Happy Birthday Mom (Nana)!!!!!

Today is the 28th Anniversary of my mom's 21st birthday!!! For those of you going "huh" - she is 49. I have the greatest mom in the world, and to top it off she is the best nana ever! She would do anything in the world for any one of us kids and her grand kids!

I love giving her a hard time. For instance this weekend us girls (because my brother Tyler was too busy - you are now mentioned twice in my blog) took her shopping and out to dinner and to see a movie. We went to The Cheesecake Factory, and I told the waiter it was her 50th birthday - she liked to have come unglued. The waiter was walking away as she was still yelling at him telling him I was lying and she was only 29. Uh mom, he would have believed 50 before 29! :) Anyhow when he came back she made sure he knew it was not her 50th - soooo funny! We went to see The Women and it was a really cute movie. What I found hilarious was there were no men featured throughout the entire movie. I think they may have made history with that movie. :)

Anyhow back to my mom, she is the best cook and boy can this woman shop! I love shopping with her! She knows who has the best deals, and which store she has coupons to. She has always been there for me when I need a shoulder to cry on, someone to vent to because no matter what she is always on my side (unless it is something to do with the other siblings and then she is still on my side :) j/k she is neutral), and someone I can tell anything to and she won't judge or think any different of me! She helps watch Bryson some during the week, and I don't know what that boy would do if he did not get his nana fix! He gets so excited to see her (I tell her it is because he knows he is going to get to see Jamison too). She spoils him rotten, and it probably does not help that he is the only grandson.

Here are pics of my mom. Bryson (7 weeks) with his nana.

Papa Burke (my mom's dad), mom, and a sleeping Bryson (10 weeks).
Dad, Bryson (10 weeks), Haylee (4 years old), Jamison (1 hour), and my mom.
Halloween 2007
Mom and Bryson (13 months) at the zoo.

I love you with all my heart, and wish you nothing but the best on your birthday! Thank you for being such a good mom, and a great nana to my son. We love you!

Double Trouble!!

I can not believe I have not blogged in about 3 weeks. I have not even had time to read up on everyone else's until today. Things have been extremely busy at work and then I come home and I don't think I sit down until 11:00p.m. There has been so much new stuff going on with Bryson. I really feel bad for not blogging about it right away that way I remember it, because we all know I am really bad about writing stuff down to put into a scrapbook! :)

However, today I have just been cracking up over these two little cuties (Bryson and Jamison)! They are so funny to watch together, and I crack up every time they get so excited to see each other! Of course they have their little tiffs like they always want the toy the other one has, or they are afraid the other one is going to get fed more than them so they try and push each other out of the way when Nana is trying to feed them. :) But, they also love on each other and play together really well (most of the time). He loves to pat her on the head and then give her kisses. And, every time she sees him she will put her arms up wanting him to pick her up - it is so funny! Well, that is until he actually did try to pick her up the other day! We were over at my mom and dad's house on Labor Day. I turn around just in time to see Bryson with his arms wrapped around Jamison and he is trying to lift her up - I guess he thinks he is soooo big!!! I just wish we could have gotten that on camera! I have this feeling these two are going to give us all some fits as they get older! Miss Jamison will be 1 this month, and Amy and I have planned on having a sleep over for the two of them! We will probably not get any sleep, but they will have a lot of fun!

This is the cutie pies on Uncle Schu's motorcycle (obviously this was taken before Bryson's haircut)!
I actually got to watch little bit one day when her parents were busy with drills and class! I was so excited, and I knew I had to get a video of them playing together! This video just cracks me up!

Right now Bryson is really missing all of his cousins that have went back to school! He is even starting to Tay now when he sees a picture of Taylor! Taylor and Drew have transferred schools to Glenpool where there daddy is now coaching. I never thought we would ever be routing for the Warriors, but I guess it is better than the Pirates! :) Bryson would get to see them everyday his Grandma Cheryl watched him, but now he has not seen them in a long time! :( Drew did tell us he liked a girl in his class, but his teacher said no dating girls that are in your same class! He was bummed, but it was funny listening to him talk about her! And, I'm sorry when did second graders start "dating"?

And, little Miss Haylee has started Kindergarten at Oologah. I will ask her if she likes school and she just says "um yeah, sure Macy!" And, then I will ask what did you learn, to which she replies "um nothing much!" :)

Bryson is so blessed to have such great cousins!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Sunday the 17th was my 27th birthday!!! I love having a birthday on the weekend because it feels like the whole weekend belongs to you! Saturday I went shopping with my mom and Bryson (he is a very patient shopper in case you were wondering - nothing like his dad), and I of course had to spend some of my birthday money!

Later that night we went with Grandpa and Grandma Earp and Taylor and Drew to Bartlesville to eat at Montana Mike's and then we headed to the much discussed Kiddie Park! Bryson loved the carousel - I could only ride it once with him because it made me sick! I think he ended up riding it four times! Taylor and Drew kept fighting over who was going to ride the other rides with him - it was so funny! Drew said if he could not ride the ride with Bryson then he was not going to ride at all! Bryson got to meet Miss Callie Lewis there too! I could not have missed that red hair. I was standing in line for a ride, and I was watching this little baby that had to be Bryson's age on the swings by himself and he was sucking on the bar! So gross - and his mom was not doing anything about it (must have been her third child)! :) Anyways, I noticed this little red haired girl bobbing up and down and then I knew that was Miss Callie (sorry if I spelled your name wrong)! So, we got to visit with the Lewis' a little and the kids got to finally meet each other! We had a really good time - Thanks again Mike and Cheryl!

Then on the big official day I got up at 7:45 and still did not make it to church until 10:20! Bryson was so clingy, which I am not complaining because he is getting to where sometimes he is not as cuddly as he used to be so I love it when he wants me to cuddle with him! My dad, being the song leader of the church, decides it is his duty to embarrass me and tell the church it is my b-day and then of course adds in my age for good measure! After church we went to my mom's and had chicken parm and goulash (my favorite meal)! My dad and I are the only ones who really like it (Amy will eat it but it is not her fav), so I do not get it that often except on my b-day! Then Brian finally got off work and we headed into to Tulsa to run around in some shops (he is getting me an eliptical cause this momma has got to get into shape). We ate at Cheesecake Factory - so good! I do not like cheesecake, but I ordered the Factory Mud Pie (OMGosh to die for and another reason why I need the eliptical)! Bryson and I almost ate the whole thing (and he did not go to bed until 11 pm that night he was literally bouncing off the walls)! We ended the night watching some Olympics, which I have become obsessed with (we have totally got screwed in lady's gymnastics)! I had a wonderful birthday and thank you to everyone for all the gifts, food, phone calls, and b-day wishes! I am truly blessed.

Getting So Big!

We took Bryson to his 1 year check-up, and he received 4 shots. They wanted to give him 6, but I said no I can't do that to him. So he received 3 sticks (one shot had two different doses in it so 4 total), and he will get 2 more at 15 months. The nurse gave us the paperwork to sign and told us he was getting the MMR, Chicken pox, and I can't remember the name of the other two. And, then he said, "with the MMR shot don't be surprised if he runs a fever for 7-14 days, and with the Chicken Pox 1 out of 10 can get chicken pox within 7-14 days after the shot." I am sorry are you saying I am going to have to deal with a very cranky baby getting shots and then he may run a fever for up to two weeks and then after that he could get chicken pox - what the crap? I made Brian sign the papers because if anything happened I could totally blame him for authorizing the shots! j/k :) Luckily, he only ran a fever that night and a little the next day, but after that he was fine!

He is now 32 1/4 inches long, which means in less than three weeks he grew 3/4 of an inch. He weighs 22 lbs, so he is able to turn around in the car seat. We are not able to tell if he really likes it yet, but he does get cooled off a lot faster!

He can now not only raise up his shirt to find his belly and rub his head when you ask him where his hair is, but he now knows where his nose is. Also, he knows where "little Bryson" is located. He totally looks like he is doing the Micheal Jackson move when you ask him where it is - I don't think it is as funny as Brian does.

He has also learned what a clock says, and every time he hears one he will say "tick, tock, tick, tock." His grandma Earp asked him yesterday what a kangaroo does and he started "baby hopping" - you know where his body goes up and down, but his feet never leave the ground! :)

He has these little ducks that he takes a bath with, which tell you if the water is too hot, and he will point to them and say, "duck, duck." And, then I will ask what a duck says and he will say, "ack, ack."

He is just learning more and more every day - it amazes me how much babies pick up!

Happy Birthday Aunt Kelly!

Happy 47th Birthday Aunt Kelly! Kelly's birthday was Friday, August 1st, and we were out of town! So, this post is a little late, but oh well so was Bryson's! :) Thank you for being a shoulder to cry on and someone I can always talk to! Thank you for everything and for always being there for me! I will never forget all the slumber parties, toilet papering, and Halloween parties! Oh, and thanks for letting us and Mason stay with you while our house was being built! We appreciate it more than words can say! You are such a great aunt to Bryson and he loves you so much, just not your camera! :) Side note: every time kelly comes over she always pulls out her camera and Bryson will never let her get a good one!

Here is Kelly and Bryson when he was just a few hours old!

Kelly and little bit (Jamison)
Go pokes go - this was when we went to OKC to watch the All College Classic b-ball games!
Happy Birthday Kelly - we love you!!!

Hot Dog, Hot Dog, Hot Diggity Dog!!!!

Okay, so those of you with little kids that watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse will get the title! Bryson's birthday party was Saturday, July 19th and it was completely Mickey Mouse Themed. He met Mickey Mouse this year, so I thought this would be a good theme for him, plus he loves his huge Mickey Mouse stuff toy he got at Magic Kingdom! The party turned out great, and thank you to all who came to help us celebrate! Here are some pictures of the party and Bryson playing with some toys he received.

His nana and papa got him this car - crazy because I had one when I was little. The boy is tall, but not quite tall enough to touch the ground in this car! He likes to stand up and honk the horn at the dog - poor Mason! :)

His favorite thing to do with the car is get in and shut the door and then get out and shut the door. He will continue to do this over and over and over again!
He also received this baseball toy box that he loves to sit inside of. I have it in his bedroom right now and he will walk up to it and hit it, and then walk over to me and to show me he wants to play inside the toy box. So, I put him inside with a bunch of balls and stuffed animals and try to get his room cleaned up and organized from all his gifts. If I get out of eye sight from him he starts yelling! :)
Here are pictures from his party! Poor little boy - we had the party at 11:00 because my dad was supposed to be leaving for Louisiana right after the party, but he did not leave until yesterday so we could have had it later in the day. Anyway, 10:00 is usually around the time he takes a morning nap, but with everything going on he just would not lie down for a nap. He did not fall asleep until 3:30. He did pretty good, but you could tell he was tired and a little cranky. He even got his little hand smacked for hitting Jamison when she was helping him open up a present - again I kind of blame his dad for teaching him to hit in the first place! :)

We had two different cakes at the party - one that we bought that was vanilla cake with butter cream icing, and then my mom made a homemade chocolate cake with homemade icing in the shape of Mickey's face and ears! This picture does not do it justice because it was so cute and at the end of the day all that was left was half of each ear!

Bryson's own little cake for him to dive into along with his very own Mickey Mouse plate!

This was taken right before he tried to grab the flame - luckily I blew it out before he could get to it!
And, you can't have a Mickey Mouse party without sporting the cool ears! My little man makes these ears look good! :) Oh, and the icing on his nose and the football icing patches under his eyes was done by his nana not him.
This was Bryson's doing - he looks so tired in these pictures! He had icing everywhere - in his hair, ears, up his nose, in his diaper, and all over the front of him. He was feeding me some of his cake, and I was doing pretty good to stay clean until he wanted to give me kisses and then my entire neck and part of my cheeks were covered in black.
Jamison had her some cake too! Right after Bryson got done taking a bath it was her turn! Check out her faux hauck (sp?) - soooo cute!
We had a great time with eating, jumping in the jupiter jump, opening presents, eating cake, visiting, and swimming! Thank you again to my mom and dad for letting us invade your house for the party. Thanks Kelly for the party supplies! Thank you to everyone who brought food and helped to prepare everything. My niece Taylor was a huge help in putting all the food out! Also, thank you Mom and Cheryl for helping me decorate! Thank you to my wonderful husband and brother-in-laws for putting up all the tables, chairs, and gazebo. Oh, and my brother Tyler told me he read my blog and I have never mentioned him in any of my posts - so Tyler thank you so much for making it to 30 minutes of your only nephew's 1st b-day party! :)

OOK WHO'S 1!!!!!

No, I did not forget the "L" in look - that is how Bryson says look! :) My beautiful baby boy turned into a handsome little man on Friday July 18th! With his new haircut he definitely does not look like a baby anymore. Everybody called him Friday to tell him Happy Birthday, and he would grab the phone and put it up to his ear and smile really big and then immediately hand it back to me. When I sang happy b-day to him that morning he just clapped. It was so cute!

So, to celebrate his big day we decided to let him sleep in (probably more for us than him)! Then we headed off to the aquarium in Jenks. We pulled into the parking lot at 12:38 p.m. and we were pulling out at 1:48 p.m. For those of you who know my husband - you do not mess around. You get in, get what you came for, and get out. He did not hurry us though, but Bryson really did not get into a lot of the exhibits so we did not spend much time at each tank. Plus, it really is not as big as what I thought. We would have liked to have gone to the zoo, but neither one of us really wanted to sweat that bad.

After the aquarium we went and ate at Los Cabos on the Riverwalk - it was sooooo good! We even ordered Bryson his own kiddie meal - quesadillas, rice, and beans. Then we went home for a long nap before we went to Nana's house to decorate for the party!

I bought him this onesie that said "1st Birthday" on it, but only one person noticed it! My poor mom washed that thing three times over the weekend, because I thought I bought this thing and by golly he is going to wear the heck out of this weekend. He wore it Friday, Saturday at his party, and to church on Sunday. He looked so precious.

Here are some pictures from our trip!

Bryson and daddy checking out the turtles.
The turtle area had a little window that little kids could look in to see the turtles under water, and it did not take long for Bryson to find it! We could not get him to leave. When we walked away he just kept pointing back at the turtles.
Bryson and momma checking out the otters and beavers.
Huge shark!

His favorite thing at the Aquarium was the fake pelican near the bathrooms. He kept walking over to it and talking to it - too funny! He also really liked the turtles.

Happy Birthday little man! I love you more than I could ever express - you are my sunshine and the light of my life. And, I am so glad I had you!