Birthday Boy!

That's right, folks, our little boy is officially One! I can't believe how quickly time has flown by. Keegan is definately a character and is ALL boy. Most of the gifts he received are for pounding, throwing, kicking, bouncing... and the like. Although, I must admit, he did do pretty well with his cake, trying out the fork rather than making a huge mess. He got to have two birthday parties and greatly enjoyed both : ). Here he is having a "ball" with his toys and eating some cake!

It's a jungle in here!

Keegan is now walking and getting into things more and more. He's found our dining room table works well as a jungle-gym and was giggling like crazy while crawling through the chairs. Here he is caught on film : ).

Mommy's cupcake

Again we've taken on an adventure in baking. This time we made cupcakes and Mikayla's favorite part was obviously taste-testing the pink frosting. Here's a picture of her "enjoying the spoils" of her hard work : ).

What to do at the zoo...

On the first of July, we went to John Ball Park Zoo with my sister and her nephew(yes, nearly 3 weeks ago now). We had a good time, despite the gloomy weather. Thankfully there were enough exhibits inside that we could dodge most of the rain drops. Pointing, swinging, running, feeling, smelling, jumping - there's a lot to do at the zoo!

Keegan was more happy with the toy car than most of the animals, but he did like the drums that were by the new lion area.

Mikayla enjoyed everything about the place, running from one exhibit to the next, touching some of the animals (that she was allowed to), and seeing so many other kids. Petting the goats was a highlight.

"How high can you fly?" - Caught on film!

The fact that she was there with her buddy, Isaiah, was frosting on the cake!

Tiny Twister

The rainy weather over the weekend and having hubby gone drove me to getting creative to fill the day with activities for the kids. So, we dug out Twister for a game to try since I'm working on colors with Mikayla. Unfortunately, the intent in teaching colors and the concept of the game was completely lost on my cranky toddler. Keegan was much more open to giving it a "whirl" - obviously! He read through the directions carefully then took on the game itself! Too cute : ).

A Fish Tale

Mikayla received her first fishing pole from her Poppa at Easter - no surprise, it has princesses on it! She was able to use it with him for the first time tonight. She proved to be quite the little fisher, catching five fish in about seven casts! Of course, Poppa took care of all the messing work - finding worms, baiting the hook, casting the line, and removing seaweed and fish, etc. Having someone available to take care of that part of it would make fishing fun for anyone! Regardless, she really seemed to enjoy fishing and had to show her catch to the dogs before releasing them back into the lake.
I'm glad that her first experience went so well, but I have a feeling she's might be disappointed to learn that not all fishing expeditions are so "fruitful"!

KissiN' Make-up

Mikayla, Mikayla... she's had an interest in make-up for some time and I got her some chapstick for Christmas as a stocking stuffer. She'd been doing pretty well with it - keeping it on her lips, for the most part when using it. However, the other day she grabbed it while I was getting ready in the bathroom and left. The amount of time that went by without making a noise gave away the fact that she was doing something she shouldn't have been. Yeah, she was digging out the chapstick with her finger and putting it all over her face. Thankfully she avoided smearing it all over my white pillows that were being used as a pamper platform for her.