The Burnett Baby

Welcome Maddy!

2009-03-19T11:44:00.000-07:00

I wanted to give a shout out to my new niece! Madison Ashley (that's me) Sage!! We have waited a long time to find out what gender Am's baby was and now we know! Yay for Madicon (combination of Maddy and Lincoln when we didn't know what it was). She was a healthy baby and I still haven't recovered from watching her older brother and sister. They gave me a run for my money but what a joy! Congrats to Matt and especially Am for a great delivery! She is turning into a cutie! 8 lbs and 8 ounces! She looks like Matt though... long arms and longs legs and pretty much everything else is just long. Poor Amber will never get her dainty baby. It's ok Am, she is still a cutie. I am proud to be the "owner" of her, I adopted her whether Matt likes it or not! Woot Woot. We are excited to welcome her into our celestial family!

I have pictures on my phone but have not put them on my computer yet but if I get around to it, then I'll update this blog... no promises buck and ad, cool ur jets!

Forever and always... the proud aunt!

YES ON 8!

2008-10-27T01:59:00.000-07:00

WOOT WOOT!!

Like many of the younger generation, this proposition just seemed like a civil rights issue. However, after READING the actual proposition and not just watching TV ads that sway the voters, I came to realize this is a moral issue. Something that we need to stand up for and speak out against. Yes on 8 protects our children (or future children) and the definition of marriage. Read the issues and make your decision only after careful consideration of the issue. Vote Yes on 8!!

Welcome to the World Little Buddy!

2008-09-18T00:40:00.000-07:00

I wanted to shout out my congrats to Ad and Heather on their new baby boy! It is so weird to see Ad as a daddy! Good job goes out to Heather! When I called Ad and talked to him the day Carson was born, I asked how everything was and his reply was... "I'm tired". I was like what?Poor Heather did all the work! Anways, hope all is settling down over there and we can't wait to see them. That makes 3 nephews and 2 nieces for me! I am as delighted as ever to be an aunt again!

Nieces and Nephews

2008-09-11T00:02:00.000-07:00

Jackson thought he was Batman

I really don't know what Tay is doing but we never really do.

Check out Luke's new hairdo compliments of aunt weez...rejected by melis (what is up with that? he looks totally cute!)

Ok so I look seriously lame (I was tryikng to get a hairdo like him but failed in cuteness) but that is what you get when you have to take the pic yourself..just look at cute fat luke!

This last week, we had the pleasure of having Adam and Melis stay with us for a week so Adam could commute easier with his last week of work. On that Thursday or Friday... I don't know all of the days run together now.. Am came over with Ray and Jackson. We had a blast. That morning Adam had come downstairs with my Batman mask on so I decided to put it on Jackson... He wore it all night proclaiming he was Batman. Then Ray decided to join in and thought she was Batman too. What a day with these little ones. Well, since I had Luke for a little bit while Melis ran errands, I spiked hair (what any good aunt would do) and took our first picture together.. yes our first! He is a cutie though. I also have a pic of Tay and the many pictures Jackson took.. I let him have my camera and after deleting all the shots of the floor, walls and stairs, I kept the ones of actual people which weren't too bad. All and all we were glad to have adam and melis here for the week even if Luke woke me up several times a night, spit all over me and tay got me stuck on winnie the pooh. What characters. (Ray was so busy moving that she is not pictured although I do have a video of her that dad but cant get it to upload!)

Funny story about Ray. She loves babies and was trying to take care of Luke all night. She would put his pacifier back in or give him a blanket and even swing his swing. We kept watching her real close because she would come up to him (she is a rough child...she beats up on Jackson)and then softly pet his head claiming babieeee looooke! S0 after a while of watching her, we figured she would be ok around him. Luke started to wine so we told ray to put his pacifier back in. I think she got a little confused because she grabbed his nose and pinched it until he was a high pitched squeal. All of us screamed no ray but couldn't contain our laughter. It was so funny! No babies were harmed. In the last picture of me and luke you can see Rays toes... she wasn't far from him most of the night. She will just love her new sibling... or go nuts and try to kill it we are not sure which one yet! Lol.

Buck and Elise

2008-07-22T16:58:00.000-07:00

Buck and Elise

Friday:

Well this weekend Buck and Elise came down and we had a blast. It started off with a crazy drive (thanks to Meggie) to Adam and Melissa's house to be with the crazy kids. Right off the bat, Tay saw all the new faces in her house, got scared and ran away. Buck ran after her only to stop half way and say, "I stopped chasing her cuz I didn't want her to hate me". Holy cow! Adam and I continued to run half way through the entire apartment complex to find her crying. After all the rucas she was back to her old self jabbering on and off about mommy and daddy and baby wook. We all walked to the pizza store where we chose team names dependant upon the check we were under. It was a nice dinner followed up by a trip to Balboa (I think) beach. We listened to some wierd music meggie had on in the car ( heaven help us all!) and made it safely there. We walked around looking at all the beach side homes in awe and stopped for some ice cream. While eating our yummy treats we walked along the pier. After the gagging smell of fish we went back to the car with Elise and her sis being the only ones to brave the cold ocean. Everyone then returned home to their prospective houses. Buck Elise and I made it back to Adams house where we stayed the night only to discover they were all asleep so the matress pad could not be blown up. Buck and Elise slept on the ground that night only Buck didn't sleep. He thought Lukes stroller looked like the chick from the Ring and he kept rolling over to make sure "she" didn't move. Around 3 am I got up to use the facilities and almost jumped through the cealing when the air conditioning came on. It was a rough night for all of us. We were awoken by Tay or Adam running through the house on some adventure I dont know then off to mom and dad's for a fun filled day of working.

Saturday:

Buck and Elise worked in the yard all day while I fought over my new room design.. I just couldnt figure it out. We enjoyed lunch at In N Out and dinner with the little ones at Black Angus (what do you expect buck was here). Am and Adam and their clans all attended with us and we were a handful. Tons of fun though. Jackson was kicking me from under the table and I pulled an Ad and accidently kicked him over almost killing (well not after what matt does to him) the poor kid. Amber perceeded to yell at him for messing around and before I could get out that it wasn't his fault, Jackson said, "mommy it wasn't me, weez did it". The kid is 3 and already blaming me (even if it was my fault). After dinner we all headed back to mom and dad's. We hung around and even went into the spa. We ended up spending the night at ams that night. They were smart and aleady had a matress blown up for buck and elise. By the time we finally said our prayers (buck just kept interrupting) we were out like lights.

Sunday:

In the morning we were off to church. Buck was convinced the church purposly pointed 3 air conditioning vents at him so he would freeze. Whatever. Am kept adding kids to her pew. She started with Jackson and Reagan then added one of Jacksons little friends and finally some little girl who sat behind her. When Am put her on her lap, Reagan glared at her with angry eyes. A daddy's girl for sure but very protective of mommy. We sat through matts lesson only to have him ignore what he talked about during it. We went back to Am and matts and hung out. Buck showed Reagan how to do rockaby baby only he chucked the poor baby doll on the wood floor with Reagan looking at him frozen in terror. Shortly after that they had to head home.
It was an eventful weekend with lots of fun and lots of laughter.

We look forward to hanging with them again soon!

It has been forever...so they say

2008-07-18T14:33:00.000-07:00

I just love hanging out with the little devils.

Pix from Family Reunion

Heather and her proud turtle.

We all have Reagan's stickers on our heads...even dad!

Jackson was tuckered out

There was a mouse! While I was sitting on the top bunk which buck and Elise slept on together, buck stared at the mouse while heather (the pregnant lady) had to crawl and look for it. Look at those crazy kids... ad was asleep and wouldn't even move.

Pix from Camp...See details below for story line.

Me and my Co-councilor, Amy, at camp

Verizion (David), Amy and I at camp before our singing time.

Me and one of the chicks from another cabin chillin in the bathroom (with nine girls, this is where I spent most of my time).

Ashley and Orchid, two of my girls from my cabin at camp.

Story Line:

Well, summer has been going great. I am currently in the process of redoing my room, yes in polka dots! It is orange, pink and green! It really pops. A special thanks to Bobby for all of his hard work and putting up with my temper tantrums when I couldn't achieve perfection. Pix to come when it is done!

During the month of June, I went places. I went to Aspen Grove in Utah listening to dad sing his youth conference song (aint got time to die) the whole way up. Long drive but it was way fun hanging with the family. We spent days playing scategories (Heather as you may already know has a vicious side and one which you may not know, Elise has one too!). We played games outside as a family and we were the best! We were called the Eagles by no reason known to me and we ran around competing against other families. I spent a lot fo time in the craft area painting. My mom said I have a talent! We did other various activities ranging from attacking Jackson and Reagan to Ad throwing a basketball as hard as he could at my face. Yes, it was painful. Other than that it was sad to say goodbye and head back to the Land of Gracious Living but we made it.

Also in June, I returned from Camp Titan for a week long trip of being a parent to nine, 10 year old girls. Wow! What a tough week. But in the end, we found a happy ground to tread on. Between yelling at them (a trait I inherited from my father) to be nice or hurrying them to the pool, archery, low ropes or food I felt like a real mother. I was proud of my girls walking in straight lines and cheering during silly songs. I was sad the week was ending, but glad to be a step closer to sleeping in a bed not infested with bugs and rats! Yes, rats. As I preceded to scale the second story bunk practically on top of my girls with a broom for protection, I thought to myself, man I need some sleep. Finally the day came for me to return home and hang out with my family (where I had my parents to take care of me). Oh yeah and get some sleep.

Mom and dad headed to youth conference and I hung out with bobby for the rest of the time. I spend most of my days at Race N Rock in Riverside hanging out with him. When we return to his house, we usually going swimming and beat up on his little brothers while attempting to play boxers or briefs. The other day while attending work with Bobby, I was put in charge of watching his co-workers 8 month old baby boy. He was a lot of fun but a lot of work. He is such a cutie though with lots of smiles to go around.

This past week, I spent the day at Chuck E Cheese for Jackson's B-day party. It was a lot of fun and brought back some good and some bad memories of the place. Reagan and Tay tried to jump off the stage while Jackson smiled brightly for any camera that came his way (a trait he gained from his father). I spent the rest of the day with Am and Matt. We watched the Martian Kid with Reagan jumping all over us and Jackson spilling a water bottle all over my can. Am and Matt thought it was pretty funny watching me go home with wet pants. But when the kids went off to bed it was super cute hearing them say good night to me and how they loved me (tear drop) it was hard to go.

Anyway, I now await the arrival of Buck and Elise on the home front this weekend and it will be filled with much fun... more details to come later (if not on my blog then check bucks!).

Peace and Love for now!!

Some news on the Home Front

2008-05-31T11:02:00.000-07:00

I don't have pix of Luke on my computer yet (so I did the next best thing), but I wanted to give a shout out to Adam and Melis! Congrats on Luke, pix coming soon!

In case anyone misses what Mom's hats look like, Bobby and I decided to model them for you... yup, she still rides in style!

Practice makes Perfect!

2008-05-31T10:47:00.000-07:00

As I begin to get ready for camp, I have been practicing on my family to be prepared for little kids in any situation. Here, Adam is my dummie. I was performing a technique called, rolling a person bigger than me over by myself. Adam, being bigger than I, did not believe me when I said I could roll him over and I, being a Burnett, accepted his challenge. Bravo to me! If any one needs CPR, I am certified!

2008-05-01T22:24:00.000-07:00

Well Buck and Elise, I thought I should post even a little something cuz ur being way childish about this situation... I found this really interesting site.. it is supposed to like take the stress outta ur life or something by using this product.. it is really gross looking! U put these pads on ur feet and walk around on them all day then take them off and they take out all the oils and dirt stuff in ur body.. check out the before and after! Super Gross!

Oh and here is a pic of little miss Tay that i thought you should see... what a cutie on her first pony ride!

Happy 2nd Birthday Tay!

2008-03-29T12:31:00.000-07:00

I love the dress Tay!!

Happy birthday to Taylor!

Yes, we celebrated Tay's birthday last week and man was it a blast for a cranky 2 year old?? I spent 6 hours, yes count them, cleaning the house. I am proud to report that today, only a week later, it looks the way it did when I started cleaning last week. Melissa made some sweet dot cupcakes and has agreed to make my wedding cake. Tay got oodles of presents and the rest of us were exhausted! All in all, it was a fun day!

The Riches

2008-03-29T12:07:00.001-07:00

Tamara made this picture of us into a magazine cover and yeh, I have no idea who the riches are but she seemed to like it... I just thought it looked cool. We were at Joe's crab shack for her b-day and those were delicious orange smoothies!! Yum!

The Phantom!

2008-03-25T23:24:00.001-07:00

Right After Play, in front of some picture mural thingy

Elise and I on the stairs outside the theater.

In the lobby of the hotel before the play started, in front of a beautiful waterfall.. I want one of these in my house!

Awe! So cute!

We found a humpty in front of a restaurant and had to take a pic.. it was creepy though cuz ppl eating were staring at us... hence my look...

At Buck's house holding up our tickets before the show started!

About 2 weekends ago, Mom, Dad, Bobby and I went to Vegas to visit jolly Ol' Buck and Elise! We got tickets to the show "Phantom of the Opera" shown at the Venetian. It was awesome! We were right up front and the play, although hard to follow (only understood it cuz Elise explained it to me) was very well done and I loved the music. The opera under the floor was fantastic, my favorite part. The set was built specifically for the play. There was a huge chandelier that came together and was part of the play! I totally thought it was going to fall on us. There were crazie stunts and they used lights that blinded the whole audience. After the play we headed out to dinner and back to a night of restless sleep at Bucks. I had to bunk with mom and dad. What an adventure that was. Between dad waking up at 2 in the morning, turning on the light and saying I think it is time to wake up and mom almost knocking him out, it was a rough night. After the nice night, I awoke to Bucks muffins he made, very nice and bobby and I departed into the wilderness. Oh and not to mention Bucks and Elise's immaculate house and mom and her trail of glitter. She had a pretty black glitter dress which left its mark on the bathroom, bucks couch, dads car, dads suit oh and of course, dad. The next day bobby even had some on his face from sleeping on the couch. It was an eventful trip. Hi to buck and elise, thanks for housing a great fun filled weekend!! And mom and dad of course for the entertainment.

I have been Tagged!

2008-02-21T19:46:00.000-08:00

7 Random Facts about me...

1. I love Polka Dots

2. I love to sing the Reading Rainbow Theme Song

3. I want to have a polka dot wedding with neon pink, orange and green as my colors... we will see how that goes...

4. I love the smell of laundry detergent.

5. I want to name my children all "d" names... funny thing about that is I only have one or two that I like!

6. I dress my bear and bobby's bear in matching outfits.

7. I want to run and dance in a field of flowers!

The Twins Birthday Party

2008-02-16T22:32:00.000-08:00

Today we celebrated Mackenzy (on left) and Mackayla's (on right) 6th Birthday Party!It was princess themed and oh so much fun!

Bounce House Time... Going down the slide!

Having Cake!

Me, Bobby and Mackayla smiling... CHEESE!

Bobby Singing???

2008-02-15T22:59:00.000-08:00

Today, Bobby, Mom, Dad and I babysat Regan and Jackson. They were quite the handful but oh so cute!

Regan sure showed Bobby who was boss...

Jackson and Reagan love their aunt Weez!

Guess why Jackson got a ring pop... His parents would be so proud.

Our "One Year" Anniversary

2008-02-08T23:06:00.000-08:00

The Beach was really cold

Our "One Year" Anniversary

2008-02-08T22:58:00.000-08:00

My Model Shot

Ashley and the Giant Panda

Bobby and the Giant Panda

Our "One Year" Anniversary

2008-02-08T22:18:00.001-08:00

Today bobby and I celebrated our "one year" anniversary. He made me a cute present and we enjoyed a yummy salad lunch by Albertsons . We watched a raging round of Family Feud while I hid my candy from mom.Bobby took a nap... blah! After that we went to the movies and saw 27 Dresses in which bobby loved. I beat him at air hockey in which he cheated and we took pictures with a giant panda and my model shot! We followed it up by dinner at Knowlwoods. While dining at Knowlwoods, we wrote a story about a princess on a napkin and laughed our time away. After cruising the town, we stopped off at the beach and had a bon fire and froze our cans off! I can't believe I let bobby light the fire. One last stop at Del Taco and we came home only to discover the house a mess! Mom and dad were exhausted watching Tay, Ray and Jackson tear the place apart! When Matt and Amber came back, Matt almost ate it on a stuffed animal hidden by a chair. Tay came up to me, smiled her cute smile and fell asleep in my arms. Ray ran around saying hi to everyone while Jackson pretended he was sick so he couldn't clean up the toys!

What a day!

2008-02-04T17:03:00.000-08:00

"You can’t make someone love you, all you can do is be someone who can be loved, the rest is up to the person to realize your worth."

Bobby and I are celebrating our "one year" anniversary this week