Guess who's coming home for Mother's Day?

You guessed it! The boy! We were going to take him to church but he's got a little infection going on and we don't want him around a lot of people. So, we'll pick him up after church. My mom and Craig's family will join us for lunch on Mother's Day. Would you all pray that we would have a sweet, uneventful day? We'd truly appreciate it! Well, that's all for now I'll blog about our day. Happy Mother's Day, ya'll!

Lots going on...

The last few weeks have been filled with a lot of activity and we have enjoyed every minute of it! My Uncle Randy, Aunt Sandy, my cousin Aaron and Jonathan, my aunt and uncle's grandson came to OKC to visit. They always make a special trip to see Fletcher and this trip was no different. Fletcher loved playing ball with Uncle Randy and Aaron. I think they might have enjoyed it as well. Aunt Sandy and Johnathan had to wait in the lobby since Johnathan is only two years old. Maybe next time they can ALL visit. It's always good to see family!

Fletcher, Aaron, & Uncle Randy

Fletcher playing with Aaron's hat

I'm sure you've all been wondering about baby Lucille. Well, Lucille had a horrible accident the first day Kayleigh took her to school. One of Kayleigh's friends was pretending to throw Lucille and he crushed her!!! Thankfully Kayleigh's teacher let her make another baby. Softball is in full swing right now. Kayleigh is playing several positions but prefers left field. Hmmm...I wonder if that has anything to do with that blonde hair! So far she has played 3rd base, short stop and catcher. She just feels more comfortable in the out field. Last night Kayleigh's BFF Vanessa spent the night and they made t-shirts for their small group at church. We always have so much fun with Kayleigh and Vanessa. They are so much alike and Vanessa is a true friend to Kayleigh. After dinner we made s'mores out on the patio in our chimenea. It was great fun.

Poor Lucille

My softball player...ain't she cute!

On our way to church

Maddie had her last Girl Scout meeting for the year Thursday night. She was really sad that she has to wait until school starts in fall to go back. Me, I'm thankful for the break! At the last meeting they made 'edible fire'. It was made from all kinds of snack foods and as they built the fire the leader explained how to make a camp fire. For example they unrolled a fruit roll-up and that was the clearing, they used mini marshmallow for the rocks, etc. Pretty neat. One of Maddie's little Daisy friends said, "I can't believe we're going to make edible fire!" and I asked her if she knew what edible meant and she said, "No" so I told her she could eat it and they all squealed with delight! It was hilarious! Saturday morning Maddie and I were the first ones awake so we decided to make breakfast. Maddie was a very good helper she cracked the eggs and put the biscuits on the cookie sheet. All of us haven't had breakfast together in a very long time. We really enjoyed our morning.

Edible fire

Making breakfast

Thursday TCC opened all the units! Maddie is now able to go and see her brother! Yay! Maddie wanted to see Fletcher the second she got out of school. He was as happy to see her as she was to see him. Maddie couldn't wait to get into his bed and she really wanted to read to him. It was so sweet. Friday I went to school with Fletcher for the first time in months. His schedule was changed around so much I don't even know what time he went to class, but since RSV is officially over things are getting back to normal. Anyhoo, I went to class with him and he picked the first song, 'Twinkle, twinkle little star". The only hand motion he does is the 'wonder what you are' and he taps his index finger on the side of his head. It is so very cute! Well, get a load of this...Friday for the very first time ever he moved his fingers at the time of the twinkle, twinkle part! Oh my goodness, I started crying when I realized what he was doing! I went straight out into the hall and called Craig. It is amazing how that little finger movement is such a blessing to us. It's not that he can't move his fingers, because he can. It's that he did it deliberately, at the right time and more than once! I have thought about all weekend and sung that song to him twenty times and he does it every time (if he wants too)! Tonight we all went up and saw Fletcher, he loved seeing his sisters.

My sweet kiddos

Not so much...

Dang it! As I'm sure you guessed I didn't win that wonderful mixer...

Contest...

Okay so this is what I have been doing all day yesterday and this afternoon! I entered a contest at http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/ for a great Kitchen Aid mixer and I've been copying and pasting some great recipes. The contest is over and I'm just waiting for them to tell me I won (you can pray for me if you'd like :) I really WANT that mixer!) Anyhoo, you should go browse through some of the recipes in the comment section but make sure you have the time because you'll get sucked in just like I did! Okay, well I'll post when I win!

Egg baby, missing tooth and more...

Kayleigh made a baby yesterday, an egg baby! She had to puncture a raw egg and blow out the inside of it. For some reason she would not let me take pictures of her 'making a baby' but I do have pictures of Kayleigh and baby Lucille. She has to take the baby with her everywhere she goes until next Wednesday. Tomorrow night during Kayleigh's softball game I get to watch the 'little one'. Oh brother!

Baby Lucille

Little Mama

Yesterday while eating breakfast Maddie lost her fourth tooth. Boy, does she have a serious gap now! She looks pretty darn cute though. Tuesday night Maddie got to get dressed up in her recital costume for her group and individual pictures. She LOVED being all dressed up in her costume.

Lost tooth number 4

So cute...

Fletcher is doing well. Yesterday when the nurse practitioner was assessing him she heard some 'crackles' in his lungs which is indicative of pneumonia. She started him on antibiotics in hopes of trying to head it off at the pass. Today he was sleepy so I just held him the whole time I was with him. He fell asleep in my arms which is a rare thing for him. I enjoyed every moment of it!

Sleepy boy

We would also like to thank whoever sent us the anonymous gift in the mail today. You know who you are even if we don't and we truly appreciate your generosity! May the Lord bless you as you have blessed us!

Crazy, busy week...

Well, it has been busy around here at the ol' Burns residence! Monday Maddie and I took dinner to one of my dear friends Maggie, her husband and their sweet new baby girl, Shelby. Maddie fell in love with Shelby and has been praying for her every day. When Maddie prays for Shelby she always asks that Shelby won't have to be on oxygen. Why? I guess because Fletcher is on oxygen and she sure doesn't want Shelby to have to be on it! Pretty sweet.

Maddie & Baby Shelby

On Thursday Maddie and I went to the Orr Family Farm for the Kindergarten field trip. It was awfully cold and windy, but we still had a lot of fun. We rode a train, went on a hayride, played on the totally cool playground, made butter and ate it on a cracker!

First you gotta shake it...

Then you gotta put it on a cracker and eat it! Umm good cracker!

Today was my niece Kylie's 15th birthday. She had a party at the gym where she takes cheer leading. She came to our house before the party and I did her hair and a little bit of make-up. She looked so pretty and was so excited to be pampered! Since the party was at the gym the kids were able to jump on the trampoline and do some tumbling on the mats. Maddie had a blast!

Kayleigh, Maddie & Kylie

This is all that was left of Maddie within the first two minutes of walking in to the gym!

She is gonna sleep good tonight!

Fletcher is doing really well this week. We found out last week that one of his medications for bone pain had been discontinued while he was in the hospital in January. Maybe that's why he's been so grumpy lately! Anyway, he's been on it for the last four days and we can tell a big difference in his attitude. He's happy again! We are so grateful for happy days! Today was a beautiful day so we went for a walk outside! Fletcher wasn't a big fan of the great outdoors so we came back in and walked the halls like we normally do. He had a lot of fun.

Isn't he precious?

Small group...

A few weeks ago Craig and I helped start a small group for our church. We are meeting on Sunday evenings, it is a very small group of wonderful Christian friends. What a blessing this last few weeks have been! What a great group of new friends! Tonight Jeff cooked some burgers for all of us and all of us girls brought the fixin's! We had a great time! Thanks, Jeff!

Craig & Jeff

Wendy & Tyler

Craig & Kayleigh

Maddie & Hannah