Easter!

This year was a great Easter, it was so fun with the kids. They are still so small, but I felt like they were big enough to get their first Easter baskets. They were so cute when they came out to find the baskets on the couch! They looked a little confused at first, but they had a great time shaking the eggs and trying to figure out how to open them. Once they figured out the hard part, they started dumping candy all over the floor and fighting over it! Mckenna especially liked the peeps. It was the first thing she went for, and she seriously tried to shove the whole thing in her mouth. Later that night we went to my aunt Nicoles for a lovely easter dinner. It was really nice to visit and spend time with family.
My great grandma Gurney also died earlier in the week. Her funeral was on good Friday. To me it was a good reminder of the resurrection of Christ and the gift He gave us all. Her funeral to me had a happy feel to it. My grandma lived such a good life and died at the old age of 92. One of her mottos that she used to always say is, "its better to wear out than to rest out". She was born in the year 1918 and saw many things during her life. She married during the depression, saw many wars, and also served in the LDS temple for many years. I only hope I can live my life like her. We also had my Aunt Ilene stay with us during the funeral and for Easter. It was really fun to get to know her better and have her around!

More pictures finally!!

First off, we want to apologize to everyone for not posting more pictures this winter... it's been a long winter, with lots of sickness in the Burns family, so we've been super busy! We do want to do a better job in the future of keeping this blog updated, and we will do it! The kids are a little over 15 months old, but March is their original due date (March 23). Both the kids are growing and getting healthier everyday, and they've even started popping some pearly whites! We love them both so much!!!

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Learning to clap!

No need for Napkins

Connor got Tubes in his Ears!

And he's still had two earaches in the past three weeks!

Nice Winter afternoon in Phoenix

Notice how Connor loves to lean over toward Mckenna - he does this every time they go for a walk in the stroller. He sure loves his seester!!


We took a trip up to a nice park just north of Phoenix on a Saturday in January. It was a nice place with lots of plants, woods, and some nice scenery. Kenna got a little cold and fussy at the end, but we had a nice afternoon together as a little family!

Trouble

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Whenever we really need to get them to sleep, we take a ride in the car... works every time!

Happy Birthday to you!

It's been forever since we've posted anything, so we'll start with their birthdays, on December 12. We had friends and family over to celebrate the little rascals' first birthday! It was also their first experience with cupcakes! Happy Birthday Connor and Mckenna, It's been quite a year!!



Yummmy!

Mom's handsome little man!




BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!!!
Aunt Calli often comes over to help me with the babies, and the babies LOVE it when she is over. She is such a help to me, and Connor and Mckenna just adore her. She can get them to laugh and smile so easily. We love you aunt Calli!


What happens when dad cooks dinner!:) love u babe!:)

Connor LOVES the dishwasher. Anytime I open it to do the dishes he dashes for it like a dog after a bone. He loves to try to take the silverware and dishes and throw them on the floor, to stand up holding on to the basket, or even to try and climb in the the dishwasher. Trouble, trouble, trouble! We love that boy!

The kids playing together and laughing with our neighbor "auntie Kristi". Kristi is such a great neighbor. Not only is she a great friend, she comes over to watch and play with the kids so Eric and I can take a break. We are so spoiled.:)
One of my good friend's Randa came over and brought her cute daughter Macy over to visit the other day. Mckenna seems to LOVE kids and other babies. From the moment Macy was here every time Mckenna would look at her she would start smiling and laughing.

Lots of pics

Our little sweetheart!



How laundry gets done in our house!

OUr crazy fun loving boy! Everytime I try to take a pic he always tries to grab the camera and almost never smiles! (even though he is almost always smiling)


Mckenna always likes to point her pointer finger when sucking her thumb! So funny!

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Sooo sleepy! Mckenna fell asleep in her play saucer!

Big blue eyes!





When Mckenna was sick before her hospital stay she was soo sad and wanted to be held by momma 24/7. This can be a a little tricky when you have twins! I was trying to find anything I could to keep Connor happy and busy, so i could help kenna. One particular moment I was holding kenna who was throwing up and crying, and connor wanted mom at the same time. Out of desperation I looked around trying to figure out how i could console him and her at the same time, and that is when i remembered that we had chocolate cake! I know that is a terrible thing to do as a mother, to console your kid with cake, but hey sometimes you just have to get through the moment! It worked of course. He LOVED the chocolate cake and it kept him busy and happy for almost a half an hour. I only gave him a piece smaller than the size of a credit card. How can the get so little cake EVERYWHERE?! The cake made it look like he a beard and lots of facial hair by the time he was done. lol.


This girl sure LOVES her daddy! And he loves her even more!

Busy babies!!

Mckenna's hospital stay

Mckenna was admitted to the hospital for four days last week. She was in a lot of pain, and after two separate visits to urgent care, where they just mis-diagnosed her with the flu, (and when her fever reached 105), we knew something was really wrong and took her to the ER instead. Karisa called me from work, and I met her at the hospital where Mckenna was treated for a kidney infection. She stayed in the hospital for four days and didn't like it one bit!! She has grade three kidney reflux on her right side, and grade two on her left. It is treatable, but requires a lot of antibiotics and a possible surgery in the near future. We'll see... after all she's been through within the last year, this is nothing she can't overcome as well.

Connor and Mckenna re-united in the hospital crib

Mommy comforting Mckenna prior to taking her to the hospital

She loved to take a ride in her hospital car. Since the hospital was short on beds, they had Mckenna stay on the oncology floor, where there were lots of toys to play with when she started feeling better!

Soo tired!
Soo sad! Poor little girl hated the hospital. She would scream and almost have a panic attack anytime someone besides mom or dad came into the room. She also said dada for the first time several times at the hospital, usually when they were doing a procedure. It was like she knew who her protector was and was calling out for dada to save her. So sweet and so sad.