A Day Downtown

Burke and I had several errands to run downtown so we made a day of it. I, of course, was exhausted by the time we got home. Burke, on the other hand, went on a 8 hour run once we got home. Crazy man.

About to get on the train...my first time. It is really easy to understand and I think I may actually be able to do it by myself. Whoa.


And next to City Hall to get our Marriage License! Look how excited he is!?!?!
You wouldn't be able to guess that I had to drag him in kicking and screaming with the guards help.
No, not really.

And there it is....we are almost officially Mr. and Mrs. Burke Brednich.

The very huge building we will be getting married in...

And then after some shopping and dinner and crepes, we came home to practice tying bow ties!

12 Weeks

Well, we've made it through the first trimester. Baby is still growing and making me a bit nauseous at times. But I am feeling much, much better these days!!
This picture if for my sweet Mom/MayeMaye. Here you go...12 weeks baby belly (AKA fat). No, I am not carrying this kid in my butt. Even if it does look like it.


Burke took this on our porch. We love our place and our neighborhood!!!

Cute Daddy

Burke's first purchase as a daddy....

Road Trip Home

So I started the drive to Chicago on Wednesday after my gradate school class. The Wednesday drive went beautifully until.....

Right as I got off my exit in Springfield, MO, I heard thump, thump, thump. And sure enough I had a blowout. The tire was completely torn. Ugh.

But thankfully, my wonderful Africa friends, that were not only letting me crash at their house, but they came and helped change the tire. So thankful.

But seeing these "not so little anymore" guys made the flat tire fiasco disappear. These kids have grown up so much since teaching them in Uganda 5 years ago. Elizabeth, Luke, and Preston are all taller than me now. So crazy!! Such sweet kids!

I got the car repaired the next morning and headed out for the remainder of the trip on Thursday. The second part of the trip wasn't as easiest as the first. A wreck, a traffic jam, a baby that made me throw up....but I will say Missouri and Illinois are quite beautiful to drive through. It almost looked like the South!! (Yes, I took these while I was I driving. Safe, I know.)

I was so excited to drive into Chicago around 9:00. The city was beautiful and I had to get a picture. This is what I got....

Chicago's beautiful, huh?

It was so great to get HOME!! But even better to see Burke!!

We are home. It's a good feeling....

A PooPoo Story

No, I do not have a new disgusting pregnancy problem.

I am staying with my soon to be sister in law and her cute kids while I attend a very boring graduate school class. Seriously, my professor is telling me to "make contact with patrons when they ask questions in the library." Am I really paying for this? Although this could be the poopoo story...it is not.

So, my soon to be niece who is the cutest niece a soon to be aunt could ask for was walking around Wal-Mart with us as happy and jolly as can be....even though she had a very stinky diaper. Betsy and I kept saying, "Shew, Kate, shew" as we finished up getting what we needed. Kate never said a word. It obviously did NOT bother her at all.

So we finished up, checked out and headed back to the car. I put Carson in his car seat and Betsy plops Kate in her seat....squish....Kate, suddenly big eyed, says "PooPoo". Cracked me up. I could not stop laughing. She finally noticed.

So very adorable.

The star of the story...

Watching Bus and Bones

Cute Carson!

Love those cheeks!