We're around..

We did NOT fall off the face of the earth, but just really busy.  We've been crazy busy and Burke was really sick this weekend so I'm behind on EVERYTHING!  We are headed to DC this weekend for a short trip, since I have a conference to go to.. Should be fun!  I'll post more next week...

20 Months...

Scarey Cheese face :) 

I'm a few days late.. and I'm not even sure if I did 19 months?  Regardless, the little guy is closer to two than one and it kills me.. Ugg.. They grow up WAY TOO FAST!  But we love every bit of the little guy! :)

At 20 months old (yes I think it's weird to say "20 months"):

- Burke is 21 lbs 13 oz  and wearing 18 months clothes and a size 3 diaper (although as we run out, I'm changing to 4)
- He LOVES running around and being free! I am constantly chasing the man...
- His favorite foods are yogurt, ANY fruits (esp bananas and grapes), mashed potatoes, green beans and juice
- If you ask him what any animal says he says "neigh" crack me up!  Except a monkey he does the right sound AND arm movements :) and does the dog sound.
-He says Thank you (occassionally), Mama (when he wants something), Dada, Cha (for Ashley and Chad?), Woody, Buzz, book, keys, shoes, bye bye, ball, cheese, please, truck, bus, Kollin (his friend), doggie, and Claire (his friend).. I'm probably missing some things?
- He really loves playing with his train set, throwing the ball, reading books and knocking towers over
- Sleeps about 11-12 hours at night and takes a good 2-3 hour nap...

We love him more everyday!

Burke is on Disney's website!!

This may always be my favorite picture anyway, but it doesn't hurt that Disney has it on their site too!!  Burke made it on the memories page.. I'm super excited!  Go check it out!!!

Click here to see Burke on Disney's website!

Weekend

Let me start by saying I was SUPER productive this weekend, BUT that did NOT include taking one picture!

Brian went out of town for a guys weekend/video-game-a-thon weekend!  I wasn't super excited about it, but decided it would give Burke and I the opportunity to spend time together (b/c we don't do that enough ;) ) AND get things done around the house.  I having been wanting to get things cleaned up and organized FOREVER but never get up and do it.  Brian and I wanted to buy a new sofa and redo our family room, etc so this was the weekend to prepare.

Burke was sooooo good and fun!  It rained all weekend, so we didn't get to venture out to play (which helped with things around the house).  Friday afternoon I decided to clean out the office first.  Since Burke naps for 3 hours, I can get some things done!  In the process of cleaning/purging and organizing (3 hours of no fun), I found some old picture frames and decided it was about time to develop pics and get them hung up.  So I picked out 4 pictures (had 1 already from a professional shoot) and had them sent to 1-hour photo and Burke and I headed out to Walmart!  We ran some errands, picked up pics and hung with Ashley for a bit.  We came home ate leftovers and started hanging pictures!  I was so proud to get the pictures and a bulletin board hung up in Burke's room.  I also cleaned his room up and bit.  I put Burke to bed and did dishes, and put together Burke's new table and chairs.  Day One - success!

Saturday morning, Burke and I headed out for some more errands and breakfast.  We went to Panera and enjoyed a bagel and tea :)  After breakfast, we went to Old Navy where I bought NOTHING!  We then made our way to Barnes and Noble with EVERYONE in Southwest VA to play trains :)  Rainy day, nothing else to do :)  After a good hour playing and reading, Burke and I headed to the grocery store then home for lunch and nap.  During nap, I finished sewing some new burp cloths and pacifier clips for a friend's gift, organized/cleaned/purged my craft stuff and stored it away, wrapped all the March bday gifts, worked on laundry, made a salad for dinner at a friends, and cleaned the kitchen.  After Burke woke up, we stopped by Target for some cleaning/organizing things and then went over to the Taylor's for dinner.  The Taylor's have a 3 year old and 18 month old.  They are super fun to hang out with and Burke LOVES playing with the girls.  Ali and Burke were in daycare together.  Dinner was great and playing was nice.  Adult interaction was good too! After a fun night, we went home for bath and bed.  After I got Burke to bed, I cleaned out the upstairs closet and got rid of  A LOT of junk.  Also cleaned out my closet and purged clothes :) , folded laundry, and enjoyed some reading :)  Day 2 - SUCCESS!

Sunday morning, Burke slept in - YES!  and we had a quiet morning at home.  We stopped by Target to return a few things (and to get out), went to the dollar tree for some baby shower things, and food lion for cheap diapers :)  We had leftovers for lunch and then played until nap time. Burke didn't sleep too long, but I got ALL of the laundry done including changing over sheets, etc.  Also got bathrooms cleaned!!  I also got all of my coupons cut and organized.  When the little guy woke up, we took another trip to Barnes and Noble for trains and spent a good amount of time there.  We stopped by Big Lots to check out their sale and TJ Maxx for nothing ;)  We enjoyed a quiet evening at home until daddy got home.  When Brian got here, we actually ran out to Big Lots to buy some new furniture!!  They had 20% the WHOLE store, including furniture!  Super excited about new stuff!  Day 3 - SUCCESS!

Overall we had a GREAT weekend!!  I wish Brian had been here with us, but we got a lot done and played a ton!!!!  Yay for productivity!