More Pictures:

Here are some pictures of Ryker with different people from the Fam!! :)


Grandma Danos and Ryk:
Aunt Paige meeting Ryker for the first time!! :)
Grandpa Pat meeting Ryker for the first time!! :)
Katrina, Sophia, Ray and Ryker!!! Had so much fun spending the day with these guys!! :)
Katrina and Ray with Ryker!!! :) Love my Cousins!! :)

Camden and Reese finally got their moment with Ryker:


Grandma Love and Ryker:
Great Great Grandma Evertsen & Ryker:
Great Grandpa Bob and Rita with Ryker:
Uncle Dustin and Ryk:

IE and Ryker:

Aunt Ang and Ryker:
Great Great Nana and Ryker:

Great Grandma Sue and Ryker:


Katrina, Me, Sophia and Ryker... I love you guys!! :)
Katrina, Ryker and Sophia:

Bailey and Ryker... :)
Grandma Crouse and Ryker:
Aunt Briana and Ryker

Pictures:

Shoshone Falls 2011... I have never seen the falls with this much water... It was amazing... Also another of Ryker's Firsts... :)

With Grandma Burkhart...





Ryker, Silas and I. Funny story if you look at the beginning pictures, Silas would not even touch Ryker... Somehow he warmed up and would not let anybody touch him, not even his mom... I didn't get a picture of her holding him because my camera died... :(

Silas, Ethan and Ryker...



Uncle Caleb and Ryker at Dillon's graduation party... :)

Uncle Dillon and Aunt Whitney at Dillon's graduation party... :)



Ryker, Craig, Me, Paige, Dillon and Caleb: at Dillon's graduation party!! :)


Ryker and his Uncle Dillon!! We are so proud of you for graduating and wish you the best of luck in the next step in life!! We love you!! :)

Our Newest Addition:

As most of you know our newest addition finally decided to come. I would have to say Labor and delivery were pretty SIMPLE. I went into labor after my water broke at 2300 hours, 3 hours later I asked for my epidural and Almost 5 hours later it was time to push. Thank heavens for epidurals, because I did not feel a thing. 7 minutes and only 9 pushes later Ryker Eugene Burkhart was born. He was 6 lbs 13 in and the most precious but stubborn baby I have ever met in my life. Little Ryker definitely was not a breastfeeding baby. In fact he hated it. Finally I had to ask for a bottle to supplement. After a day at the hospital we had a little mis-communication with the Dr. and they thought we only wanted to breastfeed our little Ryker. So Ryker unfortunately lost 10oz in one day, which is a huge deal. After staying in the hospital for another night, Ryker finally started drinking formula and he liked it alright, well until he started throwing up everything he ate...Poor little man... It was extremely frustrating. We finally were released from the hospital and less than 24 hours later we were on the road to Idaho. Poor Ryker has already been threw 3 different states... But as far as we all know he loved it. And besides he won't even remember how cruel it was to sit in a carseat for 12+ hours... We love you Ryk.

While we were in Idaho we saw so many people and so many people came to see him.. It was amazing. We figured out that Ryker has 4 Great-Great Grandma's still alive... (isn't that crazy) I couldn't believe it.

Ryker has already been to his first softball games, ( we watched Auntie Paige play), First Graduation (Congrats Uncle Dillon) Had his first Family photos. First real bath (with grandma) & I watched my first Nascar race with my daddy...

Needless to say Ryker is extremely loved by so many people...

Here are some pictures of all the people that were there when I came into this world...

Daddy was with Mommy at the hospital:

Grandma Danos was at the hospital with us!! :)


Grandma Love was there with us also!! :)

Great Aunt Jeanne showed up right as Mommy was starting to deliver me, so she stayed until I was born!! :)

Our Troops:

So the last week or so I have been thinking so much about our Military Personal... And how many people I know that are currently serving our country In Iraq or Afghanistan or anywhere else in the country and it truly makes me realize how blessed I am. Because of them I have freedom. I don't think I do enough for these brave soldiers and really think I need to find something I can do to help them as they are away from their families... Like send packages or something special...

I watch Army Wives every Sunday and it really makes me think, that this really happens. This show might be a TV series but it's got to be true life stories. I am so grateful to be an AMERICAN and so happy that I have the Freedom I have because of every single one of those soldiers who sacrifice everything for each and every person in America!!!

Almost OVER:

Here is a recent picture of the pregnant me!! I guess I should probably update you all: Well I went to the Dr. on Monday and I have dilated to a 1...Ryker is head down and ready to go...My Dr. does not think I will go 4 more weeks. So hopefully we will get to meet our little man really soon!! I am starting to get nervous! All the little things are starting to go through my mind: hopefully it's normal to worry if I'm going to be a good mom or not...What if I don't hear him crying!? What if I don't change his diaper right!? Or what if he doesn't get fed enough.!? Hopefully these are just things that everyone goes through and it will pass with time!! I am excited to be able to have a family! I love Craig so much and am so excited for us to be parents for the very first time!! I can't wait and I think he is getting more and more excited everyday!! :) I have so much love for my little man and he's not even here yet... I'm so ready so you can come anytime my little Ryker!!! Mommy and Daddy can't wait to meet you!!! :)

Grillin:

We walked into Home Depot a couple weekends ago and their grills were on sale! Craig has been wanting one so badly, and since they were on sale for an amazing price (50% off) I let him get one... We love it and use it every weekend he is home... I need to start using it during the week, but I haven't gotten there yet!! Here are some pictures!:

It's Spring Time:

A few weeks ago Craig and I decided it was time to plant some new flowers in the front yard. We love the new Flowers...We got some daisies, Roses, and some other ones that honestly I have no idea what they are...But we are very proud of our front yard!! :) Here are some pictures!! Manzy likes to help...

So Much Love:

So the last few weeks I have really been thinking a lot about the last few years...So much has happened...About 3 1/2 years ago I went through an amazing experience I will never forget...I became pregnant at 19...With lots of prayers and thought I decided Adoption was the best thing for my little guy. I found the family I knew was the right family right away...Ethan and Emily! They were fantastic. I don't exactly know what it was that made me just fall in love with them, but I just knew they were the ones... I spent as much time with them as possible and got to know them and their family very well. I was so happy that we got to spend so much time together, because when it was time for little Silas to come they got to experience it all with me. They were so amazing to me while I was in the hospital. I think I have thought a lot about this lately because I am now going through the same process, except this time, I am going to be a MOM! It is such a surreal time for me. I can't believe it's finally happening. I am so grateful for that experience in my life because it has truly helped me to understand the true meaning of love. I love you Ethan, Emily & Silas.

Cooking:

Ever since Craig has been working the night shift and I work the day shift I get the chance to cook homemade meals pretty much every night...It has been such a rewarding experience... I have always liked to bake and cook and it's been so much fun...It is extremely time consuming and very tiring.. But I have realized that it is so worth it... I will have to post some of the recipes I have made so that others can use them... :)

We finally bought a grill so now I get to make yummy things on the grill and I can't wait to use it... I will have to post some pictures!! I'm not a fan of fish but I definitely can't wait to cook some Salmon, Burgers, and Chicken on it... I'm so excited... Woo Hoo!! :)

Pregnant pictures coming soon as well!! :)

Way too Long:

It has been way too long since I have been on here....We have had an extremely busy couple of weeks. Craig got a new job at Knight Transportation, working in the Brokerage department...He will work from 2pm - 10pm and go to school from 6:30 am - 12:30 pm. The job was definitely a blessing in disguise, we are truly blessed and are so excited for this new adventure.... His schooling will take anywhere from 18-24 months....

As for me...I am just living the pregnant life, working and trying to be a good house wife...We meet our little Ryker in 11 weeks and we are so excited to meet him...I can't wait to hold him and just kiss him...

The last couple of weeks have been extremely challenging: I found out one of my very good friends from "group" (LDS family services) passed away. It was hard not being able to attend her funeral. But I know she is in a much better place now and I know that I have some pretty amazing memories with her that I can keep forever...Megan I love and miss you so much..You were truly an inspiration to me and I am grateful to have a friend like you in my life....RIP my friend...

I will post some new pics of my belly soon...It is growing every single day and I am so ready to be done....

Ryker's Room: Blue/Brown

Here is the Start of the day! All the brown is finished:



Putting the Chair Rail on!!

Top off of the wall is Blue:


FINAL PRODUCT ALMOST: (We still need to add a few more things to the wall!)