House Update

Here is what our house looks like. Not too interesting, huh? But we are very excited that they have finally begun! We have finalized all our options (except for flooring). So far, it looks like Dec. 15th is our move-in date, but a lot can happen between now and then...

Red Slurpees

Jackson started taking swimming lessons last Monday. He had a tough time at first--he is a cautious kid and it takes him a bit to warm up to new situations (many of you will remember nursery, play group, etc). Matt and I couldn't let him give up, though, it is such an important thing to learn. So, we tried again on Tuesday. He walked right into that pool and never looked back! I was so proud of him! As a reward one day we went to 7-11 near the Hidden Park and we got red slurpees (I loved getting them as a kid). It was a great day, even though his slurpee ended up all over the car, I now can always look at the new red interior of the mini-van and remember how proud I am of Jackson (gotta have eternal perspective when raising kids--right?). Note: It's amazing the perspective you can have when sitting at your computer, 3 days later--I'm not sure it was there at the moment I saw the entire back seat of our new car covered in red--I seemed to have erased that moment from my memory...

To my amazing family...

Since we have gotten back from vacation a week and a half ago, I have been pre-occupied with Relief Society things to take care of. It seems that everything hit at once and my sweet husband and kids kind of got lost in the shuffle. For three days straight I have had to leave them with wonderful sisters in my ward (and a wonderful mom!) for various r.s. tasks and Jackson and Reagan have been such troopers. My Matt, who always seems to get the brunt of my stress, has been so patient and understanding. This is just a little note to tell them how much I love them, let them know how important they are to me, and to help me refocus my perspective and try, once again, to learn to balance...

More Highlights...

Here are some more highlights (see next post) from the Burnett Family Reunion...

Burnett Family Reunion

My Grandpa (second from left) and his three brothers.

St George

On our way to the Burnett Family Reunion last week, we stopped at the St. George temple with my brother and his wife...Here is our family picture!

Thanks Buck and Elise for a great time in St. George! We love you guys!

Beach Party

We went to the beach the other night for Matt's Sister's graduation party. Here are some pictures...

Congratulations Sharon! Happy Graduation!

Pigtails

Reagan has the thickest hair, but she has never sat still long enough for me to actually do anything with it. The other day I was able to distract her long enough to put her hair in pigtails. It is my favorite hairstyle on her so far. It makes her look so grown up, though, what happened to my baby?

House Update

Here are our flooring options, along with the granite and cabinet colors. I can't believe how many decisions there are to make--it has been quite the learning experience for us--

Memorial Day

We celebrated Memorial Day at Matt's cousin's home.

Check out this incredible pool! The kids had an absolute blast. Thank you Jack, Krista, Beau and Grant for an amazing day! Happy Birthday Beau!

Busy Little Bee

Reagan is our busy child. Here are some adorable pictures of her being busy...

Confidence of a Sage

My dad, who is the Stake President over in Placentia, asked Jackson to help him with his Seminary Graduation Talk. My dad was telling the seminary graduates that it wasn't so tough to memorize scripture mastery scriptures. He then said if an old guy could do it (my dad had memorized them all) and a young guy--- Then he had Jackson come up and say the scripture he had memorized for Primary (Amos 3:7). Jackson went right up there with Matt, my dad held him up, he looked out at everyone and then said his entire scripture into the microphone. I was so proud of him! He definitely has the confidence of a Sage--

House Update

For anyone wondering about the house...here is an update:

This is what our house will look like on the outside (the paint colors are pretty similar to this house, too).

This will be about the size of our backyard and it will be a rectangle shape, like this one (not huge, but double the size of our current one!):

Here is the exact color of the cabinets and granite: