CRUZ'N IN STYLE

I must have been a REAL good girl this year. Santa brought me a new van. My car and Greg's truck don't fit three car seats. Not the best time to be buying anything, but we needed something and Greg did a lot of research and wheel'n and deal'n. He got a great deal in Sacramento.

CHRISTMAS 2008



Kajaani and Grandma Burst enjoying a fairy princess book. Books always make the best presents. KJ looked at and "read" her book for almost an hour.



Raija is also enjoying her book.




Anton's first Christmas.... I wonder what Santa brought him?

My first truck. I'm so excited.

One Month Old

sorry everyone...

I know you want to see pictures of the little one, but RJ busted our cord to connect the camera to the computer, so we can't upload any photos. Hopefully Santa (Greg) will come through on his promise to get me a new camera for Christmas. I plan to try and take some pictures of Anton and the rest of the family this weekend. We wish everyone a great New Year and a super Merry Christmas. Thanks again for all those who have kept us in their prayers, I know they have been heard and answered.

I'm Home

Anton finally came home on Monday night. He was almost in the hospital for two weeks. We are all trying to adjust to a new baby. Since he is still not strong enough to nurse and still doesn't quite know how it makes for a long day and night. I pump, then feed him the bottle. It takes up a lot of time, but I am not quite ready to give up the hope that when he gets stronger he will nurse. Wish me luck that I can make it that long. Everything else seems to be going fine, we just need him to get stronger and eat faster. It takes him about a half-hour to eat two ounces :( Wake up buddy. I take him to the doctor tomorrow so we will see if he is gaining weight and making good progress. Thanks for all your prayers and thoughts.

Still not eating well

These are better pictures now that he is not hooked up to so many things. His IV is gone, no lights, although his jaundice is still high. The main thing he needs to do now is wake up and eat. He is required to eat a certain amount in a half hour every three hours to go home. He has not done that up to this point because he is just too sleepy. He is gaining weight though, so that is good. We all just want to get him home.


This picture is my favorite because he has his eyes opened :) Stay awake little buddy and drink your milk. It will make you big and strong.

Here He Is

Even though I didn't get to see Anton very much the first two days I was still trying to stay positive.


I wanted to get a picture of most of the family before we left the hospital. RJ was climbing off the bed, but luckily she looked at the camera when we asked her to.


Here's the little guy. He was under the light to help get rid of his jaundice. he has an IV in his arm and all the other wires are to monitor his lungs, oxygen level, and his heart rate. The cool "glasses" are to protect his eyes from the lights. He also has a feeding tube up his nose.





Protective dad watching over his new baby boy.

Anton Jonas Burst

You never really know what life is going to bless and challenge you with. Our little buddy was a little early, but doing well. He was due on the 26th of December and decided that he preferred a Thanksgiving B-Day and not a Christmas one. He was 6 pounds 9 ounces, and 19 1/2 inches long. not too bad for being born that early. He will already be a week old tomorrow, hard to believe. Unfortunately he is still in the NICU and trying hard to stay awake long enough to eat. There are still a few things he needs to do before he gets to come home. Eat the required amount at each feeding and be gaining weight. As of yet he is still working on those things. We really hope to have him home before Christmas, but we will just have to wait and see. Please keep us all in your prayers. We will have pictures soon.

Twilight

Thanks ladies that was a lot of fun. I enjoyed the movie and getting together with the girls. We need to do something fun again soon. Can't wait to start the fourth book.

Swimming Lessons....
Kajaani took swimming lessons last month and she really loved it. It took her about two weeks to really get into it, but after that she had tons of fun playing, splashing and learning the basics of swimming. She was sad on her last class, but I think she will be able to try lessons again soon. In the meantime she's enjoying gymnastics at school.

Everyone else jumped in, but I think I'm going to stay right here.






Thanks mom and dad I loved swimming lessons.

Spooktacular
Raija pulling off the top to begin the gutting
Yum! Yum! nothing beats pumpkin slime and seeds.

.Kajaani didn't want to take any of the guts out, but she did want to make goolaush soup. Who knows? At least she was happy.

Greg is so proud of his creations. The cyclops and the enchanted castle. We're proud of you too dad.
The girls all dressed up at the Halloween play date. KJ is princess Bell and RJ is a Nevada Wolf Pack Cheerleader. Go Pack!!!

Just a few more Winsor Pictures...I couldn't resist


Dad, KJ, And RJ flying the mermaid kite.


Dad's ultimate castle. Since we stayed at the beach all day we eventually got to watch the tide wash it away :(


What a stunning family


Two beautiful sister on top of the mountain haystack.


Raija riding the carousel at the San Fransisco Zoo. You can see KJ in the back if you look real close.

Kajaani’s Four

Saturday we celebrated KJ's fourth birthday. I know I can't believe it either. Thanks to all who celebrated with us. She made out like a royal princess...from princess Polly pockets to books and puzzles, my little pony to the littlest pet shop she got everything she could have wanted and more. She really loves the leather purse that Grandma and Grandpa Day got her. I love all the cute clothes she got, I wish they made clothes that cute for adults. Raija seems to have her eye on the giant aqua doodle and the princess umbrella. Kajaani is growing fast and we look forward to all the adventures we will have together in the future. We love you big girl.



Don't forget to make a wish.



Wow! Look at that cake. I wonder who made that?

Fall Vacation to Windsor, CA

This last week we took our Fall vacation. Windsor, CA is about an hour north of San Francisco. We played at the fall festival, went to a beautiful beach and flew a mermaid kite that KJ picked out. We checked out the redwoods, saw tons of grape orchards. Cruised through the San Francisco zoo and topped all the fun off with a stop at the Sacramento railroad museum. Very fun trip. Thanks to daddy for planning everything and making it a true vacation for mom by changing ALL of RJ's diapers :) I love you!


Raija was done having fun so she decided to take a break and have a meltdown.


Getty up pony.



Kajaani had tons of fun stamping with potatoes, carrots and apples.


Dad told KJ to take off the scarecrows clothes so we could rebuild him, so RJ quickly started taking off her clothes. Silly girl.

PICKING APPLES AND HUNTING FOR PUMPKINS

We made our annual trip to Apple Hill in Camino, CA. It was nice to spend time as a family and enjoy the fresh air. The girls (well KJ at least) enjoyed playing in the mud. It rained on us for a while, but that didn't detour us from the hunt. I personally enjoyed the corn dog and sampling all the tasty sauces they put on the apples. We ended up bringing home some raspberry sauce for our Saturday morning pancakes. YUM-O. Greg indulged a bit and brought himself back a half gallon of apple cider.


Hey,why do I have to carry two buckets?


I think someone found some apples. Kajaani was excited that she found the first apple.

This is the one I want dad, let's pick it.


I found the one I want too, and I can lift it all by myself.


The Big one is mom's, the medium one is KJ's, and the little bitty one is RJ's. I guess Greg thinks he will be helping carve mine...guess again buddy.