The Donovans

My parents got Branko a zoo pass for Christmas, we had a 40 degree day in January, so we thought we would check it out. Branko was pretty fussy during a lot of it, but having the pass, you don't feel as bad for not seeing everything and only spending a short amount of time there. I can't wait to go back! I told Patrick to give me the "dad wave" My friend Lindsey highly recommended this toy off of amazon, keeps Branko entertained during tummy time! Branko has mastered the pouty face, sad... but its so cute! There's my smiley boy! Crazy hair, don't care! Also, here is his FAVORITE toy, his blue mushroom. You might be seeing this in lots of future photos.  Go Packers! They ended up winning this game and making it to the NFC Championship game. Morning gymnastics with his cousins! Had to take a selfie to document my second Covid vaccine! I experienced fever/chills/body aches and a baby who slept like crap this particular night, but well worth it to end this pandemi...

We started out 2021 needing a new hot water heater. Patrick and I were taking down all of the Christmas decorations and were in the storage area where the hot water heater is and didn't notice any leaking whatsoever. Then, Patrick went to take a shower and noticed that the water wasn't getting warm, went downstairs to check out the hot water heater and noticed water on the ground in the storage room. Luckily the leaking was not bad since we caught it so early and we were able to turn it off right away (thanks to my dad for the frantic phone call). We give Branko a bath every night as part of his night time routine, he hasn't had a bath in the kitchen since he was a few weeks old, here he is enjoying his kitchen bath made with warm water from the stove. Branko loved it, and we enjoyed not having to bend over on the tub :) Another big thing that happened in 2021 was putting Branko in his crib overnight. Branko sleeps in his crib for all of his naps, but we still put him in th...

My really good friend Kelli Ponce got married on New Year's Eve. Kelli and her now husband Derek, post poned their wedding 3 times. The first time they were going to get married in Kenosha in September of 2020, but decided they wanted to do a destination wedding in Puerto Rico in May of 2020. The quarantine started 3 days after we threw Kelli her bachelorette party at my house. They had hoped their wedding could still go on, but with travel restrictions they postponed their wedding to October of 2020 in Puerto Rico. Patrick and I were not able to go to the wedding on this date due to having Mr. Branko. As the date came closer, travel restrictions still in place, they decided to get married in Pewaukee on New Years Eve. It was the most perfect day and having a wedding on NYE is so perfect for the party decorating lover, Kelli. She always is one to buy the most random things for any sort of event, even if it's just a day to catch up. I'm not sure how she planned in 3 months! ...