tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22727109599617872082024-02-07T23:13:20.722-07:00Brendan & Nikki BurkeThe Many Adventures of Brendan and Nikki Burke. Established April 22, 2006Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-65979632075884620402010-12-27T16:12:00.009-07:002010-12-27T16:23:50.990-07:00NOT THE ELLIPTICAL<span style="font-family:arial;">What was our greatest Christmas gift this year? Here’s a hint: it wasn’t the new elliptical machine. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Welcome to the world, Mason Nickolas Burke. Born on Dec. 1, 2010, Mason weighed in at 9 lbs and was 22 inches long. (Not quite as big as his older brother, thankfully).<br /><br />Here are a few photos, in reverse order. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDMpRwVUQyWpTiR5cfEBT6aJpt7qAS3QLFNGpqKZ57g7qVOiQxEeHnlVEC9G8DeJ_4tq_tSFxGLIhFfOE-wfYk8g7icw5COaO3XPAf71kMgHwd3tf7d71Zw0o21bQAi9MzitEw8xQLWw/s1600/MASON_3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555505171588871026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDMpRwVUQyWpTiR5cfEBT6aJpt7qAS3QLFNGpqKZ57g7qVOiQxEeHnlVEC9G8DeJ_4tq_tSFxGLIhFfOE-wfYk8g7icw5COaO3XPAf71kMgHwd3tf7d71Zw0o21bQAi9MzitEw8xQLWw/s400/MASON_3.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Y81hcR9ZfZOOfdbfCVTbWBLwuLcXcEsp812Ie4DG1gc91uudhGPbwJhqiXSfAKyeKip2VjykXiEhT0Cxx51SpFbVG6VcwGRy_85cEsK6_ccddJpCJLrKnMxIOt6P7zSZqtn9rcFnvuw/s1600/MASON_2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555505073251910386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Y81hcR9ZfZOOfdbfCVTbWBLwuLcXcEsp812Ie4DG1gc91uudhGPbwJhqiXSfAKyeKip2VjykXiEhT0Cxx51SpFbVG6VcwGRy_85cEsK6_ccddJpCJLrKnMxIOt6P7zSZqtn9rcFnvuw/s400/MASON_2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGR1_36zoY_rNcaHJD__5RubIRYFr7AN3n9EemJuICbbkJD2VXtfA2GXN71h4vcAW7c-ZgJfX7wDp6l5z3SyDjWSHBlVVkNaQyEH6YTFEvdDWR2Xr0hALCXL4Q6Aufo_kBktIYuzrm0O0/s1600/MASON_7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555504938923529618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGR1_36zoY_rNcaHJD__5RubIRYFr7AN3n9EemJuICbbkJD2VXtfA2GXN71h4vcAW7c-ZgJfX7wDp6l5z3SyDjWSHBlVVkNaQyEH6YTFEvdDWR2Xr0hALCXL4Q6Aufo_kBktIYuzrm0O0/s400/MASON_7.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoi4p-JMHIpquub4dVuW7ftRjkF2Kb_NHW1OMnEbRVxcBhO8vQeXZWx2zJjcrpnNWngIMMcLSrqOyLFnoLFCFVVeGZTtgaQCZS_z4QBA-z-NPHCo9a8R1O-mzCW9lSCIfJQtwdr6h_wo/s1600/MASON_6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555504795970819602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoi4p-JMHIpquub4dVuW7ftRjkF2Kb_NHW1OMnEbRVxcBhO8vQeXZWx2zJjcrpnNWngIMMcLSrqOyLFnoLFCFVVeGZTtgaQCZS_z4QBA-z-NPHCo9a8R1O-mzCW9lSCIfJQtwdr6h_wo/s400/MASON_6.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk58wXLt-kBPVEhaMJvfBubgbclr0pjtph4Wmh-bozwa6PGyOgrhP444c6ve07lZIP6JoffOEsdMswHc5mA03CON3TtBP6jUhwYdZUKsOdHuW0_69IYcLe7XwTkHgBQMdnViwRZ_gBNj0/s1600/MASON_1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555504661994351538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk58wXLt-kBPVEhaMJvfBubgbclr0pjtph4Wmh-bozwa6PGyOgrhP444c6ve07lZIP6JoffOEsdMswHc5mA03CON3TtBP6jUhwYdZUKsOdHuW0_69IYcLe7XwTkHgBQMdnViwRZ_gBNj0/s400/MASON_1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimES57759AiiUBxu55KjxKuhC49YgEgi5j52N-6DFgYxfpEE9fWt73ozy4OUcZ0FYEDp6YJDqMtmOS4yL-mPc74KfWJPSAyESqQUMBprqisuFnPBFiyJT3qSSSZmjXAtCERiSQ42MOBs/s1600/MASON_4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555504494706157890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimES57759AiiUBxu55KjxKuhC49YgEgi5j52N-6DFgYxfpEE9fWt73ozy4OUcZ0FYEDp6YJDqMtmOS4yL-mPc74KfWJPSAyESqQUMBprqisuFnPBFiyJT3qSSSZmjXAtCERiSQ42MOBs/s400/MASON_4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKd5Vs78EcDnNgfqMwT04pFBR8YoKTmGvXwKIj0RXP_9rnjLDYvuPKQS295Nr-JflQxZKZJgQ63yoL9-A75q5UiUiAATgiHMBWRxSvJ-CN4CPTuN9TERgfqmXiXo0OQKaPrYJwfJF4-x8/s1600/MASON_5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555504389755012962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKd5Vs78EcDnNgfqMwT04pFBR8YoKTmGvXwKIj0RXP_9rnjLDYvuPKQS295Nr-JflQxZKZJgQ63yoL9-A75q5UiUiAATgiHMBWRxSvJ-CN4CPTuN9TERgfqmXiXo0OQKaPrYJwfJF4-x8/s400/MASON_5.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-39546680263274859272010-09-15T14:54:00.003-06:002010-09-15T15:03:26.771-06:00BEE MASTERI am the greatest bee catcher on South Mountain!<br /><div></div><div><br />Take a look at the photo below. Impressive, right? Now, before you go feeling sorry for these creatures, know that they were swarming around my son’s backyard pool about to attack.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517248420611657298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid626vmf2D2AUcZnl9VUi33UwIGBkxxDTmAE7Wp3De5ATrKC8Ea3caSw6Ic_GBYhe9YE6PGTFpVQ7_OeMv6GQnKFplnWs8Z8WbBGI582RgsXTqJ036KEmD1eqqVGJ5jIzXoYK3tuRoTiY/s400/Bee+1.JPG" /><br />If the first photo failed to impression, check out the this one that was taken less than 12 hours after I emptied the trap the night before. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517248620127701186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNr_Y0LXYiZrP53y7q3n-tqvwxIUkCtuwOmCoBhIU6dmUnfSw8DFszVgqPGRMahuZIAqEueIOn1ODqGiRRJhyphenhyphenpd49JTJgUsFJlDmMRul7RH1L7x3vYclzT80kMTh58XGo34_eVm3RXcQ/s320/Bee+2.JPG" />Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-39734649633887918322010-08-25T22:03:00.006-06:002010-08-25T22:20:57.010-06:00Is the World ready for another Hunter?<div align="center"> Hunter at Farm Country wanting to be a Cowboy like his Great-Grandpa Hunter!<br /></div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509566888356088882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHUZqMHH5hy1eqE_QUl0QlFpkY7153vRycxxuzvVs6AseaWzBSszhLhknphDw38iWvhEB0SLvonHWkKMeNXpl9_GsKt255iCqIkAs9bvR_s-9W2l5YmvTC2GdKUzU_cUZ3igysBoJpX4/s320/Summer+2010+120.JPG" /> <p align="center">At the Salt Lake County Fair, no fear of animals of any size! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509566884516908130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cX0PcanwEv-EfODaUK9XAfAL5L1LqxHiqdxi_Aua94pt0b1PC04Hr2yKyjPxX07pI6MEWqOKZFN5rg2gOJsINgVSQsobcczREb9Sw9ftUzSJJm27osm94v8K-uT_UHZH1Rre-W3QrM4/s320/Summer+2010+092.JPG" />Mr. Spikey Hair<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509566867831719506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2G6GEiR6ZzfgvmXAHrxZZCw-cICFolM5iIZ7ukvtQQEkzTJjkv3xjpN2154YVME_TCshwbX8_6oirxAlo36A8u8H5Ls4TePFeEFiz2bDRPZyYo9wvu30-rktinE3BRPMPvsoIgQH6cN0/s320/Spiky+Hair.jpg" /><br />On our Road Trip to Oregon, Hunter discovered Blow Pops.</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDmBjBs1MRlAzYtbV2eRBrgVNwUSra0dDm5LuIBPrzrSADgrObJUMNchFmls27becDrRTdNScXSgI3SJqd-q1KqhIbSgw3434GnjfzgweiYpC3RzdsBAlg1IyMTo9_JpQcJLztyRuFzk/s1600/Sucker.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509566448983140434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDmBjBs1MRlAzYtbV2eRBrgVNwUSra0dDm5LuIBPrzrSADgrObJUMNchFmls27becDrRTdNScXSgI3SJqd-q1KqhIbSgw3434GnjfzgweiYpC3RzdsBAlg1IyMTo9_JpQcJLztyRuFzk/s320/Sucker.jpg" /></a><br />Riding on the back of Dad's Bike!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbQz6dTHO-eoonc6YemUvy92dCUMvnO8nHfhWiFqArJkGxiYwsJ5mtKXe9clflMA7JW7ent-khRR5_0M4ovrUFqaufCX0mzfzI3gLg1TAaYipCb1veNWL7t0yE-LtUM6joOJKYxLewWY/s1600/Bike.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509566439318566002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbQz6dTHO-eoonc6YemUvy92dCUMvnO8nHfhWiFqArJkGxiYwsJ5mtKXe9clflMA7JW7ent-khRR5_0M4ovrUFqaufCX0mzfzI3gLg1TAaYipCb1veNWL7t0yE-LtUM6joOJKYxLewWY/s320/Bike.jpg" /></a> Ready or not . . . Baby Boy Burke II expected arrival, November 2010!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRPRULzxuNy_ccSsZ6XPx2d8jRX7_zX4qfwr7ec3YCou89EuqjS9pmLgPSOxyKcSNHo4zzFd4e7P3ava__o4XCiFW_i2mQq4rhKNNeEWjYVCeUrnLdWNnw8Y26dgD-ys3svYD7Hx5gtU/s1600/Big+Brother.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509566238517182562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRPRULzxuNy_ccSsZ6XPx2d8jRX7_zX4qfwr7ec3YCou89EuqjS9pmLgPSOxyKcSNHo4zzFd4e7P3ava__o4XCiFW_i2mQq4rhKNNeEWjYVCeUrnLdWNnw8Y26dgD-ys3svYD7Hx5gtU/s320/Big+Brother.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-63415201742629221322010-07-16T11:18:00.018-06:002010-07-16T14:38:54.647-06:00UGH... BABY PHOTOS?Nikki tells me that we don't want to turn into bloggers that only post photos of their children. Apparently, "it's tacky." Oh well, I'm cleaning out the iPhone and need to immortalize a few of my favorite Hunter moments:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">"Rollin' in my 0.0 with the ragtop down so my hair can blow..."</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494591045487382258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLglhCdJxoWdgtIYV_Sp9_cKbsT4l1lOU6WSXceronno5dU-Rp-IQSwVwVaYSeDneP077DGXphdgEWMcT0Ka9M3JKdQ6AwZquXIW2mvH2F52ZfjRaH8xJmXjU0tL_eLn4S1jEiiNuPG4o/s320/1.jpg" /><br /><p align="center">Our neighbors probably hate the pool as much as Hunter loves it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq22yjsdT41zZIeuHa8TeVtmpsZeEOKUJTdU9AYuqwJXCono3CxzuQZiuNilteee95_7AEz0F7J4S04XzXfNUKnyhJQL5aXMR4fqxj2YYX403mE1nYKbH2yhRguXOa8PaaEK5B4MNwBwI/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494562190063334194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq22yjsdT41zZIeuHa8TeVtmpsZeEOKUJTdU9AYuqwJXCono3CxzuQZiuNilteee95_7AEz0F7J4S04XzXfNUKnyhJQL5aXMR4fqxj2YYX403mE1nYKbH2yhRguXOa8PaaEK5B4MNwBwI/s320/2.jpg" /></a><br />The kid vaccumed the entire downstairs last Saturday, no joke.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOxVjC0HHE4CSbVT2axDAVabTwd2lnaE2tMu7IaiRXOiWNrkf0ZQ4ia7zmtWSxdkC6dI68axLY3ByC1qMQtBoMfvPfwL7zAe-PR5MZ_StdkrPzb-NZCy4DmMPhujqnYP6J754ZDelsmI/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494562114401679618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOxVjC0HHE4CSbVT2axDAVabTwd2lnaE2tMu7IaiRXOiWNrkf0ZQ4ia7zmtWSxdkC6dI68axLY3ByC1qMQtBoMfvPfwL7zAe-PR5MZ_StdkrPzb-NZCy4DmMPhujqnYP6J754ZDelsmI/s320/3.jpg" /></a><br />Mixing his two favorite things, cars & ladies.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5mQgMb3oxNQ4CQpvcGQvQL4VD_WzsN0zVTT-gyOXhA3FWJeQziFvqA6OgWxi8lm7RbwE1NnLCujz9HA4PxTGljyWcSKP5ZUckf_Q6jEIixWEI9kn8bReINefwOjsg15B9SDF7wzzMuw/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494562034029374882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5mQgMb3oxNQ4CQpvcGQvQL4VD_WzsN0zVTT-gyOXhA3FWJeQziFvqA6OgWxi8lm7RbwE1NnLCujz9HA4PxTGljyWcSKP5ZUckf_Q6jEIixWEI9kn8bReINefwOjsg15B9SDF7wzzMuw/s320/4.jpg" /></a><br />Spaghetti wins again.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTotOx2JOrcG4qsc3REKyuAE7IvLCb0mmhDmhDJNWwH2aMIvv9ZsKQlIiWE7aOhc8-_Npcbo5n_iTN1rKVEozSjL_UJ0CLR1RlNmHg56aTBb_cIFgadKMGrCWWPA071a6oLfrpCYS7A5U/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494561928033182690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTotOx2JOrcG4qsc3REKyuAE7IvLCb0mmhDmhDJNWwH2aMIvv9ZsKQlIiWE7aOhc8-_Npcbo5n_iTN1rKVEozSjL_UJ0CLR1RlNmHg56aTBb_cIFgadKMGrCWWPA071a6oLfrpCYS7A5U/s320/5.jpg" /></a></p><div align="center">Desperately trying to escape Nikki's clutches.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOUKd1pr9TuH8BBUamqqSGSytsW-IFDGItaE-l1PCOp8flsGBbxGRsWB1wcgW7q_TPXG7c7CKRaTIL-LOSvykFU1bX1HgJRbSfik1jHFnGxze1p9z5HM6orpJAw6nasimj59_KGYcFnA/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494561804901467538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOUKd1pr9TuH8BBUamqqSGSytsW-IFDGItaE-l1PCOp8flsGBbxGRsWB1wcgW7q_TPXG7c7CKRaTIL-LOSvykFU1bX1HgJRbSfik1jHFnGxze1p9z5HM6orpJAw6nasimj59_KGYcFnA/s320/6.jpg" /></a><br />At the price we paid, that car seat had better be comfortable.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabPQ6aPzvmqdaVOllcaEz7NY9Qzzs7xn-Dt19gyMTq-5qp__mgHBthyphenhyphenFZXPJaZGLlCGcRK5RNzlkuGB01HaUnAUEkPaccXaimsEWMaCsfCiuDJwKSENDrLfeIx_Y_tqiee-iprItDQBI/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494561709200257218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabPQ6aPzvmqdaVOllcaEz7NY9Qzzs7xn-Dt19gyMTq-5qp__mgHBthyphenhyphenFZXPJaZGLlCGcRK5RNzlkuGB01HaUnAUEkPaccXaimsEWMaCsfCiuDJwKSENDrLfeIx_Y_tqiee-iprItDQBI/s320/8.jpg" /></a><br />Sportin' the lady shades.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgqUkHRbvotRueJaf5-ULrrUOO6czdAEBNn0XLxP3HV1m6hEmOC7N15xBBj9JIU3c5Rb8_APec38vFAH97eoIu1oKcQ21X2k6KC4IOZomlT_KyGimTwnfsnm7w810cDx28v7cquxNJ_0/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494561588226187954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgqUkHRbvotRueJaf5-ULrrUOO6czdAEBNn0XLxP3HV1m6hEmOC7N15xBBj9JIU3c5Rb8_APec38vFAH97eoIu1oKcQ21X2k6KC4IOZomlT_KyGimTwnfsnm7w810cDx28v7cquxNJ_0/s320/9.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Jammin' with cousin Brynnlee.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmAtjPWCV_f7AFw1vb_lYEdZD6sEFxQDjkiz-911TznbviDz0-N3xZ5bGYWKLpEj2D3Yrhpkv5VXndVIBhyphenhyphenf3JxWL_F2nJLuSx1iHk4QVRpU7hCu3baXP9ix0pbZoz03JKtCpsqEKFXs/s1600/11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494561223389102850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmAtjPWCV_f7AFw1vb_lYEdZD6sEFxQDjkiz-911TznbviDz0-N3xZ5bGYWKLpEj2D3Yrhpkv5VXndVIBhyphenhyphenf3JxWL_F2nJLuSx1iHk4QVRpU7hCu3baXP9ix0pbZoz03JKtCpsqEKFXs/s320/11.jpg" /></a><br />Helping with the dishes? Not so much.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr_qeiTSwbNXblCBUCabfswgBlUwj5LQoM0jB1K6jliW1Lm0KKA7KykJ9sTRmQ2KXxT0QhPIe9KdqHD5VWjcDz2SBKUvpMl-o2w_gyfg-7cWmrC4jOzAMrYCeRQx7LtRn0jGCmZCk3nY/s1600/12.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494561096930591938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr_qeiTSwbNXblCBUCabfswgBlUwj5LQoM0jB1K6jliW1Lm0KKA7KykJ9sTRmQ2KXxT0QhPIe9KdqHD5VWjcDz2SBKUvpMl-o2w_gyfg-7cWmrC4jOzAMrYCeRQx7LtRn0jGCmZCk3nY/s320/12.jpg" /></a><br />The natural faux hawk. Is there any other way?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCSFTuPyE_0u-9045a_sMd7UOJ1_N0m9AXFVKL7NoLjYq0llfpdZEseJy7X_rYOus7hPoWhq1u3_TBHi40usDhpqHV2r1iwYFyvurVUju4OzzAIhC68gv_mXIkWDsBY4eX7kuCU2sacc/s1600/14.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494560970103506978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCSFTuPyE_0u-9045a_sMd7UOJ1_N0m9AXFVKL7NoLjYq0llfpdZEseJy7X_rYOus7hPoWhq1u3_TBHi40usDhpqHV2r1iwYFyvurVUju4OzzAIhC68gv_mXIkWDsBY4eX7kuCU2sacc/s320/14.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHP94S4nfw8INzAwyg1EFZPmiKUl0VhpUJHeORjsN9pmzgkpTL9Ah4HnTW2TCBawygpWvYcLxZt7Irh5J9TVOJcoGioqKGh86w-EcZzhYiOceUDTj6ojK89X5JGAmzNOexRJfCQ0IKPjg/s1600/15.jpg"></a></div><br /><div>This one makes me laugh. Apparently, my son was once a chubbly, little German kid.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06g9oPcdippIjfrs1Es5IOYuITlaE7Hg8IpQO5-fx1j_l1_lQjWIS_Qyg6LVzctwJQsdNNmS6P7NzqF0P_W4ndJNjlD-9E-vLjKQ-mJFb8POqH4PT0N5iX6xOndnryzh4vxA8AbTFEsI/s1600/16.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494557003250614882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06g9oPcdippIjfrs1Es5IOYuITlaE7Hg8IpQO5-fx1j_l1_lQjWIS_Qyg6LVzctwJQsdNNmS6P7NzqF0P_W4ndJNjlD-9E-vLjKQ-mJFb8POqH4PT0N5iX6xOndnryzh4vxA8AbTFEsI/s320/16.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-72130038126362286502010-05-12T22:40:00.007-06:002010-05-12T22:59:02.397-06:00IN THIS CORNER...Hunter got into a fight with a coffee table last night. He lost. Despite his swollen left eye, he was in good spirits this morning. A little shiner won't stop him.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrCCO740yDaOVakpFE91u1sOo0XN9B0rV5qBu4u0M2IUJcFS54Bbkw67z3yiIoRv35kUl243uGXpF6DGgU2QTIra57N-Aj2B5e0hIUyihbnJ033Xo2JPy4p1jNvLwQlzI9ELOrdGqsyM/s1600/hunter2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470613487305260418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrCCO740yDaOVakpFE91u1sOo0XN9B0rV5qBu4u0M2IUJcFS54Bbkw67z3yiIoRv35kUl243uGXpF6DGgU2QTIra57N-Aj2B5e0hIUyihbnJ033Xo2JPy4p1jNvLwQlzI9ELOrdGqsyM/s320/hunter2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQnXRcHubwV9BM26s5JKf-Zfbj_WVxfRdEdzQY5GUWCatm3PF8bRyukFEiyEn4aOQNZKDxrCR3SUvRlvqqninFI53TguqPr-dWvFrMvyr1Si0FLg-CB4MthnK0KX83ugQdniRI-EfnoI/s1600/hunter5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470612992673353794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQnXRcHubwV9BM26s5JKf-Zfbj_WVxfRdEdzQY5GUWCatm3PF8bRyukFEiyEn4aOQNZKDxrCR3SUvRlvqqninFI53TguqPr-dWvFrMvyr1Si0FLg-CB4MthnK0KX83ugQdniRI-EfnoI/s320/hunter5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_uklcTaMahKZCWSJ1HhPE4hO5siNsRLyZAs7-Y0MC9eY4KBmBuKZ4JwYhA5Fis6xrlvy3QBXStAx8eQr8Ulpofp8PgwO7XaHnOoV2O_wrowNqF3rXufU5rO23W5A2ZUWHT70erGwgVg/s1600/hunter1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470612870832814786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_uklcTaMahKZCWSJ1HhPE4hO5siNsRLyZAs7-Y0MC9eY4KBmBuKZ4JwYhA5Fis6xrlvy3QBXStAx8eQr8Ulpofp8PgwO7XaHnOoV2O_wrowNqF3rXufU5rO23W5A2ZUWHT70erGwgVg/s320/hunter1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkpCdiwX8yqE5HFbYqckkQ0oLCTL9u5IzI4GFEyFo9b2nscZxu0xigFoHRkNULfwuBKyR-uKw1UiXD0lSBwCHRR5gaunHehycLeB6p_8ouf26ACvMC3J4phoc9inbWy13GSZLTP4UIf0/s1600/hunter2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470612734174439346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkpCdiwX8yqE5HFbYqckkQ0oLCTL9u5IzI4GFEyFo9b2nscZxu0xigFoHRkNULfwuBKyR-uKw1UiXD0lSBwCHRR5gaunHehycLeB6p_8ouf26ACvMC3J4phoc9inbWy13GSZLTP4UIf0/s320/hunter2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-6120108847429492572010-03-31T17:46:00.003-06:002010-03-31T17:51:15.691-06:00THESE 3 THINGS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2ReKNSWbk98WpjacOEsd7rdxQ6mLrpFi73cIfD0FjPpDUKByIY3hs7lLdfgJ1johy6Zqa1fcu2dqlE2vyeHl1LQiVhMdrSjTMwpT27dr7ZDXZnCSHOkR-es8EEEpkVbGnrrFqKIPZvI/s1600/these_3_things.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454949310463413394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2ReKNSWbk98WpjacOEsd7rdxQ6mLrpFi73cIfD0FjPpDUKByIY3hs7lLdfgJ1johy6Zqa1fcu2dqlE2vyeHl1LQiVhMdrSjTMwpT27dr7ZDXZnCSHOkR-es8EEEpkVbGnrrFqKIPZvI/s400/these_3_things.jpg" /></a> <div><p><em>-</em>The end of <em>Finding Nemo</em><br /><em>-</em>An episode of <em>Parenthood</em> on NBC<br />-Zac Brown’s “Highway 20 Ride” music video<br /><br />What do these three things have in common? Well… they all made me cry.<br /><br />Apparently, fatherhood has made me soft. I did make it through <em>The Blind Side</em> without shedding a tear – Nikki cannot say the same. </p></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-37659882328105760812010-02-22T16:41:00.006-07:002010-02-22T16:50:22.789-07:00LOST<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZ2eXUxUdSCxF5za4P-BPe-FhvSk4DweakeQ7RxU5xvlXFAzmGYNRrhu5yFNHkWmONr9f2SuuJvBtBgPvMnNanwiSEfLu-0cZ4KjJZXzqd73VH8gINEOcAX4N5XHKl-XGOstnbsJx45g/s1600-h/deserted-island.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 263px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441217832488861890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZ2eXUxUdSCxF5za4P-BPe-FhvSk4DweakeQ7RxU5xvlXFAzmGYNRrhu5yFNHkWmONr9f2SuuJvBtBgPvMnNanwiSEfLu-0cZ4KjJZXzqd73VH8gINEOcAX4N5XHKl-XGOstnbsJx45g/s400/deserted-island.jpg" /></a><br /><div><p></p><p>I have a buddy who recently posed an interesting question. “If you could put a group of people on a plane that would crash on a deserted island and be lost forever, whom would you choose?” </p><p>Here is my list:</p><p><strong>Nancy Pelosi</strong><br />“Saving the world” at everyone else’s expense, both literally ($$$) and figuratively.</p><p><strong>Kanye West</strong><br />I don’t dislike you because I’m a racist. I dislike you because you’re an idiot.</p><p><strong>Britax</strong><br />You can’t make a car seat that costs less than $400? And you had to show that child safety video that made Nikki cry in the middle of Baby’s R’ Us, didn’t you?</p><p><strong>Jennifer Nettles of <em>Sugarland</em></strong><br />Feel free to keep singing, but please don’t make us watch your face. Are you constipated, confused, in pain? What is it? </p><p><strong>Dane Cook</strong><br />Even I can appreciate the occasional well-placed F-bomb, but dropping it every third word isn’t funny. Know what else isn’t funny? Stealing jokes from other comedians.</p><p><strong>The Creators of Olive Garden Commercials</strong><br />Earth to you: people who visit your restaurant don’t sit around and make G-rated jokes about how someone in their dinner party can’t resist your delicious food. Stop insulting our intelligence. </p><p><strong><em>Nickelback</em> and their Clones</strong> (<em>Staind</em>, <em>3 Doors Down</em>, <em>Daughtry</em>)<br />Seriously, enough is enough… The only thing than worse than your smoker voices is your fabricated angst. Who listens to this crap, anyway? Maybe it’s the fifth-graders who are writing your lyrics. And I thought the world would have learned its lesson with <em>Creed.</em></p><p><strong>Michael Moore</strong><br />Distorting the truth one cheeseburger at a time.</p><p><strong>Kobe Bryant</strong><br />Hug your kids in front of the camera. Kiss your wife. Try to make us think you’re a good guy. But we still remember what you did back in 2003.</p><p><strong>UDOT Workers</strong><br />Tell me why it takes more than two full years to put in an exit at 114th South? Here’s an idea: have more than one person work at a time.</p><p><strong>Keith Olberman</strong><br />At least pretend to be unbiased when reporting “the news”. </p><p><strong>Jay Leno</strong><br />Conan got screwed, and you’re still not funny.</p></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-90446366697015863132010-01-22T20:29:00.005-07:002010-01-22T20:47:27.239-07:00Hunter -- already a CharacterI thought I would post a couple of pictures of Hunter from the last couple of weeks. He is already quite a character and keeps us both laughing.<br /><br />Hunter's sweet bed head that he wakes up with after each nap and in the morning:<br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429774909227753970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8Jn_PHMWRZxhHlQ4xqWki7wnOYFZ24sbGt52LlgDZPyMK4XZ_bn6hx_wWxvzfdN2X6GpuMFXjBq2t2kXYRfu7RjU_o7Du6aU5m5AzQtOoOid87GzzKyK-PigH92Mm7Z81yECtxFNgNU/s320/Hunter+Dec09-Jan+002.JPG" />Zoo Lights at Hogle Zoo:</p><p><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429774907347818690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoij4R2X-G5bgE2zIb0aUnqZta9hOHowG1UKKyfvHnIBkYNRmoYJGAmFh5vw3ThOQvIg8ls-zbpSwEPr54xPESBRQQbMYti-hrwO3GOCtDSquxt2AirpedsvdLumd3z8uxCw8ey2AEIw/s320/Hunter+Dec09-Jan+007.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429774900222777330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpo1mwrY0yyfO3AdRgho0yHJqHw46n9DTHlAjpdRG1FXmLVbZz0TNzw8M2LEnSaXvaDWmooXgJNNML7GBhzG1Si_fCsZSHo0PE1380uu7rtVKmERqyNh02VuzuEEty1h2E3QQAkHF4A0k/s320/Hunter+Dec09-Jan+011.JPG" /><br />Brendan really hopes Hunter will want to play Football:<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429774309477755442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4abh12dOBgCQOtLdt-IgACXMsE4pKA7YjpIebb-c4SQ4pHyrmWTTcjJwZpeW_oJck7BrRTMlxvQzWxidWNEspd3-zYDa3M1GTq_z5m49TjlSwlg7n_b9_LjcjlERClBAtF9WXTsZM2o/s320/Hunter+Dec09-Jan+026.JPG" />Just chillin on the plane to Portland, eating a Candy Cane:<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429774300935507570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerT_-6RIV6WWIsn3T32izq1kqxSta-IsBCCBe_H8Z-FgXide2IdNzDC5viOXHlkLOeAhBXjgJ1zsjkTCrolXjgB8O_vwjxPh2X5u2Kyz0LT4J5Z4tRDNJg95mIMtTaW7Trp-jjyZgAcQ/s320/Hunter+Dec09-Jan+028.JPG" /><br />Hunter's new obsession and favorite toy, his toothbrush!! Making his Grandpa Hunter proud!!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429774287600498210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGQcRWHsicK7uHPgR9DS8S6X-wMNl_01age60uFXJx6d-V2lUT8y3LSKlCXdfFmsWYEEfcZPNFH1rQb02puwz9VOWqaAu1YDjli6dY1-JakMURPENy3joS8lZlMz1xEXGX4o-SvYM4Y8/s320/Hunter+Dec09-Jan+046.JPG" /></p><div><div><div><div><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429774280419876530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZJJQnkLZdTLiGvyTBJ1xkHmRxsuK6SrSrbB5aU4m4pBln-lqiTPNee-FtxHuhmfuXTnlR8aHeLAYxspp4F0O2G_twcItkTR7GQFHTkpHY2LM0c8Vqru9rquCrLzHy5RKVEo_TYcEhoM/s320/Hunter+Dec09-Jan+049.JPG" /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-7054084624844393112009-12-04T12:11:00.007-07:002009-12-04T12:23:14.565-07:00byePod<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs17vrHqHKsxBar01keh6o-hh7T-u-O4ZFqPfutOqh8Y3wziBDGOYpFIlb_5Re7giTius1C_M_c27hfBs1-b29lV8EWmS3X0wayxfZ496YhxYxvJSM4xsyDINQ8Is-yn5R-WRHxLhcnLU/s1600-h/byePod_image.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 332px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 386px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411460889764310114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs17vrHqHKsxBar01keh6o-hh7T-u-O4ZFqPfutOqh8Y3wziBDGOYpFIlb_5Re7giTius1C_M_c27hfBs1-b29lV8EWmS3X0wayxfZ496YhxYxvJSM4xsyDINQ8Is-yn5R-WRHxLhcnLU/s400/byePod_image.jpg" /></a><br /><p>As I prepare to fill my iPod with new songs, I pay tribute to the ones that have gone before. These aren't necessarily my favorites, but they are the songs that i could never bring myself to skip, in no particular order:</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=935CFnTt-iA" target="_blank">Chelsea Dagger</a> (The Fratellis)<br /><em>If I had my own British band, this is what I would sing</em></p><p>><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtjRJTxoMVw" target="_blank">Fire Burning</a> (Sean Kingston)<br /><em>Not typically my kind of music, but this Kingston kid's got something. Does this song suck? Yes. Do I totally love it? Also yes.</em><br /><br />><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb0RrT4fvdU" target="_blank">There Goes My Heart</a> (Alan Jackson)<br /><em>This will forever remind my time (and trials) while dating Nikki</em><br /><br />><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edykzECKzow" target="_blank">Tick Tick Boom</a> (The Hives)<br /><em>More like Tick Tick... Awesome</em></p><p>><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGPhUr-T6UM" target="_blank">Pump Up the Volume</a> (MARRS)<br /><em>Does anyone remember this song? Know who does? A 12-year-old Brendan practicing his breakdancing on the kitchen linoleum</em><br /><br />><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phqOJ_JNlZo" target="_blank">No Hablo Ingles</a> (Bowling for Soup)<br /><em>Cheesy, but I love cheese... especially the delicious kind</em></p><p>><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w2LKz88-sM" target="_blank">A-Punk</a> (Vampire Weekend)<br /><em>Finally, some Vampires I can support</em><br /><br />><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkihU5YFy4g" target="_blank">No You Girls</a> (Franz Ferdinand)<br /><em>One of my favorite bands singing one of their coolest songs</em><br /><br />><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiZEtZcKQUU" target="_blank">By Your Side</a> (Sade)<br /><em>One of, if not, the best makeout songs ever</em><br /><br />><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A7OruAFESw" target="_blank">If You’re Wondering If I Want You To</a> (Weezer)<br /><em>These guys seem to come out with something good every few years</em></p><p>><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB8Nkn3Xjes" target="_blank">Toes</a> (Zac Brown Band)<br /><em>Zac Brown's version of what I call a “Kenny Chesney beer on the beach in Mexico song,” except this is his first time singing one. Chesney just released his 87th, I think </em></p>><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmje1Y_GkVs" target="_blank">Angel</a> (Shaggy & Rayvon)<br /><em>I recently went through a phase of calling Nikki “My Shorty." As you may have guessed, it didn’t go over well. </em><br /><em><br /></em>><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LIGryoOlnA" target="_blank">Adalida</a> (George Strait)<br /><em>Not this legend's best work, but it’s catchy</em> <p>><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XPUJ9AVx5Q" target="_blank">Rock & Roll</a> (Eric Hutchinson)<br /><em>Play, repeat, repeat, repeat... sleep... </em><em>play, repeat, repeat, repeat</em>...</p>><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scLcUfhd2kY" target="_blank">Hear You Me</a> (Jimmy Eat World)<br /><em>One of the most beautiful and one of the most difficult song for me to listen to</em><br /><br />><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU_u5Gi3KWk" target="_blank">Spaceman</a> (The Killers)<br /><em>Overplayed, but amazing nonetheless</em><br /><p>><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mi10ujLq3M" target="_blank">Angels on the Moon</a> (Thriving Ivory)<br /><em>Once you get over his voice, you’ll like it</em></p>><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOehVq-D4PM" target="_blank">I Gotchoo</a> (Bowling for Soup)<br /><em>Reminds me of the music I listened to during college</em><br /><p>><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sghv7aS6gPc" target="_blank">Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked</a> (Cage the Elephant)<br /><em>It’s about time this cool, little tune got some recognition</em></p><p><strong>HONORABLE MENTIONS</strong>:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT3zCj3F1d4" target="_blank">Hey, Soul Sister</a> (Train)<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sapCLo5sBno" target="_blank">Brand New</a> (Emilie Mover)<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPFAgzpe-zs" target="_blank">Bad Kids</a> (Black Lips)<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYVUM583JL0" target="_blank">Say Hey</a> (Michael Franti & Spearhead)<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCFXSIndYIk" target="_blank">Around the Bend</a> (The Asteroids Galaxy Tour)<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmDWHLDRM8k" target="_blank">I’m Shipping Up to Boston</a> (Dropkick Murphys)<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RDypifIEfw" target="_blank">Wild at heart</a> (Gloriana)<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMHu6PjK5UU" target="_blank">The Great Salt Lake</a> (Band of Horses)</p>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-76930752494074097112009-11-09T15:28:00.003-07:002009-11-09T15:50:59.992-07:00Halloween 2009I know this is a little late, but here are a few photos from our Halloween Adventures through out the Month of October!<br /><br />Here is a a picture of us at a party in Ogden we always go to!! The outfits were inspired by Hunter's Yoda costume!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402237022082577970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4P6iuvKBExBqLby597t2d2VNrLbcUqvEsUjj0sW4BmuqQdRnfE9RmqiznsgkoVn1o6zn_VIqyB-IKl5-YYfJqMpz6-t2zm_EhZ5_YrF0x0JSD6kS5G7MvOwsL_7BPAMwmb0hkGooVb8/s320/Halloween+2009+080.JPG" /><br /><br />Halloween Night with the cousins that live in Utah:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB28-hj4bNVzjMxQqsy2L5uflb9-DFCryLAAM_kEIj4DYJ7-6K3zSZsPkOIWNt2TFgl_7jN8HYP9nM-i8IOCCa8asvghxJrc8qkW7PFymPICaXDxFjw2zlYW0mJB03HkXGvusaLp37Kik/s1600-h/Halloween+2009+003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402237045999521602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB28-hj4bNVzjMxQqsy2L5uflb9-DFCryLAAM_kEIj4DYJ7-6K3zSZsPkOIWNt2TFgl_7jN8HYP9nM-i8IOCCa8asvghxJrc8qkW7PFymPICaXDxFjw2zlYW0mJB03HkXGvusaLp37Kik/s320/Halloween+2009+003.JPG" /></a> This is a picture of Brendan and his work buddies, Brendan is Cookie Monster!! They were the hit of the party and I thought this was very clever of them!<br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402237037236124546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-_3zEnyw4XxKGZOctlUq6HuB4KwNaWlNNPLTZGMCTUHFTl3w97lHVnxlM-I80XjoBef-mXKQmmwpNsN1wbxEd2OWoaVYKvIRW9ok7iKOgiSi43wi_0sG2gi77zATleNGCCJHxS0oE_s/s320/Sesame+Street2.JPG" />Brendan's job does a huge Halloween Party every year for the Employees. This year they had hired a couple of Improv Comedians. Well during one skit, one of the comedians was acting out a fight with Cookie Monster, so Brendan impulsively ran up on stage and tackled him (see below) in front of his entire company.<br /><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 100px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402237038646155650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04sJMRSVDXtujiB8nNsREuHO8UahvAk4PVdybJ17w-VKEztkFmntrsx4PoS39WKXQ6m3hgAnuzx4QzuBmQs1NNQwUh1E9VfJ-LGPNBn3SLRtdyq4OlFipQxgptCiDmgzmVQtiDoPlRB8/s320/tn.jpg" />Brendan and me as Pirates for a Halloween Party hosted by a good friend in our neighborhood!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxG86AHD8JRVLx9SKCUNs9IcJTUdNt4WDYh37wSc4oqOxC_MMTUyVJr6sXF3sjJlIeWKA03w9A5ZJMuIeTzVxHPilZZ4Z1WUEFwSdamxsjASXDK0tv6oevfPrphXZX9tOU1zCxeTfhuKo/s1600-h/Halloween+2009+099.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402237028932104978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxG86AHD8JRVLx9SKCUNs9IcJTUdNt4WDYh37wSc4oqOxC_MMTUyVJr6sXF3sjJlIeWKA03w9A5ZJMuIeTzVxHPilZZ4Z1WUEFwSdamxsjASXDK0tv6oevfPrphXZX9tOU1zCxeTfhuKo/s320/Halloween+2009+099.JPG" /></a> <div><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-51193367329348253462009-09-16T16:34:00.005-06:002009-09-16T16:49:49.276-06:00DRIVING IN UTAH<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisq7_yQ5lsck6dA48cuAzBfWx_xBQywOgBboLrru5p0047OA9PvJrc2VyNouQprQq_82zwYn9OA1KnjsMg3Z0WPLqQMirvwegA0OEuJ3sbem43-ZueMWvyzUnEfdajcLxApVNdH5NUZw/s1600-h/auto_wreck.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 279px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382200472662165074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisq7_yQ5lsck6dA48cuAzBfWx_xBQywOgBboLrru5p0047OA9PvJrc2VyNouQprQq_82zwYn9OA1KnjsMg3Z0WPLqQMirvwegA0OEuJ3sbem43-ZueMWvyzUnEfdajcLxApVNdH5NUZw/s400/auto_wreck.jpg" /></a> <div><p>I used to think the following rules were a joke, but after dealing with an average of four daily accidents enroute to work, I am a believer. </p><p>Let’s finally admit it. We Utahns are the worst drivers on the planet.</p><p>With that, I give you...<br /><br /><br /><strong>15 BASIC RULES FOR DRIVING IN UTAH</strong><br /><br />1. Turn signals will give away your next move. A real Utah driver never uses them.</p><p>2. Under no circumstance should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you, or the space will be filled in by somebody else, putting you in an even more dangerous situation.<br /><br />3. The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you have of being hit.<br /><br />4. Never, ever come to a complete stop at a stop sign. No one expects it, and it will result in you being rear-ended.<br /><br />5. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving you a relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your legs.<br /><br />6. Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It's a good way to scare people entering the highway.<br /><br />7. Speed limits are arbitrary, given only as a suggestion and are apparently unenforceable in Utah during rush hour.<br /><br />8. Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn't mean that a Utah driver flashing his high beams behind you doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.<br /><br />9. Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an accident or even someone changing a tire. </p><p>10. Learn to swerve abruptly. Utah is the home of high-speed slalom driving thanks to the State Highway Department, which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes.<br /><br />11. It is traditional in Utah to honk your horn at cars that don't move the instant the light turns green.<br /><br />12. Remember that the goal of every Utah driver is to get there first by whatever means necessary.<br /><br />13. If a driver stupidly signals to get into your lane, accelerate as fast as possible so that they can move in behind you. They either don't know what they're doing or are from out of state. Remember, using your blinkers confuses Utah drivers.<br /><br />14. If you haven't maneuvered into the correct lane to exit, because you are on an important cell phone call, feel free to swerve across 3 lanes without signaling. You wouldn't want to waste the extra fuel by waiting for the next one. Besides, that's why they widened the highway.<br /><br />15. Slam on your brakes whenever you see a police officer. It's a good way to warn other drivers that they should all fall in line behind the officer to form a traffic bottleneck. Once he has safely exited, resume speeding.</p></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-43839799410028008562009-08-20T09:46:00.005-06:002009-08-20T09:51:24.067-06:00Oh how I love to SWING . . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rGtOt_IK8l4PGQOlFizz7f2oZsBtNr1qdgw4ND7zUwrRXGk88F13bF4zEeonaZ3wmCWrCTivaB3cxoTyd_OHqNjg1IEUJLbdk_-VnLNxNwqm42qEhAqivyQ1RshTc64Ss7mxIv1E7Ug/s1600-h/Swing.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 113px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372073950439884226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rGtOt_IK8l4PGQOlFizz7f2oZsBtNr1qdgw4ND7zUwrRXGk88F13bF4zEeonaZ3wmCWrCTivaB3cxoTyd_OHqNjg1IEUJLbdk_-VnLNxNwqm42qEhAqivyQ1RshTc64Ss7mxIv1E7Ug/s320/Swing.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1ju8hQXWhS10af0TWNboCgYdMVo4NiMPUqM-Wu-z5eFfKPEDolyd4OuTzXXsHtBmZsGlAjuM1S0fZQT0NV6taGNqL7PldJcN1ehQII7uL9Xb8dmn3b36IdroONRq5jfNJwuGv_pnQeY/s1600-h/Swing3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 113px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372073943831960786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1ju8hQXWhS10af0TWNboCgYdMVo4NiMPUqM-Wu-z5eFfKPEDolyd4OuTzXXsHtBmZsGlAjuM1S0fZQT0NV6taGNqL7PldJcN1ehQII7uL9Xb8dmn3b36IdroONRq5jfNJwuGv_pnQeY/s320/Swing3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDlu6lhHbLXvzr9Kjs2cjWGPf7bTOcKD-bMs7dXEQzGVThKZWUHLSD7C7JUNxw_1b0pAKan7Cl5WWniD4D7jGbkzhT1GX5cXBAZa8LCDBgx-BFGdcgVeiYkZlvwcOMuaSwBR0omYtXlI/s1600-h/tn.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 113px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372073732881102786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDlu6lhHbLXvzr9Kjs2cjWGPf7bTOcKD-bMs7dXEQzGVThKZWUHLSD7C7JUNxw_1b0pAKan7Cl5WWniD4D7jGbkzhT1GX5cXBAZa8LCDBgx-BFGdcgVeiYkZlvwcOMuaSwBR0omYtXlI/s320/tn.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpZ_ywgOJ2TYtXWq5dIdsuOG413T3aiQvwIWtJ37PKMw4h5tbHW8_RKR9KJl-skzeR-TRguA9eu8MV7EmAP6g0v4gDFKCmsbK1Ef1Bq4mtpeYkegTyJlDz1KAN9z4tEDUpHhFeUkaigk/s1600-h/Swing+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 113px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372073726361000290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpZ_ywgOJ2TYtXWq5dIdsuOG413T3aiQvwIWtJ37PKMw4h5tbHW8_RKR9KJl-skzeR-TRguA9eu8MV7EmAP6g0v4gDFKCmsbK1Ef1Bq4mtpeYkegTyJlDz1KAN9z4tEDUpHhFeUkaigk/s320/Swing+2.jpg" /></a> <div></div></div></div></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-13465661394744309252009-07-09T18:57:00.005-06:002009-07-09T19:04:52.000-06:00Independence Day -- by Nikki<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNQ3Edkv0EQ9Z2HBhE23S8fu99CBzQDgCx7oh2PRW1Wejy6Siccx7TC9OtbSh5QjKYI0uq0gl8boJXJ7KpwAUT_zfMO3PGsulr_aHlY-5JbfgUBNeEbgejB2q_wMXbFgp5QPehvjQ9NQ/s1600-h/Hunter+July+2009+088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356629969835110658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNQ3Edkv0EQ9Z2HBhE23S8fu99CBzQDgCx7oh2PRW1Wejy6Siccx7TC9OtbSh5QjKYI0uq0gl8boJXJ7KpwAUT_zfMO3PGsulr_aHlY-5JbfgUBNeEbgejB2q_wMXbFgp5QPehvjQ9NQ/s320/Hunter+July+2009+088.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>For those people that know me, you know how much I love the 4th of July Holiday and how proud I am to be an American. I grew up in an area where people are proud of who they are and the country we live in. Where I come from, people fly flags and more importantly stand up and put their hand on their heart and say the Pledge of Allegiance. We honor veterans and say our prayers every day to thank the God above for those men and women who gave their lives in the name of Freedom and those that continue to fight each and every day for the freedom we enjoy. Next to my Dad, Mom, Husband and Family, George Washington is and forever will be my Hero. And on a daily basis, I question why the people running our country today cannot be more like our Founding Fathers of yesteryear. (Yes I am making a broad assumption . .I know there are good men/women in politics . .but they are few).</div><br /><div>So yes, this past week, my Son and I dawned our Red, White, & Blue. And as long as I can dress him, it will be this way. I am not meaning to start a political debate. It honestly makes my heart ache to see the next generation and the flippancy and disrespect they have for this great Nation of ours. Again a sweeping generalization . . .but . .draw your own conclusions. </div><div><br />Yes I get teary eyed when I sing the Star Spangled Banner, yes I get choked up hearing the stories of war and of veterans, yes I will teach my Son the great meaning behind the US Flag, yes I will teach him about the character of our founding fathers and those great men that had a vision far beyond themselves, And yes, regardless of the day or Holiday we are celebrating, I AM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!!</div><div><br /><em>I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man</em>. -- <strong>George Washington</strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356630737973238162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCmOJZz0n7eBE2DUVUJjAwaihyphenhyphenPv0XMnX8nb2aihfMzklfqlgL6iRuqCtAGDtKeNeOR92LxVrLKrm_up_4i55y5722dYbD6oKqMghTsSm-WrO2YM1uCefWmGzu8UqqwEKD5d8LKl5wrc/s320/Hunter+July+2009+086.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQrIdeqOwLorS2HGaBlFjeRN9LBx9eOhPEZ7e0dW1nWKXNnfYxUMGARYYeVYn8kyfUc8PVXdAilg2rU66IopXBSaVtP55YKa1T3bofxEv6Uw_yshAlNV_tkCODg5FxhjdVVoAtdbL0CY/s1600-h/Hunter+July+2009+091.JPG"></a></div></div></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-37353136236832182602009-07-06T13:19:00.005-06:002009-07-06T13:22:22.997-06:00FOUR MONTH PHOTOS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzYVLVTYo3sCVlgSa1AoWn6hmZkpONP8X5GuYKyAVKLYY0ke_uRpr2h6CCTjkkNKbax25YYmWHwLbhmBB0KB1cdp98oYns-Zn6EZ9D-Wc2mdThxP6f_luXYcrilB4EWhKJdb_2LdCHCM/s1600-h/Hunter_4mo_4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355429515504441314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzYVLVTYo3sCVlgSa1AoWn6hmZkpONP8X5GuYKyAVKLYY0ke_uRpr2h6CCTjkkNKbax25YYmWHwLbhmBB0KB1cdp98oYns-Zn6EZ9D-Wc2mdThxP6f_luXYcrilB4EWhKJdb_2LdCHCM/s320/Hunter_4mo_4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9jhPv-TqPWMHWBAmY6uh2fW0tkRTdEDPKmyZIQ8dQ4kFYj-eRYqoa4dDOuRYeWywFwOUg39B9qHh_BM-nbKAndTnM3G8DxJ_jKqVkq0UeC8dnnfoS-hBqCwxLRjlOtgznxkDO0khVRI/s1600-h/Hunter_4mo_3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355429444310027010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9jhPv-TqPWMHWBAmY6uh2fW0tkRTdEDPKmyZIQ8dQ4kFYj-eRYqoa4dDOuRYeWywFwOUg39B9qHh_BM-nbKAndTnM3G8DxJ_jKqVkq0UeC8dnnfoS-hBqCwxLRjlOtgznxkDO0khVRI/s320/Hunter_4mo_3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAb3sRTbs-mykuQsHZUsisURFVr3VngfXBj6Uo64MT5fRNwHvWg3bklTAZ0Hzm8u68kATyc17tuXMqWbgq8guJZo0m2H64UKm7hGrY9pgPsmL53qoX1WL_QPDEQnIUpjDe64wbBmdnRE/s1600-h/Hunter_4mo_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355429364061299826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAb3sRTbs-mykuQsHZUsisURFVr3VngfXBj6Uo64MT5fRNwHvWg3bklTAZ0Hzm8u68kATyc17tuXMqWbgq8guJZo0m2H64UKm7hGrY9pgPsmL53qoX1WL_QPDEQnIUpjDe64wbBmdnRE/s320/Hunter_4mo_2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45MvHycbbHvBA-r0a85EHARmXl-5HR-4LvN8hXbJDvNwhjvmOy87VA1dDkC6Du2fsZyIeJeX-xIMkFic8omtiIvTTm9AQyXm7IUubrzuIIMO8xqXIT24bOOTyQeW_EKwKISycd4Y6VrM/s1600-h/Hunter_4mo_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355429243397323122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 331px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45MvHycbbHvBA-r0a85EHARmXl-5HR-4LvN8hXbJDvNwhjvmOy87VA1dDkC6Du2fsZyIeJeX-xIMkFic8omtiIvTTm9AQyXm7IUubrzuIIMO8xqXIT24bOOTyQeW_EKwKISycd4Y6VrM/s400/Hunter_4mo_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-32987322821246601362009-06-11T10:48:00.008-06:002009-06-11T11:16:11.883-06:00ALOHA, Hawaiian for: Affection, Love, & Peace!<div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZAmEWfK2H3QTdNmG2caAyFsgpHxxFxb4b-O9oqvM3RToEXVZQwUDMa8JdaIKQlzlYOJWVprHhZAmBNXauaLfCU8LYK6wLN8q6647VJ8u9I0ZMZnAGIo9hh6kZInO-WtfgNIsrf9kWMg/s1600-h/Hawaii+June+2009+104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346115223624432162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZAmEWfK2H3QTdNmG2caAyFsgpHxxFxb4b-O9oqvM3RToEXVZQwUDMa8JdaIKQlzlYOJWVprHhZAmBNXauaLfCU8LYK6wLN8q6647VJ8u9I0ZMZnAGIo9hh6kZInO-WtfgNIsrf9kWMg/s320/Hawaii+June+2009+104.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>This past week we had the opportunity to go the Big Island, Hawaii, with my family. My parents always do an incredible job of planning our family vacations. They always make sure everyone feels involved and loved. We all had a great time and the next one cannot come soon enough.<br /></div><div>Hunter was an amazing Baby the entire vacation. He slept on all of the plane rides, which was a huge relief to Brendan and me. When we got on the plane everyone around us looked nervous, but by the end of the 6 hour flight, we kept getting comments on what great parents we are, but really it is because we have such a great kid!!<br /></div><div>We had a blast our week in Hawaii. We spent time on the beach, at the pool, hiking, going to the Volcano, etc. The most fun though was just being around the family and watching all the grand kids have such a great time together.</div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5KTnTAvbLfNbDwvblnEqzcyrvL01azrzcgxuxrB-IXl3bD2SlInOFn3VMLIhh8mi-WsZGdRKLjlVfPDKaJlLms_oZLkMyqR8qCPge1qBwO1xmKDQykuFwRd419JT8NLEHX0EmFIGAI0/s1600-h/Hawaii+June+2009+206.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346115741972561362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5KTnTAvbLfNbDwvblnEqzcyrvL01azrzcgxuxrB-IXl3bD2SlInOFn3VMLIhh8mi-WsZGdRKLjlVfPDKaJlLms_oZLkMyqR8qCPge1qBwO1xmKDQykuFwRd419JT8NLEHX0EmFIGAI0/s320/Hawaii+June+2009+206.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Hunter loved the pool and the sand at the beach: </div><div>(Thanks to Nalani for the awesome swim toy!!)</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>On one of the last days, Brendan and my brother-in-law, Denver, went snorkeling out to Captain Cook's Monument. Kasey and I took the kids to a nearby Beach. The place they went snorkeling to is known for seeing spinner dolphins. Well Brendan and Denver didn't see any dolphins, however, Kasey and I and the kids did!! They were right in the bay where we were at. Also, a local gentlemen was fishing and caught this fish . .which weighed a lot more than Hunter:<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMydmq1zZQjS-QIeuwrdWQw3lHaEH7CD1IkrXmDmP1NXbLb5zPENcCt8ZFu6zQaIqa-5sxo1wFTpV4Jl2jR2lF3CGXvj3ueXqjluURgoIQvSJLwfd7g2yI2WrE7om_TCDzEzOxwipyqz8/s1600-h/Hawaii+June+2009+210.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346116880479220530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMydmq1zZQjS-QIeuwrdWQw3lHaEH7CD1IkrXmDmP1NXbLb5zPENcCt8ZFu6zQaIqa-5sxo1wFTpV4Jl2jR2lF3CGXvj3ueXqjluURgoIQvSJLwfd7g2yI2WrE7om_TCDzEzOxwipyqz8/s320/Hawaii+June+2009+210.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Favorite pictures of the trip!! </div><br /><div></div><div>1. My beach bum baby!!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346118493739448194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJP1NTYNmKR3FE12pRUd3QbT1FQcFgWyRJLIrV6uHjlo3HN0Q8c-pm3HPBMXJn-3UmfZL6mrPbeudXSOxU3B1XZ0SFro0hZziK8ZQ5TU-XJtu7CFJqQDt3X_l9iD5TL33aopf5s_mJxoY/s320/Hawaii+June+2009+154.JPG" border="0" /></div></div><br /><br /><div></div>2. My Happy Baby:<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346118750778158354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1dLTwZ1LXk1hswqVOZV5m4FZ64bl4qaSm5ZpDVkRNvSQ7kXN8qTm9IlkxJlAbim-XIrT-fD2OSV5mgcQz2mARryF7vNfT__dzGzCNvtTYx__2ScbFzBbjpEesiNMNn1pGCEpZ4bLYJM/s320/Hawaii+June+2009+129.JPG" border="0" /> <div><div>Also, this vacation was extremely special because we welcomed the newest member of the Hunter Family: Layla Ashton. She is Morgan and Stephanie's daughter. By the end of the first day, it felt like she had always been apart of the family and no one knew any different. Which is just how it should be!!! (Layla is on the left, with her cousin Anja on the right!)<br /><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346117811845835186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetQZuCJaD1SLgra4De08veCITltUXbzDKKnqkuJOQlmrMifhxYtLKl3pV6XGorumbWR9_bNkO6RM3PhOh86UdgZ6y4f1b8ML3qE08sf7o3k0BB40OQt7FaFIyKjMvgbsdm3VoeIm9uuM/s320/Hawaii+June+2009+125.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-10078779922982541162009-05-13T17:24:00.008-06:002009-05-13T17:33:58.485-06:00DADDY DAY CARE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsetGwCbvmcaNVcCH4fB5hLBzGP149OmW50-HvHQ5JcYU4LDiWVmGT2yHY5qmv75cgiB3Xi5kVF_fiPL-Z1B0vDx1zpVPa3CAv7rqE0EiCRSsncuQWghqGET8XcFEBW60BTIoIp-BShw/s1600-h/hunter_dryer_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335453853370015634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 375px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsetGwCbvmcaNVcCH4fB5hLBzGP149OmW50-HvHQ5JcYU4LDiWVmGT2yHY5qmv75cgiB3Xi5kVF_fiPL-Z1B0vDx1zpVPa3CAv7rqE0EiCRSsncuQWghqGET8XcFEBW60BTIoIp-BShw/s400/hunter_dryer_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">It is a well known fact around our house that Dad is good at making Hunter laugh, and Mom is good at soothing him when he cries. How good is Dad at soothing an upset Hunter? He’s not.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Immediately after Nikki leaves for a party last Saturday, Hunter begins screaming. I start with the burping, move to the cradling, attempt the Mylicon drops, try the singing, the swinging and the bouncing till my arms goes numb – nothing works. Until, I try the dryer. As seen in the photo, I build a make-shift bed out of old towels, start it up and viola! The kid is sound asleep. I then spend the next hour sitting on the laundry room counter, making sure he doesn’t fall off. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Can you say, “Father of the Year?”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>SIDE NOTE:</strong> If it were up to Nikki, we would have replaced our ghetto fabulous washer & dryer two years ago. I, however, think we need to drive them into the ground.<br /></span><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335454365456638018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcc52uuDPYd-wRDZInQGmcfhR_ZUxTUpEsdYht7bCfROOxsm3GUDBGcjiAneCC2HTZBIAOIw0cnemNhwKtv9hdAxs9xvtLKas92OozbCl0itVC4L7mifihUSfmpO5XdZg0Euei1YR49Y/s400/hunter_dryer_2.jpg" border="0" /></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-47166697565538049612009-04-22T17:07:00.001-06:002009-04-22T17:09:44.492-06:003 YEARSHappy anniversary, sweetie. Here’s to many years to come with our little guy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzxXtbExEpIkYNjUM8yUrzV42nnmzaLWnGe_WjZMuA7vPVd2r1fyUP1Oi1DnT4lmcUMe9O_qxChbf11S3WCS_wJ-vg3bUhU48EmW__7cfbvPu9iKrWUv9cI1CaGQ8vxy3KYi0mwD3eyg/s1600-h/hunter_with_doggy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327656746220167810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzxXtbExEpIkYNjUM8yUrzV42nnmzaLWnGe_WjZMuA7vPVd2r1fyUP1Oi1DnT4lmcUMe9O_qxChbf11S3WCS_wJ-vg3bUhU48EmW__7cfbvPu9iKrWUv9cI1CaGQ8vxy3KYi0mwD3eyg/s400/hunter_with_doggy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-3592932443278714982009-04-10T10:23:00.015-06:002009-04-10T14:35:22.016-06:00PICTURE PERFECT: 2Again, I present a few of my favorite things in picture form.<br /><br /><strong>BUMPY NERDS:</strong><br />It’s no secret I’m a fan of weird candy, but not since since my discovery of Trolli Dinosaur Eggs has a sugary confection gotten me so excited. Too bad the Draper Harmons ran out of Bumpy Nerds last week. I learned this unfortunate fact during a midnight candy run.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgso7-8y0M5DzaXUnhWcxJU9lJGNqsl9kN_fDGphZzz1NZZV79RTTg9pBxSlTupUlSqNJbmrTgEXKmmhIKcZEdAJnnOkyorJEr4S7AJFSJhFA-_N1hFApArZ-eW5h4au8eaiQAE1ZYq2Wk/s1600-h/PP2_bumpy_nerds.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323100346056431586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgso7-8y0M5DzaXUnhWcxJU9lJGNqsl9kN_fDGphZzz1NZZV79RTTg9pBxSlTupUlSqNJbmrTgEXKmmhIKcZEdAJnnOkyorJEr4S7AJFSJhFA-_N1hFApArZ-eW5h4au8eaiQAE1ZYq2Wk/s400/PP2_bumpy_nerds.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS:<br /></strong>I have to give credit to my brothers for this one. They swore by this odd comedy. It took about two episodes for me to get into it, but I’m now hooked. I can’t get enough of Murray their band manager, too funny. I don’t encourage you to watch it unless you appreciate dry humor. In fact, much of the general populous could watch an entire episode and think, “huh”? Again, if you laugh at “According to Jim” or “Reba”, this show is not for you.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDtsZdtOoyCxJhB4_uY6Z4a-_uNECLY3jhx4n617isvi0mMGJ1bEJ-Kw0HrVroJOuS-nMFXR8aktPTVL9o7hPrx3UO4HoI-Z3mIcg4evqTj_JfFcSSUizMKfZiztz1smmt376MtqcrKE/s1600-h/PP2_conchords.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323100283225263090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDtsZdtOoyCxJhB4_uY6Z4a-_uNECLY3jhx4n617isvi0mMGJ1bEJ-Kw0HrVroJOuS-nMFXR8aktPTVL9o7hPrx3UO4HoI-Z3mIcg4evqTj_JfFcSSUizMKfZiztz1smmt376MtqcrKE/s400/PP2_conchords.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>PRINCESS CRUISE 2005:</strong><br />One of the smartest decisions I ever made was to go on a cruise with an extended group of Nikki’s friends. Not only was it a blast, but it was the turning point in our relationship. (What could she do? She was trapped on a boat with me for seven days). Even smarter was my suggestion that we become exclusive a week before we set sail. I’ve never been much of a player, but I’ve got to admit, that was smooth.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXQTh3ueBwey1_WBVeqv_3QmbtO6FN3VFECH5Z1pJXmExtTEav_E987TtHJsmvB3OCh6XhrX79ILSJXQtvAWGFs9mOaNUtDrTLNuomjKHZjOnYuEk1k_93foJepjf1b3aM5w0eaM1YUg/s1600-h/PP2_cruise.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323100232952678994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXQTh3ueBwey1_WBVeqv_3QmbtO6FN3VFECH5Z1pJXmExtTEav_E987TtHJsmvB3OCh6XhrX79ILSJXQtvAWGFs9mOaNUtDrTLNuomjKHZjOnYuEk1k_93foJepjf1b3aM5w0eaM1YUg/s400/PP2_cruise.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>ESTE:<br /></strong>I was just there today for lunch, tastiest pizza in Utah. Runners up include Big Apple and N.Y.P.D.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9SseFLejt_XF6vXWc-HR_ex9XgMKQx_-dtMamn1XnhDBzT-FxGV4050GXRKylM9gectdgag217pkw769h69yTTz8xGIhIzdtnzmHl6IuDrCrLf657Cj_gYgtE3QQvEPuu81zZgygvcw/s1600-h/PP2_este.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323100162134421458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9SseFLejt_XF6vXWc-HR_ex9XgMKQx_-dtMamn1XnhDBzT-FxGV4050GXRKylM9gectdgag217pkw769h69yTTz8xGIhIzdtnzmHl6IuDrCrLf657Cj_gYgtE3QQvEPuu81zZgygvcw/s400/PP2_este.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>22 COTTONWOOD DRIVE:<br /></strong>This one is for my siblings. I took this photo last December as I pulled up to my parent's Sunriver vacation home on a quiet Sunday night. Twenty plus years of memories came flooding back: sledding on the golf course, fake candy stores, bike rides, puzzles and river rafting water fights. Childhood was great, wasn’t it?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi490tYRMiUz1HpUZMDdzBoC6_BJVdcy1vtB9zga2Xir-Ana_zn-yvwW8spxnud8TK6RYnQ6RF_IPKIEgeikw6L0XfageBudFWU1I7QntW8h_fm2SwlEjllw7es5tBgiWeHQfLgGQRiGoo/s1600-h/PP2_sunriver.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323100111299100274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi490tYRMiUz1HpUZMDdzBoC6_BJVdcy1vtB9zga2Xir-Ana_zn-yvwW8spxnud8TK6RYnQ6RF_IPKIEgeikw6L0XfageBudFWU1I7QntW8h_fm2SwlEjllw7es5tBgiWeHQfLgGQRiGoo/s400/PP2_sunriver.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>CAPTAIN ADORABLE:</strong><br />Sorry Batman, I have a new favorite superhero. Man, I love this kid. Light of my life…<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19JEHfQc_2VxnkKpdEz-dyeskmvI05b2ZOwcIvSNeXFjh10ljBlQ_PV9cDS1o5LI7Wu3YyznC1pASgJmzF7sxxFygR893r4eQ8QAB_LMDtIPLYGiwFMKWfg4plFS5Cel2p65Lqh49BCg/s1600-h/PP2_captain_hunter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323100026026435378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 305px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19JEHfQc_2VxnkKpdEz-dyeskmvI05b2ZOwcIvSNeXFjh10ljBlQ_PV9cDS1o5LI7Wu3YyznC1pASgJmzF7sxxFygR893r4eQ8QAB_LMDtIPLYGiwFMKWfg4plFS5Cel2p65Lqh49BCg/s400/PP2_captain_hunter.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>THE MASTER TUB:</strong><br />While it’s technically located in Nikki’s bathroom, the master tub and I have a date at least twice a week. I’ve always enjoyed a good bath, but never has the tub been so spacious and the water so jetted. Bubble bath and candles are still never involved.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQ2-HtXKrgQQtIuIVNCdJ403vDSB9noncJTfnNk_eviowqBhzs3Q0jwqjFGNF7OHu0xRIqoVQVxTyelYP9sTpXV-8y4S02tr-Ww3ZbIx2Lmzg8zXpCocoLHKvtsT4LTfJfvYw12gJ3CY/s1600-h/PP2_tub.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323099910006369874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQ2-HtXKrgQQtIuIVNCdJ403vDSB9noncJTfnNk_eviowqBhzs3Q0jwqjFGNF7OHu0xRIqoVQVxTyelYP9sTpXV-8y4S02tr-Ww3ZbIx2Lmzg8zXpCocoLHKvtsT4LTfJfvYw12gJ3CY/s400/PP2_tub.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>BOYS WEEKEND/MARIO KART TOURNAMENT:</strong><br />Last year’s Boys Weekend included the BYU vs. UCLA game in Provo and some Mario Kart at our old West Jordan house. The camera work is lacking, but the photo is priceless. The shadowy figures from left to right include Jason Boyer, Kevin Burke, Chris Burke and Bret Ahlstrom. You may notice the ragtag furnishings and wall projector. Our couches and televisions had already been moved to our new place, so I had to scrounge up any furniture I could find. We all slept on the floor. I like to think of it as indoor camping.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6temaFwoYK1OCVe0vwqkPa1Jqu6RsUzajCg5xxpD81sZbe4zfo7RKpLvXHs_4yw9-dLk6NHJbdfl8fJJkTybege-m4HG_jsAUIg2jMoIz4QDPiQ19ZW1lHm7l4m6zgxn02KHMUp3TqmI/s1600-h/PP2_mk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323099831762915234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6temaFwoYK1OCVe0vwqkPa1Jqu6RsUzajCg5xxpD81sZbe4zfo7RKpLvXHs_4yw9-dLk6NHJbdfl8fJJkTybege-m4HG_jsAUIg2jMoIz4QDPiQ19ZW1lHm7l4m6zgxn02KHMUp3TqmI/s400/PP2_mk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><strong>1979:</strong><br />I don’t recall ever being homeless, but this photo suggests otherwise. Now, if I could only find my old Puerto Rico T-shirt.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQd5dJdWqVKuNxsWjmmvP7I7ffSWJSstjhlNnE80Ksk-IvOSbT9FRZH8VP-N3v0jr2sqLTomvRzYXhz5u4zOWz9_myEp_1L5tg4JvKk6-_v97sE_pAJ2prEuN9-DBezskRaCCpeRlaMn4/s1600-h/PP2_homeless.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323099730767769058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQd5dJdWqVKuNxsWjmmvP7I7ffSWJSstjhlNnE80Ksk-IvOSbT9FRZH8VP-N3v0jr2sqLTomvRzYXhz5u4zOWz9_myEp_1L5tg4JvKk6-_v97sE_pAJ2prEuN9-DBezskRaCCpeRlaMn4/s400/PP2_homeless.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>TICKET TO RIDE:</strong><br />The best board game on the planet! Much like Catan, it’s easy to learn, but difficult to master. I am proud to say that, at one point, I ranked 3rd among more than 13,000 Xbox gamers on the Ticket to Ride leaderboard. My skills are matched only by my brother Chris and his wife Katie.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_p70WmVuaNiOTU9TMaT6iQLJzHnr2hnb_D2-VKaWCpQwdE8XmwDh8falKHX_bu28kk814953blFOWvLPsgeimgXdtqAqNrNmSlf0aLIURLNZmcn_lw6JbdZYknFCFRou8kV6aqa-wMg/s1600-h/PP2_ttr.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323099646055992082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_p70WmVuaNiOTU9TMaT6iQLJzHnr2hnb_D2-VKaWCpQwdE8XmwDh8falKHX_bu28kk814953blFOWvLPsgeimgXdtqAqNrNmSlf0aLIURLNZmcn_lw6JbdZYknFCFRou8kV6aqa-wMg/s400/PP2_ttr.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>RIRIE’S NEXT TOP MODEL:</strong><br />Nikki will kill me for posting this, but I just couldn’t resist. This is one of several modeling photos of our 12-year-old Nikki. What a fox! Let’s be honest, my 14-year-old self wouldn’t have stood a chance.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnFAgwRimeg_BYzXvzSHcBGTC2PtgfeaatxbKbM2ir8r_K7yHzZCqaXIISZU1hXexsnmGCkZPPduK8XuFgfXTw42bNxJ1Fb9aVNaxGyURdln528hRxr_CytaWM1CRMHJsRKuN2tFoVHU/s1600-h/PP2_nikki_model.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323099405579540114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnFAgwRimeg_BYzXvzSHcBGTC2PtgfeaatxbKbM2ir8r_K7yHzZCqaXIISZU1hXexsnmGCkZPPduK8XuFgfXTw42bNxJ1Fb9aVNaxGyURdln528hRxr_CytaWM1CRMHJsRKuN2tFoVHU/s400/PP2_nikki_model.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-23792808905544646782009-03-20T15:47:00.012-06:002009-03-20T15:56:32.984-06:00HUNTER PHOTOSFriends and family have asked to see new photos of our little Hunter. Here are a few:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtz45Ekc950vQaM46_cckpZL_4oqjVGCCFVvnBRlL197RasP9FOv1FjQ_ZzwWj63i0fkOUzdrgyRzeda9z2m5yvrs4u44OufwVW1cHxMvQ__KWyZMyzu3RShjbxEvFI46pVyiJmyNqoA/s1600-h/hunter13.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315391481281573026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtz45Ekc950vQaM46_cckpZL_4oqjVGCCFVvnBRlL197RasP9FOv1FjQ_ZzwWj63i0fkOUzdrgyRzeda9z2m5yvrs4u44OufwVW1cHxMvQ__KWyZMyzu3RShjbxEvFI46pVyiJmyNqoA/s400/hunter13.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCjCntz6AtoAtRpzeEsH3C7HHLUqVaOOHqk67fXfbsdSob0_yQRkupyEF3TsxB2K0wnO9Nm3m66_V7Fvv1xPNxGpI3R_32zpHAtZL1zFJehvxEEXF1DJorrEhZuHKu_ddq7T4dMAXGao/s1600-h/hunter14.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315391399032151762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCjCntz6AtoAtRpzeEsH3C7HHLUqVaOOHqk67fXfbsdSob0_yQRkupyEF3TsxB2K0wnO9Nm3m66_V7Fvv1xPNxGpI3R_32zpHAtZL1zFJehvxEEXF1DJorrEhZuHKu_ddq7T4dMAXGao/s400/hunter14.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbAePr2GJcimLRyd6WsrQeMHk65e02Y9cTFrMl-sn4XRLfZbvqTiUZv7eFN9DYI9zeWOiPCBc5aGvPLnCNhN-qdlDkGkgAWx22LGlrtJXs9zHeYlLG0kh5Xjnbe-lSyYjWO5khD_YPEk/s1600-h/hunter9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315391325371812066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbAePr2GJcimLRyd6WsrQeMHk65e02Y9cTFrMl-sn4XRLfZbvqTiUZv7eFN9DYI9zeWOiPCBc5aGvPLnCNhN-qdlDkGkgAWx22LGlrtJXs9zHeYlLG0kh5Xjnbe-lSyYjWO5khD_YPEk/s400/hunter9.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblDKuPxdD-Cb_SXB4xXZi_kxQsLyd2Cw0fJMH71DALDOewRx7-QbZQxTeVzTGdEeLSxJ8tr3szWJ8GCRI28MvcrXaP85vv5K_0oGKMVBLe2tw-_kLkpeIxIntZsVcMZFEXLPJXRTP_ZA/s1600-h/hunter10.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315391238783159266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblDKuPxdD-Cb_SXB4xXZi_kxQsLyd2Cw0fJMH71DALDOewRx7-QbZQxTeVzTGdEeLSxJ8tr3szWJ8GCRI28MvcrXaP85vv5K_0oGKMVBLe2tw-_kLkpeIxIntZsVcMZFEXLPJXRTP_ZA/s400/hunter10.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03bVgEzLWQEvHCxP2WangR1izpDyyhNe2q1t04am-l0emQdAUA9EIWSlGaMkVRWYvWj9JjjK4TTl1AkfzC-AMfdX2opLL0tpmPyIGxCOsCDLlWwK_z90HfotlHlsCoNcWGAZIY1Fkkp4/s1600-h/hunter3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315391155645316978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03bVgEzLWQEvHCxP2WangR1izpDyyhNe2q1t04am-l0emQdAUA9EIWSlGaMkVRWYvWj9JjjK4TTl1AkfzC-AMfdX2opLL0tpmPyIGxCOsCDLlWwK_z90HfotlHlsCoNcWGAZIY1Fkkp4/s400/hunter3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfzEFI9ADAoZgLavqbjnup48feNhISIrMOCfAAFJOVpqofOBJOI3fiJw0eiCcZEXO1d64Xl41nD1JISBNfnABaadmGxBo5MI-DCpvW3_PBV3Y_Kd6T42h-PYyghUw08E8ssacd_s9uu8/s1600-h/hunter4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315391089060393874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfzEFI9ADAoZgLavqbjnup48feNhISIrMOCfAAFJOVpqofOBJOI3fiJw0eiCcZEXO1d64Xl41nD1JISBNfnABaadmGxBo5MI-DCpvW3_PBV3Y_Kd6T42h-PYyghUw08E8ssacd_s9uu8/s400/hunter4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyd7riHaYcAg-_ZoxY1SKuM8law4wiYr3fZ041cLnr77YWl7CKYUNhi5kGYWVsQ_rs84Ie5dKy0W6i3EsYZo6RcsaChLD3YwQ1GAkunygIZrypl9nrhF4jbhihP9b2BLC-PxGY-zTs1g0/s1600-h/hunter16.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315390894549742914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyd7riHaYcAg-_ZoxY1SKuM8law4wiYr3fZ041cLnr77YWl7CKYUNhi5kGYWVsQ_rs84Ie5dKy0W6i3EsYZo6RcsaChLD3YwQ1GAkunygIZrypl9nrhF4jbhihP9b2BLC-PxGY-zTs1g0/s400/hunter16.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sisFLfEDrIB8QuzcZPHeDm95LP0JOgAa-IxFm3IaR6kOCvAlNUoihkH4jQ2RX3FItLFHn70Nw79teftxBAixzkGWnKVqqiRonKiCFq-o8h8aAcsczo2-RGjTgQQwp68KcSs-CqZlC2o/s1600-h/hunter11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315390804583510962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sisFLfEDrIB8QuzcZPHeDm95LP0JOgAa-IxFm3IaR6kOCvAlNUoihkH4jQ2RX3FItLFHn70Nw79teftxBAixzkGWnKVqqiRonKiCFq-o8h8aAcsczo2-RGjTgQQwp68KcSs-CqZlC2o/s400/hunter11.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-17831197938479688902009-02-11T16:07:00.006-07:002009-02-11T16:15:47.749-07:00MEET HUNTERHunter Romney Burke finally decided to join our family Monday, Feb. 9 at 6:38 PM. Weighing in at surprising 10 lbs, 5 oz and measuring an astounding 24 inches, he is happy, healthy and quiet. Although, we’re not quite sure where he came from, we’re happy he’s here.<br /><div><div><div><div><br /><div>Nikki was a trooper throughout the process. After 20+ hours of labor, we decided it was time for a c-section. It was a great call since she is so tiny, and he is so big. All in all, it was a weird and wonderful experience. I didn’t think it was possible, but I think I love my wife a little more now.<br /></div><br /><div><strong>Favorite quotes from the experience:<br /></strong></div><br /><div><em>-Nikki’s doctor during surgery</em> - “He’s out, and we’re going to have him walk over to meet you.”<br /></div><div> </div><div>-<em>In the nursery – Brendan</em>: “Wow, look at all those premies.” <em>Nurse</em>: “Uh, those are regular sized babies… yours is just a moose.”<br /></div><div>*Let it be known that “Moose” is not his official nickname. It’s “Tank.” </div><div> </div><br /><div>“It’s me… with my sweet faux hawk”:<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301680839644728530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKdqT2NCqaFnwF4lrNA1GRK1n4CopxkGhOWBOP6gblZMlVKfpxpVqvZpxNKb3fT3K3gaDFzLADM9h9uz7SNo0tyX6iblrcp-MV0Wdw2K8zXwPUeFFhGYyelodf5RBXksD_8uQ1KFnr2w/s400/hunter_newbornannouncement_6.jpg" border="0" /><br />Still a little swollen, but we’ll keep him:<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301681075073592626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 359px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFNRH3VSG7ixwrLQYuNmwNhaznmC8ORVzhNugtkZMuQPAvyP2AJnZz3wg6uajHBczQZ_93EtY_KbUDuMVFe3NvuUTNIdbIi4UldmgwIlWsdFsIp0De35PxMAxXes1v46Z8NyatFJWs8c/s400/hunter_newbornannouncement_3.jpg" border="0" /><br />The first yawn:<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301681305294000626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 359px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZ3bYr5VoI1ZHovXb65qoZo049r2dLwAlwbYe2yfnp88QFmXQKzYEuXWly92Y4E8R4WyMBOdman_4noVtrWH2Q3BnIZ-yfDQThg_yqqzaZ3g0fEwrR96a_k22RC5jz1GBKsFh3fOEoZo/s400/hunter_newbornannouncement_1.jpg" border="0" /><br />“In this corner, weighing in at 10 lbs, 5 oz….. it’s Hunter ‘The Taaaaaaaaaaaaank’ Burke!” Ding, ding, ding: <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301681644922869618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnj9zcgREJ52yqrqtBrHGP8mdh9a6dkPlrRwZD0IfCK1MCyY1BvqnYryDapozlA1jqRXLGuCD4Y2kTx0uybdoGg4Hkd2kcXUWCyoGIQ8KSedxGjD4jsLXtVECuD1aHJZMtSOVmiMh9FE/s400/hunter_newbornannouncement_4.jpg" border="0" /><br />We put him immediately to work holding his own pacifier:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301681769637216450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCC7J0sGsNCJVUv8K1kc9thGDPsKZqWKm3hpWBHLdOseUhcIznICtUu5aoQKo35e87Ldv1NDz85LkZkZhSrDZABnCJNKOECnNuIYUllIgmaLZrIzbLHzfJWY69BG60RHgLlVPp-Ytfgg/s400/hunter_newbornannouncement_5.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-31327260787018397372009-01-29T15:36:00.002-07:002009-01-29T15:40:42.490-07:00THE DANCE OFFWho says that white men can't dance? This is footage taken from our Season Ticket Holder BBQ last night. It was completely the players' (mostly Deron's) idea. Good stuff!<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lKAMWO-VAbM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lKAMWO-VAbM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-89153126022923971172009-01-23T11:34:00.001-07:002009-01-23T11:40:00.211-07:00PRE-WEEKEND HUMOR<p>Today is dragging, so I thought I’d share a few funny videos.</p><br /><p><strong>LAWRENCE WELK:</strong><br><br />And I thought the real Lawrence Welk show was funny.</p><br /><p><object width="512" height="296"><param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/Ehx5rv4H2X8P37EooR3hWQ"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/Ehx5rv4H2X8P37EooR3hWQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" width="512" height="296"></embed></object></p><br /><p><strong>RAS TRENT:</strong><br><br />Unfortunately, downtown Portland is crawling with guys like this.</p><br /><p><object width="512" height="296"><param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/oGER6q-u0d8JsoWZCvCJpQ"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/oGER6q-u0d8JsoWZCvCJpQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" width="512" height="296"></embed></object></p><br /><p><strong>CHARLIE BIT ME:</strong><br><br />You’ve probably already seen this, but it deserves a presence. Did I mention that Nikki now wants a kid with a British accent?</p><br /><p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_OBlgSz8sSM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_OBlgSz8sSM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><br /><p><strong>JANICE & BILLY:</strong><br><br />This is only funny because Billy doesn’t get hurt, at least not physically.</p><br /><p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jRxq4b4to64&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jRxq4b4to64&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><br /><p><strong>TRIUMPH & THE STAR WARS NERDS:</strong><br><br />A bit off color at times but a true classic, this one makes me laugh Every. Single. Time. I’m talking about an almost-wet-your-pants-you’re-laughing so hard experience. "Burger King, where all Dragon Masters eat."</p><br /><p><br /><embed style = "height:385px !important; width:480px !important;" src="http://xml.truveo.com/eb/i/3233796558/a/58ef677afb89fc040e3dec6de7dd6c26/p/1" width=" 425" height=" 349" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="autostart=false&token=2fa_1180156799" scale="showall" name="index"></embed><br /></p>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-23880939047404485972009-01-05T16:21:00.003-07:002009-01-05T17:43:19.611-07:00IRONY<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBXE8NZ94QulF_tyrTo4uJL08P1xucFJUHMpYTyhWRYMkN2k2jc66rbcuW4nx27oP_obXxxNuQ6A95PVgUagDedTn68IlytJ-08s5jJG-LgS_Ab4n0yfe6J42hhTNTvix7RaLIfPvLMM/s1600-h/mailbox.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287974018484337074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 358px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBXE8NZ94QulF_tyrTo4uJL08P1xucFJUHMpYTyhWRYMkN2k2jc66rbcuW4nx27oP_obXxxNuQ6A95PVgUagDedTn68IlytJ-08s5jJG-LgS_Ab4n0yfe6J42hhTNTvix7RaLIfPvLMM/s400/mailbox.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fYrden63ZmGi228PfvbGSZ_diejDh7BDfAkTiCqrn3KWq5YrOjBMUc0TLAp5zOq_kWEjGt-YHNQHtZdndMfqWmKM0qQiPdx7i4LMrsYWC6aLoXnhBI-UQ30uIqjMBmk8KEBGeSCd88k/s1600-h/mailobox+1.jpg"></a>So, this is what happened when our mailbox recently met a snowplow. Those who read my previous mailbox entry will see the irony in this. To my credit, the pole, which is buried in 50 lbs of concrete, remains unmoved. </div><div></div><div> </div><div>For those concerned, our mailbox has since detached completely and is now gently resting on a bank of snow… two feet from its pole. Surprisingly, delivery continues without interruption.<br /></div><div></div>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-47113310994409420482008-12-09T20:37:00.008-07:002008-12-09T21:15:05.035-07:00The Baby Shower<div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Saturday my friends and family had a Baby Shower for me and the little guy doing flips in my tummy!!<br /><br />It was so fun to see everyone! I feel very spoiled and very lucky to have so many wonderful friends and great family!!<br /><br />We are getting so excited to meet the little guy!!<br /><br />Here are some pictures from the shower:<br /><br />Brendan's Aunt Heidi got us this <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_eIdI08Q2pWTVTtL1vG3t6prFRUkEnfR5xINQfkkX2H0vh3Cf2u9oLgY4VI7HwUbxsunzsFB0yd3CcrVtVC2hrU7J9DKwtR1eDN6aWEykq6y67Vg5IM-NSUXkTv_OpPNcI75_YU-WMY/s1600-h/Bridal+Shower+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278004809251198530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_eIdI08Q2pWTVTtL1vG3t6prFRUkEnfR5xINQfkkX2H0vh3Cf2u9oLgY4VI7HwUbxsunzsFB0yd3CcrVtVC2hrU7J9DKwtR1eDN6aWEykq6y67Vg5IM-NSUXkTv_OpPNcI75_YU-WMY/s320/Bridal+Shower+010.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>bear rug, it was a huge hit:</div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Here is my dear friend Nalani who helped plan the shower:</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278006062386793378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ayzhfed0Nd44dFux8tPaZkKnQF4fyVj0G0TjP1Hvi7Adqd4Uz_r6Bld0GjjakiBfXjHgdhNDTz0RX6y5LJQyT9eG0icxKiDO4LfZpZy-TAo4Gslqb7lDYVw-n30WOgrd5ruxLlTRYWM/s200/Bridal+Shower+026.JPG" border="0" /> <div>Here are my girlfriends from Book Club:<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278007114281486162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTrbek1dTlYZ-kPXzVahwpM0eX5jiAiQnRjLEMVwE02iu7_NmunvS4xVAGhLE840wt0oXilZrST7N0aIqwFylzNGTXVYRGp5RqVoR1xWSJhfeEX4S9sZggtmYfMWc8mCpT2RATK1r8UM/s200/Bridal+Shower+034.JPG" border="0" /> </div><div><div></div><div>My girlfriends from work:<br /></div><div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278007098692999010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFOF4ZUBzDIBGm3ugGkSafaikDtOJxZMsY7ABBmcmnjm5W8r7IVqISmKy1wD_WULlL2zciFgoM5EeR0GuFTFxfNUBYrWXmpYJO-uW24nGV_or7rapbOe_K-okEAUh_NYtAmP-slf63PM/s200/Bridal+Shower+029.JPG" border="0" /> My girlfriends from the gym:<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278007105499673698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHOlL0NqWLy4tDzaY_fxJ7uncld1Oy0YBwnl-lJP_koj2bd2VfgkHKNpuaqfABiXQxHrkG4gTZrBJvF2K0t1_lxlpfFo9FfMeMQqWdJguUo4uIrMgErJT-zaFCZWhkqLq8E3VREDnGSM/s200/Bridal+Shower+030.JPG" border="0" /> <div>And my dear friends Kathleen, Pam and Allison:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278006063940036674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFP6_Uvl9Va0O2suYHOj7f_Gc8Ww-X5fOAKoZBwMnpzPsb_v37o_WB7hVH4V93kUGpqg_-4kwPl6hDe5fTnq69SrXQlEbN4qRKROiNP-xIfLUQg4aO1Q1TX1yqRouq94dY4ELykP6-CTI/s200/Bridal+Shower+027.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>I have to give a shout out to my dear friend Nikki, (yes we have the same name and spell it the same) She made this amazing Diaper Cake . .everyone was very impressed:</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278008027634815746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MdbJLmYR22gSEtIUrNHua1vmTqCwFURM0Hmd9NkkIheI9_hAYuSL2mid1-w85uimx6zehiq4JorNr7-Zk8kfxlzUSxoLJbEXjmWuRNCqFmVhIly_7HGidhuxOvw276H37jbwlitzqis/s200/Bridal+Shower+033.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>I had such a blast and loved seeing everyone!! I am truly a lucky person to be surrounded by so many wondeful, amazing people!!</p><p> </p>Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272710959961787208.post-21769776792844630492008-11-26T17:37:00.003-07:002008-11-26T17:44:28.144-07:00SOMETIMES I LOVE MY JOBWe’re currently running a contest where fans are encouraged to create a theme song for the Utah Jazz. At the end of the contest, we’ll pick a winner and play their song in-arena, on radio, etc.<br /><br />Here's the video spot for it (notice Boozer’s enthusiasm, or lack thereof):<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.wemix.com/flvplayer.swf" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="355" flashvars="&file=rtmp://wemix.fcod.llnwd.net/a2669/e1&autostart=false&callback=countplay.aspx?key=137EEC57A854D5AB&id=utahjazz/MountainJam_120&image=http://www.wemix.com/GetImage.aspx?id=BAC73AD3FF83A0DB&logo="></embed><br /><br /><br />Here’s kind of stuff we’re receiving:<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.wemix.com/flvplayer.swf" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="355" flashvars="&file=rtmp://wemix.fcod.llnwd.net/a2669/e1&autostart=false&callback=countplay.aspx?key=8B01878941DA987C&id=kellyballs/UTAHJAZZ1&image=&logo=http://www.wemix.com/images/default-440x338.jpg"></embed><br /><br />Until this one came in :):<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.wemix.com/flvplayer.swf" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="355" flashvars="&file=rtmp://wemix.fcod.llnwd.net/a2669/e1&autostart=false&callback=countplay.aspx?key=630EF6BE8A9EE7A0&id=DouglasH/MP3_162118&image=&logo=http://www.wemix.com/images/default-440x338.jpg"></embed><br /><br />I can't decide if this is the best or worst song I’ve ever heard. It makes me laugh every time I listen to it. Like it or not, you have to admit that it’s catchy. I’ve got it memorized, just ask anyone who sits within 20 feet of me.Brendan & Nikki Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527108390198991961noreply@blogger.com3