Dakota's Room

We did her room in wolves. Still waiting on her border to get here, it's been on back order. The rest of her room is pretty much done though. I'll take more pics when I get her border up!!

Jordan's new bedroom!!

Finally got her bedroom pretty much done. Still need to get some curtains (hoping we can talk Grandma Margie into that! lol) and we still have a few more pics to hang on the walls. BTW - that is not a spot on her wall - just something on the lens of my camera I guess! lol

The girls had an awesome birthday!!!

Wow - I can't believe my babies are 12 years old! Where does the time go. Seems like just yesterday we were bringing them home from the hospital! They really just grow up way too fast!!

They really had a nice birthday this year. As always their birthday fell on the Straight basketball tournament. So they had to play basketball on their birthday. They ended up getting 2nd place in the tournament, so they were happy about that.

We had a HUGE surprise for them for their birthday - since one of their best friends (Jett) moved to Enid last summer, they have really missed her. They have seen her a couple times, but not the same as getting to see her everyday at school. So - I made arrangements with her mom to meet in Woodward on Friday night and for Jett to come home and spend the entire weekend with us. It was all a total surprise for the girls - they knew nothing about it!! Janelle (their other best friend) rode the bus home with them on Friday and we then all got in the suburban and told them we had to go pick up some parts for Ed's work at Woodward. They moaned and groaned a little because they knew it was gonna be a long trip (2 hours one way). But they all 3 loaded up and we took off. Needless to say, when we got their and Jett jumped out and said "Jordan, Dakota" and I said "Happy Birthday" the squeals and hugs and giggling started!! These four girls have all been best friends since kindergarten, so all four of them were just thrilled to death to see each other!! We got Jett all loaded up and went to eat and then headed home. Ed said he should have brought his ear plugs, listening to four girls all the way home! lol They stayed up late watching movies, playing games and talking Friday night. Then Saturday we all got up and we let the girls open their gifts. They got a lot of nice things, but what excited them the most was the Wii. They were so happy and all four girls spent all morning playing it!! Then we all went to watch the basketball tournament. Since Jett used to go to school at Straight, Mrs. Hill (the superintendent) let her dig out her old cheer uniform and cheer with the girls during the game. So again - all four girls were back together cheering on the sidelines of the game. It was great!!! When the girls' game was over, I had had cookies made in their school colors and each girl on the basketball team had their # on a cookie and one cookie said "coach". So they had cookies with their basketball team for their birthday! Also to add to their excitment - my Dad and step-mom came out to see them and watch them play basketball. And our good friends RJ and Carrie came to watch them play ball. So they were pretty pumped up!! After their game, they all cheered at the boys game. The boys also took home 2nd place!! Then we all loaded up and went to Caktus Jacks and had a nice birthday supper. Came home and had cake and ice cream and then the girls all four stayed up late playing Wii, watching movies and giggling all night! lol Jett's dad came to get her around noon on Sunday to take her back to meet her mom at Woodward and we took Janelle home around 1:00. The girls were tickled to death over their gifts, all the phone calls, and cards and money and esp. their big surprise - Jett! lol It was definitely a birthday they won't forget!!!

A busy January!

Looks like January will be a busy one!! On the 2nd, the girls and I went to Laverne to have a small Christmas with my Mom, Grandma Margie, Aunt Vicki and Aunt Carolyn. We had a really good time. The girls got tons of clothes, a cute stuffed penquin and some little frog sun catchers. And my Grandma made them the most beautiful Straight Eagles quilt - last year the girls had ALL the kid in their class and ALL the teachers, cooks, bus drivers, coach, custodian, ect... sign their name on papers and then my Grandma copied over their names and embroideried it all along with some other things and put it all together in an amazing quilt in their school colors. Quit a keepsake for the girls!!! This week - The girls started back to school on the 5th. Jordan had gymnastics on the 5th. The 7th the girls played Yarbrough in basketball and they won again!!!! Then they had Awana that night. This Saturday (10th) Dakota will go to Guymon to compete in a free throw competition! They have another ballgame on the 12th, Jordan also has gymnastics that night. The 14th is another ballgame, Awana, and my Grandma Margie is planning on coming out to watch the game and spend the night. Also on that day - the Simon's guys will be showing up for another guided hunt. That will last through the 18th. The week after that, the girls are out of school on the 19th. Jordan will have gymnastics that evening. The 21st they have Awana, then the 22nd is the first night of their tournament. Saturday they will be celebrating their 12th birthday and also playing in the tournament that night!! Another round of gymnastics on the 26th. Ballgame and Awana on the 28th. I think that might be it - unless of course something else gets planned! lollllll Just another typical month in the Burden household. Busy busy busy!!!