Happy Birthday, Klaasen!

Klaasen Burke,

TODAY is your BIRTHDAY! 

You are TWO years old!!!

August 1, 2010

December 20, 2010

April 14, 2011

April 27, 2011

August 1, 2011

November 10, 2011

February 14, 2012

July 18, 2012

We celebrated your second birthday at Bumpa and Grandma's house with your cousins Brittany, Sarena, and Natalie, and your Uncle Jay and Aunt Nancy (and of course your brother, sister, and Mommy and Daddy).  You weren't quite sure about what to think of the celebration, but I think you enjoyed all the attention.

To watch the big birthday boy blow out his candles, click here.

As I write this, you are out in the backyard sitting in the sandbox.  Every morning after you wake me up (you are ALWAYS the first one up), you ask me to "wake up," and then ask for, "bekrast, peese, Mommy!"  After eating your breakfast on the deck at your little picnic table, you always play in the backyard with Summit or in the sandbox while you wait for Maida and Skogen to wake up. You absolutely love and adore your siblings and you had no idea what to do without them when they left you for six days earlier this summer.  You are still our biggest snuggler and love to get in bed with Mommy and Daddy every morning. You are finally sleeping through the night and have dropped your nap most days.  You love cars, trucks, and tractors.  You love tools.  You love to talk and sing.  You love Bible Class.  You are fearless.  You're a great little swimmer and love to be in the water.  One of your favorite highlights of the summer was driving Bumpa's tractor and Bumpa's boat and you ask to go back to Bumpa's house often.  You love to talk on the phone and you are getting really good at carrying on a phone conversation.  You're the best eater in the family.  You still weigh as much as you did at six months, you're just longer!  You love animals and especially Summit.  He will always be your little tag along.  You sleep in bunk beds with your brother and love your bottom bunk.  You call it,"Kaassie's big bed."  You listen to classical music as you fall asleep and you hate watching TV.  Daddy is one of your favorite people, but you couldn't live without Mommy.  You refuse to go to the bathroom in the potty chair and would rather wear a diaper or pee on the floor.  You are a horrible sharer and put up a good fight with anyone.  If you're fighting with Skogen, you always win.  You have a unique relationship with Maida and love to sit by her, ask her to read you books, and lay your head on her shoulder.  You love stickers and coloring.  You have a great pencil grip and can write lines and circles when we ask you to.  You know all of your colors, you can count to 12, and you are constantly looking for more to learn.  You know that Kinley lives in Oklahoma, Bumpa lives with Grandma in Park Rapids, you have brown eyes, Daddy works at the hospital, Skogen is your brother, Maida is your sister, your birthday is in July, and much much more.  You blow me away with your intelligence and your ability to understand exactly what is going on.  You're a special, kid, and I am so proud to be your Mommy!

We love you so much, BooBoo, and can't wait to see what this next year has in store for you!

- Mommy