Quotes from my Kids

Me: "AJ, what was your favorite part of the day today?"
AJ: "Well, after recess and dismissal, seeing you Mommy."
Eliana: "Don't worry about it AJ, Mommy is in charge here."
Eliana: (while Jonathan is using a drill) "Daddy, don't screw me!"

Happy Fall!

We've been busy since Mr. Marcus's birth! Jonathan and the big kids went to a campground with our good friend Jim and his family earlier this month for some hiking, fishing and rock climbing. Also jumping in the leaves, pumpkin painting and carving and of course, tricks and treats on Halloween. Check out the Princess, Wolverine and the baby Pumpkin! Oh and Jonathan and I dressed up as a Mom and Dad. ;)

Baby Pictures

Marcus and Jonathan.....the day after he was born.

Marcus 5 days old!

He's here!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Marcus Jonathan Burns was born September 23, 2009 at 8:13 pm and weighed in at 8lbs. 4oz. and is 20 inches long. I had seen my OB earlier in the day and was 4cm dilated. He had a feeling I could go anytime. Just a few hours later while at AJ's soccer practice I had a few contractions and knew this was it! Jonathan rushed to the field and we all got home to meet Grandma. Half an hour later I arrived at the hospital and met Dr. Spurrell who checked me out and informed me I was 7cm. So I sat on the peanut and rocked for about 20 minutes and then was ready to push. Out he came shortly after 8pm and about 45 minutes after I had arrived. Nice and quick just the way I like it! So he is beautiful and wonderful and looks a lot like AJ did when he was born. Lots of dark hair and nice olive skin like the rest of the family! So happy our family of five is complete.

Still waiting for the baby with no name.....

"Due date" is tomorrow......no contractions yet just a little pressure. I use the term due date loosely cause I really don't believe in them! At least I'm 4 cm, that's some progress although it doesn't really mean much. Guess I will just use this time to get things done and try and relax! AJ has an open house on Thursday so God maybe Friday is a good day? :)

AJ's 1st Day of Kindergarten

Here he is...the big Kindergartner! His first day was September 4th and so far he really seems to like it. The best parts so far......"Eating in the cafeteria and recess."

September Schedule

I just realized how busy we will be this month. School starts for AJ, the big kindergartner, and Eliana also starts preschool, only 2 mornings a week. She's not too enthusiastic yet but we'll give it a try and see how she does. Soccer also starts for AJ and he's very excited. Today at the playground we brought the ball with us and he was telling the other kids, "Hey you should see me play soccer, I'm really good." Uh uh, and modest too. Also the great minivan hunt continues, much to my dismay. We're hoping we get one this weekend so it can be done with! Car shopping is not very fun in my opinion. Oh and did I mention I'm having a baby in 3 weeks? That may add to the chaos a bit!

Anybody want to weigh in?

We have a little guessing game going on about how much baby brother weighs...my guess is 9lbs., Eliana's is 7 lbs. and AJ's is -1 lbs. Anyone else want to try?

Quotes from my Kids

Eliana: (when Jonathan walks in the door) "Handsome Prince, Handsome Prince!!!!!"
AJ: "I'm going to build a tower for the baby so he can knock it down."
Me: "Eliana, what was your favorite part of the museum today?"
Eliana: "The escalator."

Best Diet?

I think it's interesting the many ways people try to be healthy. I know vegans, vegetarians, carnivores and people who are always on the latest diet craze. Oh and the people who think Splenda helps them lose weight.....that's my favorite. Anyway I found this article and I think it's hits the nail on the head. Anyone who knows me knows I hate cooking but I totally agree that the absence of disease in many cultures can be attributed to eating and cooking REAL food and not all the processed crap that is shoved in our faces daily. Food for thought, no?
http://health.msn.com/nutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100241585&GT1=31036

Summer Outings

Jonathan has 3 days off this week! I love having him home and we've been beaching, grilling,walking, and field tripping. Here are some pictures of our fun times.

Battleship Cove

The Carousel at Battleship Cove
Captain AJ

Sand Hill Cove

Quotes from my Kids

AJ: (while watching the Today Show with me): "They show this every day."
Me: "What's that AJ?"
AJ: "Those guys pushing those flowers around." (Michael's Jackson's memorial).
Eliana: "When is it going to stop raining Momma? Maybe in 2 weeks?"

Happy Birthday Eliana!

I can't believe my baby is three!!! Here are some party pictures.

Can it please be summer now?

Things are getting a little ridiculous here in good old New England. There have been 23 days in June so far and I think it's only been sunny and warm for 6 of them. So much for "climate change." Tonight we had chicken soup for dinner and I normally don't make soup in the summer months cause it's to hot to boil a chicken for 2 hours. And my poor petunias are just not doing well with all this wind and rain. Sigh...longing for the beach and sun and 90 degrees and no, being pregnant does not make me enjoy this prolonged spring!!!!!!!!!!!!

For all you expecting moms out there....

My friend Lynn posted this on FB and I think it makes many good points!
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1047180/the_lie_of_the_edd_why_your_due_date_pg2.html

Summer is here!

So AJ graduated preschool on Friday and is now a big 5 year old ready for Kindergarten in September. Even though it's been cold and rainy here I am so happy it's summer and I can't wait to get our beach pass!!!! My favorite season...sigh. During the summer I try to do "field trips" once a week and today's was to the Easton Children's Museum. We hadn't been there in a year and AJ and Eliana had such a good time (so did I actually). I would have loved to take some pictures but our camera broke a couple of weeks ago and we haven't gotten around to getting it fixed yet. Soon though, as those disposable ones are so convenient but develop horrible pictures and are totally not worth even the 5 dollars it costs you to buy them. If anyone has any other fun, inexpensive day trips/outings they do in the summer please let me know. I'm always looking for new ideas.

Quotes from my Kids

AJ: "Daddy is the best driver and you're the best passenger Mommy."
Eliana: "You're my best Mommy and the coolest Mommy."

This is a great article......

http://www.vosizneias.com/32967/2009/06/07/washington-what-obama-taught-me/

Saturday surprise!

This morning I went outside to help with the planting and AJ announced to me that he can ride his bike without training wheels. I think he's been ready for awhile based on how easily he was riding and I could tell he was very proud of himself! Amazing how kids are so cute and grown-up at the same time. If our camera wasn't broke and I knew how to post a video on here I would show you him in action.

Action-filled Friday

Today we had some friends over to play and everything was going so well until Eliana came up to me with something white hanging out of her nose. I pulled it out and it was a small bean they had been pretending to cook with. Unfortunately there was another one further up that I could not get out so off we went to the emergency room. Poor AJ was so upset, he cried almost the whole time and was so worried about her until the nurses gave him a popsicle and then he felt much better. The doctor was able to get it out pretty easily and I found it amusing that it had expanded quite a bit while inside her nose. That's what happens when they get wet right? He also said we were lucky because 90% of these kinds of cases end up going to a specialist where they have to sedate the child in order to remove the foreign object. Glad this crisis is over!