The world welcome's Brian William Moreland

Today Ryan's partner from work and really good friends of ours welcomed thier first child into the world! Jamie and John gave birth to a Handsome baby boy, They named him Brian William, he was born at 2:21pm weighing 6lbs, 13.4 oz and is 20 1/4" long! Baby, Mom and Dad are doing great! They were both so very excited and been long awaiting this day! I'd say it's safe to say Jamie more so than John...only because poor Jamie had to go through 22 hours of labor before ever getting an epideral! You're a Hero Jamie!!! Congratulations to the Moreland's and thier new baby boy!!!

Proud new Parents!!

Moreland changing a diaper for the very first time ever in his life!!!

Run the Republic

On Sunday Jen, Ken, Kelli & Ryan all participated in the 4th Annual Run the Republic. Run the Republic is a fund raiser for the American Lung Associated to prevent Lung Disease and promote Lung health. The four of them had to run 56 floors or 1098 steps of the tallest building in the Rocky Mountain West the Republic Plaza in down town Denver. Blake, Brooklyn and I came as moral support, and to take pictures of them as they conquered the climb! Finishing in an impressive 12:37 seconds was Ryan, followed by Kelli who finished in 14:03 seconds, finishing in 19:28 seconds was Kenny and in 20:06 seconds was Jenny!

I was really proud of them, they all did a really good job, especially since none of them had really trained for the climb...which is why I didn't do it...I'd still be in the stairwell!!!

It was a great cause, and a fun experience!

Roller Skating & The Furries!!!

Saturday Ryan and I decided to get together with some of our friends and take the kids roller skating! We dropped Brooklyn off at her papa's house and headed over to Skate City for some evening skating! Because Ryan works for the Police Department we all got in for free...that should have been our first clue!!! Let me tell you skating is NOT what it used to be when we were kids! Anyways...It was both Blake and Allina's first time roller skating, they both did a really good job for it being their first times! Blake got exhausted pretty early, he went around the rink twice and had to take a break...he said "Mom, I am soooooo tired" in the most dramatic tone you can imagine! Allina had a smile from ear to ear...she was really really enjoying the new experience!!! Blake and I took a break since he was "SOOOOOO Tired" and snacked on some nachos while the others skated.

It was kind of cool because we all got to see Ryan in action...even though he wasn't working, he ended up working! While we were at Skate City a fight had broken out... A circle of people gathered around two girls as they were pulling each others hair and pulling each other down to the ground, the other officers working at Skate City as off duty security weren't near by so Ryan skated over, broke through the crowd and pulled the two girls off of each other... (I had to admit I was pretty impressed...I've seen my husband on skates, and let me tell you, it's not pretty...but he didnt even look like he had wheels on his feet!!!) he separated the two and the other officers came and took over the scene... Blake was so fascinated by what he saw his daddy do! The sad part the two girls that were fighting were mother and daughter.

After the fight we decided we would go a couple more rounds around the rink and get the heck out of there... on one of my last rounds Blake tripped me... and I fell...I almost saved myself, but ended up taking a digger, Thanks a lot for saving me Jen (NOT)!!! The kids really enjoyed it, and we all had a great time.... although I think I might try to go on a Sunday next time, or earlier in the day on a Saturday!!!

After skating we decided the night was still young, and Blake and I were kind of hungry so we all decided to go to Village Inn... That was the most interesting experience I have ever had at a Village Inn. We saw a bunch of adults dressed up in Animal Costumes...they call themselves the Furries. Don't ask just google em!!

9 Months and counting

Today marks another month older for Brooklyn, now making her 9 months old. I am very much in awe wondering where all that time went?...I can't believe in 3 months my baby girl is going to celebrate her 1st birthday! With another month older comes more new and exciting experiences for Brooklyn, just to name a couple.... she got her 2nd tooth on February 14th and she pulled herself up for the first time all on her own on February 7th. She still does the army crawl, but she gets around pretty fast! (Just ask Blake, she is always in his room playing with his toys!)Her grandparents call her "GI Jane" it's very fitting for her crawl!

Blake is having lots of fun with the new things Brooklyn has learned...he loves to play with her in her crib, the two of them just laugh at each other it's such a pleasure to see them interact with one another and adore each other so much!

Brooklyn has actually made a little game out of being in her crib. She will pull herself up and then she falls back on her bottom she thinks it is so funny!!! I've attached a video clip of her doing just that!!!

Be Mine Valentine!!!

Chocolate Fondue

Our Little Valentine

Brooklyn's First Valentines

This year Ryan and I decided to celebrate Valentines Day in the comfort of our home! With Valentines being on a Saturday we didn't want to compete with the crowds. To start out our Celebration of love for each other Ryan and I went and had a couples massage...We scheduled massages for Ken & Jen as well...After our massages the four of us went to breakfast. We picked the kids up from Ken's parents house and then came home to relax. (Ryan had worked the night before so he didn't get off of work until 8:00am, our massages were at 9:00am, so needless to say he was beat!) We showered got dressed, and made dinner for Jen, Ken, Kelli and ourselves. We served Shrimp cocktail for appetizer followed by delicious steaks, and King Crab legs, with baked potatoes and salad with cheese biscuits..it was delicious. Dessert was a yummy chocolate Fondue served with fresh strawberries, bananas, pretzels and cupcakes. The kids opened up their Valentines Day presents and then we cuddled up on the couch and watched movies. It was a really nice Valentines, I really enjoyed celebrating it with the people I really love!!!

Celebrating Valentines with the ones we LOVE!

My one and only Valentine!!

For all the Married People...

For all you married people out there! Tag your married friends that you want to know about. (Don’t forget to tag the person who tagged you.)

1. When was your “engagement” anniversary? Oct 10 2002

2. When is your “marriage” anniversary? Oct 4 2003

3. How long have you known your spouse: almost 10 years

4. How long did you date/court before you were engaged: 4 years

5. Where did you meet your spouse for the first time: JC Penny Parking Lot

6. What is your spouses full name: Ryan Robert Burke

7. Do you have any children: 2

8. How many: 2 Beautiful children

9. Do you have any pets: 2 yellow labs Chase & Parker

10. Do you own a house or rent: we are Renting right now

11. Do you live in the country or town/city: City

12. What is one of your favorite activities together: here lately we have been going to the movies

13. Do you have a favorite vacation spot: Anywhere we can vacation together!

14. How many siblings (including in-laws) do you have: 2 sisters, 2 brother, 3 brother-in-laws and 2 sister in laws

15. What church do you attend: Queen of Peace Catholic Church

16. Is this the church you were married in: Yes

17. What town is your current address at: Aurora, CO

18. Do you work or stay at home: Unfortunatley I work.

19. Where did you go on your honeymoon: Jamaica

20. Leave a piece of advice for the other couples: Always tell your spouse you love them! often we take those 3 little words for granted.

2nd Born

For the Mommies!!ShareHere you go mommies - a different kind of survey for a change - it's all about your Second born! Just copy and paste it in a new note for yourself!Let's see how much you remember!

1. WAS YOUR 2nd PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes the 2nd one as much planned as the first, this one didn't take us as long though... only 3 months this time!

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? we were very excited, and a little surprised that it happened so fast, we were expecting it to take as long as it did the first time

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Absolutely not.

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? I was 27 when I gave birth

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Noticed I was late in getting my monthly visit from aunt flo, so I took a Home Pregnancy test.

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Ryan and then Blake

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes..I'm a big planner, so I had to know what I was having!

9. DUE DATE? May 24 2008

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? yes in the begining I did...I was very sensitive to smells

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Sweets...Loved anything with sugar in it!

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? Not being able to sleep on my belly.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR 2nd CHILD'S SEX? Female

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? Nope, we really wanted a girl, but didn't think it would ever happen given the Burke background. We had the first Burke girl!!

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 28 pounds

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? yes.

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew about it.

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Nope no complications what so ever

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Aurora Medical Center

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? hard to tell... when I checked into the hospital to be induced, I was already 7 cm dialated, but didn't feel like I had been in labor at all. The Dr. had me go through the night to see if I would progress but when I woke up I was still 7 cm dialted, so they gave me pitocin at 5:00am and by 12:36 my baby girl was born.

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Ryan

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Ryan and my sisters Candee & Jenny

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Of course, I wasn't trying to be a hero!! Gotta love the epideral

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 9lbs 1oz she was a chuncker!!!

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ? May 21, 2009

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Brooklyn Loran (Loran was after my mother)

28.. HOW OLD IS YOUR 2nd BORN TODAY? 8 1/2 months old

For the Mommies....Your first born

For the Mommies!!ShareHere you go mommies - a different kind of survey for a change - it's all about your first born! Just copy and paste it in a new note for yourself!Let's see how much you remember!

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes very much so, took me 9 months to get pregnant with him.

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? I was so excited, we had been trying so hard and for so long and our dreams finally came true.

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Absolutely not.

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? I was 24 when I gave birth

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? The Dr. did a blood test. I was so newly pregnant the urine test couldn't detect.

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Ryan

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes..I'm a big planner, so I had to know what I was having!

9. DUE DATE? June 22, 2005

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Nope, it was a relatively easy pregnancy

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Sweets...Loved anything that had strawberries in it!

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? Not being able to sleep on my belly.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Male

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? Nope, Ryan and I always talked about having a boy and then a girl!

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 28 pounds

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? yes 2 of them.

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? one was a surprise the other I knew about.

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? just towards the end I had high blood pressure and was put on bed rest 2 weeks before the baby was born

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Aurora Medical Center

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? From me noticing my first contraction until the time he was born was 7 hours.

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Ryan

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Ryan and my sisters Candee & Jenny

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Of course, I wasn't trying to be a hero!! Gotta love the epideral

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 8lbs 8oz

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ? June 12 2005

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Blake Ryan

28.. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 3 1/2

This is the oldest picture I have on this computer that was digitally taken. Blake was 18 months old

Random Pictures of Brooklyn (7-8 months old)

"Miss Thang"

Brooklyn eating a biter biscuit

Brooklyn being onery

Bath time!

killing two birds with one stone!

Brooklyn standing up by herself with her lion

giddy up lion, giddy up!

isn't she sweet?!!



What is this face she makes?!

Playhouse Disney Live on Tour

Today Ryan and I took the kids (Mostly Blake) to see Playhouse Disney Live on Tour! He had so much fun he loved it!!!! It was actually a pretty good show, it featured Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Little Einsteins, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, and Handy Manny! Brooklyn was bopping her little body to music, and Blake was having fun singing along! It was a great family Sunday Fun Day!!!

One of the Best Birthday's Ever!!

On Saturday January 31st I celebrated my 28th Birthday with 10 of my bestest Friends!

The gang

The Boys

The Girls

Jen, Ken, Art, Suyzel, Kelli, Fielding, Dave, Mandy, Silver, Ryan & Myself all headed up Saturday afternoon to the mountains to a little place called Fraser just outside of Winter Park to celebrate my birthday! We started the day out with some lunch at Pizza Hut, shortly following that we checked into the Condo that we rented for the night got dressed in our snow gear and headed over to the snow tubing hill for an adrenaline rushing 2 hours of down hill snow tubing! It was a blast! It was the first time for a few people in the group which made it even more fun & exciting! After snow tubing we headed back to the condo to get out of our cold & wet snow suits and into our comfy beer drinking clothes! We grabbed a bite to eat and started a good ol game of "Flip Cup" It was boys vs girls! I'll give you one guess as to who won?....Of course us girls won!!!...11-4...sorry boys, you need to practice!! After a few rounds of flip cup and the boys being sore losers, we had Birthday Cake that Suyzel made for me...and it must be told...it was delicious!!! We ended our evening playing "Drunk Twister" not so sure that was a good idea...My head had been in places it has never seen!!! Oh and by the way.... Not recommended to play Drunk Twister on hard wood floors!!!

Drunken Twister...your guess is as good as mine as to who is who!!!


Flip Cup Winners

Flip Cup Losers

This was by far one of the best birthday celebrations I had ever had! Thanks to my friends and family for helping me celebrate! Love you guys!!!