Burmeister Debrief

Can it be, can it really be that March is already half way over? We have had an extremely busy few weeks, so much so that I am going to have to bullet-point to keep this from turning into a novel.

*Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day! This was never a significant holiday for us Burms but this year it has taken on a whole new meaning with Trae's first grade teacher, Mrs. O'Dougherty! It has been all about leprechauns her at home and at school. Trae and Add have built two traps to catch these little stinkers. They leave notes every night. They've even left snacks for our guest! While they haven't caught a leprechaun they've had a lot of fun playing the game. Our little green friend 'Lep' will be sadly missed after the 17th passes.

*Two weeks ago Elias began climbing out of his crib!! Along with this new found freedom came the realization that the second his eyes pop open he can hit the ground running! Naps are becoming scarce and in the morning he is up and exploring around 4:45-5:15 every day!! We are going crazy! I think the little man sleeps less than I do some days. Yep, we've switched the lock on his bedroom door but he has been able to work is way out the sliding pocket door into his bathroom. One morning after riding his trike around in the dark for a bit he decided to head out back to play and set the house alarm off at 5:30 a.m.!! It was still pitch black outside!!

*Two weekends ago we had the privilege of watching Ryan and Carly again. Their Daddy and Mama took a night away to some well deserved R&R. Ryan and Carly were such a joy to have around. They loved to be outside and probably spent most of their time running circles in our backyard. That is perfectly fine since our three joined in! It was great!

*Traeton has had two field trips within the past few weeks. I joined the whole first grade on the second which was to the Botanical Gardens. Hmmmm.... all I have to say is that it is quite clear why I have all silks in our home and why my thumb is definitely not green! I truly have no interest in botany!

*Addison is still on winter break! I am going to miss her terribly when she goes back to school in just a few weeks. She has been in swimming lessons since being out of school and she absolutely loves it! We go to a swim school that teaches swimming with a current. It is different but she seems to do well with it.

*Traeton is on another kick, robot building and anything electronic. He has disassembles several broken things (small boom box, keyboard, cell phone, and the list goes on) just to figure out how it all works! He has even been picking up extra jobs around the house to earn money to buy robot kits. Poor thing, Todd and I have no knowledge of electronics what-so-ever so he is eternally frustrated with us because we just can't make a robot that does something!!

*A few weeks ago Todd and I, along with our small group, began Growing Kids God's Way. Tomorrow night is night three.... Unfortunately we will have to miss as we are taking Traeton to the Newsboys concert. But even after the first two weeks it is painfully clear that we have a lot of work to do with these three jack rabbits. We have made some big mistakes in letting basic things slide, ie. manners, and now we have to backtrack a very long way to get it all straightened out.

*This weekend I had the pleasure of hosting a baby shower for a dear friend who is expecting a son. It was a very nice party where we served brunch to all the guests. I hope it was a blessing to her and everyone who came.

*Just four more days until we leave for our spring break trip to Arizona. Watch out Surprise, here we come! Get ready to rumble....the Burmeister children will shake things up, that is for sure. The quiet, peaceful retirement community trembles when our three come into town. They've been known to do some pretty outrageous things like steal lemons off the next door neighbor's lemon tree. Oooooo.....

*This will be our longest ever family road trip. I am beginning to freak out! I would like to take the shortest route from home to there and back again to reduce the 'togetherness' in the van but Todd just mentioned tonight that he thinks it would be fun to 'swing by' the Grand Canyon!!!! WHAT?!?!?! I do not recall that being on Map Quest's directions. Hmmmm, probably because it is NOT!

Thanks for hangin' with me... ERB