tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336393869776896492024-02-20T19:53:01.494-05:00the burchard bunchthe burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.comBlogger236125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-77361802876150680792010-04-12T16:00:00.002-04:002010-04-12T16:04:32.818-04:001, 2, 3.... JUMP!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhnPWzxLxfDNO9MyO_e0AZQVJOIUOCzUXeUkQZc8IKPbb_eeWgSjTLIwHBDrloMDviYSDHdRAVa88Pk1FuI5esBMqyJXkItBPEiOgLLuF4Do_WbXGsA9brKLnUwYcVk3ycnTnGw2BQmw/s1600/abbyjumping1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhnPWzxLxfDNO9MyO_e0AZQVJOIUOCzUXeUkQZc8IKPbb_eeWgSjTLIwHBDrloMDviYSDHdRAVa88Pk1FuI5esBMqyJXkItBPEiOgLLuF4Do_WbXGsA9brKLnUwYcVk3ycnTnGw2BQmw/s320/abbyjumping1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459344261229112626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_lhDtYqwTiTStWzT_Natd8OVMp6THTPEnAcrOjl9Q3vM8hVM-99so30W25SX031tSyUvMpRV5ORixaSnC3lvQOakiOgqlMcaRHp_MjPaPQiQLav2iQDVkc7WWyYls5vf1ac4Ci10Fio/s1600/abbyjumping2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_lhDtYqwTiTStWzT_Natd8OVMp6THTPEnAcrOjl9Q3vM8hVM-99so30W25SX031tSyUvMpRV5ORixaSnC3lvQOakiOgqlMcaRHp_MjPaPQiQLav2iQDVkc7WWyYls5vf1ac4Ci10Fio/s320/abbyjumping2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459344252919787090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvv-PuHd_L8-u9d2OO8mABAf2DCzFntLVh3A3LKTPs_jWWP4ilJIwlE_c1pUuGLuXiDu7oPAK6PA1-pIpEEfjatF4HpaPLDnBdSfql94gEjlycqKTdj-LvhAHHArnXP_4Q5GuwFd08_uE/s1600/abbyjumping3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvv-PuHd_L8-u9d2OO8mABAf2DCzFntLVh3A3LKTPs_jWWP4ilJIwlE_c1pUuGLuXiDu7oPAK6PA1-pIpEEfjatF4HpaPLDnBdSfql94gEjlycqKTdj-LvhAHHArnXP_4Q5GuwFd08_uE/s320/abbyjumping3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459344244383404034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTbwqeTveYqALa3SeUJ-lPQBCGT93r5YN-gRgLpExAoj_IiFvkyome1nM_HCD8xZPBqUUyR-oF2aDG-iBLteH8t8alrKtPZGtN03TWW9SipZfsQNnOXdbo7bJgqGDrdSEv5dFk7SwBVg/s1600/abbyjumping4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTbwqeTveYqALa3SeUJ-lPQBCGT93r5YN-gRgLpExAoj_IiFvkyome1nM_HCD8xZPBqUUyR-oF2aDG-iBLteH8t8alrKtPZGtN03TWW9SipZfsQNnOXdbo7bJgqGDrdSEv5dFk7SwBVg/s320/abbyjumping4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459344238031507154" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Rusty got some great shots of Abby jumping at the waterfall. Check them out:)<br /><br /></span></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-39833458388765457662010-04-12T15:42:00.003-04:002010-04-12T16:00:06.638-04:00a day in the mountains<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0bxmDjG9lCkiopzQrjhlL0f8A3XgAhyFEyfRbMs_QaTc8eQNHK3Bl2amMoXVnMgk5K4Lonutaj31jYSg0uwQgUWZHZT117p4CkS9zrLaHtg0XLZrwwi4rJC6zY8qCtCOnCnO8GJj4sc/s1600/southmountain1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0bxmDjG9lCkiopzQrjhlL0f8A3XgAhyFEyfRbMs_QaTc8eQNHK3Bl2amMoXVnMgk5K4Lonutaj31jYSg0uwQgUWZHZT117p4CkS9zrLaHtg0XLZrwwi4rJC6zY8qCtCOnCnO8GJj4sc/s320/southmountain1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459342889098992674" border="0" /></a>Carter with his walking stick<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTI4X3ULhXTHFa7o7a2fSGoh1MhiW6vHd1vPz3pvo2RCyzJRBQkHHhWvio5xxTDjJLxee4oYVt4jGDhYuFZ6HHkuzpUfhXE5VFxBl599QhQ_L7viTM66aaPoSjY5keiG3O5VV9qUESks4/s1600/southmountain2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTI4X3ULhXTHFa7o7a2fSGoh1MhiW6vHd1vPz3pvo2RCyzJRBQkHHhWvio5xxTDjJLxee4oYVt4jGDhYuFZ6HHkuzpUfhXE5VFxBl599QhQ_L7viTM66aaPoSjY5keiG3O5VV9qUESks4/s320/southmountain2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459342877584852098" border="0" /></a>the kiddos<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja14LsR4M8dzg7tcwUT4vdwqVaw8eYaX6yxHfl2WE-nZYmtz3kxJG2xESvhJ0bfHUkW7SESbMxe6nGHevKfsAsi8dnSJSMWu5OUKQ5ak677qHOsNHpGImn683CTNNqPYZATuQB0-sNXbM/s1600/southmountain3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja14LsR4M8dzg7tcwUT4vdwqVaw8eYaX6yxHfl2WE-nZYmtz3kxJG2xESvhJ0bfHUkW7SESbMxe6nGHevKfsAsi8dnSJSMWu5OUKQ5ak677qHOsNHpGImn683CTNNqPYZATuQB0-sNXbM/s320/southmountain3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459342865855168370" border="0" /></a>me and my honey<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">During last week's Spring Break, we decided to stay close to home. We've always loved hiking and getting outdoors and now that I'm getting over "my kids are going to wander off and get eaten by a bear!" phobia, we decided to check out <a href="http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/somo/main.php">South Mountains State Park</a> for a day trip. This park was AMAZING! We had such a great time and the kid's had a blast! We hiked the 3 mile trail that lead us to High Shoals Falls. It was a pretty cool hike with lots of rocks to climb over, a river to follow and at the end a BUNCH of stairs leading to the top of the falls. Once we reached the top, we had a mandatory (for mom:) rest break and then headed back down. We found this neat little swimming area and although the water was freezing, Abby and Carter did some swimming. We took a ton of pictures (I know, that's a shocker! lol) so here are a few from our day.<br /><br /></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-26335864741103604412010-02-13T19:41:00.003-05:002010-02-13T19:44:57.762-05:00Happy Birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cG1ntzPCUU5Ch-Igx-AYc4ad51T7QCC092WZm1q_kR02oLcYk_KPQoz4k8MQN2roR1phIFXW41kbCa1ChAZtltcSpMwIgNw63fFELo8jZbnodqRtQBskYht8aa2WiFA2Mdu0TMKQelo/s1600-h/bday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cG1ntzPCUU5Ch-Igx-AYc4ad51T7QCC092WZm1q_kR02oLcYk_KPQoz4k8MQN2roR1phIFXW41kbCa1ChAZtltcSpMwIgNw63fFELo8jZbnodqRtQBskYht8aa2WiFA2Mdu0TMKQelo/s320/bday.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437893126251683714" /></a><br />Happy Birthday baby! I hope your day is amazing. I love you! If you wanna send him some birthday love you can jump over <a href="http://alittlebitrusty.wordpress.com/">here</a> and give him a shout!the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-29990117166626361752010-01-11T15:08:00.004-05:002010-01-11T15:39:53.560-05:00in a nutshell...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73OCNdWFEUvF4w3xGahzA0hHR21sp2NGEMONdIOGNAMBlWCI5MdmVPHX6bR-UjTAFIo2ikgiCYplNnv7ZHyEdwP1uDuV1rFENlU03rTFKFKHyh3xqYuNNG6N3EGaUDT-uAYsPnAu0B-8/s1600-h/nutshell1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73OCNdWFEUvF4w3xGahzA0hHR21sp2NGEMONdIOGNAMBlWCI5MdmVPHX6bR-UjTAFIo2ikgiCYplNnv7ZHyEdwP1uDuV1rFENlU03rTFKFKHyh3xqYuNNG6N3EGaUDT-uAYsPnAu0B-8/s200/nutshell1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425583361063250082" /></a><br /><br />I wish I had some great reason why it's been more than 6 months since the last time I actually posted anything.... There are about 100 things I could use as an excuse, but they'd all be that.. just an excuse:) So, for the 5 of you who've been wondering what I've been up to during the past 6 months, here's a quick recap.<br /><br />July - Wonderful trip to Florida to spend some time basking in the sun with some of my favorite people.<br /><br />August - Kids went back to school.... my sleeping til 11:00 and going to bed at 2:00 came to a sudden and screeching stop... darn those alarm clocks and school bells:)<br /><br />September - Went back to work at a <a href="http://www.kidcitypreschool.com/">job</a> that I absolutely LOVE with people I absolutely adore! BTW: 4 and 5 year olds totally rock!<br /><br />October - Celebrated my 36th birthday with the amazing team of staff and incredible volunteers of <a href="http://www.ridgechurch.net/">Ridge Church</a> @ the n*rich conference for <a href="http://www.northpointpartners.org/">North Point Strategic partners</a> in Atlanta at <a href="http://www.buckheadchurch.org/">Buckhead Church</a>.<br /><br />November - We were so blessed to have Rusty's family come to North Carolina for our family's first Thanksgiving without Mom. We made Chex Mix, told funny stories about her and by the time the first tin was full, it seemed like she was right there with us:)<br /><br />December - Spent Christmas with my family in Fort Myers and laughed over and over as my Grandma repeatedly told me how 'hot' her physical therapist was:) Enjoyed seeing some great friends and wearing short sleeves for 10 days.<br /><br />January - well, I guess that brings you up to speed... I am heading back to Florida on Wednesday.... my Grandmother (yes, the one with the hot physical therapist:) is in failing health. I am so incredibly blessed to have a <a href="http://alittlebitrusty.wordpress.com/">husband</a>, whose first words, after he hugged me, were to tell me to go book a flight home to be with her. What would I do without him?<br /><br /><br />So, there ya go... my last 6 months, in a nutshell!the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-77668939225720406732009-10-26T19:26:00.000-04:002009-10-26T19:28:35.509-04:00The Bunch does the Mash<div style='background-color:#e9e9e9; width: 425px;'><object id='A64060' quality='high' data='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=J1M8bD7m3FPBCffD&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' height='319' width='425'><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><param name='movie' value='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=J1M8bD7m3FPBCffD&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab'></param><param name='scaleMode' value='showAll'></param><param name='quality' value='high'></param><param name='allowNetworking' value='all'></param><param name='allowFullScreen' value='true' /><param name='FlashVars' value='external_make_id=J1M8bD7m3FPBCffD&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab'></param><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'></param></object><div style='text-align:center; width:435px; margin-top:6px;'>Try JibJab Sendables® <a href='http://sendables.jibjab.com/ecards'>eCards</a> today!</div></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-79415516726674260082009-06-10T13:05:00.003-04:002009-06-10T13:34:03.200-04:00smoothies & sweet potato fries<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQLubmt5neRqwv7naMn-6m8Fdtg6YqEAiRCLuTzEWWtEaf38ikX97Wy_ZzELm0NzXh_CQvutdcrkhcjOwZmFJwBxp5p9VbUHIKsfn79nmKsHheL8Gd2EirAgDuTWxLb75r8hSkRzwnzI/s1600-h/kyla.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQLubmt5neRqwv7naMn-6m8Fdtg6YqEAiRCLuTzEWWtEaf38ikX97Wy_ZzELm0NzXh_CQvutdcrkhcjOwZmFJwBxp5p9VbUHIKsfn79nmKsHheL8Gd2EirAgDuTWxLb75r8hSkRzwnzI/s320/kyla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345749348464739170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kyla Rose & Miss Tina</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKvAoOlDhqfoPjiJMwl4KPgsrxGMuYVwleIoDkA5OQJY85c7FpoBRkjRk6zJR9BjyxCw1f8DEeiEKrV5FSd_YZ0Hn030-u6EttZmVEDRqJTJnB9aV9pfQhap3DPBWGziLATLhnwetMXo/s1600-h/kyla2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKvAoOlDhqfoPjiJMwl4KPgsrxGMuYVwleIoDkA5OQJY85c7FpoBRkjRk6zJR9BjyxCw1f8DEeiEKrV5FSd_YZ0Hn030-u6EttZmVEDRqJTJnB9aV9pfQhap3DPBWGziLATLhnwetMXo/s320/kyla2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345749342584203426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">We put our toesies in the fountain:) Shhh.. don't tell!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrhqwz1qMN2I0x5G5f6W31qQ34LMzELOb9TDsyTO0awYwAMCC_Zh2H1Cnhz8Yu4hCdSbge1UxTVFIcIe1MO_Rm0CSoO7dcJhDo2K-rIRnIPhYjXg7ZRicvMTkpT3uXHq5O1PzL76CRtE/s1600-h/kyla3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrhqwz1qMN2I0x5G5f6W31qQ34LMzELOb9TDsyTO0awYwAMCC_Zh2H1Cnhz8Yu4hCdSbge1UxTVFIcIe1MO_Rm0CSoO7dcJhDo2K-rIRnIPhYjXg7ZRicvMTkpT3uXHq5O1PzL76CRtE/s320/kyla3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345749339058937970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Avery sipping her yummy smoothie:)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Last week I was lucky enough to spend the morning hanging out with two of the sweetest girls:) Kyla was in my <a href="http://kidcitypreschool.com/">class</a> this past school year and Avery is her adorable little sister. The Davis family is moving to Virginia this week and I wanted to sneak in a few more hours with these sweet girls before they headed out of town:) We spent the morning at the Promenade window shopping and playing in the fountain. When we were finished with our shopping fun, we headed over to what I think is one of my favorite places to eat in Charlotte-<a href="http://www.justfresh.com/">Just Fresh! </a>Avery has quite a few food allergies, but I came armed with the knowledge of what she could eat and how to have it prepared:) To say the staff was helpful was an understatement! They went above and beyond and Avery's burger came out perfect! The only problem was she was less than interested in eating said burger! All she cared about were the yummy sweet potato fries! She was even nice enough to share some with Mr. Rusty and me:) I will miss this sweet family-I definitely see a trip to Charlottesville in my future! Thanks <a href="http://www.peterdavisphotography.com/blog/">Pete</a> and <a href="http://www.davisfamily2.blogspot.com/">Sarah</a> for sharing them with me!<br /></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-33454581623902909762009-06-09T15:40:00.003-04:002009-06-09T15:42:46.151-04:00really???<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjof3AZ65BpuNctVqzNs2c6uUVkuIf9ZlZ8hfMFhvb5Fcij_d7JfucatsOOoRFRrhP4AdzZEnHmPVK1i0dso6rN23DB1OloaiwUL4Hh4xYd0Nvr3CogMPbQeRVqHGVn-16E-tIIiyKV97M/s1600-h/really.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjof3AZ65BpuNctVqzNs2c6uUVkuIf9ZlZ8hfMFhvb5Fcij_d7JfucatsOOoRFRrhP4AdzZEnHmPVK1i0dso6rN23DB1OloaiwUL4Hh4xYd0Nvr3CogMPbQeRVqHGVn-16E-tIIiyKV97M/s320/really.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345415361217397858" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I don't want to offend anyone, but.... really??? </span><br /><br /></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-88866651892081900202009-05-25T17:24:00.003-04:002009-05-25T17:37:58.306-04:00my friend Jared...<div style="text-align: center;">Our friend, <a href="http://www.jaredpike.com/">Jared Pike</a>, is a creative genius of sorts:) Check out his latest masterpiece!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">*** side notes - the crazy "old" lady driver is our great friend Eva, who just happened to deliver both Abby & Carter-and for the record... it was a wig:) The frustrated driver, is none other than Eric Foster... husband to Mandy and dad to two gorgeous boys. Last but not least.... the nut in the black pickup was a professional balloon artist who spends his days cracking necks, other wise know as <a href="http://www.DrRobWatkins.com">Dr Rob</a>! </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><object style="font-weight: bold;" height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OcI9klgrYoU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OcI9klgrYoU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-87145911507510013992009-05-17T06:00:00.000-04:002009-05-17T06:00:01.163-04:00"i thought she was asleep..."<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMDm3R8OKk2LCI-B21iI1bttW6IKChO-x9ax4T7YTjm8ZamR0N9xd1PqCyjeK9xYImlssvss6mNO88VBN1nhrGg5kn_DG3OJNYO1v30ANhF8Q_1_bY08Qx3AKIAUNTTgtT_d-nItkKkI/s1600-h/puter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMDm3R8OKk2LCI-B21iI1bttW6IKChO-x9ax4T7YTjm8ZamR0N9xd1PqCyjeK9xYImlssvss6mNO88VBN1nhrGg5kn_DG3OJNYO1v30ANhF8Q_1_bY08Qx3AKIAUNTTgtT_d-nItkKkI/s320/puter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336598542801240146" border="0" /></a>this is what happens when a three year old is left alone in your bedroom...<br />I love that kid!!<br /></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-83988627435653329372009-05-16T21:10:00.003-04:002009-05-16T21:24:10.648-04:00strawberry pickin'<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This morning, Rusty and I loaded up the kiddos and headed to the </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.hallfamilyfarm.com/">Hall Family Farm</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> to go strawberry picking. The kids were so excited! When we lived in Ft Myers, we usually went at least twice every season....but this was our first time since we've moved to North Carolina:) The kids had such a great time, they just went from row to row looking for the 'big ones'! They loved it so much that we ended up with 7 pounds of beautiful, fresh strawberries! So far, we've had plates of strawberries and sugar, and strawberry syrup with our pancakes for dinner (yes, we had pancakes for dinner:) I'm looking forward to trying out some new recipes with the strawberries we have left. Here are some of the pictures from this afternoon.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKoUqAplkRIgH5SUeNd3d4GaVhzmcR0PVLJUYsilVSjVoDJzwYMfnKPiYhesSQFlkYNlEJ4h-tv4t8jnTyNGGRl_Mp-s3-2d07iMoQvR3i5EvGfB5gwviH8luIuTPDtN5y1lBqW2OCZA/s1600-h/berry5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKoUqAplkRIgH5SUeNd3d4GaVhzmcR0PVLJUYsilVSjVoDJzwYMfnKPiYhesSQFlkYNlEJ4h-tv4t8jnTyNGGRl_Mp-s3-2d07iMoQvR3i5EvGfB5gwviH8luIuTPDtN5y1lBqW2OCZA/s320/berry5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336596540374130002" border="0" /></a><br />Carter with his first row's bounty<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrQX1TqwebnJ_aSF4MgRHbaKEnJAWUEhP8XmyHY6wZCW8HT-If-H4OF1X-WpcmVhjaTNbNFYzI8QTF6GA8MBNmev_zr56gkZEaXCaAOtzcwwJgaVzxtCMROxo5FU2zvv_vE17BcZ6tOc/s1600-h/berry4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrQX1TqwebnJ_aSF4MgRHbaKEnJAWUEhP8XmyHY6wZCW8HT-If-H4OF1X-WpcmVhjaTNbNFYzI8QTF6GA8MBNmev_zr56gkZEaXCaAOtzcwwJgaVzxtCMROxo5FU2zvv_vE17BcZ6tOc/s320/berry4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336596536103683746" border="0" /></a><br />Abby checking out her berry<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIZEC14s17AaaBzK75qKb-iJ9XSXH_VHoZNjGipbbBiis192W3oTORD_OszlNFNG1Scdvazg11Hke1JbpGmLE4H4QCSN-Zof3PyhCseMqJUIgUI7lsN81dKZA7i-aO7ylm3__FYOWD-A/s1600-h/berry3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIZEC14s17AaaBzK75qKb-iJ9XSXH_VHoZNjGipbbBiis192W3oTORD_OszlNFNG1Scdvazg11Hke1JbpGmLE4H4QCSN-Zof3PyhCseMqJUIgUI7lsN81dKZA7i-aO7ylm3__FYOWD-A/s320/berry3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336596535734121698" border="0" /></a><br />beautiful berries:)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP52F8tGk7WQt3mQ3PTFi5W5GRgDw5iOm1m9MytpNnHcWVkEuFiGntSme77YL9aqmeRSH0BwxmfSUkPtzN11tUYaddnjZa-JqXrFxNYl2HB-_ymPxddrqS6oMnwcOQdd7IoueDrTURxyU/s1600-h/berry2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP52F8tGk7WQt3mQ3PTFi5W5GRgDw5iOm1m9MytpNnHcWVkEuFiGntSme77YL9aqmeRSH0BwxmfSUkPtzN11tUYaddnjZa-JqXrFxNYl2HB-_ymPxddrqS6oMnwcOQdd7IoueDrTURxyU/s320/berry2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336596531925577554" border="0" /></a><br />Paige's handful<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFh9ncolIaVWKif8NHxBqWLIK48I-XerRxE1K-OUDq-OJTJGo4-N2tVY4MN_IqAOpVf6PImpJgQ89pNc6eARB905R544M7HFXFoBEoScPQSAeTxepxEffLHJOYN7rKuSNXp8rLCJAUSI/s1600-h/berry1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFh9ncolIaVWKif8NHxBqWLIK48I-XerRxE1K-OUDq-OJTJGo4-N2tVY4MN_IqAOpVf6PImpJgQ89pNc6eARB905R544M7HFXFoBEoScPQSAeTxepxEffLHJOYN7rKuSNXp8rLCJAUSI/s320/berry1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336596527086190306" border="0" /></a><br />starting a new row<br /></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-91797886979024835082009-05-16T20:46:00.002-04:002009-05-16T21:10:05.824-04:00roller coaster<div style="text-align: center;">I know, I know, it's been a long time..... Please forgive me - it's been a crazy, crazy month. Some days I feel like I'm on a roller coaster that won't stop and let me off. So many things all happening at once. It's been hard to process it all. Last Sunday was Mother's Day. I knew this would be a tough day for Rusty, but I wasn't prepared for it to hit me as hard as it did. I woke up that morning just feeling so blue. I missed my mom, I missed my grandma, I missed my sister and I missed Janice. I have been so blessed by having such amazing women in my life.... It was just so hard knowing how far away they were on that day. The next day, our house in Ft Myers was finally auctioned off from the foreclosure. That was a hard day for me. There are a lot of amazing memories in that house. I know it was just a building and I also know that so many other people are going through the same thing, but on that day, I felt like we were the only people in the world who had just lost their house. Then, Wednesday was our 14th wedding anniversary. We had such a great time that night! We went to dinner and a movie and spent some much needed time alone. I am so blessed to have such an amazing husband! 14 years married to my best friend-Who could ask for more??<br /><br />So, I hope that sums up some of the reasons about why I haven't blogged lately and what our Bunch has been up to this past month:) I promise to try and be a little more consistent with my posting over the next few months! Thanks for your patience:-)<br /></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-75743528355349316782009-03-26T07:32:00.002-04:002009-03-26T07:33:35.605-04:00This is AMAZING!<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p style="text-align: center;">I know some of you may have already seen this, but if you haven't, watch this:)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><object height="350" width="425"><param value="http://youtube.com/v/D2FX9rviEhw" name="movie"><embed height="350" width="425" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://youtube.com/v/D2FX9rviEhw"></embed></object></p></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-26024510193081397582009-03-24T15:33:00.004-04:002009-03-24T16:20:35.902-04:00a day in paris<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span>Well, Paris Island anyway:)<br /><br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlnrHForsTuqSdGSrEer4Km_5xo0_3P457uxclTMf5B7njmlaRUQZuIlm6QJu6fTn7tULNW_qVNYh7ofop-sL_gvLEDPw9HtCD9pjaVNFbx5YZg1QFowgN0pzwMjDabslnUqDbVesvqQ/s1600-h/marine4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlnrHForsTuqSdGSrEer4Km_5xo0_3P457uxclTMf5B7njmlaRUQZuIlm6QJu6fTn7tULNW_qVNYh7ofop-sL_gvLEDPw9HtCD9pjaVNFbx5YZg1QFowgN0pzwMjDabslnUqDbVesvqQ/s320/marine4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316849008148820194" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Kyle showing Brittany and Paige around</span><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaXxmuLltk8UzcIK20gfLLrFBoqyKJkUxowC0xE07_3mzxD12Owo16iq-rpxdqvywPSZa_8i8yCUcWGCtTMb1fV5dzbK8tcDxXAGrXTXSKbKrEeUNeMr2iW7JZUyUDtC_MWjrD8ZwUQM/s1600-h/marine3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaXxmuLltk8UzcIK20gfLLrFBoqyKJkUxowC0xE07_3mzxD12Owo16iq-rpxdqvywPSZa_8i8yCUcWGCtTMb1fV5dzbK8tcDxXAGrXTXSKbKrEeUNeMr2iW7JZUyUDtC_MWjrD8ZwUQM/s320/marine3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316849004432503266" border="0" /></a><br />Carter trying on Kyle's coke bottles (excuse me, I mean his military issue glasses!)<br />He couldn't wait to get back to the house and put on his contacts!!<br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLUvHqAA_NXf1c5H9VmvkFdoPko0Wzh-kFB-YVrfoTLGAT_2yz2JQfsQUETNXI2jlNSi9VdnlwaC9Qxrjeb3zEQlOnIGHZVx7IL-H0oPwsZ0SxC3qB53cpzbKXpL2Z1zQXl7Hz8R09zw/s1600-h/marine2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLUvHqAA_NXf1c5H9VmvkFdoPko0Wzh-kFB-YVrfoTLGAT_2yz2JQfsQUETNXI2jlNSi9VdnlwaC9Qxrjeb3zEQlOnIGHZVx7IL-H0oPwsZ0SxC3qB53cpzbKXpL2Z1zQXl7Hz8R09zw/s320/marine2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316848992725600850" border="0" /></a><br />Seeing him for the first time after the ceremony.... have I told you how proud I am of him??<br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGoOqxPViZdD18fnx3Vk4S-GsKq-9m-l-tMTWiEIeOJ6K9H8d5gPq2Px32bHHu15ifIWqGzAiodCf1symQDhgsudUm7YY_sjyC5QAXbJigElMhwYATfScPmzdcgS7Cyf6TFgoU0r9PdQ/s1600-h/marine1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGoOqxPViZdD18fnx3Vk4S-GsKq-9m-l-tMTWiEIeOJ6K9H8d5gPq2Px32bHHu15ifIWqGzAiodCf1symQDhgsudUm7YY_sjyC5QAXbJigElMhwYATfScPmzdcgS7Cyf6TFgoU0r9PdQ/s320/marine1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316848984465775554" border="0" /></a><br />Kyle's platoon.... if you click on the pic it will make it bigger.. he's the 3rd from the left, front row:)<br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span>Early in the morning, on March 1st, Rusty's brother Brian called to tell us the news that Mom was gone.... We knew it was coming, but it was still hard to hear those words. That following week was so very bittersweet.... because on that coming Friday, Brian's son, Kyle, was graduating from Marine boot camp at Paris Island, SC. We wanted to be there to visit with Kyle, after all, who knew when the next time we would be able to see him? Also knowing that we might need to head to Florida for Mom's services at anytime made us stop and think.... could the kids miss that much school and could Rusty and I miss that much work?? Well, as usual, God's timing is perfect! Mom's memorial was scheduled for the next Monday, so we were able to stop in SC for the graduation and then all caravan the rest of the way down to Florida:) So on Thursday, we packed up the car and headed down to South Carolina to meet Brian, Lisa and the kids for dinner the night before graduation. Then the next morning we all drove onto the island to find some good seats for the ceremony. I have never been to a military graduation, but let me tell you, that day left an indelible mark on me. It was breathtaking to see the rows and rows of men and women who volunteered to serve our country, especially now, when their safety is so uncertain. We sat together in the bleachers, in between other families whose children, grandchildren, siblings and spouses, all made that same selfless decision to serve. It was like one huge (and somewhat loud and obnoxious!) family! All of us tied together with a common thread:) I was so proud of Kyle.... seeing him in his uniform just brought me to tears.... I know it sounds so clique' but I honestly do remember holding him in my lap when he was just a baby. Where does the time go?? Well, he's not a baby anymore! He's a Marine!! Our Marine! Grandma's Marine! Kyle, please know that we are so proud of you and praying for you everyday! We love you!!</span><br /></span><br /></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-16070789422228286342009-03-24T15:01:00.004-04:002009-03-24T15:26:10.439-04:00I'm back!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuw9pjuH2LL4RSuvVkKqLSH8Ixfkha5-MUVPJkb-RmmhqxbmOtZvCDZbuJYlwr_UnJ37u8ihV0SJ1ilmzue4xARBQFzBXRD1Z3rQUM6uRpgIe_xP9uyOtS3FIbVr0vzHEvslc-6Bk4y1Y/s1600-h/I__m_back_iD_by_ice26.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuw9pjuH2LL4RSuvVkKqLSH8Ixfkha5-MUVPJkb-RmmhqxbmOtZvCDZbuJYlwr_UnJ37u8ihV0SJ1ilmzue4xARBQFzBXRD1Z3rQUM6uRpgIe_xP9uyOtS3FIbVr0vzHEvslc-6Bk4y1Y/s320/I__m_back_iD_by_ice26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316837402230580610" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >It's been awhile.... I know...... To be completely honest, I been struggling with coming back to blogging since Janice passed away. I knew that since we made the move to North Carolina, Mom had probably been my most faithful reader. Then last summer, when she started getting sick, I felt the need to step up my game. I wanted her to feel like she was a part of what we were doing. I didn't want her to miss out on pictures of the kids and seeing what our crazy family was up to. Whenever we spoke to Mom on the phone she always told us how much she missed us, but she always ended with something along the lines of, "you are right where God wants you, even if we'd love to have you closer". That always meant so much to me. Being away from your family is not easy, but knowing that your family believes in you and what you are doing, means the world. Now I know there are more of you out there that read this sad excuse for a blog (although, I'm not sure why?? lol) and I know if I don't post something soon, my brother in law, Brian, and my sister, Sam, are going to have my head :) So, I'm back.... but now I'm trying to figure out how to "catch up"???? So be patient with me ~ I'm sure the next few posts will seem really random.... I've got everything from a Marine graduation, to Family Night, to KidVenture with Ridge and everything in between:) So here it goes......</span><br /></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-34260464476115755732009-03-08T15:14:00.003-04:002009-03-08T15:26:12.723-04:00rough week<div align="center">I know I haven't posted lately.... it's been a very difficult week. Rusty's mom, Janice, passed away last Sunday morning. Even though it was expected (she had been sick for quite a while), it has still been a hard few days. We arrived in Florida on Friday evening and it seems like we've been going and going ever since. I have alot of things I want to write about.... my head is swimming with thoughts I know I need to write down.... but not now. My feelings are too raw. So many of you have asked what you can do for Rusty and I, and we have been so blessed with the amazing outpouring of love from our friends and church family. We appreciate it all so very much:) If you can, please continue to pray for us today and tomorrow..... It's going to be a tough, tough 24 hours. Please pray for Rusty, his brothers, Brian & Jimmy, and their dad, Larry. These 4 men are feeling the weight of the world on their shoulders right now.... Thank you for all the love and support..... </div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-91187956726149418942009-02-28T11:13:00.007-05:002009-02-28T11:34:40.353-05:00family night ~ camping<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbR_dBKDbDQCYYB59Lwqnso2AqhO4LxPmG9WjFLo5_3NHc3-JvHcUryT5rNIAG7Ld3zcCb8gz0pKKedGlpxmIg1fbIN2Hi7OMp5sV2BhLl6Ljuy7U8-NB9nhyVQscqCKFncUaUmM1ewG4/s1600-h/camp1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbR_dBKDbDQCYYB59Lwqnso2AqhO4LxPmG9WjFLo5_3NHc3-JvHcUryT5rNIAG7Ld3zcCb8gz0pKKedGlpxmIg1fbIN2Hi7OMp5sV2BhLl6Ljuy7U8-NB9nhyVQscqCKFncUaUmM1ewG4/s320/camp1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307886639460058626" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Last night our family night theme was 'camping'. It's February in North Carolina, so needless to say... we did our camping indoors! We started out the night making jiffy pop popcorn and 'smores over the campfire<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">(AKA the microwave & stovetop!).</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OP8I1crdTKbTbGXlKM8SGTr4Rv1NPKTJvd_jIs-QVjXlANOVCuhY0gWGoh6LxzS4PNt0tor_bmj9eTQdA95u3-KoJDwi9w5R5dBPzMUC4tdx2onnx8XAMo6mgg9khInA_hjczCYW95Q/s1600-h/camp2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OP8I1crdTKbTbGXlKM8SGTr4Rv1NPKTJvd_jIs-QVjXlANOVCuhY0gWGoh6LxzS4PNt0tor_bmj9eTQdA95u3-KoJDwi9w5R5dBPzMUC4tdx2onnx8XAMo6mgg9khInA_hjczCYW95Q/s320/camp2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307886642472638930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">We watched the movie <a href="http://www.sonypictures.com/familyzone/openseason2/">Open Season 2</a> and ended</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> the evening sleeping in (and all around!) the tent we had set up in the living room. We woke up this morning to pancakes, scrambled eggs and bacon! What better way to end a camping trip?? The kids had a great time and I'd have to say that this was the easiest family night yet:)</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFDrsuxpqNL1cLwKOIL9dF47_Gl12Gpm2EBYxysAMD4buP_i-dbLrIxEhDpeEWxvpo4Jq__3Bydd-TMcAkBi5jm3ufG0_XU9F_MCYgtbQW1wmWu3WmjVXyCuE5s7fyFtN8AsgjNBGF-o/s1600-h/camp3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFDrsuxpqNL1cLwKOIL9dF47_Gl12Gpm2EBYxysAMD4buP_i-dbLrIxEhDpeEWxvpo4Jq__3Bydd-TMcAkBi5jm3ufG0_XU9F_MCYgtbQW1wmWu3WmjVXyCuE5s7fyFtN8AsgjNBGF-o/s320/camp3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307886647544181810" border="0" /></a></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-69876812285518861722009-02-25T15:19:00.002-05:002009-02-25T15:24:03.875-05:00love this group...<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hGGanAZ2IwM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hGGanAZ2IwM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I love this<a href="http://www.tenthavenuenorth.com/about/main"> group</a> and this is one of those songs I could listen to over and over again, and it never seems to get old.... I found this video today and I thought it was so great, I wanted to share it with you:)<br /></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-42212108781654099472009-02-23T14:59:00.003-05:002009-02-23T15:35:10.261-05:00Week of Love ~ Part 3<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9gwadok6e9Ee6goz-455Dnlq2zmRFPpb5X97PH5jI9uL2njSVWyiWmYue4zkyZUkaMvdz2UJYmhvvYdmoZjjj-leONEyc_u2skssoCBOxhmlvaf37VHQt4rd_VuGS5POkF4KsPPvElg/s1600-h/abby.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9gwadok6e9Ee6goz-455Dnlq2zmRFPpb5X97PH5jI9uL2njSVWyiWmYue4zkyZUkaMvdz2UJYmhvvYdmoZjjj-leONEyc_u2skssoCBOxhmlvaf37VHQt4rd_VuGS5POkF4KsPPvElg/s320/abby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306091714876120018" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >So, I just realized that I totally forgot about finishing these posts during the week of Valentine's Day!..... at least, I had such great intentions....... Shall we continue??</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >My sweet Abigail Faith is up next! Oh, where do I begin?? I adore this child.... she is most definitely one of a kind and I consider myself blessed beyond measure that I have her in my life!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I LOVE</span> </span><span style="font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;">the way she can take the foil leftover from a Qdoba burrito and make a cruise ship out of it!</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I LOVE</span> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:webdings;" >the way she chews on her tongue when she's concentrating...</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">I LOVE </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">her little notes of love that I find all over the house.</span> <span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I LOVE</span> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:webdings;" >that when I straighten up her bedroom, I can usually find at least 10 things that I </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: verdana;font-family:webdings;" >know</span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:webdings;" > I threw in the trash that week! (She insists that nothing is truly trash, only a treasure undiscovered:)</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I LOVE</span> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" >her sweet, sweet spirit... She loves everyone and isn't afraid to tell them! I wish we all gave our love so freely.</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I LOVE</span> </span><span style="font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;">that she is the peacemaker in our family..... She'll always be the first to say, "I'm sorry" or "I forgive you"...... </span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I LOVE</span> </span><span style="font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;">her love for reading..... I finally had to ask her to empty her backpack of all of the </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" >extra</span><span style="font-family:webdings;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> books she had in there. I was afraid she was going to start walking like an 80 year old woman with osteoporosis!</span> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I LOVE</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:webdings;" >to hear her pray for other people..... She loves her Jesus and wants to share His love with the world:)</span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I LOVE</span> that she calls me "momma" and not mommy, or mom.... I don't know why that touches my heart so, but it gets to me every single time:)</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-18990123516505196012009-02-21T12:28:00.004-05:002009-02-21T12:45:24.145-05:00meatballs & more<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJvSUxPiKPaCS8lOFXZSuzO9N6CJphDd8hHL4vXBa-mAlmqr9GggrrbhWPmsgpQQbtYVrBCc_yRsSN8MWINdVHzNikJg4J28xB2hldhTqAVlCZl8yHTh2M9_X_SQ0GbBS70ChPBW0cuU/s1600-h/ikea.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJvSUxPiKPaCS8lOFXZSuzO9N6CJphDd8hHL4vXBa-mAlmqr9GggrrbhWPmsgpQQbtYVrBCc_yRsSN8MWINdVHzNikJg4J28xB2hldhTqAVlCZl8yHTh2M9_X_SQ0GbBS70ChPBW0cuU/s320/ikea.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305307224664991218" border="0" /></a><br />Yesterday morning, Rusty, Megan and I headed out to Charlotte's newest adult amusement park! IKEA:) We had so much fun! If you've never been to an IKEA store, be prepared to be overwhelmed....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwrMHpr6x_GMYcPiQ1RKCnTNt00k6WmTJJhtIbNTH-DjzDkzdl4f4u4xKtOyUi-RkUpKzIMV3PA5n2yxpoChlARW7pEs4-NtJ1qTzH9eU9GjDCck0p3znZ_s7t0PfO0IuCasHUMhr6_M/s1600-h/ikea1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwrMHpr6x_GMYcPiQ1RKCnTNt00k6WmTJJhtIbNTH-DjzDkzdl4f4u4xKtOyUi-RkUpKzIMV3PA5n2yxpoChlARW7pEs4-NtJ1qTzH9eU9GjDCck0p3znZ_s7t0PfO0IuCasHUMhr6_M/s320/ikea1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305307549747485394" border="0" /></a><br />The place is enormous.... I believe I heard it said that the store is as big as 6 football fields! They also say the average time you will spend shopping in an IKEA is two and a half to three hours.... Well, let me tell you ~ we arrived as soon as the store opened at 10:00 and pulled out of the parking lot a little after 1:30!! The place is so big, they have built a resturant in it! We had heard everyone rave about their swedish meatballs, so, of course, that's what all three of us had for lunch. We also had chocolate cake and a swedish apple cake that was totally yummy!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-Z8EVVYCR3VnN7I8Y7l9Jc43_SIC_pUyX88bKwAktUNQ5arALDCLJOBgyJmCwZ3cZfelXCwui-hXS3GQ0AJC-8M2INyQySZQ9Wfu5MmxBPisZCEZEOM4XhdR7iZ_BGXQKrTXL7Os5as/s1600-h/ikea2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-Z8EVVYCR3VnN7I8Y7l9Jc43_SIC_pUyX88bKwAktUNQ5arALDCLJOBgyJmCwZ3cZfelXCwui-hXS3GQ0AJC-8M2INyQySZQ9Wfu5MmxBPisZCEZEOM4XhdR7iZ_BGXQKrTXL7Os5as/s320/ikea2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305307554756908834" border="0" /></a> It's amazing the amount of items you can buy at one store.... they have everthing from baby sippy cups, to bamboo plants, to mattresses and sofas! It was too much to take in on one day:) We will be heading back in a week or so... next time we're taking the kids so they can play in the kid's area ~ Oh, did I forget to mention that they have a kid's area, where your children can play (and not follow you around and whine why you look at every single item in the store) for FREE???!!! The kids that came out of the play area looked like they had so much fun. They had a clown doing face painting and balloon animals..... It took all I had to keep Rusty outta there!!<br /></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-8904905065762377792009-02-17T21:05:00.005-05:002009-02-17T21:49:16.069-05:00MCD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnH2IrjRg_Za1yjLLXqVuGRC89OtQi2aWOHpPL3-BNXrQ_0K5v74Mej35F7Qqm3CAoZkOxNuDnuly2QbNB3QEd2h3A4CuXCX8wR_ZYrzXdrDH6ED_tLEXKmnxtUzn1t_ve8NqBg-y8zQ/s1600-h/Photo+585.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnH2IrjRg_Za1yjLLXqVuGRC89OtQi2aWOHpPL3-BNXrQ_0K5v74Mej35F7Qqm3CAoZkOxNuDnuly2QbNB3QEd2h3A4CuXCX8wR_ZYrzXdrDH6ED_tLEXKmnxtUzn1t_ve8NqBg-y8zQ/s320/Photo+585.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303962510899947058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">I am SO excited!!</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >I have been anticipating the release of this book for well over a year now. I first heard it mentioned on <a href="http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/">his blog</a>, which then lead me to <a href="http://www.flowerdust.net/">Anne's</a> story. The first time I read the title and found out what this book was going to be about, I was hooked. I know most of you know our story..... My husband served on staff at a large church in Florida for 12 years... I was also on staff for about 10 of those years, on and off, in several different capacities. The first few years were wonderful. We both worked there, our children went to school there, all of our friends were there, basically, all of our relationships centered around our church. Somewhere along the way, I don't even remember when, things went south. Some weeks my husband was working 50 and 60 hours a week and we joked and called those 'slow weeks'. Slowly, but surely, we began to burn out..... Our church had a number of resources for the pastors and their wives, but you see, the problem was, my husband wasn't a pastor. Those resources, no matter how wonderful they were, were not for us. It's was hard for us to know how to deal with the stress of it all. Talking about it sounded so much like complaining. And really, what are you going to say??? Do you ask if all the programs were really worth the stress it brought on the staff?? Sounds selfish, doesn't it?? </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >Don't get me wrong, I can't and don't blame the church.... The decisions we made, were our own.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" > We loved the people and we loved the Lord.... but we were tired, burned out, fried.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >That little detour brings me back to this book. The title is <a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" href="http://www.madchurchdisease.com/">MAD CHURCH DISEASE - Overcoming the Burnout Epidemic</a>. Do you see where I'm going with all this??? I am excited that there is finally a resource out there for those of us in the ministry (or married to someone who is:) One of the lines in this book that struck me right between the eyes, was a quote by Bill Hybels. It states that he once said that "the way I was doing the work of God was destroying the work of God in my life". Powerful stuff, huh? Rusty and I are commited to doing everything in our power to not allow that same burn out to invade our lives again. I'm sure I'll be sharing more of what I learn as I dig deeper into this book. </span>Stay tuned!<br /></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-7628911312858974842009-02-14T11:43:00.002-05:002009-02-14T11:48:27.670-05:00happy 36th birthday!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifx99ix5DKDzIZ6Pu1z8AbOYWbiNNAG96BJ6ErBGr4SOQtmMhKuxhIKlv_3Xow_QURN2UDj0yutK8M9jSAlb77gzRpl07KJA8oxhEvtAFxBTxKELJotUJaaJkqvXm-kkcLujZsA24UrBQ/s1600-h/rusty.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifx99ix5DKDzIZ6Pu1z8AbOYWbiNNAG96BJ6ErBGr4SOQtmMhKuxhIKlv_3Xow_QURN2UDj0yutK8M9jSAlb77gzRpl07KJA8oxhEvtAFxBTxKELJotUJaaJkqvXm-kkcLujZsA24UrBQ/s320/rusty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302694973398286978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">happy birthday, my handsome mountain man! i love you so.<br />if you get a chance, go <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://alittlebitrusty.wordpress.com/">here</a> and send him some birthday wishes!!<br /></span></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-1775447205671546452009-02-13T20:47:00.004-05:002009-02-13T21:09:16.239-05:00family night ~ valentine's day<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhOhWQVR5iJ6Dr3-MtqYw823c_Oc5f0OohHDBjtlUrkPbDYldQbRRg7GxQNI9bKe9b_u5r0a_3SW4Z3J7L69UWHjBHGKADTzQGsCJAA8xuAjc-ZMe41e6g8I_PsaKhA8_HbAf0qqVXBg/s1600-h/valentine3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhOhWQVR5iJ6Dr3-MtqYw823c_Oc5f0OohHDBjtlUrkPbDYldQbRRg7GxQNI9bKe9b_u5r0a_3SW4Z3J7L69UWHjBHGKADTzQGsCJAA8xuAjc-ZMe41e6g8I_PsaKhA8_HbAf0qqVXBg/s200/valentine3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302468279633313218" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">So, it's been a <span style="font-style: italic;">REALLY</span> long time since we've had a themed family night....We've had lots of 'spur of the moment' family time in the past two months ~ but, for some reason, I just couldn't seem to get myself together enough to plan out a themed evening of fun:)<br />So, we started off slow tonight.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJFvHN_W2LYZb8ccG4EAhVX7wnbTvP5OvRNnVcD0YHA9JEKngpVkB596GM0jDUoYYnMOecfi7lgouSvJ1_lTzc-Y1nKFFdT5gJzB90mtpsJCH5V0Ab7lkLavkmTxiaSiSPP7SDYvCvIY/s1600-h/valentine1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJFvHN_W2LYZb8ccG4EAhVX7wnbTvP5OvRNnVcD0YHA9JEKngpVkB596GM0jDUoYYnMOecfi7lgouSvJ1_lTzc-Y1nKFFdT5gJzB90mtpsJCH5V0Ab7lkLavkmTxiaSiSPP7SDYvCvIY/s200/valentine1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302467646030214546" border="0" /></a><br />In honor of <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Valentine's Day</span>, we had family night complete with heart shaped pizzas, a bit of bubbly (Cherry Sun Drop w/raspberry sherbet punch in fancy glasses) and strawberry cupcakes with chocolate hearts on top! I had big plans for us to make Valentine's for each other, have a daddy/daughters & momma/son dance and a "heart hunt" (like an egg hunt, but with hearts!!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiVBdv4JDXCrDm1YZTb_NPE9GTvlCXm_5CuzBD7oIgTM929XCqTe07hCT8XCNsd5orEjaghWOwFXSnPRUovLRrTHMPYJzNZSQ5k8xoBjsmmscIzHj_xib5waB8ON8gp7VnK5KcIqRIbQ/s1600-h/valentine4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiVBdv4JDXCrDm1YZTb_NPE9GTvlCXm_5CuzBD7oIgTM929XCqTe07hCT8XCNsd5orEjaghWOwFXSnPRUovLRrTHMPYJzNZSQ5k8xoBjsmmscIzHj_xib5waB8ON8gp7VnK5KcIqRIbQ/s200/valentine4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302468284656593202" border="0" /></a><br />Unfortunately, I think I over planned the evening, and by the end of dinner, all 3 kiddos were on the couch with their jammies on. So, since tomorrow is actually Valentine's Day, we decided we'd save some of the fun for then!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pZ3Q8FoQJOCCCkb_ltOqFnTqTwreVppLflzifCGLaJ8Zo9A4pk7qKS9qdokxdjfm7sjwwLSCxpJ20P057WN5NvnTNHoQ8iic_ZS407RT1FKhpE_6hsae8GfSlXfln2IRFlIWqNB3Sic/s1600-h/valentine2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pZ3Q8FoQJOCCCkb_ltOqFnTqTwreVppLflzifCGLaJ8Zo9A4pk7qKS9qdokxdjfm7sjwwLSCxpJ20P057WN5NvnTNHoQ8iic_ZS407RT1FKhpE_6hsae8GfSlXfln2IRFlIWqNB3Sic/s200/valentine2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302468277061433394" border="0" /></a></div></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-72845906335905512752009-02-13T16:03:00.004-05:002009-02-13T16:29:50.763-05:00Week of Love ~ Part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQH5gOU5HeuKVNtCjpiCEu_LbvW_IITf4mNPRrzdCeNF7fLYzse6IjfNshHow9S7X0we8HfcRCMAEOXXU8AeCUPMvqn0FP1jA3gyNqqWB6bSAkc7YWYImKgy67uqFIP6CL8GKtWSvKjLY/s1600-h/paige1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQH5gOU5HeuKVNtCjpiCEu_LbvW_IITf4mNPRrzdCeNF7fLYzse6IjfNshHow9S7X0we8HfcRCMAEOXXU8AeCUPMvqn0FP1jA3gyNqqWB6bSAkc7YWYImKgy67uqFIP6CL8GKtWSvKjLY/s200/paige1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302396495479426978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Paige's turn..... Here are a just a few of the things I love about her:)</span><br /><br /><span>I love the the smile on her face when she is surrounded by the chaos that only 10 preschoolers can bring to your Sunday morning:)</span><br /><br /><span>I love her willingness to help out with just about anything that is asked of her...</span><br /><br /><span>I </span><span style="font-style: italic;">also</span><span> love her stubborn streak that runs a mile wide..... it reminds me that we are two peas in a pod!</span><br /><br /><span>I love when she asks me to flat iron her hair in the morning.... and we get a chance to chat about what the school day may hold for her.</span><br /><br /><span>I love when I see her back into her daddy's chest for a hug.... she thinks she's too big to actually 'ask' for one:)</span><br /><br /><span>I love her passion for serving others.... and pray that she never loses it.</span><br /><br /><span>I love how she laughs at her daddy's silly jokes (hey, someone's got to!)</span><br /><br /><span>I love watching her grow into the amazing young woman that God is calling her to be!</span><br /><br /><br />There is a special place in my heart for my firstborn.... Maybe it's all the trials and errors we've had together.... both of us trying to 'get it right"..... She is such a precious gift, and I am so blessed to be her mom!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Now it's your turn ~ tell me one thing you LOVE about your oldest!<br /></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-24788182963111740062009-02-12T14:30:00.004-05:002009-02-12T15:22:14.247-05:00Week of Love ~ Part 1<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVEuLYtSJL7oymLgIZDxzubucwK8dM4pDGuj1BXCGHGieSSucirmA_fkowKz70ccq_MrP0vW17IaYWbee4OpaKimVf5Yl_BgmR60aKd-ZEhG9tnn8VLqdpSEZOoqBQenq7BSCP7MYa7s/s1600-h/jitcrunch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVEuLYtSJL7oymLgIZDxzubucwK8dM4pDGuj1BXCGHGieSSucirmA_fkowKz70ccq_MrP0vW17IaYWbee4OpaKimVf5Yl_BgmR60aKd-ZEhG9tnn8VLqdpSEZOoqBQenq7BSCP7MYa7s/s320/jitcrunch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302004720814310226" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" >In honor of Valentine's Day, I thought we'd have a week of "love" here @ theburchardbunch. </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >(I have to admit that I borrowed this idea from a fellow blogger.... it was too great an idea to pass up!)</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" > So, for the next few days, I'm going to share a few of the things I love about my hubby and our kiddos:) and lucky Rusty, today, it's his turn!</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">So here it goes....</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold;">I love the way his hair curls up behind his ears when he wears a hat.<br /><br />I love the way he winks at me from across the room.<br /><br />I love Saturday mornings and his pancake breakfasts.<br /><br />I love that whenever I smell popcorn, I think of him.<br /><br />I love listening to his voice when he prays every morning.<br /><br />I love when he finds me on Facebook and starts a chat with the words,<span style="font-style: italic;">"Hey Sexy!"</span><br /><br />I love the dimple he has in his chin (although I haven't seen it in months due to his 'winter beard')<br /><br />I love walking into Ridge, seeing him standing behind that sound board, or up on the stage, and the smile he has on his face....and knowing how happy he truly is.<br /><br />I love the way he loves our children.....and how they all think they're daddy's favorite!<br /><br />I love Fridays and our "date day" and how I always know that for those 6 hours, it's just us.....<br /><br />I love how he hits the snooze button every morning, then rolls over and puts his arm around me.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Now it's your turn.... Tell me what you love most about your significant other :) </span><br /></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133639386977689649.post-42785573456212704442009-02-10T21:09:00.004-05:002009-02-10T21:19:59.660-05:0071 and Topless<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ05_ITHBHiXRl_KPtcbPDBrIeN67lygOhl6BNeE1R3ywN7SNYt8eZWn1eC6WsyjZeC6VKTD0jcZriXk6ysgZTJaIuhXOZELZ59iATfwk7wjtHBZi66gRTfg73bXJtxTXAaXJXnyb4lxk/s1600-h/wind3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ05_ITHBHiXRl_KPtcbPDBrIeN67lygOhl6BNeE1R3ywN7SNYt8eZWn1eC6WsyjZeC6VKTD0jcZriXk6ysgZTJaIuhXOZELZ59iATfwk7wjtHBZi66gRTfg73bXJtxTXAaXJXnyb4lxk/s320/wind3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301356742357015938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlhwc98WDrWjuaZ-d2NPYGEX6DNECj9J4LZFl4B3UNuyaJXobPZ9wUNm9lse50lsoQj12rnZm250YFxYTu0Ks4xxmgH-glVkb0ueN5laXBPQTeq2PA8bwiei1EetpYQI6zngBqb0-9l8/s1600-h/wind2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlhwc98WDrWjuaZ-d2NPYGEX6DNECj9J4LZFl4B3UNuyaJXobPZ9wUNm9lse50lsoQj12rnZm250YFxYTu0Ks4xxmgH-glVkb0ueN5laXBPQTeq2PA8bwiei1EetpYQI6zngBqb0-9l8/s320/wind2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301356741945167362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ksvfyKgkTy3E4kyzeTbaZwhwW1jnNmf45EQ4yl9lUuGtFf_09Xuv8WjjM-maa762dA9C0yrKwYPigr1dAJTn3ZK5fCJ-wYduTtz_o-7WPElyouBDbubMtUql5kEhNs1EdxFDc8UNwrU/s1600-h/wind1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ksvfyKgkTy3E4kyzeTbaZwhwW1jnNmf45EQ4yl9lUuGtFf_09Xuv8WjjM-maa762dA9C0yrKwYPigr1dAJTn3ZK5fCJ-wYduTtz_o-7WPElyouBDbubMtUql5kEhNs1EdxFDc8UNwrU/s320/wind1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301356739381714258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Today was absolutely beautiful! 71 degrees and sunny..... I had almost forgotten how good the sun feels on my skin. Rusty and I surprised the kids by picking them up from school in Daddy's Jeep... with the top off! Rusty could hardly stand it:) Two days with temps in the low 70's gave him the "bug" and he stripped the Jeep..... Unfortunately it is suppose to rain sometime tomorrow.... I guess the top will have to be going back on soon..... Sorry honey!!</span><br /></div>the burchard bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289890561220347732noreply@blogger.com3