Mom in the Fishbowl

Happy 300th POST!!!!

In honor of that, I will post about my husband’s birthday!

Happy 35th Birthday Jeremy!!!

Where to start!?!??!?!?!

First, I planned a surprise party for Jeremy. I had never done that before and it turned out pretty well!!

Here are just a few pictures…Me and Jeremy

Gotta love the Japanese Steak House where they make you wear this wonderful hat!!! And sing to you!!
Friends!!! Leigh, Mike and Zulema

Leigh and Ian – aren’t they cute?  Their daughter and Noah could be married one day.

More friends…the Bryan’s, the Taylor’s and Glenda…I think Mary was talking, which is why they are all facing that way!

And the Williams’

It was a great night!!!

Karen

Three years ago at 8:28 in the morning, our sweet Noah was born.  Everything was different the second time around…different hospital, different doctors, morning vs afternoon, and Noah came out as Jeremy would say “looking just like a Burdette.” A compliment to my family. He was snuggly from the beginning and still is most days. He had only peach fuzz on his head and David had a head full of hair…so I was wondering where all his hair was!  He was a pound lighter than David and two weeks earlier than his brother, so this was all new (again).

Four years and many months of prayer is what separates our boys and it was all God’s timing.  His brother bought him a giraffe to give to him in the hospital and he sleeps with it to this day.  ”Raffie” as he calls him.

Here we are at his party this past weekend…he knew to blow out the candles! I was impressed!

A Cars party none the less…he’s been asking for a Cars party since David’s birthday in April.  He got what he wanted for sure!!

Hard to believe he started out like this…

Here are just a few things about you…

* You enjoy baseball.  Most days you think you are Josh, Mike, Brian, or your cousin Nolan.  :)  I smile every time you grab your bat and every time you crunch down like a catcher.

* You enjoy  golf. You grab your clubs about as much as your bat.

* You do not enjoy potty training.

* You never eat a whole meal…you snack and run, snack and run, snack and run. All. Day.

* You love your friends at preschool…Ry Ry and Siggey.

* You have LOTS of girlfriends…Megan, Ajaj and Bailey to name a few.

* You like books, but only if they involve Clifford, Baseball, Cars or something else Disney.

* You avoid naps at all costs…which is good, because if you have one, even if only for 10 minutes, you will stay up till 10:30 PM!

* You are learning a lot about Jesus and so in unusual places you will announce to me “Jesus made that”…most recently in a public restroom.

* There is not a day that I don’t laugh out loud with you.

* You LOVE Gator Baseball…and we love you for that.

You are definitely becoming your own little man…

Mommy loves you!

–Karen

A few days ago my cousin Nolan turned 20. I can’t believe he’s TWENTY! I remember when he was born!!! His parents, my sweet aunt and uncle, appropriately had a birth announcement made that was like a pitcher “delivering” a pitch to the catcher (aka…doctor). It was hilarious…so much that I still remember it. Nolan, being born in Texas, was named after…duh, Nolan Ryan. You can’t tell we are big baseball fans, can ya?? I didn’t think it was obvious or anything.

So, if you know me personally, you probably know my cousin plays baseball in college…we are huge fans of him and his Gator team.  My oldest has pretty much memorized the whole team and knows their nicknames and my youngest likes to imitate all of them.  I don’t believe in coincidences, so the fact that my youngest son loves baseball and looks like Nolan as a baby kid, well, I just think that was God’s unique gift to me.  I say often how much my youngest reminds me of Nolan as a young kid.  It’s funny.

Nolan – The boys wanted to make something for you for your big day…unfortunately we are short of time these days, so let me just tell you how this was going to work…

After the fabulous weekend you had, the boys (including Jeremy) wanted to make you a video re-enacting your weekend…everything from the stops at shortstop to the game winning single you had…including the shaving cream in the face.  Can you just imagine Noah doing all that???

Every day I get a quiz on what Nolan does or what number he is… you see, yesterday in the morning Noah got out every magnetized number and letter and put them on the fridge…he found the number 4 and comes running and screaming in my room…MOM, this Nolan’s number.  Yes, baby it is, momma says.  Then, while playing baseball in the house (we have a decent size family room), he acts like he is at first, scoots a little off, and says Nolan does this…and then takes off running and slides as if stealing a base.  And if that wasn’t enough…he then takes a play bat, makes either Jeremy or I pitch to him, and when he hits it, which is often, he takes off running….hands in the air…yelling something about winning the game.  I get much laughter out of all of this…and so does my momma.

I believe someone once saud that mimic and copying is the highest form of flattery, right?  Well, if that’s the case, you are most definitely flattered in our house…as if you didn’t know that already!?!

Nolan – God’s plan for you is perfect.  It may not always be easy, but always worth it. We are so proud of you and all God has accomplished through you.  May you seek to continue serving Him all the days of your life.  We love you.

Kernie and the boys

Happy Birthday to my sweet Boo! I can hardly believe you are SEVEN! You are the joy and light of our lives and you have such a bright future ahead! God truly blessed our lives when you were born….hard to believe you started out like this:

Adorable! Simply adorable!!

Here are just a few things I notice about you…

* You love playing Soccer

* You are working hard at getting a 100% on a 100 subtraction problems in 5 minutes

* You are a Star Wars fan

* You enjoy watching Gator Baseball

* You like running

* You are concerned about meal times every day

* You giggle and it makes me laugh

* You love deeply and hurt equally as deep

* You are great at video games

* You notice the slightest difference in things, from a hair cut to a new outfit…you future wife will love that about you!

* You enjoy learning

Boo, I love you…every day more than the first day.

Love,

Mom

If this is the first time you have read this blog, then WELCOME!  It’s my birthday today and I am working on my new blog…it still has needs some tweaking…but it’s going good so far!   I love birthdays…always have since I was a little girl…and prayerfully, always will!!  So, it’s my birthday, and I am having a great, sunny day.  My big boy, Boo, got off the bus and gave me big hugs…he can’t wait till we have cake tonight!   Little boy, Peanut, is still asleep, and I am reveling in that fact.  Sweet hubby will be home soon and that, my friends, is the sweetest time of the day.  So, here’s my new blog, Mom in the Fishbowl…if it’s your first time, please feel free to read the previous posts from my old blog…I have been away about 9 months…so much has taken place, my boys have grown up so much, and my marriage and life in the ministry gets sweeter and sweeter.  Enjoy the Journey!

–Karen–