New Truck!

FINALLY....I was able to get a new vehicle! I have been waiting a really long time to get one! We went out Monday and just got dissappointed so I wasn't expecting to find one that I really liked. So we went out again on Tuesday and the first place we went I found one that I liked and the price was right...so we bought it! WooHoo!! It's a Toyota 4runner...it's like a hunter green color! The nice thing is it has 4 wheel drive...which is always good for up here! It is also really roomy so that's good. There is a lot of room in the back to put things too...no need for a mini-van!!! Here are some pics!

OOPS

Well....it's been a SUPER long time since I've posted anything! So sorry about that!! A LOT has changed. We are now in ALASKA! The move went pretty smooth and so far we like it here. We really haven't had a chance to meet anyone...other than the people that came up here from Cory's class, but so far so good. The kids are getting adjusted to the darkness pretty well. I, however, am still trying to get used to it. It's hard waking up in the morning when it's still dark out. It just takes a little more coffee to wake up!! Here are some pics of around Fairbanks!

4th of July....a little late

I was finally able to post my forth of July pictures!! Something happened with the connection between our camera and our desktop computer so I wasn't able to upload them. Now that I have my laptop I was able to upload them on to here! So....here they are!

Inside the Kiowa


Daddy showing G around the Kiowa

Sitting in the blackhawk

Hanging out before the fireworks listening to the band

Daddy and G hanging out

Our fireworks display...well part of it. It was about 20-30 minutes long or so.

Good Grief!!!

Yet again I am horrible at posting on this blog!! All the sudden I just stopped posting all the time. I think it's because pretty much everyone that reads this is on Facebook....but I really need to start posting more!!

SO...as you all know Layla is here now! She is already 2 months old and I can't believe it!! She is growing way too fast!!! She had her 2 month check-up the other day and now weighs 10lbs 15oz and is 23 inches long. I was thinking that was a lot bigger than G was at her age so I looked in his baby calendar and he was actually almost a pound heavier and 3/4 of an inch longer! Weird!!

Gavin is now potty trained!!! He never ceases to amaze me!! It is totally true that when they are ready they are ready!! Also in true Gavin fashion it totally had to be his idea!! He is completely independent when it comes to this too! He never wants me in the bathroom with him...only calls me in there to show me what he has done! :0) Even when we are out at a store or restaurant he gets mad when I go in the bathroom with him. Then I have to explain to him and I have to go in the bathroom with you, but you can go in the stall by yourself and lock the door...and he does and doesn't even want me to stand right outside the stall!! Crazy boy!! We are so proud of him though! He only wears a pull-up at night and even then when he wakes up it's not that wet at all!! Last night he really didn't want to wear a pull-up so I told him when all the pull-ups we have are gone he can go to bed with just underwear...we'll see how that goes! I might just change my mind!! So....for getting potty trained we bought him a chain-saw (toy) that he's been wanting for a really long time now!

Cory has now started his Kiowa school and is in full swing with that!! He really really likes flying them too so that's good! I am really looking forward to coming back to MN with the kids for a month!! Gavin is really excited too see everyone too!!!

WOW!

So I pretty much am a horrible person right now! It has been WAY TOO LONG since I have updated this blog! A lot has happened since the last blog almost 2 months ago! I probably won't be able to get all the pictures in here, but I will try to get as many as I can!

First off Gavin turned the big 3! I can't believe how fast the time has gone! He is growing up way to fast! Everyday his vocabulary amazes me! Just the other day he told his friend Bevin that she was beautiful! I thought that was too cute! Along with all those cute things comes the terrible 3's! I think 3 is worse than 2! He is quite the sassy one! For his birthday we went to Destin, Florida....it was rainy and a bit chilly, but we were still able to make it to the beach!

Next was G's actual birthday! We decided to get him a drumset for his b-day....which he absolutly LOVES! He is quite the drummer too!

My parents came a couple of days after G's birthday and stayed for the week. We had a lot of fun! For some reason I just didn't get the camera out and take pictures....kinda weird! We did a lot of shopping...which is the norm for when my mother and I get together! Also we consumed quite a bit of coffee from the PX coffee shop...the girl that works there knows exactally what I want!

April has been just as packed with things as March was. Our favorite little southern girl (at least til Layla is here) turned ONE! She had her b-day party the beginning of April and it was lots of fun!

This same great family we had to say good-bye to just recently! I know, I know, that's that military life! But it was so hard to say good-bye to best friends!! I am pretty lucky though that I get to see them in about a month when Layla comes! Lindsey is going to come back for a couple weeks to help us out a bit! It's probably going to be even harder to say good-bye the second time!!!

I am now 34 weeks along in my pregnancy! I am soooo ready to be done! I just want to see our little girl!! I am so excited to actually see her in all the clothes we got for her!! Her room is pretty much ready too! There are a few things that I still have to get, but for the most part we are all ready! Just waiting on her!

Beginnings of Gavin's singing career!!

My baby is growing up.....

Here are a couple of pictures I took today before we left to get our pictures taken at church. Gavin is just getting so big I can't believe it! It's like it happened overnight and he doesn't even look like a toddler anymore! He looks like a 7 year old!! It's so crazy!!

Here is a video that I took of Gavin being Gavin. He is very random. He starts out making up his own song and then singing his ABC's! He's so cute!

Update...and random pictures

It's been awhile since I have just sat down and blogged...so I decided to do that today! There really isn't much going on with the Burggraff's....yet I feel like we have been so busy! Weird how that works. Cory still hasn't started Kiowa school and won't be starting for quite awhile! Probably not until June or so. Until then he is on Funeral Detail...they do military funerals around the area for previous military, retired, and active duty soldiers. He actually likes doing the funerals, but if they aren't on a funeral...which is most of the time...they pretty much do nothing. So he's bound to get bored and trying to think of different things to do to keep busy.

Gavin is doing good. Still no headway on the potty training. He'll sit on the potty and sometimes even go, but that's as far as we get...hopefully we can get this done before Baby Layla comes!! He says things that make us laugh all the time. I really love when he tries to explain things to us or tell us a story! He gets really into it! He has also been asking A LOT of questions. I was singing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer to him one night and he was asking questions left and right...."What is glee for?"...."What is foggy for?"...."What is bright?"...I try to answer them with 2 1/2 year old talk and usually he gets it...or at least says, "Okay Mommy!" Also, his newest thing is saying Because in front of everything. Even when it doesn't make sense...and most of the time it doesn't. He's got the "Yes Sir!" down, but he says it to everyone....even the ladies...so I have been trying to explain how girls are Ma'ams and boys are Sirs...it never works though.

I'm doing pretty good. I have come to realize that I can't do as much as I used too! The other day I cleaned quite a bit and sat down and was exhausted!! So I do things a lot slower these days. I have also started to gain weight! WOOHOO! I lost quite a bit of weight in the beginning and kept getting slack at the Dr. This last appointment I finally weighed what I did when I got pregnant! And I have gained some since then too. Baby Layla is a crazy girl! She moves around A LOT! Sometimes she gets a little crazy in there! She's a lot crazier than Gavin ever was in the belly...hopefully that doesn't mean I'm in for it when she's actually here! She already has quite the wardrobe too! It's so hard to go to the store and not see the cute pink things and just look! Cory thinks I'm crazy, but oh well! It's so much fun!!

Well...I think ya'll are caught up now...I put some pictures in here too. They are mostly from my cell phone, and just random pictures! Enjoy!

Bathtime at Gramma J's...he combed his own hair!

My sis and I at coffee

Cory went kayaking in Panama City, FL while G and I were in MN....he decided it would be funny to send me this pic on my phone!!


KIRB!

Riding on the horsey at Tim and Jess'

Cute little Graycen

Shaving!


Being crazy on one of our many trips to Caribou

I think he was smiling here....?

Kirb with his cone on

Resting

Kirby holding on to his dragon for dear life


It's Bubble Man!

Chocolate frosting face

In the leaves at the park

I'm not really sure about this kid. He said he was playing horsey and that's why his shirt was like this...??


Newest prego pic. 22 weeks! My how the belly has grown!

Oh Baby!

Hey everyone! I just thought that I would give ya'll a little baby update! I had my ultrasound on Friday, January 9th....and it was confirmed..... IT'S A GIRL!!!!! We are so excited!! Here are the pictures of the ultrasound!

Here is our baby girls profile! So cute already!

The shot that proves she's a girl! She was very cooperative!!

And here is her little foot!!!

Here I am at 20 1/2 weeks! I feel like I am growing every minute! Crazy!!

We have also decided to tell everyone the name of our baby girl before she is here. Her name will be Layla Ann Burggraff. Gavin knows the name too and since he can't say his L's right it sounds like "Waywa" SO CUTE!!! He already says that he wants to give her a hug and a kiss when she comes out and asks me all the time if baby Waywa is here yet! It feels like the time is going pretty fast! I'm already halfway there!!

Christmas in MN

Here are some more pictures. These are some from when we were in MN. There will be more to follow!

Christmas in Alabama

Hey everyone! We are back from MN! I'm glad to be back in this warmer weather! Today it was about 70 degrees!! Here is one of the many videos of pictures that will be coming in the next few days! These are pictures from our christmas here in Alabama!!