Happy Birthday to Mommy!

Friday was Mommy's Day! Kellan helped me open a present from G'ma(Mom) Burke, then gave me a nice eskimo kiss! Daddy took the day off work, which was wonderful! We then went to IHOP for breakfast, Yummy!! I (Danisa) was asked what I wanted for my birthday a couple weeks ago by Tim and I replied, a trip to the mall, by myself. Well, that's exactly what I got. I went and strolled the mall in peace for 3 hours and loved every minute. A mom doesn't ask for much!! After our usual Friday night pizza dinner, our neighbor came over to watch Kellan so we could enjoy an evening out with friends for dessert. Thanks Honey and Kellan, I had the perfect birthday!! XOXO

Animal Lover

While Patty and Mike were dowtown, we took Kellan to the Lucketts Fair, which is a small little town West of Leesburg. Kellan enjoyed the petting zoo the most. As you can see, he wasn't afraid to pet the turtle, ducks or baby chicks. In fact, we had a battle getting him away from there! He wasn't too interested in all the crafts (I don't know why). There was a couple different bands playing, so he showed off his dancing skills and could roam freely in the wide open spaces. Tim and I laugh at our "new" life these days. I know it's been almost 2 years (hard to believe), but it's funny how we now are always scouting out all the kid friendly places to go. We are lucky to live in an area that has an abundance of things to do for families.

Aunt Patty comes to town

Aunt Patty and her boyfriend Mike came to visit us for a few days. Mike lives in CT, so drove down to meet Patty here. He hadn't been to DC in years so wanted to pack in as much as he could and that's what they did. After dinner Friday night, Tim drove them downtown to the Mall so they could see the monuments at night. That's our favorite time to show visitors. They are so beautiful all lit up. There they are in front of Lincoln. Saturday morning we took them to the Udvar-Hazy Museum(part of the Air and Space) that is 20 miles from us, by the Dulles airport, and took in all the many airplanes. Kellan enjoyed this, oh, for about an hour. Saturday night we had a sitter lined up so Mom and Dad could enjoy a night out on the town with their guests. We took them to Georgetown for dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, then we had tickets to the Nationals game. This was a new experience for us too, we hadn't yet been to the new Nationals stadium. A friend got us free tickets from her Dad's work. They were about 10 rows up from 1st base! Too bad it rained most of the evening, but it did lighten up just enough for us to sit and watch the game for 4 innings. We took a few shots with the President statues, then as we were leaving, got a few shots with the "live" Teddy Roosevelt. A very fun evening!! Sunday, Mike and Patty went downtown to tour more museums all day while we stayed back. Kellan loved getting to know Mike and playing with his Aunt Patty. I'm not sure why I don't have any good pictures of him with them. Who's blog is this anyway?!

20 Months on the 20th

What does a 20 month old do these days? Well, let me tell you what I do. I'm always on the go and prefer not to sit anywhere for very long. I do, however, like to sit on my little toilet. Don't get excited, I'm just pretending, but hey, at least I'm getting used to the idea. As you can see in the picture, my friends the horsey and blankey (bay-bay) go a lot of places with me. Mom and Dad make me leave the blankey at home even though I'd much rather take it with me. I already lost one at daycare, so I better be extra careful with the one I have. Daycare...I go 2 days a week and I love it!! I like to call it school. I learn and do a lot of fun things there.

On my 20th "birthday", Mom took me to the mall where they were having a kids concert called "Rocknoceros". I ran and danced, ran and danced! My friend Brendan and her mom met us there. I really do love music, which really comes from my Dad. Drumming on anything is a hobby of mine. I'm pretty good about not hitting or drumming on other people. :)

Mom is pretty sure I'm going to turn into a square soon. I'm 30 pounds and 33 inches high. Hmmm..... Come on legs, you need to start growing faster than the belly!

I'm reminiscent of a parrot these days. I'll happily repeat back just about anything you say. Surprisingly one of my favorite words these days is "yea", usually to any question asked of me. I say it in the sweetest possible voice. Mom is glad it's not the opposite, but is convinced that's coming very soon! Overall, I'm a pretty happy go lucky kid,but of course, we all have our moments, right?! :)

Let's Go Brownies!

While we were in Cleveland for a long weekend, Tim was thrilled to finally attend a Browns Training Camp day. I opted to stay home with Kellan, but he took along his nephews Ben and Sam and his father Pat. My dad met them their with my nephew Brendan and niece Breanne. They were up close and personal with the players and felt right in the action. My nephew Brendan, normally a Colts fan, has decided to switch teams this year after seeing the Browns practice. He told his mom they looked pretty good and thinks they may be Super Bowl bound. Any thing's possible, right?!

Happy Anniversary

We helped celebrate Tim's parents 45th wedding anniversary while we were home with a cookout and yummy cake at the Nortz's home. It was a short visit, but we always treasure time spent with family. Even though we don't live close and don't get to see each other as often as we like, Kellan really lights up when we go to G'ma and G'pas house. (Bapa is his name for Grandpa, which he calls both of our dads with much enthusiasm). He's definitely a Grandpa's boy! But loves his Grandma's too!! :) Kellan loved his cousin Sam's collection of fish and turtles. He's such a boy! Cousin Kelly always gets lots of giggles from him too. He'll wrestle with anyone willing to take him on!

Our County Fair

We spent a sweltering 90 degree day at our county fair, mostly checking out the animals in the petting zoo. We also attended a magic show and watched some cows attempt to be lead thru an obstacle course. A big, tall fresh squeezed lemonade was in order for the hot day, which Kellan insisted on slurping most of it down. After touring the pig, cow, sheep and goat barns, we called it a day. Kellan is very much into animals these days, so it was a highlight for him!