9 Months Old

Burke is the quickest little devil.  We recently had to purchase a baby gate to keep him out of the kitchen, which we never had to do for Brynn.  Everything in our house is now placed on shelves or in cupboards so it is out of reach.  And let’s not forget the front screen door that he pushed through to get to the outside.  Oh man!!  What have we gotten ourselves into.  Burke is the craziest little boy with the sweetest heart.  He still loves to snuggle and be rocked while drinking a bottle or going to sleep.  But heaven forbid something else is going on anywhere in the house.  This little boy will spring into action the second he thinks something is going on around him.  He always needs to be a part of the action.     

 

Stats:

• Weight - 20 pounds 5.6 ounces (60th percentile)
• Height - 30 inches (97th percentile)
• Head Circumference - 45 cm (50th percentile)

Burke Loves

• Being outside
• Helping with the dishes
• Being around all the action

Burke is working on:

• Walking
• His two front teeth
• Clapping

Girls Weekend

You would think since my mom, sister, and me are so close that we would do girls trips all the time.  But we don’t.  The last girls’ trip we did was when my sister lived in Chicago, over 5 years ago.  Well we changed that and headed to Colorado for a concert.

We had always wanted to go to a concert at Red Rocks and the perfect opportunity presented itself.  Tom Petty…at Red Rocks…. 14^th Row.  We could not pass it up!  We all met at the Denver airport to start our adventure.  A quick drive later and we found ourselves in downtown Golden, taking in the scenery, breathing in the fresh air, and taste testing at the Coors brewery.  That night we bundled up and went to amazing concert at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre.  Tom was in prime form.  He was happy go lucky, chatting with the audience and just as excited as we were to be at Red Rocks.  The sound was amazing, the play list perfect, and the sky was beautiful. 

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Coors Brewery

The next day we added some adventure to our lives and went zip lining.  Now we see where we get our sense of adventure from….our Mom.  Every zip line got better and better and we each wanted to go faster and faster.  Too bad the other group with us did not agree.  A free fall later and the three of us were off to Boulder for shopping and great food.  Thanks girls for a wonderful weekend.  Let’s not wait so long before we do it again!

Best Staycation Ever

I know we only live a few blocks from the beach, but we recently rented a beach house on the sand with some friends for a few days.  Those few days made me want to never move away from the beach and actually move even closer to the water.  Best Staycation Ever!!

It happened to work out that two of my close high school friends just happened to be planning trips to California at nearly the same time.  These plans and a couple of cocktails later, all three families were going to come together and rent a house on the sand.  Even though we were only a few miles away from home, it felt like we were 100 miles away.  It was wonderful to catch up with friends and watch our children have so much fun together.  We walked the boardwalk, took the ferry and just relaxed at the beach.  One of the days a friend of ours came down from LA and joined our relaxing chaos.  We were even able to hide out from the husbands and kids for a few hours while we all sat around a kitchen table catching up and laughing like old times.   What a wonderful few days.  I cannot wait to do it again soon!!  I don't think the husbands or kids would mind, either.  

Even the babies had fun!

8 Months Old

Burke has been 8 months old for a couple of weeks now.  Over the past month we have given him a new nickname “HANDS”. This little boy is so crazy and has these gigantic hands that are always reaching and grabbing everything.  He has crazy curly hair that is always sticking up with these arms that are always waving in the air.  CRAZY BOY!!  He does not sit still for a moment.

Burke Loves:

• Food - especially fruits.  Blueberries and pears are his favorite
• His big sister - he lights up when he hears her name and giggles hysterically when she plays with him
• Remote controls
• Saying Ma-Ma
• Walking along furniture

Burke is Working On:

• Eating his peas
• Trying to walk - wants to, but is not quite ready
• How to bust through the baby gate

California Living

We had been trying to find a time when Cameron’s oldest brother and his family could come out and visit.  It took us multiple tries but we finally found a date we were both available - and I hope we did not disappoint.  For having nothing planned when they first arrived, we quickly filled the week with lots of fun activities.  We enjoyed sharing with them all the great things Huntington Beach has to offer: great beach, fun waves, sand castles, bon fires, baseball game and close proximity to Sea World and Legoland.

Cousin Fun!

I love the waves!

Go Angels!

Fun at the stadium!

I love uncle Chad!