The Decision was made!

We have been going back and forth with the decision of whether or not Chad should accept a job offer as a Pharmacist now, or do a one year residency. He had a couple of residency interviews and felt pretty confident that he would get this particular position at a hospital here in Vegas. The week that we had to decide if we were "in" or not, Chad got a great job offer in St. George, Utah.... a perfect location for us. We felt really good about it and knew that this was the right decision for our family. So, Chad withdrew his name from the residency match, and we took the position in St. George. We are so excited!!!! We keep driving up from Vegas and checking out places. St. George is gorgeous and we are thrilled to get to start our new life there. We found a cute little house to rent for a while and we move in the first week of April. We feel so lucky to be only 90 minutes from my family in Vegas and also so close to Chad's family's vacation spot at Lake Mead. We are expecting lots of visitors, so come and see us!

My little sis is getting married!

My little sister Stephanie got engaged to Mike Adams on Valentines day! They are getting married on May 8th in the Salt Lake temple. We are so excited to have a new addition to the family! Congrats Steph and Mike. We are so happy for you guys! Here are a few of the engagement pictures. They turned out so cute!

My 27th Birthday

Wow, I feel like I am getting old! I had the greatest birthday! I forgot how much fun it is to have family around to celebrate with! The day of my birthday, Tia flew into town and we went to lunch with the other siblings and my mom. Chad made me a fabulous cake and that night we did presents and cake over a yummy Cafe Rio dinner (my favorite). Chad and my parents surprised me with AWESOME Phantom of the Opera tickets. Chad and I rushed out the door, and my family watched Parker so we could go and enjoy the fun night together in Vegas. Phantom was so great! We loved every second of it! Our seats were perfect, and I was so grateful for my parents that they would watch Parker so Chad and I could have such a fun time! Thanks everyone for making my birthday so special!

Goodbye Baltimore

It was so sad to say goodbye to all of our friends out in Maryland. We miss you all so much already, but we are so excited to be moving on! A couple of nights before we left, we went to Chili's (of course) with some of our buddies to say goodbye and to celebrate Jeremy's birthday. The next night, we really cracked down and got the pods loaded and the house cleaned. It was so nice to have so much help from great friends. Thanks for all of the fun times you guys! We love you!



Parker and I flew straight to Vegas to be with my family while Chad and his Dad drove all the way across the country to meet us. They did the whole drive in just 2 days!!! Troopers! Here are some photos of Chad loading the pods and locking up the house for the last time.

One crazy week

We have had our house on the market for a few weeks, and last Monday, we signed the papers saying that we would accept the offer that came in. Yep, that's right. We got pretty lucky and sold our house in this upside down market, and it couldn't be better timing!

Two days later, we had our ultrasound and found out that we will be having another little BOY!!! We are absolutely thrilled and just know that he and Parker will have so much fun together being so close in age. Now we just need a name for the little guy...

Friday was Chad's last day of Pharmacy school!!! I am so proud of him and the dedication and hard work that he has put into his education. Since we have been married, Chad has finished his bachelor's degree, doctor of pharmacy degree and Masters of business. What a smarty pants. I love you and I am so proud of you!

That night we went out to a fabulous dinner and then had premium seats (5th row, dead center orchestra) to the Broadway showing of Grease, that was here in Baltimore. It was a great night and a perfect way to celebrate Chad being done, our new little boy, our sold house and Valentines day.

Chad has a job interview in Vegas on the 27th, so we decided to just pack up and move out before then. So, on Thursday, I flew out of Maryland for the last time, and as I type this, Chad is driving our car across the country. Somehow he is making the 2000 mile drive in just 2 days... CRAZY!

It was so sad to leave Maryland and all of our close friends who have been our "family" for the past few years. You will forever be our best friends as we have shared so much together. We will miss good old B'more and the wonderful memories and moments that took place there. Now, onto real life for us. Wish us luck!

Parker's First Birthday

Parker turned 1 on January 16th. I can't believe he has grown up so fast! We had a "cars and trucks" themed birthday party for him and some of his/our close friends. It turned out great... complete with orange cones, traffic signs, and a road that went around the kitchen that featured 52 pictures; one from every week of Parker's life. He was such a man and downed his entire mini cake that I made him. He couldn't shovel it in fast enough. We are in love with our little boy and have had the best year getting to know this cute little guy. We love you Park! Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!

Parker's First Christmas

We spent Christmas at my parent's new house in Henderson, Nevada, and then went to California to be with Chad's family for a couple weeks after Christmas. We were really lucky to have such a long break.

Christmas was so much fun this year with Parker. Here are a few pictures...

He wasn't a big fan of Santa. Maybe next year.


Christmas Eve



Christmas Morning


Parker's favorite gift


Breaking the news

Our trip to Orlando

Chad had a Pharmacy conference in Orlando the first week of December, so Parker and I tagged along and we all spent a few days there to kick of the holidays. We spent a night at Universal studios and hung out at the "City Walk" where we listened to great live bands and ate at the Bob Marley restaurant. The other days we shopped at the outlets, swam in the pool, and to top it all off, took Parker to Disney World. Disney World with Parker totally exceeded our expectations! The whole day was so magical! Park would look around and squeal with excitement, as if he couldn't believe a place like that existed. He loved every ride, including Pirates and Haunted Mansion, but his all time favorite was Small World. Parker was wide eyed and grinning the whole day. Chad and I didn't want the day to end. Definitely the happiest place on Earth!!!

Happy New Year

2008 was a great year for our family. Chad and I became parents to sweet little Parker, have loved watching him grow up this year.

Highlights from 2008:

-January 16 - Parker Anthony Burnham was born
-March 4 - Parker has hernia surgery
-Easter - Parker's blessing in Utah
-April 9 - Elder Josh Burnham leaves on his mission to Florida
-June - Our first real family vacation to Atlantic City
-July - Florida with the Zwick family
-August - Zwick family moves from Alpine, UT to Henderson, NV
-September - Lake Mead with the Burnham family
-Thanksgiving - Deep Creek Lake cabin with friends
-December - Disney World with Chad and Parker
- Spending time in Nevada and California with family!

Can't wait for 2009.....

-Park's first birthday
-Chad finishing Pharmacy school and graduating as a PharmD, MBA
-Moving out west
-Spending more time with family
-Having our second child in July

Yes, you read that right, we are pregnant again, due July 12. We are so excited to add a new little bundle of joy to our family. Parker is going to the best big brother. They will be almost 18 months apart, and only one grade apart. Fun Fun! 2009 will be a busy one. Hope everyone is haveing a Happy New Year!!!

PS-
I still have lots of Christmas pictures to post, so stay tuned...

Thanksgiving

I have been slacking with my posts lately and I have a lot to catch up on.... First, Thanksgiving. We had a great time with our friends out in Maryland. We rented a sweet cabin on Deep Creek Lake with the Skinners, Dastrups, Walkers and Millers.
It snowed the day we got there, which made the trip even better. The cabin was perfect, decorated for Christmas, complete with multiple flat screen TV's for football and parade watching, a hot tub room, and beautiful sunsets. We had a blast staying up laughing and playing games til about 3 am every night once all the kids were asleep. Thanksgiving dinner was fabulous, as everyone made their specialty dishes, and Jeremy made one of the best turkey's I've ever had. Since Parker can crawl now, he tried to experiment with the stairs, which resulted in him falling down this entire flight of wooden stairs on Thanksgiving night. Amazingly, he didn't have one scratch or bruise, and was perfectly content after about 2 minutes. He's a tough kid. It was so nice to be with such good friends on Thanksgiving since we are all so far away from our families. We all have a lot to be thankful for. I am so grateful for all of the blessings in my life. Hope everyone had a great thanksgiving!!!