2009 Christmas Morning!

A little late....but, better late than never! Right? Right! Christmas was so much fun this year! Both boys knew what was going on and Noah got his new fish aquarium and Ethan got a tractor. All was good in the Burks home!

Below is the much-anticipated fish aquarium! The fish are:

1. Hearty (a bleeding-heart tetra)

2. Zero (this was the fish the nice lady gave us for free)

3. Mickey

4. Blackie (solid black fish)

5. Bruce (our freshwater shark named for Bruce from Finding Nemo)

6. Pinkie (hot pink glofish)

7. Tiger (tiger fish)

8. Zebra (black and white stripe fish)

9. Sucker (this one sticks to the side of the tank and eats off the algae)

And we cannot forget precious Ruby-Spencer. *sigh*

Happy Holidays everyone!

It's Beginning to Look Alot Like...

CHRISTMAS!!!

Finally. Christmas shopping is completed and gifts are wrapped.

I finally decided to hang the stockings on the fireplace, instead of the bookshelves!

Noah got out of school at 10:00 this morning! Yay! Here he is working on his 2010 calendar project.

And this little boogar has a sinus infection. He is sleeping well, though!
Timmy and I both took off work yesterday to take Ethan to his LeBonheur clinic yesterday morning. We met with the specialist and nutritionist to go over Ethan's enzyme tests from the lab in Sacramento. The normal range for enzyme activity is > or = to 31. Ethan's level is 0.3. This confirms his diagnosis of 3mcc. All this means is that we continue to monitor his lab values every 3-4 months. Since he has never had any symptoms of the disorder, we are discussing possibly adding bacon to his diet! We will find out after his lab results from yesterday come back. Also, he now weighs 29 pounds! That puts him in the 50th% for his weight-which is GREAT news!!!

Hope everyone is getting ready for a very merry Christmas! We sure are!!!!

Catch Up!

It has been a L-O-O-O-O-N-G time since my last post. My computer crashed and had to be completely re-installed and it took a while for me to finally re-download all of my pictures! We have been busy, as usual...so, I am posting a few pics that I never posted last month!

Here Noah is with Ashtyn on Halloween. He thought he was big stuff!

Noah, posing with his Jack-O-Lantern this year! He decided he wanted to be a cowboy, again, and I thought that was a fabulous and free idea! Ethan dressed as a pirate, but chose not to participate in picture-taking...he was not a friendly pirate!
We got to see these guys for Thanksgiving! I LOVE Laura-Hays!!!!!!!!! She will love me even more for posting this picture!

The boys play together constantly! Sometimes, it does end up in a "he hit me/took my toy/will not play with ...etc...but, they are quick to fight and quick to love!

Ethan has gotten to where he wants to do everything his big brother does...including homework!

We have the Christmas decorations up, most of the Christmas presents bought and are ready for December 25th!!!!

I Promise...

My computer completely crashed last week and I had to have all of my programs re-installed! Which means, all bazillion pictures have been wiped off of my computer! SO, I promise to re-download all bazillion and update my blog this week!!!

Side note: Ethan now says "I. Wove. You."
Other Side Note: Noah is now 4 feet tall.

Will be blogging soon!

Bragging Rights...

This little boy was awesome at the hospital today! The nurse could not believe how good he was! He's been getting labwork done since he was 10 days old, so he is an old pro! She said she has teenagers that act worse! We will have results in a couple of weeks...

Timmy and I surprised this big boy today and showed up at his class room to help with 'centers.' We are going to try to do this every Tuesday! We had a great time and Noah loved it! The assistant principal told me this morning that Noah is the sweetest little boy she has seen!
We are very proud of both our boys! So many people love them and show them that every day! For that, I am so thankful!!

Glasses/Glathes...And Other Total Randomness!

Noah loves to read with his "glasses."

Ethan loves playing with his "glathes."Either way they say it, it is very cute!

Finally, a picture of Noah with his jack-o-lantern!
Ethan is officially in his toddler bed!

We go for Ethan's enzyme testing tomorrow afternoon. This test will be sent to a laboratory in San Diego and will determine exactly what Ethan can/not eat. We are praying that this will show that he can eat meat and therefore, lift the last food restriction! I will update as soon as we get the results...it could take a few weeks!

The Greatest Bargain Ever!

I bought this Thomas the Train table, tracks, mountain and 10 trains for Ethan's birthday! I got it from a friend who's son never played with it for a FRACTION of the cost!

The boys love playing with it and only argue over trains sometimes...
If he would only open his eyes!

What a deal!!!!