March

Night at the Chancellor's

Our friends Bruce and Rosie invited us and Sarah, Justin and Alyvia over for dinner and a bonfire on Friday. The food was yummy and the entertainment was great.

Briant and Max could not get enough marshmallows in their mouths fast enough. And yes Max still has this jersey on. (He has been a little obsessed with wearing jerseys lately, just ask Sarah)


Bruce busted out the "Laveen Light rail" and it was a huge hit.
Jared and Justin were begging for a ride so I was happy to oblige. I enjoyed pulling around my big toddlers until they decided to bail on me and I had no idea how to stop the mower. FUNNY GUYS!

Here is Bruce taking the kiddies for a ride. I am surprised that Alyvia looks happy here because unless I was holding her in the barrel she was crying. Thanks Chancellor's for a fun evening.!

Gwen's first swim

I would have to say that Gwen's first swim was a success. My friend Rachael invited us over to her community pool during spring break and we had a lot of fun. The pool was heated so it was just the right temperature. There's nothing cuter than a chubby baby in a swimsuit. And yes I am well aware that Gwen and I are the same albino color. I usually don't start to look tan until August or September.

Jacob

My brother-in-law Jacob went through the Temple for the first time a few weeks ago, he leaves to Paraguay in April. Jared was not able to make it due to working late. It was a great experience. Jacob is the youngest of the Burr's and it's awesome to know that all of Jared's siblings have been to the Temple.


Max and his Bike

We went to the park across the street earlier this month to teach Max to ride his bike. He is not the most patient little fella but we managed to encourage him enough to stick it out.

Gwen and Briant were happy spectators.


GO MAX!

Happy baby

Here is a little clip of Gwen in the hospital. With everything she had to go through she was still such a happy baby. Don't mind the beeping in the background, every time she kicked her feet it would set off the monitors.

Catching up.

Getting a handle on things.

The past three months of Gwen's life have been pretty rough. In the beginning of December we were sure she had RSV but tested negative for it. The symptoms continued and after several visits to the doctor, a visit to the emergency room and finally being admitted to the hospital it was finally determined that she has asthma. We stayed in the hospital for three days and during that time she had to have stuff suctioned out of her lungs every four hours along with breathing treatments, steroids and an IV. We got to come home on Friday and I finally feel like we have this under control. I don't know why it took so long for her to be diagnosed but I am grateful that there are so many treatments available to help her out. Jard and I are also so grateful for every one's prayers and concerns for little Gwen.

Jared and the boys enjoying cable at the hospital. (tightwad Jared refuses to buy it at home)

My mom relieving me of Gwen for a while.

Max was definitely going through withdrawals not being able to hold Gwen's hand. He has a major hand fetish.

The hospital was out of girl onesies so she got this lovely one.

This was us waiting in the emergency room for a bed to be available

Gwen wanted me to keep her bow on as long as possible.

I know I am the worst mom ever but I had to take this picture because I had no idea they used this contraption when they do x-rays on babies.

Here's to a lifetime of breathing treatments!

A lovely trip to the Zoo.

On President's Day my Mom took us to the Zoo. The weather was perfect and kids were out of school so of course the zoo was packed!

Because the Zoo was so busy we had to park a 1/4 mile away and take a shuttle over. The boys (Cole included) thought riding the bus was great because you don't have to wear a seat belt.

Aunt Rachel and Uncle Cole are the best! (that red thing in Max's hand is his funky monkey, or Briant's funky monkey that Max cannot part with.

You know you are getting old when your younger brother and sister have no idea what a genie drop is. I climbed up on this bar to give them a little demo. I felt pretty cool and pretty lame at the same time but it brought back some good memories of the old school yard.

Sting Ray Bay is always a favorite at the Zoo. The boys could stay there all day if I let them.

Valentine's cookies! YUM!

The McAllister's invited us over to make Valentine's cookies. We added peppermint to one batch and cinnamon to the other and they were Delicious!

(give me a break.....I had no makeup on and I was a little excited about the cookies)

Briant the balla!

Briant just finished another season of basketball. Martin and Kendal brought some sweat bands for Briant and Max. It took some convincing to get Briant to put it on because he had a hard time believing that boys wear headbands.

However Max was all over it! (He is wearing the sweatband under the hat)

Not a very good action shot but a shot of him in action nonetheless.

Jared had a lot of fun coaching and now he is moving on to coaching Briant in baseball and Max in tee ball.

Isn't she lovely.

Rachel went to her first dance on Saturday. I almost didn't make it to do her hair. I spent most of the afternoon at the emergency room with Gwen, she's fine now just some respiratory problems. Anyway, it was fun to get Rachel all ready for the dance.
(I promise this is the last post for today.)

No thanks!

I tried feeding Gwen baby food for the first time last night. It didn't go over very well. I think I'll stick with bottles for now.

Welcome home Jason!

Every night for two years Briant and Max prayed for Jason. Now that he is home they have a hard time remembering that they don't have to bless Jason on his mission anymore. We are so happy to have him home and I am grateful to have such obedient brothers to be good examples to my kids.

Just us and nature

Jared, Briant and Max

Martin, Briant and Max

Last weekend we went to South Mountain for a picnic/mini hike with the McAllisters. The boys were in heaven throwing rocks and climbing mountains. Kendal, Gwen and I enjoyed the view from our chairs. It was such a pretty day and it felt so good to get out of the house.

(I know I need to work on my picture taking, these are a little fuzzy)