Snow Days!!

Wanted to share some pics of the girls in the Snow. We had a few Snow days this year, they really enjoyed the day at home!! Notice Lyla's snazzy boots and yes, those are socks on her hands, but they worked well! You know we aren't prepared for these things in the south!

Anyone want to Dance?

So...not so great at keeping resolutions as you can see! It's been exactly 3 months since I've been on to update the blog...I mean you know I've been busy...work, kids, life, laundry, work, kids, life, laundry...and so on and so on...

BUT, some friends reminded me last week that it had been a while since I've posted, so I've GOT TO GET BETTER. I mean it would require me to NOT go straight to bed after the girls get in bed...but I am TIRED. I have come to realize that either I sleep, or I'm lousy the next day, so my choice has been to sleep, sorry to anyone that was disappointed!!

On a positive note, I'm really ready to dance! I'm doing an awesome Bible study at church, "When Wallflowers Dance" and not only is the study very eye opening, it's very refreshing as well to be sitting in the room with so many awesome women of God that are all in some way or another the same "dance" or lack there of that I am in. I mean, I used to be SO SO SO connected, connected to God, to my Faith, to my DAILY walk with HIM. But life has gotten me down, not emotionally so much as spiritually. Sure, I am a strong Christian woman, I love my Lord, I love my family, and my life. But I need to spend more time with HIM, more QUALITY time. So I'm asking my prayer warrior friends out there, that I KNOW I have, to please pray for my walk. So that I may be in step with HIS Dance daily, and that everything else I do reflects the dance that I am starting my day with. THANK YOU FRIENDS!

Taking Advice...PLEASE

Okay, I resolve to do better at this blogging thing this year! PROMISE!!

BUT, I need some help. First of all, the layout (colors, design, etc) don't really portray who we are...I mean it's nice and all, but I'd like a little more "spunk" if you will, any gurus out there that can help??

Also, I CAN NOT figure out how to allow someone to comment. It appears that the settings are correct, but the options to comment are not there??? HELP!

Once I don't feel like a blog beginner, I'll probably be hooked, I'm sure! Kind of like coupons...I'm getting addicted, and I can hear the conversation that is to come...umm are you seriously saving money by being this crazy over coupons? Well, my attempts are to certainly try, and I'm taking advice from friends, and praying that it will work!!

So...any advice on the above topics is GREATLY appreciated!

Just to get you going...this is the picutre that my mom put on my birthday cake last weekend...yes that's me, about 23 years ago I guess...give or take...I LOVED being a punk rocker, and Halloween was the perfect opportunity to show it off! My mom made the best "home made" Halloween outfits!!

It's there now

I guess something was stuck, but it's there now, see how silly we were for our Christmas Card? Sage LOVES this picture, she laughs when she sees it!

CONFUSED

Okay,
So I posted an update yesterday...but I can't see it. I see it only when I'm trying to edit the blog layout...HELP!

One of my friends added me to her list...so I really need to get in the game here...I am a "blog" reader...but ready to be an active poster too!

I PROMISE this year I'm going to do better (or next year, depending on when you read this).

So, tag me, or whatever it's called and I'll jump in!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Merry Christmas!

I can hardly believe this year will be over tomorrow! Where does time go? We have had such a great year, everyone is happy, healthy, and Very BLESSED!

Christmas this year was so much fun! Sage was really into everything, and Lyla thought she had to open ALL of the gifts! Nothing phases that little one, she amazes me~

Sage was excited to see that Santa came, ate some cookies, and left some presents! She also saw that he "accidentally" left his hat by the fire place, so we'll have to pack that up and send it back to him, don't want his head getting chilly!

Chris is doing REMARKABLE at the School he's working at. He's received some great commendations, and his Faculty and Students seem to really LOVE him!

I turned the big 30 last weekend. And Chris had a great party for me! He had the house all decked out in 80's things, things from my childhood, including pictures, posters, and my prized Strawberry Shortcake Doll collection (thanks to mom!!). We had a great time, and it was fun to stroll down memory lane with all of that stuff!

Work is going well for me, I've been in my current role for a year now, and I really do love it. It's an enlightening feeling to know you can go into work and KNOW you are appreciated and cared for! Of course at the hospital, that's what we do, right???

I hope this finds everyone HAPPY, HEALTHY, and BLESSED at the end of 2008, and I pray you will all feel the love of our Lord in 2009!

3 Months...guess we're busy!

SO it's been 3 LONG months since I last posted. Of course a lot has gone on since then! Both girls had birtday parties, Sage is 3 now, and Lyla is one! I can't believe they are getting so big!

We had a great summer, and have had a great fall! Sage is getting very exicted about Santa coming soon...but reminds us that it's not Christmas yet, if she sees someone that has already put lights up. One of Sage's favorite things to do is Gymnastics. She goes to the Little Gym on Tuesday nights, and now she is a "Funny Bug" so she goes into class on her own. She really does awesome with it, I'm so impressed with her skills already! She also loves to sing, and she's pretty good at that too! In fact, we've been listening to my choir CD for the Christmas show at church, and I bet she knows more of the songs than I do~

Her sister is very busy these days as well. She's walking all of the time now, and running most of the time. She wants to do everything that Sage is doing all of the time. She's a very happy little girl, and very rambunctious. She's often falling off of what ever she is on, but it never phases her, she bounces right back up and keeps going.

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Here are a few pictures of them both...if you can't get to the link, I'll post some on the Blog soon.

Sage...the BIG sister!

Sage has had quite a year! She's gone from our little girl, to big sister, "good helper", potty trained, silly goose! Yes, in case you are wondering, she's still "DADDY'S GIRL" ALL of the way, mommy's only her favorite about one hour out of the week...it is so bad that even when I go to pick her up at day care, she cries and tells all that will listen that "I WANTED DADDY TO PICK ME UP", yeah, that's not embarrassing at all.

By and by Sage is such a joy to be around. She is alwasy doing something to make us scratch our heads and ask how old is she again? She can spell her name, and her sister's. She is pretty smart for an almost 3 year old (can you believe she will be 3 next month?) She is actively involved in her "nastics" on Saturday mornings at the Little Gym (aka to us adults - Gymnastics). She'll be starting her 3rd semester there next week.

She's a sweet big sister, although sometimes she does forget that Lyla is 2 years younger than her. It will catch up to her when Lyla can "fight" back! We are absolutely loving every minute of watching Sage grow up into a young lady.

She also has a heart for Christ, singing Jesus Loves Me is one of her favorite songs, and she often tells us that Jesus lives in her heart. Her excitement when she sees "Churchie" makes me smile from ear to ear, she loves going to her classes on Sunday and Wednesday, and often times holds her parents accountable for attendance!

Look at this Face

Does this look like someone that would be so silly, active, and mischevious? Well it is! When they say that no two kids are the same....BOY are they right! Lyla is nothing like her sister. She is into EVERYTHING, and I mean EVERYTHING!

When Missing, Lyla can often be found in Duke's water or food dish, at his cage eating his treats, or even upstairs by herself, clapping and laughing. The last one threw us for a loop. I remember being able to leave Sage in one spot for ever, she would sit there and play. NOT LYLA! The other night, Chris heard her in the monitor. Assuming that I took her upstairs, just just peeked around the corner to make sure that I was not still sitting at the computer. I WAS....Lyla went upstairs by her self, and was sitting in front of her room, smiling and clapping when her daddy bolted up the stairs to find her.

So the next picture is a bit more realistic, notice that she's between the furniture? Yes, that's Lyla!

It's been a LONG time!

Well, as I imagined, managing life (kids, work, CHRIS, etc) doesn't allow for a lot of extra time to post how we are doing!!

Summer has flown by! We started out on Vacation in Edisto Beach in mid June, and now School will start back for Chris in two weeks. We've stayed pretty busy this summer. In June I went to Atlanta with some girl friends to a Beth Moore conference. It was a great trip! We flew up to NY State in July for my cousin Jacqui's wedding. It was a VERY quick trip, I'll go into more detail on that in a separate post.

We just came down to HHI for a short trip before school starts back, it's HOT down here!!

Events this summer:
LYLA is a MESS! She is a very happy baby! She's into EVERYTHING, crawling all over the place, into cabinets, her sister's toys, her sister's hair, pretty much anything her sister is doing! Sage is a trooper though! Lyla will grab a hold of her hair, and she will say, ever so sweetly (most of the time), LYLA, please let go of my hair!! For the most part they get along great, most times they are rolling on the floor together, at times Sage forgets that Lyla is not 3, and she's a little rough, but it usually doesn't phase Lyla!

Lyla loves the Ocean, Sage loves the sand! Sage isn't a big fan of the waves, she never really has been, in fact, sometimes she's just like her mommy, she'd rather sit in her chair and soak up the rays! Lyla on the other hand loves the ocean, loves the waves to crash over her head, she thinks its great! We took a week long trip to Edisto Beach with my mom, Bob, Sister and BIL (Brother In Law). It was a great week! That was Lyla's first beach trip, and nothing about the ocean phased her!

As the summer is winding down, we are planning our busy fall! Sage will be 3 in September, she tells us that every day (and reminds us that she will be getting a big girl bike). I can't believe she is already 3. Seems like we were just getting ready for her arrival into the world. She is so awesome! Lyla will be 1 in October, again another year goes by way too fast. She's a sweet happy little girl!

I'll post some separate stories on their own!

Lyla is talking...Cooing with Mommy

Cookies and Santa

Here's a picture of Mommy and Sage making cookies too!

And here's a pic of the girls with Santa...Sage was so excited to see him!

Merry Christmas!

Well, it's here. Christmas is so much fun with the little ones! Sage is getting excited about the things that Santa is bringing her. We are going to my Nana's. The entire Burgess clan will be there at one point or another over the next few days~ What CHAOS!!!

Last night we celebrated our annual dinner with the Cox's for Christmas. Here's a picture of Sage and "Monkey" making cookies...they were yummy!!!

First Timer on this Blog thing

Okay, so everyone's doing it. And I have two kids, a full time job, a house to keep, and yada yada yada...so I have time to do it too, right? YAH RIGHT!

But, I thought I'd give it a shot. Maybe at least I can post weekly.

We've got two beautiful girls now and it's hard to keep everyone in the loop, so this seems like the perfect solution!

Here's a pic of our two ladies. Sage is 2 now, she's loving every minute of being two, and more importantly, loving her new little "sissy" Lyla. Lyla was born on Oct 15th, and we are loving her to death, just like we did with her big sister. Our family is growing, so this year, our house needed to grow too! We've had so many changes this year, it's been a whirl wind that's for sure!

I also got a new job, I have to go back to my old one for one week after my Maternity Leave ends on January 7th, and then I'll start at the new job January 14th! I'm really looking forward to it, but I'll miss being home with little Lyla.

Well, this is a good start I guess. The little one calls, so Mommy jumps~

Sage and Lyla Oct 2007