Proof

This is proof that you CAN have a picnic in November in Idaho. (November 8th to be exact). Notice Whitney isn't even wearing a coat. We didn't even see one flurry of snow the entire month of November. It has been a gorgeous fall.

I had to take this picture of our little pear trees. They blossomed this spring and then were beautiful this fall! They were two of the last trees in the neighborhood to loose their leaves. I can't believe how much they have grown this year! I LOVE the fall!!!

More Halloween Pictures

Here are some more Halloween pictures - I got after my friend for not posting any pictures of her on her blog and I don't want to be guilty of that - so here is one of me and Bryn.

We had to get Brynlee and Cooper in their outfits together - don't they make a cute couple? They are almost the same size now. It took him a little bit, but he has caught up.

Brynlee and Brody. One of my Young Womens' leaders, Arianne, stopped by when they were in town. Brody is her grandson. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures with the two of us. It was great to see Arianne and her family and meet Brody - thanks for taking time to come see us!

Beautiful Brynlee. Arianne took this picture of Bryn to give to Mike's Mom since she hasn't been able to meet her yet. (Jessie and Arianne are in the same ward.)

Bedtime with Three

Bedtime with three is a little different and Whitney and Kenna love the change. Most nights they each get to snuggle with Brynlee in their beds for one song or one chapter of the book we are reading. They love it. It just warms my heart to see how much they love their sister! Sometimes she's awake and sometimes she's asleep. They especially love to snuggle her when she is asleep. And they also like to pretend they are sleeping too. I couldn't help but take these precious pictures.

Mike puts the girls to bed most nights to give me a break and to spend more time with them. He is such an amazing Daddy! I am pretty sure they have him wrapped around their fingers. (But they would do most anything for him, too!) On a regular basis he falls asleep singing to them on their floor. A year or so ago I started spending bedtime playing the piano. While he reads, I practice and then I accompany him for songs. It has become a fun tradition and makes me take time to practice the piano. And you know - I have discovered something . . . when you practice you get better and songs come easier. Can you even believe it?! For the past month we have been working on our library's Winter Family Read-Aloud Program. So instead of playing I have been joining them for books. We have read Hello, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, The Mouse and the Motorcycle, and are now working on Charlotte's Web. I remember all of these books from my childhood but didn't remember much of the storylines. They are fun books. Thanks to Uncle Norm for intoducing my family to Mrs. Piggle Wiggle when I was a kid - and now my girls love them. If only there was a Mrs. Piggle Wiggle in my neighborhood I could call for some magic to cure my kids when I am having troubles with them!

When he does fall asleep the girls are quick to wake him and remind him that he isn't finished singing yet.

Jess and Jake's Visit

Jess and Jake were up in our neck of the woods and stopped by to meet Brynlee. Jess was trying to convince Brynlee that although Emily did get to meet her first, that doesn't automatically make her the favorite Burnett Auntie. Sounds like a challenge to me! I guess time will tell who REALLY is! We will be expecting the bribery to begin anytime. (Ha ha!)

Finding Fall All Around Us

Living here in southeast Idaho, we are extremely blessed to be so close to so many of the beautiful things that nature provides. A week or so ago, we went for a drive toward Ririe and ended up finding Fall in all its splendor! Seeing the colors of the season always prompts Katrina to share a favorite memory of her mom being so enamored with the array of red, orange, and yellow hues that signal the changing seasons. I am grateful for this generational love of all things beautiful.


I can't wait until we can get them all smiling!

This pose was Whitney's idea. My budding photographers.

They are so funny about coming up with their own poses. Kenna is explaining how she thought they should be for the next picture.

This was Mike's first blog post - he did pretty well. I just wanted to add my two cents. Our plan was to go for a nice hike to enjoy the colors, but the trail we went in search of ended up having a "No Trespassing" sign on it. So then we tried taking what we thought would be an adventurous side road. It was adventurous for about 100 yds and then opened up to an RV park. It was a nice idea though. Our next stop, where we took the pictures, wasn't a hike, but we had fun. This past General Conference President Monson talked about not being so worried about the destination but enjoying the journey. We were a little disappointed that we didn't get to hike like we had planned, but decided that our goal was just to spend time together and create a fun memory. So we played in the leaves and laughed instead. I think too often we worry about getting things done and don't enjoy the doing enough. This is something we are trying to work on. We had a great time being together as a family.

Random Brynlee Pictures

Here is a collection of pictures we've taken of Brynlee over the last few weeks. We think she's pretty adorable - and getting more adorable every day!


Sweet Dreams! (This is the life!)

"Mom has this thing with my feet. They're cute...what can I say?"

"Bath Time...one of my favorite things!"

Even little angels can have great Pouty Faces!
(It's hard not laugh at this.)

Caramel Apples

I have a roommate from Ricks College who married one of Mike's roommates. Heather and Rich came up for a vacation to Rexburg two weeks ago and stopped by on their way home. They brought caramel apple fixin's and introduced our girls to the art of caramel apple decorating. (I realized that we haven't ever done them with the girls.) It was a little on the messy side but their creations were beautiful and super tasty! And everyone had a lot of fun - that is what mattters, right? It was great to see their family! We had some great times with them in college and I am so glad that we have kept in touch.


Sophie and Whitney

Kenna and Peter

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! I really wanted to do something fun with all three of the girls for Halloween, but since I am a procrastinator and was scrambling at the last minute, we didn't come up with anything the girls wanted to be. My favorite was for them to be the three little pigs, but Kenna and Whitney weren't havin' it. So then I bought (and returned) a costume for Brynlee. (Mike LOVES it when I do that!) It didn't make a lot of sense to buy a costume for our month-old baby who wasn't going trick-or-treating and didn't match our girls. We were given the cute little shirt Bryn is wearing and I found some pants to go with it and we decided that would do. Since we weren't going to do costume I decided that she NEEDED a bow. So I called my friend, Angie, Wednesday night with my "bow emergency" and she whipped up this cute bow for me. Thanks Angie!!! So, Brynlee and I are here blogging and handing out candy while the girls and Daddy are out roaming the neighborhood. That is one thing I don't love about Halloween. One of us stays home and the other goes with the girls, but what can you do? I will answer the door for a little longer and then, because Brynlee is done with the up and down, will put out the candy bowl and when it's gone - it's gone.


Our 3 beauties

Whitney, Bailee, and Kenna after a hard evening's work - by chance they all chose to be cowgirls.

I hope that Whitney and Kenna, looking at the blog, don't think that Brynlee is our favorite! We love having three girls!

We LOVE Brynlee!

Lynette's handiwork

Well, since I am not smart enough in the blogging world to get fancy - I have to steal Lynette's handiwork. I thought this page turned out cute. Thanks Lynette!

Brynlee's Two Weeks Old

So I think Brynlee has something against me blogging - because every time I have sat down to blog in her first two weeks of life - she has decided that she needs me. So this will be short since, she is calling. How does she know? She had her two week check up on Friday and is doing great. She weighs 8 lbs 12 oz and is still 21 1/2 inches long. I am not sure where she put that extra 12 oz - apparently she is just growing out, or maybe she has a hollow leg. I took this picture this morning. Even though we aren't going to church yet, the girls thought she needed to wear a dress since it was Sunday - and she looked too cute not to take a picture. We LOVE having her in our family! She is such a good baby and is very tolerant of all of her sisters' love. I will write more and add more pictures soon.

Brynlee Lorene

We added another angel to our family at 4:36 this morning missing our Thursday goal by only 4 1/2 hours. (I guess we will let her first obedience test slide.) She weighs 8lbs and is 21 1/2 inches long - and beautiful!!! She has been very sleepy today and not very interested in eating so I think we will have to stay the night. I was really looking forward to sleeping in my own bed, but I may have to wait until tomorrow. So far she is a really good baby and is very mellow - we pray for that to continue. Even when they prick her she doesn't cry or even flinch. We feel so blessed to have her in our family.

About 2 hours old

Meeting their baby sister. Our friend Lynnette was so great to come over to our house at 2:45 a.m. so we could go to the hospital. We are lucky to have such good friends around us! Thank you, Lynnette!

Brynlee's first bath - she hardly cried at all.

We waited to give Brynlee her bath so the girls could watch.