Brunners in Brooklyn

Brunners (and a Burzynski) in Georgia

t&kbrunner — Wed, 09 May 2012 01:52:57 +0000

Our friends Michelle and Mike recently got married down in St Simons Island, GA and we used their destination wedding as an excuse to plan a family vacation. We decided to rent a house on the beach and our nephew, Quinn, joined us to help with the kids. The wedding was great fun and we all really enjoyed having Quinn along for the trip. You can see a few photos of our trip by clicking on the link below:

Georgia photos

Posted by Todd

He crawls!…and spits

t&kbrunner — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:39:28 +0000

We were recently in Georgia for a friend’s wedding and the change of venue brought out some new tricks in Sam and Wil. Sam surprised us by buttoning a shirt like it was no big deal (I had no idea kids his age could pull that off) and Wil decided to do this (the spitting was a real hit with our fellow plane passengers):

We’re very proud of them both!

Posted by Todd

My boys

t&kbrunner — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:50:19 +0000

3.9 years and 7 months

“When I had my dog…”

t&kbrunner — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:35:04 +0000

“When I had my dog…” These are the words that preface just about every fantastic story that Sam decides to tell. For the past year or so, this has been his solution to becoming part of the conversation. You say you just got back from a vacation? When Sam had his dog, the two of them went on vacation all the time, including Wisconsin where they could go and see his family. You say you’re having car trouble? When Sam had his dog, the wheels fell off his car and they needed to take it to a mechanic…

I think it all started with Sam getting excited about the idea of having a pet dog and the phenomenon just grew from there and kept going. Most days he pretends to be something else (a dinosaur, a tiger, etc.), but anytime he’s tells a story that isn’t true it still always involves him and his dog. We have yet to start keeping track of all the adventures that the two have been on, but they would easily fill a few volumes by now. Whether it’s flying a concord jet, teaching each other how to dance, working on a construction sight building skyscrapers, or digging up dinosaur bones, they’ve been through a lot together.

"When I had my dog..."

Posted by Todd

Wil loves slapstick

t&kbrunner — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:45:01 +0000

Wil clearly adores his brother. From early on, he smiled at Sam, even though Sam was oblivious. More recently, Sam has started to realize that Wil laughs at his silliness so Sam is perfecting his slapstick comedy skills. Wil has always been quick to smile, but we have to work to get him to laugh. Sam is still able to get Wil to laugh in a way that Todd and I can’t easily achieve.

Posted by Kate

Another first…food!

t&kbrunner — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:16:00 +0000

We fed Wil his first solid today–a soupy mix of avocado and breast milk. He seemed to think it was okay but he’s also eager to put everything in his mouth these days.

Posted by Kate

Proof he rolls!

t&kbrunner — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:46:10 +0000

Posted by Kate

Rolling

t&kbrunner — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:09:26 +0000

Wil started rolling over this week. He mostly rolls from back to belly and he seems to enjoy being on his belly. Unfortunately, he still spits up a lot so we try and keep him off his belly soon after eating.

This isn’t a video of him rolling (haven’t gotten that on video yet) but one of him playing with his feet.

Posted by Kate

Wil at 4 months

t&kbrunner — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:25:52 +0000

Wil is a little over 4 moths old now and it’s interesting to look back at how he looked the day he was born and really notice how much he’s grown and changed in this short amount of time.

Wil just born

Wil at 4 Months

It might be a bit hard to tell the scale from these pictures, but Wil is a happy guy and he’s big guy. Really big. Our daily discoveries of all the clothes he’s outgrown can be a bit frustrating, but it’s a small price to pay for having such a healthy kid.

Posted by Todd

Rules for Dancing

t&kbrunner — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:16:33 +0000

Sam has dance teacher come to his school once a week. He’s talked a lot about the circles they put on the floor to designate the spots to stand but he recently recited all of the rules (in Sam’s words):

Dancers are quiet.
Keep your hands to your own body.
In order to get a sticker, you have to do ALL the dances.
When Miss Lashana [the dance teacher] puts the circles down, we don’t throw it, slide it, pick it up or move it. Don’t do anything to the circles.

Sounds like some strict rules for dancing but Sam still seems to like the dance class!

Wil started at his daycare earlier this week and I went back to work. Todd and I are feeling pretty horrible about having him with strangers most of the day and Wil isn’t sleeping or eating very well, but I know we’ll all get used to it. In a bad turn of events, Sam got a stomach bug and was up all last night vomiting (literally every 30 to 60 minutes until about 530). Todd took the day off today but Sam still isn’t well so my third day back and I’ll be calling in sick tomorrow……. At least the rest of the family is still feeling well!

Posted by Kate