11 weeks and counting

I got a pleasant surprise last week when I went to my baby doctor appointment.... since I was only 10 weeks-6 days; the doctor was worried she would not be able to hear the heart beat with the doppler, so she opted to just give me an ultrasound and even just skip trying the doppler! What a great surprise that was for me!!!

So below is my cock-eyed scanned picture of our latest ultrasound picture! It is so amazing to me that you can already tell the head and body - even though it still really resembles a kidney bean... :)

Kaitlyn went with me to the appointment, so she got to see the baby before daddy did... the doctor was explaining to her that mommy has a baby in her tummy... and well- you guessed it- now Kaitlyn has a baby in her tummy! If you ask her where her baby is, she'll point to her belly! So sweet! She now points to Mommy's belly and says 'baby, baby' :) As time goes on and the belly gets bigger and bigger and Kaitlyn gets a little older- maybe she'll understand even more!

We are so blessed to be having our second child! Pray with us that everything continues to go well and for a healthy, full-term baby with no complications or surprises along the way!

Tinkerbell and then some

Well, believe it or not- we celebrated our last Christmas of 2009 yesterday in Roanoke with my mom's brother and his family!

We decided before coming back home that we needed to stop into the Disney Store at the Roanoke Mall because they were having one of their 2 big sales of the year! :) I was able to pick up a couple of costumes / dress up clothes for Kaitlyn! Here she is in one of them... Tinkerbell :)

Ok, so the wings are as big (bigger) than she is!!! But she didn't seem to mind it too much!

She kept it on for quite a long time. We even had a tea party together with her all dressed up! She thought it was wonderful :) (It is so much fun for me to have a little girl, I am enjoying her more and more as she is becoming more and more interactive and we can build our relationship with more and more memories! )

I just had to throw a couple of other pictures in that have been taken recently... well this one was today after we got home from church! What a cutie....

Sort of proper (after mommy pulled her dress down over her knees for the picture! haha)

Not sure if she's making some sort of private deal on her phone in this picture or not... she was trying to hide from me! :) A bit cryptic in her language and all :)

What fun we are having lately! I'm just loving every minute of it!

Burnett Family Christmas 2009

After Matt and I travelled back from PA on Christmas Eve, we made a quick stop at the house and dropped a couple things off and picked a couple things up and headed immediately to Staunton to stay the night with my parents. We had talked earlier in the day and since they were calling for snow/ice mix over night we thought it would be nice to stay with my parents overnight so that if it was really bad on Christmas they (and us) would not be alone on Christmas. As it were, we were able to travel on Christmas day to my Granddad's in Wythe Co., VA. My dad's family got together for a meal and family time that afternoon. We had not been in several years, so it was great to be able to make it again this year. It had been over a year since most of the family had seen Kailtyn as well... so it was fun to catch up with everyone!



Then... finally...we celebrated Christmas with my family on the 26th! My brother was unable to make it this year- he and Lyne were surely missed.... but the kids still made it fun for all of us and we enjoyed everyone that was there!



Kaitlyn's first necklace- and Daddy is even putting it on for her! ?! (of course she managed to break it later that night- but no worries Rog was able to fix it)

My sister opening one of her gifts... "Going Rogue"- Sarah Palin's book...She was pretty excited about that one!

Kaitlyn standing in the midst of the torn papers and looking around at all the new stuff! She had so much fun this year opening packages and helping others with theirs as well! It was nice to see her take a moment anyway with gifts that she opened! She seemed truly interested in everything she got to open up!

Of course, me opening one of my gifts- obviously I look pretty happy about it! (My "ugg" like boots- YEAH)!

Not the best picture here... but you can still see that Matt is extactic about his 2 Phillies tickets he got for Christmas, from me and my parents.... he will be going to a Red Sox game in May! This will be his first trip to Citizens Bank Park! Yeah for him!!!

I love Christmastime and spending time with family! Even though it all goes by so quickly and never seems to last long enough for all the time and effort we put into it...but i cherish the family moments and family memories that we make every year!

I received another charm for my charm braclet this year (as usual).... they are always so unique, special, perfect for the one receiving it... this year i got a charm that represents Faith, Charity, Love- to reflect the new beginning of a project that has long since been in my heart, and to see it coming to reality is a-mazing! In 2009 I was able to start a clothes closet through our church for people in need- to receive things for free, whether they are in our church or in our community! It is already making an impact in the community- and what a blessing that is to me!

In 2009 I was also able to help bring to life a new non-Profit Organization that will be running 'along side' our church family... it is called New Dimensions of Grace! It is a non profit that will help church reach community in new ways that our current church staff/elders are unable to because it would take them away from the church too much! I'm sure i'll be posting about that more later on...but what a blessing to be a part of such a 'momentus occassion' in my life... it is such a passion of mine!

So all that to say... my charm this year was absolutley perfect!

Just one more quick note about charms... Kaitlyn's this year was a cell phone, it even flips open!! A silver charm cell phone that flips- now how perfect is that for her? If you know her at all... you KNOW it is perfect! :)

December 2009 Blizzard

Starting the evening of Friday, December 18th the Valley starting getting some heavy snow fall. It continued all through the night and into Saturday. These pictures are taken in Staunton at my parent's house; as my family was in PA for Christmas already....but I had to post some pictures for memory sake...it's been since---when???--- that we had this much around here?

This is Emma trying to dig her way to the grass... she hasn't gotten there yet!!!

My sister out with her girls enjoying the pretty snow fall!!! already up to her knees!

All the dogs were having a hard time making their way through the deep snow... it was pretty hard on our old dogs.... too much work to get out and even pee... but, it seems they all still really love it! Buxton will dip his nose in and throw the snow up in the air, he is sooo funny to watch!


This is the path to the hot tub, for those fanatics~!! and YES we have some of those in our family!

Yup, my dad in his hot tub... I'm not even sure how he managed to get in it with all that now piled up.... brrrrrr..... is all i'm thinking right now!!!

The beginnings of shoveling the driveway....

ahhhhh..... I just LOVE snow!!!! love it love it love it!!! I'm ready for some more!! How about you?

Christmas in PA 2009

This year for Christmas we were able to travel to PA for a whole week prior to Christmas. We left the evening of the "Big Blizzard" on Friday the 18th and stayed until Christmas Eve. It was so nice to be able to just hang out, visit, relax (alot) and not rush all over and still get alot of good family time in!

Matt's brother and his family, graciously take us in everytime we come home! This time they had us for 5 nights and Matt's mom and dad has us for one. It was like a break for me having the cousins keep Kaitlyn occupied and entertained! Tyler was like having a built in babysitter for 6 days! Now that IS n-i-c-e!!!! They played so well together, and even after having spent that many days with 3 boys- Kaitlyn has managed to keep her 'girly' traits in tact.

Kaitlyn is just relaxin'! It seems she is really taking to lying down to drink her milk lately! She loves to prop her head up on the arm of the couch and just kick back. Other times she'll find the steps and lay back to drink it in. Tyler would wear her out, and she just needed a break now and then to re-coop. :)

The annual family Christmas picture at mom and dad's. Kaitlyn was trying her best to smile for the picture... how did she do?

This is Kaitlyn and her cousin Zachy. He just adores her! He wants to constantly help her and make sure she has whatever she needs. He watches out for her and is certain to let us know if there is a problem. Kaitlyn is pretty fond of Zachy too!

This is Kaitlyn and Tyler... these two kids would chase each other, play with each other, talk to each other and just down right have a good time! Tyler would always make sure Kaitlyn was taken care of.

Kaitlyn in her Christmas outfit at Grammy and Pop-Pops. She was the center of attention for about 5 mins, until she just couldn't take it anymore and had to be taken off to bed. She missed the present opening that evening, but it worked out well for her the next morning, so it was all OK.

Kaitlyn with mommy's 'beads'. She has become fascinated with them and wore them for several days! She thought she was a princess and just had to have them!

The next morning, Kaitlyn finally got to open her presents! It was probably better anyways, she was able to concentrate a little better. She finally got the hang of ripping the paper and getting into whatever was inside!

Grammy and Pop Pop got Kaitlyn a small play kitchen that makes noises and has some accessories! She is so funny to watch when she pushes a button and different noises come out... she gets sooo excited!! What fun!

Kaitlyn with her cousin Michelle opening presents from her. Michelle got her a tea set that sings and talks to her, but the coolest thing it does (I think) is when you tip the pot to (pretend) pour it sounds like it's really pouring! It has really helped Kaitlyn learn to pretend to have a tea party. She has been serving up tea to mommy and daddy and Mimi and Rog...quite the little hostess.

Kaitlyn with her beads opening Christmas presents... she had the time of her life!

It was a wonderful Christmas vacation and time with family! Lots of food, fun, games and laughter! AND yes we had snow there too.... just not the blizzard that the 'burg received.

Relax

Just a quick note to say yes.... we are still alive and well... I feel like such a slacker lately, and am not sure what my problem is with keeping up with blog posts. It seems there is always something else that gets priority, family, work, house work, Christmas baking, Christmas cards, running errands, being sick for - let's just say a long time- and just on and on and on...

No excuses... I would solemnly pledge to do better and take more picutres and do more posts, BUT- alas, i know better... but how about I will try...

BUT... I have found lots of time to RELAX today and enjoy the SNOW.... I L-O-V-E SNOW!!! Really, really, really love it! I enjoy watching it and the way it clings to the trees and has the majestic look it does... and when you don't have to travel- it's so peaceful!

We are visiting family in PA for the week! We were smart enough to leave the burg last night and head on up, instead of leaving this morning - as orginially planned! We were able to make it for almost an hour at my company Christmas Party last night and then we hit the road about 6:30pm- we ran out of the snow about Woodstock and had clear travels the rest of the way here!

We too are enjoying the snow as it is falling outside! It is not anywhere near as much as VA, at least for now, but still beautful as ever and really, really cold outside!

Merry Christmas everyone and hopefully I will be back REALLY soon...maybe even this week, as we are on vacation!

Harrisonburg/Rockingham Community Clothing Drive

Grace Covenant Church Community Wide Clothing Drive
Saturday, December 12 from 10am-1pm
there will be a City-Wide Clothing Drive.

Our focus is on Children’s clothes sizes 4-14, for under privileged children in our community.

Please bring your clean gently worn clothing to 1 of 2 pick-up sites.
1) JMU Convocation Center Parking Lot,
2) or the South end of the Sharp Shopper parking lot on Rt 11.

Join us love on these children and their families.

For more information call Anne Whitehouse at 433-9244.