Thursday, February 26, 2009

Back to Work!

I did my first official 'work' as a consultant down in Southern California right by Disneyland! Maggie came to work with me one day dressed up in her Disney princess outfit. She was the hit of the tradeshow!

We have SO many great pictures but one of us left the cord for the camera to download in the hotel... so this is the only shot I have, from my Iphone. More to follow!

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Smiling in the Swing



So I sound like a crazy grandma on here trying to make him smile, but it worked. That's why the old ladies use such high-pitched voices all the time...

Fuzzy Visitor

This morning I scratched Keegan on his noggin with my fingernail. He gave me this pouting look and stuck out his lower lip:

So mid morning I go downstairs to check on Keegan, who is like his dad in that he's napping on the couch. Right out the glass door is this scraggly looking deer staring right at me! By the time I ran upstairs to get my camera he was on his way out. See proof:
Yes, we have gotten so much rain here that there are Deer-attracting puddles in our backyard. At least up in Tahoe it was snow!

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Lots of Sugar cuz we're Snowed In!

Nana and Euchre ready to cruise down our snow zone!


Yes, it's a smile! And he's handing them out for free these days. Along with dirty diapers too.
Biggest bubble bath ever. Trying to stay occupied in the middle of the blizzard...
Papa taking Maggie for a wheel barrow ride

We're snowed in due to a Winter Storm up here in Tahoe! So, to keep the kids entertained, this morning we made pancakes with bits of brownie in them! Big hit...




Then yesterday for Valentines day the kiddos got Fun Dip valentines. Check out Maggie's giant green tongue!



Nana has been able to get lots of smiles out of Keegan. I'm just slow with the camera. Here was the closest I got to capturing it!

Thursday, February 12, 2009

So Darn Sick!

Baby Kong (as Papa has nicknamed him) has been kicked around by the latest virus- RSV which then settled into his lungs and he now has bronchiolitis.  Long word for such a little guy!  We were sent home with a nebulizer and he sucks in some altered, vaporized cocktail that is supposed to bring him back to his normal self.  He's beat the fever and is just dealing now with a nasty sounding cough that peaks out at about 5am.

However, he's still showing us his smile and is growing a ton. He was 13 lbs 8oz when we brought him in at 6 weeks, and is now officially wearing the 6-9 month PJs due to his long chicken legs he inherited from Papa (not Daddy though!)

Thursday, February 05, 2009

He's falling for an older woman

Keegan and Josie had a little hang out time this morning. Josie is 6 weeks older, but I'm ok with him falling for an older gal. Pretty cute kids!

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

He's Smiling!


I didn't really catch it with the camera, but yesterday (my birthday!) we got some great smiles out of Keegan. Here's the closest thing I have to proof!

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Todeay I'm half as old as my Dad!


I consider myself lucky to have a birthday so close to a major holiday. Although Groundhog day always casts a shadow on my birthday (excuse the pun...) I consider Feb 3rd a great day to be born.

My dad called me today to wish me a happy birthday. He pointed out that I am exactly half his age. He's 70. So now you know how old I am.

How many times in your life can you say you're half as old as your dad?

Here's a picture my mom sent me today of my Dad and me on my wedding day. He's the best. Thanks to everyone for their well wishes to me on BIG OLE number 35!

Monday, February 02, 2009

A Final Goodbye To Gonny


My sweet, 99 year old grandma, "Gonny" was buried today in Minnesota. Although for the past decade she hasn't been quite the spunky lady I'll always remember her as, it's tough to have to really say goodbye.

Some of Gonny's best teachings:
"Service is the rent you pay for the space you occupy"
"This above all, to thine own self be true" (I think she got that one from someone else)

Age is a quality of mind.

If you have left your dreams behind,
If hope is cold,
If you no longer look ahead,
If your ambitions' fires are dead --
Then you are old.

But if from life you take the best,
And if in life you keep the jest,
If love you hold; No matter how the years go by,
No matter how the birthdays fly-- You are not old.

And in Gonny's case, it was pretty true! Gonny was my golfing bud, and although I could wack a 200 yard drive, she's always beat me because she'd pull out her 4 wood and hit perfectly straight shots right up the middle until it was putting time. Which of course she prevailed at, as a member of the lady's putting club!

Cheers to Gon Bon and her yummy smelling Windsor cocktails. We will have no Regrets.