2010 here comes the Burns Family...

We are so excited about 2010. Someone once told me that a new year didn't really mean a whole lot to them, but that some people need that new number. Well I am apparently one of those people. It has been such a whirlwind the last two years. With us moving, Ben's job change, and the loss of my Grandpa in 2008...well that didn't set my 2009 up for much other than acclimating to our new life. We are growing accustomed to living here now, and although I will forever miss my papa I am learning to rely more and more on my heavenly Father. So bring it on 2010! I am ready!

4 key words in a marriage "I'll do the dishes"

Not too much has changed, although the kids ARE enthralled with the fact that Ben used to have hair. Benjamin asked what happened to mine in the pic below. He said you must have been a kid then. hahahaha Happy 10 year anniversary Ben!

Some guys have all the luck...

I never win anything. I don't even ever win the bid at silent auctions, but Ben, well that guy has a hidden good luck charm somewhere. He just called this A.M. and announced he had won tickets to see Laura Bush in Branson. The funny thing is this happens all the time. Now if he could just win an amazing vacation or huge diamond ring....

confession: I am apparently not a blogger

It seems I am failing at keeping up this blog. I can also add laundry and dishes to that list of failures as well.

So here I sit with laundry to be washed, dinner to be made, schooling to be finished, and very distracted. I am hoping/praying my lack of enthusiasm for these tasks on hand will be momentary, and that the domestic diva that resides somewhere in this tired body will arise and conquer. Very doubtful that will happen, but it was a nice thought...

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Second Most Important Day...

Tyler woke up Sunday morning and said "this is the second most important day of my life!" You can pause the music on the blogger if you would like to hear the video. We are so grateful for Tyler's decision to be baptized, and excited about the plans God has for him!

they will grow out of this won't they?

I was looking back through all of our pictures, and came across this one. I want to laugh and cry when I see this. These two outlaws managed to get into the corn starch and have a 10 minute spree that took me 3 hours to clean up.

July 4th

Nothing very eventful...swimming...fireworks...dance on the square...

Like Father Like Son

Well here he is, the proud daddy and his little munchkins. For Father's Day this year, I told Ben to get ready we were headed out for the entire day. (We did skip church for this) I despise breakfast food as most of you know, probably because I am a vegetarian and almost all breakfast food comes with a side of something that once had a face and a mother. Anyways that is for another blog...Ben loves him some IHOP! And it just so happens his little offspring inherited the same liking for IHOP. So off we headed to breakfast. The boys had silly face pancakes, Ben had a big breakfast which included a pound of pork or something ridiculous, and I had a veggie omelet. After breakfast we went to Ripley's believe it or not, The Track, The Imax (to see Up), and then dinner with my sister and her kids at Pizza World. We ate too much and spent too much money, but Ben wore a smile the whole day....so it was totally worth it.