Laura,+Bryanna+&+Baby+Blake



Blake was very outging and popular throughout elementary and high school and he still is today. He has such a friendly personality and was always very easy to get along with. He was and continues to be loyal to his friends and shows they are important to him all the time. Blake's very best friends, Felicia and Karen have know him since day one. Blake was very athletic and just loved sports in general. In high school, he was captain of both the basketball and baseball teams, and also the first male cheerleader in Riverside history. His favorite food is vanilla ice cream with sprinkles, even though its kind of unhealthy he eats it all the time! Blake loves all animals, especially dogs, but since Bry is very allergic he was never able to have one in his childhood. Blake is your typical all-American boy. He was always very intelligent, he mastered bike riding at the tender age of two. In high school, he was an honor student in all the advanced classes, he was Honor Society president, class president since his freshman year, and an active member of student coucil. He even started his own medical related club in school, with the hopes of becoming a doctor later in life. He graduated as valedictorian and recieved a full scholarship to Harvard Medical School where he studied to become a heart surgeon. After graduating in the top five of his Harvard class, Blake continued to persue his career as a heart surgeon at Mercy Hospital. One night at the hospital, Karen entered the emergency room in a state of deathly cardiac arrest, Blake immediantly came on the horrific scene and saved Karen's life. When she finally woke up after the tramatic experience, the first person she saw was Blake, and they soon developed a romantic relationship, rather than just being friends, and fell in love. Blake and Karen wasted no time, getting married within the first six months of their relationship. Shortly after they get married, Karen had a baby boy named Henry Oliver Burnside. When Henry was two years old, Blake got a better job offer in California, and he and Karen soon move across the country. A few months after they got settled in California, Karen had a baby girl, Emily Marie Burnside. Blake became a proud father for the second time in his life. He continues to persue his dreams and always encourages his children to do the same. And this is how the life of Blake David Burnside all began...
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 * [[image:SDC11984.JPG width="364" height="292" align="center" caption="Bry, Laura, and baby Blake"]] ||
 * Bry, Laura, and baby Blake ||

Day One - Bry - March 16th, 2011 Today Laura and I brought baby Blake David Burnside home from the adoption agency. He's got this huge smile that makes you smile along with him. And already he seems like an adventurous and very outgoing little boy. During school, we had a very active day, I took Blake to visit the library where I read him, //The Diary of a Wimpy Kid//. After school he went to track with me and met Sam Keoonela�s baby, Felicia, I think Laura and I are going to have our hands full with him since he�s already good with the girls. Then when we got home he played some NBA 2K11 on the X-box with his Uncle Ethan, and then we went to the Shoppes at Montage for a while. Finally, Blake was just so exhausted from his busy day that he went to sleep, and even slept soundly the entire night, he was just so adorable!!! I can't believe how lucky we are to such a wonderful baby boy.


 * [[image:SDC12015.JPG width="244" height="188" caption="Blake sleeping :)"]] ||
 * Blake sleeping :) ||


 * [[image:SDC11989.JPG width="187" height="149" caption="Bry & Blake with Sam & Felicia"]] ||
 * Bry & Blake with Sam & Felicia ||
 * [[image:SDC11993.JPG width="179" height="128" align="center" caption="Blake playing the X-Box with his Uncle Ethan"]] ||
 * Blake playing the X-Box with his Uncle Ethan ||

Day Two - Laura - March 17th, 2011 Today was another busy day for Blake! This morning, Bry and I took him for his very first baby picture. He wore his favorite pair of red boots, he looked adorable! Later that day, Blake met some new friends at school. He showed Jasmine and Felicia his toy trucks and they played for hours. Blake introduced Felicia to Karen, and they agreed to plan a playdate on Saturday. They all shared their favorite toys and played well together, I can tell Blake will have a great time this weekend. After everyone went home, Blake took a small nap. He was so cute sleeping, I couldn't resist taking a picture! He woke up feeling hungry so I fed him a bottle and then read a book to him. After dinner time, Blake and I went to the park for some more fun. The weather was nice and warm, Blake didn't want to leave! He met a friendly dog and his owner let Blake play with him for a while. We finally returned home and it was soon Blake's bedtime. I tucked him into bed and he quickly fell asleep.

Day Three - Bry - March 18th, 2011 Today Blake went roller blading in biology and had a playdate in gym class with all the other babies, plus Miss Kaplan. He looked like he was having a blast, he's a very friendly baby. Then, after school Blake came with me to track practice where he watched everyone run around and around. When we finally got home, it was just such a nice day out, that I decided to go for a walk with Blake and I even took him outside to play some basketball, he's a natural. I thought Blake was being a really good boy today, so me and his grandma took him to Jitty Joe's for a little after dinner snack. His favorite was the soft vanilla with rainbow sprinkles, just like me! Again he was so tired from his exciting day that he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. He's just such an amazing, little boy!!!


 * [[image:SDC12002.JPG width="209" height="214" caption="Blake roller blading with Bry!"]] ||
 * Blake roller blading with Bry! ||


 * [[image:SDC12011.JPG width="207" height="181" align="center" caption="Blake shooting some hoops!!!"]] ||
 * Blake shooting some hoops!!! ||

Day Four (morning) - Bry - March 19th, 2011 I'm so excited because I get to play with Blake all morning, before he has "Blake and Mommy #1 time" with Laura tonight!!! First we went to the Waffle House for breakfast with his grandma and great-grandparents, he got so much attention it was crazy, I know he loved it though. When we finally got a seat, Blake felt like a big boy sitting in one of the high chairs and he was smiling from ear to ear. After breakfast, we came home and Blake played with all his little toys, he was having so much fun, but it seemed like he missed his new friends that he made in school, thankfully they're going to have a playdate tonight!


 * [[image:SDC12021.JPG width="320" height="191" caption="Blake playing with his toys!!!"]] ||
 * Blake playing with his toys!!! ||


 * [[image:SDC12018.JPG width="256" height="184" caption="Blake at the Waffle House :)"]] ||
 * Blake at the Waffle House :) ||

Day Four (night) - Laura - March 19th, 2011 After spending the whole morning and afternoon with Mommy #2, Blake spent the rest of the day with me. He had a playdate with Karen, which was full of icecream and movies. Of course he had his favorite, vanilla with rainbow sprinkles. They were laughing and having so much fun! Blake accidently spilled a bowl of icecream on himself, so I changed him into a new outfit I recently bought for him. He's just the cutest baby I've ever seen!
 * [[image:100_8321.jpg width="245" height="193" caption="Karen and Blake!"]] ||
 * Karen and Blake! ||


 * [[image:100e8338.jpg width="219" height="170" caption="Making a mess with icecream!"]] ||
 * Making a mess with icecream! ||

Day Five - Laura - March 20th, 2011 Blake woke up this morning full of energy, so we went outside to ride bikes. It was his first time on a bike, but he wasn't scared at all! He learned how to ride quickly and was soon ready to take off the training wheels. I was so proud of him! We both worked up an appetite, so Blake helped me prepare lunch on the grill. After lunch, we did some bird watching and were lucky enough to see a robin. Later on, Blake and I played some baseball. He's so good at sports, I can already tell he will be an athlete in school. We ate dinner at Grandma's house, because her cooking is the best! We returned home and it was soon time for sleep. Blake and I had such a great day, but it feels like he's growing up so fast...
 * [[image:100_8327.jpg width="310" height="241" caption="Blake learning how to ride a bike!"]] ||
 * Blake learning how to ride a bike! ||


 * [[image:100_8332.jpg width="257" height="191" caption="Grilling up lunch!"]] ||
 * Grilling up lunch! ||


 * [[image:100_8337.jpg width="275" height="214" caption="Blake's all ready for baseball season!"]] ||
 * Blake's all ready for baseball season! ||

﻿Day Six - Bry - March 21st, 2011 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today was a very special day for our little Blake, he graduated from kindergarden!!! Blake was just so excited to go on stage and get a tiny diploma, even though after the graduation ceremony he, being a typical boy, used it as a sword while playing with his friends. Laura and I were recording the whole ceremony, and in between the laughing, clapping, and crying I realized that the time is going by so quickly and I don't like it. Of course I was so happy for and proud of Blake, but it was hard watching my little, six-year-old boy grow up, it feels like just six days ago I was holding him in my arms for the very first time. Now he's moving on to elementary school and I still can't belive everything changed so fast. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Day Seven - Laura - March 22nd, 2011 <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Blake had a great day at school today! It's hard to believe he's already in elementary school, where did the time go? His teacher told me he behaves very well in class, but I'm not surprised since Blake is always a good boy. I packed animal crackers in his lunch today and Blake told me that it's one of his new favorite snacks. He brought home his report card today and got straight A+s, I couldn't be more proud of my little boy! Since he did so well in school, we played fun board games until bedtime. I'm so proud, Bry and I have the best boy in the world!
 * [[image:SDC12029.JPG width="246" height="266" caption="Blake's kindergarden graduation!!!"]] ||
 * Blake's kindergarden graduation!!! ||


 * [[image:100_8380.jpg width="216" height="200" caption="Playing monopoly!"]] ||
 * Playing monopoly! ||


 * [[image:100_8346.jpg width="203" height="207" caption="Snack time"]] ||
 * Snack time ||
 * [[image:100_8404.jpg width="217" height="175" align="center" caption="Report card day!"]] ||
 * Report card day! ||

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Day Eight - Laura - March 23rd, 2011 <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SNOW DAY!!! Blake was thrilled that he the highschool had a snow day. You know how teenagers are, they could never have enough sleep! Even though he's already so big, he still made time for his mommy today. We played in the snow, making snowmen and snow angels. We even brought the old sleds out of the shed and went sledding in the backyard. When we were both too cold for the outdoors, we came inside and had tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwhiches for lunch. I wish time would stop going by so fast, I miss my little baby boy!
 * [[image:100_8406.jpg width="296" height="200" caption="Blake making a snowman!"]] ||
 * Blake making a snowman! ||


 * [[image:100_8412.jpg width="165" height="215" caption="Enjoying soup on a snow day!"]] ||
 * Enjoying soup on a snow day! ||

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Day Nine - Laura - March 24th, 2011 <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today Blake is graduating from high school!!! I'm so proud of him and all of his accomplishments at Riverside; he is going to be graduating as Valedictorian, senior class president, president of Honor Society, and captain of both the basketball and baseball team. He even recieved a full academic scholarship to Harvard Medical School. Blake is so smart, sometimes its hard to believe that Bry and I raised such an intelligent boy. Right now Blake is just finishing up his Valedictorian speech and then we're off to the graduation ceremony, I just know we're going to be balling our eyes out. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">


 * [[image:SDC12129.JPG width="259" height="162" align="center" caption="Blake typing up his speech"]] ||
 * Blake typing up his speech ||

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Day Ten - Bry - March 25th, 2011 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Laura and I just drove Blake to college and I'm trying so hard not to get emotional right, but I miss him already. Thank goodness he's such a good son because he said that he's going to call me and Laura every morning and tell us about everything that's going on. I don't know what I would have done if I didn't hear his voice everyday. But I know that him going away to Harvard Medical School is going to benefit everyone in the long run, I just have to keep telling myself that. But not matter what it's a sad day when your child leaves home.


 * [[image:SDC12135.JPG width="237" height="219" align="center" caption="Blake leaving for college :("]] ||
 * Blake leaving for college :( ||

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