Monday, May 17, 2010

Keegyn has now mastered the fine art of sitting unattended, however, will she do it for very long? Ummmm, that would be a BIG FAT NO!!!
I love my little girl to death, don't get me wrong....but she needs her mommy's attention more than water is needed in the desert....and I'm not kidding!!! I was soooooooooo looking forward to the day of being able to place her on the floor, surrounded by all her favorite toys, and then be able to get some things done around the house...maybe even go to the bathroom...alone. And you know it's bad when even Cale won't keep her company anymore! He's good for about 5 minutes and then by that time, he's run out of ideas for entertainment and resorts to comments I know he's only heard me say about 10 times a day...such as.."Keegyn, you can't be held all the time!"
Yes, such is life at our household! Some days I still feel like pulling out every single hair on my head or going for a walk by myself leaving the kids to fend for themselves (don't worry, I just said I "feel" like it...I would never do it!), but those days are very few and far between....and all the moments pictured below well make up for any of those frustrating "pull out you hair" kind of days!

Cale got his very first Chicago Bears helmet...thanks to Grandma and Grandpa T! It was Jason's old helmet...with all the scuff marks to prove it! Cale will soon be adding his own scuffs to the helmet, I imagine. He's already done a few headers into the floor while running with it on....still a bit top heavy!!!




See, it looks like she's having so much fun...sitting and playing with her toys....but it's deceiving cuz she's only all smiles cuz I'm sitting right there next to her....and Lord help me if I should turn my attention to her brother for one single moment!


....but Cale is still so patient with her...she's very lucky to have him!

....again...looks like she's having the time of her life.....

Cale was sooooooo proud of this big Thomas picture he colored at daycare the other day. He has it hanging on the shelf in his room.


Love my little man!!

Even though Cale loves his new bedroom, he still thinks its fun to hang out in his old stomping grounds once in awhile. This was one of the times where he didn't mind keeping Keegyn company.
Just lounging....telling Keegyn a story....

Mellow time over...Cale decides to get things a little more exciting....you can only guess what is on his mind as he's holding onto that blanket like a weapon....poor Keegyn senses it too....she knows she hasn't a chance....I can only imagine her thinking "don't you dare, Cale"


...oh but of course, he did dare.....and poor little Keegyn just sat there quietly waiting for him to remove the dang blanket and be on his merry way!


We made a trip to the park this weekend...just me and kids. Daddy was busy washing the cars and I desperately needed to get out of the house...so off we went! Thank God Cale is so independant now...it would have been a lot harder watching two of them so closely if he wasn't such a big boy! He loves climbing this ladder....must have done it at least 10-15 times...but mixed it up each time with what slide he would go down...the twisty one vs. the tunnel one!


Here he comes down the tunnel slide....boy them shorts are really adding speed...I think he was a bit nervous how this little adventure was going to end...but he caught himself at the end and landed just fine!

Sun was a bit too bright for picture taking.!

SWINGING

Enjoying more time outdoors!



......THE STORY OF THE OREO.....
(No words necessary)





Last, but not least, my smily baby once again!

























Sunday, April 25, 2010

Keegyn has been working real hard on some new milestones....sitting up on her own and rolling over. These have both proved no easy task for our little munchkin. Cale was already doing both by this time, which was really early, so we kinda forget that! And I'm sure poor little Keegyn is thinking "gimme a break, I'm doin the best I can!"
She still LOVES getting dressed up and posing for pictures though! That milestone was nuthin for her!Trying sooooooooooo hard to sit and play......veering a wee too much to the side Keeygn!!!
Trying once again...grabbing the foot for added support....but to no avail....a face plant was the only other option at this point!

(HOWEVER......our little munchkin did roll over today!!!! From her tummy to her back -- I guess she'll do anything to get off that tummy!)


Our little man has been such a great sport since Keegyn arrived. He's been so good, knowing that we need to give Keegyn a lot of attention. So we've been trying to do some extra things with him here and there too, to let him know we still think he's special! So this night, he got to stay up quite late. And he still has to prolong going to bed --by asking for milk!!! OK, yeah right! Do you think he really wanted milk???!!! NO!! He, of course, wanted juice but knew the answer would be "absolutely not" --yet he's still smart enough to know that I wouldn't tell him that he couldn't have milk! What a stink-pot!!!!


Thank you to Cale for finally giving up his old room so that Keegyn has a place to call her own!
(I think she's adjusted quite well, don't ya think?)
And our little munchkin has ALWAYS loved her bathtime! She would stay in there till she shriveled up to a prune if we let her! She's finally getting some hair back, so we had to play with it and make little curly-cues!

Relaxin' a bit too much....check out that foot action!


Snuggling in with the froggy towel--Cale was nice enough to let her "borrow" it.

Didn't want the bath tonight











Saturday, April 17, 2010

Here's what Keegyn's been up to these days.....
Swinging....Smiling....
Playing with blocks.....
Smiling...
Sleeping AND Swinging.....
Playing with her top...
Smiling!!!....

Yep....that about sums it up!






OUR LITTLE MAN TURNS 3 !!!!!
Cale was so excited for his big day, he could hardly stand it! He was up and ready to go hours before the party was to begin! Of course, I woke up extra early (thanks to our darling Keegyn!) and had the house decorated before the birthday boy rose so he could really enjoy his special day!He LOVED his Thomas balloon...had I known it was gonna be such a big hit, I wouldn't have stressed so much trying to decide what Jason and I were gonna get him for his present....I would have just bought him balloons!!!
His awesome cake! We brought it home the night before and we had to keep taking it out of the fridge for him to see it and then ask, repeatedly, "when are we gonna eat it though?"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE MAN! WE LOVE YOU SOOOOOOOOO MUCH!

Hangin' with his favorite Uncle D (and Kramer)--eating guacamole

Auntie Andrea spending time with Keegyn....getting some practice in before little Mikayla arrives!

Cale still enjoying his second favorite food (good ole' guacamole)...but pausing just long enough to take a picture with Jason and I

Our BEAUTIFUL baby girl....getting excited for the party to begin!


Thank you to Gretchen and Eric for coming to celebrate with us...it was especially fun seeing little Sydney and Eli!



Cale felt like such a BIG boy at his party...he loved all the babies! Sydney and Eli weren't too sure about Cale yet, and Keegyn was just praying that Cale would stay put so that she wouldn't end up in yet another face plant!

I just get a kick out of the next two pictures....compare Keegyn to Sydney.
Keegyn...4mo
Sydney...9mo
Keegyn...short/squat
Sydney...tall/lean
Just love it! Cracks me up!

RIPPING INTO THE PRESENTS....FINALLY!!!!
MASSIVE SQUIRT GUNS FROM AUNTIE A AND UNCLE D
THE OIL STOP...TO ADD TO HIS QUICKLY EXPANDING THOMAS COLLECTION
HIS VERY OWN PINT SIZED FISHING POLE!!! HE CAN'T WAIT TO TRY IT OUT IN MICHIGAN THIS SUMMER. (casting that thing in the house is becoming a bit of a problem)
PLAY TABLE FOR HIS EVER EXPANDING THOMAS COLLECTION. (ALSO SO HE DOESN'T HAVE TO BEND OVER ON THE FLOOR ANYMORE BECUZ, AS HE TOLD GRANDMA B, "THAT HURT MY BACK TO DO THAT.") SERIOUSLY?????
Waiting patiently for Auntie Andrea to open up Colin the Crane
Trying out the squirt guns with Grandpa B


Sorry that I didn't get pictures of everyone!!! But many thanks and hugs and kisses to Grandma B and Grandma and Grandpa T who were also at Cale's big day! Cale is one lucky little boy to have so many people who love him sooooo much!