Lucky Charms

This is the best I could do to get a picture of my lucky charms on St. Patrick's Day.  I spend days getting their outfits together, treats for school, etc. and then i don't even get a picture of them together.  I guess that is reality.  Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!!  Brynn had a great day and tons of fun at her school party.  We spent the evening together going for a walk, and to the farmers market so the kids could go in the bounce houses.  Oh how things have changed.  No green beer for us this year.  

Fun day at school!

Beautiful Weather

Spring is in the air and my kids are happy.  Burke wants to be outside all the time and will bang on the door just waiting to go outside.  We spend most evenings at the park and the weekends at the beach and pool.  I love this time of year.  The sun is shining and it is not too hot.  The best part of all, the kids sleep well because they burn off so much energy during the day.  

Headed for a walk

Swings are fun

No fear

Swimsuit on and ready to go

Eating Sand

Ice cream treat to cool off

Exhausted after the park.  Sleeping and Eating. 

First Haircut

Burke has these crazy curls that can get a little unruly.  And lets not forget about his uneven bangs that can make him look like he belongs to the Munster Family.  My at home trims were not quite cutting it anymore so we headed to Kids Cuts.  Burke did great.  He sat there nicely driving the car. It was not until the end that he began to get a little squirmy.  Everyone was happy when it was over. Burke was happy he go to play with the trains.  Mom was happy because there was no tears and his hair looked much much better.     

Sitting so nicely

Driving his car

Superman cape.  Cool!

Visit from Grandpa Casey

Grandpa Casey spent a week with us.  We had so much fun, that the week just flew by.  I always feel bad when Grandpa Casey comes because Brynn usually has his week filled with activities before he even gets here.  This year her list of “things to do” was not quite as long, but long enough. 

We spent most evenings inside playing and laughing.  Grandpa Casey played many games of hide and go seek with Brynn and football with Burke.  Burke still looks around for Grandpa to play football with him.  The first night Grandpa got into town we went bowling.  Brynn gave Grandpa a run for his money, while Cameron and I took turns running after Burke.  Second on Brynn’s list was of course golfing.  Little does she know that Grandpa takes her miniature golfing and not to the regular course.  One day she will be ready for the regular course.  Third and fourth on Brynn’s list was fishing and a Duffy boat ride.  Luckily for us, we could do both in one afternoon.  Except we weren't quite fully prepared with enough food for the kids so we had to end the afternoon a little early. 

Overall it was a great visit and we can’t wait for Grandma Darcy to come out with Grandpa next time.

Papa and Burke

Getting ready to catch a halibut

Wanting to join in

Bowling

We took Brynn bowling for the first time.  Her excitement level was infectious and never faded.  She was excited we were on lane 6.  She was excited she got an orange ball.  Then I thought her excitement was going to bubble over when she got bumpers and a ramp to roll the ball down.  She ran back and forth as everyone went making sure everyone knew it was “their” turn and when it was “her” turn.  And Brynn definitely did not hide her excitement when she beat her daddy at bowling.  We might want to work on being a good sport after that one.  

Let's Celebrate

As we were setting up for Burke’s birthday party at the park, the Santa Ana winds picked up and blew everything everywhere.  Nothing was safe.  Brynn was chasing down the cupcake tree, while grandma was grabbing the treat bags, and I was holding down the tents.   Therefore, roughly ten minutes before guests were expected to arrive we had a venue change.  Cameron was in charge of notifying the guests, I was packing the car, and grandma was grabbing everything else. 

Over the next 15 minutes it was all-hands-on-deck.  We moved furniture, cleaned-up, sat out the food, and found some entertainment.  Everyone showed up on time and pitched in to help.  Once everything was set up, the fun began.

The kids wore cute animal ears and played in little camping tents with woodland stuffed animals.  They pulled toys out of the bins and munched on apple sauce and gold fish till their stomachs were full.  For the next birthday party I don’t think I will prepare anything else!!  Burke loved playing with his friends and running from room to room to see what was going on. 

This was until it was cake time.  We put him in his chair and lit the candle.  Fear came over Burke’s eyes quickly.  Burke was petrified and quickly started to cry and shake.  Brynn quickly blew out the candle in hopes Burke would calm down.  The poor guy wanted nothing to do with the cake with or without the candle, people around, singing…you name it ....he HATED it.

Yummy cupcakes!

It ended up being a great party with a few friends and family.  It was not exactly what I had envisioned but it was comfortable and cozy with happy children running around playing and laughing.  

1 Year Old

I cannot believe Burke is ONE year old.  I swear we just brought him home from the hospital a couple of months ago.  We were all sitting around holding him, Brynn was singing twinkle twinkle to calm him down and we were all getting used to being a family of four.  And the craziest part is, he is not a baby anymore, he is a little boy.  He is running around getting into everything and moving up to the “big kid” room at daycare.  Too many changes, too quickly for this momma.  Burke is such a sweet little guy with his little grin and eye twinkle.  But don’t let it fool you.  He is just plotting his next adventure and will soon be up to no good.    

    

His class at daycare celebrated his birthday at exactly 11:09am when he was born.  It was so sweet of his teachers to do that and to remember to send me some pictures immediately after.  We also celebrated at home with Burke’s favorite meal of lasagna, bread, and strawberries.  We had a cake and sang but he was not happy with that.  So we opened gifts instead.  Happy birthday Sweet Boy!!  I cannot wait to see what the next year brings.

Stats:

• Weight - 22 lbs 10 oz (50-75 percentile)
• Height - 31 1/2 inches (95-98 percentile)
• Head Circumference - 46 1/2 cm (50-75 percentile)  

* Burke is exactly 1 lb heavier and a 1/2 inch taller than Brynn was on her 1st birthday.  However, their percentiles are exactly the same.  

Burke loves:

• Climbing (on everything)
• Music
• Airplanes and cars
• Sorting and stacking blocks

Burke is working on:

• Eating at the "big boy" table at daycare
• Getting more teeth
• Eating more vegetables
• Drinking whole milk