Meeting Great Grandma Maxine

Burke, my Mom and I went down to visit my Grandma Maxine a few days ago. Maxine is my Mom's mom. It was the first time that she had met Burke and it was really cool. She told Burke that he was super cute, was very loved and had a perfectly shaped head. :)

My Grandma taught me a lot about the love of gardening and cooking. I always loved the smell of her house, it smelled like fresh vegetable soup and warm bread to me. She has always LOVED Stu and thinks he is very handsome. He is. :) My Grandpa Loran, her husband, was in the Navy too, so I think she's always felt extra connected to Stu because of that. I think she is very beautiful and has a great outlook on life. I love you Grandma!

Here's a cool thought.... since all of a woman's eggs are developed while she is still in her mother's womb, it means that a part of me was in my Grandma at one time and a part of Burke was in my Mom at one time. It took Stu's great genes to make Burke whole, but what a cool connection he, and all of us, have with our grandma. :) Something to think about on Mother's Day.

From left to right: Burke in his Great Grandma Maxine's arms, my Mom and Aunt Lisa.

Beautiful Grandma Maxine, me and Burke.

New Family Vehicle

Stu has been looking for the right vehicle for us and settled on a custom van. He flew to Vegas last Sunday and drove it home the same day. It is beautiful outside and in. Burke loves it and so do I! It has just over 68,000 miles on it and will be a great family car / camp-mobile. We sold the Motorhome yesterday :( It was sad to see her go, but it is a more realistic travel solution for Burke's car seat setup and we are super excited to have the van in it's place.

Happy Spring!

We are LOVING the warmer weather and Burke and I have been spending a lot of time outside. Every day my 'To Do' list grows as I think of ways to spruce up the house and yard. :) I pruned the peach tree today and rather than throwing all the blossom covered branches in the garbage I decided to make this bouquet for our patio. It's a little hard to see it in this picture, but if you click on the image you can get a closer look. I think it turned out so pretty. I'm not sure how long it will last, but for now it is fun to look at.

Sleepy Wrap

After rave reviews from my friend, I purchased a Sleepy Wrap to carry Burke around with me to free up my hands. It is the best! This is just one of the ways you can carry your baby around in it. Burke was so comfortable he fell right to sleep. We went on a walk around the block and he snoozed the whole way. I'm a fan of the Sleepy Wrap!

Burke's First Play Date

Burke went next door to Chris & Tessa's house for a little play time. Beck was already playing with Conrad (Danni & Curtis' boy) when we arrived so the three of them are now best buddies.

It is so nice having great neighbors who also happen to have boys around the same age as Burke. They're going to be a Big Wheel Gang soon. Look out Westshire!

As we were leaving Brandon & Mellissa asked us if we wanted to come over for a BBQ. We had a GREAT time hanging with those two and Early Pantelones (their Border Collie). DinDin was also Delish, thanks guys.

From left to right: Conrad, Beck, and Burke



Conrad is 2 months, Beck is 8 1/2 months and Burke is 3 months old. What cute little guys!

Ham it up Burkey Bear

Here's a random sampling of videos of Burke. Enjoy!

Professor of Awesomeness

Sorry it's been a while since we've updated our blog. Burke keeps getting cuter every day and is growing like a weed. We love being with him! He is almost holding his head up all by himself! It bobs a little back and forward, but he's got it down pretty good. And he can stand up on his own if you hold him under his arms. I can tell he really likes being able to do more things with his body. He started smiling a few weeks ago and even started giggling a few days ago! Ya....it is the cutest thing ever!

He is a very happy baby and smiles all the time. He is almost sleeping through the night now...7 hours!! Hip hip hooray!!! He coos a lot too and is grabbing at everything. Stu and I were talking the other day and Stu said, "we made a human being, and it is giggling and smiling!". How cool is that? I am trying to soak in ever minute of every stage because I can already see how fast it is going. Burke had his 2 month checkup last week and he is 12 lbs. 5 oz. (almost double his birth weight!) and 23 1/4 in. long! What a big boy! He really likes Dr. Eyre his pediatrician and she is very pleased with how he is growing.

Here are a few great pictures of our adventures from the last few weeks:

Just hangin' around the house.

Burke found his thumb!

What a big boy! I think he looks more and more like Stu every day.


Our little man!

Burke wearing his first hoodie. :)

Sportin' the polo.

Burke is so happy after a big milk dinner. Yummy!


There's that 'concerned' Grater look that Burke gets when he furrows his brow.

Casey and Henry came to visit for the weekend!

My good friend Casey and her son Henry flew in from Spokane, WA for the weekend. This is the first time she met Burke. He loves Casey already! :)

Henry is the cutest little kid ever! He turned 4 yrs. old the day before the got here. Happy Birthday Henry!

Henry loves trains, so Stu and I got him a train conductor hat, scarf and whistle. He thought it was pretty cool.

We went to the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point. It was actually super cool.

Casey and Henry in front of the museum.

Burke and I in front of a giant sea turtle skeleton.

Burke and I in front of T-Rex's skeleton. Burke's not scared at all. He likes dinosaurs.

Henry playing in the erosion gym. You could bury dinosaurs in the sand and make a river to erode the sand away. It was huge and we played in it for a long time.

We rode the Heber Creeper Railroad in Heber, UT. It was totally lame, even Henry thought so. :) It went about 5 miles an hour through a subdivision of homes out to a reservoir, then the engine car moved around to the back of the train and pulled us straight back to the station. It's the last time we'll be creeping on the Heber Creeper.

Me, Stu, Burke and Henry in front of a train.

Burke was fussing after eating lunch and Stu was trying to make the same face as him. It was making me laugh.

The conductor of the train came by and let Henry wear his official conductor's hat for a while. Henry dug it. (The conductor had mustard stains all over the back of his pants. You'd think at $24 per ticket he could afford a washing machine. Also, how does one get mustard on the back of ones pants? Hmmm.)

Casey and Henry in front of the train.

King Henry in front of the train in his conductor outfit.

Seeing Casey and Henry off.

Goodbye Case and Henry. We love you and LOVED having you in town and hanging out for a few days.

Burke's first smile caught on film!

This is sort of a half smile, but wanted to post it online so everyone can see how cute it is when he smiles. When he smiles really big, he has a dimple on his right cheek. It is so cute!

Happy Easter

We went to Don and Ruthie's for an Easter egg hunt with the kids, some good food and great times. This is little Dylan, Ruthie's son.

Mel, Ruthie and Carol

Burke and Stu in 'Dad's Domain' a.k.a. The Garage.

Stu's domain is the garage. I have a very small corner (4x5 ft area) where he 'lets' me put my gardening stuff. :) Last Saturday the weather was great so we cleaned and organized one side. It was fun.

Dad and Burke hanging in the garage.

My two favorite guys in all the world!

So cute!

Burke holding his head up!

I spent a long time on the couch today with Burke practicing holding his head up. I captured different phases of the process. It takes all his effort to hold his head up with those chubby cheeks and chin! :)

This is one of my favorite pictures. The look on his face is priceless!









Look how good he is holding his head up! I'm so proud of my little guy. :)