April 2010

It has been a long time since I have posted. Now that Keegan is walking all over the place, it does not give me much time to take pictures. He is usually getting into things and I am running after him trying to retrieve the items!

An overview of the month...

Keegan had a great Easter and his main highlight was his windup bunny. He thought it was hysterical watching the bunny hop across the coffee table.







He has also been busy outside. He loves playing in his sand/water table that we bought him at the Step 2 store. He especially loves to take a gulp of water out of the water table when he is feeling a bit thirsty!

I was able to catch him washing the windows today and I had to take a picture since I do not know when in the next 17 years I will see this again!!
The other great event that happened this month is Keegan enrolling in The Little Gym. I was not able to take pictures at his first class, but I am planning to this week. He was able to run around and play on all sorts of gymnastics equipment such as the balance beam, the bar, and tons of mats. Teacher Bill also brought out some balls and the bubble maker. Keegan was grinning so big. I was grinning later when he took a 2 1/2 hour nap when he got home!!!

So, April was a good month and we look forward to many more pictures that are filled with sunshine and a smiley boy!

So much is happening...

We officially are walking!! Yeah! Keegan has decided that walking is his main form of transportation now...so all you girl babies...watch out...because he will be running after you!!!


The other big news in Keegan's world is that his play area has moved from the family room to the dining room. I have always dreamed of a beautiful dining room table and fancy chairs. But, Keegan had a better idea...why not move all his toys and an indoor slide in the dining room. I have to agree...a very cool design idea. HGTV will probably be here any day now!! Here is the desinger himself playing on his indoor playground.






And the last big piece of good news is...I have finished Keegan's first year scrapbook. It took hours of work, but I enjoyed every minute of it. I decided to include a letter to Keegan on the last page that highlights my feelings of being his mom. It brought his Nana to tears. I get choked up too when I read the letter. Here is Keegan showing you the finished product as it is displayed in our family room.

Here are a few pics of some of the pages.

The Engineer and The Kid!

Since Sunday was a day filled with rain, we played inside. Kevin and Keegan put one of his Step 2 toys together. Keegan also played with Kevin's Blackberry and he played with his hoops & yoyo Hallmark singing card. It was a nice, relaxing day....but we keep hoping for a sunny Sunday to play outside. It will come soon enough...I hope!

Step 2..

The three of us traveled to the Step 2 store this Saturday. They had an hour where you could play with all the toys. Keegan enjoyed being pushed on the roller coaster by Kevin and watching the other kids. We were able to get Keegan some outdoor toys that, cross my fingers, we will use any day now!! Overall, the Step 2 store was really cool and definitely a place where we will visit again.

The Bear!

One of our favorite purchases for Keegan's nursery was his huge stuffed teddy bear. I thought we would spend countless hours cuddled up with the bear. Yeah...not quite! Keegan loves diving onto his bear and wrestling with him. We have WrestleMania in his room every night before he goes to bed. He loves it!

Today we were cleaning his room and put the teddy bear in his crib while we vacuumed. So, we thought we would throw Keegan in there too. They had a blast. Keegan thought it was so neat that his bear was in his crib!!

Keegan and the white stuff...

Well, once again we got hit with more snow. I am predicting this will be our last substantial amount of snow we get for the winter, but Kevin disagrees. I just hope I am right. We, meaning Keegan and I, have cabin fever pretty bad. He is tired of being in the house and so am I. So, Keegan called Kevin on Friday and asked him to come home early so we could all go out and play in the snow. That is all Kevin needed to hear...he was home pronto!!! So, we bundled ourselves up and out we went!




My mom, a.k.a. Nana, bought Keegan a sled for Christmas. We decided to take him on a trip around the yard and he loved it. We even knocked on our neighbor's door and let her witness Keegan out playing in the snow. She got a good chuckle.




And of course we had to play in the snow!

Happy First Birthday Keegan!

On Saturday, we invited friends and family over to our house to celebrate Keegan's first birthday. We were actually hosting the party as a thank you to our friends and family for helping us during this first year. Raising a child is tough, so to have an army of people helping you, means the world to Kevin and I.

I had sandwiches, chips, and fruit for lunch and then cake and ice cream for dessert. The cake was....well...AWESOME! I searched on the internet for cakes and came across one that I loved. I brought it to the bakery that did our wedding cake and they did a fabulous job. Take a look for yourself...






Not only did the cake look awesome, it tasted amazing! It had two flavors: yellow cake with chocolate mouse and marble with chocolate fudge! Yeah...we love our sweets around here!

Keegan did well with his personal birthday cake. He did not go too crazy, but he did enjoy the sweet taste.

Overall, the party was great. We really adore our family and friends. I hope our family and friends in Florida, Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., New York, know we missed you on Saturday and also know that you have played a HUGE role in Keegan's life! We are blessed to be surrounded by such caring individuals. We are told many times what a happy baby Keegan is...and it is because of all the love of his family and friends. Thank you to each and everyone of you....