Happy Birthday Ella!

Ella turned 2 on Saturday. When we celebrated her first birthday, she wasn't a fan of the candle, being sung to, or opening presents. So, this year we tried to talk it up and make her really excited. All week long she talked about "Ella birday" (birthday).  We even had her practice blowing candles out. She did a lot better this year!We were so blessed to have most of our family with us to celebrate this year. Because Ella is our "BERRY" sweet girl, we had a berry themed party. Mom had lots of fun making decorations.
We had a light dinner (strawberry jam and peanut butter sandwiches, salad, chocolate covered strawberries, ice cream, and cupcakes) and then she opened presents.

Ella is weighing in at 26 pounds and is 33 1/2 inches tall!

We love you our sweet little girl!

Daxton is 2 Months Old!

One month old!

Where did time go? I can't believe that Daxton is already a month old but we sure love him being in our family!

Daxton Earl Burnham

Daxton Earl Burnham has joined our family (2 weeks early!)!

Our week had been a little hectic. We had been on pins and needles all week waiting to hear about a closing date on our house. On Thursday September 5 I had a regular doctor appointment. My doctor told me that she would be surprised to see me the following week at my appointment. She said our little guy would be coming anytime. I left the appointment and called Darrin to let him know.
I suggested to Darrin that he let our realtor know that the baby would be coming anytime and hopefully we would be able to move things along with our house. Thursday was full of emails back and forth with various people trying to finalize our loan. After several miracles and people pulling for us, we got word Thursday evening that we would be able to close on our house the next morning.
Friday morning Darrin and I went and signed all the papers. The day was spent trying to get things together and ready to move. We picked up our keys that afternoon and headed to our house. I was on strict instructions to not touch any boxes. I just watched people carry all my belongings and directed them places.
Friday night we got to bed really late but were so excited to finally be in our own home. We didn't sleep much. I woke up about 3:00 Saturday morning and told Darrin that I thought we would have a baby sometime in the next day or two. I fell asleep off and on and finally at 5:00 I gave up hope on trying to sleep. My contractions were getting stronger but I just thought it was from the stress of moving.
At 5:30 I woke Darrin up and told him we should probably go to the hospital. I called my mom and she came up to sit with Ella.
We got to the hospital at 6:30. I was checked and they said the wanted to wait an hour to see how I progressed and then they would decide if I should stay or not. An hour passed and I had progressed quickly so they got me all situated and we waited for the baby.
I started pushing about 12:50pm and our little Daxton was born at 1:08 pm. The whole time the doctor was estimating that he would be a small guy weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces. Daxton ended up weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces and was 22 inches long. We are grateful he didn't wait until his due date!

We are all adjusting to life with a new house and 2 kids. Ella is in heaven with her little "buddy." She is so concerned that we are going to forget him. She is always making sure he is with us. She loves to give him kisses and touch his head. You ask her what his name is and she says "baby." You tell her no it is Daxton and she responds with "No baby."

Say cheese!

My sister Anna is entering some photography in the Davis County Fair. She needed a model so we took Ella to the old court house and took some pictures. Enjoy!

Baby Burnham #2 is a......

We had our reveal party last week! My mom was so nice and planned the whole thing for us since we didn't know what we were having (She did a great job at keeping a secret!).
She bought silly string cans and wrapped them in paper. We invited family up and had everyone guess what we were having. The majority of the family guessed boy...

We then went outside and sprayed silly string off the deck to reveal the gender.
Darrin was the lucky one and got the silly string that was the right color. Everyone else had yellow silly string.

It was hard to tell the color of the silly string but Darrin was spraying a BLUE can! So we are having a ...
BOY!!!!

We are thrilled to have a little boy joining our family.

 We then enjoyed some yummy treats and visiting with family. We are so excited to have family around again! Thanks mom for making our reveal party so much fun!!

 

Our Ohio friends wanted to know what we were having so we thought it would be fun for the them get something in the mail. My mom made some scratch off cards for them to find out.

 

Law School Graduation!

WE DID IT!!

Darrin graduated yesterday (May 4, 2013) from the University of Dayton School of Law.
The ceremony was nice and short and then we enjoyed a brunch at the law school after.
I am so proud of Darrin for all his hard work and dedication the last 3 years.

Waiting in line for his name to be called

Darrin's Hooding

 

Video of the Darrin's hooding

Ella was a trooper through the entire ceremony! We brought her little high chair and she sat in it and colored, ate smarties, read stories, and even took a nap! 

The Brunch at the Law School

Darrin's Locker

Graduating Class 2013

Later in the day we had some dear friends come to a park for a little celebration. We named all of the food after some law words (manslaughter meatballs, trademark treats, copyright cookies, legal lemonade, etc.)
We couldn't have done this Law School thing if it wasn't for our dear friends and family who supported us, encouraged us, and prayed for us. Thank you everyone! We love you and will miss rubbing shoulders with everyone in Ohio.

Congratulations Darrin! We love you and are proud of you!

Now on to the next adventure!