Sweetest Place on Earth?

The Burnetts have been busy with trips, travels and adventures. Some better than others. On the positive note, we were able to spend the weekend in Pittsburgh visiting Jen and Jason Koisor. Callum managed to stay awake on the car ride there despite our attempts at the bath and pajama routine. When we were 25 minutes from their house, he passed out. It was a quick assembly of the Pack 'N Play and he was into dreamland. Dreamland abruptly ended at 6 a.m. the next day. On Saturday, while the boys ate and drank at a restaurant that is named after owls, the girls and Callum ventured to a REAL mall. We don't have these in South Central PA. I like South Central PA a lot. But I Miss Real Malls. You know, the kind with at least four department stores, 10 shoe stores, a merry-go-round, a food court, elevators (elevators = more than one floor), masses of people, bad parking, but GOOD SHOPPING. Where you see a clearance rack in Macy's that has shoes that are marked down from $275. There is nothing in the Chambersburg Mall that does not plug into the wall that costs $275. But I digress. The girls and Callum ventured through the mall including a brief stop at Victoria's Secret in which Callum fell in love with the Pink Dog.

He was thrilled to find a dog his size that he could pat and pull its tail. Geno, the Kosior's dog, wasn't as receptive. After bonding with the Pink Dog, Callum pulled some tank tops on the floor and we quickly exited.

That evening we had a fiesta dinner and caught up on girl talk. The boys came home late. On Sunday, we hung out, drank coffee and then headed out at lunchtime. This time Callum did sleep. The week ensued and on the following Friday, we made an attempt to visit Hershey Park. I've come to appreciate who Callum is as he is affectionate, funny, loving and rambunctious. He is also determined, often focused on one thing and hard to handle. But we love him. Callum did not do well at Hershey. The weather was 83 degrees and in total, we likely walked close to 10 miles. I do not over exaggerate because a friend just went, wore her pedometer and walked 9. During our 10 miles, I held Callum for approximately 7.5 of them. He didn't want to walk or ride in his stroller, but rather have Mommy carry him. He also didn't want Mommy out of his sight for a second. This made is hard to even go to the bathroom without a major meltdown. By the time we left the park at 6:45 p.m., I felt like I had run a marathon. We won't be taking Callum to an amusement park again any time soon. The highlight of my day was his second nap. See pic.

His 15 month check up is tomorrow so we'll find out his stats but the child must be 25 lbs. at least. His two new words, that no one but Mom and Dad would understand, are "again" and "Big Bird". He likes Sesame Street which is a bit of a relief some evenings!