everyburket loves to party.

well, if you know us,

you know we like to party.

and hey, with good reason!

the new digs.

stop by. say hi. eat pie.

this saturday 

4-6

no gifts. just love.

email me if you would like to stop by and see the place, 

I will send you the address.

llevick83@yahoo.com

aunt jan, can't promise hot weather, but we will have hot coffee!?

impromptu picnic.

the day called for an impromptu picnic at the beach with church friends.

we ate roasted potatoes sprinkled with sand.

and craved mugs full of frothy hot chocolate.

but settled for our sparkling water.

friends. food. freezing. fantastic.

Oh, I live for days like this!

bring your son to work day.

trent went with dad to work today. so it's just us girls.

we know he's gonna do great, both of trent and dad!

bathrooms and teeth.

what we've been working on...the babies bath.

the master bath.

and some new teeth.

oh, sweet lila.

oh yes I did.

our anniversary was great.

tom gave me a timeline.

I gave him an "its the thought that counts."

I put on the dress.

we ate a teeny version of our wedding cake.

and watched our wedding video.

we should do this more often.

or at least every year!

note: in case you are wondering...

an "its the thought that counts" is 

an entire weekend I planned out, by the hour, 

babysitter, hotel room, dinner reservations, spa day, new outfit, etc.

and it's all just the thought that counts!

I didn't get any of it.

heck, I even threw in a new leather ottoman from restoration hardware-

a traditional three year anniversary gift.

I really outdid myself.

ps. a timeline is a graphic organizer filled with all the important dates from our lives shared together thus far, with mathematical breakdowns of how many days, hours, minutes, seconds we've been dating, in love, married, in our home...etc. oh how I love him!

sweet reality.

three years ago he made me his wife.

happy anniversary.

I love you so.

the kitchen.

the perfect place to make smoothies. oatmeal. and hot tea. 

(with a great view of the whole house!)

work and rest.

here is our mudroom.

it's everything.

office.laundry.craft.

and home to one yellow labrador.

and where we rest.

we, meaning, all four of us lately.

gallery wall in our room.

some of our most favorite moments to

stare at as I dose off at night 

and as I wake (and lay in the bed, usually nursing) 

in the mornings.

miss daisy.

our favorite neighbors (my parents)

got their new puppy

miss daisy.

so sweet.

and happy birthday dad.

here's to another 53!

the ladies man.

trent just can't handle having two babies around.

he won't leave their side, 

will do anything for a laugh,

and constantly professes his love for his girls!

I don't know where he gets it.

(trent, lilabelle, and miss sammy varga)

love. love. love.

tis the season of love. 

here are several things I am just pitter-pattering over these days:

1. our porch

2. a hot cup of healing garden tea from hooker 

3. the song "Beautiful Day" by Jim Brickman

4. our set of new fluffy white towels

5.  the kitchen tile that just got installed today!

oh, and of course my sweet sweet son, my baby girl, 

and that tall. dark. and handsome one. 

that keeps me laughing 

all day long.

God is good.

oh and one more...this week! no football. no baseball.

it's the most wonderful time of year!

and hers.

matryoshka dolls from her great aunt's trip to russia.

her big brothers baby mobile.

and some frilly pink curtains for her closet

(picked out by her daddy!)

a sweet nursery, and sweet dreams, for a sweet babe.

little tour of the little kingdom.

his great grandfathers hunt antlers.

a chalkboard filled with love.

books and blocks and a teeny tiny bed. 

finn.

bump in the road.

Finn became aggressive with (our other lab) maddie.

with very sad hearts we had to find her another home.

she left today.

in the rain.

but to a very good guy.

when he saw her he said, 

"I've known you since you were a baby, 

and now you are gonna be my fishing companion"

isn't God so good?

oh boy.

trent loves his new set of stamps. 

never trust a quiet toddler.

lesson learned. 

love her.

love him.

home sweet home.

home sweet sweet home. 

chalk it up.

I fell hard for chalkboards

during this whole 

home making process.

I found two.

both steals.

both perfection.

a black framed board for my kitchen

with matching bulletin. tada.

and one. real. schoolboard.

for trent tuckers room.

stop by. leave a little graffiti.