Is the World ready for another Hunter?

Hunter at Farm Country wanting to be a Cowboy like his Great-Grandpa Hunter!

At the Salt Lake County Fair, no fear of animals of any size! Mr. Spikey Hair


On our Road Trip to Oregon, Hunter discovered Blow Pops.

Riding on the back of Dad's Bike!

Ready or not . . . Baby Boy Burke II expected arrival, November 2010!

UGH... 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:

"Rollin' in my 0.0 with the ragtop down so my hair can blow..."

Our neighbors probably hate the pool as much as Hunter loves it.
The kid vaccumed the entire downstairs last Saturday, no joke.
Mixing his two favorite things, cars & ladies.
Spaghetti wins again.

Desperately trying to escape Nikki's clutches.

At the price we paid, that car seat had better be comfortable.

Sportin' the lady shades.



Jammin' with cousin Brynnlee.


Helping with the dishes? Not so much.

The natural faux hawk. Is there any other way?

This one makes me laugh. Apparently, my son was once a chubbly, little German kid.

IN 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.

THESE 3 THINGS

-The end of Finding Nemo
-An episode of Parenthood on NBC
-Zac Brown’s “Highway 20 Ride” music video

What do these three things have in common? Well… they all made me cry.

Apparently, fatherhood has made me soft. I did make it through The Blind Side without shedding a tear – Nikki cannot say the same.

LOST

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?”

Here is my list:

Nancy Pelosi
“Saving the world” at everyone else’s expense, both literally ($$$) and figuratively.

Kanye West
I don’t dislike you because I’m a racist. I dislike you because you’re an idiot.

Britax
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?

Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland
Feel free to keep singing, but please don’t make us watch your face. Are you constipated, confused, in pain? What is it?

Dane Cook
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.

The Creators of Olive Garden Commercials
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.

Nickelback and their Clones (Staind, 3 Doors Down, Daughtry)
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 Creed.

Michael Moore
Distorting the truth one cheeseburger at a time.

Kobe Bryant
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.

UDOT Workers
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.

Keith Olberman
At least pretend to be unbiased when reporting “the news”.

Jay Leno
Conan got screwed, and you’re still not funny.

Hunter -- already a Character

I 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.

Hunter's sweet bed head that he wakes up with after each nap and in the morning:

Zoo Lights at Hogle Zoo:

Brendan really hopes Hunter will want to play Football:
Just chillin on the plane to Portland, eating a Candy Cane:


Hunter's new obsession and favorite toy, his toothbrush!! Making his Grandpa Hunter proud!!

byePod

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:

Chelsea Dagger (The Fratellis)
If I had my own British band, this is what I would sing

>Fire Burning (Sean Kingston)
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.

>There Goes My Heart (Alan Jackson)
This will forever remind my time (and trials) while dating Nikki

>Tick Tick Boom (The Hives)
More like Tick Tick... Awesome

>Pump Up the Volume (MARRS)
Does anyone remember this song? Know who does? A 12-year-old Brendan practicing his breakdancing on the kitchen linoleum

>No Hablo Ingles (Bowling for Soup)
Cheesy, but I love cheese... especially the delicious kind

>A-Punk (Vampire Weekend)
Finally, some Vampires I can support

>No You Girls (Franz Ferdinand)
One of my favorite bands singing one of their coolest songs

>By Your Side (Sade)
One of, if not, the best makeout songs ever

>If You’re Wondering If I Want You To (Weezer)
These guys seem to come out with something good every few years

>Toes (Zac Brown Band)
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

>Angel (Shaggy & Rayvon)
I recently went through a phase of calling Nikki “My Shorty." As you may have guessed, it didn’t go over well.

>Adalida (George Strait)
Not this legend's best work, but it’s catchy

>Rock & Roll (Eric Hutchinson)
Play, repeat, repeat, repeat... sleep... play, repeat, repeat, repeat...

>Hear You Me (Jimmy Eat World)
One of the most beautiful and one of the most difficult song for me to listen to

>Spaceman (The Killers)
Overplayed, but amazing nonetheless

>Angels on the Moon (Thriving Ivory)
Once you get over his voice, you’ll like it

>I Gotchoo (Bowling for Soup)
Reminds me of the music I listened to during college

>Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked (Cage the Elephant)
It’s about time this cool, little tune got some recognition

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Hey, Soul Sister (Train)
Brand New (Emilie Mover)
Bad Kids (Black Lips)
Say Hey (Michael Franti & Spearhead)
Around the Bend (The Asteroids Galaxy Tour)
I’m Shipping Up to Boston (Dropkick Murphys)
Wild at heart (Gloriana)
The Great Salt Lake (Band of Horses)