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....

The dust has settled...

I wish I could say this picture is of all the sand we tromped in from being at the beach. But, of course, that is so not true...especially in sunny Ohio! Kevin patched up all the drywall that was damaged from the wallpaper removal. Then, came the sanding. 2 very long days of sanding. My house was covered in dust and sand. Like Kevin said, the only room in the house that did not get dirty was the garage. So, Sunday evening was spent washing the floor, banister, kitchen counters, etc...if you could have taken a hose to the inside of our house, I would have so done it!

We at least have all the hard work behind us. Keegan and I now have the job of priming all the walls for the next two days. Kevin then will prime the upper walls on the 21' ladder.

The one interesting thing about this project is watching Keegan entertain himself. He frequently will climb up the stairs, crawl into his room and start paging through his books. He also likes to open up his drawers and throw out his clothes onto the floor. He really likes spending time playing in his room...and I am glad, because we spent so much time getting that room ready for him. It is really neat to see Keegan enjoying it...