially started Leah potty training! She peed 3 times in 45 minutes and wore big girl panties for over an hour without any accidents!
I woke up way sick this morning so i dont have any more energy to finish out the night but she did pretty dang good for her first day! Headed out tomorrow to buy her an actual training potty since i was just throwing her on the toilet with a toddler seat. She fell off the toilet at one point trying to get down. Ever since her cracked skull incident ive babied her so even lil falls freak me out!
Also she has been brushing her teefies all by herself! So cute but sad, they grow so quick!

Good job Leah!
Also she is riddanced her binki
And one more thing we are retrying tonight...

Big girl bed!!

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Phoenix

2011-01-03T23:23:00.000-08:00

Hello i'm a slacker! Never updated about my trip to phoenix with my dad and 2 girls. (kenneth stayed home cuz he had to work) My dad drove me and my 2 girls down to see my sister Brandi for 7 days! She moved from Maui to Phoenix back in June and it had been a couple of years since I had seen her and she hadn't met her niece Leah! We drove down there a few days after Leah cracked her skull back in October.

Leah meeting her cousins Dylan and Mya for the first time! And of course Chloe girl. Chloe and Mya talked alot on webcam so they were very excited to finally see eachother!

My "lil" sister Brandi and I at the splashpad at the resort, Yes she got all the height, I blame ritalin! lol.

We stayed at the Marriott Vacation Club where she works. She is like a revenue manger or something.. it's a special important job whatever it is! She won some employee of the entire worldwide Marriott corporation and was granted 3 weeks of super cheap stays at any Marriott. She used one week for us! Her working at Marriott since she was 16 has spoiled my entire family. It's impossible not to stay at one. If you know me you know i'm like hippie ghetto thrifty etc. However, when it comes to hotels, Marriotts are the only way to go people!!

Leah and Chloe playing at their very first splash pad EVER!

Chloe and Leah with cousin Mya

Chloe, cousin Dylan and lil Leah in old town

Chloe and Leah outside of a yummy mexican place we at at in old town.. First I had sat chloe on the donkey then I seen a sign that says very old and fragile DO NOT SIT! haha oops.

Chloe loving on me (=

Chloe thinking she is super cool with mommy's sunglasses

These 2 became the bestest of friends while we were down here. They grew SOO SOO close. I don't know what it was, maybe the fact that leah had a near death experience right before we came down? Chloe was very concerned about her baby sister when this happened. She still talks about it and is always asking to see pics of Leah at the dr from when she cracked her skull.

Rough housing.. yes every move Leah made I freaked out! She actually did end up falling off the couch and I about had a panic attack! It was worth watching them giggle out of control since she didn't get hurt.

Phoenix Zoo.. pretty much the coolest zoo yet! Hogle shmogle! seriously. These people take care of their animals and there lamas humps are in tact! not falling over looking all painful like the ones we have! It was so interactive too. They had a monkey place where you could go in with them swinging around you. However you couldn't have food, dish ware, anything loose because they would\could come up and snatch it from you! Leah loved the monkeys. I didn't go in, I sat out and kept on on our stuff.. Kenneth loves monkeys too and I preferred saving this experience for when he gets the chance to come down!

My dad helping Chloe see birds. Chloe LOVES birds.

about 3 minutes after we pulled out of the parking lot of the zoo!

on our way home from the zoo we stopped at Alberstons for Donuts ( we had been craving them all day!) and Chicken... great combo eh!

My favorite part about this trip and pretty much the main reason my dad invited me and my girls is so he could get some quality time in with them. My parents dont live far from us but we don't see them as much as we could. Prior to this trip Chloe wouldn't have much to do with my dad. Now she demands I call him and when he comes over she asks him if she can leave with him. Plan worked! Being in an enviroment where she got to be around my dad 24/7 made a huge impact on their relationship! A good one at that.

They bonded (=

And so did him and Leah!

Again, these 2 being the best of sisters/friends. Leah hanging on to her sis watching a movie.

The last full day we were in phoenix we celebrated Mya's Birthday. This was in the courtyard of the Marriott. It was so pretty and a great place to have a lil party.

Another reason for the trip was so my girls could get to know their auntie Brandi better. They've talked to her so much via web cam so when they actually seen her in person they took advantage of it. Chloe still asks about phoenix and her auntie and that she misses her so so much.

Hoping to beable to get the chance to go down and see her again. It was a 10 hour drive and to our surprise Leah was the BEST lil traveler EVER! She did better then all of us! I was concerned about her and scared the shizz out of my dad because she hates the car most of the time. However ever since this trip she does so well in cars! Everything about the trip was awesome! Love and miss you sis! xoxo

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2010-11-21T12:15:00.001-08:00

Can I have better family and friends in my life?? Love you all!! I have an awesome life filled with lots of great people!

P.s. Chloe is awesome! She can use chopsticks!! I cant even use the dang things without getting a lap full of food!!

And my baby T Rex... She is.... Just that!!

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Torn about religion

2010-11-19T06:41:00.001-08:00

Just been dwelling on some things lately and im honestly confused about some things with my own religious beliefs! Its gotta be buggin me pretty bad if that my tennis elbow hurts so bad it makes me wanna cry but I cant help put pick up my phone and get these thoughts out!!! So if you know me good, you know i believe in God. I wouldnt deny him for any reason. Both of my girls have not been blessed in my church of preference for several reasons. Crap why is this tear jerkin me! I really would love more then anything to take my girls to church so they can learn about God and faith in general. For the first time the other day Chloe asked me "who's God?" only because I use the terms "oh my god" its just been natural for me to say for several years now. I dont understand the name in vain thing at all. When my kid just ate a half tube of lipstick or has fallen of a bail of hay and cracked her skull, im sorry but "OH MY GOD" is right!!! The only thing Chloe knows about God is mommy says it when something crazy, bad, good has happened. Anyway thats far from my dilema. Just explaining why my thoughts have started
I want to take my girls to church. However Im not so sure i want them to go to the church I believe in. First off im questioning certain practices. Can someone please explain to me why polygamy is wrong in the church when we are practicing it everyday someome dies? Is it not true that when a mans wife passes and they were sealed for time and all eternity that its okay for them to re-marry and get sealed to another woman! However it is not okay for a woman to do the same? She can re-marry but cant get sealed to another man? Im sorry but If I was in this position and I died and my husband And I were sealed to eachother on earth and he re-marriex and was sealed to someone i would be pissed! Hell no! Thats my man and my man only!!! Thank GOD Kenneth and I have both agreed against marrying like that. We found eachother here on earth and we couldnt be happier to be honest.. Actually a few more kids and we will be content! We both believe when we pass that we will be together again. We have a really strong bond and we tell eachother everything!! Yes girls even when you tell me not to tell anyone, Kenneth knows. We do not keep anything from eachother whatsoever. Its impossible. We just cant do it. We can tell if we arent being honest with eachother which has happened less then a handful of times because of that fact! I mean I buy something online and I have guilty look!!! He knows which one is I bought something look and he knows the ive just been told something look. Vice a versa. I know when somethings up with him! Even when its just himself and he is struggling with life in general and doesnt want to burden me with what he thinks is petty. When we gets in fights "yes people we fight too" lol ive had several people ask me that since we do get along so well! But sometimes we end up calling his parents to come over and put us in check! Cus we hate fighting and they are so good at defusing the root of the problem. I love living next to them. We got in such a bad argument a few weeks ago that I actually said things to make him feel bad enough to walk down the street at 11pm at night! He wouldnt turn around so I yelled at him that I was going to call his Dad! He yelled back go ahead!! (he didnt think id do it) so sure enough I rang his parents and his dad got in his car and went and picked him up! Its funny now that I write about it and its really making me lol! But just silly things like that make us closer and closer. I cant see God not letting us be together when we die. Im always teasing him that his family loves me more. I just cant fathom god separating us. Separating me from his family just because we chose to marry in a way that made us happy. I dunno. I just dont have any complaints about my life and I do not like questioning my own religion but does anyone see where im coming from?
I have my own relationshop with God and I believe in him. I would love to take my kids to learn about him. I dont want to chose the way they believe in him though. Cant i just send them to a class like the sunbeam class forever? Just learn about God and the earth? None of this confusing inbetween stuff! I dont get 1/2 of it myself. The more Ive tried to get it, the less I do. My hands are in the air. Would it be wrong of me to take them to another church that isnt so technicAl? Wow did I just say that? Im even more confused then when I started writing.
Bottom line, Id love to take them to sunbeams or whatever it is they would go to at this young age, I dont want the knocking on my door trying to get Kenneth and I involved. We believe what we do and thats how it is. We believe in God and to us thats enough. We just want our girls to believe in him as well. I dont need people judging them because there parents arent there. I dont need them being questioned on why we arent there. I dont want them influenced thinking they need to do this or that because their friends do this and that. I want them to be who they are, how we have raised them. I know I cant prevent all of these things but i just wish religion didnt have to be so complicated.
One more thing. Thank You handbook change! Ive been sinning all of these years thinking Drew Barrymore is attractive. What is that? Apparently it wasnt ok for me to think that and now it is? I thought I was sin free when I got my patri blessing when i was 17/18 ish... I had no clue I had to confess I thought she was attractive!
Just another confusion in my crazy lil head.

Not at all trying to be conflictive. It is my blog and i shall spill whateva is in my head! And thats exactly what it is, thoughts in my head.
Even if it means being in elbow pain the entire time! Im not gonna lie, i do not play tennis! This is definitely caused from texting and facebooking profusely!!

Peace, love and GOD!

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Location:W 3860 S,West Valley City,United States

Family Pics 2010 By Devin Jordan Photography

2010-10-28T13:17:00.000-07:00

Pictures were done at Kenneth's Great Grandma's Barn, Leah Virginia Burke. Her house and the barn are over 100 years old! Kenneth grew up playing in this barn! I'm so glad we were able to get family photos done here! Even though Leah had a horrible accident and cracked her skull falling off the hay, she is recovering and back to herself!! The memories are bitter sweet! I'm pretty sure Great Grandma was there watching over her when it happened (=

If you are interested and like his work he is affordable and he is awesome with the kids! Here is a link to his website:

(not sure he's into hay shots for awhile though.. lol)

http://www.devinjordanphotography.com/

Leah cracked her skull )=

2010-10-18T06:05:00.001-07:00

Last thursday night at 5:30 we
had family pictures for the first time and we had put leah and chloe on stacks of hay. Leah got excited and threw her arms up which made her lose her balance. She fell backwards landed on the back of her head on a railroad tie. This was about 6pm. We quit the picture session and took her to insta care asap because she had a crazy large goose egg and was acting funny. 10 minutes after checking into insta care the dr said she was calling an ambulance to have Leah taken to Primary Childrens because the bruising and swelling was so bad. I broke down bawling. This was the worst moment in my life. I really thought she wasnt going to make it because she had failed the neurology test and i couldnt help but think the worse! When the ambulance arrived they had to rig up her carseat with towels and tape her head to the seat so she couldnt move her head. Poor leah was screaming and crying and all i could is watch. It had to be done so they could transfer her asap. I rode in the ambulance with her and kenn met us up at the hospital. She finally calmed down on the ride there and started falling asleep. I had to keep waking her up to make sure she was ok. Once we got to the trauma unit they re-checked her neurlogic signs and she was already 99% better. They were confused why she was sent up there. So we explained what happened and they examined her head and found a second bruise and abrasions on the lower back part of her head. We had only noticed the goose egg that was higher up. The trauma dr suggested a CT scan to be on the safe side, make sure she had no fluids/brain damage. He seemed positive it would come back negative and left the decision up to us. We decided we could sleep better knowing 100% that her poor lil head was ok so we agreed to the CT scan. That had to been the most torturous wait in my life waiting on the results. I was just sick about the whole situation. Leah was such a good sport during the whole waiting process. She kept Kenn, me, Tally and the staff entertained dancing and meowing! She was being so dang cute. It just kept making me cry more thinking My sweet leah could possibly have to have surgery if they did find fluid. CT scan results finally come back. Dr sits down and starts to explain what they found. Tells us there is a fracture on the back of her skull. At this point i am just sicker then sick to my stomache. Then goes on to tell us GOOD news! NO fluids or damage to her sweet lil brain whatsoever!! She is perfect! The fracture was like any other broken bone and would heal up 100% in 6-8 wks. Happy/scared tears all in one. They end up having us spend the night in the trauma unit just to be 100% sure Leah is ok. They had her hooked up to machines all night monitoring her blood pressure, sleep activity and normal activity. It was aweful to see her like this, restricted to this cold metal crib!! She totally kept in good spirits though. She is such a strong happy lil girl. We finally get to leave at about 2pm on Friday. They said the next 7-10 days will be the most sensitive. Her activity is restricted. If she fell and landed on her head again it could cause fluids to leak !!! Talk about becoming the most paranoid mom ever. Every step she makes now makes me completely crazy and nervous.
I feel so blessed that nothing major happened to my leah. She is my world and Im so thankful god loves her so much and i know her great great grandma Leah Virginia Burke was her guardian angel during her fall. The barn we took pictures in is located in her backyard. Her house and this barn are both over 100 yrs old! She passed away in November 2008 at age 101! I was 2 months pregnant with our Leah when she died. We named our leah after her when we read her obituary. Leah sounded perfect! So i know she took care of leah before she was sent to us and I know she was there when Leah fell. Thank You God and Great Great Grandma Leah Virginia for wAtching out for the sweetest happiest baby T rex! Xoxo

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9/17/2010 CHOPPITY CHOP!

2010-10-04T11:57:00.000-07:00

LITERALLY ON MY WAY OUT TO CHOP MY HAIR OFF!

SO THE DAY BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY I GOT A LIL REBELLIOUS AND WENT AND CHOPPED OFF MY HAIR. THE END.

OUR GIRLS

2010-10-04T11:14:00.000-07:00

FAVORITE TIME OF THE WEEK IS WHEN WE HAVE THE IRRIGATION WATER! THEY LOVE WAVING THERE FEETSIES IN THE DITCHES ALL OVER OUR YARD

THESE GIRLS ARE SERIOUSLY THE CUTEST BFF'S I'VE EVER SEEN! THEY LOVE EACHOTHER LIKE CRAZY! CHLOE IS ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT HER LIL SIS!

I TOLD CHLOE TO GRAB SIS SINCE SHE TOOK OFF FROM GETTING HER PIC TAKEN HAHA

TACKLING HER TO MAKE HER SIT STILL!

TICKLE ATTACK!

SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD JUST DRAG HER SIS INSTEAD

GIVES UP AND STARTS TO MONKEY AROUND!

ME WITH MY SILLIES.. LEAH LOOKS DIZZY FROM STANDING ON HER HEAD!

CHLOE HAS BEEN SUCH A DIVA SINCE SHE TURNED 3! WHOEVER SAID 2.S WERE TERRIBLE WERE WRONG! WRONG WRONG!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THE ATTITUDE THEY DEVELOP SO YOUNG.. SHE DEFINITELY TAKES AFTER HER GIRLY AUNTIE TALLY!

FARMER BOB'S PRODUCE!

2010-10-04T10:54:00.000-07:00

SO ANOTHER GREAT THING ABOUT SUMMER IS OUR PRODUCE STAND! WE HAVE A GIANT GARDEN IN OUR BACKYARD CONNECTED WITH OUR INLAWS AND GRAND INLAWS. MY FAVE FAVE THING ARE THE LEMON CUCUMBERS AND TOMATOES FOR BLT'S! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T TRIED A LEMON CUMBER.. THEY DO NOT TASTE LIKE LEMONS.. THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH JUST JUICIER AND MORE FLAVORISH THEN A STANDARD CUMBER.

WE LIKE TO DRENCH THEM IN RANCH, SALT AND PEPPER!

THEN OF COURSE THE TOMATOES! NOTHING IS BETTER THEN A HOMEGROWN TOMATO!

TO TOP OFF LUNCH EVERYDAY IN THE SUMMER.... BACON MATO SANDWICHES... THESE ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE ONLY THING I WILL MISS ABOUT SUMMER!

ALSO THIS SUMMER I WAS IN CHARGE OF OUR PRODUCE STAND ALOT. I HAD A GREAT TIME. ONLY DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE STAND CLOSES FOR THE WINTER. PRETTY MUCH WE ARE OPEN UNTIL IT FREEZES!

OH AND THE GREATEST THING ABOUT 2010..........

2010-10-04T10:49:00.000-07:00

KENNETH GOT THE JOB HE APPLIED FOR JULY 2009! BUDWEISER/GENERAL DISTRIBUTING.
IT TOOK A YEAR TO FINALLY GET ON BUT IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT! HE HAS BEEN DOING AWESOME!!! HE PASSED HIS CDL WRITTEN AND DRIVE TEST WITHIN A MONTH AFTER BEING HIRED ON. HE'S ALREADY GOT HIS FIRST RAISE.
ALSO HIS BOSS IS ALWAYS COMPLIMENTING HIM. HE IS LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT AND DESERVES ALL THE PRAISE HE DOES RECEIVE. HE IS SUCH A HARD WORKER.

HE DID MASONRY SINCE HE WAS 16 AND FROM THEN ONTO RECENTLY IT WAS ALL ABOUT GETTING LAID OFF EVERY SINGLE WINTER. THIS PAST WINTER WAS PROBABLY THE MOST EMOTIONAL FOR US.. ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS LAID OFF TOO. HOWEVER WE GOT THROUGH THE TOUGH TIMES AND THESE GREAT TIMES ARE SO WORTH THE HARDSHIP WE WENT THROUGH!

GOOD JOB BABES YOU ARE AMAZING! XOXO

9/14/10

2010-10-04T10:42:00.000-07:00

ON SEPTEMBER 14TH IT WAS OUR 3 YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'VE ONLY BEEN MARRIED 3 YEARS. WE ALWAYS AGREE IT FEELS LIKE WE'VE BEEN WITH EACHOTHER FOR YEARS! WE ARE THE BESTEST OF FRIENDS AND TELL EACHOTHER EVERYTHING. HE HAS THE BEST ADVICE AND IS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME AND THE GIRLS. HE IS SIMPLY THE BEST! LOVE YOU FOREVER BABES!

8/7/2010

2010-10-04T10:37:00.000-07:00

AUGUST 7TH WE ALSO WENT TO A PRETTY COOL WEDDING! THEY HAD THIS PHOTOBOOTH!! PRETTY MUCH THE COOLEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN AT A WEDDING. CONGRATS DANIKA AND TROY! XOXO

AUGUST 14TH 2010

2010-10-04T10:24:00.000-07:00

Our Best friends Samie and Kyle got Married on August 14th. Kenneth was the Best man and I was a bridesmaid! They were married up in Kamas in the backyard Samie grew up in.

Here's a pic of Rita, a family friend and I

Miss Darci Sue my fave girl ever!

Me and My leah beah

Leah, Kenneth and Chloe

Kenneth and I got a condo for the night up in park city and shared it with the newlyweds and our other best friends Zach and Janni. It was a 3 bdrm condo. Kenneth totally snaked the master suite haha. He was the only one that got a good bed and good sleep! I spent most of the night on the bathroom flooor sick! Self inflicted of course!

BAD MOVE!

2010-09-17T20:41:00.000-07:00

SO TODAY WHILE KENNETH WAS AT WORK I CHOPPED MY HAIR ALL THE WAY OFF... LIKE FOHAWK SHORT! NEEDLESS TO SAY HE WENT TO BED WITHOUT ME )= SUCKS CUZ I'M LOVING IT AND I'VE UPSET HIM. I HAD NO IDEA HE LOATHED SHORT SHORT HAIR SO MUCH! MAYBE FOR MY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW HE CAN GET ME A WIG? HAHA

Samie's Bachelorette Party

2010-08-25T08:44:00.000-07:00

Last month I planned a bach party for my good friend Samie. End of July we drove down to Mesquite and stayed at a condo for the night

Mesquite Condo pool side Samie and I

We also went to the Casablanca Pool party and volunteered to be in this lyric contest!

Me Heaven and Samie

Me and Kass in the pool at Casablanca doing some girl talk!

We of course stopped at Lee's discount Liquor store. I found my fave giant bottle of Jager for only $20 (Got my shirt from the 19th hole in Magna for free cuz sometimes i'm cool like that)

First night in Mesquite we went and had mexican and margaritas!

The next morning we went and had breakfast at the Eureka casino...
Me and Tally (sis n law)

Saturday afternoon we drove to Las Vegas.

Samie and I poolside in Vegas haha her bach tiara got stuck in her hair so we made some frowns!

Getting ready to go out.. Me talking to Kenneth checking on how the guys bach party is going!

He was in charge of the groom party!

All of us (tally takin pic) Getting ready to bach party it up in VEGAS!

I was cheering water style cuz all the heat made me dehydrated and I was sort of ill.

Me, Kass and Samie at Coyote Ugly in the New York New York

My bachelorette girl SAMIE! She was seriously the cutest and classiest bride to be there..

Lot's of sleezy's on the strip!

Dancing at the Coyote ugly. Kass and I!

Vegas was awesome. The next morning we headed back to Salt Lake! Thanks for letting me be in charge Samie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats to you and Kyle!

I LOVE MY GIRLS

2010-08-06T10:37:00.000-07:00

CHLOE AND ME LEAH DEVELOPED ICKY PINK EYE )= IT SHOWED UP THE MORNING AFTER KAMAS DERBY EWWWW EWWWW EWWW

KAMAS DERBY

2010-08-06T10:32:00.000-07:00

FOR THE 24TH OF JULY OUR FRIENDS SAMIE AND KYLE INVITED US UP TO THE KAMAS DERBY! I USE TO GO WITH HER ABOUT 10 YRS AGO SO IT WAS REALLY COOL FOR ME TO HAVE MY OWN LIL FAMILY UP THERE WITH ME TO EXPERIENCE THE SMALL TOWN COOLNESS! THE KAMAS DERBY ROCKS!

LEAH AT THE DERBY

CHLOE AND DADDY WATCHING THE FIREWORKS!

KENNETH AND I AFTERWARDS

More of the 4th

2010-07-12T08:26:00.000-07:00

This pic just makes me laugh. No idea what we are doing. This is prior to heading to magna parade

Mom & Dad Burke at Cousins BBQ

Tally N Todd

Kyle, Samie, Misty, Kenneth.. Headed out to Magna Fireworks.
Us 4 do this every year.

4th of July

2010-07-12T08:21:00.000-07:00

More pics from our 4th

Chloe & cousin Rachy pledging

Leah enjoying the parade

Leah & Chloe playing around

BBQ at Cousins house - Papa with his girls.

Chloe's Dance recital 6/16/10

2010-07-12T08:15:00.000-07:00

Just got these pics from Chloe's first dance recital from auntie Tally.

After her first number "Bibbidy Bobbidy Boo"

With her Papa

Chloe and auntie Tally

To celebrate her great permformance Papa treated us to Icecream from AB's afterwards.

p.s. Thanks Amanda B. for the make up tips (=

JULiE'S 36TH BiRTHDAY PARTY

2010-07-06T10:00:00.000-07:00

YESTERDAY WE SPENT THE DAY BAKiN iN THE SUN AND JUST CHiLLiN! LATER WE HEADED TO MY FRiEND JULiE'S BDAY

NiNi AND ME

ME & KATRiSHA

ME AND CHANEL

ME AND LOLO

I GOT TO SEE A TON OF FRiENDS I USE TO WORK WiTH AT DiSCOVER CARD. i WORKED THEiR FOR 6 YEARS FROM 1999 - 2005! HAPPY BiRTHDAY JULiE!!!! LOVE YA

MAGNA FiREWORKS

2010-07-06T09:52:00.000-07:00

AFTER THE BBQ WE HEADED TO THE MAGNA FiREWORKS

THiS iS ABBY AND HER MAMA JANNi ADAMS

BAHAHAHAHA GOTCHA ZACH

SAMiE, KYLE AND KENNETH

KYLE, KENNETH AND ZACH

BEiN THE PHOTOGRAPHER YOU RARELY SEE ME IN THE PiCS! HAHA
HAPPY 4TH

3RD OF JULY

2010-07-06T09:48:00.000-07:00

SATURDAY MORNiNG WE WENT TO MAGNA PARADE... THE BURKE TRADiTiON THEN AFTER WE WENT TO JESSE AND DEBBiE (CHENEY) GREEN FOR A POOL PARTY.

LEAH IN HER 4TH OF JULY PRiDE

KENNETH AND CHLOE IN THEiR SWEET POOL

DEBBiE'S TO THE RiGHT.. SORRY DEB, i CAUGHT YOU WiTH FOOD HAHA. THEY HAVE A SUPER FUN BACKYARD AS YOU CAN SEE HOT TUB, POOL, GREAT PEOPLE!!! iT WAS A GOOD TiME

AFTER THiS WE WENT TO KENNS COUSiNS FOR A BBQ.. EVERY 4TH WE DO THE MAGNA PARADE, POOL AT FRiENDS, BBQ AT HiS COUSiNS THEN WE HEAD TO THE MAGNA FiREWORKS!!

FRiDAY NiGHT

2010-07-06T09:38:00.000-07:00

KENN AND KYLE WORKED ALL DAY WHiLE SAMiE & i ZOO'D IT. THEY GOT HOME LATE 7iSH SO THEY JUST STAYED FOR DiNNER NEXT STORE AT MOM AND DAD BURKE'S! THEY ARE DiNNER MAKiN FOOLS! WE HAD SHiSKABOBS!

THiS iS ZACH SANBORN.. KENN'S EX BRO iN LAW iN WHiCH HE iS ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF DiVORCE WiTH KENN'S EX WiFE'S (ANNiE) SiS JANESA. THESE 2 GiRLS HAVE BOTH MADE THE DECiSiON TO LEAVE THE GREATEST THiNG THAT COULD AND WiLL PROBABLY EVER HAPPEN TO THEM. I HAVE NO iDEA WHAT THERE DEAL iS. iF ANY OF YOU KNOW KENNETH HE iS A GiANT TEDDY BEAR! WELL ZACH IS PRETTY MUCH HiS BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER. THEY ARE BOTH THE SWEETEST GUYS EVER AND WOULD DO ANYTHiNG FOR YOU. SERiOUSLY.. I'LL MAKE A RANDOM COMMENT ABOUT WANTiNG BEANS & BREWS ON MY FB AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ZACH SHOWS UP WITH MY FAVE: A MR B'S!

iT'S STiLL SO CRAZY TO ME THAT THEY WERE BOTH WiTH THESE ERViN GiRLS FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND BOTH MARRiED THEM THEN BOTH GiRLS CHEATED OF THEM A YEAR AND A HALF INTO BEING MARRiED! NOT FOR ANYTHiNG BETTER EiTHER. NOT JUST SAYiN THiS BUT i KNOW THiS. ALSO IF YOU NOTiCE, ZACH DOESN'T LiKE TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED HAHA. EVERY PiC i TRY AND GET OF HiM HE'S AVOiDiNG iT SOMEHOW! HE'S ALSO iN THE SAMiE/KYLE WEDDiNG SO HE WiLL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO JUST SMiLE AT THE CAMERA!!! HAHA

TO THE LEFT IN YELLOW IS GRANDPA DUCK AKA OLD GOAT (BiLL BURKE) CHLOE CALLS HIM DUCK CUZ HE TALKS TO HER LiKE DONALD AND EVERYTiME SHE SEE'S HiM SHE YELLS GO AWAY YA OLD GOAT! OH MAN SO FUNNY!! PAPA (KENNS DAD) TAUGHT HER TO DO THiS! KENNS BACK TO US AND KYLE ASTiL IN THE GREEN.. SAMiE'S HUBBY TO BE

SAMiE & LEAH BEAH

ME AND JESSiKA! UGH WE ARE BOTH WiTHOUT MAKEUP BUT iT'S BEEN A BiT SiNCE WE'VE SNAGGED A PiC TOGETHER.. SHE OF COURSE HAD TO GiVE THiS LOOK LiKE... REALLY MOOSE, A PiC NOW??. FiNE I'M GRRR'iNG AND POUTiNG! ME... JUST GRiN AND BARE iT!! HAHA BARE iT... BARE FACES HAHAHA K SORRY.

I HONESTLY BELiEVE THiS GiRLS HEART iS MADE OF THE BEST MATERiALS GOD COULD MAKE A HEART FROM!! WE ALL KNOW HER HUSBAND TALi PASSED JUNE 1ST... WELL ON JULY 1ST HER FAVE AUNTiE GAYLE (THE ONE SHE AND HER FAMiLY LiVED WiTH iN SCHOOL DAYS) PASSED. HER ViEWiNG iS TODAY. i'M TAKiNG THE GiRLS AND ME. KENN WILL BE WORKiNG.. iT'S BEEN AWHiLE SiNCE I'VE HAD TO PACK UP BOTH GiRLS ON MY OWN SO CROSSiNG MY FiNGERS THEY WiLL BE ON THEiR BEST BEHAViOR!~ LOVE YOU JEZZ AND MAMA CARMEN! R.i.P. AUNTiE GAYLE.

HOGLE ZOO

2010-07-06T08:57:00.000-07:00

FRiDAY MY FRiEND (SOON TO BE BRiDE iN AUG) SAMiE AND i TOOK MY GiRLS TO HOGLE ZOO

LEAH AND SiS SAMiE (SHE CALLS THE GiRLS HER SiSTERS (=

CHLOE CHiLLiN

SAMiE WiTH CHLOE iN THE TRAiN! CHLOE PiCKED TO RiDE WiTH HER, THEY BONDED ALL DAY

LEAH WAS NOT HAPPY! SHE WANTED THE TRAiN TO GO!

WE HAD SO MUCH FUN. OUR FAVES WERE THE AWEFUL SiNGiNG MONKEY! HAHA HiS VOiCE WAS TERRiBLE! AND THE BABY ELEPHANT.. ZURi? OH AND ONE OF MiNE AND SAMiE'S FAVE'S WAS THE HUGE FANS BLOWiNG WATER! THE GiRLS HATED iT BUT WE STOPPED AT EVERYONE! THANKS FOR COMiNG WiTH ME SAMiE YOU ARE THE BEST! CAN'T WAiT UNTiL YOUR BiG DAY iN YOUR HOME TOWN KAMAS! THANKS FOR THE HONOR OF BEiNG ONE OF YOUR BRiDE'S MAiDS EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE MAKiNG ME WEAR A DRESS!!! (SAMiE & KYLE WERE MiNE AND KENNS WiTNESS' WHEN WE ELOPED IN ELKO, DRESS CODE... JEANS AND A T-SHiRT... PAYBACKS ARE A COMiN!) HAHHAHA JK. ALSO KENNS THE BEST MAN HiM AND i ARE BOTH iN CHARGE OF THE BACH PARTiES!!! i'VE CHOSEN A CONDO GET A WAY iN MESQUiTE AND NiGHT iN GOOD OLE VEGAS! OURS WiLL TOTALLY BE FUNNER THEN THE BOYS! BOYS ARE BEiNG BOYS AND WELL LAME! HAHA CAN'T SPiLL THEiR DETAiLS!!!

PAC 10 BABY! GO UTES! WOOT

2010-06-28T08:48:00.000-07:00

HLOE SHOWING OFF HER UTES BOW MOMMY MADE HER!! HOPING THIS YEAR WE CAN FINALLY GET SEASON TICKETS SINCE LEAH CAN WALK NOW!

LIL UTES FAN

MOMMY GETS A NIGHT OUT!

2010-06-28T08:40:00.000-07:00

LAST THURSDAY NIGHT KENNETH LET ME GO OUT WITH MY FRIEND JANNi. WE ALL WANTED HIM TO COME BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE A SITTER FOR THE GIRLS.. THURSDAY NIGHTS ARE TOUGH FOR THAT! THIS WAS MY 3RD TIME OUT WITHOUT KENNETH SINCE WE MET! THE FIRST TIME WAS MY BACH PARTY, 2ND WAS LAST MONTH! YUP WE ARE GLUED AT THE HIP HEHE LOVE IT THOUGH.

WE WENT TO A BAR NAMED SUE UP IN HOLLADAY I THINK IT WAS... SOMEWHERE EAST SIDE WITH WEST SIDE KIDS (= JUST MY STYLE! MY FIRST QUESTION TO JANNI.... DO I HAVE TO GET ALL PRETTY OR CAN I COME AS MISTY? LOL YA I DON'T LIKE DRESSING UP ALL PRETTY. SO NOT ME.

UM MET THIS GIRL NAMED ROSE.. I JUST THOUGHT THIS PIC WAS FUNNY SINCE I WENT OUT OF MY WAY TO HOLD MY EYE OPEN.. THIS EYE TENDS TO POPEYE ON ME WHEN I HAVE A DRINK OR TWO (=

EXHIBIT A! LOL POPEYE

JESSE AND JANNI THROWIN UP THE NORM SIGNS... I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MY SIGN ON MY HEAD MEANS! I'M JUST WAY PROUD THAT I KEPT BOTH EYES OPEN FOR THE PIC

THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT. YA I UPLOADED BACKWARDS BUT DOES ANYONE CARE?

I HAD A BLAST! THE RED SOX GAME WAS ON AND WE WON! THAT MADE IT SO MUCH BETTER!!! GOOD TIMES WITH GOOD FRIENDS..

A VISIT TO MY JEZZIKA

2010-06-28T07:27:00.000-07:00

2 WEEKENDS AGO KENNETH & CHLOE WENT DOWN TO FERRON WITH HIS PARENTS TO RENOVATE THE HOUSE HIS RENTS BOUGHT (IT WAS LINDA'S PARENTS HOUSE AND SINCE THEY HAVE BOTH PASSED HER AND BOB BOUGHT THERE HOUSE LAST FALL) KENNS AUNT WAS LIVING THERE AND HAD A CAT THAT I WAS HIGHLY ALLERGIC 2 SO SINCE THEY WERE GOING TO BE CLEANING, KICKING UP ALL THAT OLD DUST AND CAT HAIR WOULD'VE BEEN TORTURE SO LEAH AND I STAYED HOME!

SATURDAY NIGHT WE SPENT THE NIGHT AT MY FRIEND JESSIKA'S (MENTZER/TAUKEI'AHO) HER HUSBAND RECENTLY PASSED AWAY SO WE WANTED TO KEEP HER SUM COMPANY AND VISIT WITH THE NEW BABY TALI MELINO JR! SOO CUTE WHEN HE CRYS AND CRYS AND YOU PUT HIM IN FRONT OF A PIC OF HIS DADDY TALI, HE QUITS CRYING. SORT OF SAD BUT SWEET.

HERE'S LEAH AND BABY TALI TAKING AN AFTERNOON NAP

ME WITH BABY TALI AND CHLOE WATCHING JEZZIKA GET READY FOR CHURCH! NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN OUR FRIENDSHIP.. ME SITTING ON HER TOILET WATCHING HER GET READY FOR SOMETHING HAHA. SCHOOL, CHURCH ETC.

LEAH PLAYING WITH BABY TALI... UM WHO'S THE REAL BABY TONGAN IN THIS PIC? LOL CHECK OUT LEAH'S ARMS! I'M SURE BABY TALI WILL CATCH UP SOON! HE WAS ABOUT 4 WEEKS IN THIS PICTURE. I ORDERED A ONESIE WITH "TALI" ON IT IN A SIZE 12 MONTHS.. I TOLD JESS THAT I WAS SURE IT WOULD FIT HIM BY THE END OF SUMMER!! HAHA OH I CAN'T WAIT TIL HE STARTS TO FILL OUT!! I LOVE CHUBBY BABIES!!

MOMMA JESSIKA, BABY TALI AND HER DAUGTHER DAMIANA.. I LOVE THIS PICTURE, DADDY TALI IS IN IT! THE PICTURE TO THE RIGHT.

I LOVE DAMIANA, THE FIRST THING SHE SAID TO ME WHEN I ARRIVED WAS "HI AUNTIE MOOSE" OH MAN THAT MADE MY WHOLE YEAR!!!

IF ANY OF YOU KNOW JESSIKA YOU KNOW WHAT A STRONG PERSON SHE IS. SHE HAS A HEART MADE OF STEEL! SERIOUSLY AMAZING HOW STRONG SHE HAS BEEN SINCE HER HUSBAND LEFT SO SUDDENLY. I KNOW YOU HAVE TO BE STRONG FOR YOUR KIDS BUT I'M AFRAID I WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN AND CRY MYSELF TO CRAZY STATUS IF I EVER HAD/HAVE TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. SHE IS A BRAVE SOUL! GOD MUST BE HOLDING HER HEART EXTRA TIGHT! SHE AND TALI HAVE BEEN SILLY SWEETHEARTS SINCE 4TH GRADE! FOR SOME REASON GOD NEEDED HIM MORE THEN SHE DID HERE ON EARTH.

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH JESSIKA, DAMIANA AND BABY TALI!!! LOVE THE BURKES XOXO FOREVER SIS

THINKING OF GOING PRIVATE...

2010-06-23T14:23:00.000-07:00

SO I'VE REALLY NEVER CARED ABOUT MY BLOG, FACEBOOK, MYSPACE ETC BEING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. LATELY I'VE BEEN QUESTIONING IT BECAUSE OF CERTAIN PEOPLE TRYING TO CONTACT ME TO GET TO SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVEN'T OFFICIALLY DECIDED BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KEEP READING MY BLOG PLEASE EITHER POST YOUR EMAIL OR EMAIL ME YOUR EMAIL TO : KMCBURKE@LIVE.COM I THINK THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.. EVEN IF YOU DON'T BLOG AS LONG AS I ADD YOUR EMAIL I'M THINKING YOUR GOOD... I'VE JUST RECENTLY WENT PRIVATE WITH MY FACEBOOK AND MYSPACE AND MY BLOG I'M SURE WILL BE SOON!

THANKS BLOGGIN PEEPS. KEEP IT ON AN ON!

MISTY AKA MOOSE & MOOSTA! BAHAHAHAHA

LEAH BROOKLYN BURKE TURNS 1

2010-06-11T21:58:00.000-07:00

YESTERDAY, JUNE 10TH 2010 MY BABY GIRL LEAH TURNED 1! SHE HAS BEEN THE SWEETEST BABY EVER! SHE IS ALWAYS HAPPY. AT 6 MONTHS SHE TRANSITIONED FROM THE BOTTLE TO A SIPPY PERFECTLY!!

OF COURSE NOT EVERYDAY IS ALL FUN AND SMILES. WE'VE HAD TO TAKE HER TO INSTA CARE TWICE. FIRST FOR A HIGH FEVER CUZ SHE WAS ACTING COOKOO AND DELIRIOUS. BY THE TIME WE PAID THE $75 COPAY AND THEY GOT US IN, HE FEVER HAD GONE DOWN AND SHE WAS SMILING AT THE NURSE... MAKING US LOOK A LIL FOOLISH FOR EVEN BRINGING HER!!! THEN LAST WEEK WE TOOK HER AGAIN FOR AN INESTIONAL INFECTION THAT THEY DECIDED SHE CAUGHT WHILE CAMPING MEMORIAL WEEKEND SINCE SHE WAS AROUND A BUNCH OF OTHER KIDS. IT LASTED 10 RUNNY POOPY, VOMITTY, WHINEY, ON MY TAIL EVERY SECOND DAYS! TODAY HAS BEEN THE FIRST DAY SHE HAS FELT 100% ALL DAY LONG. LAST NIGHT FOR HER LIL BDAY PARTY SHE WAS SOO NAUGHTY AND EMBARRASING! SHE SCREAMED AND CRIED! REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT HER CAKE. WE TRIED PUTTING FROSTING ON HER LIPS AND SHE DID THE WHOLE SPITTING DROOL OUT OF MOUTH THING. UGH I WANTED TO JUST UGHHH. SORRY FOLKS NOTHING TO SEE HERE.. FINISH UP YOUR ICECREAM, CAKE AND PIZZA, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTS NOW LEAH WOULD LIKE YOU TO PRETTY MUCH GET OUT OF HER FACE! LOL. AS SOON AS EVERYONE LEFT SHE WAS WALKING AROUND LAUGHING AND PLAYING!!! APPARENTLY SHE TAKES AFTER PAPA BURKE. NO CROWDS PLEASE!!! THEN LATER THAT NIGHT SHE WAS ANTI EVERYTHING! I ENDED UP PUTTING HER IN OUR BED WITH US CUZ I GOT SICK OF GOING UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS... USUALLY I LET HER CRY IT OUT BUT SHE WAS SCREAMING BLOODY GORGY MURDER AT THE TOP OF HER LUNGS... SERIOUSLY WHERE DID SHE GET THOSE LUNGS ANYWAY?
THESE PICS WERE TAKEN BEFORE THE PARTY. SHE WAS BEING SO SWEEEET. THEN AS SOON AS WE WENT NEXT DOOR BABY DEVIL AWOKE!

LEAH AND MOMMY

BABY LEAH IS 1

CHLOE EVADA LOOKING AT HER SISTER LIKE... REALLY LEAH? CAKE, PRESENTS, ALL OF THIS ATTENTION AND YOU ARE ACTING LIKE WE BEAT YOU!? LOL. CHLOE DIDN'T STICK AROUND, SHE WENT AND HUNG OUT IN THE OTHER ROOM. LEAH SIS WAS A HUGE PARTY POOPER.

WELL TODAY LEAH WAS BACK TO BEING A PERFECT SWEET BABY. NEXT YEAR THIS KID ISN'T GETTING A PARTY! SHE CAN CRY IF SHE WANTS TOO!

R.I.P. TALI! Love you JEZZ

2010-06-10T10:34:00.001-07:00

Yesterday chloe and I made brownies!!

Then later i brought them to my friend Jessika. Her hubby passed away last week, saddest thing ever.. Theyve been in love since 4th grade!! R.I.P. TALI TAUKEIAHO and god bless you Jessika, Damiana and 3 week old baby Tali Melino!!

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Location:S 6400 W,West Valley City,United States

SICK BABY GIRLS )=

2010-06-07T20:23:00.000-07:00

THE LAST NIGHT CAMPING (SUNDAY) LEAH GOT REALLY SICK ALL OF A SUDDEN AND PUKED THE ENTIRE NIGHT. THEN TUESDAY NIGHT IT HIT CHLOE, CHLOE FELT BETTER THE NEXT DAY BUT LEAH NEVER REALLY RECOVERED. BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE INSURANCE DUE TO US BOTH BEING LAID OFF WE USUALLY DO WHAT WE CAN TO AVOID A DR VISIT. I NEVER WAS THE TYPE OF MOM TO RUSH MY KIDS TO THE DR OVER A FEVER OR COUGH ANYWAY BUT NOT HAVING ANY INSURANCE I'M EVEN MORE CAREFUL ABOUT THE DECISION TO TAKE MY GIRLS IN. MAINLEY BECAUSE WHEN A BABY IS SICK THEY CANT DO MUCH OTHER THEN GIVE YOU ADVICE YOU ALREADY KNOW.. KEEPING THEM HYDRATED ETC. COME FRIDAY LEAH HAS ABOUT GONE THROUGH AN ENTIRE PACK OF DIAPERS! SHE PRETTY MUCH WAS SHIZZING YELLOW MUSTARD SQUIRTS EVERY 1/2 HOUR THE WHOLE WEEK! SO FRIDAY MORNING WE DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO HAVE HER CHECKED OUT BECAUSE SHE WASN'T DRINKING AS MUCH OR EATING. WE TOOK HER INTO INSTACARE AND SHE WAS WELL HYDRATED HOWEVER HE SAID SHE HAD AN INTESTIONAL INFECTION )= HE SAID THEY LAST ABOUT 10 DAYS. JUST KEEP HER HYDRATED AND KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!!! REALLY? THANKS I DIDN'T KNOW!! BUT YA I
KNOW, BETTER TO BE SAFE THEN SORRY.

TUESDAY NIGHT... KENNETH AND I HAD SLEPT IN THERE ROOM ON THE FLOOR BECAUSE THEY WERE PUKING MOST THE NIGHT... THIS PIC WAS TAKEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT.. CHLOE ACTUALLY FELT BETTER AND WAS ABLE TO GO TO DANCE CLASS.. AS YOU CAN SEE SHE FELL ASLEEP WATCHING ALICE IN WONDERLAND IN HER TUTU! LEAH WAS STILL PUKING AND SHIZZING SO KEEPING HER IN JUST A DIAPER WAS BEST!

LEAH'S LITTLE SWEET BABY TOES

LOVE THESE LITTLE MEATBALLS!

CAMPING IN SOUTH HOLLOW

2010-06-07T20:03:00.000-07:00

FOR MEMORIAL WEEKEND WE WENT TO THE ANNUAL JJC REUNION. MOM BURKE'S SIDE OF THE FAM. THE PLACE WE WENT TO IS ABOUT 30-45 MINUTES SOUTH OF FERRON WHERE MOM BURKE ALSO GREW UP!

DADDY AND CHLOE FISHING

CHLOE AND LEAH ENTERTAINING ME IN THE CAMPER

CHLOE AND ME IN OUR TEAM BURKE SURVIVOR BANDS

CHLOE AND LEAH PLAYING AT THE SAND MOUNTAIN.

MISS CHLOE EVADA TURNED 3!

2010-06-07T19:51:00.000-07:00

ON MAY 27TH OUR CHLOE EVADA TURNED 3 YRS OLD! WE CELEBRATED IN THE CAMPER AT SOUTH HOLLOW FAMILY REUNION. CHLOE GOT EVERYTHING SHE ASKED FOR.. CAMPING, AN ARIEL CAKE AND ARIEL TEA SET! THAT'S ALL SHE HAS BEEN ASKING FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. IN ADDITION WE BOUGHT HER A HOT PINK IPOD, SHE GOT HER VERY OWN CAMERA FROM HER AUNTIE TALLY AND UNCLE TODD, AN ARIEL SWIMSUIT FROM BURKE GRANDPARENTS, FLACK GRANDPARENTS TOOK HER OUT TO LUNCH AND SHOPPING WHEN WE GOT BACK FROM CAMPING! AUNTIE STACEY GOT HER SOME CRAZY BALLS THAT GROW IN WATER, AUNTIE AMY GOT HER PRINCESS JAMMIES AND AUNTIE BRANDI SENT HER A PRESENT ALL THE WAY FROM MAUI!!! A CUTE PINK TURTLE THAT SHE LOVES AND TAKES EVERYWHERE WITH HER. SHE HAD A BLAST ON HER BIRTHDAY BECAUSE WE WERE CAMPING!! SHE LOVES LOVES GOING CAMPING. HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY LIL BUG XOXO

MOM BURKE'S 60TH!

2010-05-17T20:35:00.000-07:00

TODAY WAS MOM BURKE'S 60TH BIRTHDAY! TO CELEBRATE WE HEADED OUT TO OUR FAVORITE RESTUARANT..... DAVIDS KITCHEN! IT'S AMAZING!!!! DAVID IS SO AWESOME! HE ALWAYS GIVES THE GIRLS A TREAT WHEN WE ARRIVE AND WHEN WE LEAVE. WE ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME WAITER, HENRY... HE IS OUR FAVE AND OF COURSE HE'S DAVID'S SON AND A RED SOX FAN (=

LEAH AND DADDY

PAPA BURKE AND CHLOE BUG

TODD, MOM BURKE, LEAH, DAD BURKE AND CHLOE

LEAH WAS BEING A CHEESEBALL! SHE KEPT SMILING REALLY BIG AND CHEESY AT THE EMPLOYEES. SHE'S SUCH A HAM!

LEAH EATING HER DEPARTING TREAT DAVID GAVE HER. A BIG RED STICKY SUCKER! WHITE DRESS RUINED BUT IT'S NOT LIKE SHE'S REALLY GONNA HAVE IT IN WARDROBE MUCH LONGER! SHE WILL BE 1 YRS OLD IN LESS THEN A MONTH!!!

TONIGHT THE YANKEES ALSO PLAYED MY RED SOX... UNFORTANATELY WE LOST 9-11 WAS THE FINAL SCORE )=
HOWEVER WE HAD A GREAT TIME AT DAVIDS LIKE WE ALWAYS DO! YOU MUST GO THERE!!! IT'S CHINESE AND HE HAS THE MOST AMAZING POTSTICKERS EVER!!!! EVER!!! EVER!!! YES THEY ARE DELISH! NOT TO MENTION THE MOST AMAZING POT STICKER SAUCE! KENNETH AND I LIKE IT NOSE RUNNING HOT!!!!! IT'S ON 3300 SOUTH AND ABOUT MAIN STREET. GO THERE NOW! YOU WILL LOVE IT!

WHEN WE GOT HOME THE GIRLS PLAYED ON THE TRAMPOLINE AND CHLOE HELPED PAPA IN THE GARDEN!.

AND WE HAD TAKEN A CHEESY PIC WHEN WE PULLED IN OUR DRIVEWAY BECAUSE WE FORGOT TO HAVE ONE TAKEN OF US AT DAVIDS!.

PERFECT SUNDAY!

2010-05-17T08:34:00.000-07:00

YESTERDAY WE SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY OUTSIDE!

CHLOE & LEAH PLAYED IN THE DITCH WATER.. POOLS ARE OVERRATED?! HAHA. ACTUALLY KENNETH AND TALLY GREW UP PLAYING IN THESE SAME DITCHES!

PAPA BURKE GETTING THE FIELD READY TO PLANT VEGGIES!
CHLOE PLAYING IN THE DITCH!

TODD ELLISON, PAPA BURKE, KENNETH BURKE PLANTED 504 TOMATOE PLANTS YESTERDAY

CHLOE PLAYING ON THE GATE AND WATCHING THE SHEEP

IT WAS NICE TO FINALLY HAVE HOT DAY.

CHLOE'S 1ST DANCE PICS!

2010-05-15T11:01:00.000-07:00

K SO THIS IS JUST A PHONE PICTURE.. BUT TODAY SHE HAD HER DANCE PICS DONE AT TIP TOE DANCE STUDIO. THIS IS ONE OF TWO COSTUMES SHE WILL BE WEARING IN HER RECITAL IN JUNE. IM WAY EXCITED TO GET THE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS BACK! I MADE HER AND ALL OF HER LITTLE DANCER FRIENDS IN HER CLASS MATCHING HAIRBOWS. I LET CHLOE HAND THEM OUT AS HER GIFT TO THEM. SHE HAD SO MUCH FUN DOING SO! I ATTACHED BOTTLE CAPS WITH TIP TOE'S DANCE IMAGE. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE HER PERFORM NEXT MONTH! LAST PRACTICE ME AND ONE OF THE MOMMIES FOUND A PEEPING CURTAIN WE COULD WATCH THE GIRLS THROUGH. HEHE.

KENNS 30TH BIRTHDAY

2010-05-13T10:19:00.000-07:00

KENNS ACTUAL BIRTHDAY WAS ON MOTHERS DAY MAY 9TH SO WE DECIDED TO CELEBRATE THE DAY BEFORE! DURING THE DAY WE WENT SHOPPING FOR BIRTHDAY OUTFITS. I'M NOT A FAN OF SHOPPING CUZ IT'S SO DEPRESSING TRYING ON PANTS THAT LOOK LIKE THEY WILL FIT BUT THEY DONT.. SO I JUST GOT A JACKET AND SHIRT.. HE WANTED WHITE SHORTS AND A BLACK TOP. AFTER THAT WE WENT HOME AND GOT READY FOR THE NIGHT, WENT TO AHH SUSHI WITH TODD N TALLY, (SIS N LAW) JULS N CHANEL N ZACH (FRIENDS) WHICH SHOWS IN THE 2ND PIC BELOW.. CHANELS TAKING THE PIC.. AFTER THAT WE WENT HOME AND A FEW PEOPLE OVER FOR SOME PRE DRINKS. WE WENT OUT TO THE 19TH HOLES COPPER CLUB IN MAGNA TO CELEBRATE.

ME WITH MY YANKEE FRIEND JANNI ADAMS. WE LIKE TO MESS WITH EACHOTHER SINCE I'M A BOSTON FAN!

AHH SUSHI
LTR: TODD, TALLY, JULS, ME, KENNETH, ZACH

AHH SUSHI:
LTR: JULS, CHANEL, ME

19TH HOLE:
LTR: NINI, JULS, CHANEL, ME, SISTER STACEY

UM I HEARD THE NIGHT WAS AWESOME HAHA. I DON'T REMEMBER ANY OF THESE PICTURES. WHEN YOU ARE THE BIRTHDAY BOYS WIFE YOU APPARENTLY GET DRINKS BOUGHTEN FOR YOU TOO. DANG ALL YOU! I KNOW IT'S HORRIBLE THAT I DRANK SO MUCH THAT I DON'T REMEMBER MUCH. HOWEVER I DON'T DO THAT OFTEN, WE HAD A NIGHT AWAY FROM THE KIDS.. KENNS PARENTS TOOK THEM. WE KNEW THEY WERE SAFE.. WHEN WE WENT TO VEGAS WE WERE TOO SCARED TO DRINK TOO MUCH SINCE WE WERE FAR FROM THE KIDS.. WE PRETTY MUCH JUST SHOPPED AND ATE LOTS OF WINGS.. SO THIS NIGHT WAS KIND OF A "LET'S PARTY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BEING KID FREE NIGHT" IT'S BEEN A SUPER LONG TIME SINCE WE'VE HAD A NIGHT. IF YOU KNOW BOTH OF US.. WHEN HIM AND I FIRST MET WE WERE BOTH THE PARTY PEEPS AND HAD BEEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS... WHEN WE HOOKED IN JUNE 2006, I MOVED IN WITH HIM IN SEPTEMBER.. THEN WE HAD A CHLOE OOPS BEGIN IN OCTOBER HAHA. SO WE REALLY JUST HAD 3 1/2 MONTHS TO BE CRAZY FOOLISH TOGETHER..EVER SINCE WE HAD CHLOE OBVIOUSLY THINGS HAVEN'T BEEN THE SAME. WE HAVE A DIFFERENT KIND OF FUN NOW. HOWEVER ONCE IN A BLUE MOON LIKE A GOOD OLE BIRTHDAY WE LIKE TO TAKE A TRIP BACK TO 2006 FOOLISH MEMORY LANE (=
WE DID THINGS COMPLETELY BACKWARDS.. HAVE A BABY THEN GET MARRIED BUT IT WORKED FOR US. WE ARE BOTH SO LUCKY TO HAVE RAN INTO EACHOTHER. WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HOW WE WISHED WE WOULD'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO HOOK UP YEARS AGO BECAUSE WE DO GET ALONG SO WELL.. HOWEVER WE BOTH AGREED THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON.. WE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN RIGHT FOR EACHOTHER 10 YRS AGO.. WE BOTH HAD TO GO THROUGH CERTAIN TRIALS AND EXPERIENCES BEFORE WE COULD MEET AND FALL IN LOVE. OHHHHH SO GUSHY I KNOW! HAHA. BUT WE ARE GOOSHY AND WE DO ENJOY EACHOTHER. EVERY SINGLE DAY WE HAVE LONG LONG TALKS ABOUT JUST ANYTHING. WE REALLY REALLY ARE BEST FRIENDS. THERE ARE MOMENTS WHEN HE'S NOT AROUND AND I THINK TO MYSELF.. GOOD GOD HOW WOULD I SURVIVE WITH HIM.. I CAN'T EVEN MAKE A DECISION WITHOUT TALKING TO HIM FIRST!!! I HATE EVEN GOING TANNING WITHOUT HIM... YUP HE DRIVES ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND TO THE TANNING SALON WITH THE GIRLS IN THE CAR.. HE'S LIKE OUR TANN TAXI! NOT ONCE HAVE I BEEN UPSET THAT HE'S LAYED OFF TOO.. IF ANYTHING, IT HAS BEEN THE BEST 5 MONTHS OF OUR LIVES. SURPRISINGLY WE DON'T GET SICK OF EACHOTHER.... FOR MORE THEN 5 MINUTES HAHA. YA IF WE GET IN A LITTLE FIGHT, LIKE 5 MINTUES LATER ONE OF US IS LIKE... UM I MISS YOU. SO YES GOOSH GOOSH GOOSH WE ARE AND I LOVE HIM LOVE HIM!!!!

HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY HUNNY!!!!

May is Crazy!

2010-05-07T02:17:00.001-07:00

May is such a crazy busy month for us! The first weeks not even over and im exhausted just thinking about all the chaos that lies ahead. Its 2:40 am and im lying here awake after helping Chloe go potty. It never fails.. If i wake up in the night then im guaranteed to lie here dwelling on things i gotta do! Today Dad Burke turns 60! Saturday we are celebrating Kenneths Dirrty 30 since his bday falls on mothers day this year! Then sunday of course mom day! Then one of these next few days is Tallys fiances bday.. I think we are in the clear for about a week then the 17th is mom Burkes 60th!! Then 10 days later will be Chloes 3rd!!! For Chloes bday will be camping at the annual JJC reunion about 4 hrs south.. Its mom burkes side of the family. Kenneth and i actually took on a project for it since our side is in charge of it this year.. We are making 200 necklaces out of flattened bottle caps that say JJC!! Weve spent the past few weeks getting the image, caps and necklaces ordered. We finally found a good deal today on the chain part and im waiting for a custom image to be emailed to me!! Im also doin a ton of hairbow orders and deliveries in between all of this. Its keeping us both super busy which definitely helps while we are both in layoff status!! Kenneth has a potential job offer we have been patiently waiting on for months... We will finally find out for sure next week if its a go!!! We are crossing our fingers and toes!!!! We really could do for some insurance! Plus it would be a great 30th present!!!! AnywAy.. I blogged earlier this week about leah not EVER sleeping thru the night.. Since that blog she has slept every night!!! Woo hoo!! Obviously im not... But at least im not attending to a screaming baby!! (=

I posted the pic of my hair with the headband just to show the new thing we started up.. Bottle cap headbands.. Theyve been fun! Since i was layed off ive done everything i can to keep sane! Making the hairbows have been way fun.. Ive met a bunch of new people and made new friends. I know everything happens for a reason and im thankful for Kenneths support in my lil creations!! He is so awesome! Without his help making the caps i would be overwhelmed!! If he gets this job it will allow him to still do his part hehe. Love ya babe!!

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HELLO LEAH KNOCK IT OFF!!!

2010-05-04T10:24:00.000-07:00

LEAH IS KILLING ME LATELY. EVERYTHING GOES INTO THAT GIRLS MOUTH!!! EVERYTHING EVERYTHING EVERYTHING. CHLOE WAS NOT THIS BAD.. SERIOUSLY LEAH GETS INTO EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING POSSIBLE. SHE IS CONSTANTLY PINCHING HER FINGERS IN DOORS & DRAWERS... I TURN MY HEAD FOR A 1/2 SECOND AND SHE'S GOT PAPER, A SMALL TOY OR UNAPPROVED FOOD IN HER MOUTH!!! SERIOUSLY, JUST IN THESE FEW SENTENCES SHE HAS ALREADY PINCHED HER FINGER AND TORE APART THE MANUAL TO CHLOE'S DS GAME AND HAD PIECES OF IT IN HER MOUTH AND SHE'S ALWAYS STEALING CHLOE'S SIPPY AND POUNDING IT SO CHLOE FREAKS OUT!! THAT'S ACTUALLY FUNNY TO ME CUZ CHLOE HAS NO INTEREST IN HER SMELLY FORMULA HAHAHAHA...FUNNY THE LAST POST I VENTED CUZ SHE WAS THE ANTI SLEEPER... THE LAST 2 NIGHTS SHE HAS SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT.. HAVE I THOUGH? NO BECAUSE IT'S CONFUSED ME WHY SHE'S NOT SCREAMING BLOODY MURDER AT 2AM, 3AM AND 4AM SO I KEEP GETTING UP TO CHECK TO MAKE SURE SHE'S STILL BREATHING!!! I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING CRAZY!!!!! I'VE NICKNAMED THE LIL TURD BABY T REX! SHE WALKS AROUND WITH HER HANDS JUST LIKE HIS AND TEARS APART EVERYTHING IN SIGHT LOL. MMMMMM K VENTED AND LAUGHING IT OFF NOW! BACK TO DINO BABY CHAOS! AT LEAST SHE IS ALWAYS SMILING WHILE DOING ALL OF THIS! LOVE YOU BABY T REX!

GROWING SO FAST!

2010-05-02T19:48:00.000-07:00

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST THEY GROW! LEAH WILL BE 1 ON JUNE 10TH AND CHLOE WILL BE 3 MAY 27TH. CHLOE JUST STARTED DANCE CLASS A FEW WEEKS AGO AND WILL HAVE HER FIRST RECITAL IN JUNE. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR DANCE ATTIRE DURING PRACTICE SO SINCE TUTU'S AREN'T SO CHEAP I DECIDED TO MAKE CHLOE SOME. THIS PINK ONE IS MY FIRST ONE.. IT WASN'T SO BAD TO MAKE SO I'LL BE MAKING HER AND LEAH A TON MORE. THEY BOTH GOT A KICK OUT OF WEARING IT TODAY. MAY IS A WAY BUSY MONTH FOR US. FIRST IS DAD BURKES 60TH ON MAY 7TH, KENN'S 30TH ON MAY 9TH ALONG WITH MOTHERS DAY, MOM BURKE'S 60TH IS THE 17TH, THEN CHLOE'S IN WHICH WE WILL BE CELEBRATING HERS AT THE LESLIE (MOM BURKE'S SIDE) REUNION DOWN SOUTH. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEME WE WILL DO. SHE'S REALLY INTO ARIEL LATELY, SHE CARRIES HER MERMAID EVERYWHERE AND SLEEPS WITH IT. THANK GOD SHE IS OUT OF THE SPONGEBOB STAGE I LOATHE THAT BOB. FOR A MINUTE THAT'S ALL SHE WOULD WATCH IT WAS SOOO ANNOYING AND OBNOXIOUS. LEAH IS PRETTY MUCH THE WORSE SLEEPING BABY TO EXIST! SHE KEEPS BOTH KENN AND I UP MOST EVERY NIGHT. I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S THE TEETHING... I GIVE HER THOSE NATURAL TEETHING TABLETS, MOTRIN, TYLENOL BUT NOTHING WORKS. I HATE GIVING HER THE MOTRIN AND TYLENOL CUS I FEEL LIKE I'M DOPING HER UP SO I FOR THE MOST PART AVOID IT AND STICK WITH THE TABLETS. I THINK SHE JUST HATES SLEEPING. SHE PROBABLY SLEEPS THROUGH THE NIGHT ONCE A WEEK IF WE ARE LUCKY. KENN AND I WERE DEBATING ON ONE MORE... LATELY WE ARE AGAINST IT HAHA CUZ WHEN I'M PREGO I PRETTY MUCH PUKE 24/7 THEN WHAT IF THE NEXT KID HATES SLEEPING TOO? ARE WE EVER GOING TO SLEEP THOUGH THE NIGHT AGAIN?? AHHHHH IT'S ALL BEEN WORTH IT THOUGH. THESE GIRLS ARE THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR LIFE.

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2010-04-26T15:00:00.000-07:00

JUST CAME TO VENT. WHY IS IT THAT I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO BE POSITIVE? IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S MORE WORK TO STAY POSITIVE THEN NOT. EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE SO NEGATIVE AND I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO CHEER THEM UP ETC AND ITS STARTING TO SEEM LIKE I SHOULD JUMP ON THIS NEGATIVE NANCY BANDWAGON. IS IT REALLY EASIER TO BE NEGATIVE? I TRIED TO BE ORNERY AND NEGATIVE TODAY BUT IT JUST REALLY DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. ALL I WAS HEARING WAS MY OWN ADVICE AND IT WAS QUITE ANNOYING HAHA. LEAH FINALLY TOOK A BIG SHIZZ THAT LEAKED ALL OVER HER AND UP HER BACK AND ALL OVER THE CARPET.. FOR SOME REASON THAT JUST MADE ME LAUGH AND MY NEGATIVE STREAK WAS OVER.. I EVEN SHARED A PICTURE OF IT WITH A FEW OF YOU VIA TEXT SAYING " HAVING A SHITTY DAY? LEAH SURE IS! HAHAHA. K I'M DONE VENTING. POSITIVE MISTY IS HERE TO STAY BLA BLA BLA.

CHLOE EVADA AND PAPA FLACK HANGING OUT

2010-04-13T13:00:00.000-07:00

TODAY MY DAD STOPPED BY TO GIVE ME SOMETHING HE PICKED UP FOR ME.... A BOSTON RED SOX DECAL KIT! THANK YOU DAD I LOVE IT MUCH!!! ANNNNDDD CHLOE BONDED WITH HER PAPA FLACK. IT WAS SO DANG CUTE I COULDN'T HELP BUT SNAP A FEW PICS FROM MY PHONE. WE LOVE YOU PAPA FLACK XOXO

SOME OF THIS SOME OF THAT.

2010-03-25T14:01:00.000-07:00

I JUST ATE A CADBURY EGG. WHY CAN I NOT RESIST THE EGG!! STUPID DIETS. I JUST CANT GET INTO MY BLOG LATELY. BEEN WAY TO BUSY MAKING BOWS. I JUST FOUND OUT I'M GOING TO BE IN CHARGE OF RUNNING THE PRODUCE STAND THIS SUMMER. I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE SURROUNDED BY VEGGIES!!! PLUS I GET TO BE AROUND MY GIRLS AND CATCH SOME RAYS!! WE WENT AND SEEN ALICE AND WONDERLAND, LOVED IT. LEAH IS 9 1/2 MONTHS AND READY TO WALK WITHOUT HELP ANY MOMENT. CHLOE IS IN HER LOVELY 2 STAGE... IT'S GOT ITS PRO'S AND CONS. OBAMA.... IS DOING WHAT WE ALL WANTED... MAKING A CHANGE. SO SICK OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT. WE HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE CHANCE TO GIVE IT A CHANCE AND THERE IS ALREADY TONS OF NEGATIVITY FLYING ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT'S FUNNY TO ME. EVERYONE WANTED TO SEE A CHANGE SOOOO BAD AND NOW THAT IT'S FINALLY GOING TO HAPPEN TONS OF PEOPLE ARE JUMPING TO ALL OF THESE CONCLUSIONS AND ARE INSTANTLY NEGATIVE ABOUT IT JUST CAUSE THEY DON'T THINK THEY LIKE IT. AT LEAST HE'S MAKING SOME SORT OF CHANGE AND NOT JUST PROMISING IT LIKE EVERY OTHER FOOL WE'VE HAD IN OFFICE. I'M ALL ABOUT GIVING IT A CHANCE, I MAY NOT AGREE OR DISAGREE COMPLETELY BUT WHY NOT. LETS SEE WHAT IT CAN DO VERSUS WHAT IT WONT DO. ON ANOTHER NOTE, I'M TRYING SO HARD TO LOSE A FEW FREAKING POUNDS AND IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE. I REALLY WOULD LOVE TO RUN OUTSIDE BUT KENN WONT LET ME GO ALONE. I TOLD HIM TO DRIVE NEXT TO ME BUT HE JUST LAUGHED. WE HAVE A TREADMILL BUT I JUST HAVE THE HUGEST URGE TO RUN OUT IN THE FRESH AIR!!! HE DID PUT THE TREADMILL OUT ON THE FRONT PORCH FOR ME BUT ITS JUST NOT THE SAME. HMMMM ALL THIS TALK ABOUT GIVING THNGS A CHANCE IS MAKING ME LOOK FOOLISH NOW HAHA. FINE FINE I'LL RUN ON THE PORCH. WHY CANT GOD MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CRAVE FOOD INSTEAD OF DIFFICULT TO LOSE WEIGHT? HAHA JUST SAYIN. XOXO TO YOU ALL.

LAST SATURDAY

2010-03-18T09:29:00.000-07:00

IT SNOWED! THIS IS WHAT WE DID... WATCHED THE GIANT SNOWFLAKES COVER EVERYTHING!

BLO BLO BLOOOGGGG

2010-03-03T22:27:00.001-08:00

K SO I TOTALLY NEED TO PLAY CATCH UP.. ANOTHER NIGHT ( ;

WILL INCLUDE:

VEGAS
LEAH
CHLOE
LIFE

BWAHAHAHAHA

K AND WHY CAN'T I FIND THE UPLOAD PIC BUTTON WHEN POSTING A BLOG? DID IT MOVE? GRR

HEADED TO.........

2010-02-16T16:19:00.000-08:00

I DOUBT WE WILL LOATHE VEGAS.. I JUST LOVE THIS MOVIE IT'S HILARIOUS! BUT WE ARE HEADED TO VEGAS BABY!! NEXT THURSDAY KENNETH AND I ARE TAKING A ROAD TRIP, WE WILL HEAD TO MESQUITE AND STAY AT THE CASABLANCA FOR MASSAGES THEN FRIDAY MORNING VISITING THE STRIP! WE WILL BE STAYING AT HOOTERS.. YES HOOTERS IN THE BUNGALOW POOL SIDE! I PICKED THE HOTEL OUT. MAYBE I'LL GET SOME MOTIVATION TO WORK OUT SUPER HARD WHEN I GET BACK HOME AFTER BEING SURROUNDED BY THEM GIRLS IN LITTLE ORANGE SHORTS! HAHA, HEY YOU NEVER KNOW, IT MAY EVEN HELP CONTRIBUTE TO WATCHING WHAT I EAT WHEN WE ARE DOWN THERE.. ANOTHER HOT WING MA'M... UH UH... *THINK ORANGE SHORTS THINK ORANGE SHORTS*
YA SO TODAY I STARTED MY WATCHING WHAT I EAT AND WORKING OUT BEFORE SUMMER HITS!

I'M WAY EXCITED TO GO. I'M SO EXCITED I'VE BEEN GOOGLING THE MENU, WHAT TO DO, WHAT THE ROOM LOOKS LIKE.. YES IT'S BEEN A LOOOONG TIME SINCE I'VE HAD A VACAY LIKE THIS. NO KIDS! KENNETH AND I NEVER GOT TO TAKE OUR HONEYMOON SO THIS IS OUR HONEYMOON! YAY FOR US!

THE BABY LAMB UP CLOSE

2010-02-09T13:44:00.001-08:00

BABIES BABIES LIL CUTE BAAAABIES

2010-02-08T15:43:00.000-08:00

THIS MORNING 2 MORE LAMBS WERE BORN. THIS MAKES A TOTAL OF 6 IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS! THE 4TH SHEEP IS PREGO SO WE WILL HAVE EVEN MORE ANY DAY! I LOVE LIVING ON FARMLAND IT'S SO COOL WHEN STUFF LIKE THIS HAPPENS. I'M SO FORTUNATE TO BE LIVING WHERE I'M LIVING AND MY GIRLS GET TO GROW UP LIKE THIS. BABY LAMBS, FRESH TOMATOES, PEAS, RASPBERRIES, CORN AND LOTS OF DITCHES TO GET MUDDY IN ALL IN OUR BACKYARD! THE BEST PART ABOUT THIS IS CITY LIFE JUST DOWN THE STREET SO WE HAVE A PERFECT MIXTURE OF COUNTRY AND CITY GOING ON OVER HERE!

VIDEO I TOOK THIS MORNING

THEM RUNNING

TURN THE VOLUME DOWN IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WORD "DAMNNIT" I KNEELED IN POOP!