San Fran and San Diego

Keegan came along for a long work trip across California. First we stayed at Aunt Barbara and Rich's in San Fran. K loved checking out the lights on the old jute box!



Next up was San Diego. Shot from dog beach where Raider got his daily exercise and Keegan got his morning nap.



Mike and Jen were awesome hosts. Jen even got Keegan to take a bottle...



And Mike got the hot tub going for Nana and Keegan. And grilled us some awesome Tuna. Thanks guys!

He's old- 34.

Nana and Papa made the trek down the hill for Brian's big day. Euchre was even in this shot- although he looks possessed.


Brian's college football number was 34, and now he's officially 34. I figured when I bought the candles I can use them for Maggie's 3rd and 4th birthday so it works out.

Fun Mulloy Family at Brian's 'party'
Dad and Keegan chillin.

While cleaning the kitchen

So I'm cleaning the kitchen as usual. Brian got Maggie down and I hear Keegan laughing from the bedroom. I snuck in and caught this action above, the balancing baby act. A pretty good mother's day gift is a dad who plays with the kids.

Houdini

The two kids in their matching blankets from Grammy T. I don't know who the other guy sleeping in the background is, but he sure must be tired. So Keegan has to sleep swaddled. As did Maggie. See my posts from a few years ago. He gets wrapped up so tightly in this one certain blanket, followed by this super tight velcro version of a blanket named after some jungle animal, and then on top of this I have the internet sensation called the "Pea Pod" which is like a big green tube. Little Houdini broke out of all three last night, and I caught it on tape.

Can you see why he didn't continue his peaceful sleep now that he could scratch his face and do gang signs?

Next post will show his first swaddle free nap photos. Sleep tight (if you're swaddled!)

It's SUMMER here

95 degree weather? Bring it. I've got home-made popsicles now. All I do is pour OJ into my lime green BPA free plastic thingies and I've got a 'special treat' for a two year old to chomp on out on the deck. And yes, that's Euchre peering over from the side. He wants some too. Please bring back mild spring weather so I can go running and get rid of this baby phat.
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Now that's a skill!

His sweet spot

First, picture of Skyping with Molly in Hong Kong.



Then, Brian found Keegan's sweet spot for a giggle. If we get him right in the rib cage he'll totally giggle. Proof:

Cute Bum

We were all raised in cloth diapers- but today's cloth dipes are SO SO SO functional, cute, and easy! Here is a picture of Keegan in one of his. We're not doing this full time, but still giving it a shot here and there!





I left Keegan overnight for the first time on Weds. Bri had to get up with a bottle which I think was rougher than he thought it would be. Happy to be back and happy to see this smiling face. Tomorrow is my first day back flying for the Air Force- hopefully I'll remember how to land that big thing!


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EGG HUNT

The big Egg Hunt day. Maggie and some buds put their baskets on their heads...



My two cuties prior to the hunt. Dad is stuck in Colorado Springs due to icing in the forecast so he couldn't fly back for Easter.


And here is the live video of the hunt. I think I posted a video a year ago of Maggie trying to get some eggs. This year they were filled with Caramels and stickers... not so bad.

Eat the Bunny

Driveway party. Maggie tried to climb into her 'pool' which is really not a pool.



Um, commercial for our family... station wagon, lawn chairs, driveway party. Yes, this is what a Sunday afternoon has become.




I found a bunny like blanket thing which I just randomly handed off to Keegan. JACKPOT. Seriously. He LOVES it and cooooos to it and actually holds it (wow, so so strong, eh?!) Sorry the video is so long but he was just so happy I had to keep recording. And I had to be annoying as usual, it's the only way I can get him to smile!

To Dallas and Back with Nana!

Well, first major battle. I guess second battle or maybe third as we made it through the LA tradeshow and the first weekend back with the AirForce. But this one was big.... for me... and Keegan... and Nana, our travel-along best supervisor ever!   Here is Keegan with Nancy as she makes him smile at the mirror.  She can make him smile at anything!  
Keegan at Starbucks just prior to our departure. Little did he know what he was getting into...
Me with Keegan in the ladies restroom!  Yes, Nana brought him right to the milk lady for food.  At the shwanky hotel the Gaylord we took over the ladies restroom and turned it into a chow hall!
Cool lake views and city lights from our top-floor hotel room at the Gaylord
The other hotel we stayed at which was actually a kids water park.  Little did I know, when I booked it due to proximity to the convention center! HA!   We kept joking that we brought the wrong kid, as Maggie (2) would have LOVED to have stayed there. 

Laughing about the Whole Thing

I finally got him on tape laughing. So last weekend we were at Pluto's, our favorite salad joint. Brian ate this huge salad and said to Keegan "I ate the WHOLE thing" to which Keegan started laughing. Now whenever we say that to him he'll laugh! Or if we just do really annoying high-pitched noises which is why I sound like a freako on the video!

Enjoy!

SUPERSTAR

Brian is gone all day/night in a pretend war or something. So I get lots of time with these monkeys who were SO well behaved today. Well, minus getting peed on by Maggie (who said to me "I didn't SEE you" afterward) and lots of dirty diapers from Keegan. Gotta love them, check out how much Maggie loves her little bro:

First Time on Skates

Maggie and Sadie eating Celery and pastries.
Dan and Jorie drove up from San Diego and met Keegan
I strapped on my old skates and gave Maggie a shot at it.  She had so much fun she would cry when we made her take her skates off!  It was a total work out for me and I felt like I had her life in my hands.  We have video at home of my brother cruising around our pond in Minnesota at 2 on his skates, so I figure we might as well teach Maggie early.  No, Keegan did not make it onto the rink.


Yummy sushi joint in the background!

Puzzles

Check out these super cool puzzles my Aunti Kiki sent to the kiddos. Maggie loves them, Keegan, not so sure what to do with them so he just holds them in his swing.

Happy Keegan

Check out cute Lisa who came out from DC to meet Keegan and rally with Maggie:




And here is Lisa holding Keegan for his first great smile shot:



Dad chillin on the flower couch with swaddled Keegan:

Disney

Nana, Papa, Mike and Brian took Maggie and Keegan to Disney while I worked! It takes a Village...

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!

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!